RQS Royal Runtz

Terp_Djiny At the beginning of the week, I rinsed the coco fibers and let them dry. After that, I mixed them with perlite. For the 1-liter pots, I mixed in 2g of the Bio Grow powder feeding per liter of substrate. For the later growth phase, I will mix in 3.5g per liter. Throughout the week, I'll post a few photos of the little ones' development. Merry Christmas! End of the first week of growth, at first glance, a few cotyledons have burns. However, all the new leaves look very healthy.

Terp_Djiny The plants seem to have handled the shock from repotting well. They have all reached the fourth node by now. Topping will happen at the fifth. I haven't watered them again since the little ones don't need much water. The light is set to 30% power. On day 12, they got another sip of pH-adjusted water. Once the substrate is a bit dry, I'll repot.

Terp_Djiny The third week is halfway through. Today we're repotting. Because of the autopot system, I'm planting the little ones directly into their final pots. Normally, I have one pot size in between. Let's see how that goes. Two of them are worrying me a bit; I hope things start to stabilize now.

Terp_Djiny The fourth week has started. Right at the beginning of the week, I topped all 4. Now they can start to branch out and fill the tent. Later on, I will install a scrog net, but the ladies are still too small for that. Midweek, two of the plants are increasingly turning yellow. No idea what's wrong with those two. A quick decision will be made. Room for new.

Terp_Djiny I somehow got a bit mixed up with my weeks. Now I'm through with the fifth week. That means tomorrow there will be enhancers again. But first, about today. The other two have completely collapsed, so I disposed of them. For the two, I took the scissors today to cut out the big sun leaves. The topping has proven effective; the other shoots have caught up in height, and there are several new shoots from the topped tips. After watering tomorrow, I will put the autopot system into operation. Until then, grow on!

Terp_Djiny The Autopots are in use, after some initial hesitation due to the pH value. It has fluctuated continuously, from 5.6 to 6.8. I then read through several forums. There is the option to demineralize the water. However, I think that's pointless since the minerals are added back in through the nutrients. So far, these pH fluctuations haven't affected the plants. Quite the opposite, the growth is remarkable. At the end of the week, I changed the water in the reservoir. Cut a few more leaves and started tying down the shoots with the hemp ropes. With one plant, the topping turned more into a Fimming, which I don't find too bad, but see for yourself. 😉 Grow on!

Terp_Djiny Small intermediate trim. I took the scissors to the plants again in the middle of the week and cut out the lower small shoots. Most of them hardly get any light since the canopy is quite dense. After that, I realigned the shoots with the help of hemp ropes, pulling them down lower. This way, all the shoots should receive an even amount of light. I'm no longer worried about the pH fluctuations in the water tank. The plants have now consumed almost 15 liters of water in 3 days and don't seem to be growing poorly. I'll of course continue to monitor this and keep you updated. At the end of the week, the one on the right gives me a slight impression of overwatering. Let's see how it goes over the next week.

Terp_Djiny Tuesday: Today I really defoliated. Now the two will get a few days to recover and then it will be time for flowering. Saturday: Preparations are complete. About 72g of organic powder distributed in each pot and lightly worked in. After that, I watered each pot with 2.5 liters of pH-adjusted water, of course.

Terp_Djiny The last week of the growth phase is over. Today we're switching to 12/12. I've installed a net in the tent to keep the shoots down during the stretching. So far, so good, of course.

Terp_Djiny The first week under 12/12 is almost over. They seem to like and quickly enter the flowering stage. The first flower buds are forming. Next week or the week after, I will defoliate again.

Terp_Djiny There hasn't been much stretch so far. However, beautiful flower sites are forming, and the leaves are already coated with terpenes. I've removed the net for now; the shoots are being well spaced out with the LST, and since the stretch has been moderate so far, it will only be reinstalled when I need it.

Terp_Djiny This week, the little ones have made some progress. The first leaves are completely covered in trichomes. Out of curiosity, I measured the rinseout from the pots. It was at EC 1.6 and pH 6.1. Since the leaf tips are burnt and some leaves have really turned yellow, I think the two had a bit of nutrient lock. But with the current development, it should continue to go well. I cut out the severely yellow leaves today.

Terp_Djiny The two apparently have a magnesium deficiency. I've been supplementing with Calmag from Biobizz for the past few weeks. Could this also be caused by an excess of magnesium? I hope the deficiency doesn't become too noticeable. On the other hand, it's also autumn for the two of them. Because of the yellowing leaves, I've decided to hold off on thinning them out for now. Overall, they look very good. There should be a bit more bud mass, but that should come in the next few weeks.

Terp_Djiny Not much happened this week. Most of the pistils are already brown. Quite dark. There aren't really any new white ones coming in either. The buds are very firm and look really good. I think we'll be harvesting next week. The trichomes are starting to turn amber. There are still a few clear ones here and there. I've disconnected the tank and I'm letting the substrate dry out now.

Terp_Djiny The overall impression so far is very good. The strain is easy to grow. I also analyzed the problem with the two that I removed. The rest of the cycle, the little ones did really well. I might have cut a bit too much, but I know better for next time now. Towards the end, I was a bit surprised that the flowering phase went so quickly and the buds didn't gain any more size. That's why I harvested.