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Royal Gorilla: Ape Overtake!

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3 years ago
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Germination
3 years ago
Nutrients 2
Acti-Vera - BioBizz
Acti-Vera 2 mll
Calmag - BioBizz
Calmag 0.3 mll
I've decided to grow this strain after my Fat Banana seed failed to germinate. This one seems pretty vigorous and came out in about 3 days, after soaking in water for almost a day and then putting directly in soil.
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Directly In Substrate
Germination Method
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Week 1. Vegetation
3 years ago
5 cm
20 hrs
29 °C
6.3
70 %
24 °C
12 L
0 L
55 cm
Nutrients 2
Acti-Vera - BioBizz
Acti-Vera 2 mll
Calmag - BioBizz
Calmag 0.3 mll
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Week 2. Vegetation
3 years ago
9 cm
20 hrs
26 °C
6.3
50 %
20 °C
12 L
0 L
55 cm
Nutrients 2
Acti-Vera - BioBizz
Acti-Vera 2 mll
Calmag - BioBizz
Calmag 0.3 mll
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Week 3. Vegetation
3 years ago
16 cm
20 hrs
26 °C
6.3
50 %
20 °C
12 L
0 L
50 cm
Nutrients 2
Acti-Vera - BioBizz
Acti-Vera 2 mll
Calmag - BioBizz
Calmag 0.3 mll
Topping went well I think, took her few days to recover, but she took off nicely by the end of week. Next week will probably give more options for LST, for now I'm just tucking the leaves to expose lower branches. I should prolly also start introducing some nutes, so far been only giving trace amounts and vitamins from Acti-Vera, and Cal-Mag, because I got soft water. Also my grow room humidifier broke, not sure if I even need it, but at least it's less hassle without it, hope it doesn't get too dry tho. That's all to report this week, thanks for checking in.😘
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Topping
Technique
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Week 4. Vegetation
3 years ago
20 cm
20 hrs
28 °C
6.3
40 %
22 °C
12 L
0 L
50 cm
Nutrients 3
Acti-Vera - BioBizz
Acti-Vera 2 mll
Calmag - BioBizz
Calmag 0.3 mll
Bio-Grow - BioBizz
Bio-Grow 0.5 mll
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LST
Technique
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Week 5. Flowering
3 years ago
25 cm
20 hrs
30 °C
6.3
Weak
40 %
25 °C
12 L
1 L
45 cm
Nutrients 5
Acti-Vera - BioBizz
Acti-Vera 2 mll
Calmag - BioBizz
Calmag 0.3 mll
Bio-Grow - BioBizz
Bio-Grow 0.5 mll
Heat is becoming pretty bad, with temps peaking at way over 30 C, coming weeks won't be much better either, but she's taking it like a soldier, as long as she gets water every other day. I've been very careful with nutes but still it looks like she's a little overfed maybe (dark leaves and starting to see yellow tips)
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Week 6. Flowering
3 years ago
30 cm
20 hrs
30 °C
6.3
Weak
30 %
25 °C
12 L
1 L
35 cm
Nutrients 5
Acti-Vera - BioBizz
Acti-Vera 2 mll
Calmag - BioBizz
Calmag 0.3 mll
Bio-Grow - BioBizz
Bio-Grow 1 mll
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Week 7. Flowering
3 years ago
35 cm
20 hrs
34 °C
6.3
Weak
40 %
30 °C
12 L
1 L
35 cm
Nutrients 5
Acti-Vera - BioBizz
Acti-Vera 2 mll
Calmag - BioBizz
Calmag 0.3 mll
Bio-Grow - BioBizz
Bio-Grow 2 mll
We've got worst heat wave behind us, with temps rarely dropping below 30 C, she somehow pulls it through, but it will surely take its toll, all I can do is go along with it and do the best I can to keep her alive. Lots of leaves are yellowing and wilting, and the buds are starting to shape and cover with frost.
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Week 8. Flowering
3 years ago
35 cm
20 hrs
29 °C
6.3
Normal
40 %
26 °C
12 L
1 L
35 cm
Nutrients 5
Acti-Vera - BioBizz
Acti-Vera 3 mll
Calmag - BioBizz
Calmag 0.5 mll
Bio-Grow - BioBizz
Bio-Grow 3 mll
All is going well,, buds are getting fatter and cover in frost more each day, also starting to smell more pungent.
