GANJI'S GROW JOURNAL -- Day 179

Been checking the temperature and humidity this week and it’s nearly perfect. The temperature in the flowering chamber is fluctuating between 65 and 80 degrees. The cloning chamber stays pretty steady at around 75 degrees. The humidity in both chambers has risen to and stayed around 40-50%. The tank in the humidifier has to be filled every other day but it’s working perfectly. I’ve also noticed that I don’t have to water as often either. Watering less often is one of the side benefits of keeping the humidity up in the garden. The addition of the humidifier and improvement of the climate should only benefit the harvest.--MAX

Checked the pH of the flowering plants this week and found it slightly lower since fertilizing around 6.0. Noticed some burning and leaf curl at the top of each plant so I raised the light up a few inches and rotated the plants to get the most affected middle plant out from directly under the bulb.

Chemical fertilizer acts quickly and a slight decrease in the pH of the soil is to be expected. Since Ganji’s only flowering three plants right now, they’ve stayed directly under the lights and haven’t been rotating like the last crop. A 1000 watt HID fixture produces very intense light directly under the bulb. If the plants aren’t to be rotated, the light needs to be kept a little further away. The damage doesn’t appear to be too bad and the plants should recover quickly with little or no ill affects. --MAX

Noticed algae growing in the tubs and decided to clean them out. Took each one out to the sink and removed the clones. Scrubbed the tubs with hot water and disinfectant. Replaced the clones and re-filled the tubs. A few of the clones are producing new growth and have obviously taken root. The rest continue to look great.

Standing water is a haven to algae and regular cleaning will be required from hear on out. As long as this is done however, it shouldn’t cause any problems. --MAX

The Sweet Tooth clone mother has continued to flower away. Decided to make one last ditch effort to force it back into vegetation. Took it out to the sink and pruned it way back. Only left the smallest, newest growth with no signs of flowering at all. Watered it well and put it back under the lights. Hopefully, removing all the budding growth and forcing it to start all over again will make it revert.

By removing all the flowering foliage, Ganji has removed much of the flowering hormone that must be present in the plant to cause it to bud. He’s also pruned it back so far that it must vegetate now to continue growing. This may work. Time will tell. --MAX

The three newest transplants are doing well. The stems have strengthened and the foliage is filling out. By the time they’re ready to flower, the clones that are rooting now will be ready to transplant and the cycle will be under way.