Great thread man.... haha, sorry so late to the show. My issue with the flying insects was solved by putting up a bug zapper near my compost barrel.. I was able to collect pounds of insect frass to add to the mix!
My pots are 10 gallon. I top water about 2 cups i guess. Never measured it , i put it in a hand pump foliar sprayer and just mist it into the surface...
Got lemon cucumbers, 2 types of cantelopes,thai chilis and ghost peppers sprouted... going to put the chilis and cucs in the same type sip i use for the girls!
I would have to say that about 30% of the problems that i read that people have with their girls stems from their compost. Without a soil test every time there is no way of knowing exactly whats in there until possibly too late. I personally substitute home made ewc for my compost. I do have a...
Other than the white on that leaf in the last pic, the darker greenish blue fan leaves might show a little rich on the N , but that is normal for younger plants and looks like you should be up potting soon.