I accidentally split one of the upper branches yesterday while tightening the LST strings. I tied it up the best I could with more string. She'll be fine. Doing well today.
Boot down on the Gastro Jr.
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Week 5
Gastro Jr. - Week 5
I ended up splitting another stem from the main. I tied it up and she kept trucking like nothing happened. Doing well and settling into flower. I bumped feed up and accidently over shot my intended EC of 1.2. Ended up feeding at an EC of 1.8. I saw some slight tip burn but nothing too bad. I will aim to be in the EC 1.6 range for the rest of the grow.
The younger of the two is doing well. This one is about a week behind and stretching but I think overall she is a little smaller than the other one.
1 5 gal rain water
@ pH 6.3
EC 1.8
(1X every 4-5 days per 5gal grow bag)
83°F, RH 69%, VPD1.2
Currently getting about 1000 PPFD @ 18/6 =DLI of 64.5
I ended up splitting another stem from the main. I tied it up and she kept trucking like nothing happened. Doing well and settling into flower. I bumped feed up and accidently over shot my intended EC of 1.2. Ended up feeding at an EC of 1.8. I saw some slight tip burn but nothing too bad. I will aim to be in the EC 1.6 range for the rest of the grow.
The younger of the two is doing well. This one is about a week behind and stretching but I think overall she is a little smaller than the other one.
1 5 gal rain water
@ pH 6.3
EC 1.8
(1X every 4-5 days per 5gal grow bag)
83°F, RH 69%, VPD1.2
Currently getting about 1000 PPFD @ 18/6 =DLI of 64.5
Week 6
Gastro Jr. - Week 6
Doing well and blowing up. I think the stretch is finally over for the older one and she's a beast. Shes been super thirtsty lately too. We have little hedgehogs and some frost forming. So far so good.
1 5 gal rain water
@ pH 6.3
EC 1.8
(1X every 3-4 days per 5gal grow bag)
84°F, RH 69%, VPD1.2
Currently getting about 1000 PPFD @ 18/6 =DLI of 64.5
Doing well and blowing up. I think the stretch is finally over for the older one and she's a beast. Shes been super thirtsty lately too. We have little hedgehogs and some frost forming. So far so good.
1 5 gal rain water
@ pH 6.3
EC 1.8
(1X every 3-4 days per 5gal grow bag)
84°F, RH 69%, VPD1.2
Currently getting about 1000 PPFD @ 18/6 =DLI of 64.5
Week 7
New
Gastro Jr. - Week 7
I'm having issues controlling humidity because my extraction fan is working over time in the little tent. Not soooo much of an issue right now but it's getting to a point that I have to leave the tent open. Luckily it doesn't smell worse than the cat box yet so I'm ok. I don't expect to be able to leave the door open for much longer.
Got some frosty forming on the older topped plant and the side branches on the none topped plant are making a good run. I think the topped plant has the edge. I'm getting some yellowing lower leaves on the topped plant and one actually fell off on me. Not really sure what's going on but it shouldn't really matter at this point.
Leaf rub is sweet and really reminiscent of old school bud from back in the day. Really looking forward to sampling.
1.5gal rain water
@ pH 6.3
EC 1.8
(1X every 2-3 days per 5gal grow bag)
89°F, RH 76%, VPD1.0
I'm having issues controlling humidity because my extraction fan is working over time in the little tent. Not soooo much of an issue right now but it's getting to a point that I have to leave the tent open. Luckily it doesn't smell worse than the cat box yet so I'm ok. I don't expect to be able to leave the door open for much longer.
Got some frosty forming on the older topped plant and the side branches on the none topped plant are making a good run. I think the topped plant has the edge. I'm getting some yellowing lower leaves on the topped plant and one actually fell off on me. Not really sure what's going on but it shouldn't really matter at this point.
Leaf rub is sweet and really reminiscent of old school bud from back in the day. Really looking forward to sampling.
1.5gal rain water
@ pH 6.3
EC 1.8
(1X every 2-3 days per 5gal grow bag)
89°F, RH 76%, VPD1.0
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FWIW something to think about I use a cheap ac infinity raxial fan as a intake fan hooked to a inkbird controller it comes on when humidity is too high in the tent
Ya, I really should hook up an intake fan I just don't have a place to punch it through. 2 outlets are up against walls and the 3rd is the inlet for my AC Infinity heater. One of the issues is I cant split the exhaust fan because I'm trying to keep the finishing tent in check. I think I will chop this weekend just so I can open up the vent.
