16set Mainline - First Ever Grow & Daily Progressives c_0

All feeds with nutes use either a whole ratio or combination of "Veg Mix" and "Bloom Mix"concentrates DILUTED in water until a total ppm of add in is reached using a (Total Dissolved Solids)TDS Meter measured in PPM (parts per million). The "Veg Mix" concentrate will eventually be added in smaller ratios and "Bloom Mix" concentrate what will eventually replace the "Veg Mix" concentrate entirely with the ppm and ratios listed when I feed. Veg mix recipe is on week 3. Bloom Mix recipe is on week 5. Day 21 Wasnt really planning on topping today, but when I opened my tent I could 'smell' her. Thinking she might be trying to use her hormones to say she wants to flower, I decided I need to top now. So my check list being: 1) healthy growth (no issues with ph, nutes, soil, atmosphere, or lights.) 2) past the 5th node(wanted more of a 6th) 3) not in flowering stage (hopefully) I topped down to the 3rd node. Here's that VERY hard process (just hard for me to let go of those root building weeks to do this - after that I was like Edward Scissorhands) Topping for a Main-lining growth strategy. After sanitizing my clips with a lighter and H2O2, I clipped under the 4th node being sure not to hurt the growth tips. I then removed the remaining nodes and cotyledons below the 3rd node, but I left the fan leaves on the 3rd node because the growth tips are still really small there. Hope I didnt kill her. So then I took measurements and moved her more directly under the light since this is the one plant I have to worry about (shipping issues at 420 fast buds means that will have to wait for a future grow now) Lights now at 330 ppfd at center and 340 at leaf ends. Still 21 inches from soil to light and now 5 inches from soil to leaves. Leaving 16 inches from leaves to light. VPD today is steady at 1.0 with temps at 73/74 and RH at 61 to 64 - while my IL Vent is running about 33% Day 22 Did some LST on the leaf branches (more like over-kill) and since the growth tips extended by and 1/8th of an inch overnight, I spread them a little as well. No ties on the growth tips yet, just trying to get some separation training for now. Stats normal, about 1.0 VPD with 74F/64%RH/33% IL Vent. Adjusted lights a little as well. 335 at highest /315 for the lowest/330 at center. Day 23 Normal stats today, VPD about 1.0 with 73-74F/ 63-66% RH/ 33% IL Vent. Moved lights a bit to record 335 ppfd highest, 330 Center, 315 lowest. The new stems are growing nicely from about 3/8th inch on the day of topping, to 1/2 inch yesterday, and now about a full inch today. Proving the plant's energy is going into the new pathways pretty nicely after topping. I used LST with just gently pressing the stems apart again. Day 24 Stats normal with 73F/ 64% RH/ 33% IL Vent - ppfd reads 340 at highest, 335 at center, and 315 at lowest leaf points. Did more LST by stretching the growth tips further apart, still not binding them. They grew by about 1/4" overnight and got considerably wider fan leaves. Also checked the soil for moisture and determined that i will feed again tomorrow morning. Dry to the touch about 2 inches down now. (I have been checking for the last couple of days, but it was fine until now. Tomorrow will be Water by Weight Feed Day. Day 25 Started the day out with a feed by weight. Par weight is 15lb and 4oz. weight of pot was 12lbs 9.7oz- feed water was 2 lbs 10.4oz. started with purified water at 5ppm added Epsom salt and Veg mix to total 305ppm. PH balanced to 6.4 (this morning's soil PH was slightly less than the 6.2 from the other day so I went with 6.4 rather than 6.3 per this week's schedule since this week is still listed as composite ph. Also splashed a little H2O2 before feeding. Most was poured around the plant and some was put in a spray bottle to moisten the top of the soil and all was used. Lights are steady at 345ppfd highest, 330 center, and 315 at lowest. No need for adjustment. VPD was steady as well at about 1.0. 74 F/64% RH/33% IL Vent - She seems to be doing well with growth too more than doubled size from day of topping and the second node is starting to pull away from the first now. LST with light finger separation, still no binds. Day 26 Second topping and HST day. Now that the 2nd node is pulling away from the first, I took the opportunity to take that top off. I made sure to leave a stump and tried not to damage the new growth tips. Started the day off with checking the soil's ph since I watered yesterday. 4.92 (+1.25 from meter tested differential =6.17) - VPD is steady at 1.0 with 73F /63% RH /33%IL Vent - Lights same as yesterday, 345ppfd highest, 330 center, and 315 at lowest. No need for adjustment. Then I clipped tops. Then I used HST to break the stems without breaking them. I placed a piece of flat wood on the limb (outside elbow side) and rolled a metal pin against the inside of my bend on the stem to smash the stem soft. After that I finger pressed the stem down and will bind to the main trunk tomorrow after evaluation. Day 27 Have to do LST early today since I used HST yesterday. So I started the day checking stats and status of the damage from yesterday first. All normal - VPD is steady at 1.0 with 74F /63% RH /33%IL Vent - Lights same as yesterday, 345ppfd highest, 330 center, and 315 at lowest. No need for adjustment. Then I unbound the fan leaves and pulled them around my new main branches and tied them down with the binds I was using on the fan leaves. Might have waited to long as the new main branches were already considerably more hard wood than they were yesterday. (note for future - top the tips, then wait a day to HST and tie down at that same time) So from here I will just monitor the situation and hope the new pathways can still make it to the tips. They should grow and turn back to point at the lights with-in a couple of days. (otherwise I might have waited too long and set a block of hardwood on one side or the other... or worst both) I will have to move them back to the top of the fan leaves as they turn because those will eventually be taken off and these new mains will be all that holds everything else up.