RQS - Cookies Gelato (Autopot System)

All the seeds popped out nice :D keeping a good climate with the use of the propagator usefull addition to my tools now. estimating to have them in these cups for about +- 11 days. first time i fed them in these cups I completely filled it till runoff.. from now on its hand watering them from day to day. I've also got a Heater running in this tent so this way when lights off the temperature in the tent is barely moving. Looking forward to the rest of the week 17/02/2022 They looking fine.. getting a bit stretchy really don't know why this is happening lights are like 25 cm above. 18/02/2022 let them do their thing.. oh and yeah all this time I just water them daily till runoff.. watering always means with nutrients!!

Update 20/02/2022 Can't get enough on checking on these girls specially in this stage of the growth. everything grows so fast I love it! just daily watering till run off trying to keep RH up at an even lvl but it's hard my current humidifier (Garden Highpro HumiPro) it not really of what I expected it to be.. Plus the reservoir of 4Liters runs out fairly quickly but the main thing is that is does not really turn off when the RH is too high. also had to support 1 of the plants since they stretched so much.. did turn up the light a bit hoping I can stop that stretch. Update 21/02/2022 👉Achieved my first milestone on GD Status Master.👈 Thanks too all of you😘 what an amazing Community we have here.🙌 2 plants are curling up a bit funny. and 1 of them is already showing some spots on the edges of the leaves.. everything is measured and set to the correct values so I'm not sure why this happens. Update 24/02/2022 The curling on the two plants seems to have stopped. These babies are almost ready for their transplant in to the 4 gallon smartpots. I am thinking about putting them in an angle this way they will barely need any LST in order for the main stem to be growing almost horizontally. What you guys think Yay or Nay? would love to hear your opinions 😎 Update 25/02/2022 Transplant time.. I've put them in the 4 gallon pots in an angle. I'm not going to top these ladies. but thought this would make the LST much easier. I've watered all till runoff Did boost the nudes a bit Canna Coco A+B 12ml/gal and Calmag 4ml/Gal I will handwater them till +- day 20 Airdomes are not connected yet.

Update 01/03/2022 Seem that the transplant went well.. 1 plant showed some minor deficiency's but it seems to have stopped. Daily handwatering till runoff for at least this week. Update 04/03/2022 They are starting to get pretty Bushy but this is mainly because of the LST I guess. At the moment the fan leaves are pretty much covering everything else and it seems this is slowing growth down of the rest. I still notice some minor deficiency's but it doesn't seem to get much worse.

Update 07/03/2022 (Day 22) I've been a bit sick the past week so did not really feel like posting a lot of details the past couple of days. other than that I opened up the valve from the reservoir to the autopots. after day one the plants did look a bit drooly I have to keep an eye on this the next few days. I'm also having difficulties with keeping my PH stabilized. I'm using tap water mixing those with the nudes and a some PH down I set it at 5.8. I do use a water pump in the reservoir to keep the everything well mixed but it only runs for 15 minutes every 2 hours. for now i am adjusting the PH daily this is of course not ideal and I am looking for an alternative. after one day the PH normally increases from 5.8 to around 6.3/6.4. if I leave it another day it increases to 6.8/6.9. The plants are really bushy should I let everything grow a bit further or shall I start picking some fan leaves to get some more light on what matter? Update 11/03/2022 (Day 26) Let it Grow :D Adjusting The PH in reservoir once a day. it's doable.

Update 14/03/2022 (Day 29) Nothing much to say. plants looking happy and Healthy. and they kinda exploded with growth the past week. I've done some defoliation 3 days ago and it really opened up the lower site of the plants. Will stretch the Veg time maybe till week 6 or 7. it depends on how fast they will grow. Update 17/03/2022 (Day 32) Plants looking nice.. did some defoliation 2 days ago and they respond with so much growth every time. I've made a little shortclip video. If you like the sound make sure to check out https://www.instagram.com/dutchdogg/ Update 18/03/2022 (Day 33) I figured I check out the actual EC value of my water in order to know how much Calmag i should add. So I had to add double the amount of Calmag in order to reach EC value of 0.4. let's see if this will change the colours of the leaves in to more deep green. Overall PPM sits around 1320 now. Filled the Reservoir with 5 gallons at 15:00. let's see how much time it takes for it do empty up so we can check how much these Ladies are actually drinking.

