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RQS Orion F1 Autoflower Grow ๐Ÿ’š Organic Dry Amendments ๐Ÿ’š Plant #1 ๐Ÿ’š

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100 Watt with Samsung diodes Light Emitting Diodes/100W
Elite
100 Watt with Samsung diodes Light Emitting Diodes/100W
Elite
4 x 4 Grow Tent with Mylar
GROW
Oscillating Fan
Tall
Coco Coir
Perlite
Worm castings Other
Elixir
Indoor
Room Type
Topping
weeks 5
LST
weeks 9-10
19 L
Pot Size
0.76 L
Watering
Start at 10 Week
G
Germination
2mo ago
Nutrients 2
Charge - Ecothrive
Charge
1.3 mll
Life-Cycle - Ecothrive
Life-Cycle
5.21 mll
Kirsten Hey friends! ๐Ÿงก I am starting this grow thanks to James at Royal Queen Seeds! I finally have the ultimate seeds to experiment with, and you know I'm beyond excited ๐Ÿ˜ƒ F1 Hybrids, as you might know, are identical phenotypes produced by crossing from In Bred Lines (IBL's). This ensures that every plant is the same, and thus, experimenting with these will hopefully produce some very valuable and interesting results. This is a dream come true for me, as I'm endlessly curious for all knowledge, especially biology. So, with that being said, I give many thanks to James and RQS for providing me with these Orion F1 seeds to play with! For these experiments, I am making 2 diaries on advice from some of you lovely folks! It was decided that it would be easier to document each plant separately. This will be a grow with mostly dry amendments by Ecothrive and all organic. (Living soil custom mix). The second plant will receive liquid nutrients, mainly Greenleaf Nutrients. (Substrate only containing canna coco, worm castings, and perlite.) So make sure to check out the other diary. Otherwise, the experiments are rather pointless ๐Ÿ˜… Come along on this one, I have very high hopes! ๐Ÿ’šโœŒ๏ธ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ™Œ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ˜Š 11.5.25: The seeds were planted, and watered in with dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.4 with a tiny amount of Ecothrive Biosys. This is the soil mix I used. 5 gallon / 19l pot contained approximately; โ™ก Canna Coco (7l) ๏ธŽโ™ก Perlite (5l) โ™ก Worm Castings (2l) ๏ธŽโ™ก Coffee Grounds (1/2 cup) โ™ก Activated Carbon Pellets. (1 cup) at base of pot. ๏ธŽโ™ก Recharged soil from previous grow (pre-amended with Ecothrive Life Cycle and Ecothrive Charge) (4.5l) โ™ก Dry Amendments โ™ก โ˜† Ground Cinnamon โ˜† Diatomaceous Earth โ˜† Ecothrive Charge โ˜† Ecothrive Life Cycle โ˜† RHS Mycorrhizal Fungi granules โ˜† Great White Mycorrhizal Fungi blend โ™งโ™ง Watered the seed in, with dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.4 and Ecothrive Biosys 1/16 tsp/l. I'll be back when we see some leaves! ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿ˜Š๐ŸŒฑโœŒ๏ธ๐Ÿ’š โ™งโ™ง
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Used method
Directly In Substrate
Germination Method
1
Week 1. Vegetation
2mo ago
7.62 cm
Height
20 hrs
Light Schedule
26 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.0
pH
No Smell
Smell
545 PPM
TDS
55 %
Air Humidity
30 ยฐC
Solution Temp
21 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
24 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
18.93 L
Pot Size
Kirsten 15.5.25: It's been 48 hours after planting, and we have 2 extraordinarily identical seedlings! ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒฑ This time germinating, I did not use the humidity domes or spay the leaves. I adjusted the dehumidifier to around 50% RH. TEMP: 26ยฐC. Soil PH: 7.0 Soil temp: 20ยฐC Water PH: 6.0 Water about 20mls 3x a day. I used plain, dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.0. I'm very excited to see how we go! ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿ’šโœŒ๏ธ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ˜Š 18.5.25: The seedling ๐ŸŒฑ is looking nice and strong. Yesterday, I started watering around the perimeter of the pot to help the ecosystem of the soil get started. I'm watering with plain, dechlorinated, PH'd water. PPM: 545 PH: 6.0-6.5 The F1 Hybrid experiment has thus far produced identical results. The experiment compares two different styles of growing; one using Organic Dry Amendments the whole way through seed to harvest. The other plant, seed to harvest, will be receiving Liquid Nutrients. Thanks for following along on this grow ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ‘Œ๐ŸƒโœŒ๏ธ๐ŸŒฑ
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Week 2. Vegetation
2mo ago
11.43 cm
Height
20 hrs
Light Schedule
26 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.5
