Grow # 38 - FastBuds FrostBanger Auto

Mr_Weeds_Autos Welcome Back, Growmies! It’s been a long time since our last upload, but we’re finally back and beyond hyped to kick off Grow #38 with a truly legendary strain. This time around, we’re running the Frostbanger Auto by FastBuds, freshly crowned Strongest Autoflower of 2025 at the Autoflower World Cup! With hype levels through the roof and top-tier genetics, I couldn’t resist putting this powerhouse to the test. Also gotta give a huge shout-out to FastBuds for hooking it up with the seeds and some awesome merch—they got everything to me crazy fast as part of my 1st place prize for the May Grower of the Month Contest. Much love and respect to them for supporting the community and coming through in style! I’ll be documenting every stage of the grow—from seed to smoke—so follow along to see if this champion lives up to its heavyweight title. Setup & Equipment Now, before I get started with the germination process, here’s the gear powering this grow: Grow Tent: AC Infinity CLOUDLAB 642 (4x2) Ventilation: AC Infinity CLOUDLINE T4 w/ Controller, RAXIAL S4 Booster, 4" Aluminum Ducting Lighting: VIPARSPECTRA 300W LED Airflow & Climate: CLOUDFORGE T3 Humidifier, CLOUDRAY S6 Clip Fan Medium: Fox Farm Happy Frog Organic Soil Amendments: GAIA GREEN Worm Castings GAIA GREEN All Purpose 4-4-4 – 15 tbsp GAIA GREEN Power Bloom 2-8-4 Supplements: Botanicare Cal-Mag Plus Tools: GH pH Kit, Ruolan pH Meter, Digital Outlet Timer Container: 5-Gallon Plastic Nursery Pot Germination Timeline 7/9 (Wed): Dropped one Frostbanger Auto seed into a glass of water, pH’d at 6.4. After 12 hours, gave it a gentle tap and it sank—always a good sign she’s ready to go! 7/10 (Thu): 24 hours in and we’ve got movement—a nice little tap root already forming. I decided to let it ride another 12 hours to decide if it goes into a paper towel or straight into a Jiffy. 7/11 (Fri): Checked in and boom—~1cm tap root already! Skipped the paper towel stage and placed it directly into a Jiffy pellet. 7/13 (Sun): 48 hours later, and she’s peeking through! Moved the Jiffy into a 5-gallon nursery pot filled with Fox Farm Happy Frog, 20% worm castings, 15 tbsp GAIA GREEN All Purpose, and Power Bloom. She’s got a cozy home now. 7/14 (Mon): She’s up! First set of leaves just starting to pop open. Still too early to count days, but she’s looking strong. 7/15 (Tue): First leaves are out and looking great. Gave her a light watering with pH 6.5 water since the Jiffy was drying out. Official day count starts tomorrow! Now it's time for my favorite part of my diary... "S/O TIME"!!! Massive THANK YOU to the newest growmies who’ve followed since my last run: @DannyGNYC, @geo098765, @Spiritual_Herb, @Cod_fish, @DrGreen17, @JARhead907, @KodamaFarma, @Susquihanna, @asianfarmer, and to everyone else showing love, seriously appreciate you taking the time to check out my grows. Means more than you know! That's going to be it for this week. Catch you next week with the official start of Week 1 Veg, and until then… "Happy Growing" and "Free your mind one puff at a time."