Harvest Week. I hope all my North American friends had a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving. I harvested on Tuesday, so due to Thanksgiving prep. I'm late posting the harvest report. Apollo is a wonderful plant to grow. She stayed short. I tried to lst by tying down. Apollo limbs pushed up the pins many times. She is strong and resilient.
After watering only 2 liters with Vit B, Recharge and Signal yesterday, I put her in the 3#x3tent in the dark. The leaves were showing the fade using up the nutrients.
11/21 is day Apollo's 71 day and 43 in flower. The harvest window per RQS is 70-75 days from seed.
Apollo's buds are thick, dense, stinky citrus floral and sticky. As she hangs to dry, she is pungent and stinky.
I am so proud of this grow. I didn't overfeed so I have experienced the color fade to yellow as foods are used up and the delicate colors emerge in the sugar leaves. I am very impressed with Royal Queen Seeds F1 genetics. So much so I bought Milky Way F1 and Medusa F1. I will definitely have another Apollo grow in January. Thank you @James at RQS.
After hanging to dry 13 days and a little bit more trim, Smokable bud 128 g or 4,5 oz. Wow this is my best harvest and grow ever. I put her in the jars to cure.
Apollo F1 had a huge base stem and was multi branching-even the side stems had side stems. The stems were sturdy. No support is needed for her branches She stayed short at 26 inches tall. I definitely pushed her on the watering.
When I saw no runoff after 2.5 liters of water, I upped to 3 ltr. Then 3.5, then 1 gallon. I watered 2 liters, let the water absorb, then slowly add another 2 liters. There was a small amount of run off at the time of watering but was all gone by the next day. It could have been evaporation, but I really think it was consumption. Consumption is an indicator of yield. As densely bushy as she is, I'm estimating at least 90 grams.
So for future grows, especially for very bushy plants, I will defoliate at least 2x during early and midflower to open up the canopy and let the plants bulk up more. She did show some nutrient (cal-mag) deficiency and for the next Apollo grow, I will push the feed a bit. I'm excited and a bit sad to see this grow come to an end at the same time. I really want to sample the smoke and feel the effect. Apollo is a balanced Hybrid.
Thanks for the visit. Apollo and I appreciate the likes, views and comments. Be sure to check out my Recipe diary for some tasty edibles, basic infused sugar, butter, honey recipes to kickoff your edible making experience. Also some health and beauty recipes as well.
Have wonderful week. Happy growing and have fun.
Natrona
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Apollo F1 is a vigorous auto flowering hybrid that boasts a strong structure and delicious aromas. Created from inbred lines descending from Lemon, Black Domina, and Sugar Magnolia, Apollo F1 inherited premium genetics from her predecessors. Like the ancient Greek deity she's named after, Apollo F1 produces balanced, creative effects that might inspire your perception of music, dance, poetry, and more!
Mature and well-dried Apollo F1 flowers boast an upfront fresh aroma that combines crisp pine and herbal notes with the invigorating kick of ripe citrus peels. Accentuating these notes is a rich backdrop of dark vanilla and hints of lavender, reminiscent of modern cannabis varieties descending from Cookies and other US lineages. Apollo F1 produces a resin loaded with plenty of cannabinoids (predominantly THC) and a complex mix of terpenes including myrcene, terpinolene, farnesene, caryophyllene, ocimene, limonene, and linalool. As a result, Apollo F1 produces a balanced effect very typical of a well-bred hybridβexpect a powerfully relaxing physical sensation (characteristic of myrcene, farnesene, and linalool) mixed with a notable euphoria and motivating kick produced by terpinolene, ocimene, and limonene.
Apollo F1 is a robust cultivar with the telltale compact structure of an indica-dominant hybrid. Plants reach a medium height with many tightly spaced branches that quickly become loaded with bud sites and thick, dark-green foliage. Apollo F1 flowers automatically, and her entire life cycle lasts roughly 80 days. Come harvest time, Apollo F1 will reward you with big, dense flowers bearing a thick layer of trichomes.
Variety: F1 Hybrid auto
Genetic Background: Lemon x Black Domina x Sugar Mangolia
THC: Very high
Yield: XXL
Height: 55 - 75 cm
Flowering time: 45 - 50 days
Harvest: 75 - 80 days after sprouting
Effect: Calming, Creative, Motivating , Physically Relaxing
Flavor: Citrus, Herbal, Lavender, Pine, Vanilla
Major terpenes: Caryophyllene, Farnesene, Myrcene, Terpinolene
Climate: Short Summers
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Equipment: AC Infinity
CLOUDLAB 844 β Advance Grow Tent 48βx48βx80β
CONTROLLER 69 PRO β Grow Tent Controller
CLOUDLINE LITE 6 - Inline Fan 6"
IONBOARD S44 β LED Grow Light Board 400W
CLOUDRAY S6 β Oscillating Circulation Clip Fan
Carbon Filter 6β
Pots: 5 gallon Air pots
Soil Fox Farm Happy Frog amended with worm castings, perlite, dolomite lime and mycorrhiza.
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Nutrients: Total Plant Solution
>TPS1
>Canopy
>Signal
>Recharge
Amended soil recipe #2 used for soil prep.
https://www.paramountseedfarms.com/super-soil-recipes.
@Crashoverite, Thanks buddy. This has been my best grow so far. I didn't over feed or over grow. I saw color fade and had the largest wet harvest from 1 plant.