pH
No Smell
Smell
545 PPM
TDS
55 %
Air Humidity
33 ยฐC
Solution Temp
21 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
23 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
18.93 L
Pot Size
121.92 cm
Lamp Distance
Kirsten Orion F1 Organic. 24.5.25: The pot was still quite heavy, so to ensure aeration of the roots, I decided not to water for several more days. The plants are at what I call "the purgatory stage". Not much has happened. So I'm not expecting to see proper growth for another week. Just watering when necessary, to avoid mould etc. They should start being interesting soon! ๐Ÿ˜… Thanks for stopping by ๐Ÿ˜Š๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿ’šโœŒ๏ธ๐Ÿƒ
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Week 3. Vegetation
2mo ago
13.97 cm
Height
24 hrs
Light Schedule
26 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
No Smell
Smell
545 PPM
TDS
55 %
Air Humidity
30 ยฐC
Solution Temp
21 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
23 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
18.93 L
Pot Size
121.92 cm
Lamp Distance
Kirsten Orion F1 Organic dry amendments grow. 31.5.25: Well, this week has been pretty dull ๐Ÿ˜… I was hoping to have something to report on by now. I guess maybe next week ๐Ÿคž I've just been keeping the pot watered. I watered twice this week, with about 2l of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.5. Once; I used 2ml/2l of Ecothrive Trace, the other watering I used .15Tsp Ecothrive Biosys. โ˜† Xpert Nutrients PH down, up to 1ml. โ˜† Ecothrive Neutralise 1 drop per litre from the 1ml pipette, which is attached. This is my dechlorinator. I am planning on either topping or FIMing both plants. So I'm hoping that purgatory won't last much longer here ๐Ÿคž Quite a boring update, I know, but thanks for stopping by and hanging out! ๐Ÿ’šโœŒ๏ธ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ˜Š๐ŸŒฑ
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Week 4. Vegetation
1mo ago
17.78 cm
Height
24 hrs
Light Schedule
26 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
No Smell
Smell
545 PPM
TDS
55 %
Air Humidity
30 ยฐC
Solution Temp
21 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
23 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
18.93 L
Pot Size
121.92 cm
Lamp Distance
Kirsten Orion F1 Organic dry amendments grow: This week the plant has started to show some progress. I will top the plant soon. Now that everything is growing steadily. 8.5.25: The plant was watered with 1ltr of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6. This may be the last watering before she's done. I added per litre; โ™ก 1ml Trace โ™ก 1/4 TSP Ecothrive Biosys PPM: 636 PH: 6.1 Thanks for stopping by and hanging out ๐Ÿ’š โœŒ๏ธ ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿ˜Š ๐ŸŒฑ
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Week 5. Vegetation
1mo ago
17.78 cm
Height
24 hrs
Light Schedule
26 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
No Smell
Smell
545 PPM
TDS
55 %
Air Humidity
30 ยฐC
Solution Temp
21 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
23 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
18.93 L
Pot Size
111.76 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 1
Trace - Ecothrive
Trace
1 mll
Kirsten Orion F1 Organic dry amendments. She has grown well for the first time, after I topped her, she has taken to it very well. I topped the plant on the 14th. ๐Ÿ˜Š The leaves are looking a luscious, vibrant green. Overall, I'm very pleased with this recent progress. 14.6.25: I top dressed the plant today with the following amendments; โ˜† 1 Tbs Ecothrive Life Cycle โ˜† 1 Tbs Ecothrive Charge โ˜† 1 Tbs Ground Cinnamon โ˜† 1 Tbs Diatomaceous Earth โ˜† 1.5 Cups Worm Castings. This will hopefully tide me over until the end of the month, when I will top dress again. I have just been watering with plain, dechlorinated water, PH'd to between 6.1-6.5. โ˜† Xpert Nutrients PH down, up to 1ml. โ˜† Ecothrive Neutralise 1 drop per litre from the 1ml pipette, which is attached. This is my dechlorinator. I'm watering approximately 2ltrs twice a week or as necessary. She has started to drink more. Thank you for checking out my diary and hanging out ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ’šโœŒ๏ธ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿคž
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Topping
Technique
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Week 6. Vegetation
22d ago
38.1 cm
Height
24 hrs
Light Schedule
30 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
No Smell