Gastro Jr. - Week 8
Both girls are doing well and flowering along. The topped girl is getting close as the flowers start to brown a bit more and more each day. A nice layer of frost is building up in the golfball sized buds. Both are still drinking a ton but don't nessesarly need high doses of nuites by the looks of tip burn on the topped plant. No major issues, just waiting for the finishline.
1.5gal rain water
@ pH 6.3
EC 1.8
(1X every 2-3 days per 5gal grow bag)
89°F, RH 76%, VPD1.0
Both girls are doing well and flowering along. The topped girl is getting close as the flowers start to brown a bit more and more each day. A nice layer of frost is building up in the golfball sized buds. Both are still drinking a ton but don't nessesarly need high doses of nuites by the looks of tip burn on the topped plant. No major issues, just waiting for the finishline.
1.5gal rain water
@ pH 6.3
EC 1.8
(1X every 2-3 days per 5gal grow bag)
89°F, RH 76%, VPD1.0
Week 9
New
Gastro Jr. - Week 9
Doing well and I feel the finishline is close for the topped plant. I had to tie up a few of the branches to keep them from floppingvall over. She started slowing down on the drinking but there are still a bunch of white flowers. I'll scope her tonight but I'm guessing another week or two before she is fully ready.
The non-topping plant is doing OK despite some leaf damage. I may have pushed her a bit hard because I was just feeding both at the same rate. No major issues other than battling humidity.
1.5gal rain water
@ pH 6.3
EC 1.6
(1X every 2-3 days per 5gal grow bag)
82°F, RH 54%, VPD1.6
Doing well and I feel the finishline is close for the topped plant. I had to tie up a few of the branches to keep them from floppingvall over. She started slowing down on the drinking but there are still a bunch of white flowers. I'll scope her tonight but I'm guessing another week or two before she is fully ready.
The non-topping plant is doing OK despite some leaf damage. I may have pushed her a bit hard because I was just feeding both at the same rate. No major issues other than battling humidity.
1.5gal rain water
@ pH 6.3
EC 1.6
(1X every 2-3 days per 5gal grow bag)
82°F, RH 54%, VPD1.6
Week 9
New
Gastro Jr. - Week 9
Doing well and I feel the finishline is close for the topped plant. I had to tie up a few of the branches to keep them from floppingvall over. She started slowing down on the drinking but there are still a bunch of white flowers. I'll scope her tonight but I'm guessing another week or two before she is fully ready.
The non-topping plant is doing OK despite some leaf damage. I may have pushed her a bit hard because I was just feeding both at the same rate. No major issues other than battling humidity.
1.5gal rain water
@ pH 6.3
EC 1.6
(1X every 2-3 days per 5gal grow bag)
82°F, RH 54%, VPD1.6
Doing well and I feel the finishline is close for the topped plant. I had to tie up a few of the branches to keep them from floppingvall over. She started slowing down on the drinking but there are still a bunch of white flowers. I'll scope her tonight but I'm guessing another week or two before she is fully ready.
The non-topping plant is doing OK despite some leaf damage. I may have pushed her a bit hard because I was just feeding both at the same rate. No major issues other than battling humidity.
1.5gal rain water
@ pH 6.3
EC 1.6
(1X every 2-3 days per 5gal grow bag)
82°F, RH 54%, VPD1.6
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Week 10
New
Gastro Jr. - Week 10
They are just fattening up and smelling the place up. Losing some leaves to yellowing on the topped plant and the untopped plant has some leaf damage but nothing that I'm too worried about. I think that I was just pushing P/K too hard. I dialed everything back and we seam to be OK. I'm just too impatient so I think ill be chopping the topped plant by next weekend. The other one I will try to let go another 2 weeks.
1.75gal rain water
@ pH 6.3
EC 1.8
(1X every 3-4 days per 5gal grow bag)
85°F, RH 60%, VPD1.6
They are just fattening up and smelling the place up. Losing some leaves to yellowing on the topped plant and the untopped plant has some leaf damage but nothing that I'm too worried about. I think that I was just pushing P/K too hard. I dialed everything back and we seam to be OK. I'm just too impatient so I think ill be chopping the topped plant by next weekend. The other one I will try to let go another 2 weeks.
1.75gal rain water
@ pH 6.3
EC 1.8
(1X every 3-4 days per 5gal grow bag)
85°F, RH 60%, VPD1.6
