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- Germination in a glass of un-ph-ed tap water
- after 2 days or so the tap root of all 3 seeds emerged
- transplanting seeds to jiffies
- prepared a potting mix of 50 % plagron royal mix and 50 % local gardening store plant potting soil
- germinated seeds transplanted in ~ 0.25 litres of plastic pots with domes - jiffy into potting mix
- fungus gnats in the soil ...
- watered too much / too often
- didn´t take pH of the water nor medium into account, leading to stunted growth ... i "was" a bloody rookie back then (me saying this 2,5 months later 😊)
- the laggard in the back broke one of it´s cotyledon ... she sure needs some extra time to recover. I´m gonna call her "she-hulk" 💪
- being off for a couple of days. My "Conzuela" overwatered them heavily
- they were showing signs of nutrient deficiencies ... just being overwatered with un-ph-ed, chlorinated tapwater
- still learning ... ordered soil & liquid pH & EC/TDS meter (Bluelab & YINMIK)
- preparing to transplant them into their final homes
- prepared 3 x 5 gal. (19 L) fabric pots - AC Infinity ones came with the tent
- using plagron royalmix - pre-fertilized for the first 6 weeks
- still working on my watering skills
- light intensity measured with "Photone (iOS)". Turns out to be a huge mistake by now (week 12)
- installed two 6" fans + CloudForge (Humidifier)
- added power roots & pure zym the first time
- topped em mid week 3
At the end of week 3 i got the pH straight and the waterings became more efficient. The plant to the right on the other hand was´t that happy. I´ve struggled for weeks to come to figure her out.
- 2 of 3 - including the plant with only 1 cotyledon - growing vigorously
- the plant to the right seem to have Mag problems
- applied vita race as foliage spray once a week from now on
- shoud have defoliated the plants more aggressively. Huge fan leafs up top blocking tons of light from penetrating the lower parts of the plant
- startet to LST the plant way too late ... again: should´ve removed more big fan leafs acting as umbrellas
I´ve also noticed lowering the light too early and light-stressed the plant. Causing new growth become more and more thin/narrow
- major defoliation
- canopy maintenance - LST using tent pegs
- stems thicken up nicely
- they turn out to be very bushy plants
I´m exited to see what theyll look like after flipping them into flower.
- new light arrived ! AC Infinity IONFRAME EVO 6 ... absolute beast !
- forgot to mention that we´ve figured a serious Mag deficiency in our tap water in a community Discord. The ratio of Cal-Mag should be 3,5:1 ... but is 17,38:1 instead. Data provided by local water supplier. So i need to address that by adding 0.19 g of epsom salt to balance out the ratio, before adding CalMag ( https://jrgong.convertcalculator.com/fumus-calmag-rechner-copy/ )
- at the end of week 6 the middle plant having Mag. problem seem to catch up
- June 26th, i´ve flipped them into flower
- mid week 7 defoliation ... again ... bushying like hell
- they´re pushing like there´s no tomorrow
- all 3 plants looking very vital to me
Looking forward to see the first pistels 😁
- LST them hard ... sometimes LST becomes EST (breaking) 😝
- having trouble to water the plants thoroughly (dry spots) - so - dunking them !
- mid 3rd week of flower, the smallest plant showing pistels
- the canopy is very dense. Needs defoliation every other day or so
In Woche 3 der Blüte endlich Blütenansätze. Dachte schon, denen sitzt etwas quer. Scheint bei den Painkiller XL aber normal zu sein. Täglich LST und bissl pinching. Sie scheint auch erst jetzt richtig mit dem Stretch anzufangen ...
2 of the 3 flowering. The biggest one still doesn´t want to. It´s day 22 since flipping lights to 12/12. Some minor defoliation - nothing crazy. Watering every 2-3 days ~ 4 litres (per lady) of dechlorinated tap water phed to ~ 6.5, adding 0.19 g epsom salt according to FUMUS CalMag Calculator to address magnesium deficiency / calcium excess.
- lollipopped them 18.07.
- the big was stressed enough then to finally flip into flower - day 23 of FLO
- minor defoliation now an then
- ladies getting thursty - almost 2 litres a day
The small one is falling a little behind. Dunno if it´s too late to apply a scrog netting.
