MIDDLE
Day 7
With growing cannabis, there are no sudden realizations. There's only the gradual understanding of things. I'm beginning to realize what a mistake it was to grow taller trees, or even veg too soon. Only the top three feet of foliage ever yields me anything, and everything else is waste. I spent too much time taking care of overgrown plants, trying to SCROG, putting nets up to hold them all together, when I should've been focused on keeping them short, containing them with constant trimming and topping.
These trees came in at about two feet tall average, the tallest still barely now penetrating the first trellis. I topped them right when they came in, which will stall vertical growth even more. I used to think that vertical growth was a healthy sign, but I had to also consider the distribution of growth. If I only limit the canopy to what the trellis can hold, my yield will be limited to what the trellis can hold, and I'll be stuck at 3/4 lb per light. On the other hand, if I simply regard the trellis as a support tool and not rely on it so much for SCROG, I think I can maximize my yield significantly.
I spaced out some of the trees on the other parts of the room to grow beyond the frame. The trellis will still have the same effectiveness in supporting the plants, but this way I'll be able to get more heads by using more surface area. Another "I should've thought of this before" moment.
Powdery mildew is still going to be a problem here, though. If I spray fungicide again, that'll be the third time this week. I won't stop until I absolutely have to.
MASTER
Day 30
I'm not satisfied. These trees were just too tall coming in, but now they're ripening and the soil is drying up faster than I would like. I feel like this is going to hurt yields if I allow the pots to get as dry as they are. The buds themselves are looking nice, at least in quality. I can smell everything, and the THC is thick. I still don't see one light producing a lb, but I'm counting on it producing a much better yield than this last one. As long as I keep mildew at bay and temperatures down, I can get plenty out of this room.
I hardly see any yellowing, which is probably because I raised the lights a lot higher than usual above the canopy. I'm worried that this is hurting yields a little bit, but I'd rather sacrifice a little yield for nice green leaves. I'll probably have to prop the trees up the Gavita side with bamboo sticks soon so they don't fall on each other. It's going to be a bitch to maintain, but at least I'm not losing more money here.
VEG
It's all about the clones right now. I can't say if the 24 hour T5 is helping or not, but it's definitely not hurting anything. I'm constantly checking the water level in the tray to see if there's enough moisture in the sponges. If even one of these doesn't get adequate access to water, the mildew will start to claim them all and I'll be fucked. On the other hand, too much water will ruin the integrity of the tray itself and I'll also be fucked. I have to be cautious.
The rest of the room is already starting to look nicer. I'll have to lower the HPS light and trim a little bit tomorrow after I feed, or else these plants won't be nearly ready for the rotation. I'm a little hesitant to trim because I still need clones, but I only need 16 to start anyway since the Gavita rotation is two weeks behind. I also have those extra Mystery trees, which I've decided to label XJ13 since it seems closest to that strain. Considering the size of these plants I might have to start with 20 trees rather than 16, or else I'll have a lot of unused space in the Master. It just all depends on how well these plants do over the next few weeks.
CURING
I have to remember not to jar fresh buds too soon. Even leaving the lids open on the GSC and XJ took away some of the freshness. I took everything out and laid it on drying nets, so everything should be ready for sale tomorrow.
The GG and Abusive had a lot of burnt tops, which couldn't really be avoided considering the Middle room has lower ceilings. Another problem from having tall as fuck trees. Discounting the Bubba, I'm probably looking at about a two pound yield, which is pitiful. Luckily, my bills for this month don't amount to all that much, but I still need money to pay for bills and expenses in the coming month, so I'll have to find a way to supplement my profits. I desperately need this Master to hit.
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