drakkon As I continue to try out different F1s from RQS, Hyperion F1 is up next. For quite a while, I've been bouncing back and forth between transplanting my autos and starting them in their final pots. So far, I've discovered that both methods can yield good results, and both have their challenges, too.
Regardless of the final outcome, all of them that I've planted in 1-liter air pots have grown faster during their first 3 weeks compared to those I’ve planted in larger, final pots. With that in mind, I planted this Hyperion in a little air pot and will transplant at some point. This time, I'm going with soil, but will soon start experimenting with coco coir and/or peat. In recent grows, I've amended the soil with pumice, and also used it as mulch on occasion. It's not a perfect correspondence, but my grows since using pumice haven't been as good as some without, so for this grow, I'm going to omit it. If this grow goes well without it, I'll likely stop using pumice altogether.
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Week 1. Vegetation
14d ago
1/7
7.62 cm
Height
20 hrs
Light Schedule
23 °C
Day Air Temp
74 %
Air Humidity
20 °C
Night Air Temp
1 liters
Pot Size
0.05 liters
Watering Volume
63.5 cm
Lamp Distance
drakkon The Hyperion is looking fine on day 14. There's not much to report yet. I'm just keeping it moist under a dome, plus a few small drinks of water here and there. Soon I'll introduce some dilute nutrients and a root supplement. Transplant day and possible topping-day TBD. It currently sits pretty far from the lamp, and to the side.
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Week 2. Vegetation
7d ago
1/6
8.89 cm
Height
20 hrs
Light Schedule
24 °C
Day Air Temp
42 %
Air Humidity
21 °C
Night Air Temp
0.98 liters
Pot Size
0.04 liters
Watering Volume
50.8 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 3
FloraMicro
0.793 mll
FloraBloom
1.585 mll
RapidStart
0.264 mll
drakkon Kaboom! Ouch! I knocked the Hyperion seedling over this week, just when I was saying how I've always had good results starting them off in 1-liter air pots. Well, I can't blame the air pot for this one, it's all on me. A day or two after last week's diary entry, I was rotating a fabric pot containing a Northern Lights Automatic (no diary) and nudged an adjacent pot. The other pot then nudged the Hyperion, causing it to fall off the 15-inch riser on which it stands. The Hyperion landed on its side and about a third of the soil tumbled out, but the plant itself remained intact.
I forgot to take pictures as I rushed to refill the container, but I could clearly see some loose and jumbled roots. As carefully as I could, I turned the container upright and put the soil back in. I had watered the plant recently, so the soil was rather damp, but I wondered whether I should re-water it a little bit anyway, to help the soil and roots settle together. After thinking about it for a brief pause, I opted to do so.
Without question, the plant stalled. First, it appeared slightly droopy for a day or two, during which time its first set of single-leaflet true leaves yellowed and wilted, as did the cotyledons. It continued looking rather sad for another two or three days before regaining full turgor. Yesterday, I gave it about 200 ml of water with some dilute nutrients and a root booster (GH FloraMicro, FloraBloom, and RapidStart at 3-6-1 ml per gallon respectively). Interestingly, a segment of the main stem has turned a vibrant pinkish color.
Today, the Hyperion appears to be back on track, but I imagine the sudden shock it underwent will impact the end-results significantly. It's a good thing I have other plants in the pipeline and can easily start more whenever I want. As long as it's nothing serious in the larger scheme of things, when things don't go my way or a little hiccup occurs, I try to take it as an opportunity to exercise restraint in indulging in any irritation or anger that might naturally arise. Of course, I don't love that it happened, but why get all bent out of shape over what should be my fun hobby? I don't deny that I felt the impulse to get all bent out of shape, though 😉
