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: 2/16- Week Eleven and the #1 Cherry Cola is at day 74 from seed, with the #2 a week behind her. Both girls are looking superb and are busy stacking their flowers and producing trichomes. They both were watered with the usual .5g of de-chlorinated water which was ph'd to 6.5 @ 70℉. 2/18- The #1 is getting so close to her time. I've been checking her trichomes and they're about 80% milky now, I'll be religiously checking her daily to tell when they're 90% milky/10% amber. The #2 has really turned it up a notch over the last couple of days. Her trichome development has gone into overdrive and already they are 75% or so milky... She may get to go at the same time as her sister! Both were given .5g of de-chlorinated water which was ph'd to 6.5 @ 70℉ and had their pots turned. 2/20- Both ladies are doing fantastic and are expressing some beautiful coloration now as they are fading. They received the usual .5g of de-chlorinated water which was ph'd to 6.7 @ 70℉ and had their pots turned. 2/22- Well our journey together is nearing its end, both girls are just about good to go and will both be going dark next week where they'll spend 72hrs to boost their trichome production before being harvested... See you next week! ❤️ 😎💚 Thank you for checking out my passion in life! Please visit as often as you wish and I hope you've been enjoying this journey as much as I have! Grow Strong! 💪😎🤙