Kool Aid Acid Test

Quexos 1. New Year, new tent, new lights, new grow!!! 2. This is 1 of 4 autos in my new tent. This bean was a freebie when I ordered a package of their Brooklyn Sunrise Seeds. Unfortunately Brooklyn met an untimely demise. 3. She is on an 18/6 light cycle. Currently I'm feeding Recharge at half strength to help with root development. I'll begin feeding AN Sensei Grow at 25% strength as soon as the first set of real leaves are fully developed. I'll increase the strength to full strength by the time she starts flowering.

Quexos 1. This light is really, really bright! The plants are loving it. 2. Currently I'm watering every 3 days with 1l of filtered water. They received a full dose of Recharge on their last watering. Since the plant has reached its first full set of leaves, I'm going to start feeding nutrients at .25 strength. I will increase to .5 then full strength within the next 2 weeks depending on how OCP responds. I'd like to get at least 1 full cycle of feeding at full strength before she flips out!

Quexos 1. OCP jumped into action this week! There has been tons of growth! She is showing fat, fat leaves and not a lot of vertical growth. 2. This was the first week of feeding. OCP received 1l filtered water+25% Strength Sensei Grow A+B. This was done every 3 days. On the 3rd feeding OCP was given 2l Filtered Water+Full Strength Recharge. I will increase the dosage to 50% on this week's feedings. I'll increase dosage to 100% next week depending on her response to 50% feedings. I'll also look at whether she is transitioning to flower yet. 3. I will continue to use veg nutes until true flowers emerge. Then I'll switch to flowering nutes. I'll be using Sensei Bloom A+B, Big Bud, Bud Candy, and Overdrive. Of course, not all at once. 4. I'm considering doing a little bit of defoliation to open up those secondary nodes. I'm undecided though. I'd really like to leave this auto grow alone. Let it do its thing.

Quexos 1. OCP is taking her sweet time! I have seen little indication that she is getting ready to flower. I've done some LST to her branches since I have the time. I thought about topping her as well, but I think its too late now. If I grew this strain again, I would certainly treat it like a photo since it appears to have a longer veg period. 2. I will continue using veg nutes until I start to see true flowers. Currently I am at full strength for Sensei Grow A+B. Quantities of Recharge will not change throughout the grow. 3. The development of this plant has required me to increase the amount of filtered water from 1l to 2l. 4. I turned down the heaters and exhaust fans in the grow tents. The room was getting really muggy. The slightly lower temps might induce this hesitant auto to flip.

Quexos 1. Still waiting..... 2. Punch is still transitioning to flower. Based on other grows in the GD community, I know that this strain flowers later than some other autos. I'm thinking by the end of week 6 at the latest. 3. Since she is not really flowering, I've been doing some LST on the secondary nodes. I've really been able to spread the base out so that when she starts to flower, there will be lots of viable budsites. I'll start to prune off the lower, popcorn budsites once she has started to stretch and develop true flowers. 4. If I had thought ahead, I would've topped this strain. The other autos in the tent started flowering around week 3+. There was no time for the plant to develop enough to top it. This one, however, would've given me enough veg time to top the plant and get a few more budsites. Something I need to keep in mind for future auto grows. 5. She is still getting full strength veg nutes. I'll switch to flowering nutes after the flowers appear.

Quexos 1. The auto that wasn't.... We are in week 6 now, and this is the only auto in the tent that isn't flowering like crazy. Growth is great. I've been using LST to open up the interior and spread out the budsites. At least I'm creating an awesome canopy! 2. She is still receiving full strength veg, nutes and Recharge. I'll change over to flowering nutes when she is ready. 3. She is still randomly producing variegated leaves. I've looked at some other photos of the same strain and I see variegated leaves here and there so I'm not going to worry...much.

