Today I had a deep analysis done on what’s happening to one of my Cream Caramel plants; it is revegetating and has a unique aroma. As you already saw in the help post, I will try to preserve the terpenes by revegetating the plant completely. Tomorrow I will switch it to 20/4.
I didn’t believe it at first, but I checked it several times over several days. The two sister plants smell typical, with citrus notes, pine, etc., but this one doesn’t; it smells bitter, it has no citrus or pine notes whatsoever, 0. I wouldn’t know how to describe the aroma; I’d say bitter, not very strong, a new, untypical smell. I hope it stays that way to achieve progress.
The solution remains stable, cold, not as acidic as I imagined. Even so, today I added crushed eggshells to try to make the pH neutral. If it doesn’t rise in a few days, I will use a little potassium soap.
Today I had the idea to leave some wooden sticks, like the ones I use for LST, inside the solution and then stick them into the substrate. I don’t think it will be the same because it’s minimal contact, but it serves to test how it reacts…
Regarding the experiment of using a needle with aloe gel, chitosan, and deionized water with liquid smoke (paprika from La Vera) simulating rain from a fire,
here are the photos at 24 hours. I remind you that it’s the plant on the left. Sorry for adding many photos; I think it’s easier for everyone to check the results this way and not just rely on my impression. Now I will take photos again, which will be the result after 48 hours.