The Monster Mash
14 February 2023 UPDATE B
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
Plant A: Feb 14th
All three plants: Feb 13
All three plants: Feb 14
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