Quexos 1. The little auto that wasn't.... 2. She is still cruising along in veg. mode. Before you say she is about ready to flower, look at the same photos from the last 2 weeks.😟 3. I'm defoliating and doing LST while I wait for her to flower. She is still on the full strength veg. nutes schedule. 4. The variegated leaves are showing up far less often now that she is older. I hardly notice they are there. 5. For now I'm just going to let her be, but I can pull her out of the grow tent and put her in a dark room for an extra 6 hours of darkness to force flip her. However, that means I'd have to take her to a separate place every day until the rest of the tent is harvested. I'd be toting her back and forth for a minimum of 4 weeks!😖

Quexos 1. She is a very, very healthy little girl, but she is a very bad auto. 2. I thought of taking drastic measures this week. My idea was to pull her out of the tent after 12 hours of light and putting her in a dark closet. That should trigger flowering. However, if she is really an auto, reducing the light might really reduce the potential of this strain. 3. Also, while inspecting the main stalk I think I saw some pre-flowering pistils. They are small, and I can't be sure, but I can give it some more time. 4. Meanwhile, I'm trying not to defoliate, but she is producing so many leaves, its difficult to keep bud sites open to the light. I will feed just filtered water for a week and see if that helps her transition. It looks like she will flower any day now, but she has looked that way for a few weeks.

Quexos 1. Nothing is really happening. She is just producing leaves and developing some serious secondary growth. I've been trying not to defoliate, but I still have to thin her out once a week. 2. I almost changed her lighting schedule this week, but I noticed numerous pre-flowering pistils when I was inspecting the plant. These aren't the spiky things at the nodes. These look more like a bulb with tiny pistils coming out the end. This gives me hope that she will "auto" up. 3. My new plan is to let her do her thing until I'm ready to harvest the other 3 autos in the tent. If she hasn't begun flowering then I will transplant her in a 7 gallon pot, let her recover, then flip the lights to a 12/12 cycle. That gives her almost 3 weeks to make up her mind whether she is an auto, or a photo.

Quexos 1. Here comes the problem child. 2. I made the decision to transplant her from her 3g pot to a 7g. pot. She was really rootbound to the bottom of the sack. I used Forest Ocean as fill dirt. It is high in Calcium which my plant appears to be needing. I watered her with 1g of filtered water+Recharge+Sensei cal-Mag Xtra. 3.Once she has recovered from the stress of transplanting, I'm going to force flower her. The other 3 autos should be done by that time. I can also pull her out of the tent for the last week to reduce her light cycle, but in that large sack she is quite heavy. 4. I'm noticing a lot of yellowing of newer growth. You can see it clearly in the top view photo. I'm also noticing some yellowing around the viens of newer leaves. It goes away over time, but it can't be right. 5. I did a slurry test earlier this week. PH was 6.7 and PPM were 440. I've also been testing my water before and after adding nutrients. Nothing seems to be amiss. I've been adding Demeter's Destiny to help with Calcium. I switched to AN's Sensei Cal-Mag Xtra this week. It has Mag, Iron, and other micro-nutrients that might help. 5. If she ever decides to flower, I'll use a SCROG screen to spread out all of the budsites. She could be a magnificent plant.

Quexos 1. She may not want to grow up, but she is a robust plant. She bounced back from transplanting within 2 days easily. My last feeding of Recharge also helped. 2. Currently she is only being fed with 4l filtered water+Sensei Cal-Mag Xtra. She was a bit spotty and her leaves and veins were a little yellow. 3. If she would like to flower any time soon, I am more than happy for that to happen. However, my current plan is to let her grow until I harvest the 3 autos in the tent. 2 of the autos will come down this week. I haven't decided on the 3rd. Once the tent is empty of the autos, I will flip the lights to a 12/12 schedule and treat this plant like a photo.

Quexos 1. This has become a transition week for The Queen. I disrupted her light cycle on Tuesday. She spent a day in the dark tent. I reset the lights to 12/12. Finally I started giving flowering nutes at 50% strength. We shall see. 2. I actually contacted Dutch Passion about the problem. They suggested I switch her light schedule too. I want to thank them for getting back to me. That's great customer service!👍 3. She has really bushed out since transplanting. I'd really like to defoliate her to open up budsites, but I think I'll wait until I see some stretching. 4. Some of the yellowing and discoloration has gone away. I'm still adding Cal-Mag every 3rd watering.

