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What fastbuds strain is next for you?
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Total Noob - First Grow
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19Indoor
Room Type
LST
weeks Technique
100%
Soil
Grow medium
18.927 l
Pot Size
Strain
Blackberry Auto
Growing it
Easy
Resistance
Strong
The amazing color of these buds are reason enough to give this strain a try in my opinion. And even after only one day drying they are getting even a more dark, rich looking purple. I had a little issue with this plant from the beginning, had a plant stroke or something, and that played out when it came to yield(along with the many mistakes I surely made). But I am very happy with the results, especially as a first time. I did have a little "scissor hash" after trimming her, which was a very chill and relaxed high. But I will wait until she is dried, cured and sampled through my first vaporizer that arrives tomorrow, pretty excited about that. I will surely be back to give a proper smoke review.
The Outcome
Week 12
Harvest
What's on the scales?
28.3495
gram
ounce
Bud dry weight
What's on the scales?
113.398
gram
ounce
Bud wet weight
Harvested
1
Number of plants harvested
Grow Room
4.8768
mยฒ
ftยฒ
Grow Room size
0.05
g / watt
5.81
g / mยฒ
28.35
g / plant
0.21
plant / mยฒ
123.03
watt / mยฒ
Tastes like
Berries
Earthy
Fruity
Feels like
10% Sativa 90% Indica
Positive effects
Happy
Relaxed
Sleepy
Negative effects
Dry mouth
Reviews. Nutrient
Was my very first time using AN nutrients and growing actually, but I had no issues that I could equate to these nutrients and was happy with the results. Will definitely continue using them and will update reviews as my experience continues.
Voodoo Juice
pH Perfect Grow
pH Perfect Micro
pH Perfect Bloom
Bud Candy
Big Bud
Overdrive
Flawless Finish
Do not believe I had any Cal-Mag issues with my grow, so will definitely continue using Cal-Mag Plus and will better be able to determine its benefits as my experience grows.
Reviews. Lamp
Well I decided to chop her, kinda glad and sad at the same time. Starting seeing a good number of amber trichomes, I still had a good mix of clear and cloudy but the solid number of amber ones made me decide it was time. From the start she was a bit handicapped and I worried about her making it, but in the end she grew really well and was very easy. I loved the purple results, I hope to be able to share with some friends in the near future just so they can see the color. I decided to wet trim, even though it is low humidity here now, just because I was afraid of making a mess of dry trimming. Got them drying in a cardboard wardrobe box on coat hangars. Once dried I will remove the stems, get a real weight, and place them in amber quart mason jars with Boveda 62 packs. After the cure I will definitely return with a proper smoke report and final results. Had a little preview via "scissor hash" and I am hopeful for some good results.
Was a really cool experience and definitely a new hobby of mine. Just looking through all the Grow Diaries on this site the different strains, the different methods, approaches, mediums, etc... there just seems to be an endless amount of things to try and experience with. It could never get boring, not to mention you get to smoke the results! I really enjoyed keeping this diary and the help I received along the way, thank you. I also got to enjoy another hobby I am trying to learn, photography and then be able to share them on this site. Helped me be proud of my baby, since I couldn't share with anyone here. Not the best pics and I learned from a few mistakes, being rushed since there never seems to be any time these days doesn't help, that I hope to improve upon in future diaries.
I am really looking forward to my second grow. Gonna finish out the drying a curing, still got two other plants to go, and then after a vacation (can't grow, someone coming to check on cats) I will get my second grow going. That will also get me out of these freaking single digit temperatures and hopefully be a bit warmer in the grow tent. Definitely gonna stick with Fast Buds, could be years before I get through all the strains of theirs that I want to try! And they haven't given me one reason not to. 100% Germination, all plants survived my utter noobiness, considering the cold they were fast. Definitely recommend them to someone starting out. Would say to anyone, but I'm way wet behind the ears to put that out there. :-)
Will definitely follow-up throughout the drying/curing and then especially with a real smoke report. Getting my first vaporizer, Arizer Extreme Q, just for sampling my very own grown weed! Looking forward to sampling those gorgeous sangria buds. Thanks again to everyone that offered help or advice, I very much appreciate it and also thanks to anyone that stopped in and took a look, hopefully to enjoy the pics.
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Grow Questions
TheBugstarted grow question 6 years ago
What do you guys think about the leaves curling sideways like a pin wheel? I thought they would straighten out as the grew, but they're not. Not sure if the next set of leaves are going to do the same thing or not, they're too small. Only strain out of 4 doing it.
