Back again for another weekly update. The Pakistan Ryder went from 6" tall to 11" tall in 6 days(!), and the Fruit grew from around 8" to 10". Unfortunately a lot of this growth and flowering were fueled by the largest fan leaves, which have mostly been trimmed off now after going completely brown/yellow. I've slowly recovered from my pH drop down into the 4 range, and now the girls are finally able to take on some nutes rather than feeding on themselves. There are still some damaged leaves that I've left in place, and it appears that they haven't gotten any worse in the last few days. Tonight I fed with 6.6 solution and the runoff was 6.5 in both pots, so I'm hopeful that things are dialed back in and I'll be good to go for the rest of flowering. After all this stress I've been on hermie watch every day, but no sign of anything yet - knock on wood.
Speaking of flowering, the Fruit is thickening up nicely and looks like she'll have a solid main cola. The pungent smell had faded a bit during the nute lockout, but it's getting stronger again by the day. Considering all the problems lately, I'm very happy with how this one is flowering so far. The PakRyder started off slow, and despite now being a little taller than the fruit, it's way behind with the flowering. The problems sure haven't helped, and at this point I'm not expecting a whole lot out of her. But I've got over a month to go, so hopefully she'll fill in her lanky frame with some thick bud.
I've been looking into expanding my grow area, and the rapid growth this week spurred me into ordering a new 4x2 tent. I also picked up a T5 fixture, so once I get the larger space set up, I'll be able to use my CFLs for side lighting the rest of the way. I'll also be able to grow a few more plants at a time, which I'm eager to do since these two likely won't have a large yield. On to the pics!
DinaFem Fruit - Day 30
Pakistan Ryder - Day 32
