One Week from Harvest (Maybe two)

MASTER

Water

Mildew has begun to spread underneath the canopy towards the back of the room. I'm not sure that fungicide is even working. I sprayed it twice within the last week, both times with a strong dose of two caps per spray. For the mildew to come back only within a matter of days suggests that the fungicide has a minimal effect, if any, on the spread of mildew. I sprayed again in the affected area and it still hasn't completely gotten rid of the problem. nor does it prevent the spread of the mildew. The next thing I'll try is a combination of neem oil and baking soda, perhaps with a small amount of liquid soap. Hopefully the problem won't persist over the next few weeks.

MIDDLE

What a shitshow here. I'm about a week away from having to harvest and everything doesn't look as big as I'd hoped. I may have made a huge mistake by not using Phosphoload. In the last harvest, Phosphoload seems to have brought out the "calyx crowding," where the calyxes were so densely packed together that it seemed to be a fully flower, whereas most buds would usually form into cones rather than bulbs.

I expect this harvest to be somewhere in the range of 3-3.5lbs, although I seem to frequently underestimate the yield right before harvest. I seem to have a mix of four different strains, including a "Mystery" strain which I believe to be either True OG or GG. In either case, the buds look full and healthy. Mildew is going to be a problem with regard to Bubba, but with a thorough hydrogen peroxide bath and rinsing, they should be okay for sale. I also have one other strain that seemed to bud well at the tops, but seem pretty underdeveloped past inside and under the canopy. Usually the discrepancy in growth between tops and mids aren't as big, but in this case it'll probably hurt the yield more than usual.

VEG

Had to throw away about ten clones because of mildew. Dipping the clones in fungicide didn't seem to work here either, but I also could've made a huge mistake by opening the humidity dome too early. It's possible that I allowed too much mildew-infested air to get into the clone tray, which I knew might be a risk. I dipped the Phantom tray in fungicide again and replaced the water for all the trays. The mixed tray, with Abusive and other strains, hasn't seem to be affected by mildew at all, probably because I haven't opened the humidity dome. I need to keep humidity domes closed from now on, and replace the water more frequently to prevent any algae or mold to infect my clones. I have close to 150 clones, of which I only need about 60, but the margin for error gets smaller with every clone I have to throw away.

The rest of the room doesn't seem to be moving fast enough. I expected my next rotation to at least be a foot taller than it is now, but trimming and cloning may have pushed my schedule back another week. I also have to top some of them soon, which is going to delay vertical growth even further. I'm thinking about vegging them in the bloom room for another week to ensure a solid yield.

The Master rotation is also looking sketchy. The net cups haven't progressed as well as they should have. An entire set of Phantom hasn't grown at all, and I'll probably have to throw them away. I was hoping to have replacements from the clone trays rooted by now to avoid having a shortage, but as of now I only have about maybe twelve plants that I'll actually be able to bloom in six weeks. I also need these clones to root soon so that I can plant them and get both rotations adequately supplied.

The Veg problem is becoming more of a concern with every plant that doesn't make it. Originally I had a full 30 I could've picked from, but I'm down to such a low number that, in the worst case scenario, I'll end up having to split both rooms into two separate harvests each. This is generally acceptable given the workload of harvesting an entire room, but I still need my clones to be properly maintained. I'm considering purchasing an extra florescent light and putting the clones under a 24-hour cycle. This might help them root and grow faster and would also help in preventing mildew contamination.