Week 5...
Bud sites are in abundance all over the 3 plants. Pistils are nicely developed & resin is forming all over the leaves. I thought the worst after cutting an inch of the main stem of 1 of the plants, but it has accelerated growth around the cut...
The leaves are still a nice green & there are not any signs of major nute burn. The 3 main colas are formng nicely, & a few side branches which are as tall as main stems look as if they will hold a nice amount of bud.
The res has been changed
a fresh 20l of ph tap water has been added.
it also included
20ml Mother Earth bloom, 25ml (each) sensi A & B, 80ml Big Bud, 20ml Carboload, 10ml B52, 5ml (each ) Humic & Fulvic acid. This left the EC at 2.0. High yes, these plants have had it too easy up to now. The Ph was abt 6 so i reduced it to 5.0 as i expect it to rise.
The roots of the 3 plants have formed a thick layer on the tray following the spreader mat into the res...
I ensure that these roots in the res rest ontop of the air tube. I believe this helps nutrient uptake, may be wrong.
This is 1 of the side branches as tall as the main cola in the middle plant it sits directly under the HPS & has been burnt badly....
There is only an inch between the glass of the coolshade & the area which has been burnt. I have been moving the branch to try & keep it out the hot spot. Hopefuly it wont get worse. This week i am hoping for an acceleration in bud formation, This is the mid point of flowering for this strain (i think) so things should be speeding up, or am i just been over xcited?
These plants are now getting a lot more attention from me & seem to be responding positively, even when im pruning leaves there is still a noticeable change in the plants, like they dont go into shock. Trying to ease off handling the plants too much but at the same time im trying to keep the canopy as open as poss. until the next update....
