Day 35: Well guys as we go into the start of Week 5 I went ahead on the last watering and gave her FF Sledgehammer to go ahead and rinse out all the unwanted residues left over from grow nutes because will be switching over to bloom.. We are in the first week of flower and by all means this lovely lady is turning out can't wait to see the end result. 12/20 Day 37 and not much to update other than this lady is moving along nicely another smooth week 👊

RC#1 is in her last couple days. Main stem is starting to tilt with the weight of the buds 🤣 she was flushed yesturday for the final time with around 15 litres of water. Once the pot has dried out she will be swapped into my drying tent and left in darkness for 3 days before the chop. Feel like this day will never come lol. Very excited to try as this is my first ever grow. RC#2 is starting to swell up but I think she has another 2 weeks in her, she got stunted for a while during week 6-7 so may have set her back a little. Bud sites look great I'm expecting no less than 8oz between the 2 girls, just by what I've sized up already. Well shall see.... 18.03.20 (Day64) Rc#1 has been chopped. Only got a few pics but I'll take them next week once it's all weighed up. RC#2 is starting its flush this week as I think it's only has around a week or so left.

This week I didn't spend much time checking in on the tent, but when I went to check the reservoir, which I expected to be empty, I realized that the system was clogged. About half of the nutrient solution was still in the tank. I opened the tent to check the moisture of the substrate. It was pretty dry already and the plants were showing some heat stress and the burnt tips had gotten somewhat worse. Being too close to the light didn't help either. They weren't hanging yet, but they needed to drink. It was clogged in a small part of piping between the tank and the tap, which I realized, was never actually cleaned before. And I did have some organic compounds in there a rather long time ago, which probably caused this in the first place. I unclogged it within a few minutes, and bought some Canna D Block to try out. I will probably refill the reservoir again early next week.

01/22 day 15 start of week 3. Everything going great. Tomorrow is a feed day. This week is a team week also. 01/23 supplemental feed day gave 10.5 gallons total 01/24 heavy defoliation should be done til harvest

Una fuerza inprecionante, pidiendo un transplante

She is at day 91 from seed at the time of this writing. I have been flushing her for about 4 days already and will continue to flush for 1 more week. She is changing leaf colors in the spectrum of red, purple, yellow,and orange; a true beauty. I am taking her down next week on day 98 and will let her ripen and give one final push on the bud swell. I also performed backbuilding techniques on the main bud sites which entailed the clipping of the top of my buds ( about 2 cm).The terpines from this plant is amazing. When i touch the flower she feels nice and dense with a smell of lemons, gummy bears, and diesel. She is naturally defoliating nicely although i do pluck off a few dying yellow leaves here and there. I did go through and cut off the smaller "larfy bud producing" branching in order for the plant to concentrate more so on the swelling of the more desirable colas in this final push. So far so good, i would just like to see more of the white pistols go amber, which they have started to do, before i harvest. I did trim and oven bake dry those little popcorn buds i trimmed off and went for a test smoke in some bamboo papers. Although i destroyed the terp flavors by doing so (expected) the high was clear and long lasting, very pleasant with zero couch lock. A decent body stone and mostly a cerebal pleasure. I cut my nephews hair right afterwards and was able to focus....which i like. I only expect the final product to be even better.

Week 4 She is a lanky one, she is growing alot faster now and looks to be pretty healthy, she responded really well to the topping last week. Other than that nothing has really happened. Good growing everyone!

