I'll be keeping the res filled while the soil dries out because those roots are what's keeping the buds in bloom!
Carmen's Winter Autos With ViparSpectra XS1500 Pro!
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I didn't mean a completely dry res. I was sort of thinking of moist perlite, to keep the roots hydrated while trying to establish a balance with roots to soil, but I don't know how you'd achieve that.
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I wish I could just switch off and forget about my plants for a couple of days. All three are driving me batty for different reasons. The Parmesan is not making pistils! I see one or two but c'mon now. Is this plant ever going to flower?!
The Gelato 1 plant is so sickly. Those flowers are weak a.f. I stuck a skewer into the soil again and it is still very wet at the bottom. If it is going to improve, that will take time to dry out.
The Gelato 2 plant I look at and think why taf did I cut the growth points of the side branches. I think that is how you top side branches, am I right or wrong? Anyway, those new branches are taking time to grow out and I think I made a big mistake.
I am just worried and none of this is going to be different in the morning
Plus, I am smoking trim and what is left of the Red Russian. The trim does a reasonable job during the day but when I want to get properly high I need something more substantial. The Red Russian is super duper and very sedative. I have rations remaining of the good stuff (Bruce Banner, Wedding Cake, Transkei), and it has to last until this next harvest is cured. That looks to be a long way to go still lol.... the harvest time according to the breeders, is meant to be mid August for both the Parmesan and the Gelato (63 days from germination for the Gelato) ... well that aint happening 
The Gelato 1 plant is so sickly. Those flowers are weak a.f. I stuck a skewer into the soil again and it is still very wet at the bottom. If it is going to improve, that will take time to dry out.
The Gelato 2 plant I look at and think why taf did I cut the growth points of the side branches. I think that is how you top side branches, am I right or wrong? Anyway, those new branches are taking time to grow out and I think I made a big mistake.
I am just worried and none of this is going to be different in the morning
Plus, I am smoking trim and what is left of the Red Russian. The trim does a reasonable job during the day but when I want to get properly high I need something more substantial. The Red Russian is super duper and very sedative. I have rations remaining of the good stuff (Bruce Banner, Wedding Cake, Transkei), and it has to last until this next harvest is cured. That looks to be a long way to go still lol.... the harvest time according to the breeders, is meant to be mid August for both the Parmesan and the Gelato (63 days from germination for the Gelato) ... well that aint happening
Is it even possible to not check on the plants? Most folks can only do that by getting the heck out of town!
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Conclusion:
The plants on my living room table are ever present in my life. The only time I turn my back on them is when I leave the flat or go to bed. I need a weekend retreat don't I!
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Another day, another update me growmies:
I'll start with a group shot. See how tall the G2 plant is compared with the other two. I've moved this plant forward now so that I can see what is going on and concentrate properly on training.
Gelato auto 2
Parmesan auto had another slight defol. It looks like lots but all of that was either larf or covering bud sites.
Gelato auto 1 in recovery - Still waiting
Have a great day and thank you for visiting my grow!
I'll start with a group shot. See how tall the G2 plant is compared with the other two. I've moved this plant forward now so that I can see what is going on and concentrate properly on training.
Gelato auto 2
Parmesan auto had another slight defol. It looks like lots but all of that was either larf or covering bud sites.
Gelato auto 1 in recovery - Still waiting
Have a great day and thank you for visiting my grow!
Who doesn't like a clean undercarriage! Do you have a towel under G1 to soak up some of the water?
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Thank you for the reminder. When I had it on a swick it was drinking about 2 L of water per day, so I gave it another 2 L on the top today with fish hydrolysate, microbes, molasses, and mycos. There was no runoff. The last drink I gave them was 2 days ago. I had taken it off the towel but it is back on now. All this precious flowering time. and there is no change in appearance yet. I'm glad I have the second Gelato.
Parmesan will flower power hard soon! I can feels it! 
Sending the green grow love your way Carmen! Plants look great!
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Thank you Krissi. Somehow hearing you say that makes me feel more confident that I will get the water balance right.Parmesan will flower power hard soon! I can feels it!
I think there is a mass of water type roots in the bottom of the grow bag and that the feeders have been underfed, so I am wicking water off the bottoms whilst wetting the tops. I hope this bears fruit. I am anxiously awaiting Gee's arrival on site so that I can find out how long it took his swicked plants to adjust to top feeding.
Today I gave the Parmesan auto 3 L until there was a good amount of runoff, probably about 200 to 250ml or more in total. Now I have it on a towel, wicking the water that I am sure gets trapped in water type roots at the bottom of the bag. I also fed the G1 plant 2 L. There was some runoff of that too. So now I will wait until they have been through a proper dry cycle before I give them more. I estimate that for the Parmesan that will take 3 days. G2 is so happy and G1 is just sitting wicking off on a towel. I honestly don't know about this plant. I am waiting for a sign from nature.
There is nothing to show right now. They look the same as yesterday. Perhaps later today.
Thank you for the support friends!
Agh, I wish I knew more or anything minus the basics about SWICKs! I am sorry I can't help you figure out the remedy but I have all the faith in the growing world you will!
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Thank you Krissi. I think it's all in the roots and Gee has done a lot of swick experiments so he is very knowledgable. He said his rescue plants didn't recover properly and he may actually turf them and start again. I won't turf my Gelato auto 1 but I'm losing hope that the leaves can recover from the droop. I'll keep on keeping on and see where we get to after the weekend.
Speaking of the weekend, have an awesome one
If Grandpa's Moonshine can do it, yours can. I did have the advantage of time though.
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Thank you Shed. I was thinking about your 5 KC earlier and wondering how that one is doing today?
No better. I'm considering hammering it with nitrogen and seeing I can generate a toxicity!
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That's interesting. What are you trying to achieve with the tox?
To see if it's possible to get it too green at this point I guess.
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Ok, what will that tell you? That you are able to effect some kind of change in colour? Would you then try to dial that back in future flowerings to increase nitrogen without generating actual toxicity.
100%! I want to know if there's any amount of nitrogen that will change the color of the leaves at this point. Then I can back if off a certain percentage and use that number for future grows as well.
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I felt like taking pics