RQS Royal Gorilla hydroponics-soil

Mr_SCROG It's the 12th day. So far, everything is OK, except for the temperature. I need to change the grow box - go for a bigger one. Right now, there are 4 pairs of leaves growing, and on Sunday evening we'll switch to a strong nutrient solution and into a 20-liter container. The veg is picking up pace.

Mr_SCROG I couldn't wait for the evening, so I transplanted my little one into a new 20-liter pot on Sunday morning and gave her 600 ppm of nutrients. The battle with high temperatures begins. In just one day, the girl spread her leaves and lifted them up (you can see it in the photo). The little stem is starting to thicken. Apparently, she liked the nutrients... I decided to start LST. She's still small and soft. I'll buy some rubber bands a bit later; I don't have time right now. For now, I'm using makeshift materials. Upd: During the training, disaster struck - the little one's stem cracked. It split lengthwise, about 1mm wide and 2.5cm long. I left it bent. It didn't start wilting overnight. On the contrary, the leaf span increased by 1cm. Upd2: After 12 hours (after work) - I took measurements. New leaves grew by 1.5cm. It seems she's not reacting to the injury. Upd3: The girl continues to grow as if nothing happened. White bumps appeared in the cracks on the green flesh - new roots seem to be forming. I don't know if that's good... Upd4: White growths appeared in patches all over the wound. The plant is getting bigger, but it hasn't eaten anything for two days (pH and TDS aren't changing). Today I noticed that the adult leaves have 7 "fingers" instead of 5. I ordered a grow tent for two planting spots. I'll get it next week, and we'll be moving. Into the new tent and onto a new strong solution.

Mr_SCROG A new week has started! I'm still waiting for the tent, the plant is in the same conditions. The growth dynamics haven't changed. Upd: The grow tent has arrived! I'm waiting for the weekend. The little one will recover from FIMming and we'll be moving to the new space. I'm ordering a net for SCROG. Upd2: We have moved! The temperature in the new tent is much better. A new trimmer has been set up. SCROG is ordered. I'm waiting for the delivery of the inline fan and two more hanging ones - for inside the tent. Upd3: I ordered professional GHE nutrients. Everything except Bio Roots. It's a bit late to feed the roots. I'll get it in a week and post photos. Upd4: The nutrients are already with me. And with her ;-) I transplanted to full-spectrum feed.

Mr_SCROG A new week has started (vegetation - 4, total - 5). On the very first day, we did defoliation. We're soaking in the "GHE Protect" spray. A week of growth ahead! Last night, the power went out in the house. They'll turn it back on in the evening at best. I'm worried. Upd: the power is back on. I came home early to set everything up. The girl didn't get enough light and had some overflow. The tips of the leaves curled. We'll be spreading them out. I changed the solution and raised the lamp higher.

Mr_SCROG On the second day of the week, a repeat defoliation was carried out. Leaves with signs of overwatering were removed, and new shoots were exposed. Upd: I ordered Cal-mag. I'll update the solution on Saturday. The SCROG arrived. Now we stretch under it. Upd: Today, electricians were messing around in the house for half the day. There was no light again. But I was clever and changed the light schedule a week ago (after the overwatering accident) - now the lamp is off during the day, so my plant didn't suffer this time. However, the pH hasn't been rising for a whole day, and it even dropped a bit. I'm asking a question... Upd: And again, there was no light. Because of this, I lost 3 hours of the light schedule. They promised it won't happen again...

Mr_SCROG Start of a new week! I changed the solution to a fresh one and added Cal-Mag. Ppm rose to 850, didn't dilute it because I'd lose some nutrients, and there's not enough space in the container. I switched to a larger aeration stone and wove my SCROG. Now there are more cells and they're smaller. Video of the setup is attached. Upd: I can't go without adventures. Two days ago, my pH meter broke down. It showed 15ph. I panicked and started pouring pH- and only after two hours did I realize that the expensive device was broken... As a result, the girl stood for 2 hours at 2.5ph. Then the drainage got clogged (I'll never use coconut again). I had to knead the container with the substrate, along with the roots. This morning the little one looked bad - droopy leaves, as if from under-watering. I adjusted the pH and went to work. I hope to see an improvement in her condition when I return. I'm worried.

