This update is mainly just to talk about what I am seeing happen under the canopy... nothing has changed much up top in the last 4 days or so, just more of the what was already going on. The buds are filling out and getting larger and trichomes are starting to coat everything near the buds, all over the plant. It does make for some pretty pictures though. The next watering starts a new mix of nutrients with a very heavy phosphorous load to promote oil production. This new mix will be what she gets up until the last week of the grow.

The most interesting thing to watch is how Hillary is self managing under the canopy. The group of advocates that promote trimming to reduce chances of mold and to make her concentrate on the top growth, these people would be proud of Hillary. She has all by herself picked the very growth that it is recommended to take, the older and less efficient lower fan leaves. She has cut off one at a time per branch and then picked the next least efficient one to absorb when that leaf was done. You will see in the under the canopy shot that it looks pretty uncluttered there. The only active growth left is that which supports the bud structures growing under there now with the added side lights.

So, I keep adjusting the lights upward a bit every few days trying to tease the major buds to increase in size. I did adjust the daytime and night time temperatures down 1 degree yesterday too, in order to simulate the beginning of a change in seasons. Water use is remaining steady at the moment and I see no signs of stress. Here are some pictures!

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Here is a happy little bud under the canopy
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Have a great day!
Emmie