- girls are thirsty and i´m definitely not happy with plagron royalmix being that hydrophobic. It´s almost impossible to water the top of the bucket in a way to avoid dry spots. Dunking is the only way to fix that ...
- buds are stacking up nicely
- smells like sweets / sugar / citrus 😲
- last "major" defoliation on July, 23rd
- weather is a nightmare ... either 75 % rh or 40 % ... in my growing situation it is almost impossible to get the VPD straight
Endspurt 😁
16.08.
- watering day
- palgron nutrient scheme - bottom & top feed
14.08.
- watering - dunking ... just ph-ed tap water
11.08.
- was out and about over the weekend
- those ladies definitely got some drinking problems 😀4-5 Liters in 2,5 days
- due to the substrate being hydrophobic, dunking was on the sh*tlist ... just ph-ed the water
- the ladies kept around 4.5 - 5.0 Liters
07.08.
- girls were thirsty again - about 4 Liters per plant in 2 days
- fed them around 4 Liters nutrient solution again ( 1 liter tray feed / sprayed the surface of the soil (maybe 150 ml) / 3 x 500 ml top feedings having about 20 min. breaks in between feedings / 500 ml tray feed again - then pooring the rest on the top
- nothing much to see from now on. Buds stacking up. Veeeery slow & boring period of the grow 😁 I can´t wait harvesting them .. smallest one maybe ~ 3 weeks from now / middle one ~ 4 weeks / the big one propably needs another ~ 5-6 weeks - but that´s wild guessing, because she was behaving very unpredictable until now.
05.08.
- i figured that "Photone" (iOS light metering app) is showing false data (iPhone 14). So i´ve ordered a proper PAR-Meter from Amazon. Indeed - whereas photone showing ~ 900 PPFD, the PAR-Meter is showing ~ 1.600 PPFD ... adjusted the height of the lamp accordingly. Now hitting around 1.000 PPFD at the top of the canopy.
- the buds are getting thicker - lovin´ it 😍Smell´s like lemon candy 😛
- i´m watering the plants each cycle by dunking them or top feeding
21.08.
- nothing crazy goin' on
- just watering when dry, taking off some yellowing, dying foliage here and there
- this time, instead of dunking, back to plagron schema
Basically, i´m just waiting for the ladies to get really really fat 😬
01.09.
- flower week 10
- it´s a mess to manage the buds not to snap off ... feeling like the puppet master. A two layer scrog net would've been the better idea. Not like i didn´t have one 😏
- just water when dry ... i think she-hulk is ready to harvest end of the week of flower
- the middle one needs another 2 weeks i guess
- the biggest plant still needs another 3-4 weeks ... but looking at the size of the buds, it´s definitley worth waiting 😁
09.09. - Week 17 now
- somebody thought it´d be a great idea to install a double layer scrog netting ... 3,5 h 😁
- nevertheless, it was somewhat necessary to support the heavy weighing buds
- another week and the middle one is ready to harvest. I want her trichomes to be more amber
17.09.
- harvested the middle one
- trichomes are perfectly amber coloured - about 60-70 % i guess
- 755 g wet harvest minus 132 g left overs from trim
- now drying in Cannatrol cool cure
- just one last plant to go ... she seem to need another week or two
16.09.
- been off for a long weekend
- the middle one was on a dry period for about a week now
- tomorrow she´s up for harvest
26.09.
- after 14 weeks of flower, 138 days since popping the seeds - i decided to harvest the last one
- i couldn´t see any significant changes in Trichome colors, she started fox-tailing, felt less sticky and lost some smell over the last 1 - 2 weeks
- i didn´t want the plant to become a hermi
22.09.
- last girl standing ... she´s packing up nicely
- she´ll need another week or two
17.10.
- after 20 days in Cannatrol, pheno #1 put 236 g dry on the table
- although the plant is not performing as expected
As a first timer it was very easy to grow this strain. Although, i had 3 completely different pheno´s in terms of color, growth, bud structure, smell ... That sweet candy lemony smell & flavour is very appealing. In the growing room and lungs.
I´ve harvested 2,6 kg wet - 2/3 plants dried so far ~ 340 g that´s impressive i´d say ... again: first timer !
What i don´t like about Royal Queen Seeds is trichome color. All of the plants seem to have almost no milky trichomes. They went from crystal clear to amber, skipping milky stage which makes it hard to guess for a beginner when the plants are ready beeing harvested.