Smell
545 PPM
TDS
55 %
Air Humidity
30 ยฐC
Solution Temp
24 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
26 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
18.93 L
Pot Size
45.72 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 2
Trace - Ecothrive
Trace
1 mll
Biosys - Ecothrive
Biosys
1.3 mll
Kirsten ๐Ÿ’š ORION F1 ORGANIC DRY AMENDMENTS ๐Ÿ’š The plant has well exceeded my ๐Ÿ’š ORION F1 LIQUID NUTRIENTS
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Week 7. Vegetation
21d ago
38.1 cm
Height
24 hrs
Light Schedule
30 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
Weak
Smell
545 PPM
TDS
55 %
Air Humidity
30 ยฐC
Solution Temp
24 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
27 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
18.93 L
Pot Size
45.72 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 2
Trace - Ecothrive
Trace
1 mll
Biosys - Ecothrive
Biosys
1.3 mll
Kirsten ๐Ÿ’š ORION F1 ORGANIC DRY AMENDMENTS ๐Ÿ’š The plant has well exceeded my ๐Ÿ’š ORION F1 LIQUID NUTRIENTS ๐Ÿ’œ So far really happy, has taken very well to the topping. She has shown good growth which I'm very pleased to see. This is what I watered this week: 18.6.25: I watered with 1.2L of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.1 and containing the following nutrients per 2 litres; โ™ก 0.5 ml Ecothrive Trace โ™ก 1/4 Tsp Ecothrive Biosys PH: 6.1 PPM: 373 23.6.25 I gave 3 ltrs of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.3 with no nutrients. PPM: 307 PH: 6.3 28.6.25: I watered with 2ltrs of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.5 and containing the following nutrients per 2 litres; โ™ก 1/4 Tsp Ecothrive Biosys โ™ก 2ml Ecothrive Trace PH: 6.5 PPM: 418 Thanks for stopping in this week ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ˜Š๐ŸƒโœŒ๏ธ๐ŸŒฑ
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Week 8. Flowering
15d ago
38.1 cm
Height
24 hrs
Light Schedule
30 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.5
pH
Weak
Smell
424 PPM
TDS
55 %
Air Humidity
30 ยฐC
Solution Temp
21 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
24 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
18.93 L
Pot Size
45.72 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 2
Trace - Ecothrive
Trace
1 mll
Biosys - Ecothrive
Biosys
1.3 mll
Kirsten ๐Ÿ’š ORGANIC ORION F1 ๐Ÿ’š 3.6.25: The plant was watered with 2ltrs of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.3 containing the following nutrients; โ™ก 2ml Ecothrive Trace โ™ก 1/4 TSP Ecothrive Biosys PH: 6.3 PPM: 418 With an additional 2l of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.5 containing the following nutrients; โ™ก 3ml Ecothrive Trace โ™ก 1/4 TSP Ecothrive Biosys PH: 6.5 PPM:424 This week has been productive and we are now in flower! I've top dressed the plant again to prepare for the flowering stage, and have started LST by tying down the 2 main tops. 6.6.25: The plant was top dressed today. Top dress: ๐Ÿ’š 2 Cups Worm Castings ๐Ÿ’š 1 TBSP Ecothrive Life Cycle ๐Ÿ’š 1 TBSP Ecothrive Charge ๐Ÿ’š 1 TBSP Ground Cinnamon This was watered in with 2ltrs of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.3 containing; โ™ก 3ml Ecothrive Trace โ™ก 1/4 TSP Ecothrive Biosys PH: 6.3 PPM: 422. Thanks for checking in this week and hanging out ๐Ÿ’š โœŒ๏ธ ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿ˜Š ๐ŸŒฑ
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Week 9. Flowering
9d ago
38.1 cm
Height
24 hrs
Light Schedule
30 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.7
pH
Normal
Smell
400 PPM
TDS
55 %
Air Humidity
32 ยฐC
Solution Temp
24 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
27 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
18.93 L
Pot Size
0.76 L
Watering Volume
45.72 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 2
Trace - Ecothrive
Trace
1 mll
Biosys - Ecothrive
Biosys
1.3 mll
Kirsten We are in flower for this ๐Ÿ’š ORION F1 AUTOFLOWER GROW ๐Ÿ’– The Organic Dry Amendments plant has really grown tall, I should have trained the plant earlier, aside from topping, which I did early on. I LST'D the plant yesterday on the 11.7.25, I tied down the branches with soft garden twine to the grommets I added to the pots. As the plants have been left for too long, they have grown tall, and now it is more difficult to train them. ๐Ÿ’– ORION LIQUID NUTRIENTS PLANT ๐Ÿ’– I LST'D on the 11.7.25 as above. This one is starting to stretch from flowering and had gotten taller as with the other plant. Let's see how the training goes. They are looking a bit straggly. So hopefully, they will fill out with some more leaves and flowers. You can check out the other diary to see how I cared for each plant, and the comparison if you're interested ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ’š ORION F1 ORGANIC DRY AMENDMENTS ๐Ÿ’š Here is what I fed this week. 8.7.25: I watered with 2ltrs of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.6 and containing the following nutrients; ๐Ÿ’œ 2ml Ecothrive Trace ๐Ÿ’œ 1/2 TSP Ecothrive Biosys PH: 6.6 PPM: 400. 