Midweek mini update
All pics from yesterday morning and last night. I don’t have the energy reserves to do much with the Nikon at the moment, the gardening is taxing me to capacity, so pics are mostly phone these days.
The
Auto Blueberry is almost growing through the light frame
The side branching is reaching tall and is a little bendy. The light is not very strong right now so even up close the intensity isn’t too much, obviously.
Post-Transplant on the photo-periods this one will be better placed under the soon to be upgraded lights
Auto Amnesia Haze is bushing up nicely. The shape looks a little odd because I have the next higher tier of fan leaves pulled down now as well. It’s developing some nice looking lower bud sites. So odd that is stayed small while the Blueberry is so stretchy - I kind of expected the opposite.
For the record, the Coco Autos have been switched to the flowering nutes, currently they take about 5-600ml of water a day with the equivalent of 5ml/L of the Bio-Flores, which is 25% over half-strength. I stopped the DIY Cal a few days ago because the Blueberry leaves are showing early signs of mag deficiency and this can happen when you add a Ca source that doesn’t include any Mg. I’ll either research adding some epsoms to counter that, or get some Cal-mag. I’m kinda curious to just up the nutes, if I can do so without inducing burning, and see how it goes. I’m trying to keep it simple so as to get a feel for these nutes and what they do on their own.
The photo-kids are nearing transplant and I am in the process of organising a helper for that adventure so I figured it was time to take a look at the roots on
Bubba Hash. Getting there! I’m really happy with how they look. You can tell where I topped up the soil a couple of weeks ago. There is an interesting phenomenon happening though ...
DO you notice a bit of air pruning in places? I’m guessing this is where the root ball is coming away from the sides of the pot - which is does quite a bit. That’s not exactly what we’re after but nor is it anything to worry or complain about, some growers aim for it. I may transplant soon and let them have a few days in the 7s before flip. I’m not sure I’ll make it to the “everyday watering” stage. I don’t think all that many of us do!
The rest of Bubba Hash looks like this (
in situ). Gorgeous, with no let-off in the voracity of appetite!
Not a big “brancher”, as others have mentioned before, but there are a few shoots reaching up in the centre...
The
Candida CD-1 continues a merry way. Triploid city! That largest main stem is just wild looking from the top. It is still getting burnt on the tips from very small feedings - right at or under the low end of the range. So no more “1/4 transwater” hits between drenches for this one - plain water with tea only. That said - it also showing some faded patterning on some new leaves and that’s another argument for transplanting soon I think.
Finally, the
Dark Devils! Deliciousness incoming!
I’m managing to DeStress the Brix kids more regularly than I have in the past and I can see, in all the plants, that it shows. I’ve also managed to get them all in sync for the foliars. Brix is happening about 10days apart and DeStress 7-10 days apart.
We’re into the 9th week of this indoor run now. I’m about 3weeks behind on my plan for adding the 3000k strips to the light, but I am happy to report that yesterday I wired up the power cable to the driver. Plus, the cut-to-length Aluminium U-Channel is ready, so as soon as someone can pick that up for me we’re on! I’m not drilling and screwing it together this time, I’ve discovered high strength double sided construction tape
, so the process of adding these to the build should be a quick one!
Always a beautiful sight!
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