RQS - Painkiller XL

Painkiller XL is the pride of the CBD mix from RQS, for sure..! What a gorgeous plant - such a beautiful shape, luscious leaves and it appears to love the environment I can give it. It is a joy to grow, and I love the smell on my fingers after handling it, caressing its soft leaves and sitting next to in in front of the light and sharing in the same photons that radiate into us and fill us with happiness..! I'm not high! I'm loving this plant..! :D As with the others, there's no need to feed it right now, as the soil mix in the pot will have enough to keep it going for a while longer yet. It's not asking for any food just yet. The plant will let me know when it needs more fodder. I might water it with a bit of cal-mag and the Terra Aquatic Tri-nutrients mixed in... I've cut the hours back a little, as it is sharing the same space as the autos - and tbh I don't want the CBD mix growing too big until those autos are out... I think that giving it the TS-1000 (150w) from the start has really helped - this plant is irrepressible under these conditions. It tolerated lower temperatures and lighting at the start, and it hasn't held it back :) It was a bit of a shame to lose the top, as it was growing with such vigour! But I need a regular growth pattern. The top will hopefully produce a nice clone for someone else to look after. A good gift to give away..! :D Painkiller is strong and vibrant enough to be defoliated, too - although I was considering to just leave it topped. But, ehhhhh why not go for a good split? :D This plant is truly the pride and joy of the CBD mix that sprouted (RIP Royal Medic) :D I love it so much, that I am considering to leave it as a mother... Though, tbh, I would like to continue to experiment with autos... :D I'm trying not to think of the future too much! I'm simply loving to be with this plant and enjoy the atmosphere it creates! :D I love you Painkiller XL <3 // There are quite a few fungus gnats flying around this and the widow... So I've put a few spiders on them to build some webs. The compost I had from the garden centre must've been sitting there a while. I can see green patches on the soil, so this must be what they are liking - the mulch I added. In some regards, this is ok, as it means that the earth in the pots is good for growing - but at the same time, the fungi that's growing in the pots is stealing the nutrients... But - that's the eco-system of the grow space. I've introduced an apex predator, so they will start to get them..! If not, I'll put up a fly strip and that will catch them better than me trying to stab them..! D: I also noticed that Painkiller has a third branch growing from the next manifold split, but only on one side! That's unusual! It even has little growth spurs coming out of it... I'm thinking I might leave it on there, but there's nothing on the other side to match... A shame - that's quite a useful mutation in cannabis..! Shame it usually only happens with males. // Well - I decided to get rid of the three tips, as it continued into the next node, and was developing on the next too. What is weird is that it only happened on one side of the split..! I guess that this was the side that would've had 3 anyway, and it just continued along that set of leaves... Either way, bit early, but I snipped both the tips off to start the next divide. If it continues to happen then Painkiller XL may have to taken outside and burned. I'm not so keen on the idea of having to deal with a lop-sided plant when I'm trying to keep an even space indoors. This, coupled with the constant irritation of fucking gnats in my tea, gnats in my eye, gnats in my face, gnats in my mouth, it's pissing me off and I... Well, I took it out on the plants and cut them all for the next divide way too early... Bloody flies. // The flies are gone..! And Painkiller is showing signs of an N/P issue on the current leaves (being snipped off soon) - this caused me to test pH and moisture and discover that there were no drainage holes in any of the CBD mix pots..! D: DOH! What a fool! I've fixed the problem, and shuffled the top soil into the bottom after drying both, reseating in the pot - the gnats are gone (little buggers) and hopefully that is the wetness issue gone, too. Glad the gnats showed me the problem, before it was too late!