Strawberry Cough? Yes Please! LOS Grown

That plant is a beautiful beast otter! Crank up the fans in there...it's a jungle down under :).

And congrats on the seeds and the discount. Good on them for coming through for ya.
Hey Shed. She's beginning to plump up! She's looking more like her mom every day! :rolleyes: There's 13 fans in there blasting away if you count the 8 light fans.
 
The problem got worse over the 6 or 8 hours. Not ready for a trip to the ER but something's going sideways and I need it to stop. Pics in a moment.
One thing I'm considering is watering frequency. I can underwater a plant that doesn't tell me it needs water in a language I can understand. This one is in 15 gal cloth pot and watered every 6 days with 3 gallons as I thought I saw wilt on the 6th day. Usually the days become less over 3 weeks. More water and more frequency is the norm. This one has increased the amount but not the frequency. I wonder if I'm killing my micro life or making her wait too long for water. She sits 3 feet around and wants to grow. Today she's darker green where it was light and growing profusely yesterday and faster and lighter the day before. Maybe the color at the tips growing forward should be my indicator? Todays day 5 I'm going in early. The new growth is too green. You might have to pinch the pics out and make them bigger. The problem is just starting to show. Please feel free to have ideas too.




Nitro claw ?
 
Today I started every other day watering. Also I used a half dose of bottled microbes with it. 3 3/4 gallons fit after skipping only 1 day so she's thirsty. There's so many dried up leaves now I don't think anything is going to help make this plant grow pretty. My job now is to make sure there's life in the soil and enough water to sustain this whole chalupa. I can do that. Buds are still making a daily move to greatness. They're slow to grow but steady. Tomorrow will be flower day 35. 5 weeks already and more pics. We're half way there. I'm going to guess the bottled tea I used yesterday won't cause any damage. It's back to home brewing. This plant is complicated and I like simple. Not a good mix but a good challenge!
 
sounds a little stressful stone but you've grown this one before so you no what to expect in the end youll have some tasty buds in the jar good luck bud! :)
I'm getting that impression too. I'm pretty sure this one is just plain a tough nut to crack. Despite all the self defoliation, she still seems to bud up nicely.
 
This plant is complicated and I like simple.
You're meeting the challenge head-on !
So she drinks 3-3/4 gallon every other day?
Damn,she drinks like I used to, back in the day... :)
 
Good morning/day.
157 + 35
I gave 3 3/4 gallons yesterday. Good sign, staying the same. So the new schedule is every other day.
I'm also going to start brewing aact's for her. She's lost almost all her top leaves, I now have trouble believing an aact watering is going to affect things in a negative way.
If things go as her mom then there's another 30 days left of this funky ride. Buds are budding along. Here's what she looks like these days.




 
Hey my friend, hope you have been well. Soooo many flowers in there - no ways you could count them even if you tried :goof:. I'd be freaking out if my leaves were dropping like that but it sounds like you've got her covered. She's looking good overall and there's no doubt now that she is going to produce well for you :woohoo::passitleft:
 
Otter, are you adding supplemental Calmag or anything else, or just water only? FWIW, I suspect N, Ca and maybe Zn defs. Calmag would cover N and Ca.
 
Hey my friend, hope you have been well. Soooo many flowers in there - no ways you could count them even if you tried :goof:. I'd be freaking out if my leaves were dropping like that but it sounds like you've got her covered. She's looking good overall and there's no doubt now that she is going to produce well for you :woohoo::passitleft:
I freaked like crazy with her mom and almost threw her out. I don't like being out of control at all but she still is doing better than her mom I think. I might have read this plant all wrong too. I'm going to start feeding the soil again now and see what becomes.
 
Otter, are you adding supplemental Calmag or anything else, or just water only? FWIW, I suspect N, Ca and maybe Zn defs. Calmag would cover N and Ca.
I'm on board Sky! I decided to feed the way it looks like I should, since the leaves fell off anyway, so calmag and a good AACT along with keeping up with watering from here on unless I see something to stop me. I have to see what Zn is now. Thanks
 
This chart is pretty handy.

AA - Nutrient Deficiencies and Excesses.jpg
 
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