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Special Queen 1 / Mars Hydro SP3000

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Germination
a year ago
Seed was scuffed & dunked (3hrs). Jiffy puck, propagator & heat mat @ 25˙/ 85-95% RH & light @ 24/0. No nutes, only pH'd water. Broke surface in 3 days... Day 7, started to "harden-off" by opening the propagator for several hours per day & added 50% nutes.
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Week 2. Vegetation
a year ago
9 cm
20 hrs
26 °C
6.5
No Smell
160 PPM
70 %
20 °C
20 °C
19 °C
15 L
1 L
45 cm
Nutrients 2
CANNA Coco A - Canna
CANNA Coco A 1 mll
CANNA Coco B - Canna
CANNA Coco B 1 mll
The hardest part of the entire grow cycle for me... just leaving her alone. 😉 I use pH'd water (condensate captured from an A/C), occasionally adding a little CalMag & half the recommended nutes, that's it! I created my own "air-pots" with a soldering iron (less damage than drilling), plus a run-off capture container, so I can measure & test run off... Mars Hydro SP3000 @ 25% 👌
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Week 6. Vegetation
a year ago
40 cm
20 hrs
26 °C
6.5
No Smell
650 PPM
55 %
20 °C
20 °C
18 °C
15 L
2 L
45 cm
Nutrients 2
CANNA Coco A - Canna
CANNA Coco A 1.5 mll
CANNA Coco B - Canna
CANNA Coco B 1.5 mll
Week 6, she's needing a defoliation... Still using pH'd water (condensate captured from an A/C), occasionally adding a little CalMag & just over half the recommended nutes. Aiming for approx 10 - 20% run-off so I can measure & test... Mars Hydro SP3000 has steadily increased to 75% @ 18" 👌
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Week 8. Flowering
a year ago
60 cm
14 hrs
26 °C
6.5
Normal
950 PPM
50 %
20 °C
20 °C
18 °C
15 L
2 L
45.72 cm
Nutrients 5
CarboLoad - Advanced Nutrients
CarboLoad 1 mll
Big Bud Coco - Advanced Nutrients
Big Bud Coco 1 mll
CANNA Coco A - Canna
CANNA Coco A 3 mll
Week 8, she's been defoliated & LST... Still using pH'd water (condensate captured from an A/C), bi-daily adding a little CalMag & about 75% of the recommended nutes. Aiming for approx 10 - 20% run-off so I can measure & test... Mars Hydro SP3000 has steadily increased to 85% @ 18" & I've started the "flip" process by altering to 14/10 👌 She's growing approx 25mm per day!
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Week 10. Flowering
a year ago
80 cm
12 hrs
26 °C
6.5
Weak
1200 PPM
40 %
16 °C
20 °C
16 °C
15 L
3 L
40 cm
Nutrients 4
CarboLoad - Advanced Nutrients
CarboLoad 2 mll
Big Bud Coco - Advanced Nutrients
Big Bud Coco 2 mll
CANNA Coco A - Canna
CANNA Coco A 3.4 mll
The SP3000 has now been steadily increased to 100% @18", I now start lowering the distance gradually to 12". Still using low EC water (condensate captured from the de-humid unit). I've noticed the daily growth rate has lowered from 25mm day to approx 10mm per day, but the buds are forming nicely. She's still very thirsty, but that is starting to drop...
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Week 11. Flowering
a year ago
82 cm
12 hrs
26 °C
6.5
Weak
1200 PPM
45 %
15 °C
19 °C
16 °C
15 L
3 L
40 cm
Nutrients 5
CarboLoad - Advanced Nutrients
CarboLoad 2 mll
Big Bud Coco - Advanced Nutrients
Big Bud Coco 2 mll
Overdrive - Advanced Nutrients
Overdrive 2 mll
Week 11 & the trichomes are starting to cloud, predominantly on the upper buds. I thought I had another 4 weeks to go, now I'm not so sure... 😉
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Week 12. Flowering
a year ago
84 cm
12 hrs
27 °C
6.5
Normal
1200 PPM
50 %
17 °C
20 °C
17 °C
15 L
3 L
40 cm
Nutrients 5
CarboLoad - Advanced Nutrients
CarboLoad 2 mll
Big Bud Coco - Advanced Nutrients
Big Bud Coco 2 mll
Overdrive - Advanced Nutrients
Overdrive 2 mll
Starting week 12: Very slow growth, may be 10mm - 20mm per week. Buds are forming nicely & aroma has increased considerably. Still very hungry, struggling to get run-off from 1.5l twice daily. Trichomes are continuing to cloud...
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Week 13. Flowering
a year ago
88 cm
12 hrs
26 °C
6.1
Strong
900 PPM
45 %
17 °C
18 °C
16 °C
15 L
3 L
30 cm
Nutrients 4
CarboLoad - Advanced Nutrients
CarboLoad 2 mll
Big Bud Coco - Advanced Nutrients
Big Bud Coco 1 mll
CANNA Coco A - Canna
CANNA Coco A 2.5 mll
Most of the trichomes are cloudy with some starting to turn amber, I guess this is when the THC starts degrading & creating CBN. So, in theory, she's at her most potent? I'll flush her on the weekend, and next week I'll harvest... Stinky work! 😷
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Week 14. Flowering
a year ago
90 cm
12 hrs
26 °C
6
Strong
40 %
17 °C
17 °C
16 °C
15 L
2 L
30 cm
Most of the trichomes are cloudy with lots that are amber. I've denied her nutes, plus flushed her twice this week. First run-off was about 980ppm, the 2nd was 190ppm (using 0ppm pH'd water). I'll deny her water for 2 days & harvest this weekend... Gonna be stinky/sticky work! 😷
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Week 14. Harvest
a year ago
Happy Harvest Day!
Special Queen #1 - Royal Queen Seeds
Spent 58 days
Ger Veg Flo Har
6/10
Rated
540 g
Bud wet weight per plant
1
Plants
0.75
Grow Room size
Normal
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Day air temperature
Air humidity
PPM
PH
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Substrate temperature
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The RQS strain/seeds were excellent, as usual. I'll update the final amount once it's all dried...
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