RQS 2024 Run

Normal Growth, still high highs and low lows relating to temps.

Transplanting of the seedlings to their final vase/ ground vase after 1st topping. No signs of stress, despite early transplant.

Normal Growth pattern, some stretching. Start of LST on the ground plants

Another week, no comments. Start of LST with the Special Queen #1 (accidentally broke a branch, duct taped it back into place)

Beautiful Boom Growth Ladies looking bushy and healthy, despite non ideal temperatures. Signs of white powdery spots on the leaves (possibly powdery mildew), Sprayed milk solution (milk 1:11 water) to lower the PH to avoid further development of mildew

Progress..

Despite the surge in temperatures, reaching 43°C inside the green house, the cultivars seem to be thriving! With new growth shoots starting to fill the canopy and the heat wave, some foliar feeding was required in order to cool the plants down. The foliar feed consisted of a "hempseed tea" in water, kelp, sucanat and grinded up hemp seeds. Additionally a natural tobacco tea was also diluted in water and sprayed, to avoid pests such as aphids and moths. For the fungus gnats, beetle larvae and ants, the soil has been pre mixed with neem cake, and recently nematodes, which deter most pests. I'd say it's going pretty well.

The stretching is starting. Not amazing solar coverage in the past few days. Temperatures haven't been amazing either, but not bad.. Some bugs started to munch on the power flower, but some other beneficial bugs ( lacewings)

Normal Progress Stretching is slowly starting, my guess is that they are almost blooming. Smell is getting more intense. Topped the 11 roses, a few tops from the Power flower and Special queen. TONS of lady bugs 👌

Some toppings done, stretching begining, but still not in flower

Stretching Starting

Entering Flower soon. The "11 Roses"/ Old Lemon Grass and the Special Queen showed some signs of nutrient deficiencies, so extra nutrients were given. For The in-ground plants, no nutrients until flower starts.

Officially in flowering. Potted plants recovered well from the nutrients deficiency.

flowering...

Not much to add...

Honey Cream is starting to smell wonderfully, a Sweet almost candy/bubblegum smell, incredible !

Fattening up the ladies, finally all in flower. Honey Cream is 5 weeks into flowering Old Lemongrass is 2.5 weeks into flowering Power flower is 2 weeks into flowering Special Queen #1 is in the 1st week of flowering

Unfortunate Week... Honey cream had a couple of "budrot" spots forming due to droplets of water dripping into the flower and not drying (99%humidity nights)... Thankfully those buds were cut down and she doesn't seem to be producing any more "budrot".. Apart from that, the smell is amazing on her. Power Flower is going nicely too, but seems to not have too much smell...

Honey Cream is almost ready (Aiming for 15% amber trichomes), another week or two and the first tops will come out. The smell is very pleasant, a bubble gum, sweet and almost ripe berry smells, very intoxicant ! Power flower is stacking nicely, but still with no smell, very frosty too. Special queen #1 is also doing amazingly, specially being in a pot, 2.25m and stacking EVERYWHERE ! The smell reminds me of an amnesia haze, very pungent on the nose ! Old Lemongrass is doing a little bit worse, her leaves yellowed a lot, but hopefully it will get fixed by next week. Trichome production is considerably slower than all the other strains, but she is stacking for sure. Smells of a very pleasant sweet lemon.