Guys, I'm overwhelmed by the praise. This grow has been such an easy and relaxing venture that I'm amazed.
A quick update on Dale: he's in rehab now, finally got him moved. Unfortunately, the transport ambulance team was none too gentle with him and wrenched his leg badly enough that now they had to do x-rays and he's in tremendous pain. Damn!!!!! I have faith that he may be improved by morning, but tonight the leg is swollen and warm to the touch - not good things at all. We will see tomorrow.
I came home and went to check on the girls and found the most amazing growth going on. Calyx on top of calyx! Is this normal? There are new pistils popping out on every single cola on the Bomb. I kid you not! Some are growing out of calyxes where pistils had already gone rust colored and pulled back in, which I always considered was a sign that the plant was nearing the end. Unbelievable! So glad I didn't take her yesterday.
Not to be left behind, Buddha's colas are putting out new tiny leaves! WTH???
What you are experiencing it totally normal and expected. If you'll recall, Graytail, myself recommended that they weren't done yet....and as you can see they aren't.
One of the first things I noticed in High Brix soil is that everything took longer and that a second bloom took place about 3-4 weeks prior to the finish.
In your case, the second bloom is even more pronounced because you have lots of decaying/digesting organic matter in the soil. Organic fertilizers are always slightly skewed to reproductive growth, due to the NH3 produced during breakdown. The cationic form of Nitrogen (NH3..ammoniacal nitrogen) very much encourages reproductive growth.
If you also have fungus gnats, you can be sure that you've gone just a tad too heavy with the organic matter, which also acidifies the soil just a wee bit.
I'd just go to straight water and wait another couple weeks. If you want to get really fancy, you could top dress with some high calcium limestone (NOT dolomite) and use some Calcium Nitrate if you've got any, and that should get the existing calyx's to swell up and put out resin, etc.
I'm tellin' ya! When you get some light....LOOK OUT. You're growing excellent cannabis, Sue....I don't see your current set of pics when I look at your journal. I see plants under BRIGHT lights, twice the size of yours with electric green leaves.
If you can throttle back just a tad on the organic stuff and increase the minerals just a bit I think your bugs will take a permanent vacation too. (I thought I read you had some gnats....if I'm off on that, blame it on the joint I just smoked.)
LOS is definitely mineralized soil, and is probably capable of high brix readings with some minor adjustments, like ditching the potassium laden products and going a bit lighter on organic matter.
Oh....if Buddah is putting out leaves, It's time to take it. That usually marks the end of the late budswell in my experience. The other one has plenty of time left.