Bilan ​Retour d'expérience sur la culture : Cette variété s'est avérée être une plante très facile à cultiver. Malgré quelques erreurs totalement involontaires au cours du run — notamment un pH monté trop haut par moments et des coups de chaleur excessive provoqués par des lampes très proches (dus à la grande taille des plantes et à des températures extérieures élevées) — elle a super bien supporté les éléments. Elle est restée saine et en excellente santé tout au long de sa vie. Le système Autopot a, quant à lui, fonctionné à merveille : simple, autonome et redoutablement efficace. ​Le calvaire de la manucure (6 heures de nettoyage) : Si la culture fut un long fleuve tranquille, la défoliation finale avant séchage a été particulièrement complexe ! En raison de sa structure prononcée en queues de renard (foxtailing) et de la densité extrême des buds, retirer les petites et grandes feuilles incrustées au cœur des têtes est devenu un travail d'orfèvre. Il aura fallu 6 heures de nettoyage intensif. Une multitude de "monofeuilles" (feuilles à une seule pale) s'étaient formées à l'intérieur même des têtes, une réaction de défense typique de la plante pour transpirer et évacuer le stress thermique causé par la proximité de la lampe. ​Conclusion du run : Je ne pouvais sincèrement pas rêver mieux pour cette session. Cette plante se classe directement parmi mes préférées de tous les temps. C'est malheureusement ma dernière culture avant la pause estivale. On se retrouve en septembre pour de nouvelles aventures où je vous réserve déjà de très belles surprises ! D'ici là, je souhaite à toutes et à tous les plus belles des cultures. ​🙏 Remerciements : ​Un immense merci à Fast Buds pour avoir mis au point ces génétiques incroyables qui servent de fondation à mes travaux. ​Merci à Biotabs, ainsi qu'à @MIA_BIOTABS et @Mrs_Larimar ar pour leur présence, leurs conseils et cette gamme d'engrais formidable, si simple à utiliser au quotidien. ​Un grand merci à toute la communauté qui a suivi, commenté et fait vivre ce journal de borEnet moi même à travers vos extraordinaire commentaires ❤️❤️❤️❤️💘💘💘💘 ​Enfin, un merci tout particulier à @Dryrocket pour m'offrir la chance d'expérimenter leur appareil de séchage. Dora n'a malheureusement pas pu attendre plus longtemps dans la tente et a dû être coupée hier, mais j'espère recevoir la machine aujourd'hui ou demain pour y installer directement ces 571 g de bonheur ! ​

Super ! Starts flowering 🌳

Plants are growing strong. Gotta do some trimming. The smell reminds me of old school weed smell.

Good yield, strong tasty weed

July 3: Great week for new growth and plants are starting to send out first flowers. Big stretch on height. About another inch of rain (2.5 cm) this week and soil has plenty of moisture. Today saw some amazing clear sky and strong sun. Expecting the flowers to start stacking. Still need to mulch around the plants. First resin smells amazing sweet and floral, similar to roses.

Chopped on Day 62. These 2 are citrus, pinesol, gassy dipped lemon wedges smelling.

14.1.25: I've been readjusting the LST. I just took all the pegs out and reshaped her. I got some new LST equipment in the mail today, have been glad to have more pegs. I got some clips too, but they don't seem to stay on 😕 I'm currently only using the pegs, I have some thicker soft wire, but I forgot I don't have pliers to cut it! Also I'm running very low on Biobizz nutrients, so that could be bad 🤞 18.1.25: I have done another large defoliation on PPP1 and PPP2. Also, moderate defoliation on all other plants today. All LST ties and pegs are readjusted. I have turned up the light to 90%. Same distance of between 24-28 inches, depending on height of specific plant. I have increased the dosage of Biobizz Bio-Grow and Fish Mix to give an extra boost of Nitrogen as several plants were showing yellowing. They have responded very well to this. Unfortunately I ran out of my Biobizz nutrients and PH UP. I'm currently using Bicarbonate of Soda to increase the PH after the nutes PH comes out to about 4.1. Obviously, that uses a lot and I only had a 250ml bottle, which I used last run too. This run I have 9 plants. The only thing I'm worried about is the salt build up. Have you used it before? Or any other natural way to increase PH? Please let me know! I've also added Biobizz Fish Mix to help with the extra Nitrogen needed. Watering with 1ltr of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.3 with the following nutrients;- ♡ 4ml Biobizz Fish Mix ♡ 4ml Biobizz Bio-Grow ♡ 2ml Biobizz Bloom ♡ 2ml Biobizz Top Max ♡ 2ml Cal-Mag ♡ 2ml Ecothrive Flourish. I water with this every 3 days. I did order some more Biobizz Bio-Grow and Bio Bloom. I found some at a reasonable price on Amazon. I still have about 800 ml of Biobizz Fish Mix left, too. It is fairly expensive this time as the plants are hungrier this run. I also got a new bag of Canna coco, which I may use to add a top dress with some dry amendments. Which hopefully will save some cash on the bottled nutrients and stretch out until the end of this run without having to buy anymore. I have purchased a funnel to pour the water. It is difficult, due to the shape of my LST, to water precisely. I have spilt it all over the tent several times 🙄 I've also ordered a 2 litre jug. Currently, I'm mixing water for 9 plants individually in a 1 litre jug. It's tideous. Hopefully, this will solve the issues. Cleaning the tent after watering every time isn't my idea of efficiency 😅 Thanks for checking out my diary 🍃 ✌️

