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Runtz (RDWC)

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1
Week 1. Vegetation
24 hrs
20 °C
6
250 PPM
18 °C
45.72 cm
Comments 4
FlavoursUk
Been a long time coming as I wanted to run theseva while back, had a lot going on and a few big changes but I'm back now. Hope everyone is staying safe at a time like this due to COVID-19. Back to the fun stuff... These girls germinated in around 48 hours, bemn going strong since. Only at day 6 with not much to report as only small seedlings. Will be back soon, looking to have this run as dialled in as possible. Stay tuned - FlavoursUK
Used techniques
LST
Technique
Topping
Technique
Defoliation
Technique
2
Week 2. Vegetation
24 hrs
23 °C
6
390 PPM
18 °C
45.72 cm
Comments 2
FlavoursUk
Day 12 on the 4/11/20. Some really quick growth so far, everything dialled in at the moment. No issues.
3
Week 3. Vegetation
24 hrs
23 °C
6
No Smell
390 PPM
20 °C
18 °C
45.72 cm
Nutrients 2
Power House Part A - Big Plant Science
Power House Part A 1 mll
Calcium Plus Part B - Big Plant Science
Calcium Plus Part B 1 mll
Comments 2
FlavoursUk
Day 20 - All the girls doing well except one which was literally slow from germination, so ill be pulling that one and left with 3 Runtz. Aside from that, the rest of the plants are loving the environment, the cooler conditions definitely helps. Also have a thermostat that kicks in if its too cold and cuts out if too hot. Will start a little bit of plant training but tempted to just let them run and grow out part natural with a bit of assistance.
4
Week 4. Vegetation
24 hrs
23 °C
6
No Smell
475 PPM
20 °C
18 °C
45.72 cm
Nutrients 2
Power House Part A - Big Plant Science
Power House Part A 1 mll
Calcium Plus Part B - Big Plant Science
Calcium Plus Part B 1 mll
Comments 3
FlavoursUk
So far, so good. Little defoliation, nothing major. As stated before, most likely not topping this run as I'd like to see the natural growth structure. I'd also like a more chilled grow this round too. Not too ling till i flip as they get big in hydro. Day 33 - girls are looking good, just ashame about the 4th girl not making it, but all dependant on genetics 3/4 still good. Most the environment is now dialled in. Will be flipping the next few days. Nutrient dose is currently under what is recommended as less is more when in hydro. Day 34 - All healthy enough and ready for some flower production. Will hopefully flip these girls tomorrow.
Used techniques
LST
Technique
Defoliation
Technique
5
Week 5. Vegetation
24 hrs
23 °C
6
No Smell
475 PPM
20 °C
18 °C
45.72 cm
Nutrients 2
Power House Part A - Big Plant Science
Power House Part A 1 mll
Calcium Plus Part B - Big Plant Science
Calcium Plus Part B 1 mll
Comments 2
FlavoursUk
If you're not already following my youtube channel go subscribe now! Appreciate it people. Now for these girls. Day 38: All very healthy and well, I said I wouldn't be doing any topping this round and i haven't. Been doing a lot of LST/Bending (haven't used any ties as i dont want holes or marks on my rdwc system buckets) but if anything else im challenging myself. As you can see, plants look quiet bald after defoliation but definitely bounce back better if done right. Opening up the plant so its more bushy and exposing potential bud sites, not rocket science just basic logic. Hope everyone is doing well and staying safe during this time. Once more, Go Subscribe to my YouTube channel.. link on profile. Stay tuned.
Used techniques
LST
Technique
Defoliation
Technique
6
Week 6. Vegetation
24 hrs
23 °C
6
No Smell
475 PPM
20 °C
18 °C
45.72 cm
Nutrients 2
Power House Part A - Big Plant Science
Power House Part A 1 mll
Calcium Plus Part B - Big Plant Science
Calcium Plus Part B 1 mll
Comments 2
FlavoursUk
Day 43 - We are all set for flower, garden is happy, vibrant and healthy. She will be flipped after this to 12 -12. Not much to report as all I've done is LST/bending and defoliation. So not a lot of stress on the girls. Hopefully this encourages stress free plants that will give me some big fruits. Follow the YouTube channel please guys ( Link on profile here ) Stay safe and stay blessed.