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Leaves. Too many
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MUDBUGanswered grow question 6 years ago
I grow this strain every grow go to my diarys and check it out this is a genetics issue on this seed its not nothing you doing wrong it happens when u grow a BLUE STRAIN tbh get rid of her and pop 2 more this mutant will not give u anything its not worth the trouble big dog and i would go 16-8 hid and leds are completely different at this stage u stressing them out big time and for watering get a shot glass i use my measuring one and u should give 6-7 shots twice a day she will drink more the voodoo juice is straight FIYA i use it also stick to that watering and u cant go wrong โ๏ธโ๏ธโ๏ธโ๏ธ๐๐๐
TheBugstarted grow question 6 years ago
Ok, just trying to plan ahead. I read many things about making changes in nutes, switching to plain water, flushing, etc...referencing off 1-2 weeks from harvest. How do I know I am 2 weeks from harvest? What are the signs?
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Techniques. Defoliation
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Wicked_Stixanswered grow question 6 years ago
This depends on what type of effect you are looking for in your final product. The only reliable method is to inspect your trichomes with a magnifying glass to see what stage they are at. CLEAR= Not ready. CLOUDY= Reaching their maximum potency of thc content. AMBER= your thc is converting to cbd and less desirable compounds. The early side of the harvest window usually gives a more entergetic high where a late harvest will give you that couchlock effect. I prefer to harvest with the highest percent of milky trichomes as possible. If you are running a 2 week flush it is a good to start the flush when about 10 to 20% of the trichomes are cloudy and milky. I will personally cut a flush short before I let my trichomes amber up too much. Proper drying and curing seem to have more impact on the final product than a set flush time in my opinion. It is one of those things that is great to experiment with and see what gives you the effect you are looking for....
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WillyWonkacommentedweek 126 years ago
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TheBugcommentedweek 96 years ago
Every bit of advice helps! Thanks for taking the time to comment, Happy Growing to you too.
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Thee_HoffGuyycommentedweek 86 years ago
Those are some nice looking buds!! Deff. looks like you still have a few more weeks to go from the pics I would say 2-4 but you'll know best. id still keep an eye one em with the scope. Keep it up!! Happy Growing
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Thee_HoffGuyycommented6 years ago
@TheBug, Yea they look awesome! yea I know what you mean when they are under the hps it doesn't do em justice when they are that beautiful. from the sounds of it she should deff. bulk up a lil more for ya. and yea I feel ya on the Harvest part in the begging your scared to F something up after that much work but it sounds like you have a real good grip on watching it/ knowing what to look for.. shit when I started years ago I wish I had a place like this to help lol. but i think having the scared mixed in with excitement keeps you on your toes and watching what she does closely you kno? Keep it up Happy growing!!!
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TheBugcommented6 years ago
@Thee_HoffGuyy, thank you! I've never seen buds first hand like these before so I am in awe, even with her deformities. It's a shame what the HPS light does to her colors in the tent, those colors are so much nicer in natural light or with the flash. Keeping a close eye on her now. Pistils still all white and trichomes all clear so hopefully she keeps on bulking up. Scared and excited at the same time thinking about harvest.
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Thee_HoffGuyycommentedweek 96 years ago
she looks awesome buddy!! and with the Trich % of amber its up to you but when I go for a little more stonier high I'll go like 70% cloudy 30 amber i find it works well for sleep. Hope that helps! Happy Growing
HoffGuyy
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TheBugcommentedweek 96 years ago
Thanks she's had some issues and I've had some issues :-) But I try and make sure I shoot her on her good side! The trichomes have started changing to cloudy but she still has some white pistils so I fed her yesterday thinking she still had more than two weeks to go. I was thinking of switching to just water and Flawless Finish but once I saw the rate of the clear to cloudy and knowing that I want to shoot for 30% amber per @Hoffguys recommendation decided to hold off for a couple more days to see if I get a little more yield. I will follow your Blackberry grow to see how you make out. Good luck and enjoy!
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Thee_HoffGuyycommented6 years ago
@TheBug, Looking good to me!! sounds like you have a good eye on the trich's just keep watching them and it'll be harvest time in no time haha. sounds like you have the right idea of keeping her fed a lil longer if you have the time why not. Good luck and Happy Growing๐
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HighTVcommentedweek 16 years ago
Hey there @TheBug. Welcome to GrowDiaries and congratulations on your first grow! Lovely setup and fantastic start to the diary, its clear you did you research before hand so I respect that. I wouldn't worry about being behind at this stage or anything yet my friend that can lead to bad decisions like overwatering! From the day they broke from the soil, What day are these pictures from? (If possible to increase humidity I would get it to 45-60%) ๐
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CRiSPrGrowcommented6 years ago
@TheBug, what regulates the plants metabolism and how fast it grows is called the vapour pressure defict or VPD for short. This article presents the concept in detail : https://www.autoflower.net/forums/threads/vpd-vapor-pressure-deficit-explained.64510/ this one has the charts . Basically you want to hit the right ratio of humidity and temperature , what you can do to make that happen at this stage is to put a clear plastic cup over the seedling so it traps the humidity inside and helps the seedling grow. As the seedling develops you can remove the cup and lower the temperature... Hope this helps ! ๐
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TheBugcommented6 years ago
@HighTV, Thanks for the tips and I may add humidity domes, but last few days humidity has been better and usually around 50%.
