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1st grow ever through week 1 with 420 Fast Buds Zkittlez, I decided on Zkittlez for my first grow as Zkittlez from Fast Buds is a hearty plant that is also a heavy eater and heavy drinker, hard to screw up...starting on day-4 I began nutrients with 1ml Rapid Start & 1ml CaliMagic per gallon of water giving each plant 0.125 gallons per day...plants responded well so on Day-7 I began the full line of nutrients 2ml Rapid Start, 2ml CaliMagic, 1ml Micro, 0.5ml Grow, & 0.5ml Bloom, per gallon of water giving each plant 0.125 gallons a day...if the plants respond well I will increase The Micro to 2ml, The Grow to 1ml, & The Bloom to 1ml...in the next couple days...I will begin to use a couple other nutrients once I get into late VEG and or early flowering...I will also be taking out the Rapid Start at that time as well...ALL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CRITICISM, AND ADVICE WELCOME (the plants look a nice green under a white light) sorry I dont have a better camera just yet
P.S. Please watch my GROW DIARY SLIDE SHOWS ABOVE....they are slide shows I have had some trouble watching some videos myself so if they dont actually play click the video again as if trying to maximize the screen, that seem to get the videos in this case slide shows playing....and remember...Always KEEP POPP'IN
On Day-14 everything is looking pretty good, #4 I think had a calcium deficiency that started on day 10? On days 7 & 8 I actually over dosed the plants with to many nutrients, as well since day 4 with Calimagic & Rapid Start, probably closer to 5ml Calimagic 4ml Rapid Start 3ml Micro 1.5ml Grow & 1.5ml Bloom TDS was 500….that was probably to much??? Or was it…everything did pretty well..on Day-9 I measured the dropper I was using and found out it was not 1ml I was pulling into the dropper….so I started using a syringe to get the exact amounts...On Day-9 I went to the listed feeding schedule above in the Diary…TDS 260-265….i think this left my biggest two plants with to little Calcium as #3 had one new leaf that was a little smaller then the other ONE SIGN OF CALCIUM DEFICIENCY & #4 WAS GETTING SOME BLOTCHY SPOTS…as well their leaves were not curled but slightly turned down on the tips…some might have though over watering…BUT EVERYTHING ELSE LOOKED FINE….so I raised my Ph up to 6.2 on day 13 which seemed to have worked…#3 & #4 show strong healthy new growth…all the other plants are doing fine…as well #3 & #4 both straightened out their leaves on the tips….#4’s damage has not spread to the new growth and for now I am pretty sure it was the OVER DOSE then removal of so much Calimagic…which could result in the problem mentioned….HOPEFULLY I HAVE IT FIGURED OUT…#4 did great over night with the 6.2Ph solution and everyone else looks fine…anyone has a comment about #4 please let me know but I think based on what I researched it was in fact a Calcium deficiency….for Week 3 I will be upping my solution while cutting out the Rapid Start which might have Zinc it, and it is very acidic…also two causes for a calcium deficiency, ZINC & LOWER PH CAN LOCK OUT CALCIUM….my Week 3 watering will include 3ml Calimagic, 4ml Micro, 2ml Grow, & 2ml Bloom….i was going to use 2ml Calimagic in week 3 but I think I will bump it up to 3ml and see how that works out…thank you for looking at my diary any comments, suggestions, criticisms, or questions are welcome & remember to ALWAYS KEEP POPP’IN
#4 CALCIUM DEFICIENCNY or something else? new growth great no bad spots, but wondering if its something else...I think its calcium deficiency which would make sense in coco...everything is clearly listed in diary....DAY-14 #4 its more yellow then photos appear..BUT GROWING GREAT
Yes I would agree and say calcium deficiency. 500 tds was a bit high as well. Calcium helps deal with heat stress. Lowering your temperature or raising your lights could help in addition to your calimagic, but it looks like you have it under control.👍💪🍀
Week 3 started off with a problem I had created for myself….LOW SOLUTION Ph LEVEL….but luckily I was able to catch in time before it was a serious problem….In the slide shows you can see the progression of the damage from Calcium Deficiency on several of the plants lower leaves….I decided to experiment with 4 of the plants even though what I did is not advised with AUTO, but for a regular Fem it would probably be exactly the right thing to do….I removed anything that was badly damaged as well Topped #2,4,5,& 6…4 was the worst damaged….plants #1,3,7 & 8 are only being LST…I was going to just use leaf tucking my first try but decided since it was so easy with my experimental plants to LST the entre 8….based on the genetics from Zkittlez 420 Fast Buds, I have seen most people report a higher harvest total when using LST, but lower when they defoliate and or TOP plants…so I will get to see for myself….on Day-19 I think is when I corrected the Ph problem and got the spread of the Deficiency to stop…however the damage that was already done well you can see watch the SLIDE SHOW DAY BY DAY not quite time lapse VIDEOS ABOVE….Thanks for looking hope you enjoy my diary any questions, comments, criticism, or suggestions are welcome…And Remember to Always KEEP POPP’IN....
