Middle 4, Master 27

MIDDLE
Day 4

Plants were wilted slightly because I waited until today to get the soil for transplanting. I think I'm going to have to put in new reflectors because one in the back is malfunctioning. It'll turn on and off on its own, which I think hurt the yield a little bit last time. (Actually, I put the Bubba under there last time, which was rendered useless anyway because of mildew.) I'll have to go in tomorrow and make the final decision. If I go through with it, I'll have to go to the storage unit and grab two Blockbusters to add to the two I already have if I want to change the whole room out. It'll be a pain in the ass with the plants and nets already set up, but it might help the yield, and I can't afford to let that opportunity pass.

Most of the plants themselves look healthy, although I'll have to spray fungicide as often as possible because of Bubba. They're smaller than usual, which is probably better for efficient metabolism. It also helps with the air flow since there won't be foliage covering the fan. I have four Abusive plants in there as well, although they're a little taller, which is expected since those bitches tend to be lanky. I trimmed all the bottom leaves and branches when I transplanted them today, which should help contain growth and focus it towards the branches that need it.

MASTER
Day 27

Phantom is starting to annoy me a little. While most of the heads are looking to hit, everything else below the trellis is probably going to give me nothing. The GSC is another story; a couple of them are too tall and getting dangerously close to the light. I'm debating whether or not I should just bend the head, but this late into flowering might hurt the plant. I guess it'll hurt more if I leave it. The Gavita is looking strong, but the proximity of some of the center plants might also take a toll on their yield. It doesn't really matter though, because anything I get off this light is a bonus.

Strangely, my electricity usage hasn't gone up that much, if at all. I'm paying 1700 for this past month, which is about the same as last month. Next month, the meter predicts that I'm going to pay about 100 dollars more, which is odd considering the Gavita uses 1100 watts. I'll have to wait and see what the real cost is next month.

It's hotter than usual in this room because the thermostat isn't triggering the house AC to turn on, yet the weather outside isn't cool enough to keep the room under 80 with that Gavita on. Even then, I'm not really seeing any decline in growth, and in fact, there isn't as much powdery mildew as there would be. I did some research and some people did say that hotter temperatures could actually contain mildew spread, since the moisture is simply being evaporated by the warm air. I guess this could be substantiated by the fact that I haven't really had to keep up with spraying fungicide as often, although I do anyway for preventative purposes.

VEG

The shitshow continues. Two whole trays of some of the best clones I could ever cut, and what does it give me? Ten fucking survivors, most of which probably won't survive planting. What an absolute disaster. If I was told that out of almost 200 clones I could probably only keep 10 if I was lucky, I would've told them to go fuck themselves. But alas, 10 fucking candidates for the next Middle rotation.

I transplanted all the good net cups into PW Mid's, and I'll have to hope that they produce enough branches for me to clone from. I have two weeks to get them clone-ready, and then I still have to get the motherfuckers to root, which will take me at least another two weeks. Once they root, I have another four weeks to clone off them again for the Master while also getting them ready for the Middle.

I'm in deep shit. I'll most likely have to clone from the Phantom mothers as soon as tomorrow so I can have somewhat of a head start. I also have to figure out a way to keep the clones from getting infected with mildew. I'll probably be leaving the clones somewhere else where it's cool and safe from mildew, most likely downstairs. I can also leave the light on 24 hours a day as well, which should help them root faster. I should've done all this shit months ago. I'm an idiot