Wohoooo! My
Steinernema feltiae finally arrived today and as it was just lights out, I mixed them up, removed the part of my mulch that is still loose and watered them in immediately, covering the soil back up with the mulch.
According to the producer, I can repeat the treatment in 2 weeks - and I sure will
My "water more" scheme fits in nicely, as apparently I need to keep the soil moist for at least a week for the nematodes' comfort and success.
And nonetheless I am still a tad concerned and suspecting my plants are heading towards getting rootbound?!
After all, the 28L pot was meant for 1 plant only and I have 2 in there...
I have been watering every 2 days now, and towards the end of that time, bottom leaves are still starting to droop.
On the one hand, it does make sense, since in the canopy above, flowers are growing like crazy and of course they also need water!
But on the other, how is it that all of a sudden the girls won't tolerate any sort of dryness at all (which they did get during veg, so they're not weak spoiled brats that can't handle a few hours of "drought").
Also, I noticed that a leaf that had gone droopy before the last watering is now shriveling up.
Not really getting yellow first (which could then be a nitrogen issue), though they do fade a bit.
Here's an illustration of what is happening (the colors are exactly how they look in daylight):
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#3 is the leaf that was droopy yesterday, seemed to recover after watering, and was beginning to wilt today.
The other 2 are different stages of progression I found - notice how they begin wilting from the leaf base upwards - just as the wilting is progressing from plant bottom upwards.
Thing is, overall I'd say my girls are looking pretty healthy (today is day 25 of flower):
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The droop and and wilt is happening mainly on Dawn (the larger of the two, left side) - which is another thing that hints at roots running out of space below... larger plant, larger root system, quicker to become distressed by lack of space makes sense...
But, repotting now would be a nightmare lmao!
It would have to be done IN the closet because of the way the screen is fitted in.
I figure it would take 3 people, one of which has to be pretty strong - one to raise the screen at the same time as the second raises the plants by their main stems and holds it raised for a while. And how the hell is the third person going to crawl between their legs - the closet is only 90cm wide remember! - to remove the pot and slide a larger pot under?!
So what does this look like to you all?
And what can I do, apart from breathing into a paper bag and rolling a joint to relax?!
Here's pix of Dawn & dusk buds I took whilst I was at it:
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I think it's really interesting how the two are different in form - Dawn's buds more pointy and longer, Dusk's more rounded and crouched - since Dawn has consistently leaned more towards sativa-ishness and Dusk towards indica-ishness in small details throughout the grow.
Ah! May they be well!