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Here's what the baby looks like now as of day 21.

Should I begin pruning lower leaves now that it's entered the veg stage?

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Day 19 update,

Took these pictures right after sending the plant into Veg 1. I had completed a water change prior to heading into the seedling stage however the ratios of nutrients stay the same into Veg 1 so I did not complete a water change for this phase change. Also, it appears to me that some of the newer fan leaves seem to take on a paler green than leaves that have been there longer, is this normal/ do these plants look healthy? I am a first-time grower so any advice would be greatly appreciated.

@MichiJuana i don think anyone has tried two plants before. It will probably take a LOT of pruning but it could work!

How is everybody enjoying the new update?

Please let us know if you are seeing any issues at all, large or small! Thanks everyone!

Hey Everyone!

We just want to stress the importance of pruning as much as you can when growing inside of the BLOOM. There are several reasons why it is so important:

Space is limited in the BLOOM - this is the most obvious reason, but you want to prune to avoid having your plants grow into the lights. The top lights are 250 watts and the side lights are each 25 watts. This generates a lot of heat and the lights can burn your plants if they get too close.

All plants transpire in order to move water throughout their stalks to the branches and leaves. This means that as the plant is larger, you won't need to fill the humidifier as much because the plant is busy converting the water it takes up to a gas. If you start to see a "steam room" effect inside the BLOOM, you should consider how large your plant is and prune wherever possible.

Pruning encourages new growth in the plants and because the BLOOM provides the perfect environment, you WILL see faster and more frequent growth. It may feel "wrong" to prune early on, but you will quickly notice that the plants will bounce back and be stronger than ever!

Post to the forum if you have any questions about when/where/why to prune your specific plant. Yes, there is a lot of information out there to help you, but be aware that a lot of the tips on the internet are geared towards outside growing vs. the controlled environment of the BLOOM. Our BLOOM experts and community members are always happy to help!

@spicypeppers123 I love plants at this "toddler" stage. Looks so good!

Hi, @DJ. We had a chance to look at your system data and see that you are in the "Drying" stage.

First, a couple questions:

Is your plant cut and hanging and are your lights off?

We can see that your heater is working (we've observed an increase in temperature to 61 at certain points), but we believe that the heater is essentially battling the radiator which works constantly to help maintain target humidity levels. The heater will only kick on for 2 minutes at a time to avoid overheating and frying the plants.

We appreciate the data and are looking into how we can make both systems work in conjunction with each other more consistently. For now, having a temperature of 60 vs. 65 is totally OK and it is more important to have the system work to control the humidity levels than to constantly heat during this stage.

Please let us know if you notice anything else and reach out if you need additional help.

@bloomcs the bell pepper recipe

I tend to use mine on the lawn, but diluted at about 4 to 1 it should be good for houseplants. Since houseplants grow so much more slowly, you do not need the high concentrations of nutrients present in Bloom.

Thanks - that sounds about right. We are at and early stage and would need to refill each morning but its starting to taper off.

@northern_dweller please keep us posted!

Welcome, @Rainville!

@JK It depends on your phone’s personal settings. If you go to your App Store or google play store it should give you option to select Update if it hasn’t automatically updated.

Glad to hear it and please keep us updated if anything else comes up, we're always here to help!

Here's a very helpful video displaying the correct connection of your Drain Tube to the orange Quick Connects.

VIDEO - Quick Connects

Having these properly connected will avoid a leak during the water change/draining processes. Note that when you re-secure your orange quick connects to any of the blue inlet/outlet tubes, you'll want to make sure they are snapped into place as well.