Rainbow Melon #2

Sour_D Day 1 - And she's off.... Day 2 - I'll be trying out the Cronk nutrient line with this grow, see how it compares with the Fox Farms nutes. Day 3 - Looks normal Day 4 - Watered her with de-chlorinated tap water with 1ml of CN Micro, 1ml of CN Grow, 1ml of CN Bloom, and 5ml Calmag per gallon, ph'd to 5.83 Day 5 - She looks a little yellowish after the Cronks I gave her yesterday at the lower ph they recommend.... Day 6 - She'll green back up. I think... 😉 Day 7 - And... she's starting to green back up 😊

Sour_D Day 8 - She's back on track and doing well 😎 Day 9 - Watered her with de-chlorinated tap water with .5tsp Recharge per gallon, ph'd to 6.52 Day 10 - Time for some tunes Day 11 - Those roots are getting established, let the vegging commence! Day 12 - Seems to be doing ok 😊 Day 13 - Watered her with de-chlorinated tap water with 1ml of CN Micro, 1ml of CN Grow, 1ml of CN Bloom, and 5ml Calmag per gallon, ph'd to 6.19 Day 14 - She handled the new nutes much better this round. She was too small the first time I gave them as the fox farms is pretty hot to start out. Note to self: Don't Do Dat Again! 😋

Sour_D Day 15 - She seems to be loving life so far 😋 Day 16 - I'll transplant her in a week or so Day 17 - Watered her with de-chlorinated tap water with 1ml of CN Micro, 1ml of CN Grow, 1ml of CN Bloom, and 5ml Calmag per gallon, ph'd to 6.17 Day 18 - She's cruisin along 😎 Day 19 - So far the new nutes are doing great Day 20 - Watered her with de-chlorinated tap water with 1ml of CN Micro, 1ml of CN Grow, 1ml of CN Bloom, and 5ml Calmag per gallon, ph'd to 6.13 Day 21 - She's a happy camper so far

Sour_D Day 22 - I transplanted her into her new digs, a 7 gallon home. 😉 Day 23 - She's on her own in the 3x3 Day 24 - She doesn't seem to mind the tent swap Day 25 - Still a bit of pale green, but not too bad Day 26 - I'm increasing the nitrogen dose on the next watering, see if I can't get a little darker green color to her Day 27 - She's just chillin 😏 Day 28 - She's gonna get watered tomorrow. Hoping for a boost in growth

Sour_D Day 29 - Watered her with de-chlorinated tap water with 2ml of CN Micro, 2ml of CN Grow, 2ml of CN Bloom, 5ml Calmag, and .5tsp Recharge per gallon, ph'd to 6.13 Day 30 - Removed a couple of large fan leaves Day 31 - Looking much healthier 💪 Day 32 - All is well Day 33 - She's come back to a nice green color Day 34 - I topped the main top plus removed a couple of large fan leaves Day 35 - Watered her with de-chlorinated tap water with 2.5ml of CN Micro, 2.5ml of CN Grow, 2.5ml of CN Bloom, 5ml Calmag, ph'd to 6.14

Sour_D Day 36 - So far this Rainbow Melon using the Cronks Nutrients is behind the Rainbow Melon using Fox Farms Nutrients in overall growth. The one with the Fox Farms is also a much healthier green color. Could be slightly different phenos between the two plants also so it's not a definitive test. Need more data... Day 37 - She's actually filling in rather nicely 😎 Day 38 - She's chillin Day 39 - She's not as thirsty as the other girls Day 40 - Watered her with de-chlorinated tap water with 2.5ml of CN Micro, 2.5ml of CN Grow, 2.5ml of CN Bloom, 5ml Calmag, and .5tsp Recharge per gallon, ph'd to 6.21 Day 41 - Cruisin along Day 42 - She's looking a little bit better

