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Id like to thank Royal queen seeds for giving me the opportunity to participate in Spring Cup 2021
Planning on planting around 15.5.-23.5.2021, depending on current tent occupants...
#-7 22.5.
Planted 4 seeds to the germination platform.
Watermelon - Royal Creamatic - StressKiller - Northern Lights
This journal will only follow up on how the Watermelon strand behaves in Autopot system with RQS fabric pot, and if it is doable.
#-4 25.5.
Royal Creamatic is showing signs of life, its pushing up from the germinator, but still below/at substrate level
No sign of others yet, do hope that all 4 germinate now and dont have to replant any, so i dont have to have different schedules for each.
#-2 27.5.
Plants moved from germ.pots to temporary growing pots, will try to move these to autopot system during weekend
(update, took a week longer... Moved to tent 3.6. "#3"
#3 3.6.
-Installed AutoPot 1pot system
-using now RQS spring cup material for RQS Watermelon strain
#5 5.6.
-Updated camera placing, now one inside the autopot tank and one in tent
Didn't do anything whole week, sunday evening poured about 1,5dl of water to each pot, id guess the AutoPot system is working its wonders.
Still would like to get a LED panel to get rid of the current lamps / heat source
Autopot is handling all the watering, i should soon start thinking 'bout nutrients for other pots, but the one with RQS starter pack, should be already fertilized for now, i think i might be moving more and more towards their fertilizers if i can take advantage of those + autopot to have whole tent grown without need for me to do anything except few water fillups to container and pour some fertilizers now and then.
#22 21.6.
Added BioBizz nutrients to autopot system, will see how it works, i've understood you're not supposed to use those in hydrophonics, but autopot is not a "real" hydro so might still work
Ordered MarsHydro T1000 and T600 LEDlights, so i get rid of the CFL lamps.
#28
28.6.
-Removed all old lights and installed MarsHydro TS1000, TS600 should arrive any day also.
-Also seem to have camera and other equipment a bit out of place/correct angle, will have to reposition them a bit *check pic before
#30
30.6.
-Refilled autopot water container with 20leters of fresh un-nuted water (biobizz smells "nice" after a week...)
-Received TS600, tested inhouse, will install when i see any blooming starting, still no clear sites visible.
-Plant looking healthy.
-TS1000 is giving about 11k lux at plant top when at 100%
#35 5.7.
-Added the MarsHydro TS600 lamp to my setup
-Been very nice grow the past week or so
-Plants are starting to show some minor changes in appearance, should keep an eye on em to see if they could have any defiencies. But Watermelon received the boosterpacks so it shouldnt need anything else. Added some B52 and buddy to the autpot water container.
#39 9.7.
-added new nutes that fit underwatering, from/with container
-trimmed "some" leaves
-added oxidifier/airpump to water container
#52
22.7.2021
-Water tank filled, with plain water, and took pics for this week.
-Starting to reach lights, might have to add new spot to attach the lamps, as they are as up as they go with the supplies that came along.
#56
26.7.
-Defoliated alot
-Added water with nutes for last phases/weeks, will be the last nutes they get, then just plain water next weeks
-Wmelon had a lovely scent. Also his tent mates are growing nicely, NL the least, but then again it had the browniest tentacles, so im sure it will be first ready, also one other had very pretty flowers.
#57 27.7.
-In-tent camera position moved
-Moved hydro and temp meters to more visible places.
-Lifted the lamps about 5-10cm
#65 4.8.
-Took NL for a spin, it looks milky and most ready to be cut
-Id guess rest needs still few weeks, as tendrils haven't yet turned brown, haven't microscoped watermelon yet either.
-Still running Autopot, will fill it tomorrow with plain water. Otherwise everythings goes nicely and most importantly fully automatic
#73 12.8.
-Cut all other plants and left to hang except Watermelon
-There was some mould or such on top of soil in pots, took out all other pots and autopot watering trays
-Wiped clean the bottom of the tent
-Took out some of the soil from Watermelon pot, to get rid of any moist looking goo
-Shut down the 600 lamp and set 1000 lamp to lowest brightness
-2/4 plants were presenting some amber (insert correct word here), watermelon least, so ill give a ½-1week more in that colder/dimmer tent and follow it more closely now daily to see when to pull the cord.
-No idea yet who will go in to tent next and when, but with current autopot setup and lights im getting way way better growth then 1st tentfull, and i still have loads of seeds to choose from.
#81 20.8.
-Cut also Watermelon and left to hang dry, will report more in a week 'bout weights etc, but looking mighty fine as others too, at least compared to previous "build"
Few months after harvest i can now differentiate the different main effects of few strains from the tentful.
Watermelon itself is a very pleasent strain, i would describe it as a allrounder, its not perfect in anything but good in all, for example it doesnt remove pain but reliefs it, it doesn't energize you but gives you strenght to concentrate and carry on.
nl 12g
sk 27g
rc 50g
Watermelon weighted in at 54grams after about week of hang dry before jarring but after cleaning.
Now been in jars for few weeks, been fully usable, thou not fully dry, harvest it self was might fine vs earlier, and i got so much stuff from this tentful it will last me a year with my current dosing plan (using to alleviate certain symptoms)
DoMoNe
