Hello growers,
Welcome back for another update on the Pineapple Upside Down from Humboldt, now entering week 12 of vegetative growth.
This week was mostly about observation and stabilization rather than major interventions.
The plant is now fully settled in the second tent. The goal of moving her there was mainly to give her more space and better environmental control. The larger space should provide improved airflow and a more stable climate overall.
After the fairly heavy pruning and defoliation that was done previously, the plant appears to be recovering slowly. However, I still feel like the vigor is not quite the same as it was earlier in the cycle. The growth has resumed, but the plant doesn’t yet have the same explosive energy it showed before the structural work.
That being said, nothing particularly concerning happened this week. The plant continues to develop and seems to be stabilizing gradually.
One adjustment I made concerns the nutrient solution. The EC previously felt slightly too high considering the plant’s current pace of growth, so I decided to bring it back down to around 1.7 EC.
The pH has been stabilized around 5.8–5.9, which should keep nutrient availability in a comfortable range for the plant.
Environmental parameters look stable at the moment. Temperature sits around 25°C, and the VPD is roughly 0.9, which should encourage healthy transpiration without creating unnecessary stress.
For the coming week, the strategy is simple. I’ll allow the plant to continue rebuilding foliage and recovering from the previous pruning while keeping a close eye on the environmental parameters and nutrient balance.
For now, everything seems to be under control.
We’ll see how she responds over the next week.
Alright growers, take care and see you next week.