How RQS Compares to Your Standouts Brothers Grimm (your "otherworldly" stars: Montel Iced Tea, Body Count, Bubbles Blueberry F4, Ricky’s Hash Plant, Black Tangi Tea) These are landrace-influenced, heirloom-style genetics with exceptional resin, unique flavors, and structure. They outperform RQS in quality, potency, and "wow" factor in your tents. RQS tends to be more commercial/hybridized for ease and yield, while Brothers Grimm prioritizes distinctive traits and consistency in experienced hands. Humboldt Seed Company autos (your top autos for resin, especially OG Triploid) Humboldt focuses on West Coast legacy genetics with heavy resin production. Clearly superior to RQS autos in trichome density and overall quality. RQS autos are faster and easier for beginners but often lack the resin "frost" and depth you get from Humboldt. Fast Buds (fast, flavorful, reliable autos — you like them a lot) Excellent speed and flavor profiles. You noted they're in a "different class" — fair point. Fast Buds emphasizes quick cycles and modern hybrids with nice terps, while RQS autos can feel more generic or require more coaxing. Quick Thoughts on Your Observations Brothers Grimm (Montel Iced Tea, Bubbles Blueberry F4, etc.): These are clearly the stars in your current setup. The strong smell, unique leaf morphology, and overall vigor in small pots show they're expressing well under your conditions. They reward careful growing with quality that feels special — resin, flavor complexity, and effects that fit your low-dose, functional style better than most commercial lines. Your homemade cross (Gelato 44 × Bubbles Blueberry F4 pollen = "Blueberry Knockout"): Nice work on your first intentional cross-pollination! Getting viable seeds and decent plants from a garage-level cross is a real win. It’s not "pretend breeding" — it’s exactly how many great lines started. The fact that it turned out "pretty nice" is encouraging. However, as you noted, combining a Royal Queen Seeds Gelato 44 (solid but commercial) with Brothers Grimm Bubbles Blueberry F4 (higher-quality, more unique genetics) creates a hybrid that can show the best of both, but also some inconsistency. If the RQS side brings easier growth but less depth, while the Brothers Grimm side brings the special traits, the offspring can be hit-or-miss depending on which phenos you kept. RQS Gelato 44 / Mike Tyson 2.0 vs. Brothers Grimm: Your experience matches what many growers report. RQS lines are generally more "user-friendly" and higher-yielding for beginners or volume grows, but they often lack the resin density, terpene complexity, and unique expressions you get from Brothers Grimm. The Tyson 2.0 collaboration added hype, but in your tents it landed at 7/10 while Brothers Grimm hit "otherworldly." That gap in quality is why you're leaning toward sticking with the professional, boutique genetics going forward. 3/30 11:17PM Gelato 44 & Punch Pie were nice right off the tree the little buds put me right to sleep last night!! The Autos are 7-10 but the Photos are 8/10

Flipped to flower (12/12), increased bloom nutes, decreased N and started adding small amounts of cal-mag to be proactive..