Really messed up defoiliating. I had no problems with Forbidden Runtz, but did the Sour Stomper even though it's 6 days behind. She is not recovering well. Atleast I get a couple bowls. Hopefully! Runtz Sorbet sprouted may just top her. Getting ready for outdoor grow soon.
Mimosa Cake developed pollen sacs on lower internodes not in flowers. Sign of a true hermaphrodite and I didn't want to fish for them. Pulled and replaced with Runtz Sorbet.
@Chronicbastard, I think the Fastbuds I ran so far we're a bit more hands-on, needed stability but still are performing better than most auto's I tried. What I see usually is tiny plants, that are very sensitive to stress. After trying most of the European suppliers I concluded that all these breeders must be using the same basic gene pool. With all the same names and traits over the whole line. There are a few exceptions but 90% of all seeds especially in Europe come from 1 mega supplier in Spain.
It is logical: most countries had a few breeders, usually clandestine growers that crossed their own breeds with some success in the 80s. Seed demand was not very big, with a few hobby growers here and there and good margins on a then mostly legal product: seeds.
But the way to get the seeds is not legal: growing female cannabis. So when demand grew, companies in countries that are more open to seed trade, i.e. Spain, jumped in the demand for large-scale growing, breeding, and crossing popular strains in a white label situation. Companies with seemingly less popular strains that can be found on GD, are behind the mass-production of all the strains of well-known mega-branded expensive and exclusive breeders.
If you want a tip for prob some of the best seeds around for a fraction of the price: Buddha Seeds from Spain ;) They have strains with all the characteristics of the power players but are very affordable. This is an insider tip.
For now, I was eager to try Fastbuds since I do see great results and some interesting strains. I have most of their collectin waiting here and will give updates when Im popping them.
@Chronicbastard, I have noticed you truly get what you pay for.I threw away alot of seeds when I found they were garbage. Yeah, you have to go for it In House doesn't re-release if I remember right. I purchased Slurricane #7 I'm waiting for fall and wouldn't dare run them outdoors. I will pheno hint those magic beans.
@KAPT_SAVE_Da_HOE,I just found most of the fast buds I ran were all over the place.its been a while.that being said I have grow Some good fastbuds.i just like mephisto better and there are tons of good photo seeds our there.ethos is decent.i really wanna try in house but they are just so expensive
I think your training and setup + soil is outperforming mine :P We need to talk :) I want to know more about your soil and I cannot get the white growbags here. Thinking of making them myself.
Awesome job and have fun harvesting and my dude, this is some strong stuff, yours are even more amber and developped than mine and mine are an absolute night-ender... See you soon!
@BioBuds, Yeah hit me up anytime. I really must say, if any of those bags ship internationally it is an investment you always have. I just went to empty my soil and it was one solid root ball without a single root sticking out. It was a rainsciencegrowbags the cheaper of the three I recommended. Your grows are really great and look forward to catching more of them. I'm still a newbie just learning like the rest of us. Happy growing.
@KAPT_SAVE_Da_HOE, thank you for sharing your knowledge, I think I have some Ethos seeds here, a friendly grower from the US send them to me. Im checking!
Yeah the white growbags they dont have in EU for now. Im gonna check dafunk! Im also still learning with the autos, as a good tip: try those XL runts I planted to be really amazed. Again thanks for sharing, im still tweaking my soilmixes. And I could let them cook for longer, although I see Im on the right track.. I will be in touch from time to time to exchange insights if you don't mind. I like what you are doing and your soil is the shit. I saw straight away more stable and abundant growth and flowering. Well done!
@BioBuds, Lastly, I will not be LST and try a more aggressive lopping next grow. LST seems to decrease and restrict yields recommended by Da Funk. Check out their grows! No one gets bigger yields!
@KAPT_SAVE_Da_HOE, thanks a lot and same . I had to get a hold of some lambs breath before I got my Jamaican card revoked lol . How could I have not tried Bob Marley’a favorite strain lol . I’ll be keep up with your grows also . Happy growing
@Mz876, Thnx! I look forward to following your grow! I like custom genetics. I've always wanted to grow lambsbreath, cuz I heard it was a great sativa.
@BioBuds, Forbidden Runtz is curing perfectly, but I tried the brown bag method for Sour Stomper and that didn't workout at all. The moisture just wicked out after 4 days. Looks fire but those terps be suffering. The Sour Stomper is stabilized at 42% which is far to low, I know. These bags are amazing to do so. They're way better than adding moisture packs.
I heat sealed them. Forbidden Runtz is 64% and opened then other days to stink up my house wonderfully.
Very interesting to see yours, the training seemed to have paid off too... Also your plant is looking healthy! In a smaller bag so that's an insight for me... You do flush now? My flushing gave me autumn colors in the end and can already notice smoother smoke.
Nice job buddy! They are smellling sooooo niiiiiiiice!!! And preliminary taste test says haze and freshness and bite and already smooth w/o the cure, I love hazes.
@BioBuds, Yeah, I use air pruning bags, which don't allow the plant to get root bound. I have ordered a different set since the current ones allow 4X more air flow than the normal version. Hope you like running autos! On my next run I'm running some of the most reputable auto breeders in U.S. Night Owl and Mephisto there are many more. I might try RocBud and Ethos too.
Hey there,
Thanks so much for running this diary :) You've got some really nice photos there!
We hope that you enjoyed growing our genetics
Happy harvest
@sasha_kazak, Yes, I started defoiliating on week 4. She responded very well. I kept defoiliating lightly since then exposing bud sites to light. I also defoiliated Sour Stomper the same time, inwhich I should've waited, because she is 6 days behind Forbidden Runtz and I seemed to permanently stunt her. The Stomper's bud sites are much smaller unfortunately. I definitely am looking forward to the Runtz more!