Update 21/03/2022 (Day 36) Got some cleaning up to do these plants need some extreme defoliation right now. My tent never has been filled up like this before. if it continues like this I might have to set up my heater outside the tent for safety reasons Probably entering the last week of veg before flipping them in to flower. last reservoir refill of 5 gallons were gone within +- 48 hours. filled it up again this day @ 00:15 hrs Well I just found out that I have a small allergic reaction to these plants after doing some defoliation today my arms started to get red spots and itchy.. but no this does not mean I will stop. just gotta take better care the next time i'll touch them. Update 23/03/2022 (Day 38) 2 Days after heavy defoliation the plants responded very good. The Reservoir got drained in +- 36 hours last time.. 5 gallons gone in 36 hours. this sounds like a lot but when you grow in coco you cannot really overwater the plants. This will definitely be the last week of Veg. I've got some Clonex coming in tomorrow and I will try to get some clones out of these for outside grow try outs. Update 26/03/2022 (Day 41) At this point I am comfortable enough to be flipping these girls into flower within 2 days 💪 great amount of buds to be grown here😎

Update 28/03/2022 (day 43) Today I've been busy cleaning up all the plants from the bottom up using the Lollipopping technique. I will let the plants recover 24 hours and after that i'll flip them to flower 12-12 light schedule. they are almost 60 CM in height now so i cannot really wait any longer considering the stretch they will get in flower. I've also started some clones for the first time using clonex gel. they started to look really sad after 5 minutes so I really wonder how they gonna respond. I've put up 8 of them hope at least 3 will do well :D Update 29/03/2022 (Day 44) So today it was time to flip them into flower.. lights on 12/12 now. I've also replaced the Biobizz calmag to Canna calmag agent. the amount of calmag I use depends on the measured EC of the water. right now that's 2ml a gallon to have an EC value of 0.4. after that I always add first Canna coco A -> Stir -> Canna coco B ->Stir -> Advanced nutrients big bud coco. than I measure PH and adjust accordingly. Big Bud coco will be used the first 2 weeks of flower. Update 1/04/2022 (Day 47) 3 days since flipped to flower tent is really getting filled up now. these are my first Photoperiods I have yet to see signs of them actually being flipped. wouldn't know how long it usually takes tho. Today a new tent entered the room. this tent will be used for clones and I will try to keep a mother plant alive in here (bonsai style). right now you see a simple light bulb, I did buy special veg lights but they stopped working after one day so I had to return them will probably get a new one next Tuesday. all 8 clones look like they are doing pretty well.

Update 4/4/2022 (Day 50) These girls are starting to get big! almost 70 CM in height right now. It's been a week since I flipped them to flower. and it's only today I start noticing some small pistols shooting out. Might have to do some more defoliation it's unbelievable how fast these are growing in this setup with autopots. I purchased 2 Fans before this grow and they both already lost the oscillating function. I will not recommend these fans (GHP PROFAN+ oscillating monkeyfan 25CM 20W) supplier also told me they had much complaints about these fans and they would stop selling them as of now. Update 05/04/2022 (Day 51) Big Cleanup day Last time Lollipopping mostly all the way to the top sites. Update 07/04/2022 (Day 53)) Starting to see some pistols not quit big enough to get a good picture of them. Other great news. I've participated a Mars Hydro contest on Instagram and I was lucky enough to be the winner!! So soon I'll be able to switch my Current TSW2000 for a new FC4800 Bar style light 😎

Update 11/04/2022 (Day 57) Hello All! the start of yet another week!! it's been 2 weeks ago since I Flipped to flower but I have a feeling they are really slow in this process. it's only today I really start to see some pistols forming! Since these are my very first Photoperiods i am yet again on unknown territories. Might be that at this stage my TSW2000 just isn't juicy enough. lucky enough I've got a new FC-4800 coming in from Mars hydro. this will have a much better coverage and and some more wattage I might have to do another Lollipopping session once I really see pistols all over the place. The stretch on these girls is crazy at almost an 78CM as of today. I only have +- 80 CM left in my tent and that also means I gotta figure out a way to get my lights up tight against the ceiling and rearrange my extraction fan. 1 plant is kinda on the slow side I accidently topped that one in the early stages and it feels like it never really recovered from that. Having a look at my clones well 4 out of 8 survived and are now starting to develop some nice roots. Thats it for today. hope too see some nice buds forming this week. Update 14/04/2022 (Day 60) Yesterday the new light arrived so I got busy. in order for the new light to be hang as high as possible I had to move the extraction fan outside the tent it now sits on top of the tent. the driver from the light is also placed on top of the tent. I must say this new FC4800 is a very welcoming upgrade it really has a much better coverage in my 4x4 and more wattage :D after the switch I got busy with some scissors to apply a final lollipop session. also transplanted the clones in some bigger pots gotta keep them under the Secret Jardin Tneon 2x55watt lights 6500K till beginning of may than they will be moved to some friends garden.

