Im actually surprised to see how well this gal is doing (being only my 2nd ever grow) … once I got the seed sprouted and STARTED, its been smooth sailing for the most part (*knock on wood*) since then. And I’m learning, which is always a good thing!I'm so stoked to see you getting that light, game changer!
You and that light will take her to new levels, which she'll hopefully do back after harvest
She is looking so great! And yes what Stone said that's her talking to Mama....Onyx has one, too2021-12-01 - Day 25
Tent temp: 75° F
Tent RH: 45%
Res temp: 67° F
PPM: 850 … steady
pH: 6.3 … rising … adjusted to 5.3
Water level: … falling.
Liv’s looking good (bar that one severely ugly/spotty fan leaf on the left). She’s a full 17” across and 5” high. Roots look beautiful (on small dark spot in the middle, but everything else is white). Tucked down the big fan leaves to under the other growth.
In the last pic you can see how she decided to grow sideways out of the rapid rooter.
I think you are doing fabulous and Liv is just beautiful 
I’ll be having to start the new journal Sunday, but I’ll make sure to put the link to it both here and in my signature. I can’t wait! @Mars Hydro is so amazing to sponsor one such as me with such a beautiful and awesome light as the FC-3000!
If it runs cool that would be awesome … I might be able to bump the heat in the house up a bit then (except at night - I can NOT sleep above 67-68 degrees or it can trigger a migraine).
LOL - I still have my LED glasses I got when I got my blurple light; or I can just go get some rx sunglasses considering I need them anyway!
It does!!! I'm about to post a MH dedicated post about it specifically. Check it out if you like.
Will do!
Why are you concerned about tucking fan leaves? So that your emerging bud sites get hit directly with light, yes? And you do that so they'll grow bigger, faster, and make bigger buds, yes? So here's a thought - you could try pulling some of the lower branches to the side, and pretty flat if you can. It's real easy, and real easy to secure with any number of things you can easily figure out. The fan leaves tend to grow right on top of the site below, I have found. They CAN be a pain. If you pulled out and changed the direction of the lower branches, not only do you move the branch, rather than the leaf, but accomplish the same thing - you also increase your yield cuz the new growth on those branches will grow upwards. The bending of the branches will give them strength, too.2021-12-03 - Day 27
Tent temp: 72° F
Tent RH: 48%
Res temp: 69° F
PPM: 880 … steady
pH: 5.8 … rising … adjusted to 5.2
Water level: … falling … down about another quart or so
What can I say? i think she’s looking good; didnt seem to slow down from using the plant benders yesterday - they work remarkably well and while the angle *is* 90 degrees - its rounded so it doesnt put a sharp angle on the stem you’re bending down.
Its getting really full in there, had to tuck more of those big fan leaves down as far as I can - but doing that just doesn't seem to be opening up the inside any. Is that a concern at this point?
Here are her glamour shots from tonight:
Excellent advice from @Jon on getting those branches (and then their branches) out into the open spaces- It'll be easier in 4 or 5 days, when the branches get a little longer- it's pretty tight in there right now- I call this the "cabbage" stage...
Jon always gives me good advice. But THAT is the problem: cabbage-like … cabbage stage sucks … *grumble grumble*
You will see that you will come to appreciate that cabbage state come harvest time. Only tight noded plants get like that. That's exactly what you want. Excellent work.
Ok - if you say so! Its funny cuz last night I was viewing the playback from my camera, and in less than 12 hours you could go from seeing clearly where I used the plant benders to it looking like I did nothing *lol*
