Champ has recovered nicely from his pH shock. The freckling remains on a couple of those large fan leaves, but it got no worse that pictured previously.

Champ is in another fresh rez as of 12/25. pH is back to a steady 5.8-6.1 range.

The downward curl is no longer appearing on new growth, and has improved greatly on older growth. Got curl-down? Change your rez!

I backed the lights down to 17/7 during the recovery phase, but as of yesterday it is back to 18/6. I'm only a few days' growth away from my planned flowering height (up to the bottom removable shelf in the closet), but I may hold off a tad to get Champ nice and stable first.

Today I'm giving Champ 2 CFLs of side lighting to help the middle bushy growth reach its potential. S/He stretched a bit in the last week, as you can see from the 2nd photo. But the growth pattern has been such; shooting up a bit, then growing new branches on the sides of that growth and bushing out.

On lighting -

Ok, folks... Last time: I hear you. Some say HID (MH/HPS) is the only way to grow. Some swear by CFL. And everyone thinks incandescent is a bad idea. I appreciate all the input, if not always the delivery. *chuckle* For this grow, my trial run, I am sticking to my plan. I will learn from this experience, and from all of yours, and make the necessary changes when it is time to start the good seeds.
mackSwell Reviewed by mackSwell on . New Bubbler Grow Coming Soon - Input Welcome! 'Tis the season to place seed orders - (fa la la la la...) US mail is so very busy between now and Dec. 20th that I've found it an excellent time to order items you want to keep under the radar. Of course there's an increased chance of packages being lost or delayed as well, but if you're primary concern is detection, order now! I have some promising Spice of Life/DJ Short "Sweet Tooth #1.1" seeds on order from Hemp Depot. These are a special release cross between SoL's Sweet Pink Rating: 5