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Beginner takes on 4x Sweet Seeds Speed Auto

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Custom
Indoor
Room Type
LST
weeks 5
Defoliation
weeks 5, 7
Soil
Grow medium
Perlite
Grow medium
Expanded Clay
Grow medium
6 L
Pot Size
0.5 L
Watering
Strain
+ Speed Auto®
Sweet Seeds
Growing it
Easy
Resistance
Neutral
7 weeks from seed to harvest? .. ... ... no ... sorry, but just no. Yes, she is a fast one, but not THAT fast. Way overhyped when it comes to "speed". Unfortunately I had bud rot on the main colas of all four plants (I had 2-3 days of 70% r.h. in the tent during a heavy rainstorm over here). So *it seems to me* that mold resistance is not particularly high here. Me personally, I won't repeat this strain and move over to others. The "speed" is bought at a loss on every other important aspect (potency, resistance, weight ...), which for me as Captain Hindsight now, is just not worth the ~2 weeks earlier harvest. Still, wouldn't want to miss out on the steep learning curve I had!!! :)
The Outcome
Week 13
Harvest
What's on the scales?
80.2
gram
ounce
Bud dry weight
What's on the scales?
836
gram
ounce
Bud wet weight
Harvested
4
Number of plants harvested
Grow Room
0.36
ft²
Grow Room size
0.5
g / watt
222.78
g / m²
20.05
g / plant
11.11
plant / m²
444.44
watt / m²
Tastes like
Sweet
Fruity
Pine
Feels like
50% Sativa 50% Indica

Positive effects

Sleepy
Relaxed

Negative effects

Paranoia
Dry mouth

Medical effects

Insomnia
Stress
Reviews. Nutrient
The proposed feeding schedule is WAAAAAY to much and tends to overfeed the soil. Especially when taking into account that you are supposed to "feed everytime for crazy results" - yeah, crazy bad ones at that. In the end I only fed once per week and only 75% of proposed values. Next time I think I will even go below that value tbh (50% ... 66%). Other than that all fine!
Perfect bottles for preparation (love that small portion-type thing on the top left!).
Reviews. Lamp
Would not recommend, will not use again. Way to much heat for not enough light imho.
Overall I am fine with this LED, but: For the price, there are better options out there imho. NO graduation on the dimming potentionmeters (i.e. NO idea, how much % the light is dimmed to actually) NO values for PPFD/DLI in any datasheet anywhere. ONLY use this lamp when you own a reliable PPFD meter (e.g. Photone App + diffusor). Other than that I like the concept of the two channels in theory. Alas I still have to try out whether you can really "steer" the plant growth with that or not...
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docpayce docpayce
5 months ago
I will update the final yield once everything is dry and curing! In the meantime: #1/4 and #2/4: Both had to be harvested (way to) early due to mold on the main colas (Botrytis) and thus developed an harsh taste in the vaporizer due to there being way to much chlorophyll in the buds I think. I decided to use this meager yield (~ 200g wet, 45g dry due to main colas being removed) for a FECO concenctrate and perhaps some edibles. Potency and taste of the final FECO are fine! #3/4: She took the longest and yielded 293g wet of ~40% amber trichromes. Still drying and curing now! #4/4: She is in the mid pack and finished with ~40% amber trichromes and 220g of wet mass. Still drying and curing now! ____________Update below Unfortunately I still had to remove a few buds during dry trimming due to further Botrytis infection (bud rot). And I went the sure way and removed quite the surroundings, too. That way, I certainly lost out on at least 10g of yield on every plant and had to settle at approximately 20g dry weight per plant. (#3 and #4 have a very strong sweet-fruity odor and are getting better every single day during curing. Nice, potent body high with little to no psychoactivity. Perfect sleeping aid for me, very relaxing on the whole body. Certainly not the strongest cannabis, but very much ok. Still, I don't think I will repeat the Speed+ experience. A bit more patience for more frosty buds is certainly nice. But still, I learned A LOT and will use this knowledge in my next grow. :)
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Grow Questions
docpayce
docpaycestarted grow question 7 months ago
Seeing preflowering already on a fast growing strain (7 weeks according to Sweet Seeds) should I still opt for LST or just leave her alone and do her thing?
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Techniques. LST
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m0use
m0useanswered grow question 7 months ago
This is an autoflower not a fast flower, that is something different. but easy to confuse, Yes they both flower faster then normal standard photoperiods but its not the terminology that has been standardized as of late. Typically speaking, a "Fast Version/Flower" is one of two things. 1) A Photoperiod mixed with an Autoflower to make Fast Version seeds that tend to finish early. 2) A pure Photoperiod with no autoflower mixed in who just so happens to finish ripening up to two weeks earlier/faster then their other photoperiod counterparts. This is what I call Old Fast Flowers vs New Fast Flowers that are mixed with autos. New Fast Flowers also have a chance of just becoming an auto as well. Its in bloom now. Light LST to help air get to the nodes is nice, Anything to heavy and it may go into shock and be a negative overall.
docpayce
docpaycestarted grow question 6 months ago
As a beginner it is hard to classify that: Are the brown tips a sign for nutrient burn? Or rather a deficiency of something? Soil pH (out of whack) 7.4ish. Fighting that for weeks now... Soil EC ~ 2000 µS/cm. Crazy Hills fertilizer as scheduled. Thank you!
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Leaves. Tips - Burnt
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ojetepelon
ojetepelonanswered grow question 6 months ago
with that EC you are at the limit without CO2 It looks like a K def, but with that EC and PH it could be a little bit of lockout lower de PH to 7ish or 6.5 will be great.
docpayce
docpaycestarted grow question 6 months ago
2 out of 4 ladies show 70% foggy and 10% amber trichromes. Imho this will be enough to harvest? Or shall I go another week?
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m0use
m0useanswered grow question 6 months ago
Can wait if you want, will just be more couch lock and sedative. Or do it now. Good Luck!
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GrowthConsultant
GrowthConsultantcommentedweek 57 months ago
Good luck and happy growing friend 😻😻
docpayce
docpaycecommented7 months ago
@GrowthConsultant, Thanks mate! Going strong! :)
Mr_Juice
Mr_Juicecommentedweek 37 months ago
yes,looking good 👌🏻🔥
docpayce
docpaycecommented7 months ago
@Mr_Juice, Thanks mate!
Sweet_Seeds
Sweet_Seedscommentedweek 37 months ago
Thank you very much for sharing a new diary with one of our strains. 😊 We hope you enjoy it. 😋 Sweet smokes, - Apolo
docpayce
docpaycecommented7 months ago
@Sweet_Seeds, Thanks, do hope so, too! 👍
Tony_Ista
Tony_Istacommentedweek 06 months ago
Interessant das die Keimung bei dir auch so lange gedauert hat.