Jan 3 (Day 39)
Twelfth feeding exactly 72 hours after the previous. 3.7g/gal, 490ppm measured (150 water + 340 nutrients). I think the PPMs vary a little between feedings because I fill a bucket to a line I marked for "1 gallon." I'm not very precise. (If it's a couple cups over, the PPMs go down.). Runoff: 1000ppm.
(The runoff ppm leads me to believe I could be feeding 20% stronger, or less runoff. I should try less runoff. I like how it's growing and don't want to overfeed/burn by increasing strength. I mix 1 gallon and that works out perfectly with this #2 container. I have about 20% runoff which I am accustomed to with my
Grow More Sea Grow nutrients. Maybe the next feeding I'll pour out the remaining nutrient mix after getting a little runoff. See how the salts accumulate in the soil.).
This is what the plant looked like before feeding.
In the top-down shot you can see the light bleaching from 3-4 days ago. (It looks like Mg deficiency, but it's only those leaves. Faded blotches between the veins.). Those leaves are larger now. I haven't noticed any more stress. I've been keeping the light 10-12" above. Nothing has changed with the the light, but this is what the plant looks like now, proportional to the light:
The first serrated leaves (seen in the
first post, days 3 through 9) are yellowing and dying. The cotyldons (first, round leaves) yellowed and died a week or two ago. I should have taken a picture.
(That's weird how the skin of the stalk stops above the soil. I didn't notice that until I looked at the image.).
Sex
I've still been worried it's a male because I could never figure out what that
first thread was. And then
the other shot which looked like it might be pistils could be hairs (at that magnification). But, I'm seeing something today (third day of 12/12):
That's the same calyx shot from both sides. That's the 7th node. I think the same node I was looking at before. But, I've lost track.
One node above, I see this (both sides of same calyx):
The calyxes are still very small. I think those are pistils. But, considering how large ordinary hair looks like, it's hard to say. But, it has that translucent look.