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Hello Diary,
Epsilon F1 is the fifth hybrid F1 strain from the Royal Queen Seeds lab that grows on my small farm.
This time, all three plants on the farm are Epsilon F1, but the soil mix in which they grow is different.
But before I describe the preparation, a few words about the strain itself.
EPSILON F1:
Epsilon F1 is the fastest of all of our F1 cannabis seeds, and combines genetic traits from some of the most notable cannabis varieties of the last decades, including Blue Dream, Blueberry, Amnesia Lemon Haze, and Black Domina.
She boasts delicious aromas, plenty of cannabinoids, and, like all RQS F1 seeds, unrivaled stability, resulting in a uniform crop that consistently produces buds of unwavering quality.
Plus, her autoflowering trait and extra-fast flowering time make Epsilon F1 an ideal choice for growers focused on getting to harvest as quickly as possible.
Epsilon F1 features a rich aroma that combines hints of fresh herbs and citrus with full-bodied earthy notes and touches of blueberries and lavender.
Epsilon F1 is a mid-strength variety, consistently producing solid levels of THC and a terpene profile dominated by myrcene, farnesene, ocimene, and limonene.
Not only do these terpenes impact Epsilon F1's delicious aroma, but also its effects,
endowing it with a long-lasting, physically relaxing stone that soothes the entire body (predominantly courtesy of myrcene, linalool, and farnesene), mixed with an uplifting, motivational kick (from limonene).
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
Let's officially start the diary:
02/08/2023
Planting. I prepared a total of three pots, as usual.
And this time I used AirPots, which proved to be the best option. I've been using them since the beginning.
I used the soil from BioBizz Light-Mix.
Pot #1 - I first put Easy Boost Organic nutrition in the form of pellets into the ground, then I added SeaWeed and Mycorrhiz in the recommended doses and mixed everything well.
Pot #2 - I also put in Easy Bosst Organic nutrition, Seaweed and Trichoderma. Also in doses according to instructions.
Pot #3 - Along with Easy Boost Organic nutrition, I put Bat Guano and Trichoderma.
After I prepared the soil, I soaked all the pots well with water and made small holes in which I placed the seeds.
I then placed the pots in the Grow Box where the temperature was around 28 degrees and the humidity was around 55%.
05/08/2023
I sprinkled a little water on the surface of the soil. Not too much.
06/08/2023
All three plants sprouted.
07/08/2023
I watered the plants with a little water. Approximately 0.5 liters per each plant.
10/08/2023
Watering. Each 0.5 liters of water.
That's all for this stage, see you soon and thanks for your support.
Hello Diary,
The first week of vegetation on my small farm has ended.
All three plants are growing nicely, and so far everything is going smoothly.
Here's what the first week looked like.
12/08/2023 - Day 1.
officially the first day of vegetation.
I photographed the plants to document the beginning of the growing season.
Epsilon F1 - #1 - 4 cm
Epsilon F1 - #2 - 4.5 cm
Epsilon F1 - #3 - 5 cm
13/08/2023 - Day 2.
Watering. Each plant received about 1 liter of water to which I previously lowered the pH to 6.0
The temperature inside the grow box is around 28 degrees, while the humidity is around 55%.
Usual for this time of year.
17/08/2023 - Day 6.
Watering. I repeated the same procedure as 4 days earlier.
18/08/2023 - Day 7.
Photographing plants and measuring height.
Epsilon F1 - #1 - 8 cm
Epsilon F1 - #2 - 8 cm
Epsilon F1 - #3 - 11 cm
I didn't add any nutrients this week, I think they have everything in abundance in the soil they grow from. At least for now.
See you soon with a new update.
Hello Diary,
The second week of the vegetation is over,
and it is already noticeable that one of the three plants stands out from the other two in terms of plant appearance.
Epsilon F1 #3 is growing faster than the other two, now it is already 10 cm taller, which is a lot for the second week of vegetation.
Otherwise, all the plants are developing nicely, they got a lot of new leaves this week and grew more than 15 cm in a week.