Used techniques
LST
Technique
Defoliation
Technique
7
Week 7. Vegetation
24 hrs
23 °C
6
No Smell
475 PPM
20 °C
18 °C
45.72 cm
Nutrients 2
Power House Part A - Big Plant Science
Power House Part A 1.5 mll
Calcium Plus Part B - Big Plant Science
Calcium Plus Part B 1 mll
Comments 1
FlavoursUk
Soooo. Thought I put my light timer on but it wasn't, so the girls got a extra week or so in veg.. LOL. School boy mistake. But yeah looks like ive now got some monsters on my hands. Still growing relatively well, 2 seem to be dominating more than the smaller girl. Probably should of took cuttings. Check back to see how she bounces back! Flavours First week of flower coming soon. Stay tuned/ Check out the YouTube channel if you haven't already.
Used techniques
LST
Technique
Defoliation
Technique
8
Week 8. Flowering
12 hrs
23 °C
6
No Smell
550 PPM
20 °C
18 °C
45.72 cm
Nutrients 2
Power House Part A - Big Plant Science
Power House Part A 1.5 mll
Calcium Plus Part B - Big Plant Science
Calcium Plus Part B 1 mll
Comments 1
FlavoursUk
Things are looking good. Need more light in here so will be looking for something to supplement with my current one. Cant wait to see what these girls can do.. stay tuned people. Day 6 flower and the girls are taking off, will give them a defoliation around day 7. Will also slighty boost up the nutrients slightly. Can't wait to see what flowers these girls can produce.
Used techniques
LST
Technique
Defoliation
Technique
9
Week 9. Flowering
12 hrs
23 °C
5.8
Weak
700 PPM
45 %
20 °C
18 °C
45.72 cm
Nutrients 2
Power House Part A - Big Plant Science
Power House Part A 1.5 mll
Calcium Plus Part B - Big Plant Science
Calcium Plus Part B 1 mll
Comments 2
FlavoursUk
Girls are doing ok. Will be increasing the nutrients slightly this week as we are now in week 2 of flower. Day 9, roots are super healthy which is key to some good fruits.
Used techniques
LST
Technique
Defoliation
Technique
10
Week 10. Flowering
12 hrs
23 °C
5.8
Weak
700 PPM
45 %
20 °C
18 °C
45.72 cm
Nutrients 4
Power House Part A - Big Plant Science
Power House Part A 3 mll
Calcium Plus Part B - Big Plant Science
Calcium Plus Part B 2 mll
Stimulus - Big Plant Science
Stimulus 1 mll
Comments 2
FlavoursUk
So the girls are doing welll, water change and nutrient top up. Girls were looking a bit light green. But less is more, you can always add nutrients but can't really take away. Just a rule i like to go by. For some reason one of the girls overnight just turned bad/and a bit crispy like.. she's still trying to flower so ill see whats up. I'm putting it down to genetics as the other two are fine and I've been giving them all the same treatment.. if anyone knows do drop a comment. Other than that all is going great, ill be adding a new spider farmer sf2000 to the mix for some bigger buds hopefully.. so i will have some good coverage. Follow the YouTube channel for a more in depth look. Stay tuned FlavoursUK
Used techniques
LST
Technique
Defoliation
Technique
11
Week 11. Flowering
12 hrs
23 °C
5.8
Weak
700 PPM
45 %
20 °C
18 °C
45.72 cm
Nutrients 4
Power House Part A - Big Plant Science
Power House Part A 3 mll
Calcium Plus Part B - Big Plant Science
Calcium Plus Part B 2 mll
Stimulus - Big Plant Science
Stimulus 1 mll
Comments 4
FlavoursUk
So far things are going well. Bloom has started and already seeing purple/pink hues on the buds. Will be back to update properly just posting up a few pictures before i forget. Check out the YouTube channel.
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Week 12. Flowering
22 hrs
23 °C
5.8
Weak
700 PPM
45 %
20 °C
18 °C
45.72 cm
Nutrients 4
Power House Part A - Big Plant Science
Power House Part A 3 mll
Calcium Plus Part B - Big Plant Science
Calcium Plus Part B 2 mll
Stimulus - Big Plant Science
Stimulus 1 mll
Comments 2
FlavoursUk
So far things are going well. Bloom has started and already seeing purple/pink hues on the buds. Will be back to update properly just posting up a few pictures before i forget. Check out the YouTube channel. Water change at day 31 and pH'd the water to 5.8. I also got a new RO 4 stage water filter for the best water quality for the girls so ill be using that on the next water change. The smell is sweet in the tent. All seems to be going ok. Day 34 - The girls seem happy enough, a few colder nights than needed but all in all, happy with there progress.