In week 4, I decided to do some more extensive LST and some defoliation, trying to spread the plants out getting them ready to pre flower and start to stretch hopefully by the end of week 5 I will be at the perfect place.....I also added Advanced Nutrients Nirvana this past week at 6ml per gallon....you can see in the DAY BY DAY slide show videos above what I did....I actually got into what some would call more advanced growing techniques? but I figured why not try??? some may say I did to much, while others will say I did it pretty damn good for my first try....by the end of week 5 it will be obvious weather I accomplished the goal I was looking for with the extensive LST & defoliation....not really a main line but along the same lines.....if I had watched Lucky75's youtube video's a few days earlier then I would have tried to accomplish what he shows in his videos... on plants $2,4,5, &6...instead I have a variation of a couple different methods...
Week 5 went as planned...after the extensive training in weeks 3 and 4, along with defoliation in week4 the plants have all bounced back nicely...as expected the plants are starting to stretch and a couple are showing signs of pre-flower with the first pistils appearing....I am under the assumption using the 24hr light schedule could have been a helping hand in holding off the flowering this long on the FAST BUDS ZKITTLEZ Autos.....I have added ARMPR SI which I feel has been a great addition and will be using it from start to flush from now on during all my grows....in week 6, I will do some more LST and possibly some more defoliation.....buy the end of week 6, I should be into flowering on all 8 plants.....this will work nicely with my expected harvest times of 10-12 weeks total for the grow...you can see I also added some RIPEN even though this is supposed to be used at the finish in the last two weeks in heavy amounts...I wanted the micro amounts of Sulfer & the additional P & K in the Ripen...so I decided to see what 1ml/g would do??? after the first watering they shot up and exploded in growth? could be a coincidence based on timing, or the combination of the Armor Si & a little extra P & K to the feeding solution...REMEMBER IF USING A SILICA LIKE ARMOR SI FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS IT MUST BE ADDED FIRST TO THE MIXTURE....any questions or comments please feel free to say something...and always remember to KEEP POPP'IN
In week 6 I decided to install my third over head light along with turning on the two HEAVT RED side lights that can be seen in the full tent video above…that give me a total real watts of power at around 850-900 real watts after the power consumption of the fans is subtracted…as well I decided to go back to my original watering schedule of heavy water every 48-60 hours apart….the plants love the full saturation of the coco in the 5 gallon fabric pots with a fair amount of run off….My Plants are elevated a couple inches so as to not allow for any of the run off to be soaked back up by the plants….i did some minor defoliation and next to no training this past week….i increased the Bud Candy to full strength of 6ml per gallon of water….plants are getting about 2/3rds to 3/4th of a gallon every two to two and a half days apart….YES IT’S A LOT OF WATER BUT IT IS WORKING GREAT….the plants are loving it and have improved their appearance and health…I no longer am suffering any kind of obscure random deficiencies on one plant here or there…everything is growing bigger and bigger everyday….the flowering has started on all the plants however you can not see it from my photos and slide show videos….by the end of week 7 I should be into full flower and buds should be noticeable….please watch my full tent video and DAY By DAY Slide shows posted above….thank you for looking and remember to always keep popp’in