That seem to be an issue with some of RQS genetics - so i´ve heard
Anyways, nice and ez strain to grow !
26.09.
- after 14 weeks of flower, 138 days since popping the seeds - i decided to harvest the last one
- i couldn´t see any significant changes in Trichome colors, she started fox-tailing, felt less sticky and lost some smell over the last 1 - 2 weeks
- i didn´t want the plant to become a hermi
- she was packing some really heavy head buds !
- wet weight - 1.072 g
25.09.
- middle child got weighed today - fresh out of 4 day dry + 4 day cure cycle
- trimmed, no leafs and minimal stems net 180 g (!) - that´s impressive !
- making 344 g of 2/3 plants
- next up: harvesting the biggest one, when she finally decides to be ready ... some day ...
22.09.
- the middle child is in curing stage now
- ready to smoke in 2 days - Cannatrol Standard Preset
- my personal opinion: it feels kinda too dry ...
- 24.09. i´m going to dry weigh her
17.09.
- second pheno harvested
- chop cop ! The reaper came for "middle child"
- 755 g wet
- going in the Cannatrol for 8 days dyring stage
05.09.
- Finally ! The first plant of three is harvested ! Unfortunately, the Cannatrol didn´t arrive in time, so i had to hang the plant upside down in my 2nd tent under not even close to optimal drying conditions. Maybe overdried her just a bit.
- chop chop ! The reaper came for she-hulk
- chopped her at the main stem 3-4 cm above the soil
- weighing her 769 g wet and hang her up side down in my second tent for 10 days
- smell is very decent - not too crazy. Not as strong as expected - maybe a pheno thing. The middle one´s smell is much more on the heavy side.
@Philippovic, in deinen Report hab ich als Erstes reingeschaut, als ich nach 2 Wochen Blüte noch nüscht sehen konnte und leichte Panik bekam 😀 Heute ist Tag 22 der Blüte - 2/3 stacken langsam ... die Größte der 3 Pflanzen ziert sich noch und schiebt einfach nach wie vor nur Masse.
@Dabking, do you know how to post "partial harvests" ? I.e. when harvesting 1 of 3 plants in week 16, 2nd of 3 in week 18 ... and so on. Only thing i found is "Harvest" - but that´s function seem to be final. Even when selecting 1 plant.
@BearBuds, i´m happy so far. Compared the measurements with AC-Infinity´s PAR-Map and the values were very close.
https://www.amazon.com/-/de/dp/B0BTYW7SDP/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3U2U7FAWJTT0R&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.xkzmMXhIYg7wV4gQ6RsjcqkLdgx6AlTXtCCCopOuSYwZVmCwfsHRCObhRqVTOShm8YRFGZDcZqQotJroW4q8CKjrrq5ka9AX91E7UjncnfOCS8s8YhEWqX2E9UUZM8YJqoIZ8HWKQJ36bX8MYtu2qkH5lCcTk8OFuXQ1u5ZWz7vGc8UL82E1NWTsVF2XbqeNcS1Jxg6QD8IfROuO1qdOKeRQskxPeLMZrG0kTYcL70c.E3EknTj-XV9kfyl6K9UZG72VJmpw51bSZJ_UTwzZ-6I&dib_tag=se&keywords=par+meter&qid=1722963652&sprefix=PAR+Met%2Caps%2C178&sr=8-3
Feeling much more confident now to be in optimal range for the different stages of the plant.
@BearBuds, Thanks - AC Infinity Controller 69 Pro - digital (WLAN) controller to connect your UIS devices to. You can then control and monitor all your AC Inf. devices with your smartphone. Lovin´ it ! 😍Inline Fan responding to high temp./-RH triggers, a humidifer in VPD target range, as well as a heater on low vpd trigger.
https://acinfinity.com/hydroponics-growers/controllers/smart-uis-controllers/controller-69-pro/
@Philippovic, Leider gute 2.300 Flocken ! Aber der Versand ist inkl. 😉Kannst den auch direkt aus den Staaten importieren - aber DU bist für Verzollung und Abwicklung verantwortlich. Kann gut gehen, muss aber nicht ! Aber bis dato bin ich von dem Teil begeistert (!). Prädikat: "Leider geil !" 😍
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