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HighTVcommented6 years ago
@TheBug, If you want to increase the humidity there are a few ways you would try. 1st is to simply add humidity domes to the seedlings (this is the easiest)
2nd method is to pull air from outside -> through light -> putting back outside and never letting the inside tent air get sucked out. this would allow your humidifier to really work. From the setup you show in week one this would mean- unplugging the filter duct and putting that to the light instead - then adding another duct to the right side of the light leading outside the tent. This method increases temperatures in the tent some so be aware of that.
3rd method is to exhaust less air and add wet rags/towels to the fans. You mention cold temps exhausting less air with your fan will help increase the temps and humidity.
In your situation it would seem method 2 is best because you mention it being cold. This would raise both your humidity and your temperatures. With a sealed garden like this method gives you
your humidifier will have full control
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Experimentgreencommentedweek 26 years ago
Hey Bug...so now that I see what high powered lights you've got I feel even more so about the reduction in hours. I feel like i see and hear about people getting amazing yield results with the hid regardless of pushing them to the max. I think those were considered the most effective light until some of the very high quality LEDs like fluence came out.
Congratulations on the 1st grow btw. Happy new year.
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CRiSPrGrowcommented6 years ago
@TheBug, yep one thing i know about the mudbug, he's always correct about these things, check out poleeg s black berry grow aswell, many many folks got genetic issues with black berry, and i still wont bet against mudbug lol
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TheBugcommented6 years ago
@CRiSPrGrow, thanks for the follow-up Bulbi. Without ruling out any of the advice given and using that advice to cautiously move forward with all four of my plants, I am prone to believe that @MUDBUG has it correct. That this is a genetic issue with this plant. I have three other plants in the same soil, under the same light and getting the same water that don't show any symptoms remotely close to this plant. They seem to be doing well to my untrained eye. I will of course heed all advice and adjust my watering, light and double confirm the pH moving forward. I do have other seeds but I think I am going to keep this one going and see what becomes of her. If I was to start over it may infringe upon an upcoming vacation and I want to be 100% certain with a good buffer that this grow will be wrapped up by then. If I only get a small amount I will still be happy. I'm in more of the exploring/sampling all the strains phase than looking for big yields. I will definitely take another crack at Blackberry on my second grow!
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CRiSPrGrowcommented6 years ago
@thebug ... agree w/ everything @Experimentgreen just said... also mudbug... and may i add looks like pretty fatal PH fluctuations on top of that... save yourself the heart break and scrap it if you have a spare seed to run... if you have a dimmer now's a good time to use it 250W for seedlings and work your way up to full strength
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CRiSPrGrowcommentedweek 126 years ago
really happy you got a prize for this ! ๐ ๐ ๐
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CRiSPrGrowcommented6 years ago
@TheBug, best surprise ever ! ๐
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TheBugcommented6 years ago
@CRiSPrGrow, Thank you! Just got home from vacation to find out. :-)
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Thee_HoffGuyycommentedweek 126 years ago
Great work it's looking awesome!!๐๐ And about the Trichomes seems like you got a good grip on it๐. when you are looking at them is it under any type of light that has yellow to it? if so sometimes that can make them look more amber-ish then they are. Anyways about the unevenness of them ripening I see that sometimes also but seems to happen more on the sugar leaves than the calyxes, so if you look at em on the leaves try looking at the calyxes its self be gentle as to not damage a lot of trich's other than that I don't really know what causes them to do that could be a hot/cold spot or draft that the plant may be in and the others are not? idk just a thought. because I know temps can make some difference on how quick they ripen. but it might be some other reason soo if someone that knows a little more about it might chime. Loving the color๐ such a deep purple Great Job
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Thee_HoffGuyycommented6 years ago
@TheBug, yea temps can deff change things but I've notice if its not extreme temps like below 60*F at night it usually brings out more smell flavor color and sometimes even resin production so do some experiments and find out what you like. Like I have my flower tent set so its between 63*F and max 66*F at night and have been getting really great results nice color plus the smell and flavor has been phenomenal! Great work cant wait to follow along on your next journey๐๐
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TheBugcommented6 years ago
@Thee_HoffGuyy, thanks again Hoffguy. Decided to chop her. I really wonder how much the cold affected them. Never had real cold temps inside the tent, although there could of been a cold draft from the inlet, but my temps were definitely to the low side. Be interesting if I notice a difference growing in the warmer temps this spring and summer.
