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Hello Diary,
We start with a new round. I am continuing with F1 strains since I am delighted with Medusa F1.
This time I will have three different strains on the "Farm" Apollo, Milky Way and Titan.
I will keep separate diary for each strain, and this one is intended for Milky Way F1.
First, here is some information about the strain itself.
MILKY WAY F1
As one of the first true cannabis F1 hybrids, Milky Way F1 is an autoflowering variety stemming from multiple inbred lines.
The result? Unparalleled uniformity, impressive resistance to disease, great productivity, and flavors and effects that will inspire you to sow these seeds again and again.
Milky Way F1 arrived in the cosmos after breeders crossed several highly inbred genetic lines that share a heritage with Blue Mammoth, Blue Dream, and Sin Tra Bajo Auto.
Milky Way F1's parent varieties passed down a complex mix of terpenes, including myrcene, farnesene, caryophyllene, pinene, and limonene.
Together, these aromatic molecules converge to create dank aromas and flavors of metallic Skunk and citrus.
As a result, Milky Way F1 holds the title of the most aromatic cultivar in our F1 range.
As far as effects go, this F1 hybrid will catapult you into orbit with high levels of THC. Expect a warm and fuzzy body high perfect for the evenings.
Trace levels of CBG and soothing terpenes will help curb the peak of the high to keep things chill.
Flowering time - 42-45 days
SET-UP ON MY LITTLE FARM:
Box - Secret Jardin DS120W 120x60x178
Lights - MIGRO 200+
Ventilation - TT Silent-M 100
Filter - Primaklima filter PK 100/125
Fan - Oscillating Koala Fan X 2
Humidifier - Beurer LB 45
Soil - BioBizz Light - Mix
Pot - 11L Air pots
Seed - Royal Queen Seeds
Nutrition - RQS Organic nutrition
I can now officially start the journal.
20/04/2023
Planting plants. As usual, I prepare everything I need for planting in advance.
I still use Air-pots because they are really great.
For the soil, I used BioBizz - Light Mix, which I filled 2/3 of the container and then added the Organic booster in pellets, Mycorrhiza and Rhizobacter.
I mixed everything together well with the soil and filled the container to the top.
I soaked the earth well with 2 liters of water, made a small hole, put the seed and lightly covered it with earth.
The conditions on the Farm are satisfactory, the temperature is around 25 degrees while the humidity is around 50%.
I think that after sprouting I will put a humidifier to increase the humidity.
23/04/2023
I sprinkled some water on the surface of the earth to let them know where they should go.
24/04/2023
Milky Way F1 sprouted like her other two roommates.
26/04/2023
First watering. I regulated the p.H. of water at 6.0 and watered the plant with maybe 0.5 liters of water.
That's all for this week, see you soon.
Hello Diary,
The first week of vegetation on my small farm has ended and so far everything is going well.
In order to better remember the arrangement of the plants, they are arranged alphabetically from left to right.
On the left is Apollo, in the middle is the Milky Way and on the right is Titan.
Milky Way F1 is developing and growing nicely. It grew 7 cm and I am generally satisfied.
What worries me a little is discoloration, i.e. light spots on the leaves. I'm not sure about the cause, but maybe it's genetics.
I will see and follow what happens.
Watering was not frequent, considering the size of the pots, there is a lot of moisture in the ground, so I watered it every 5 days with a liter and a half of water.
In the first week, I didn't add any supplements, considering that I mixed a lot of supplements into the soil.
Conditions on the farm are satisfactory. The humidity is slightly higher than 50% and the temperature is around 25 degrees.
The light is set to 18/6 from the first day of vegetation.
I took pictures on the first and last day of the first week, just to see the difference in a week.
Here's a quick recap of the week.
30/04/2023 - Day 1.
Watering and photography. Officially, the first day of the growing season.
Prepared 5 liters of water, lowered the pH. at 6.0 and with that amount watered the Milky Way F1 and its two roommates with about the same amount of water.
Milky Way F1 - 4 cm
05/05/2023 - Day 6.
Watering. The procedure is the same as 5 days earlier.
06/05/2023 - Day 7.
Photography. End of the first week of vegetation.
Milky Way F1 - 7 cm
That's all for this week, see you soon and thank you all for your support.
Hello Diary,
Finished the second week of growing on my little Farm and as you can see from the photos, Milky Way F1 is growing nice and fast without any problems so far.
I only water it every 4-5 days and watch her and her roommates flourish and grow.
Milky Way F1 grew a little more than 10 cm in a week, which is great, It got a lot of new leaves, maybe the most if I compare it with Apollo and Titan.
Lighter spots are still visible on the leaves, but there are none on the new leaves, as if it has matured and strengthened.
And they started showing the first signs of flower formation.
It will be much more visible next week.
As I mentioned, watering is not that frequent, every 4 days she gets about 2 liters of water, like her two roommates.
This time I added Bigger Flowers from the Bio Flowering Booster palette.
