RQS Royal Dwarf Attempt 2

67336b Second attempt at RQS Royal Dwarf. The first attempt germinated weirdly and never really sprouted properly, so I’m assuming bad first seed. She’s in a tent with a freebie Blue Toof from Mephisto (see other diary)

67336b She is growing super slow growing in this phase. I don’t think there is enough humidity in the tent so I improvised a humidifier from a jar of water with a towel sitting in it. She is bigger than her Mephisto Blue Toof sister and seems to be growing “faster”. I’m surprised because my first attempt aborted itself in the germination phase, so I was worried it wouldn’t get this far. I sanded the seed down with a match striker before germinating! Added a super small dose of nutrient to watering and I’m watering daily just a little.

67336b Third week is going a lot faster than the previous two weeks. She’s looking good, growing much wider than her sister who is leggier. Since taking these pictures she’s added some more growth up top. Looking forward to see what happens when she hits the hempy res at the bottom.

67336b She’s getting bigger and bigger just like her sister. I think the roots have hit the resovoir in the bottom of the buckets and are getting bigger. I think flowering is around the corner any day now.

67336b She’s starting to stretch her legs finally within the first week of flower. I missed my Sunday post because I was out of town. My SO accidentally watered on the leaves so those spots got a little burned. I did some light trimming and leaf tucking to get light to the lower nodes. Humidity needs to get put in the proper place and having a jar with a wet rag in front of the fan isn’t cutting it. I may put in a small humidifier.

67336b She Is shooting up! That sativa stretch is kicking in a little bit, so I did some of the ole twist and pinch near the top. Lots of pistils, but no bud yet. Added a carbohydrate source (bud candy)for the bacteria to keep things going. Growing cannabis has actually taught me a lot about growing food, so I’ve got my raised bed started outside (a bit late in the season, but worth trying). No tricromes yet. She’ll probably finish after her sister, which sucks for timing.

67336b Did some HST last week and bent the main stem a bit and she’s rewarded me with some pretty great side growth! She’s tossing pistils up like crazy, but no trichs yet.

67336b It’s been a while since I updated and these pictures are old, but she’s gotten really tall for a Dwarf. Much taller than my Blue Toof.