Morning friends,
Just got back from snapping some pics of the ladies, so time for another update. The big word around here right now is
cold. Well below freezing the last couple of nights and tonight is forecast to be the same. But thankfully I see a warm up on the horizon so maybe this is the last shot of winter. With the lights down low and the warm mist humidifier running, I've been keeping the humidity in the 50%-60% range and temps around 65-75. The hassle with that is the humidifier needs to be refilled with water every 12-18 hours, so I've been trying my best to keep it from running out. When I opened the tent this morning it was empty for the first time in days and conditions were 57 degrees and 37% humidity. Not great but I was actually pleasantly surprised given the fact that ambient temps outside my tent are in the upper 40s.
Despite the less than ideal conditions, the plants are making good progress. They're a bit short but I've had to keep the lights very close and running 24/7 for warmth. When it warms up I may raise the light and stretch them a bit, but my goal is always to have short, fat girls.
On day 8 I gave the first feeding and the response has been good. I have used GO nutes before but this is the first time I have run the entire lineup. It's a bit of a bit of a pain to mix up 6 different products, but since I have the whole box set I want to see the results from using them all. I also went with the full week 1 dose as recommended by GO rather than cutting it down. I went too light on these nutes last time, and after doing a lot of research, it seems that the best results are coming from growers who are more on the aggressive side. I am confident that I have a healthy soil environment, so I will keep up the full strength feedings until the plants tell me I'm wrong. With an organic grow the microherd will buffer the pH in the root zone, but I still use some organic pH up for my own piece of mind. The solution was 6.5 and runoff was between 6.35 and 6.55 on all pots, so I'm very happy with the pH of the Sunshine Advanced #4. I added nothing to it and it's right on the money. On to the pics!
Day 10:
Magnum - This one is slow going, but it is in a 3g pot while the others are all in 2g. Hopefully it will take off soon. It's also a bit lighter green in color, so I may need to get her some extra food in the future.
TD - She's right in the middle as far as size goes. Probably the prettiest of the bunch as far as being symmetrical with well formed leaves.
WW - This one has really responded to the nutes and has doubled in size over the last couple of days.
Cobra - After lagging behind the rest from the start, there has finally been some good growth in recent days. She's ridiculously short at a bit over an inch tall right now, so she's due to stretch out any day now.
SMR - The Sweet Mango Ryder is twice the size of the next largest plant and looking great. I love WOS gear and I hope this one turns out as tasty & potent as the Pakistan Ryder and Afghan Kush Ryders I've grown in the past.
DD - This little dragon has a face only a mother could love.
I have left it in the original small pot for now until I see some signs of vigorous growth. Hopefully I will be able to get the dragons outdoors for good in the next few weeks.
MD1 - Both the Magic Dragons were transplanted to a 3g nursery pot with Happy Frog soil a few days ago. Unfortunately I broke off several inches of tap root from one of them, but otherwise they're doing fine. MD1 is still the biggest plant in the tent and her Black Dragon genetics are already showing."Bailers Booya"
MD2 - Looking a bit worse for wear but still growing OK. I'm guessing this is the one with the broken tap root, since the other MD has really left it behind.
Thanks for checking in, everyone! :thank:
Things are still looking good this weekend, but major winter weather is on the way this week. I hope the girls aren't shivering too much... :Flaming Snow..:
