Gorgeous ladies Carmen! The training is going great.
Weekly Update: Tabletop Auto Grow
@SeedsMan and @Sweet Seeds @ViparSpectra
The plants are five weeks old today. They all sprouted on the same day, with a slight lag in the Red Mimosa XL auto. That plant has remained diminutive and as such has not been given pride of place under the lights. According to the DLI charts, the light intensity is still within the desired range for an auto plant at this stage of growth.
The lights remain at 75 % intensity are giving me good coverage.
Watering has been a breeze. I am still high on Gee64's ol-lady-squeeze-test for the soil moisture at up-potting, because the plants have not needed much water at all up to the five week mark. Now that they are flowering they will want more frequent watering and I am monitoring that with the bamboo skewer method. When the skewers come out bone dry I feed with a solution of fish ferts and microbes to begin with, and then only the fish ferts solution going forward.
I top dressed at the right time it seems, because the plants remain consistently green and healthy.
I noticed some gnats on the Red Mimosa, and I dosed the plant with a root drench of Beauveria Bassiana and sprinkled DE on the surface to shred them as they try to escape. I sprinkled the Blueberry surface with DE too. That was two days ago and seems to have taken care of the buggers.
I don't know if I explained in my introductory post that I am using living organic soil that I rebuilt. I am beyond happy with the results. This is my first time using my own rebuilt soil. I want to add that all I have learnt about living organic soil has taken place in the Gee Spot, Gee64's perpetual thread. The Gee Spot can only be described as a gathering of some of the most erudite organic growers online in the world today. No exaggeration. If you have an interest in organics, that is the coolest place to hang out.
Blueberry Auto, left and Red Mimosa XL Auto, right. The third plant is not in the girlz vs boyz grow.
Thank you for looking and have an awesome Thursday!
I have one plant that isn't measuring up to the rest also, we'll see if I can bring it around to joining the crowd. The leaves are a bit strange looking.
I love the recycled soil, I used to do that a few years ago. Like Happyhazmat88, I will check into the details and maybe start doing that again. The foxfarm stuff is outrageously priced here.
Good job on jumping on those gnats early too!
hope everyone has a great day and a safe night.
. Any how here she is today in her fuzzy glory.
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To be honest I usually expect to see more growth on the lower nodes at this point. We just gotta wait to find out.
plants were potted in 2.5 gal bag, then back flooded in tray. With nutrients/H20. Left for a few hours 2-3. Then put on rack to drip excess. Back under the light.