Update 18/04/2022 (Day 64) It took them a little longer than expected but I think it's safe to say they are in flower now. you see some light burn on the tips of the leaves. light is at maximum height right now +-55 above the canopy. The new FC4800 is at 70%. think that is enough first day it was on 100% and that's were the light burn tips are from. as you can see 1 plant is shorter than the others. but since i'm using the autopot system it's not possible to raise the pot. Update 23/04/2022 ( Day 69) Girls looking good :D Well I managed to raise the smaller plant.. so it's at the same height as the others now. the difference really affected the the grow so I had to do something about it. I've also put the trellis net up, the stretch of these girls is insane and they will need some kind of support once the buds are starting to get fat and heavy😎

Update 26/04/2022 (Day 72) Starting to look yummie :D and everything is looking very promising😋 No smell so far. I will continue feeding Bigbud for 1 more week. I kinda started with it 2/3 weeks too early.. right now is the time they actually need it. PH values are much more stable at this stage... don't really know why but the temperatures are still the same. some main tops are at 112 CM height right now. could be that at the end there is just no room left between the canopy and the lights at some tops.

Update 01/05/2022 ( Day 77 ) Starting the 4th week of flower. In my previous grows this is where I started to run in to problems. well I guess that's in the passed now. Really with the use of Autopots this is growing on easy mode. the daily PH adjustment really is the only thing I need to keep an eye on. These flowers are starting to get fat really nice and we are not even halfway... the smell is really intense but only on the touch.

Update 09/05/2022 (Day 85) Buds are starting to get fatty. still no extreme smell maybe 2 more weeks for that. Had a problem with 1 valve from one of the Autopots.. I guess I was lucky standing around taking some pictures of the grow and suddenly I see the tent floor getting wet.. one of the valves was stuck. decided to clean them out all at once to stay ahead of any more problems. :D

Update 16/05/2022 (Day 92) It's pretty difficult to show on a picture how big these girls are getting. They are all a bit on their own stage ow tho. that makes growing now with autopots a little bit trickier when choosing the right moment for Canna PK13/14 bud and Advanced nutrients overdrive. also each plants really shows a difference in genetics, funny to see how they all grow a little different while they are all the same strain.

Update 23/05/2022 (Day 99) Start of a new week.. I ran into a little problem.. today I had a look in my tent and 1 plant was very sad all the leaves were hanging weak.. apparently the valve was stuck and she was very much in need of some water and nutrients.. couldn't really see what happened the valve was clean nothing was clogged.. at this time I decided to have a big clean-up heavy defoliation including the removal of all the pretty much dead leaves from the one plant. I think she will be ok. ofc this wasn't ideal but hey it wouldn't be fun otherwise right :P the one week with Canna PK is over. This week and next week I'll be adding AN Overdrive for the final boost.

Update 30/05/2022 (Day 106) Buds are getting bigger and bigger. And from what I see they are far from done yet. I can definitely see that the plant that had been without water and nutrients for a while took a shock.. (Rear left corner)

08/06/2022 (Day 115) Really starting to see the finish line here. 1 plants really has massive buds. the other one that had been without water for a could have been much fatter i guess but even after the recovery I see new Bud growth so at least I'm happy that it survived. I've started this week with only water + flawless finish +Calmag. will keep it this way till harvest.

Update 15/06/2022 (Day 122) is this grow ever going to end😅? they just keep getting bigger and bigger. 1 plant seems to be pretty ripe for harvest tho but still even that one adds new growth every single day. Week 10 in flower now.