Quexos 1. And it shall come to pass that the bush will bring forth flowers! 2. Flowers appeared less than a week after flipping the light schedule. I gave her a few days to develop then I did a defol to open the bud sites. I trimmed lots and lots of leaves! 3. The addition of Cal-Mag has really helped her color. Her new growth is greener than before.

Quexos 1. We are cruising through flowering now! Stretch is continuing and bud sites are developing very nicely. 2. I've been trying to clear the under-canopy. There are tons of little budsites all up and down the bud stalks. I'd like to prune a lot of those off so she can direct her energy towards the beautiful canopy that is forming! 3. OCP is getting full strength flowering nutes at this point. I'm feeding 4l of filtered water every 3 days. I keep my regular schedule: Feed-Feed-Cal-Mag. 4. The addition of Cal-Mag on off feeding days has really been great for this girl. She was showing all sorts of minor deficiencies. Now she is just killing it. This will be the largest plant I've grown in 40 years.

Quexos 1. She is cruising right along. I have about 6-8 really nice bud stalks developing. There are also a ton of minor bud sites a little lower and on the outsides of the canopy. 2. I've been really trying to clean up the canopy and under growth. This plant stayed in veg for a long time and built up a bush-like appearance. I've had to move individual branches to access those tiny buds and branches. 3. She is being fed full strength bloom nutes in 4l of filtered water. She is a thirsty girl. She is drinking every 3rd day. The key to keeping this strain happy has been the Cal-Mag feeding every 3rd watering. She was really struggling without it. 4. Now it's just a waiting game. I can't wait to see those bud stalks fill in! I have supports for them!

Quexos 1. Nothing exciting to report. She is developing nicely. Buds are filling out the stalks. There should be some extra nice colas when I harvest. 2. I've noticed she is pretty thirsty. I normally water 4l every 3 days, but I'm going to have to either increase the volume of water, or the frequency in which I water.

Quexos 1. I've been out of town for a week and I came home to some serious bud growth! The major bud stalks are really filling in and creeping up the stalks! She looks great! 2. I'm feeding 4l every other day now. She is a thirsty girl. I'm feeding full strength flowering nutes for the next 2 weeks, then its time to start tapering off and get ready for harvest. 3. My feeding schedule is feed-feed-Cal-Mag.

Quexos 1. All is well in the NeverEnding Grow. 2. I was originally shooting for a 10 weeks of flowering, but the buds are starting to look closer to being done. Therefore, I'm going to cut out 2 rounds of flowering nutes, and begin the late flowering phase of this grow. 3. I'll be reducing Sensei Bloom and Bud Candy to 75% strength. I will also stop using Big Bud, but instead use Overdrive at full strength. 4. Instead of 5 weeks until harvest, I'm guessing 3 weeks. 5. I also looked up this strain on Dutch Passion's website and they say this strain is done around 7 weeks of flower. 5. I expect trichome production to really pick up in the next few weeks as she starts to ripen. I might have to start supporting some of the outside branches.

Quexos 1. This is the last week for OCP. I'm starting to see some nice amber trichomes. I wanted to feed her one last week, but I think she is ready for flushing and harvest. 2. I'll be adding Flawless Finish to my Filtered water the last few feedings. Then I'll flush with fresh water, let her dry out a bit, then put her in the dark for 3 days. 3. I'm really pleased with how this plant turned out. She is fragrant to the touch, the buds are large, fat and dense. She is also a beast of a plant compared to the others that I've grown so far. I'm looking forward to this harvest.

Quexos This was supposed to be a simple auto grow, but someone had different plans. She never flowered, despite giving her 10 weeks. I decided to treat her like a photo. i up-potted to a 7g smart pot then flipped her to a 12/12 light cycle. After that it was a smooth sailing. She flowered for about 10w and produced a goodly amount of dense, fragrant buds.