Week 7 I got some nice flower development on a few plants most of the girls are a bit behind still in the pre-flower stage or just now entering flowering....I have had some good stretch over the last week while the inter nodes have not OVER SEPARATED....I am liking what I am seeing here on my first ever grow...clearly I can see the bud structure starting to form and the stacking that will take place...on day 48 I did some extensive defoliation on all 8 plants....but they have once again recovered and have not stopped inching upwards....these plants still have 4-5 weeks at least before they are finished...possibly 6 or more weeks for #1....if I had not played around so much in the VEG stage the plants would probably be further along already....BUT MY ROOTS ARE GETTING HUGE STALKS AS THICK AS MY THUMB...bigger roots bigger buds...so I am hopeful for a solid result on my first ever attempt...WATERING is nearly one gallon per plant every 60-72 hours...I will probably be going every 60 hours +- from now on as they are drying up faster and faster as they get older...so yes 7 gallons of water on 8 plants in COCO every two and a half days evenly distributed watering saturating the entire 5 gallon fabric pots...with not that much run off...I DO HAVE MY POTS ELEVATED SO THEY DO NOT SOAK BACK UP ANY RUN OFF FROM THE WATERING....Nutrient's did not change at all from week 6...plants are looking much better since I started watering MORE all at once...the entire pots were not getting saturated enough....but they will drop to almost bone dry in less then 4 days....so wish me luck this is the fun part now...And remember to always KEEP POPP'IN
Week 8, To start the week I continued with my heavy watering every 60-72 hours…nearly one gallon per plant at 680-690ppm 6.05Ph the plants seem to be loving the HEAVY WATER LET DRY SYSTEM…it takes that much water to get some run off in the 5 gallon fabric pots…clearly the root balls are out about an inch and a half away from the sides…3 GALLON POTS WOULD NOT HAVE WORKED AS WELL….and since I started that watering system I have had EXPLOSIVE GROWTH….as you can see in the photos #3, 7, 5, & 6 are getting into full flower….while #2, 4, & 8 are just now getting into their flowering, #1 is a bit behind but has been showing some great growth and is catching up fast…#1 got a little stunted but should develop just fine, she is a week behind the second pack…I got a little to deep into #8, 5, & 6 with training and defoliation but they have some solid tops going….not quite as nice as #3, 7, 2, 4, & 1 who are all much fuller plants….should be a decent harvest here in 3-5 weeks maybe 6 for #1….i’m really happy with the stretch I have gotten from #3 & #7 who are both still inching up about 1 inch per day…after the HEANY defoliation on day 54 after photos the plants had to recover but as of today Day-56 they all rebounded nicely again and continued to stretch up a bit more….#2 & #4 look really good they are almost as tall as #3 & #7 but #2 & #4 have not even stated their stretch yet….#2, 4, 5, & 6 were all topped everything was defoliated and #1, 3, 7, & 8 had LST….looks like I will be going with some mainlining properly next time while letting the other half just grow and be defoliated? They may get one good bend on the tops after week 4 to even them out a bit….SO FAR SO GOOD….wish me luck on finishing up these girls….as well I dropped Flora Grow this week and added 1ml per gallon of Ripen….I actually have something worth looking at this week….THANKS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT LIKES AND ADVICE FROM A FEW PEOPLE…also special thanks to 420 Fast Buds for taking an interest in my 1st ever grow….IM GETTING EXCITED!!!! And don’t forget to always KEEP POPP’IN
Week-9...I have kept doing what I had been doing before...WATER EITHER .5 GALLON OR ALMOST A GALLON....EITHER EVERY 48-60 HOURS OR EVERY 60-72 HOURS???? I think HALF A GALLON EVERY 48-60 HOURS IS THE SWEET SPOT..buds be blowing up...PLANTS ARE STILL GETTING BIGGER...#1, #2, & #4 WILL FINISH LATER THEY ARE GOING TO BE HUGE...ALL STARTED AT THE SAME TIME just a first time grower and well next time I will shoot for TIME TO DISTANCE AND TOTAL PRODUCTION NOT JUST TOTAL PRODUCTION....dropped FloraGROW and added one more 1ml/g of BLOOM so from 5ml/g to 6ml/g....ALL I CAN SAY IS I HAVE NOTHING TO GUAGE THIS AGAINST...I DID SOMETHING TO SLOW THESE GIRLS DOWN....BUT LOOK FOR YOURSELF I THINK I SCORED ON MY FIRST SHOT???? did some heavy defoliation last week....the plants are really growing now...starting to really fill in...should have some very nice buds in the next few weeks....
