Rainbow Road - Paradise Seeds

WILLIAMSII_Fr_Farm Rainbow Road Dom. Sativa 🕘: 9-10 weeks Final container: 7L and solo cup Substrate: Biobizz light-mix + Mykoriza Organics Nutrients Fertilizers: Madame Grow range for #1 and #2 Biobizz range for #solocup 100% germination in 24/36h then planted to emerge simultaneously 24h later. They will get their first feeding at the next watering, tomorrow.

WILLIAMSII_Fr_Farm Everything is growing normally with a little head start for the solo cup. The other two have started to recover from the transplant from 0.2 to 0.5L. I’ll leave them for two weeks and then they’ll move into their final container to finish their veg and start their flowering. Day 14, #1 and #2 are doing well, but I made a watering mistake with the solo cup. I mixed up Madame Grow's preparation with the one from Biobizz that it was supposed to receive, resulting in some nice over-fertilization and, in this case, an overdose of nitrogen. So I’m going to give it 1 or 2 waterings with plain water to help it flush out the excess N.

WILLIAMSII_Fr_Farm The 2 are doing very well and the solo cup is recovering nicely from its nitrogen deficiency. I added some Lacalva Stress to prepare them for their final repotting. I'll do it in 3 or 4 days. The solo cup has regained some color and is recovering well from its lack of nitrogen, which I quickly fixed by applying nettle tea during watering. Day 20, repotting #1 and #2 into their final 7L containers with Gold Label mix light + Mykoriza & Big Plant (Organics Nutrients) + Biogrow (Green House feeding).

WILLIAMSII_Fr_Farm Plants #1 and #2 didn't suffer from the repotting and are starting to develop branch shoots. The solo cup plant has completely recovered from its nitrogen overload and has resumed normal veg growth. It's also starting to put out its branch shoots. Day 28, both are doing well; I just removed a few leaves from the bottom. I'm going to let both of them grow as they are, except for a bit of defoliation to lighten things up.

WILLIAMSII_Fr_Farm #1=>31cm #2=>40cm Both Rainbow Roads are doing well. I might have to tame #2 by pinching it because it's starting to grow taller than the others too.

WILLIAMSII_Fr_Farm Day 37, switched to 12/12 Day 39, I did a little defoliation of the sensors and removed the smaller lower branches. Added Sweet Lolita and applied Flower Karma foliar spray. Dose of Calgreen from METROP to address the risk of calcium deficiency for the rest of the flowering stage.

WILLIAMSII_Fr_Farm Day 44, ↕️#1=>47.5cm ↕️#2=>70cm Both are nearing the end of pre-flowering. So I did a final cleaning before they start their full flowering, keeping only their strongest branches. Day 48, ↕️#1=>55cm ↕️#2=>85cm Both have been in full flowering for 2 days. I moved them to the 4th week of the feeding schedule from Madame Grow during the last watering=> reduced the growth accelerator and Caribbean algae and added the Jamaican bloom.

WILLIAMSII_Fr_Farm Day 52, the 2 Rainbow Roads are doing very well. I removed the last branches that weren't really getting enough light; the rest will benefit even more. I had to change their space to group them in the tent with the other females. I have 3 plants from the run that are hermaphrodites, so I preferred to separate them. Last foliar spray with Flower Karma this week. And last feeding with Massive Bloom PK-50/33, then I'll switch to PK-13/14 after a watering just with Madame Grow. The buds should be big enough for that. Day 56, both are starting to really take off in terms of flowers, which are developing very well. #1 is doing very well. #2 has a slight iron deficiency. Very pale yellow marks starting from the center of the leaves, which fade during watering, and come back on the new leaves; this is explained by the fact that nitrogen helps with iron absorption. I don't have anything to fix the problem. The poor thing will have to stay like that. I gave them all an extra watering with PK 50/33, the next one will only be with Madame Grow.

WILLIAMSII_Fr_Farm >>Caribbean Algae in foliar at 2ml/L

WILLIAMSII_Fr_Farm Both are doing well. I still had to bend the tip of #2 because it wasn't getting enough light and the top bud was hardly developing anymore. Other than that, no issues. The slight iron deficiency that was visible on #2 is no longer apparent; it seems almost back to normal. I will be able to switch #1 to the 13/14. Day 68, both have moved to week 7 of the Madame Grow program, so I incorporated the Bazooka Bloom into the feeding. The buds are starting to develop; I will add the 13/14 Hesi at the next watering. #2 is starting to show some purple colors on the tips of a few calyxes. You can see it by enlarging the photo of the middle flowers on the stem.

WILLIAMSII_Fr_Farm Day 75, both are slowly taking their first shapes, we can see the first calyxes timidly swelling with a slight lead for #2. The tips of the calyxes of #2 are becoming more and more purple. Still nothing on #1.

WILLIAMSII_Fr_Farm I apologize in advance for the series of dark photos. I'll fix that next time in a few days. The two Rainbow Road are growing at their own pace and evolving slowly. I'll keep the current feeding until the flowers start to take shape properly.

WILLIAMSII_Fr_Farm Coming up, both are in the flowering stage. For #1, not much to say, I think over-fertilization, and she's completely stalled; so, small size, small flowers. As for #2, she's slowly thriving, flowers are popping up here and there. She'll stay as long as it takes. Some plants have their own rhythm.

WILLIAMSII_Fr_Farm Day 96, #1 was cut a bit earlier than expected because it was affected by Botrytis - once again due to the very humid apartment; as I write this, I know that the 2nd one is also affected. Very little, but still... - so I cut #1 the next day, at +97 days. As for #2, it's a whole different story. The tip being close to the lights, it's almost ready for harvest. The lower levels, however, will need a little more time.

WILLIAMSII_Fr_Farm Both of them completed their 5 weeks of VEG before moving to FLO. That's when they started to differentiate. I must have been a bit heavy-handed and too hasty with #1, and it locked up shortly after switching to 12/12. I followed the feeding of the others (something I normally never do), which was a mistake on my part, and as a result, it stayed small and didn't stretch much. So, it didn't give me great results, but it still produced some nice little nuggets. As for #2, it thrived and gave me a plant with relatively short branches close to the trunk, very compact flowers with few pistils, and tight green and purple calyxes covered in beautiful big trichomes. A lovely plant. So aside from my blunder that plays tricks on me, I didn't have any particular problems with the RAINBOW ROAD. It's a plant that grows easily and doesn't require special attention. Maybe just be cautious of mold risks at the very end of flowering. I had a bit of Botrytis, but again, like with the previous ones, the apartment is very humid, so it's hard to judge properly. With the issue with #1 and the fact that #2 wasn't huge, I only ended up with 40g, mainly from #2, which totaled around thirty grams. I couldn't find the photos of its cola, nor those of #1. Sorry about that. Other than that, I can only recommend the Rainbow Road, a great strain from Paradise Seeds.