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Lemon? Yes. Cherry? Yes! Cookies YES!! FastBuds autos :)
Hi everyone!
I'm starting a new journey, this time with 4 auto ladies from Fastbuds!
The Lemon Cherry Cookies autos are another 2024 drop that I couldn't wait to try and show off.
Their combined genetics are a no brainer and will definitely be something special to see :)
I took the pack out of my air tight light proof seed box, which I keep in the salad drawer, 24 hours before I added to water.
I boil the kettle and pour into the cup then leave for a few hours until temp drops to 25 Celsius. I then add the 4 seeds and cover with foil to block out the light.
I kept on a heated germination mat with a thermostat but the temps never changed from
24-26 Celsius naturally in the grow room :)
After about 36 hours all seeds had popped and had tails/tap roots showing.
I then potted them into their 0.5 litre square starter pots. I gave them all 30ml of the cup water they soaked in.
After 24 hours all 4 ladies are up and about. I buried a very tiny bit deeper than usual and this seemed to help all 4 come up without their seed pods. Total depth was only about 2 and half cm or an inch.
I put them on my propagation/germination shelves with the set of AC infinity ionbeam S16 bars. On half power (5/10) at about 25cm. These are new lights so I'll be keeping an eye on the girls and will increase/decrease as needed. So far so good :)
I'll be doing a full video series for these girls on my YouTube and I've many other grows going too. Check it out at the link below. :)
www.youtube.com/@moonygrows
Hey everyone.
This week has been a nice and easy one.
All 4 girls have been doing great. One has a little bit of an issue but growing fine and I'm not too worried. Maybe just a bit sensitive to the light.
I gave them a light feed on day 8 when the pots had dried, of some formulex. A light feed for seedlings and clones. I find this will carry through until day 14 when I repot the girls.
The AC infinity ionbeam S16 have been great. I've got them set on half power (5/10) ,24 hours. The girls love them and I've had no issues with heat or anything. I like the overhead too as it means I can leave photo periods girls in there for a few weeks with more then enough power.
Ive got the vents on the propagator slightly open to help keep 80% humidity. I'll lower than slowly down to 75% this week in preparation for repotting. I'll be using 5 gallon AC infinity cloth pots for the autos and doing the full run in a 4x4 tent.
I'm expecting some showstoppers from these girls. I've always had great results with Fastbuds.
If you'd like to follow along in video form check out my YouTube at www.youtube.com/@moonygrows
Hi everyone!
I have repotted the girls into their final pots. I do this on the 14th day after they have all germinated above the ground.
They are now in their final pots of 5 gallon (22litre) AC infinity cloth pots.
I gave the medium/pot hole a good treatment with great white. A solid amount direct to the hole I plant in. Then I watered in with 500ml of the nutrients solution with a sprinkle watering can for slow pouring.
All the girls continued to grow within a day which shows a successful stressless transplant.
I will leave the bell cloche covers on for the first 3-5 days and then remove and put a humidifier in the tent. I'll have a fan on low for light movement to increase the girls strength.
If you'd like to follow along with these ladies in video form check out my YouTube, link below.
www.youtube.com/@moonygrows
Hi everyone!
Apologies for the late upload. I've been crazy busy with some life stuff. Fortunately the girls haven't been neglected at all and are thriving!
I topped all 4 ladies this week and I also cleaned up a few of the larger fan leaves blocking lower sites. I also did some lollipoping and cleaned their bases up.
They have started to become way more thirsty with their increased size. Taking 2 litres of the nutrient mix every 2 days.
They have started to show the first signs of flower so I expect them to be entering flower by next week. I'm treating them as flipping in 2-3 days from this upload based on what I'm seeing.
The topping was done just in time :) they have a strong structure without any training apart from some early leaf tucking.
I will be adding some gardening wire next week to train out the branches and create the final structure as they enter into flower, to prepare for the early flower stretch.
With them being close to flowering I have started to add a small amount of boost accelerator.
Hi everyone!
The girls got their first major hair cut this week hehe. I defoliated them all and used gardening wire to train them out better. So far so good!
The topping was done just in time, as the girls are showing their pre pistols now and are in week 1 of flower definitely.
I may end up using netting in this run but not sure yet, I want a even canopy so I'll see how they are looking and if there's any major height disparity.
They are drinking 2 litres every 1.5 day now although that will reduce over the first few days after defoliation, I expect it will be 2 litres a day by the end of this week.
The light was moved up in preparation of the early flower stretch and it is set at 60% of 730 watt.
I've switched the "Grow" To the "Hybrids" as they have entered flower. I'll be adding canna boost also from now on, to increase biological processing and nutrient uptake.
I'll keep them fed and happy and watch them grow from now, they entered flower at day 35-37 from germinating. I expect a 8-9 week flower.
Hi everyone!
The ladies have really been stretching this week! Their thirst is matching their growth too hehe. I'm now giving each plant 2 litres a day and they are dry and ready the next day.
The training and topping has made them all have a quite even canopy. I'm happy with the structure but I'd like to stretch each plant out a bit more. I'll give them a defoliation this week and then one more next week, I'll also spread them out more when I do.
The nutrients are increasing as the weeks progress to a peak at week 5. I'm not seeing any signs of over feeding at all even with a heavy nutrients schedule. I did notice the girls being a bit more sensitive to the light than usual autos, so I reduced the light on hours down to 16 with the 730 watt SE7000 on full they all seem to be thriving and the increased temp is helping with the vpd.
Depending on how much vegetation is there I may use netting after the final defoliation. But I'm not committed either way :)
So far there are lots of bud sites but not much frost. There is some smell though with a general sweet backnote so I'm hopeful for the coming weeks!
Hi everyone!
I really must apologise for my lack of updates on these beautiful ladies, of course my new favourite strain and grow would be the one I am unable to consistently upload...ugh.
Renovations in my property were more substantial than originally planned so I had to move a lot of furniture into the grow room. It didn't effect the tents thankfully but filming and photos were not possible.
Thankfully these ladies have made every step of the grow so easy that it wasn't an issue. They got a defoliation at week 2-3 of flower and then haven't been touched since. The growth pattern and amount of vegetation was perfect! All I've done is feed the appropriate amount at each stage and the girls did everything else.
I ran the light at 100% from week 3-6 for 18 hours and the girls were pushed but performed amazingly. All 4 ladies are purple, all 4 ladies are beautiful and massive solid buds and all 4 ladies have distinct, different but all equally top shelf terp profile.
I have never had a grow where all 4 seeds were perfect and because of this I have just germinated 6 more!
I will be doing another grow of these ladies 4 in the same 120cm tent and 2 in a 120x60 tent.
If these new girls are even 2/3 as good as these ladies I'll be very happy!
I gave them their final feed today and will now get 7 days of just water. They're drinking less already, showing they are approaching harvest. They are taking 2 litres every other day now.
If you'd like to check out these beauties in 4k video check out my YouTube, link below.
www.youtube.com/@moonygrows
Hi everyone!
The final week is here :) 3/4 plants are being harvested at 12 weeks. The final plant will need a few extra days.
They have been flushed for a week and all have lovely autumn colours.
The purple buds are some of the darkest deepest purple I've seen! And the terps are all amazing!
This is so far my favourite auto I've grown. I can't wait to confirm when I smoke the results :(
I'll report back with final weights in a little over 10 days after the final plant is harvested.