Gelato Auto (fastbuds) - second grow

TangerineDre4m 19-01-2026 Day 8 The gelatos are looking very happy. I was really glad to see them emerge after such a long time. For now, it's not very interesting yet. They are growing very quickly everyday and I have good hopes for them. The one tangerine dream I planted did not end up germinating. I replaced it with a purple lemonade auto. See you next week!

TangerineDre4m 25-01-2026 Day 14/15 The gelatos are looking great. They are squat and healthy. Gelato 1 is a bit bigger and I did LST on her yesterday. She took it really well and adjusted herself after 12 hours. Gelato 2 germinated 36h after gelato 1 so she will be ready for LST in a day or two. I think these could turn into dense bushes. I switched to 20/4 instead of 24/0 for my lights. Environment is not ideal right now because of the cold, but nothing to do about that. So far it doesn't really seem to make a substantial difference anyway. Water is 250ml of rainwater every 48hrs. So far so good! Thanks for checking in 🙏

TangerineDre4m 01-02-2026 Day 21/22 Gelato 1 is looking especially good and has responded to LST very well. Gelato 2 is about 1,5 days younger but is taking the LST well, too. About a week ago, I removed the two lowest nodes entirely for both plants. Last grow, these were the branches that produced most larf. It also cluttered the canopy and I felt like the plant was spreading its resources too thin. Removing them definitely seemed to have helped break apical dominance. The side branches are growing a lot quicker and are overtaking the original main. Last run, I never seemed to truly break apical dominance. Cool to see. Watering has been the standard rainwater every 48h. Right now around 300-400ml. Had to switch to 24 hours of light again because of the cold nights... See you next week!

TangerineDre4m 07-02-2026 Day 27/28 Gelato 1 is looking fantastic at day 28. She has great structure and is still vegging. The canopy is pretty even with a strong main and sides. She took LST very well. Looking forward to her stretch. She has the potential to become a big girl. Gelato 2 is around 27 days old and growing happily. She isn't throwing pistils either yet. Hopefully she waits a couple more days and builds a bigger structure. So far, she is setting herself up to be a decently chunky lady. Currently still running 24 hours of light at 27 DLI. Watering has been 600ml every 48h. The plants are getting noticeably thirstier.

TangerineDre4m 14-02-2026 Day 34/35 Gelato 1 is still pushing out a lot of new veg growth. She looks like she is on the brink of starting to flower though. Defintely later than her sister. Her structure is nice and round, with a couple of very strong sides. Very happy how she embraced her training. Gelato 2 is less vigorous than her older sister and has a more open structure. She is growing very well though, and has a lot of flower sites with tight nodes. This time around I decided not to lollipop right before flower but rather, I took all first nodes off from all branches right when the 2nd lowest appeared. I also took the 2nd lowest from most of the weaker branches. I left either 1 or 2 on some to see if that end up becoming popcorn or not. That way I'll have a better idea about what to take off and what to leave in the future. The plants have gotten noticably thirstier, which is a great sign. Gelato 1 will be upped to 1,8L-2L/48h next watering. Gelato 2 will get 1,8L/48h. See you next time 🙏