Auto Grow: La Bella Afrodita

[JeffInCanada]

43 Days
It's going good I think. Started feeding with bloom nutes. Total lighting wattage up to 358 watts.

[SoOrbudgal]

I love when this happens. She looks dang good with the defoliation yes sir she's showing her girly parts.

[JeffInCanada]

36 Days
She seems to be responding well to the LST last week. I've had to trim some more fan leaves to keep the light on bud sites. I've had to tie down a few more branches as well. Pretty sure it has started to flower Overall I think it's going pretty good.

[JeffInCanada]

LOL she's a beauty i got nothing to add keep doing what your doing.

Thanks SoOrbudgal I appreciate it

[SoOrbudgal]

LOL she's a beauty i got nothing to add keep doing what your doing.

[JeffInCanada]

29 Days
Seven days after the LST I think it's going pretty good. I had to trim some a lot of fan leaves off to open up the light to lower bud shoots. Most of the larger older fan leaves are at the bottom out of the way now. I'm think maybe another defoliation may be in order. Any tips of how to keep things in order are welcome. She is really growing fast now.

[JeffInCanada]

22 Days
I did my 1st LST, it was a little nerve-wrecking. I bent it over a far as I could. I thought the main stem was going to snap...but it didn't
Looks like the Lilliputians tying down Gulliver

Ok, now...I'm trying to keep an even canopy right?

[JeffInCanada]

21 Days
We have female preflowers . They showed up on day 19.
LST Question: I was planning on LSTing this plant. Not topping, just LSTing but...the main stem is very rigid. It's stiff as...well.....it's pretty stiff. I am sure that it will not bend without breaking. The top of the stem is a little more flexible but really not tall enough to bend it over much. What are my options? Wait for a while, see if the plant will grow taller and remain flexible enough to bend? Are some plant just not good candidates for LSTing?

[JeffInCanada]

Canuck147
No, just added the clay pellets as a cover to the soilless mix. I won the clay pellets from my local grow shop. I didn't really need them but I read that you can use them as sort of a lid to your soil.

[Canuck147]

Did you transplant into coco? Those cfl's need to be closer.

[JeffInCanada]

16 Days
Second watering with plain PH'd tap water. PH 6.4, PPM 168. Total lighting wattage 267 watts.
Coming along ok I think. There is some waviness to the first set of leaves after the cotyledons. And there is some light green speckling on the first set of fans leaves (see close-up). Not sure what that is all about but she seems healthy otherwise. I'll keep an eye on it.

[JeffInCanada]

SoOrbudgal Thanks for the heads-up regarding the photos. Much appreciated Thanks for the watering advice as well. The plant seems to be taking the watering well. The soil has good drainage. I will let the soil dry out now until it is dry enough to water again.

[SoOrbudgal]

I see them now OK. May i suggest do be cautious about over watering this young. Otherwise she looks very healthy now

[JeffInCanada]

SoOrbudgal Hmmm...that's weird. They show ok on my feed. I'll try editing it and see what happens.

[SoOrbudgal]

@JefflnCanada i see no pics they did not show up? Or is it my view?