Thanks SC22! Some nice looking flowers.
Everything seems to be doing just fine. The plants seemed to shrug off the pruning I did and look quite healthy. Here's a picture from today:
Last week I ordered a USB microscope/camera from AmScope. One of the things I knew was going to be a problem was to be able to hold the microscope steadily in position inside the tent. So I used the base for an SM57 microphone clip and attached it to a piece of 1.5-inch PVC pipe (actually a 1.5-inch coupler). The camera is held within the PVC with sets of centering screws. The whole shebang is then put on the end of a decent microphone stand. Here are pictures of the camera followed by the camera holder I made:
I decided to try it out this afternoon. Here are a couple pictures of a leaf - front and back:
And finally a developing flower.
For feeding I now give full-strength nutrients as recommended by the Fox Farms Soil Grow Schedule along with 5ml of CalMagic per gallon I alternate that with a mostly water feeding (just water + CalMagic). It seems to take about five days for the pots to dry out. I'm coming up on the beginning of week four (on Monday) since changing to a 12-12 hour lighting schedule.
. Here are the seeds for my next grow - Chocolope feminized seeds, very heavy 95/5 Sativa strain. I put the seeds in a small glass of distilled water, left them for 12 hours by which time they had all fallen to the bottom of the glass. My wife mixed up her usual mix of 4 parts premium leafgrow, 2 parts peat moss, 1 part vermiculite and one part pearlite. I sterilized the soil in 1-quart batches in the microwave for 2.5 minutes each, then placed in some plastic 1-quart containers with holes drilled in their bottoms. I then added filtered tap water to moisten the soil (pH=7.6 - I know, kinda high). The seeds were then put about 1/2 inch below surface and the pots lightly sprayed again. Pictures or it didn't happen...
