FastBuds FBT2203 test

187g dried They dried a little too fast on the branches, 4 days, then I bottled them for 18 days and aired them occasionally to maintain RH and aid in cure. FBT 2203 Grow conditions: Light Cycle was 20L:4D, but this was broken into 4 cycles of 5L:1D Soil was Fox Farm Ocean and HP Pro Mix in a 7 gallon pot Nutrients were General Hydroponics Flora Series with Cal Mag, Floralicious Plus and Kool Bloom. I also used RAW Bloom microbes, kelp, and cane molasses. Light source was Viparspectra VA1000 set at 50-75% power and hung at 15-30 inches with spill over from Viparspectra XS1500, P1500 and Mars Hydro TS1000 Goal: The aim of this grow was to push myself and these plants to grow in a very challenging environment and show how the versatility of autoflowering cannabis combined with strong genetics can ensure a successful grow when limited to a less than ideal grow spaces. Newer growers, such as myself, may not have the luxury of growing in our houses due to family constraints and space limitations. By proving how versatile FastBuds plants are we can attract a new growers and show them that an amazing product can be grown in challenging and less than ideal grow conditions. Grow Room: I built a 4x8ft grow room in a completely uninsulated shed and wanted to determine if the heat generated from the grow lights combined with adjusting the cycling and location of the exhaust fan would be sufficient to keep temperatures and humidity within an acceptable range. I live in a fairly northern climate with winter temperatures between -5 and -15 Celsius during the majority of this grow. I also wanted to test how auto flowers would respond to a 5 hour light and 1 hour dark cycle, which was critical for maintaining acceptable temperature levels. Balancing temperature and humidity during the dark cycle was the greatest challenge during this grow. A dark period of 2 or 4 hours would result in temperature spikes below 15 Celsius if exhaust was left running or a spike in RH above 60% if the exhaust was left off during the dark period. For the most part, the plants stayed within 20-25 Celsius and 55-65% RH during the veg stage and 20-30 Celsius and 40-60% RH during the flowering stage. I had two different days where temperatures spiked to below 15 Celsius and this was during a period where I was trying to manage RH by adjusting the intake location and on:off cycle for the exhaust. Outcome: Despite all of the challenges associated with managing the physical variables, FBT 2203 performed amazingly well. The first three weeks were vegetative, with pre-flowers appearing near the end of week 3, and by week 4 flowers started showing up. This plant responded very well to Low Stress Training over the next two weeks, which resulted in a very nice and evenly spaced canopy. The majority of flowering stretch happened between weeks 4 and 7 and then the colas started bulking up substantially during weeks 7 through 9. I fed her water for the remaining two weeks and harvested just before the end of week 11. This plant produced some amazing colas with an absolute ton of trichomes. I trimmed a small bud during week 10 and slow dried it over two weeks. I finished this bud over 4 sessions using an Airizer Air 2 and was pretty happy overall. It has a sweet and fruity flavour, which actually reminds me of watermelon Hubba Bubba (I think) and overall gave me a pretty relaxing stone. I think that the larger and more developed colas containing more amber trichomes may produce an even better experience, but I will have to complete the cure over the next few weeks. Issues: I ran into two issues while growing this plant. I believe that I had a combination of light burn and overfeeding P and K. I had to keep my lights on 100% power for a few of our coldest weeks in early flower to maintain temperatures and I ended up toasting my upper canopy a little, but this was limited to the fan and sugar leaves. However, this may also have been due to over feeding P and K or nutrient lockout for Manganese, which resulted in the upper canopy turning yellow and purple before drying out completely. I am hoping to grow this and all the other testers again this spring/summer and aim to avoid these issues and produce an even better product.