Moving right along …
Here’s a recap of where we stand right now:
Memorable Moment and Milestones - FD growing pains
Age 23 days
Height 2-5 inches
Main stalk of each plant topped between nodes 3 and 4
Root development begins in earnest about 1 week after placing in starting medium
Roots can be slow to develop for some individuals but they do catch up
Calcium deficiency can be noticeable before roots reach the water (to me this indicates a heavy indica dominance)
Some young plants may need the full amount of nutrients called for on the label as well as additional magnesium and calcium.
This grow has bolstered my belief that individual tubs for hydro is preferable (by me) to a RDWC System. Each plant has needed calcium and/or magnesium and even different levels of nutrients all for the same strain.
Below is a photo reminder of just how fast things are moving …
Plant A: Feb 10th
If you look closely at each plant you will notice they are practically doubling in mass every 24 hours.
Still to come before flowering -
Two more toppings per plant. One at the end of each main branch
Five more weeks of training. Low Stress Training folding, bending and restraining with training wire
Tub change at transition to bloom. Darkness added at two hours per day until 12 hours of contiguous darkness. Flowering starts with the appearance of flowers not on light switch.
Large defoliation just before transition to bloom
Stay tuned. All of this … and more, coming up in the next 5 weeks.
Bowl of Light The more I lose my words
The more I’m coming home
Let the mind grow humble
Let that spirit roam
Thread it through the thunder
Let the sky mouth sing
Through that blacklight rainbow
mother spoke to me;
“Don’t you carry stones
Don’t you carry stones in your bowl of light …”
…
We forget and remember
And we forget again
But this life is a circle
And it’s coming back around
It’s coming back again
“Don’t you carry stones
Don’t you carry stones in your bowl of light …”
t.hall
An actual Monster Mash grow journal update will be happening tomorrow; Thursday 16 February - sometime before the end of the day. I hope everyone is having a good week.
This Valentine’s Bouquet photo was taken Feb 14th 2021 [Granddaddy Purple]. Sorry it’s two years late
I will be sure to include you in the main event with that Frankenstein S1 pack! Also since you’ve contributed all you have to the fun and games I’d like to send you an Exclusive OG holo sticker for donors to the games! Please send me your details @GrouchyOldMan !
Girders and Cornerstones
The girls are moving right along with their production jobs. They each have a way to go yet but have shored themselves up and are preparing for load that’s about to be thrust on them in the next several weeks. Following is a six hour photo essay of the girders and groundwork in progress …
The untold story - Plant C is one node lower than the other two girls. I broke off one of the main branches just below the Y topping so … the next best option was to go with the next node down. Essentially Plant C was topped between nodes 2 and 3 not between 3 and 4 as was originally planned. Plant A will be straightened as much as is possible as she’s got quite a lean going on.
Each plant currently has 3 flowering growth tips per branch for a total of six per plant. The girls are 25 days old today and I fully expect them each to have between 16 - 24 flowering growth tips per plant by the end of week 3 in 9 days.
The OVERGROW 420 Racing was a blast!
Congratulations to all the Winners (anyone who attended the event) and those who won seed packs, posters and stickers. The hosts were amazing, the donations super amazing and The OG as a whole was hopping and bopping and having a good time.
A VERY SPECIAL Thank You to @Rhai88 and @Heliosphear and everyone who took part in the event.
The girls and Frank Stein did the best they could - but this year the trophy went to the well deserved winner; congratulations @MoBilly
I actually used to look a lot like this graphic before my liver issues. lol
And … the reason for the season - Here are the girls today.
pH issues back under control and chugging right along. They will be getting an improved aeration pump on Wednesday that will allow for more O2 saturation in the tubs and allow for 2 stones per tub without having to use two pumps (both underpowered).
The girls will be 4 weeks old on the 20th - about halfway through Veg Mode. A close up of form and function will be coming up on Wednesday after the new pump comes in and is installed.
Keep on Keeping On folks I’ll see you in a few days with another update
said by no one ever. 