Sour_D Day 43 - Watered her with de-chlorinated tap water with 2.5ml of CN Micro, 2.5ml of CN Grow, 2.5ml of CN Bloom, 5ml Calmag, and 2ml of Bud Booster, ph'd to 6.23 Day 44 - She's become a very happy lady 😎 Day 45 - She grew an inch and a half overnight 💪 Day 46- Watered her with de-chlorinated tap water with 2.5ml of CN Micro, 2.5ml of CN Grow, 2.5ml of CN Bloom, 5ml Calmag, and 2ml of Bud Booster per gallon, ph'd to 6.22 Day 47 - Tied down some branches to spread them out and get more light to the lower inside branches Day 48 - She's continuing to grow well 😀 Day 49 - Watered her with de-chlorinated tap water with 2.5ml of CN Micro, 2.5ml of CN Grow, 2.5ml of CN Bloom, 5ml Calmag, 2ml of Bud Booster, and .5tsp Recharge per gallon, ph'd to 6.19

Sour_D Day 50 - She is doing well and she's just starting her journey into the flowering phase. She started out a little shaky with the new Cronks nutes but she has bounced back. Hoping for nice things from this girl 🙏 Day 51 - She's cranking Aerosmith again... 😏 Day 52 - Watered her with de-chlorinated tap water with 5ml of CN Micro, 5ml of CN Grow, 5ml of CN Bloom, 5ml Calmag, and 8ml of Bud Booster per gallon, ph'd to 6.36 Day 53 - She has really come around and is doing much better than I previously expected 💪 Day 54 - She's a stretchy girl Day 55 - Watered her with de-chlorinated tap water with 5ml of CN Micro, 5ml of CN Grow, 5ml of CN Bloom, 5ml Calmag, and 8ml of Bud Booster per gallon, ph'd to 6.39 Day 56 - She's starting to get tall 😶

Sour_D Day 57 - She had a nice stretch over the past week 💪 Day 58 - Watered her with de-chlorinated tap water with 5ml of CN Micro, 5ml of CN Grow, 5ml of CN Bloom, 5ml Calmag, and 8ml of Bud Booster per gallon, ph'd to 6.36 Day 59 - I'll probably have to tie down some of the upper tops as I can't raise the light much further Day 60 - 😝 Day 61 - Watered her with de-chlorinated tap water with 5ml of CN Micro, 5ml of CN Grow, 5ml of CN Bloom, 5ml Calmag, and 8ml of Bud Booster per gallon, ph'd to 6.42 Day 62 - I tied down the top two main branches as she is getting too tall Day 63 - Upward stretch is slowing down finally. I hope....

Sour_D Day 64 - Watered her with de-chlorinated tap water with 5ml of CN Micro, 2.5ml of CN Grow, 7ml of CN Bloom, 5ml Calmag, and 8ml of Bud Booster per gallon, ph'd to 6.42 Day 65 - Time to start packing on some buds 💪 Day 66 - The stretch is finally done Day 67 - Watered her with de-chlorinated tap water with 5ml of CN Micro, 2.5ml of CN Grow, 7ml of CN Bloom, 5ml Calmag, and 8ml of Bud Booster per gallon, ph'd to 6.38 Day 68 - Here she goes! Day 69 - The buds are starting to grow a little bit Day 70 - Watered her with de-chlorinated tap water with 5ml of CN Micro, 2.5ml of CN Grow, 7ml of CN Bloom, 5ml Calmag, and 8ml of Bud Booster per gallon, ph'd to 6.39

Sour_D Day 71 - She has stopped getting taller, time for the buds to start bulking up 😀 Day 72 - Pretty girl Day 73 - Gave her a light defol Day 74 - Watered her with de-chlorinated tap water with 5ml of CN Micro, 2.5ml of CN Grow, 7ml of CN Bloom, 5ml Calmag, 8ml of Bud Booster, and .5tsp Recharge per gallon, ph'd to 6.37 Day 75 - She has really come around after a shaky start 😎 Day 76 - Can't wait to try another plant with these Cronk nutes. I've got a much better idea of how they work and think I can refine it to my needs. My biggest problem was starting them too soon as the Fox Farms soil is pretty nutrient loaded to begin with. Next time I won't start till probably week 3 and see how that goes. Once I get the process refined I'll be able to do a better comparison with the Fox Farms nutes which I've been using for years. Day 77 - Watered her with de-chlorinated tap water with 5ml of CN Micro, 2.5ml of CN Grow, 7ml of CN Bloom, 5ml Calmag, and 8ml of Bud Booster, ph'd to 6.39

