I'm starting to think this grow is going to drive me to intoxication. Oh wait, that's the whole POINT of the grow, isn't it? .

Still, considering this will be my third grow with this strain, and considering that last time I didn't have any problems at all, this particular grow has been somewhat disappointing. I *thought* I had this strain dialed in for my set-up, but.......*sigh*.

The three remaining plants are doing ok, but they're not taking off like I've seen them do in my last grows. The 12/12 stretch didn't really happen. In addition, they've all developed N deficiency over the last few days, mostly because I wasn't as aggressive at raising the TDS as I should have been. Then again, I've been at or over 1000ppm for a week now, which should have been sufficient for N, although other nutes might have given me problems. I'm guessing that the extra ppm's I'm getting from the tap water is messing up my numbers a bit.

The good news is that I've got some small but noticable buds starting to form - right on schedule. And I've done some minor LST work on all of the plants, basically bending them over to expose more bud sites to the light.

Key numbers
TDS - 1330ppm @ 0.7 (I'm thinking I might have to go as high as 1500)
pH - 5.7
Ambient Temps - 80F, lights on; 74F lights off
Res Temps - 80F

Pics

The garden - notice the yellowing on the back plant. They're all getting it a bit, but that one's the most noticeable. The new growth looks like it's coming in green, so I think I've got it corrected.


Close-ups




Bud porn!! - not much there yet, but not bad considering I've been on 12/12 for 11 days now.