First Grow: 3x Royal Creamatic from Royal Queen Seeds

yoinky_sploinky Week 1

yoinky_sploinky Week 2

yoinky_sploinky Week 3: I accidentally "topped" the branch in the back on Plant #1 while training and defoliating on day 16.

yoinky_sploinky Week 4

yoinky_sploinky week 5

yoinky_sploinky week 6 I noticed that the light was just not cutting it, so I Got a better one on Day 41 Switched from the dinky amazon light to a Vipar Spectra XS1500 Pro That should be pretty proper for this 70x70 tent

yoinky_sploinky Week 7

yoinky_sploinky Week 8 Observations: Fan leaves are showing significant signs of distress Symptoms strongly resemble calcium deficiency Which is weird because the tap water in my area is known for being extremely hard. Conclusion: Nutrient Lockout, caused by salt buildup in the soil from overfeeding+the hard water. Plan of Action: Stop adding nutrients to the water during watering sessions to address salt buildup. Rely on the tap water's natural pH of ~7 (as per the supplier's documentation) to stabilize the soil conditions.

yoinky_sploinky Week 9 #1 is getting nutrients according to biobixx feeding schedule #2 is getting half nutrients #3 is only getting tap water

yoinky_sploinky Week 10 the discoloration of #2 is looking very similiar to #3 Despite the assumption of nutrient lockout causing this I kept adding a half dosage of nutrients to see what happens #3 got better, while leaves of #2 started dying at the end of this week Conclusion: Start flushing #2

yoinky_sploinky //Week 11 //Day 71 Reduced Light intensity to 80% Harvest of Number 3 is imminent. I want to stretch it as much as possible, since I need the tent for drying and wouldn't like drying it over the light. #1 and #2 are also experiencing some pretty weird growth in their top colas. Was scared that they're developing seeds but squishing a calyx calmed my nerves, as I didn't feel anything out of the ordinary. I finally bought a proper PH Tester and measured the PH of the runoff from Plant #1. It came out at 6.9, a bit too high. //Day 74 growth in #2 has stopped and judging by the trichomes it's about ready to be harvested same with #3 #1 is slowly getting there I'm hoping to harvest them all at once before day 80 //Day 76 I got to testing my tap water with an EC meter today, which gave a lot of insight to the problems I'm facing turns out is has a PPM of 450. Makes sense that the plants are reacting sensitive to nutrients and eventually lock out. Nothing I can do about it at this point, atleast not in this run :) //Day 77 I've decided to harvest them all tomorrow morning, right before the light would turn on. #1 and #2 did not have a proper flush, my research tells me it's not that important anyways. (I quote Dr. Bruce Bugbee on that)

yoinky_sploinky //Day 78 29.12.2024 ///Harvest day Temperature and humidity in the drying tent are kept at 65°F and 55% Looking to dry for 7-10 days Updates and weight will follow //Day 79 made corrections to the ventilation system: SF clip fan: -reduced speed 8-2 -turned off oscillation Other clip Fan: -reduced speed 2-1 I positioned the fans to blow toward opposite walls of the tent, just below the hanging plants, to create a gentle cyclone effect. That should be enough air movement, the previous setup was definitely overkill and would have probably caused the plants to dry out prematurely. //Day 87 I trimmed and jarred #2 today. Stems are still not really snappy, I still took it off drying because trimming is going to take a while and I'd rather start too soon than too late. I've ended up starting with #2 because she is the larfiest. //Day 88 Trimmed and jarred #3 today. Definitely denser buds, with more purpling. Weight came out at 56G I did not weigh #2's yield. It's around the same though. Will weigh when done curing. //Day 89 Trimmed and jarred #1 today. As expected, she yielded the best results. Total weight will follow //Day 96 Some observations on the cure: RH was at 54-56% at the time of jarring and raised to ~60% in the process #1 was the only one where I left some space in the jar, as I didnt have enough jars. Turns out it's got a noticeably more pleasant smell than the other phenotypes. I'll leave more space next time. The smell reminds me of caramel chocolate and sometimes vanilla now, very pleasant.