Royal Gorilla

Cockpitloulou Hey ! So, this time I plan to grow RQS Royal Gorilla x3, using soil in 9L airpots, Foxfarm nutrients and 600W Led lamp. Don't know yet if I plan to LST or SCROG. Just repoted them yesterday in intermediate recipients and put them under light after a nice sunny afternoon. No nutrients yet. I'll try to update every week on Sunday. Also, thanks to RQS for reaching out; I'll do my best on this one ;) Have all a nice week growers !

Cockpitloulou Uneventful week; plants are slowly getting stronger 💪 Lights on 18/6; only one (20W) fan running for now. I'll start feeding them as soon as I'll repot them in bigger recipients; next week or so. Have all a great week friends ! :)

Cockpitloulou I transplanted them this afternoon; maybe a bit too soon, but I plan to top them in a few days, so I'd rather avoid applying more pressure later. Plus, I had to repot some other plants too :) I'll start feeding them some nutrients as of tomorrow. Have all a nice week !

Cockpitloulou Had a technical issue, so here's a late-ish update for last week; - Adjusted nutrients apports and added some grow big (6-4-4) to the mix - Topped my plants (the last one was topped yesterday, so you'll see it on week 5). First time doing it. I just put some ties around fan leaves, so new nodes get more light; not really LST at this point, but I plan to do it when they'll grow thick enough Nothing more; plants look healthy, I have good feelings about this grow :) Later !

Cockpitloulou These plants are growing wild !! They are so bushy :D Internodes are very short, and I don't really know if I should prune subbranches or let them grow this way. For now, I tied most of them on the side so they can reach canopee as well. So, what do you suggest ? I don't plan to top them more; one time seems to be enough. Also, they don't grow tall, maybe the lamp is too close (35cm) ? It seems ok to me but I'd like your opinion on that too. I know they'll stretch when I'll put them to flo, so I'm not too worried about that. I plan to switch next week, or the next one, considering how bushy they are. Do you think it is too soon ? And finally, I spotted some little stains on a few leaves; looks like mild calcium deficiency. I plan to add some calmag to the mix soon. Again, I'm all ears to any advice you could give ! Have all a nice week friends; See you next time ! :) Edit 27/04/2020 : Late update; thanks to everyone for answering my question (about stacked internodes). Special thanks to @Budget_Buds and @OGgrows ! It was so obvious, but I haven't think about it :D So, I rised the lamp 15cm further and added red lights. I bought this lamp last year, and only started using it mid veg stage, so I wasn't prepared for this :D I'll probably prune some subbranches in the next few days too. Thanks again ! :)

Cockpitloulou Plants are slowly getting taller; I keep tying them down every night, so new bud sites can develop. Everything's fine so far. I'm not sure I should switch to 12/12 next week or wait one more; I feel they are ready but I'd like your input on that. What should I do ? Also, I removed some fan leaves from first levels, under the canopee; not too much I think. I might add some calmag next week, and that's it ! Have all a nice week !

Cockpitloulou Hey ! Pics are not in the right order; I changed my phone and index started over ¯_(ツ)_/¯ Plants (especially one) showed what looks like phosphorus deficiency, so I added some to the mix. CalMag as well. I loosed the ties a bit so branches can start to grow up. Also, just switched to 12/12 on Friday (47 days from seed). Everything's fine so far :) Wish you all a great week my dudes !

Cockpitloulou 1st week of flowering; everything seems fine. I'll probably adapt the setup soon, move things around, etc... Do you see anything I can do now to optimize this grow ? Should I tighten the ties again ? Remove sub-branches and leaves maybe ? I'm not used to perform this kind of maintenance 😅 Thanks for reading; Talk to you next week ! Have all a good one ! :)

Cockpitloulou Nothing particular this week. I move stuff around to give plants more space and adjust canopy <-> light distance. Let me know if you have any question / suggestion / advice. Wish you all a nice week !

Cockpitloulou Hey ! Flowers are blooming; It's beautiful and sticky :p So, this week I just adapted the setup -again-, and trimmed a little bit. I might do a little more under the canopy. That's it for now :) TTY next week friends !

Cockpitloulou I am at this stage where there's nothing more to do than feeding them everyday and watching them grow; so, nothing more to add :) Please tell me if you have any advice tho ! Have a great weak growmies !

Cockpitloulou Flowers are getting frosty, and really sticky :p I defoliated my plants a bit yesterday, as you can see on last pics; that's about it :) Later !

Cockpitloulou Trichomes are getting more cloudy; everything's good ! I reckon 4/5 more weeks to go. Have a good week my dudes ! ;)

Cockpitloulou Buds are getting big; almost ready to harvest :p I need tutors to keep some of them to nod off :D I only reduced nitrogen intake last week; will cut it out starting today. That's it ! Later friends ! :)

Cockpitloulou Almost ready :) Have all a good week <3

Cockpitloulou So, this week I cut phosphorous intake in half, and did a small cleanup job, removing some leaves. Plants look really healthy, except I would've expected they showed nitrogen deficiency signs since then, which suggest soil might be keeping some nutrients. Not sure if that's good or bad (certainly not a real issue tho). I started to flush yesterday; we'll see how it goes for the next few days. I already see a few amber trichomes, so harvest is either for end of week or next one. I'll have to travel a few days next week-end, so I try to sequence everything the best I can :) Also, I just heard about stem splitting, which doesn't seem to be a common technique among us; I'm not planning to do this to my plants (at least not yet), but I'd like to have your opinion on that; anyone tried ? What gives ? See you next week friends !

Cockpitloulou Plants are ready to harvest but I'll wait til next week to cut them down. I'll be away for a few days and don't want them to be over-dry, so hanging them the day before I leave (3 days) sounds like a better idea. Can't wait :) I'll probably update the week after, since harvest and review are tied here. Later my dudes ! ;)

Cockpitloulou Very satisfied with this year harvest; although I don't really explain why there is so much of a gap between wet and dry weight. Maybe they dried a bit too quickly (barely 4 days) ? (buds are just fine tho; no need to worry ;)). Anyway, I had a blast this year; did proper LST, and had a better nutrients schedule than previously. Thanks to all of you, especially those that helped me, answered my questions and commented ! :) I'll be back in a few months, probably ;)