Rootbeer Rock Candy BX1

2 reviews for Rootbeer Rock Candy BX1

1. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   andrewnovotny23 – September 13, 2022

   Gonna be some heat!!!

2. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   epochalypse – January 13, 2023

   The Alien Rock Candy x Rootbeer Rock Candy aka Rootbeet Rock Candy Bx1 is absolutely outstanding. I found two males and three females that are all jaw-droppingly beautiful from my pheno hunt of a single pack. 10/13 germination rate, although I didn’t use the paper towel method. I started just like always – soaking the seeds in normal strength Hydrogen Peroxide for 30 seconds to one minute in order to ensure there are no living spores or other potentially harmful biological agents on the outside of the seeds, and then, again, as always, I’ll lightly score the seeds by shaking them for 30 seconds in a container lined with sandpaper. My germination and particularly my aeroponic cloning hacks are outlined below, but I soaked these in URB for an hour and then planted them directly into seed starter soil premixed with a diverse mycorrhizae & beneficial bacteria & fungi mixture. I never plant seeds more than 1/4 inch beneath the surface, & if I’ve already got a tap root growing having soaked or used the paper towel method, I don’t bury the seed all the way, leaving just a hint of it at the soil’s surface, its tap root aimed down. Autos are planted in their final 3-5 gallon container, the bottom 1/3 of the container containing autoflower super soil mixed with the starter soil, and the latter filling the container to about 2-3 inches below the edge, which I leave in case I need to add a top dress later on, as well as leaving space for the precut circle of coco mulch, which is crucial to help keep the soil moisture up in between waterings, which I try to make sure never to let more than 3 days pass between them, although the coco circle buys me an extra 18-24 hours just in case. Larger plants, however, especially when they’re in bloom, need to be watered at least 3x a week. Once I’ve placed the seed into its little hole, I add a pinch of Great White microbial powder, cover the hole gently, then use a spray bottle to gently water the fragile seed into the soil. With tap roots already gently coaxed out, & the seeds well scored and having soaked in one of the seed soaks below, it’s actually pretty hard to mess up the germination process. I could have probably gotten all 13 seeds to pop, but 10 did just fine.

   I have four excellent products that I will potentially use as seed soaks, depending on how old the seeds are, how well they’ve been stored, as well as other factors, including URB, a full spectrum micro-nutrient foliar spray, EM-1, or BloomCity Clean Kelp, the single best liquid kelp product on the market, although it’s much more effective used to prepare your clone mothers or other plants to be cloned. It’s so effective at promoting cloning partially because it is the only kelp product that is produced using seven distinct species of green kelp from Oceans all over the world, rather than the majority of kelp additives, pressed or dehydrated from only one or two species of kelp. It doesn’t have any red kelp, but its got a goldmine of enzymes, vitamins, amino acids, hormones, & other beneficial organic compounds, & the red kelp is not missed. There is no better source of auxins & naturally occurring, organic growth boasting compounds. While it makes an excellent seed soak, it’s best used as a foliar every night for 4-7 days prior to taking clones from the sprayed plant, & as a root soak ingredient every time you water your plants – but especially for plants you’re planning on taking clones from within a week or two. Auxins specifically increase the natural rooting hormones within the cutting. The next best step to ensure fast rooting clones is to use a clean razor or artists knife / box cutter to cut the branch at a 45° angle just below or on a node, the actual trick being that the more nodes with leaves that the branch/cutting has, the more natural auxins it will produce, and the faster it will root – especially in a clean and sterile aeroponic cloner with an oxidizer such as low levels of Bleach, Hypoclorous Acid (UC Roots or EZ Clone), or Hydrogen Peroxide, which will help to prevent any algae or microbial contamination from propagating inside the system, a clone specific nutrient, 10 ml/gallon of DO Dissolved Oxygen, + two lines from a strong air pump with permaclone HEPA filters made for such lines attached between the pump and cloner – one attached to an air stone and submerged, the other one left above the waterline, with no attachments, to constantly force fresh, filtered air into the area above the waterline within the closed system of the aeroponic cloner, in order to keep air flowing within to force the ethylene gas that collects inside aeroponic cloners – particularly important in the case of more efficiently sealed cloning systems, which will have no other way to maintain fresh air inside without exchanging with fresh air, & causing the clones to delay rooting by a week or more. Finally, instead of a powdered or gel rooting hormone, the cuttings will root best in an aeroponic cloner with some with fresh air constantly replacing the stale air within, & most importantly allowing the ethylene gas to be evacuated from the cloner. The more effectively that a cloner is “sealed,” or is otherwise prevented from naturally exchanging the air within, the more effectively that the unit will remain sterile, but the more easily ethylene will buildup within, preventing new root growth. While adjusting the pH within an aeroponic cloner isn’t of vital importance – particularly in the event that checking and changing the water’s potential hydrogen level is likely to cause a non-sterile environment within the cloner. If you’re certain that you’re able to check & adjust the pH of the water without contaminating the closed cloner system, the most appropriate pH for a hydroponic system of 5.2-5.7 is ideal to aim for. Water holds the maximum amount of oxygen at 72°F, so your cuts will root the fastest with a water temperature between about 70° and 76°. Some believe that in a sterile cloner, it’s best to increase that value by about 10° in order to make the cuttings root faster, however, the oxygen holding capacity of water drops off rapidly when that water is kept warm – in the upper 70s and 80s, not only will the water hold significantly less oxygen, but the warmer constant temperature will cause the system to become contaminated much more easily, which will cause the rooting process to be delayed by 20-30 days or more.

   I didn’t know what to expect from these latest Alien releases, but the Rootbeer Pebbles, OG Sour, & Rootbeer Rock Candy are the most impressive Alien Genetics releases since their Alien Apple Warp release & the other best Sour Apple Bx6 releases in that line. Next I’m going to hunt the packs of OG Sours I decided to snap up. The Rootbeer crosses are phenomenal, however I have a feeling that the 5 years that Alien Genetics spent preparing to make the OG Sour line were their most effective use of time in recent memory. As soon as I’ve finished hunting the 3 OG Sours packs I bought, I’ll let you guys know what I think.