Better Late Than Never with a little bit of bad news.
Time: Week 4 day 24 of Veg
Nutrients: Approx 600 ppm. Cutting Edge + Compost Tea
Foliage Spray: Compost Tea
Room Temp: 72-75 F
Co2: 400 ppm (Co2 Shut down to reduce plant growth)
Water Temp: 64-68F
NOTE: Hi everyone. Had to skip last week's journal due to some issues that came up at the farm that were pretty serious which also caused me to miss this weeks Monday deadline....again. Basically I had to spend a whole week digging a massive trench during the hottest week of the year. Fun.
Journal: Today is Week 4 day 24 of Veg and as expected these plants still look beautiful. Big beautiful fat bear paw leafs and an overall stout and bushy plant. I mentioned in week 2 they were being stubborn and resisting my attempt to use low stress training and FIM and that still continued into week 3. At the beginning of week 4 I went straight to topping these ladies and they've responded very well. I'm going to continue to TOP these plants and will no longer FIM or use Low Stress training on these plants.
I also have to give RedEyed Genetics a thumbs up for doing a great job a stabilizing these plants. Out of the 7 that I'm growing out 6 of them look identical in structure, characteristic, being stubborn to low stress training and the leaf pattern. They've done a great job at stabilizing these plants in the F2 batch. Only plant 6 is growing differently from the group with a little more stretch and distance between internodes. For my first run of RedEyed Genetics I've had a very positive experience so far.
So, the kinda BAD NEWS:
So, here is the issue I'm having now. With the nightmare that led me to having to spend over a week digging trenches I'm behind schedule because I also have to make some major upgrades to the room these were going to go into, which included a new AC unit, gas lines, water chiller, and a deep water system for these girls. I don't want to over VEG these plants like I did my last upgraded room and have to deal with 10+ feet plants for an indoor grow, and that was 10+ feet at the 2nd week of flowering. These plants will need to be in Veg for another 3-4 weeks, so I'm going to have to push down on the brakes and slow down the development of these plants. It's unfortunate too, because these plants have finally established a LARGE root system and at this point they usually begin to explode with growth. So this is what I'm going to have to do....
I'm going to have to cutback on the nutrients to a very low amount, CUT the lighting in half, no more foliage feeding and shut down the Co2 machine. Sorry guys, I wish this grow could have gone smoother, but even with my experience and over planning BAD stuff happens and you just have to work through it. If you're a first time grower, BAD stuff happens and I know people like to sugar coat their journals so keep your head up and keep at it.
Plant #1
Plant #2
Plant #3
Plant #4
Plant #5
Plant #6 This is the only plant noticeably different from the other 6 and that's in regards to the stretch of the plants. It's difficult tell from this picture, but there is greater spacing between the internodes with this plant.
Plant #7