Used techniques
LST
Technique
Defoliation
Technique
13
Week 13. Flowering
22 hrs
23 °C
5.8
Weak
700 PPM
45 %
20 °C
18 °C
45.72 cm
Nutrients 4
Power House Part A - Big Plant Science
Power House Part A 3 mll
Calcium Plus Part B - Big Plant Science
Calcium Plus Part B 2 mll
Stimulus - Big Plant Science
Stimulus 1 mll
Comments 1
FlavoursUk
Things seem to be going ok, now I've got my RO water filter the next water change I will be using it. Few new bits to be added to the system. Girls are looking healthy and green, the one that had an episode and went crisp has shown signs of recovery so ill just leave her to do her thing an see what happens. Other than that, the smell is getting stronger.. quiet sweet atm. Hope all is well for everyone following along and keeping safe. Stay tuned - next update coming soon
Used techniques
LST
Technique
14
Week 14. Flowering
22 hrs
23 °C
5.8
Weak
700 PPM
45 %
20 °C
18 °C
45.72 cm
Nutrients 4
Power House Part A - Big Plant Science
Power House Part A 3 mll
Calcium Plus Part B - Big Plant Science
Calcium Plus Part B 2 mll
Stimulus - Big Plant Science
Stimulus 1 mll
Comments 2
FlavoursUk
Day 43 - Had a full water change and now running RO ( Reverse Osmosis) Water. Not topped up any nutrients yet just straight RO water as I've defoliated the girls and took off a lot of the excess foliage and sites i thought won't be getting much light. The reason for not adding nutrients straight away was because they have already had a bit of stress due to defoliation and them trying to uptake nutrients at certain temperature ranges and pH will add to it. So just RO water pH'd to about 5.7/5.8. After 12-24 hours have passed I'll add nutrients again. Smells very strong in here now and getting paranoid lol. They grow by the day and get frostier each time i open the tent. Until the next time people. Day 45 - close up bud shot of one of the girls lowers and a few colas. Girls seem to be happy with the RO water which makes me feel as though i should of been running it earlier for sure. EC has dropped, so i know the girls are feeding uptaking nutrients. Stay tuned.. flavours
Used techniques
LST
Technique
Defoliation
Technique
15
Week 15. Flowering
22 hrs
23 °C
5.8
Weak
700 PPM
45 %
20 °C
18 °C
45.72 cm
Nutrients 4
Power House Part A - Big Plant Science
Power House Part A 3 mll
Calcium Plus Part B - Big Plant Science
Calcium Plus Part B 2 mll
Stimulus - Big Plant Science
Stimulus 1 mll
Comments 1
FlavoursUk
Day 51 - The switch to RO water has made the world of difference in DWC. Definitely don't over look water quality if you grow in any type of hydroponic set up. But the girls seem to be taking off, they smell so gassy and sweet, real strong aromas. Hard dense nugs which i know will continue to fatten up (the RO water change has allowed me to run a lower EC of around 0.8 and the pH has been super stable at around 5.7 i like a rise and dont mind it going up a little bit its been fine since using RO) The buds have got loads of colours coming through and I'm excited to see how the end result turns out. I think this will go 9 weeks (63 Days if im not mistaken) if needed ill let her go longer but we shall see. Day 55 - Girls are getting on well, slowly tapering the nutrients down letting the girls drink and eat. EC is at about 0.8. Won't go higher than that until harvest now, most likely. Leafs are turning a purple/black colour from the colder night temps. Buds are gettibg harder and thicker by the day. Will be feeding right up until a few days before harvest. Then a flush for 3-5 days with just RO water. Still about 7-10 days left.. maybe even 14 depending on what the trichomes are telling me. Stay tuned for the next one. Flavours
16
Week 16. Flowering
12 hrs
23 °C
5.8
Strong
250 PPM
45 %
20 °C
18 °C
45.72 cm
Nutrients 4
Power House Part A - Big Plant Science
Power House Part A 3 mll
Calcium Plus Part B - Big Plant Science
Calcium Plus Part B 2 mll
Stimulus - Big Plant Science
Stimulus 1 mll
Comments 1
FlavoursUk
Day 59 - Seems since ropping up the res with nutrients the girls have taken well to it. They've started to fatten up considerably and are showing some nice colours. They are hard and sticky.. yield looks well on the first pheno. Day 60 - plants are getting on well, the EC is dropping which lets me know the plants are utilising the nutrients, pH slightly rising which again is a good sign. Leaves are changing colour too. I'll see what happens over the next few days, she should start to fade soon. Won't start flusing yet as she still has more to give. Stay tuned Day 63 - Girls getting on well, strong gassy smell from one of the phenos (left) and really sweet candy like aroma from the second pheno (right) actually smells so dank! 😄 Other thsn that, feeds have been dropped.. currently sitting around 0.5 EC. pH 5.8.. girls seem to like it there but I'd like it a little higher (6.0). They put on a lot of size from one day to the other which was nice to see. Can't complain really, I'll continue for now letting the EC drop and do a res change with plain RO water and let the plants flush fir a couple days. Planning for a day 70 harvest. Stay tuned
