RQS Epsilon F1

1/1/2023: calling today day 1 of veg. The plant seems to have no transplant shock and is looking healthy so far. I watered the pot with about 1 gallon of water a few days ago, so I shouldn't have to water for a while. Cover crop is coming in nicely as well. 1/3/2023: she's getting bigger, slowly but surely. 1/6/2024: day 6 veg. Not seeing a bunch of growth, bit I'm sure it's all going on under ground. Also, seeing some discoloration on one of the cotyledon, but I'm not too worried yet. I planted her into BuildASoil 3.0, so rhe soil may be a little too hot for her. I'm hoping she will grow out of it.

1/8/2024: so far the grow is not off to a great start. The browning that started on the cotyledon has spread to the other leaves and her growth has definitely slowed a bit. I used some water that sat out for a few days, so that may have been the issue, but I'm not sure why that would cause a problem. The ph was at 6.2. I also foiler fed them with some Tweetmint, which i think is the issue. I may hav3 not diluted it enough, causing the buring. I'm laying off anymore IPM until the olants bounce back. I also turned the lights down until i can get the plants back on track. It may just be the soil is too hot, but I have other plants in different soil that are showing the same symptoms, so it makes me think it's not the soil. I'm not giving up yet, but if things don't improve soon, I may just pop a new seed. This is my biggest issue with auto flowers. If the grow isn't perfect I could end up stunting the plant too much. I guess we will find out. 1/10/2024: Day 10 - the new growth is coming in healthy. I'm pretty sure the foiler spay I used last week is what caused the issue. I went back and realized I used way more of the concentrate than I should have, which likely burned the leaves. Let's hope that is the only mistake I make on this grow and it doesn't stunt the plant too much. 1/14/2024 - Day 14: she is looking so much better. All the new growth is as healthy as can be. I added a new light today. Replaced the Spider Farmer SF2000 with the AC Infinity Ionboard S44. I originally had the S44 in my 4x4, but recently bought a light with more Watts and better coverage for the 4x4. The S44 is probably overkill for the 2x4, but it fit, so I figured I'd give it a try. Only have it on at 60% at the moment and I'm getting about 500 ppfd, with a DLI of 30. Dropped the light cycle down to 18 on and 6 off as well. I have some photo period plants in the 2x4 as well, and I wanted to shift them to 18/6, so the auto is going along for the ride.

1/15/2024 - Day 15 Veg: today is the start to week 3, and she continues to look much better. She's a little smaller than I would like at this point, but after the damage from the foiler spray, I'm sure that slowed her down a bit. Hopefully she will be good from here. Have only watered with 6.0 plain water up to this point. 1/18/2024 - Day 18 veg: Did my first feeding today with about .5 gallons at a 6 ph. Mixed in Jay Plantspeaker Quillaja 60 as a wetting agent, Rootwise Mycrobe Complete, Rootwise Bio-Catalyst, BuildASoil Big 6, BuildASoil Cow Cal 24, Pure Protein Dry organic fish fertilizer, and Yah-Whey Thrive. Also, sprinkled some OptiVeg around the base of the plant, before watering in. 1/20/2024 - Day 20 veg: she seems to have liked the watering from the other day, because she is praying today. Trying to decide if I should top her. I'm a little concerned the damage I did in week 1, with the overly hot foiler feed, may have slowed her down a bit, so I'm worried about slowing her down anymore. Her side branching is coming in fairly well, but I'd like to help it along, so I decided to go with a minor super crop to bend her over a bit. We'll see how she reacts.

1/22/2024 - Day 22 veg: today is the 1st day of week 4, and every is going well. Lightly watered just to keep the top soil moist, but my moisture level further down is still good. She is showing some very minor tip burn, but nothing I'm concerned about. 1/27/2024 - Day 27: was out of town the last few days, and she is definitely starting to flower already. Seeing some very minor tip burn, but other than that she appears healthy. Not as big as I would have like to see her get before flowering, but it looks like the issue with the foiler spray stunted her a bit.

1/29/2024 - Day 29 - Week 1 Flower: She started showing preflower last week, but I'm calling this week 1 of flower. She is only 1 ft tall at the moment, which is much smaller than I'd like, so I'm hoping she will stretch over the next couple weeks. This is why I'm not a big fan of autos. I made one mistake with the heavy fouler feed, and my yield is going to be significantly impacted my that one mistake. It's my fault, but still frustrating.

2/5/2024: She grew another 2 inches, so I'm not seeing the stretch I was hoping for. Think she is going to be small, but that's OK. Other than some slightly burnt tips, she is doing good. Just starting to smell a little and I can see the first signs of some tricomes. Mainly bottom watering, but I mist the top a couple times a week to keep the top soil moist. 2/7/2023: watered with about .6 gallons today. Mainly filled the tray to bottom water, but made sure the top soil was moist as well. Also, gave the cover crop a little haircut, but the clippings went right back into the 2/11/2024: a few of the pistols are starting to darken and she is starting to smell more and more each day. At this point I'm getting a sweet and floral smell. Don't mind the trellis net in the picture, it's for the other two photo period plants growing next to her.

2/12/2024: started seeing some pistols turning orange, and as mentioned last week she's got a sweet, floral, and light citris scent at this point. 2/13/2024: watered in with some BuildABloom, Rootwise Bio-Phos, and some coconut powder.

2/20/2024: flowers are starting to plump up more and she is smelling sweeter. My other plants in the tent are photos and I just flipped them to flower, so this one will be riding out the rest of the grow at 12/12. 2/24/2024: Made a compost tea and used the left over compost and worm castings to top dress. She probably didn't need it, but I figured it couldn't hurt, and might help her finish off strong. Also, watered her with the compost tea. Buds continue to thicken and she is getting a sweeter scent. Not a ton of frost yet, but the tricomes continue to develop.

2/27/2024: y other plants are starting to take over the tent, so she is not getting as much light as I would like. Tried raising her, but the scrog net is limiting the hight I can get. I think once I do my 3 week defoliation for the other plants, that should allow more light to get through. For no, I'm rotating her every few days.

3/4/2024: just returned from vacation and she definitely plumped up a lot from last week. She is definitely getting a more sweet citris smell, and the nugs are looking pretty dense, even though she is not getting a ton of light. 3/9/2024 - Day 73: the plant got overwatered when I was out of town, so I'm still letting her dry out a bit more. I defoliated my other plants, so she is getting more light again.

3/11/2024: Start to week 7 flower. She is getting close to being done. Most of the pistols have turned orange, and the tricomes are getting mainly cloudy. Plan to give her another week or two in hopes she will swell a bit

3/18/2024: took a look at her tricomes today for the first time, and still seeing clear and cloudy, with very few amber. This will be what I consider week 8 of flower, so I'm thinking she should be done soon, but with the lower light shr has been getting she may need a little extra time.