Royal Dwarf - RQS

@Jwjoh, yeah its cool man, any advice is appreciated! and besides i was starting to get worried with no one commenting for this long lol. im going to barcelona in less than a week and il be leaving someone on watering duty until im back! gonna get properly medicated out there and visit an RQS seed store for a laugh hahah. il probs get an RO water system and calmag when i get back from my holiday. Ive got my light hanging at 41 inches and had both switches on for a total of 600w. optimal hang heights have been bothering me as this light is intense, 2500 umols at 18inch directly under... i dont think i can put it below 36 inch tbh lol. Fast eddy definitely likes it and so do the other 2 but even though im running an 8inch can isomax fan at 900m3/hr the passive intake is struggling, temps are reaching 29c max in the tent. (usually 25c max with only LED or COB switched on) on the plus side it heats the house up nicely! i think i need the 6inch 600m3/hr isomax for intake or at least an oscillating fan for inside the tent to deal with hotspots. and yeah now that you mentioned it i think i will grow a photoperiod next time as i was taking a look at sweet zkittlez from RQS, anything with grape and im hooked! 🍇

@JuicyFruit, also starting with 3 autoflowering strains is probably not a great idea in all honesty! I picked photoperiod strains because you can take the time to care for them and figure it out. With autoflowering strains, you have (more or less) a set period of time. If you cause your plants any kind of stress, even just transplanting them or trimming a couple fan leaves -- you can stunt their growth and severely reduce or even completely ruin your yield. I'm growing 8 Ball Kush feminized right now as my first grow in decades, which I picked not only because it's my favourite to smoke, but also because it's super easy to grow. It bounces back from everything and is pest resistant, mildew/mold resistant, and other awesome genetics. Going to try Girl Scout Cookies (GSC) feminized next, GSC is apparently extremely easy to grow too. Then your plant flowers when you want it to, instead of racing for the finish line! Also, growing 3 autoflowering strains together, they will likely start and finish flowering at different times. So be ready for that. If your current ones fail, buy a pack of 8 Ball Kush Feminized and grow a couple of those. It's like ultra easy mode (as long as you're paying attention and trying).

@JuicyFruit, for one thing, I'm new (again) myself. I grew a few plants decades ago but once I reached the age where I'd get in serious trouble, I decided to stop :P I can give my opinion but just keep in mind I'm no master grower at this point. Just a patient older guy who has grown lots of random stuff over my lifetime. I'm not 100% sure about your water. I think 140ppm would be an acceptable starting point in a typical scenario, HOWEVER because of the chlorine, I'd definitely use bottled Distilled Water (I've read about how chlorine stunts growth, but I have no personal experience with chlorine in water). RO water can contain up to 50ppm. Fresh mountain spring water and carbon filtration are around 50 to 140ppm. Distilled water is close to 0ppm if done right, sometimes there might be a tiny amount of trace elements in it from the equipment it condenses through. Not really sure of the factory process for distilling water. I like it because you start with a blank slate and know EXACTLY what your plants get! Plus there's no bacteria or mold spores etc in it (it's all been boiled and condensed!). One thing to note... For a growing seedling, you might want to keep the light up a little higher -- but if you look up your LED grow lights, you can probably get a PAR chart. You want to place established plants somewhere near that PAR sweet spot. My PAR sweet spot on my 300W LEDs is about 24 inches. Once the plants got really mature they didn't much care any more. I think you have your lighting a bit too far away but of course only you can know that for sure. One more thing about your lighting. I heard that roots grow faster in the dark. I experimented with this with my first and only clones. When left on 24 hours a day they struggled to root and get going. But when I dropped back to 18 they rooted faster. Even now I experiment with the clones as I'm growing them under a desk lamp for now (LOL). If I trim off some leaves or transplant them and leave the light on, they struggle to recover. But if I do the 18/6 schedule I do with my main plants, they tend to bounce back quicker. I actually want them to grow slower on purpose while the moms are flowering, which has also made for some nice experiments :) I don't know what your other nutrients have in them, but it can't hurt to give them a recommended dose of calmag. Do what you do, and remember I'm pretty much a noob too... But if I were you, I'd primarily focus on getting the light in the PAR sweet spot or maybe a few inches above it... Give it 6 hours of uninterrupted darkness every day to sleep/recover/grow roots... And use distilled water to ditch the chlorine until you find a cheaper solution. (pun intended haha) The "Quick One" grow looks more on target for where you should be at the end of week 1! Fast Eddy looks to be struggling. Every strain is different in grow difficulty. It could even be that "Quick One" is unphased by chlorine. Maybe "Fast Eddy" absolutely hates chlorine. Could be too far away from the light. Not only is every strain different, but each individual plant has its own quirks and personality. Don't be afraid to change up some variables, just do it one at a time. They will react quickly. At this point there's no harm in trying, it's not like you have a massive crop to lose right now. You can always start over with the lessons you learned if need be!! And remember, as Adam Savage of the Mythbusters once said: The only difference between screwing around and science, is writing it down.

@Experimentgreen, hey dude, could you take another look at my dwarf to see if its looking okay :) i also started a Quick One and a Fast Eddy it would be so cool if you could take a look at those. thanks again appreciate it!

@Experimentgreen, yeah Im interested in taking part man :) sign me up haha. would be nice to have something showcased after putting the effort into it, thanks for the help also! I transplanted to the dwarf to the 5gallon and started another seed just incase... the top half of the conntainer during transplanting seemed to have roots well developed. The bottom half was still wet and roots we're hanging out of the bottom of the container once the wet coco broke away. Should have let it dry out more before transplanting but I'm happy to learn new things even if it's through a mistake :). Again thanks for your help man it's much appreciated!

@JuicyFruit, every month grow diaries does a variety of competitions...like right now they're doing a logo design comp. And newbie/diary of the month are basically the top ten best diaries for each month. There's usually always seeds in the booty but sometimes it's gear or nutrients etc.. but really it's just fun little games for everyone to show off their stuff that their proud of.😊

@Doktorholland, I made a few newbie mistakes but im happy ive gotten this far, im going to put what i learned this time into my newest diary :) im constantly trying to make conditions more optimal too so through time i hope to get better at growing :) thanks for your advice tho, il try for a bigger height next time

@DankGardener, I started at 40 inches so il just let the plants grow up into the light a bit more. thanks for your advice! hoping to get a few nice buds off this plant :)

@moshcann, thanks man it means alot! i put all my effort into it :)