Update for my Useful Homies. Everything is pressing right along. I’m starting to get kinda nervous knowing these autos still have 5 weeks left to go. Already getting crowded and these BBnC are really growing. My BBnC in the 5 gallon coco coir would REALLY be getting huge if I hadn’t snapped one of the 4 main branches off. Nevertheless, you can barely even tell - didn’t slow her down at all.
One of my autos (back mid of tent) looking gimpy. Got off to an unfortunate start. For whatever reason, the coco in that pot didn’t get rinsed well enough and last week I checked the runoff EC and OOPS, way too fricking high. She’s recovering for sure, but being an auto, I’m really on the fence about keeping her at this point. She’ll never live up to her sisters, and space is getting kind of tight.
On a side note, I’ll defintely keep you all posted on the blumats. The actually kit comes today, but the 5gal Rez doesn’t come til tomorrow. I’m really unsure if I want to use these with my girls in soil, or the ones in coco. Being a new grower, I’ve been experimenting heavily to find what I like most - and I really do dig the coco coir - and I’ve settled on h3ad formula + a bit of tap water mixed in my RO + 1/4tsp of Epsom Salts. Coco, while maybe harder to dial in for a newb like myself, just gives me so much more peace of mind knowing I can correct problems on the quick, plus the ability to copiously flush if needed just makes it so easy to manage. Soil... well, not always so.
These BBnC literally have like dozens of growth shoots... it’s insane. Pretty happy with how things are going at the moment, though I’ve certainly experienced some ups and downs!
Oh, btw. Because I just love to spend all my money on this hobby, I picked up two QB96 Elite V2 that will replace one of my QB260 kits (V1 3500k). Ultimately, I’d like to have 4x QB96 and build a frame for them. I just need to order some MakerBeam XL for the 2 I have now and get them thrown up.