In my opinion, the conditions on the farm are satisfactory, the humidity is still around 50% and the temperature is around 25 degrees.
A brief overview of the week.
08/05/2023 - Day 9.
Watering. I prepared about 6 liters of water, lowered the pH to 6.0 and added Bigger Flowers.
I watered all three plants evenly with that amount.
12/05/2023 - Day 13.
Watering. This time I didn't add Bigger Flowers, I just regulated the p.H. value.
13/05/2023 - Day 14.
Photographing and height measurement. Officially the end of the second week of growing season.
Milky Way F1 - 18 cm
That's all for this week, thank you all for your support and see you soon.
Hello Diary,
The third week of vegetation has ended, which is also the beginning of flowering.
As you can see in the photos, Milky Way has started to form flowers which is normal for automatics after 3 weeks of vegetation.
Milky Way is developing nicely, it grew about 10 cm in a week and got a lot of new leaves.
The bright spots that were on some of the leaves have disappeared, which is good news.
I started to feel a slight smell, which also makes me happy :).
This week I also did minimal defoliation, I removed only the lowest leaves to make it easier to water and improve the air flow through the plant itself.
When it comes to watering, it is not frequent, about every 4 days. This week I added one tablet of Easy Grow Booster.
The conditions on the farm are excellent I would say, the temperature is around 26 degrees while the humidity is around 50%.
Here's how it looked this week.
16/05/2023 - Day 17.
Watering. I prepared 7 liters of water, lowered the pH. to 6.0 and dissolved one Easy Grow tablet and with that amount of water I watered all three plants equally.
19/05/2023 - Day 20.
First, I did a minimal defoliation, removing only the bottom leaves to make watering easier and improve air flow through the plant a bit.
After that I watered all three plants.
20/05/2023 - Day 21.
Measuring the height of the plants and taking photos at the end of the third week.
Milky Way F1 - 27 cm.
That's all for this week, see you soon. Thank you all for your support and comments.
Hello Diary,
The first week of flowering of the Milky Way is over.
As you can see in the photos, the plant looks beautiful, the flowers have started to form, the branches are full of them and the shape of the plant is like a Christmas tree.
Due to the large number of leaves, I remove a couple of extra leaves every week.
Watering is a little more frequent, this week I added bio flowering booster with one watering.
I don't always add supplements when watering, about once a week.
The temperature at the Farm has risen slightly, around 28 degrees, which corresponds to the conditions outside, while the humidity is around 50%.
Here is a quick overview of the week.
23/05/2023 - Day 24.
Watering. I prepared 8 liters of water, lowered the pH. to 6.0 and added the first two components of the bio flowering booster. I watered all three plants on the farm with that amount.
27/05/2023 - Day 28.
Watering and photography. This time I watered with clean water, I just lowered the p.H. 6.0.
Milky Way F1 - 43 cm
That's all for now, see you soon. And thank you all for your support.
Hello Diary,
Milky Way F1 has completed its second week of flowering, a total of five weeks since the beginning of the vegetation.
Although it is the beginning of the flowering phase, Milky Way F1 is full of flowers that develop really fast.
The shape of the plant is usual, the main cola rises dominantly above the rest of the surrounding branches, which have all reached a similar height.
If all these wounds are filled with flowers, I will be very very pleased.
Some leaves dry up or turn yellow, so I mostly remove all such occurrences.
This week I added supplements to both waterings.
The first time I put the Easy Bloom Booster tablet in 7 liters of water and the second time I added Bio Flowering Booster.
The conditions on the farm are good, the humidity is lower than 50% while the temperature is around 27, 28 degrees.
Here is a quick overview of the week:
30/05/2023 - Day 31.
Watering. I added one Easy Bloom tablet to 7 liters of water and lowered the pH. on 6.0
I watered all three plants with that amount.
02/06/2023 - Day 34.
Watering. This time I added all three components from the Bio Flowering Booster kit. I also watered all three plants in the Box with 7 liters of water.
03/06/2023 - Day 35.
Photo shoot for the end of the 5th week.
Milky Way F1 - 53 cm
That's it for this week. See you soon.
Hello Diary,
Milky Way F1 is the most impressive of the three on the farm, at least for me.
It is the tallest, 54 cm, with a beautifully pronounced main cola and branches filled with flowers. She is so beautiful.
The leaves are of a healthy green color, the flowers are large and cover the entire ends of the branches.
The smell has become more intense, which gives me special pleasure when I open the grow box.
Watering has become more frequent, every three days each plant on the Farm receives about 2.5 liters of water.
I continue adding Bio Flowering Booster and Easy Bloom tablets.
Conditions on the farm are good.
The temperature is around 28 degrees, while the humidity is around 45%.
Here's what it looked like last week.
06/06/2023 - Day 38.
Watering.
I added all three components from the Bio Flowering Booster.
pH I lowered it to 6.0. Each plant received about 2.5 liters of water.
09/06/2023 - Day 41.
Watering.
