Good morning growmies! I am finally back online after moving house and being without internet for weeks.
These ladies took a battering and bruising in transit, and were left in the dark for 4 days, starved of water and food for 9 days TWICE inside 3 weeks.
Still, can you believe the progress despite all that? Wowza, when RQS say these Epsilon F1s are fast they are NOT JOKING, and OH MY the smell is soooooooooooooooooo good. It's really a complex sweet and fruity scent with delicate notes of spice and sandalwood. I am super curious now. All five plants are within a couple of inches of each other, the tallest being 72cm currently (Dinah!).
I am so very impressed with these plants that I am considering running a full tent of Epsilon F1s for my next grow! I wonder if I can get a bulk discount?! ๐ฌ๐
Day 54: Fertigated 10l
Day 56: They are not slowing down. Ally, Normani, Lauren, and Dinah are all similar size, Camila is a bit smaller but in terms of development they are all very very close to each other. I am really impressed by the uniformity here, more impressed by the speed, and most impressed by the scent. They are not strong smelling, but if you get close or have a squeeze it wafts over you like an exquisite perfume. It is the most complex cannabis scent I have experienced yet. Really really interesting, I am really excited for the eventual smoke review so that I can properly understand the complexity at play here. The breeder and sponsor of this grow Royal Queen Seeds have offered to sponsor a full tent of this strain, if that works out then I will be doing another grow series right after this one. Fingers crossed!
@UnorthadoxDude, i tried to buy them like 3 months ago and its RQS said they werenโt available in the US yet, Iโm guessing thatโs changed cuz ive seen everyone has them now
I've got an Epsilon F1 just sprouted. Low smell in flower is important to me.
What is the strength of the smell from your one? Is it as low as they they claim it is fast?
Well done, your plants look great considering they have led such a peripatetic life. ๐
@Jungian79, difficult for me to answer, my airflow is high, and my filter is good. Still, they smell less strong than all plants except the strawnana which are more or less the same age and further behind.
For where they are in bud development I would expect the smell to be stronger, nevertheless it is an incredible scent really complex.
As for their travels, well suffice to say that I had certainly not planned to move a dozen cannabis plants in a prohibition state. With everything crossed this situation does not reoccur.
@UnorthadoxDude, Yes is cool to experiment i do this crazy thing too in past, one will become dominant and other little but i want to see what will happen
@Breadandbuds, Thank you! Yes I think most of the people looking at this agree with you. I imagine some people think I have gone crazy putting such precious seeds in together - and not only that but there are also many other plants in there germinating and growing too!
I hope my experiments allow this strain to flourish, but whatever happens it will be a documented learning experience for me and anyone else who wants to read my overly long musings.
@kohlrabi, yeah I am pretty happy. I'm going to run a full tent of them on a few weeks. I'm very excited to do side by side comparison experiments.
Thanks for the kind words Growmie.
Welcome to the world Ally, Normani, Lauren, Dinah, and Camila! Wishing these F1 hybrids a happy and healthy life, which I'm sure they will as they have a caring owner ๐
@MedicineMaker, fingers and toes all crossed! I think of all my diaries so far this is the one that will probably gain the most attention because of the novelty of the strain, and because RQS are busy marketing them all over the internet, so there is a reasonable chance this grow will get shared on social media by them at some point. I wonder if that will bring any new growers to the community.