Photoperiod Royal Highness by Humboldt Seed Compay

[Hero]

Hows it going everyone? I have not been on in a while but I thought it would be nice to share my current Photoperiod grow.

I am currently running Royal Highness from Humboldt Seed Company hand fed once a day.

Specs:
(1) 4x4 Grow Tent
(1) 600W Ushio opti-red HPS
(1) 600w Solistek digi balast
(1) Sun Systems Blockbuster Hood
(4) 3.5gal Coco Hempy buckets
(4) Saucers
(1) Secret Jardin WebIt 4x4 trellis
(1) Phresh Carbon Filter
(2) Small fan
(1) Hygrometer
(1) Blue Lab combo meter
(1) 5 gal bucket reservoir

Nutrients:
Veg+Bloom R/O formula(Base)
+Life(microbes)
Shine(PK booster)

Vegetation Period

Day 1

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

 

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Flower Period

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

So here I am currently at week 7 on the last stages of the flower period. I took some close ups the other day. Hope everyone enjoys! I'll update as things progress further.

 

[KonopCh]

How long do you veg from seed to fill that 4x4 tent? When you take clones, just before flip?

 

[Hero]

How long do you veg from seed to fill that 4x4 tent? When you take clones, just before flip?

For this particular run I went out and got the 4 clones from a nursery. The Day 1 picture at the top is the first day I had them and I vegged them for 4 weeks before the 12/12 flip. I probably should have vegged only 3 weeks but I have not run the strain before and was not sure what kind of stretch to expect.

If I were to go from seed it would probably be give or take an additional 5-6 weeks of time including germination and all.

 

[Hero]

Week 8(Day 56) Royal Highness(Royal Kush x Cali Dream x Trainwreck)

Just cruising along here enjoying these fall colors coming out Still riding my pH at 5.8-6.0 as always and feeding once a day. Since day 49 they have been getting only Shine(PK) at 1g per gallon. I'll be doing this until 4-5 days before harvest and from then on pH’d tap water at 150ppm or 0.3EC

Things to consider:
I might have to run some outdoor plants this season for fun. I love playing with quality soil and it's been a little while since an outdoor grow. Debating if I want to have fun with some auto seeds I have or test out some normal photoperiod seeds. Maybe both as I have a nice little stash. We shall see!

Nutrient Thoughts:
So have you guys messed with Mega Crop by Green Leaf Nutrients? I've seen a few threads about it here and there. It seems to be a solid 1 part hydroponic nutrient. Very similar to the simplicity of Veg+Bloom, Maxibloom, and Jacks Hydro.

I have wanted to try Jacks but never got around to it because I didn't feel like buying 4 pounds of base and calcium nitrate if I ended up not liking it although I can't see why I would not. Apparently Mega Crop is just as affordable as Jacks but actually has a few more additives mixed into the base much like Veg+Bloom. Very informative website that is well put together but good websites don't grow plants. I have a free sample coming my way so I'll give it a shot at some point and see how it goes against Veg+Bloom. It's more affordable than Veg+Bloom(which is already pretty cheap haha) mostly when it comes to bulk pricing.

 

[Hero]

Snapped a quick picture through my method seven hps glasses while feeding the girls tonight and thought I’d share

The amount of purple is getting ridiculous! Soon we’ll be at week 9 which is about a week past the breeders recommended time frame. I typically like to go past if I don’t know the strain and I like to assume my environment isn’t nearly as good as the breeders. Rarely if ever can I remember harvesting late and being disappointed.

Starting to finally see some ambers coming in and way more cloudy trichomes through my jewelers loupe so I believe I’m entering my harvest window pretty soon here. I’ll keep monitoring but it’s looking like maybe 3-4 days after week 9 will be harvest time!

 

[Hero]

Week 9(Day 63) Royal Highness(Royal Kush x Cali Dream x Trainwreck)
Sup everyone! Still riding my pH at 5.8-6.0 as always and feeding once a day. Since day 49 they have been getting only Shine(PK) at 1g per gallon. I'm starting to see a lot more amber trichs popping up so the time of harvest is here. I have also seen a reduction on the required volume of daily water which is another sign harvest is here. I will start them on the pH'd tap water diet for the next 3-4 days and then chop chop.:love2:

It's gonna be awesome. I cannot wait to have some new smoke!

 

[Daipot]

They're looking sweet man! I've never heard of the strain but they look awesome! I'm planning on running LSD by barneys on a future grow and I've been thinking of a strain with a similar flowering too alongside them. Think I just found that!

 

[Hero]

They're looking sweet man! I've never heard of the strain but they look awesome! I'm planning on running LSD by barneys on a future grow and I've been thinking of a strain with a similar flowering too alongside them. Think I just found that!

Thanks man! Right on for stopping in. I didn't know these kind of colors would come out and I am very happy with them. I can't wait to sample some of the smoke.

 

[Daipot]

Thanks man! Right on for stopping in. I didn't know these kind of colors would come out and I am very happy with them. I can't wait to sample some of the smoke.

They're some of the most beautiful colours ive ever seen on a plant man