Day 63 Flower (Day 105)
I'm back! Iceland was breathtakingly beautiful as usual, and I even managed to see an active volcano. Amazing!
I have good news and bad news regarding my girls. The good news is that they are both still alive and are overall looking pretty good.
The bad news for the left girl is that the cheap irrigation system failed and only watered around 1 liter of water during the entire week. She was extremely thirsty, although still looking pretty good without any drooping. A couple of her leaves turned purple from the stress, though.
I recorded a video just as I opened the tent for the first time after coming back a couple of hours ago.
The news is worse for the right girl, though. The irrigation system worked flawlessly, so that wasn't the problem. Instead, I detected bud rot in three buds, and of course, it was in the three most significant colas. Fuuuuuuuu...
I also shot a video as I opened the tent, and the affected buds are visible if you are paying attention.
I have never had bud rot before, so I will need to do additional research on what to do next. I immediately cut off the affected buds and disposed of them outside. I hope I got all the affected areas, but I will inspect all the buds more closely tomorrow. Been traveling most of the day today and need some rest before scouting her buds.
I looked at her trichomes quickly and still couldn't see much amber, but I will have a better look tomorrow.
The worms have been busy while gone, though, and they were crawling all over when I lifted the old avocados.
They aren't the only ones who have been busy as the fungus gnats are back, Sigh. Only a few so far, but yeah, another thing to sort out. The fun just never ends...