Day 15 Flower (Day 57)
The first day of week 3 of flower. I switched the light recipe in my main tent from the Flower Induction program to the Flower program now when the right girl is in flower. I also gave her 3 liters of pH 6.1 water. The left girl didn't need any water though. That was all today.
Day 16 Flower (Day 58)
All I did today was to give each girl 3 liters of pH 6.5 water.
Day 17 Flower (Day 59)
I gave the right girl 3 liters of pH 5.9 water today. It's a bit low maybe (added too much pH down and was too lazy to fix it) but should be alright. My pH is different each watering anyway, as I aim to optimize nutrient uptake by covering a broader pH range.
The left girl didn't need any today as she drinks a lot less due to being smaller. That being said, she is now hitting the light :/ It was never my intention to grow her in such a confined space, but here we are. She should have been trained differently and vegged shorter to grow correctly in such a small space. I have ordered a new, taller tent which will arrive next week. Until then, she'll be snug, and I don't think I can take any canopy pics for a few days.
I started brewing some compost tea following the same recipe as previously (worm castings, rock dust, biochar, lime, bentonite, neem meal, kelp meal, and molasses), but I upped the castings, the neem, and the kelp. Long overdue as it was over two weeks since last time. I will feed this tea (unfiltered) tomorrow after 24 hrs of brewing.
Day 18 Flower (Day 60)
Today I gave each girl 3 liters of pH 6.3 compost tea that brewed for 26 hours. I also added a few tablespoons worth of alfalfa seeds that I ran through a blender first to beat up into a powder. I didn't filter the tea, so all ingredients ended up as a top dressing that will get watered in as time goes.
The small tent is packed, and the girl is pressing up against the light. It got to hold out until next week, so it is what it is.
It is getting a bit cramped in the main tent as well, so I moved up the lights as far as I could without going full McGyver.
It's the first time I grow this strain, but she sure is a stretcher.
The weather has gotten warm here (finally!), but of course, now my tent is getting even hotter. I'm trying to combat it to some extent by running the extractor fan more. That will get the temp down a bit, but unfortunately, it will also cause the humidity to drop. I put in my small humidifier to help with that, so the VPD is still in a reasonable range.
Day 19 Flower (Day 61)
I defoliated the right girl today by removing some leaves and branches low down where the lights don't reach. The left girl must also be done, but I'll work on her when she is between tents next week.
I also gave the right girl 3 liters of pH 6.5 water. That was it for today.
Day 20 Flower (Day 62)
All I did today was to water each girl with 3 liters of pH 6.7 water.
I hope that my new tent arrives sooner rather than later since the left girl is pushing up so much against the light that the top flowers are starting to get burnt. Wonderful... :(
I've turned down the light as low as it goes (15%), that's pretty much all I can do except turning off the light completely.
Day 21 Flower (Day 63)
The last day of the third week of flower and things are moving along nicely except for the crowded tent, but hopefully, the new tent will solve that in a day or two.
The left girl is 85 cm tall (17 cm increase in a week), and the right girl is 117 cm tall (also a 17 cm increase in a week).
There wasn't much to do today. I gave the right girl 3 liters of pH 6.5 water and snapped a few pics. That's all.