I hear ya, but it's not that bad.
I'm starting to believe there is no such thing as a "Bone Idle" grow.
Even so, it is not "work" to me. It is a hobby that just involves some problem-solving.
My problem is being so new at growing cannabis that I don't have an established bone-idol technique.
And it could be that I have very "busy" grow diaries (lots of posts and pictures), where I describe every little detail that could make it seem like I am having more going on.
Other than the initial stunting (big deal) everything else seems like standard issues. Problems make for more interesting diary fodder than a "bone-idol" diary.
In the past, I would have just let the Magnesium leaf do its thing and then trim it off when it was finishing up. However, this time I had been logging really low pH numbers in the valve compartment. The first few times, I just raised the 12-gal rez's pH, figuring it would all even out. Everything I had read said that Coco should be around 5.8 pH. So, when I would get a low compartment number, I just inched up the pH in the 12-gallon rez. I was never going to go higher than 6.4.
So this time, when I saw the leaf starting to show signs of something going on, I researched and saw that my low pH could be the issue. Of course, the magical elixir called
Cal-Mag was standing by to save the day. But, something told me there were plenty of nutrients in my pots.
Taking on the "flush" was fun for me. I read how people do it all the time for lockouts. That made it a fun challenge to join in on "grown-up" behavior.
What is bothering me is that I'm ready for flower and trichome photography. Right now, at this growth phase, the plants' aesthetics are what's bone idle. I liken this part of the grow to the awkward-teenage years.
Nonetheless, you never know, I could be paid to post problematic grow diaries to help everyone else here feel like championship growers. hehe!
Edited to Add: I said above that what I am experiecing is not that big of a deal. Well, if I don't see some flowers soon this diary is going to take a hard-left turn. I'm supposed to have these hanging to dry by Sep 29. There is very little chance of that happening if these flowers don't start showing soon.
Seems like a whole lot of work for what should be a bone idle simple grow.