FastBuds Strawberry Gorilla

~ FASTBUDS TESTER #2203 aka Strawberry Gorilla ~ Well friends, it's been another awesome 'canna-venture' together! The grow room had a complete remodel and some upgrades done to it including brand spanking new 4x8 and 4x4 tents and a Trolmaster Hydro X controller along with a new Control Panel. This tester strain is one of six tester strains that FastBuds has graciously provided me with and, as with all FastBuds strains I've personally grown, it exceeded all my expectations! One drawback of 'testers' is I have little to no information on it other than its number and that it's an autoflower... 🤪 But, it's ALWAYS a blast growing them for me because not knowing a lot allows me to just concentrate on the essentials: Light, Environment, Water, Nutrients and possibly a bit of LST... not complicated, just basics like keeping a constant temperature and RH in the tent at a level that gives a good VPD, watering when almost dry and maintaining proper light levels according to their stage of growth. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ~THE SETUP~ ~Initially seeds were lightly scuffed, then soaked for 3 hours in 78℉ distilled water after which they were transferred to moist paper towels laid out in a Jiffy Pellet plastic starter tray with lid. Underneath the tray was placed a Mars Hydro Heat Mat with Controller that was set to 78℉ where they stayed until their tap roots emerged. ~Planted into Jiffy Peat Pellets that were hydrated with distilled water warmed to 78℉ with a 7.0 ph. ~Once roots emerge from the Jiffy Pellet they're transferred to their fabric pots. ~Grown 100% organic in a 4g Gronest fabric pot and a 3g fabric pot by Wraxly filled with Mother Earth 70/30 Coco/Perlite medium and initially amended with Dr. Earth 4-4-4 / Earthworm Castings / Dr. Earth Flower Girl 3-9-4 and Coast of Maine Stonington Blend Organic Plant Food 5-2-4. ~19/5 light cycle for the entire run with supplemental UVA added during flower. Lights are controlled by a Trolmaster Hydro X controller set for a 15min Sunrise/Sunset simulation. ~Top dressing every 3-4 weeks with slow release dry amendments and Earthworm castings. ~Straight water ph'd @ 6.2-6.8 when needed and bi-weekly Compost Tea's. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Grow Report: Because I grew two plants I was able to see two distinct phenotypes expressed: The #1 pheno expressed more of her GG lineage with slightly wider node spacing and flowers that were definitely 'gassier' than fruity. The #1 pheno also finished ahead of the #2, finishing in 64 days from germination compared to the #2 which took 74 days from germination to finish. The #1 was in flower 42 days, the #2 fifty two days... both harvest times were based on trichome development and maturity. The #2 phenotype, which turned out to be my FAVORITE, had a tighter node spacing which made for some gorgeous, HUGE flowers that were absolutely covered in sparkling trichomes...She was definitely the 'Frost Queen'! The aroma of the #2 was unique as well, sweet and fruity with just a hint of diesel...Mouthwatering! Structurally, both phenotypes grew similarly with only the node spacing differences and insofar as final yield, the #2 edged out the #1 by roughly 40g which I'm attributing to her node spacing being tighter.