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DonCostro
DonCostrostarted grow question 3 years ago
Does this look like underwatering, heat stress, or any kind of defficiency? Also might be rootbound, cause I used not a lot of soil which also makes water evaporate faster. I water 0,8L/2 days pH=6.3=runoff, If its hot some leaves start to droop in less than 48h after watering.
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Leaves. Color - Yellow
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WeedManiacLoveanswered grow question 3 years ago
Bro, vi tu diario y usas Biobizz, yo tambien jaja! xD Tus niñas están hermosas. Nada que de preocuparse tanto. Buen trabajo!!! Yo creo que es porque estas usando 3ml/L de Bio-grow en la cuarta semana de floración, normalmente el consumo de nitrógeno baja a medida que avanza la floración. Si mides los ppm del agua de la escorrentía probablemente encontraremos valores altos, y a las bebes no les gusta el suelo con mucha carga mineral. A veces cuando eso pasa ocurre un bloqueo y deficiencia de algún nutriente. Te recomiendo empezar a bajar la dosis de Bio-grow con eso mejoras ppm del suelo. Medir ppm agua escorrentía y de riego. Ví punta de hojas quemadas y puntas de hojas parcialmente curvadas. Buenos humos! 💪
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Week 9. Flowering
3 years ago
35 cm
20 hrs
29 °C
6.3
Normal
30 %
26 °C
12 L
1 L
35 cm
Nutrients 5
Acti-Vera - BioBizz
Acti-Vera 4 mll
Calmag - BioBizz
Calmag 0.5 mll
Bio-Grow - BioBizz
Bio-Grow 1 mll
I finally decided to get TDS meter and turns out I was overfeeding quite a bit. Gonna feed very weak solution from now on, at least until EC drops, she's prolly 2-3 weeks till harvest anyway. I think she's developing a bit of foxtailing (the "good" one), and there's another heat wave incoming, so hoping it doesn't get bad. All things considered, girl looks pretty good, the yellowing and falling of the leaves have mostly stopped, and the buds are already fat, smelly and sticky as hell,.
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Week 10. Flowering
3 years ago
35 cm
20 hrs
32 °C
6.3
Normal
30 %
28 °C
12 L
1 L
35 cm
Nutrients 5
Acti-Vera - BioBizz
Acti-Vera 4 mll
Calmag - BioBizz
Calmag 0.5 mll
Bio-Grow - BioBizz
Bio-Grow 1 mll
Not much new, she's just ripening now.
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Week 11. Flowering
3 years ago
35 cm
20 hrs
30 °C
6.3
Normal
40 %
26 °C
12 L
1 L
35 cm
Nutrients 5
Acti-Vera - BioBizz
Acti-Vera 4 mll
Calmag - BioBizz
Calmag 0.5 mll
Bio-Grow - BioBizz
Bio-Grow 1 mll
Almost there, most trichomes became cloudy or milky and noticing new amber ones every day. She also absorbs less water now and most of the leaves are sucked dry. Should be done by the end of the week I presume.
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Week 12. Flowering
3 years ago
35 cm
20 hrs
30 °C
6.3
Normal
40 %
26 °C
12 L
1 L
35 cm
Nutrients 3
Acti-Vera - BioBizz
Acti-Vera 4 mll
Calmag - BioBizz
Calmag 0.5 mll
Top-Max - BioBizz
Top-Max 4 mll
She's ready to get chopped.
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Week 12. Harvest
3 years ago
Happy Harvest Day!
Royal Gorilla Automatic - Royal Queen Seeds
Spent 86 days
Ger Veg Flo Har
9/10
Rated
375 g
Bud wet weight per plant
65 g
Bud dry weight per plant
1
Plants
0.25
Grow Room size
Easy
Difficulty

Height
Day air temperature
Air humidity
PH
Light schedule
Night air temperature
Pot size
Lamp distance
Total grow time: 87 days Mistakes were made, but the results are satisfying. This grow taught me a lot, so hopefully my next will be even better. Thank you to everyone who ever gave me any advice, or good word 👊
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