They are really fast.
Watering is a little more frequent, which is normal considering their growth but also because of the conditions outside.
It's the end of summer, but the temperatures are still high, which directly affects the conditions in the grow box.
I still haven't added any nutrients, they have plenty of nutrients in the soil so I will start adding at the beginning of flowering.
Here's what it looked like last week.
20/08/2023 - Day 9.
Watering. I prepared a total of 4 liters of water and lowered the pH to 6.0, then I watered all three plants evenly with that amount.
The temperature in the grow box was around 29 degrees, while the humidity was around 55%.
24/08/2023 - Day 13.
Watering. The same procedure as 4 days earlier.
25/08/2023 - Day 14.
Photographing plants at the end of the second week of vegetation.
Epsilon #1 - 25 cm
Epsilon #2 - 24 cm
Epsilon #3 - 35 cm
That's all for this week. See you soon with a new update.
Hello Diary,
The third and last week of the growing season has ended.
Epsilon F1 has started its flowering phase.
Epsilon F1 #3 is quite different in structure from the other two plants,
now it is already 30 cm taller and with a much larger distance between the branches, which visually makes it thinner.
The week passed without any surprises, the plants are progressing nicely, they grew about 15 centimeters and got a lot of new leaves.
They also visibly started to form flowers.
This should be the fastest strain as far as the whole cycle is concerned,
for now it justifies its status because it is far advanced in its development considering the growing season.
Let's review the week.
27/08/2023 - Day 16.
Watering. I watered the plants with a total of 6 liters of water.
I previously lowered the pH to 6.0 and added one drop of SuperVit.
The temperature in the grow box is around 28 degrees, while the humidity is around 55%.
31/08/2023 - Day 20.
Watering. I repeated the procedure as 4 days earlier.
01/09/2023. Day 21.
Photographing and measuring the height of plants.
The end of the vegetation phase and the beginning of the flowering phase.
Epsilon F1 #1 - 51 cm
Epsilon F1 #2 - 53 cm
Epsilon F1 #3 - 82 cm
That's all from me for this week. See you soon.
Hello Diary,
It finished the first week of flowering, a total of 4 weeks since the beginning of the vegetation.
As you can see in the photos, Epsilon F1 #3 grew really tall, just over 90 cm, which is definitely much taller than the other two that grew to 60 cm.
Epsilon F1 #3 picked up some stray genes, so from now on I will focus more on the first two plants,
but I will still show here and there how Epsilon F1 #3 is progressing.
The plants have started to form beautiful flowers, everything is happening incredibly fast, as if in one week they will pass as usual in two weeks.
It's like I'm watching a fast-paced movie, I even wondered if I'm skipping something, but no, they develop really fast.
Watering is more frequent and abundant, which is normal for their growth.
This week I inserted one Easy Bloom tablet at the first watering to give it an extra boost.
Conditions on the farm are satisfactory.
The temperature hovers around 28 degrees, during the night it drops to 25 degrees. The humidity dropped below 50%.
Here's what it looked like last week.
04/09/2023 - Day 24.
Watering. I prepared 7 liters of water, lowered the pH. to 6.0 and inserted one easy bloom tablet.
I watered all three plants evenly with that amount.
The temperature in the grow box is around 28, while the humidity in the air has dropped below 50%.
07/09/2023 - Day 27.
Watering.
I prepared the same amount of water as three days earlier, but this time I did not add any additives except lemon kick to lower the pH.
08/09/2023 - Day 28.
Photographing and measuring the height of plants. It is the end of the 4th week, that is, the first week of flowering.
Epsilon F1 #1 - 58 cm
Epsilon F1 #2 - 60 cm
Epsilon F1 #3 - 93 cm
That's all for this week, see you soon.
Hello Diary,
It's the end of the second week of flowering, Epsilon F1, as you can see in the photos, looks very nice.
Considering it's only the second week of flowering, it's looking pretty good.
The flowers fill in nicely, are hard to the touch and sticky under the fingers.
