FastBuds Cherry Cola

~ FASTBUDS TESTER #2204 ~ Well friends, here we go on another 'canna-venture' together! The grow room has 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 I'm looking forward to seeing what this girl has to offer when she's grown to her full potential! 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 Vivosun 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. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Weekly Updates: 11/5- Week One of flower for the #1 tester, the #2 is still deciding what to do! With a month of growth since sprouting and just beginning to flower these 'Testers' by FastBuds are doing great and looking fantastic! I watered both today with 0.5g of straight de-chlorinated water each that was ph'd to 6.2 @ 72℉. I also did some more defoliation along with some minor LST on the#1 tester, removing shade leaves blocking new growth and gently bending down her branches to create an even canopy to let the lower growth catch up to the rest of the plant. The #2 tester, aka 'Shorty', has yet to show signs of flower. She's short and stocky with a ton of leaves. I used horticulture wire to bend over her branches to get some light down into the lower growth and removed a few shade leaves blocking light that refused to be tucked away. Hopefully she'll take a hint from her sister and get going this week! 1/7- WHOO HOO! The #2 pheno FINALLY is showing signs of flowering! She's exactly one week behind the #1 phenotype and I'm actually glad because she was really short and the extra time allowed her to gain some height. The #1 tester continues to do excellent and has responded extremely well to topping and LST. Today was a feed/water day. I gave them each 0.5g of de-chlorinated water with GreenGro's Green Aminos, Granular Myco, Natures Brix added and then ph'd to 6.4. Before I watered I added 1/2 cup of Down To Earth 4-8-4 slow release dry organic amendment, 1 tbsp. of GreenGro's Biochar Blend and 1 1/2 cups of worm castings that I worked into the top layer of their medium, after which I watered it in. I also went ahead and filled the 50# tank of co2 and connected it to the Autopilot co2 Controller which I set at 1000ppm's with a 100ppm window. Now that they're in flower I'll be gradually increasing the wattage to the light and want to keep them growing at their peak potential. 1/9- Now that these ladies are into flower they have gotten thirstier and I'm watering them daily now with 0.5g of straight de-chlorinated water. I'm turning their pots 1/4 turn daily, tucking shade leaves, doing some mild LST and removing stubborn shade leaves blocking light from the center of their canopies. 1/11- The ladies are thirstier now and I'm watering daily with 0.5g of straight de-chlorinated water which is ph'd to 6.5 @ 72℉. I did some more LST on both and also removed a bunch of shade leaves that were blocking light penetration and refused to stay tucked away. The #2 pheno continues to progress into flower and actually has stretched a little bit! The #1, which is 6 days ahead in flower is looking and doing fantastic! Well my friends, there's two weeks of flowering behind us and Week Three promises to start to get exciting as these girls should really begin to strut their stuff and start to really look amazing! 🤩💚 😎💚 Thank you for checking out my passion in life! Please visit as often as you wish and I hope you enjoy this journey as much as I know I will! Grow Strong! 💪😎🤙