The Cultivation CanonTabatabaei Advising
Bulking, Ripening & Finish

Bulking (Weeks 4–6): Filling the Flower

Swing vegetative, ramp to peak light and feed, add CO₂ if you have it, and fatten the flower without inviting rot.

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Vegetative lean, maximum dry-matter accumulation

Stretch is over and the flowers are set — now you size them up. Weeks 4–6 are the bulking phase, where you swing to a vegetative lean to drive dry-matter accumulation: raise root-zone moisture, increase irrigation frequency, and run more runoff to keep EC in check while the plant drinks and eats at its peak.

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