Ignorance is bliss. If I did not know any better I would be extremely happy with this crop. All the fan leaves are picture perfect. Everything is forming up beautifully,,,But I know better. There is no bulk here. I just browsed back through some of my old grow journals and found a photo of week 6.
This photo is a year old.
Now those are buds ! I recall -on my very first crop, those for plants gave me all together almost 11 oz.
I am looking at my flower room today and it is certainly not the same. I am darn near 6 weeks since first dark night. I may be lucky to see a half pound here.
The sativa is the hungriest plan I have ever met. I veged it for an extra month to chase out the yellow new growth and satisfactorily greened it up before flower cycle.
I am using the same brand nutrients as ever, although at a slightly greater concentration.
I went into this knowing that these were stepchildren and I decided to flog them as hard as I could to see what they were capable of.
I am shy and I have never burnt a flowering plant , right now I am feeding at least 200 parts per million higher than I ever have before.
They got 'er damn near 950ppm yesterday. The leafs now hang heavy and point down, whereas previously they pray 24/7. I feel I have reached the upper limit.
I twisted in a fresh 1k Hps @ flip. I am outta ideas.
For my part, I plan on moving my data logging thermometer to observe nighttime temp curve.
I did not select the medium they are in, but I do find it satisfactory. The 5 gallon buckets get nice and light after 48 hours of a full drench , with 20% runoff.
Now six weeks in, I feel there is little I can do to steer this in any substantial direction.
Over topped? Is it carrying to many sites?
Like I said,if this was my first grow I would be completely satisfied. The whole blooming room looks like a million bucks,,,
Now I am greedy.
The genetics are a complete crap shoot. I guess I will know in a couple weeks.
Only the indica is showing some peachy hairs. Everyone else is still pushing mad white.
Pehaps they will give me more 'plump up' time. I am going to get a little aggressive with the light intensity.
My only blunder on this run was putting them into dark for the first 48 when they were too dry. They came outta that with yellow'd off bottom fans.
Did I burn off the fine roots with a ph spike ?
Perhaps my first couple weeks of bloom were just rebuilding roots ?
I ask because I look to improve. These sublties reveal themselves over time.