The Saga of Royal Creamatic

1. This is the Saga of Royal Creamatic. A special shout out to Seedsman for making this grow possible. My beans were intercepted by evil customs agents in Los Angeles. Seedsman was the best! They resent my order in an even more discreet packaging. I couldn't figure out where the seeds were when I opened the package! I thought Customs seized them again! 2. I'm growing in Batch 64 soil this time. The company is out of Colorado. Its a lot less nutrient packed than the Fox Farms soil I used last time. I read that this strain of auto does not like to be overfed, so I thought a more neutral soil would be a better fit. 3. My tent is 3x3x6. I'm running a Blomm 600w LED. I have a 4" Inline Carbon Filter behind the lights. I'm running a humidifier and oscillating fans 24/7. 4. I plan on using Oregon's Finest nutrients this grow. I was able to get a sample pack that has everything I need from seedling to harvest. I only paid shipping costs. It was a great deal! I have seen numerous journals that have had fantastic success with their line, so I'm looking forward to using them. The feeding schedule wants me to start feeding during the seedling stage, but I will wait until the 2nd node is fully formed. 5. This will be my first auto. I chose this strain because the aroma is like caramels! She is supposed to be fairly easy to grow. There aren't many journals for this strain, and most of my info comes from RQS. I know it doesn't like to be overwatered, or overfed. Harvest time is 7-8 weeks. She should stay small, but I saw a video of a 4 Royal Creamatic being harvested. I love surprises!

1. Well into her 3rd node this week. There is a great deal of secondary growth. 2. Started training her to grow more horizontally. My goal is to mostly mainline(?) the main stalk so that I can branch out the secondary stalks. I've seen a few more photos of this plant later in the growth cycle and she likes to branch out quite a bit. I think I can keep a nice canopy. I'll keep an eye on her growth. I wouldn't want to stress the little sprout! 3. Started using nutes this week. I followed the feeding schedule that was given in the sample pack. It seems like a lot of nutes, but I'm watering every 3 days with 2l of filtered water. I will feed on watering day 1 then give plain water for the next 2 waterings. Right now 2l of filtered water will barely cause run off. 4. Since I'm using a nute that is not ph balanced, I am now testing the ph and ppm of my nutrient-rich water. PPM seemed really high. pH was fine. Oregon's Only would like pH of 6.4, but my water is a little alkaline. 5. Finally, I moved her closer to the light. Since she is in full vegetative mode, I'm not worried about the light intensity.

1. I'm continuing with LST in order to open as many bud sites as possible. Her main stalk is pretty horizontal. 2. I'm also training out the secondary nodes to create a more even canopy. 3. I am already starting to see pre-flowering pistils growing at the nodes. 4. Current watering schedule is 2l of filtered water with nutes on day 1. I water every third day. Waterings 2-3 are filtered water only. I am considering increasing the frequency of nutrients to every other watering. But to be honest, she is growing like a champ and I don't see a pressing reason to increase feedings if it is not necessary. 5. I won't have pH or PPM numbers until next feeding. I will update journal at that time.

1. Growth is incredible! Its difficult to see due to the LST work I've been doing, but I'm training out almost every day. 2. Light defoliation about every dayish. I take off about 3-5 fan leaves. I will clean up the branches once I've trained them to where I'd like to see the buds. 3. I've double the amount of Herculean Harvest this feeding. It's liquid bone meal. This is per the feeding schedule provided by Nectar of the Gods. 4. I'm a little concerned about the pH of my nutes. I'm measuring at 7.14 and I'm supposed to be around 6.5. 5. I have a new hygrometer. My grow space is at a healthy 34%

1. She is definitely in flowering mode. She has doubled in size in the last week, and she is showing definite bud sites. 2. I stopped LST as soon as I noticed the extreme stretch and actual flowers. I've moved a few branches around, but nothing like before. I'm still doing light defol. Hopefully I've cleaned up the sucker branches better than last grow. 3. She has increased her water intake. I'm now watering 2l every other day. My feeding schedule is still feed, water, water. 4. The feeding schedule called for an increase in Athena's Aminas (.5=N), and Zeus Juice, which is a growth enhancer. It also called for an increase in Demeter's Destiny, which is Liquid Calcium. I didn't increase that because our local water is high in calcium. 5. Finally, the smell is starting to pick up. When I open the tent in the morning, there is a lovely smell of herb. I have a feeling I will be using my carbon filter soon. 6. Temp, Humidity, pH, and PPM updated on 6/21.

1. Stretch has pretty much stopped. She has only grown .5" since last week. 2. Changed watering schedule to every other day from every third day. 3. Day 1 feeding as per Early Flowering Section of Nectar of the God's Feeding Schedule. I'm still using the lower recommendations for Demeter's Destiny due to local water supply. 4. Day 2-3 Filtered water only. This averages out to 1 feeding per week. 5. There is a peculiar drooping of some of the smaller leaves at the base of the forming buds. I'll have to keep an eye on that.

1. She grew half an inch this week and its all BUD!😎 2. Made a few changes to watering/feeding schedule. Day 1 feed, day 3 filtered water, day 5 filtered water to flush. Secondly, I started adding Bloom Khaos to the nutrient list. I was supposed to be using it all along, spraying it on the leaves once a week, but I kept forgetting. Better late than never I figure. 3. I've been trying to manicure larger leaves every few days. I average around 20 leaves or so each haircut. That should really slow down soon. 4. Smell is starting to pick up. It's an odd smell. 👌 A bit like soap and candy.

1. She is just chugging along to her inevitable doom!😈 .5 inch growth this week. She is stacking on the bud weight and size. Buds are solid and very frosty. 2. Feeding schedule is on Nectar's Late Flowering Schedule. Based on my projections, I will follow the late flowering schedule for this week and next, then start flushing for the last two weeks. 3. She has mostly clear trichomes. She has stopped producing leaves. I trim away the larger leaves to help promote bud growth. 4. According to RQS, this strain will finish in 65-70 days. I think I'll be going 7-10 days longer due to amount of LST I used.

1. I started my flushing routine today. I was going to feed one last time using the Late Flowering Schedule, but the trichomes are looking a bit milky. I'm not worried about missing one feeding. There should be enough residual nutrients in the soil and plant to sustain it for the next few weeks. I'm basically going to harvest in 2 weeks instead of 3. 2. Trichomes have really started to change from clear to milky. She is finishing faster than I expected. I included a close up photo. Hopefully they show what I was seeing through the loupe. 3. Otherwise she is business as usual.

1. This might be the final week before harvest. I'm feeding flushing nutes on my weekly nutrient supplement. 2. I've decreased watering. I'm watering on every 4th day instead of every 3rd day. I'm hoping the increased stress might help resin production. Also, its the monsoon season here and the humidity levels are a lot higher. 3. I really like the smell! It is subtle, but it has a creamy, flowery aroma. It smells a little like buying soap at the farmer's market, but in a good way.

RQS has produced a very vigorous autoflower strain. The seed germinated in 24hrs. 2 days later she was breaking the surface. There were never any defeciencies, or problems assocciated with this grow. I did use LST quite extensively. I think that might've had a negative effect on my overall yield. I still have another seed left to grow. I will allow that one to grow naturally and see if there is any difference. I'm also interested in seeing the results of some of the other Royal Creamatic grows finishing up on Grow Diaries.