My Rapid afghan and Easy Ryder are
6 weeks old today.
After that deal with the mildew, they seem to be getting back to par after having gone a little yellow at the bottom- especially the new growth. I removed a lot of infected leaves from both plants and I think it shocked them pretty bad.
After baking soda and neem oil treatments, they were fed an aerated tea with double Seabird Guano to up the N. It helped with some of the yellowing. Today's feeding was from the BioBizz line again and I gave them a strong dose of FishMix for an N boost, plus BioBloom. The RA got about 3/4 strength Bloom and the ER 1/2 strength Bloom.
Like I mentioned before, I'll be doing another neem oil treatment to keep that mildew away. I am pretty sure it's all gone, but I'm still nervous about a few spores maybe being in the cab somewhere, waiting to be knocked loose and blown onto something green...
Just a reminder about the lights. I've been adding a few watts here and there. Right now there is a big 125w red cfl on top, 3-4" above the RA. Then on the sides there are a total of 178w blue. At the back behind the plants there are another 46w red. That's 349w of cfl all around them.
The ER is looking good. Her growth slowed down after the mildew stuff, but flowering didn't stop. She's looking like what she is- A low-ridin' AK47. Short, but full of branches with many, many flowers all over the place. As of today she's starting to develop trichomes. You really have to search for them with a magnifying glass, but they're coming in.
This is pretty. Have a look inside a young ER:
(That wasn't meant to sound like porn!)
The RA seems like she also had some trouble with her treatment from a few days ago. All growth has stopped, but she's also continued to produce flowers. And she's really doing a good job of it. You can almost hear the buds filling in.
The buds are forming real fast and this girl is covered with trichomes from top to bottom. Only the very smallest bud sites have yet to produce them. Two days ago I was all happy because "Yeah! Trichomes!", and today I said, "Hell yeah, she's getting smothered in them!".
She's standing straight and tall, this pic has a strange angle that makes her look laid back:
And here are lots and lots of branches filled with lots and lots of buds giving me lots and lots of a good feeling:
And the top of the branch in the front:
It really sucks about the mildew. Sorry to mention it again, but it screwed up what I considered to be a good project. These girls didn't deserved to get screwed like that. I just wish I knew where it came from. Wood that I used for the base that I got out of the cellar? The dispenser roll of cotton hand-towels from out in the garage? Carried in on my person after being out in the yard? Who knows. The vacuum cleaner?
I won't say I'm happy to have experienced it, but it's good for the learning curve. I know what to look for and what to do and won't have to have a panic attack if this ever happens again. Riz, guys, thanks for your prompt and ample help!
People, have Neem Oil on hand!