Mr_SCROG After the accident (2 hours at low pH), 90% of the leaves died and were removed. The plant is slowly recovering, the young shoots have gained some firmness, but the growth rate has slowed down.

Mr_SCROG The leaves have stopped yellowing, and growth has started again. I think in a few weeks we'll be fully recovered and continue to develop.

Mr_SCROG We're still sick. The growth hasn't resumed, but the wilting has stopped. And new white roots are popping out of the pot. I think it will recover.

Mr_SCROG Finally, after almost two months, my little girl, poisoned by acid and with a rotting root - has come back to life! We're starting everything from scratch. Only this time in soil.

Mr_SCROG We successfully completed defoliation and received the first dose of nutrients. We're building up green mass.

Mr_SCROG Defoliation again, LST again. I think it will grow back and I'll start flowering.

Mr_SCROG Another week of veg is ahead (for personal reasons). So far, everything is going smoothly.

Mr_SCROG We're moving to flowering! 12/12 has been set for three days now, I changed the nutrient mix and I'm waiting for signs of flowering. On the fourth day, I did LST, but I didn't cut any leaves. I stretched everything out evenly and calmed down.

Mr_SCROG After the 10th day, when the signs of flowering (pre-flower) became clearly visible, I did a defoliation. I removed all the old leaves and some of the young shoots. I also had to take off half of the adult branches - there were more than 60 of them, and it wasn't beneficial for the plant. About 30 are left now (if you count the short shoots closer to the top). I'm giving nutrients during pre-flower through watering (every 6 days), gradually increasing the PPM.

Mr_SCROG I set up additional lighting! On Monday - 50w, repeated it on Saturday. That's +100 to the vital light. We moved to a new 18-liter container on Sunday. No signs of stress and, thank Jah, - male. ;-) I continue to feed for pre-flowering, did LST, stretched the branches into place.

Mr_SCROG We are recovering from defoliation last week. Thursday was the first "flowering" feeding. The first trichomes have appeared. Conditions in the box - just right, everything's going smoothly. The flowers are growing.

Mr_SCROG At the end of last week, a faint smell appeared and within two days it became so intense that I had to take action. I installed an air purification system with a carbon filter and bought a special room freshener. The noise has doubled, and the temperature has risen by 6 degrees. But the smell has completely disappeared, even with the balcony door closed. Today, during the day, I'll water with plain distillate. Should I do another defoliation or not? I'm in doubt. I was gifted a magnifying glass 30x/60x. Now I'll be adding one photo in "macro" each week. The buds have become sticky, almost wet. The plant is a joy to behold. No techniques were applied this week. Upd: On Saturday, 13.11, I did remove part of the crown. I took off almost all the old leaves and even some of those that are already in trichomes but block the light to the buds. Upd2: How do I clean my fingers?

Mr_SCROG The week started with a setback: signs of phosphorus deficiency appeared. Measures have been taken, flowering continues. The next feed will be Ripen.

Mr_SCROG We're getting ready for ripening and pouring ripen with bloom. We're setting up cold nights. The color of the leaves has started to change - it's time for the harvest. It seems like there's just enough time until the New Year.

Mr_SCROG The ripening is in full swing. The buds have filled out and become firm. I'm pouring on the ripen, just two more weeks of flowering. I really hope the harvest is ready by New Year.

Mr_SCROG Almost all the trichomes have turned milky, some are starting to yellow. The leaves are also changing color. On Friday, I fed 'Ripen' for the last time. The next 10-15 days will be for cleaning and preparing for the harvest.

Mr_SCROG The last week before harvest has passed. And although there are still few amber trichomes, the leaves are already changing color, time is running out, and the holidays are just around the corner. So, for the entire last week, we've been drinking 'Clean', today is the last night under the lights. Next - ice (experiment), darkness for a day or two and... ____________________________ Directed by Robert D. Wiede

Mr_SCROG The plant is drying out in the box, and I'm already trying it out.