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Apple fritter and Fat banana RQS
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Marshydro Light Emitting Diodes/110W
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Germination2mo ago
Onandon It’s been a while so thought I’d better get a grow started in 2025.
Just a small two plant grow in my custom indoor enclosure but I’m making a few changes after years of using Biobizz.
For this grow I’m swapping to Plagron after meeting the guys late last year and having a chat about their products.
I’m starting with Royal mix in 12l fabric pots and a fist sized amount of all mix in the centre to enable the autos to start life without getting burnt.
By the time the roots hit the Royal mix they should be able to handle the boosted nutrients.
This should see me through to week 6/7 and then support with added Alga Bloom and Royal Sugar.
Far easier than Biobizz, and hopefully none of the issues I always had using their system.
So , is it me or was it the system?
Let’s find out.
The seeds are still germinating, so I’ll update next weekend
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Week 1. Vegetation1mo ago
7 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
21 °C
Day Air Temp
55 %
Air Humidity
65 cm
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Onandon So the first week is always dull, with just a sprout 🌱 in a big pot.
The Apple fritter is doing its thing but the Fat banana seed failed, so I tried another but that failed to 😳.
I’m not sure what’s going on with RQS fat banana autos but I’ve had 5 fail to germinate but I never had any other failures in my growing career.
Maybe a bad batch, but they’re getting the same conditions as the other seeds.
I swapped to a watermelon auto and that germinated in three days so definitely the seed, not the technique.
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Week 2. Vegetation1mo ago
15 cm
Height
20 hrs
Light Schedule
23 °C
Day Air Temp
55 %
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65 cm
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Onandon The apple fritter is flying, looking good and doing well.
The watermelon ( swapped the fat banana) is a week or so behind but it’s doing fine.
Not much to say really.
Enjoying the Plagron products. We will have to see what happens in week 5/6 and that’s my normal trouble spot.
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Week 3. Vegetation1mo ago
30 cm
Height
20 hrs
Light Schedule
23 °C
Day Air Temp
55 %
Air Humidity
65 cm
Lamp Distance
Onandon Just letting them grow. No LST, no nothing.
Apple fritter is growing strong and watermelon is a week and a bit behind so it should have a big spurt in the next 5/7 days
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Week 4. Flowering15d ago
60 cm
Height
20 hrs
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23 °C
Day Air Temp
Weak
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55 %
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65 cm
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Onandon Bit of a late update this week.
Business as usual. Apple fritter is a fast growing strain. Very impressive so far.
Watermelon is catching up slowly. It rends to be a slower strain, plus it’s a week or so behind so it’s just getting into its stride.
Since we’ve hit flowering, I’ve started adding Plagron Alga Bloom to the nutrition schedule.
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Week 5. Flowering4h ago
60 cm
Height
20 hrs
Light Schedule
23 °C
Day Air Temp
Normal
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55 %
Air Humidity
65 cm
Lamp Distance
Onandon My updates have been a little inconsistent, so I’ve kinda skipped a week.
My general update is the plans are doing fine. The apple fritter is a very fast grower, and very robust.
It’s been warm here recents so keeping temps under control has been a challenge. It isn’t bothered and just keeps getting stronger.
The watermelon is never a big plant but this one is pretty small. It’s a nice strain but I’ve never had much from a plant compared to others.
Not the end of the world, but worth noting.
The big take away is the nutrients. I’ve swapped over to Plagron from Biobizz and I should have done this years ago.
It’s a far easier system to grow with and there are far fewer components so it costs less.
Obviously I need to wait and see how the stuff smokes, but from a growing perspective, it’s absolutely the better of the two brands.
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