Bad news first: So, the old man and I, embracing the spring weather, have had our patio doors open, which open to our bedroom, which is where our ladies are located. I think some fungal spores from outside somehow made it into our grow room from having the doors open, due to the symptoms on the leaves, so we decided to cut them early before we had die-off. They were 6 weeks into flowering when we cut them, but they are still the biggest buds we've ever seen :stoned:. We were hoping to harvest at 8 weeks, but feel this was the best decision for our ladies.
Good News: We cleaned out our grow box, and moved our clones from the makeshift-grow-box-in-the-kitchen-cabinet to the grow box in our bedroom. They'll get much more light, and much more space! Also, we turned our fan to blow towards our plants (we had it venting OUT in previous harvests, but, from my reading on here, i think the plants could use the breeze to strengthen their stems) We lowered the 400 watt HPS ballast to about 19 inches above the clones, and will raise it as they grow
We're experimenting for the first time with some very basic LST from my readings on here. I used coated paper clips (PINK
because they're ladies!) which i clipped to the side of the pots, and then tied some twine loosely
to the plants. How do they look? It's my first time, so i'd love any input!