FastBuds FBT2208 test

Pictures are day 18 from seed. Used humidity dome during this week to help seedling establish. Lights started at 50% and are now 75% power hung at 30 inches. I am using a living soil and inorganic nutrient regime. The living soil is established and maintained with NPK RAW Bloom Micros, Kelp and Cane Molasses bi-weekly. I used NPK regime before establishing seeds in soils and start of week 1. This grow will use a 5:1 light schedule instead of 20:4. I am growing in an uninsulated shed where temperatures can reach -15 C (5 F). A shorter dark period will reduce the chance that temperatures spike below 17C for long periods. This will also shorten the time that a 600W heater needs to kick in. My exhaust is recirculating air to keep room warm, so I set up a simple fermenting bucket to help keep CO2 levels up. Might not do much, but there you go. In short, I will test a more truncated light cycle and push the limits of my grow room in a below freezing shed without vastly increasing energy consumption with heating during the dark period. Let's see what happens.

So, this was the last seed to break ground from the three started on the same day. Interestingly, the soil is 1C colder and the air is upwards of 2C colder, from the way air circulates inside the grow room, which may explain the slower growth. Trying to change circulation to make growing conditions more even. Pictures are 24 days after seeds started and seem to be doing great. I used a very weak foliar spray of Flora Grow and a weak feeding to get them started. I have my lights set to 75% power and I am misting daily. Happy so far @Fast_Buds genetics test

Pre-flowers are showing and gave her a little nutrients and a light foliar spray this week. This little plant was started the same day as FBT2203 and 2205, but broke ground a few days after. It seems to be a little behind, which is probably a combination of different genetics and slightly cooler soil and air temp. I changed air circulation last week to try and better circulate air evenly, so maybe it will take off a bit. It certainly looks like it is a few days behind so we might see an explosion of growth this week.

I am two days behind with updating this journal. Pictures are day 39 from seed. This week I focused on LST and some mild defoliation. I have gotten excellent canopy spacing for FBT2208, 2203 and 2205. Still some work for 2207. I gave balanced nutrients and will likely transition to bloom nutrients during week 5 or 6.

This plant has been developing slower than FBT2203 and 2205. I think this is genetic differences and has a lot to do with cooler air and soil Temps at the front of the tent. Amazing how much 1 or 2 degrees can have on growth rates. FBT2207 has caught up to 2208 and growth rates have taken off since I made adjustments to keep soil Temps above 15C. The floor of this shed is not insulated and it shows. Pictures are day 46 from seed.

I am a little late updating this diary. FBT2207 and 2208 have really started stretching out. I finished my LST this week and started light defoliation to increase air flow within the canopy. 2208 is a little slower and smaller than 2207 but they are both moving right along. Cool Temps have slowed them for sure. This has been a super challenging week. Outside Temps fluctuated between 8C to -15C, which means the shed grow room was between 15 and 30C. I have been constantly adjusting exhaust and decided to put it on a 15 min on/off cycle to balance between high humidity and reasonable Temps. I also installed a dehumidifier to help. Pictures are day 52 from seed. End of week 6 + germination

FBT2208 has been the slowest grower of the four plants. It seems to be mostly keeping up with 2207 in flower development but is for sure the smallest of the four plants. Still looking pretty good though. Seeds are day 59 from seed and end if week 3 flower.

Pretty good week. No real issues. Decided to defoliate fairly heavily, but still less than your diligent defoliating expert. I am hoping that they really start packing on some weight and I plan on ramping up the Bloom nutes to finish this grow off. Pictures are day 67 from seed. More pics coming....

I decided to defoliate this plant a bit and take off any side branches that were not getting any light. It is starting to stack up and pushing out a bunch of new pistils. There is discolouration appearing in the leaves. Some are turning light green, some are taking on purple and brown colouration. I have been finding hard to diagnose these plants and I think in the end I may have been getting some light burn in the upper canopy. This is most apparent in the FBT2203 grow. Lights are at least 14 inches away and I recently dialed them back to about 75% power. I had them maxed throughout much of Jan and Feb to keep the room Temps above 15 Celsius in my uninsulated shed. Pictures are day 75 from seed.

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So, the upper canopy has taken on alot of yellow, but the fan leaves are looking slightly better than FBT2207. I suspect that I may have over fed P and K, which may also have caused a pH problem, while some other people have indicated that I under fed. I gave 8 litres of clean water near the beginning of this week and removed the run off and gave another 4 litres 2 days after. Since then new pistils have emerged so I suspect the plant was being locked out. At least 1 more week to finish FBT2207 and 2208 off.

Well, a few new pistils and a good number of amber trichomes so I decided to cut these down. I was happy with this grow and look forward to trying these seeds again. Pictures are day 94 from seed

96.61g dried and cured FBT 2208 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 P1500 set at 50-75% power and hung at 15-30 inches with spill over from Viparspectra VA1000, 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.