10.7.25: I watered again today with 2ltrs of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.7 and containing the following nutrients; ๐Ÿ’œ 2ml Ecothrive Trace ๐Ÿ’œ 1/2 TSP Ecothrive Biosys PH: 6.7 PPM: 400. Thank you for stopping by and hanging out this week. It's becoming a nice little community here, and I really appreciate everyone being so kind, respectful, and caring ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ’šโœŒ๏ธ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ™๐ŸŒฑ
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LST
Technique
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Week 10. Flowering
1d ago
101.6 cm
Height
24 hrs
Light Schedule
26 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.6
pH
Normal
Smell
340 PPM
TDS
55 %
Air Humidity
32 ยฐC
Solution Temp
21 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
25 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
18.93 L
Pot Size
0.76 L
Watering Volume
45.72 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 2
Trace - Ecothrive
Trace
1 mll
Biosys - Ecothrive
Biosys
1.3 mll
Kirsten This week the plant is focusing on building and developing buds, they are stacking up nicely on the stems with nice internodal stacking. I believe we have stopped vertical growth now, and so the focus on bud building has increased. Here is what I watered this week. 14.7.25: I watered 2ltrs of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.4 containing the following nutrients; ๐Ÿ’œ 2ml Ecothrive Trace ๐Ÿ’œ 1/4 TSP Ecothrive Biosys PH: 6.4 PPM: 376 15.7.25: I watered with 2ltrs of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.4, containing the following nutrients; ๐Ÿ’œ 2ml Ecothrive Trace ๐Ÿ’œ 1/4 TSP Ecothrive Biosys PH: 6.4 PPM: 365 16.7.25: I watered with 2ltrs of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.7, containing the following nutrients; ๐Ÿ’œ 3ml Ecothrive Trace ๐Ÿ’œ 1/4 TSP Ecothrive Biosys PH: 6.7 PPM: 360 18.7.25: I top dressed with the following organic dry amendments; As a base for the dry amendments I used: ๐Ÿงก Worm Castings - 1 Cup ๐Ÿงก Coco - 1 Cup ๐Ÿงก Perlite - 1/2 Cup Dry Amendments: ๐Ÿ’š Ecothrive Life Cycle 1TBS ๐Ÿ’š Ecothrive Bloom 1 TBS ๐Ÿ’š Ecothrive Charge 1TBS ๐Ÿ’š Diatomaceous Earth 1TBS I watered this in with 2ltrs of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.7 with 2ml Ecothrive Trace. PH: 6.7 PPM: 359. 29.7.25: I watered with 2ltrs of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.5 with: ๐Ÿ’œ 1ml Trace. PH: 6.5 PPM: 340. Thanks for stopping by this week and hanging out ๐Ÿ’š โœŒ๏ธ ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿ˜Š ๐ŸŒฑ ๐Ÿ™Œ ๐Ÿ’š
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MonyetDiablero
MonyetDiablerocommentedweek 12mo ago
Good luck with your new born ! And thank you for your suggestion ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿ˜‡
MonyetDiablero
MonyetDiablerocommented1mo ago
@Kirsten, Looking strong and healty ! She stretched a lot ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜
Kirsten
Kirstencommented1mo ago
@MonyetDiablero, Yes! I feel like we're finally making some progress here ๐Ÿ˜Š hoping that her twin will catch up now ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ’šโœŒ๏ธ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ˜ƒ
MonyetDiablero
MonyetDiablerocommented1mo ago
@Kirsten, itโ€™s like having children, you blink twice and they have grown
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GhostTerpZ
GhostTerpZcommentedweek 721d ago
Looks good ๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ’ช
Kirsten
Kirstencommented18d ago
@GhostTerpZ, Thank you very much ๐Ÿ’šโœŒ๏ธ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿƒ
yan402
yan402commentedweek 99d ago
Yey buds are starting to show ๐Ÿฅ‚
Kirsten
Kirstencommented9d ago
@yan402, yes since last week they've appeared and multiplied! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’šโœŒ๏ธ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‘Œ
yan402
yan402commented9d ago
@Kirsten,๐Ÿฆ”๐Ÿฆ”๐Ÿฆ” ๐Ÿ‘€ ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿ€โ™ฅ๏ธ
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