DeltaEye's FastBuds Girl Scout Cookies

OPEN THE IMAGES IN A NEW TAB TO VIEW IN HIGH QUALITY. Hello everyone, I'm just gonna start by telling you that when I started the grow I was not planning on making a grow diary, because this grow is totally experimental for me, but since the girls are turning out pretty nice after all, I want you guys to see them too. I dont really have any pictures from the vegetative stage and only few from the start and middle of the flowering, but I will be posting a lot of bud pictures and of course weight and smoke reports.. ;) So, I've grown some autoflower strains outdoors here in the Nordics and, well, I've never been too impressed with the size of those strains. But after seeing all the positive feedback and grow diaries from other growers using FastBuds seeds, I decided to give them a try. So, this is my first time growing autoflowers indoors, and also my first time growing using hydroponics, NFT GT424 to be exact. I started germinating the seeds (5x GSC and 1x gift seed Six Shooter) on 02.03.2017 and planted the seedlings (on 06.03.2017) into big 15cm x 15cm (7,5" x 7,5") rockwool cubes, which was my first mistake since it took three weeks (basically the whole vegetative stage) for the seedlings to grow roots through to the bottom of the cubes, and I couldn't start the NFT before they did. They were really small, maybe like three small set of leaves and the diameters of the stems were maybe only like 4-5mm and they were already showing preflowers and at that time and I was pretty convinced that I had screwed up the whole grow. In addition, before the plants were big enough to be put in the NFT, I managed somehow to overwater the cubes (I was told that rockwool cubes cant be overwatered) and got stem rot on some of the plants. Luckily I noticed it fast enough and only one of the GSC's and the Six Shooter were affected badly and eventually died. So, four plants after all and a pathetic veg stage. I would say that the setbacks in the beginning "delayed" the whole growing process by two to three weeks and I was not expecting a lot since I couldnt get them back to veg stage anymore. BUT, for my surprise, after putting the seedlings in the NFT and starting the system on 27.03.2017, the roots started growing vigorously and the plants growth just exploded.

This is when the plants were put in the NFT system, 27.03.2017, day 22. The next month went pretty much using the same amount of nutrients and just letting the plants grow. Next pictures I've got have been taken on 25.04.2017.

Open the images in a new tab to view in full size. Day 51. I'm surprised how big the plants eventually got even though the start was pretty slow and rough. Not sure whether its the genetics or the hydroponic system or both of them combined. Anyways, I'm happy after all. :) The stretch phase is almost complete by now and even the smallest main stems are at least as big as I would normally get in soil with 1-1,5 month veg. I'm impressed. The flower production started really slowly compered to other diaries here, but I think it's because of the setbacks at the beginning. Day 55. 29.04., when bud production really started, the biggest plant GSC #1 (and maybe a week later also the second biggest plant, the GSC #4) started showing symptoms of calcium and magnesium deficiencies. I wasn't able to get the stuff immediately and the middle part of the plants started quickly showing quite bad symptoms of deficiencies and I think the buds were also growing really slowly, but after I got the Cal-Mag supplement the problem was fixed and the growth was back to normal in a week.

Open the images in a new tab to view in full size. Day 75. 19.05.2017. By the date they should be pretty much ready by now, but like I've told about the setbacks in the beginning, I'd take 14-21 days off of the counter to compensate my fuckups. A month ago the plants basically didnt have any buds, only a few hairs here and there, so they have gained mass very quickly and are doing a lot better than I could've ever hoped for after the fuckups in the beginning. GSC #1 and #4 are the biggest plants with biggest nuggets and the #3 and #5 are not so big but frosty as fuck. And they all smell amazing. Just waiting for them babies to get densier and ready... :))

Open the images in a new tab to view in high resolution. Within the week the hairs have started turning red so these babies are gonna be ready for harvest soon. I'm probably gonna start a one-week flush next weekend, so it gives two more weeks for them to fatten up. :)