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WillyWonkacommentedweek 126 years ago
Beautiful looking buds! Congratulations on your first grow, itโs such a good feeling.
What fastbuds strain is next for you?
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TheBugcommented6 years ago
@WillyWonka, thank you! It does feel good to have one under my belt. My next grow will probably again be four Fast Buds' strains, this grow I did four strains also but just did the one diary for Blackberry. Doing four different strains might not be the best for learning, but I'm still looking to try many strains to see what I like the best. Then once I get my "go to" strain or two I will focus on getting the best results from those strains. Next grow I plan on doing diaries for all four strains, didn't want to be overwhelmed this first time, and I am thinking they might CBD Crack, Tangie'matic, Six Shooter and a redo of one of my first four(most likely either Blackberry or Blue Dream).
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CRiSPrGrowcommentedweek 26 years ago
Yeah basically you've not done anything wrong, dont worry - check on grow diaries other black berries, 50% of them will have had some abnormalities at the seedling stage, including by the best growers, in all sorts of set ups including soil (but also coco & hydro) totally normal and it should end up growing into a pretty normal plant down the line. No stress ! hope this helps ! ๐
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TheBugcommented6 years ago
@CRiSPrGrow, All advice is appreciated and helpful! Thank you.
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Club_Ohanacommentedweek 26 years ago
Just keep being patient with her and listen to what she tells you. Im on my first and now second grow and I have found patience and watching the plant closely helps a lot. Making fewer mistakes makes the plant grow rapidly.
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TheBugcommented6 years ago
@Club_Ohana, Thanks for the advice. Definitely gonna keep my eye on her and hopefully learn something. That's the most fun part. Good luck on your grows.
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Fast_Budscommentedweek 16 years ago
Thanks for choosing our genetics, good luck!!
Weโre really looking forward to it!
Enjoy Growing Faster ๐
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TheBugcommented6 years ago
@Fast_Buds, Thank you and Happy Holidays!
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CRiSPrGrowcommentedweek 126 years ago
great results, absolutely gorgeous buds too !
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GreenCasualcommentedweek 96 years ago
You're doing really great for a first grow ! I hope that my blackberry'll be as beautiful as yours ! When are you planning to harvest ?
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Mrs_Larimarcommentedweek 46 years ago
Agree, now its clearto see that she is a mutant girl, and its genetic causes. Happy growing
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Experimentgreencommentedweek 36 years ago
I know you say you're embarrassed but I'm so glad you posted these photos. I love when people show their problems not just their success. How can we all learn and grow together if everyone hides everything that goes wrong. So...thank you
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Mrs_Larimarcommentedweek 36 years ago
She looks muuuch better. Keep that track. stay hard and let her dry^^Overwatering is an inivitation to many issues you dont want to have
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Thee_HoffGuyycommentedweek 116 years ago
looks Great!! Awesome work Bug!!
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Thee_HoffGuyycommented6 years ago
@TheBug, Thank you for this great diary I love seeing Purple/colourful buds๐ cant wait to see the Finished product!!
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TheBugcommented6 years ago
@Thee_HoffGuyy, Thanks again HoffGuyy!
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Mrs_Larimarcommentedweek 26 years ago
Agree to all answers.The Girl sits in a big bag of wet soil. And she dont like it. I would give her asmaller pot with dry soil to dry her feet. And then use the pot lifting method. After transplaning her in dry soil, weigh the pot. then give her 30-50 ml. and just water her again if the pot has the same weigh as before. And when she grown out that pot give her abigger one and weigh him again and then water a bigger amount and so on
i alo recommend you an humidifier. Plant need for evry stage a ratio of humidity in dependence of temperature called VPD
i link you a vpd chart
http://www.just4growers.com/media/23631/vpd_2degree.gif
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Mrs_Larimarcommented6 years ago
@TheBug,you are right. i have completely overseen that its an automatic. but you still have the problem of wet soil. then maybe put he into a big pot with dry soil. its not great but better than rotting . but probably try to let the soil dry.
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TheBugcommented6 years ago
@Mrs_Larimar, I planted her in that size pot because I had read that autoflowers should be planted in their final pot and that transplanting them is a bad thing. I will stop watering until my pot dries out much more than I had been letting it and then I will water with a much less quantity. I do have a humidifier in the tent and also a pan of water just really hard to raise the humidity of this dry winter air. Thank you for the help!
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HerbalEducommentedweek 116 years ago
Your're doing it great ! grats ๐
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TheBugcommented6 years ago
@HerbalEdu, Thanks Wince!
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