This time I put one Easy Bloom tablet in 7 liters of water and watered all three plants on the Farm with that amount.
10/06/2023 - Day 42.
End of the sixth week. I photographed the plants and removed three or four yellow leaves.
Milky Way F1 - 54 cm
That's all for this week, thank you all for your support and see you soon.
Hello Diary,
Milky Way F1 is truly beautiful, in full bloom and covered in flowers that fill in nicely.
It progresses quite quickly considering the fourth week of flowering, the smell is more and more intense.
Milky Way F1, like its roommates, reached its maximum height this week, there is no change since the last measurement.
Watering has become a little more frequent, I have to water every three days because they drink a lot of water.
I continued this week with the addition of nutrients, bio flowering booster and easy bloom tablets.
The conditions inside the grow box are good, the temperature is around 28 degrees and the humidity is around 45%.
Here's a quick recap of the week.
12/06/2023 - Day 44.
Watering.
I prepared 8 liters of water, added all three components from the bio flowering booster, lowered the pH. at 6.0 and with that amount I watered all three plants evenly.
15/06/2023 - Day 47.
Watering.
I prepared 8 liters of water again, inserted one easy bloom tablet, lowered the pH. and again with that amount I watered all three plants on the farm.
17/06/2023 - Day 49.
The end of the seventh week and it's time to take photos.
That's all from me for this week, see you soon.
Hello Diary,
As we slowly approach harvest, Milky Way F1 has started to show signs of being ready to cut soon.
Looking under the microscope, the trichomes have started to milk, so another week and it will probably be ready.
The flowers have covered the branches and fill in nicely, they are as hard as Titan but I am satisfied.
The leaves are still of a healthy green color, here and there some leaves feel but that is normal.
Still watering every three days.
As of this week, I have stopped adding supplements, I only water with clean water that I lowered the pH of earlier. value.
The conditions on the farm are still good (unchanged), the temperature is around 28 degrees while the humidity is around 45%.
Here's what it looked like last week.
18/06/2023 - Day 50.
Watering.
I prepared the usual 7 liters of water, lowered the p.H. at 6.0 I watered all three plants evenly with the hundredth amount.
21/06/2023 - Day 53.
Watering.
I repeated the same procedure as three days earlier.
24/06/2023 - Day 56.
Photography for the end of the 8th week and after that I watered the plants.
That's all for this week, see you soon.
Hello Diary,
The Milky Way F1 is ready to harvest soon, although the Titan F1 ripened first and is already ready, the Milky Way F1 and Apollo F1 will have to wait another week in my estimation.
The Milky Way F1, as seen in the photos, is truly a sight for the eyes.
The flowers started to get more and more brown pistils, but looking under the microscope, the trichomes are not all milky yet.
So I'll leave her for another day.
Otherwise, the flowers are full of trichomes, from which a strong fragrance spreads.
Here and there a yellowish leaf appears, which I immediately remove.
Watering is a little more frequent due to the high temperatures, but I stopped adding any nutrients.
Here's a quick recap of the week.
26/06/2023 - Day 58.
Watering.
Only two days later, the plants drank all the water, so I watered them with two liters for each individual plant.
29/06/2023 - Day 61.
Watering. I repeated the procedure as I did three days earlier.
01/07/2023. - Day 63.
Photographing plants.
That's all for this week, see you soon.
Hello Diary,
Milky Way F1 is ready for harvest after exactly 10 weeks.
79 days since I put the seed in the ground.
75 days since Apollo F1 rose from the ground.
All 10 weeks passed without any problems, Milky Way F1 as well as her roommates proved how resilient, fast and hopefully generous they are.
I'm very happy with how things look so far.
Finally, as seen in the photos, Milky Way F1 looks impressive, the flowers are hard packed, full of trichomes.
For the last week, watering was usual, every three days.
After cutting off the stem at the bottom, I put the plant upside down in the grow box to dry.
Here's what the last week looked like.
02/07/2023 - Day 64.
Watering. I watered the plant with about 2 liters of water.
05/07/2023 - Day 67.
Watering. I repeated the procedure as I did three days earlier.
08/07/2023 - Day 70.
Photography and harvesting. I put it to dry upside down and will leave it to dry for at least 2 weeks.
That's it from me. I wrote everything I thought was important.
If you have any questions related to this strain, feel free to write.
Hello Diary,
Milky Way F1 deserves all the praise, well done to Royal Queen Seeds and their labs.
Milky Way F1 is the fourth F1 strain in the series and I can say firsthand that they are fast, have an excellent yield and the quality of the flowers is excellent.
The plant dried for about 20 days, turned upside down, after which I trimmed the flowers and placed them in the Curing Vault to ripen further.
The result is great, 72 g of dry flowers that are ideal for daily consumption.
I think I wrote everything I had about the Milky Way F1, if anyone has any more questions, feel free to write.
Thanks to everyone for their comments, to Grow Diaries for a great platform and to Royal Queen Seeds for years of support.
ButterfliesLittleFarm
