Happy Weekend Update
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Friday, while working on the Things - I found pistils. Both girls are showing them. Thing 2 is showing a little more (they were easier to spot, had to look to find them on Thing 1)
so at 'sundown' last night - I changed out the MH bulb (its long past done, it tinkled and hummed if I set the ballast to %100). Installed a new HPS bulb (150,000 lumens, 2100 K)
no tinkling today and ballast set to %100
I do have a slight orangey glow to the grow room
both are doing great - I was able to maintain a fairly flat profile with both plants. now, its time for those trained stems to turn up towards the light and become monster colas
changed and cleaned reservoirs today. changed over to %25 GH Schedule "transition" (TDS: 623ppm, EC: 1246 microsiemens).
a slight increase of nutes. from %20 to %25
keeping a close eye on them, as last time I used %25 - I got some tip burn
they are using water/nutes - taking 100-200 ml for daily 'top up'
had been lazy, and stopped spritzing the girls. so picked up SeaBoost (a locally made, liquid seaweed fertilizer 0.1/0.1/2.0)
been lightly spritzing a couple times per day. they seem to like it. my RH is low - so, Im sure they love any moisture on their leaves
I am still quite impressed with the genetics. both plants have looked and behaved pretty much identically all along
Thing 1
50 days from seed
Thing 2
44 days from seed
Friday 18 Jan is their last restraining session.
going forward, I will adjust restraints, continue to tuck and fold leaves under trying to keep those tips exposed to light and air

and pull colas away from each other (when that time comes

)
green thoughts for all