Well, I should be in the home stretch for the flowering of this first grow. As such, I cleaned out my reservoir and filled it with plain water, no nutrients or flushing agents. I plan to leave this in place, topping off as necessary, for the next week to week and a half. After that, I will begin daily reservoir replacements, using GH FloraKleen.

I have also pruned much of the plant now. I finally picked up some gardening tools in anticipation of harvesting. I picked up a small pruning tool, as well as something to cut down those big stalks when it's time.

I've cleared out most of the dead plant, from burning, or just dead leaves. I'm not sure if it's just because I cleared away all the bad looking parts or if the plants responded well to the trim, but all the girls are looking a bit better. In addition to trimming, I've tried to bend many of the stems away from the danger zone under the lamp. Finally, to help keep temps down from the HPS lamp, I've started leaving the cabinet doors propped open during the light cycle.

I've attached another overall photo. While this doesn't show very much detail, I think you can make out how they girls are filling out. I am going to try to get in there later today and snap a few shots before the HPS lamp comes on. Hope to have those available for the next post.