Epsilon F1 #3 has gone to the sky, it is almost 1 meter high.
It stands out quite a bit from the other two plants. But the flowers are, I would say, of the same structure.
Watering is now more frequent, sometimes I even watered every two days, they drink a lot of water.
This week I added bio flowering booster and supervit in one watering.
But let's take a look at how the past week went.
10/09/2023 - Day 30.
Watering. I prepared 7 liters of water, lowered the p.H. to 6.0 and added bio flowering booster and one drop of supervit.
I watered all three plants with that amount.
The temperature at the Farm is around 28 degrees, while the humidity is around 45%.
12/09/2023 - Day 32.
Watering. I repeated the amount of water but did not add any additives except Lemon Kick to lower the pH.
15/09/2023 - Day 35.
Photographing, measuring the height of the plants and then watering.
All this for the end of the 5th week of the cycle.
Epsilon F1 #1 - 61 cm
Epsilon F1 #2 - 62 cm
Epsilon F1 #3 - 97 cm
That's all for this week, thank you all for your support and see you soon.
Hello Diary,
The 6th week has ended, the third week of flowering and Epsilon F1 looks quite mature.
If I compare Epsilon F1 #1 and #2, they are almost identical, in terms of plant structure and flower development.
As for growth, they have reached their maximum.
The third one, as we know, went way out of proportion.
As I mentioned the plants are looking pretty mature, if they keep this up I will have a harvest very soon.
The flowers are hard and sticky and already emit a strong fragrance.
Watering was frequent, every two to three days, and considering the rapid development of the plants, I didn't want to add any more nutrients.
The leaves look healthy, dark green and I think they have everything they need.
Here is a quick overview of the week.
17/09/2023 - Day 37.
Watering. I prepared 7 liters of water, lowered the pH. to 6.0 and with that amount I watered all three plants.
The temperature at the Farm is around 27 degrees, while the humidity in the air is 40%.
20/09/2023 - Day 40.
Watering. I repeated the same procedure as three days earlier.
22/09/2023 - Day 42.
Photo shoot for the end of the week. It's really amazing to me how quickly they develop.
That's all from me for this week. See you soon.
Hello Diary,
Seventh week of the cycle, 4th week of flowering and Epsilon F1 is almost ready for harvest.
I will wait another day or two for them to drink all the water and then I will cut them.
What can I say in the end, incredibly short time of the entire cycle, 51 days from the first day of vegetation, or 58 days from the time they sprouted.
We definitely have a new record holder.
Don't be fooled by the short time, the flowers look very satisfying and I'm really interested in what the yield will be after drying.
The whole week I check them with a microscope to see what percentage of milky trichomes they have, and on the 49th day they are at about 80%.
In the end, I photographed them on a black background to better see its shine.
Here is how it looked the last week of flowering.
23/09/2023 - Day 43.
Watering. I watered all three plants on the Farm with seven liters of water.
27/09/2023 - Day 47.
Watering. I repeated the same procedure as three days earlier.
29/09/2023 - Day 49.
Final photo shoot. I think that in a day or two I will cut the plants and put them out to dry.
That was it from me, I think I mentioned all the important things that happened during this cycle. I have to admit this was an easy trip.
See you soon with the last update.
At the end of this trip I'm really happy with the outcome. And more than that, in less than 60 days I got 188 g of quality and hard flowers.
As I wrote earlier, extremely resistant and easy to grow. Every grower, including me, enjoys seeing the fruits of his work and effort during the entire cycle. I think most of us approach plants with love and it's a wonderful feeling when you finally get the reward you deserve.
After harvesting, the plants were dried vertically hung upside down for 15 days. I dry them in a grow box with the ventilation on to neutralize the smell.
After that I did dry trimming and put them in metal curing containers.
And that's it, now I enjoy the smoke :).
Finally, I would like to thank RQS for the support, Grow Diaries for the great platform and the great community it gathers, and all of you who read these texts.
See you soon. 👋
ButterfliesLittleFarm