17
Week 17. Flowering
12 hrs
23 °C
5.8
Strong
250 PPM
45 %
20 °C
18 °C
45.72 cm
Nutrients 1
Aroma Boost - Big Plant Science
Aroma Boost 1 mll
Comments 8
FlavoursUk
So the girls are maturing up now and getting thicker still. No much to do other than wait for the trichomes to tell me they are finished.. so far seeing all milky white, but would like at least 30% Amber in there. Flush times in RDWC will only take 2-3 Days max so not so concerned about that, a res change with Reverse Osmosis water is what ill do closer to harvest for the cleanest meds. Smelling really strong and gas like with the first pheno and the second pheno is more sweet/candy like with subtle hints of gas. Can't wait to try it but for now the process can't be rushed. Some better footage and long videos on the youtube channel if your curious to how they are getting on. Day 68 - one pheno has a lovely fade going on, black... looks cool. She is looking really thick in places as ypu can see from the day 68 photo, thats actually a 'lower' bud. Nice a frosty and smells soo dank, i open the tent and without touching anything i come out and smell so loud like I have rolled in the garden 😅 (Serious). Cant wait to.get her chopped bjt sticking to the 70 days at least. Will be back very shortly with another update. Day 69/70 - Decided to upload a night video, i did try to upload a video previously for the week gone.. but for some reason the growdiaries platform wouldn't allow it.. i always upload high quality videos/pictures otherwise whats the point. Sort it out GD. But anyway back to the garden, judging by day 70, the bigger plant pheno definitely seems done but the other pheno serms it could go a little longer. Ultimately I'm waiting to get the trichome ratio how I want it as thats the true sign of when she's done. She's faded a really nice purple, black. So I know she's close. The end is near people.. Stay tuned 😉
18
Week 18. Flowering
12 hrs
23 °C
5.8
Strong
250 PPM
45 %
20 °C
18 °C
45.72 cm
Nutrients 1
Aroma Boost - Big Plant Science
Aroma Boost 1 mll
Comments 3
FlavoursUk
Just letting her ripen now, colours coming in.. and fading out nicely. Last few days will be RO water. EC is still lower than what comes out of my tap, 0.5. We are near.. Day 77 - the girls are nicely faded/flushed with RO water, so my EC is sitting lower than what comes out of the tap.. only like white ash burning and to maximise flavour and smells. Shes currently a problem as the small tester bid i took left the whole place smelling very strong to the point where i haven't chopped her yet as the smells too strong even with a carbon filter. (No joke). Thinking to possibly chop either tomorrow or the day after. Not much to report until I've chopped and left to hang dry, I'd normally let the whole plant hang dry but might have to do it differently due to the sheer size of these girls. Once hang dried she will be in jars (might even get some more boveda packs). But yeah, stay tuned for this one 😉 this ones gonna pack a punch. Again i tried to upload a 3 minute video but GD won't allow the video.
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Week 19. Flowering
12 hrs
23 °C
5.8
Strong
250 PPM
45 %
20 °C
18 °C
45.72 cm
Nutrients 1
Aroma Boost - Big Plant Science
Aroma Boost 1 mll
Comments 3
FlavoursUk
Day 78 - pheno 1 was cut down, id normally hang dry the whole plant but decided to do it in branches instead. Second pheno has been left in darkness as i haven't had the time to cut. Pheno one is hung up and drying.. Room Humidity 60/60. As soon as she's dry enough I'll finish trimming her up. Then put them into jars. Might use boveda 60% packs but I'll see. Smells strong! Will post a harvest when both plants have been dried fully an in jars. Hope you enjoy the videos and pictures. Stay tuned.
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Week 19. Harvest
Happy Harvest Day!
Runtz - Seedstockers
Spent 184 days
Veg Flo Har
9/10
Rated
201 g
Bud dry weight per plant
2
Plants
1.2
Grow Room size
Easy
Difficulty
Sleepy
Energy
Indica
Hybrid
Sativa

Day air temperature
Air humidity
PPM
PH
Light schedule
Solution temperature
Night air temperature
Lamp distance
Comments 7
FlavoursUk
Had great results, especially when i upgraded to RO water.. if theres one thing i could of changed it would of been using the reverse Osmosis water sooner. The rest of the grow was pretty easy, didn't even plant train as this was suppose to be a hassle free run. It was just that. Some good genetics from seedstockers too. Good stuff!
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