Mexican Airlines II... All Aboard Again

SUNDAY - NOTHING MONDAY - 2 Gallons Water w/Nutrients TUESDAY - NOTHING WEDNESDAY - 1.5 Gallons Water w/Nutrients THURSDAY - NOTHING FRIDAY - 1.5 Gallons Water SATURDAY - NOTHING Growing a sativa is unlike any other when it comes to vertical growth. This plant just won't stop growing. It seems to be slowing a bit, but my guess is it's only because it has to redirect some of that energy towards bud growth. Now is the time to make sure that canopy is open and light is penetrating to the bottom. Watering is consistent at every other day. I started with a heavier than normal watering only because it's been very hungry. After that initial large feeding the plant has been giving me consistent run-off with just 1.5 gallons of water. I will probably water less frequently with just pure water since during flower it will need all the nutrients it can get. I will eventually flush the plant but that won't be until the final week or two. I did some slight LST just to make the canopy a little more even. I definitely like to avoid that dominant main cola whenever I can. I also like to open the canopy as much as possible to get light to the lower bud sites. It's a little difficult since this plant is huge and my grow space is small. So in this case stripping the fan leaves becomes very important. I like to start at the top center and work my way out and down. I will try to pull larger leaves first, especially if they aren't connected to a bud site. The idea is to pull enough to be able to see the lower portions of the plant from a top down view. I won't pull more than a large handful of leaves and unlike my previous grow I am only doing this during flowering. The lights were increased to full intensity at the start of the week but by mid-week I turned them back down a little. I realized that much light too quickly didn't make the plant happy so I will gradually increase it.