Wednesday update time again. The older girls got some veg nutes and are still cruising along with lots of pistils popping out. The Haze is still growing taller and has a nice, strong branching structure. The RRF continues to look like Cousin Itt from the Addams Family. Short and so covered in vegetation that it's hard to tell what's going on inside. She doubled in size this week, but she was short to begin with so she continues to fall behind the Haze. Really nice preflowers, though. The Auto Assassin and Pineapple Express grew a lot this week after being transplanted and getting a taste of the
OF. At some point in the last couple of weeks I got these mixed up, so there's a 50/50 chance that I've labeled them wrong. Hopefully as they grow I'll be able to know for sure which is which. The one I think is the PE has a nice skunky smell and looks very good. The one I think is the AA looks and smells like a bowl of salad. I don't know what to expect from this oddball mutant, but it seems to be healthy so we'll find out. If anyone wants to make a guess about whether I've got the AA and BPE mixed up, please be my guest.
The gnat problem seemed to get worse after the Dunks application last week, but I think it might have been their last gasp. The pest strip filled up so I put out a fresh one and gave another watering with Dunks a few days ago. Much less activity now and there are hardly any adults on the strip. The Haze has a bit of purpling on the stalk and some very minor spotting on some of the fan leaves, so I'm thinking I may have a little phosphorous deficiency. I accidently bought the hydro version of Grow Big, and it has less P than the soil version. I'm not sure when I'll have the time to buy something else, so I'm thinking of feeding with Tiger Bloom which has a high P content. Comments on that?
I also have been playing around with some side lighting using my new T5 strips. I have been too busy to make some sort of stand for them, but I hope to do that soon. The weather has gotten warm again here this week, so I've been holding off on doing much with the lights since I've already got temps in the low 80s. But cool weather is supposed to arrive this weekend, so I should be able to crank up the wattage without cooking the girls. Here are the pics:
DinaFem Haze - Day 26
Russian Rocket Fuel - Day 26
Barney's Farm Pineapple Express - Day 16
Auto Assassin - Day 16