Sour_D Day 78 - I'm happy she stopped getting taller, the LED is up against the top of the tent 😏 Day 79 - I love it on those days when you open up the tent and the buds look noticeably bigger than they did yesterday. 😁 Day 80 - Watered her with de-chlorinated tap water with 5ml of CN Micro, 2.5ml of CN Grow, 7ml of CN Bloom, 5ml Calmag, and 8ml of Bud Booster, ph'd to 6.40 Day 81 - She's blaring the Pink Floyd again Day 82 - Mini heat-wave here right when the buds are looking nice 😠 Day 83 - Watered her with de-chlorinated tap water with 5ml of CN Micro, 2.5ml of CN Grow, 7ml of CN Bloom, 5ml Calmag, and 8ml of Bud Booster, ph'd to 6.42 Day 84 - Happy camper

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Sour_D Day 92 - Watered her with de-chlorinated tap water with 2ml of CN Micro, 7ml of CN Bloom, and 8ml of Bud Booster per gallon, ph'd to 6.36 Day 94 - Getting some amber trichomes 😀 Day 95 - Watered her with de-chlorinated tap water with 2ml of CN Micro, 7ml of CN Bloom, and 8ml of Bud Booster per gallon, ph'd to 6.39 Day 96 - She's a week or so behind the other Rainbow Melon. Could be the Cronks nutes extended her flower cycle. Or just different pheno? Day 97 - She's blaring some old Yes tunes again 😳 Day 98 - Watered her with de-chlorinated tap water with 2ml of CN Micro, 7ml of CN Bloom, and 8ml of Bud Booster per gallon, ph'd to 6.41

Sour_D Day 99 - One last week before the flush Day 100 - Oh hell ya Day 101 - Watered her with de-chlorinated tap water with 1ml of CN Micro and 7ml of CN Bloom per gallon, ph'd to 6.37 Day 102 - I'll start her on Flawless Finish on her next watering, about a week or so to go 😎 Day 103 - Sheesh Day 104 - Watered her with de-chlorinated tap water with 1.5tsp Flawless Finish per gallon, ph'd to 6.53 Day 105 - Happy with this one

Sour_D Day 106 - She's about ready anytime. I don't have any room for her in the drying room at the moment, probably 2 or 3 days for space to clear up. Day 107 - Watered her with de-chlorinated tap water with 1.5tsp Flawless Finish per gallon, ph'd to 6.53 Day 108 - Should be in trim jail tomorrow 😏

Sour_D First, let me get to the nutes. It's my first time using Cronks. I've always used Fox Farms but wanted to try something different. I didn't see much difference between this and the Fox Farms as far as results. This one had a bigger yield, but was in a tent all by herself while the other one was crowded out by two other girls. The Fox Farms is probably easier to use as the Cronks has multiple nutes used every time, at varying amounts depending on the week. For all the extra work the Cronks entailed, plus the fairly similar results between the two, I'll pick Fox Farms over Cronks, at least for this grow. Now on to the Rainbow Melon #2. She was an easy plant to grow, just add water and nutes and watch her go! She produced some nice dense buds, smells sweet and herby kind of. The structure of the plant was cool and made for an easy chop chop, probably only took a couple of hours for me and a couple buddies to get the job done! Nice and sticky too. Looking forward to the taste test... 😊 SMOKE REPORT: So I sat down for the first smoke of the day, and this strain was on the menu. I like to do my taste tests for the smoke report with my first smoke of the day for a completely fresh perspective on flavor, smoothness, and potency, aka stonyness 😜 This girl was different from the other Rainbow Melon as far as taste and smell, at least a little bit, but she doesn't disappoint in any category. Nice flavor, different form the other RM but not in a bad way. More herby and tropical, while the other one was more sweet and fruity. And I'm stoked with both results! Two great grows with great results, and I have variety to chose from! 😎