IOPNION POLL...I am going about 710ppm start at 6.0 end at 6.05ph R/O water...1ml/g Armor Si, 4ml/g CaliMag, 6ml/g Nirvana, 6ml/g Bud Candy, 1ml/g Ripen, 4ml/g Floramicro, 6ml/g FloraBloom..SHOULD I ADD THE DIAMOND NECTAR? even though NIRVANA has HUMIC/FOLIC ACID?????
I would personally use one or the other. I find it best to stick to one nutrient line because sometimes different nutrients dont play well together in hydroponics. I have been using general hydroponics for a long time so I am a little partial. I vote cut the nirvana and feed the diamond nectar.
Week-10 really starting to get some full flowering going on…daily noticeable increases in mass size and length of the buds….on DAY-70 I decided to defoliate everything and lolly pop anything that was not going to produce anything significant….i have been watering with one half gallon every 48 hours and these girls are LOVING IT…take a peak at the slide show’s and the Video along with the photos….really starting to come around everything is looking great….all hairs are white still and trichomes are all still clear….still have at least 10-14 days minimum on #5….#3, #7, & #8 will follow #5 & #6 not to far behind…then #1, #2, & #4 will be last….***I ALSO FABRICATED AN EXHAUST FOR A FULL SIZE DEHUMIDIFIER FOR THE TENT (take a look at the last photo)**REALLY STARTING TO BULK UP NOW AND STACK VERY NICELY…thank you for looking & remember to always KEEP POPP’IN
P.S. little upset cant get my FULL TENT VIDEO TO UPLOAD...it gives a much better look at everything...
WEEK-11 (sorry about the one day late Day-78 update time…MY INTERNET BLEW A TIRE…was off for 36 hours….BUT BESIDES THAT…I had a HOUSE FLY INVASION??? Never seen anything like this they wouldn’t stop coming??? I killed hundreds the fly paper WAS COVERED IN FLYS…I finally said HMMM I thought about taking the screens off and opening the windows…SO I OPENED THE WINDOWS AND THEY ALL FLEW AWAY???? I think I let a pregnant one in the house….WERENT EVEN INTERESTED IN MY TENT….only the light in general….MY TRAP IN THE BATHROOM WORKED PERFECTLY….i just left the light on 24 with FLY PAPER hanging right next to a LIGHT….THEY ALL WENT IN THE BATHROOM…..ANYWAY WEEK-11 had to increase the watering to 6 gallons for 8 plants in 5 gallon fabric pots, about every 48 hour….thats 6 gallons now on 8 plants every 48 hours….they are drying up fast and need more water….everything is coming along nicely as you can see in the photos…things seem to be running smoothly….SORRY ABOUT THE THURSDAY ONE DAY LATE POST…AT&T had to replace a part in the fiberoptic interface???? thanks for looking and remember to always KEEP POPP'IN
Interesting week...Week-12 I decided to switch to CYCO Platinum Line to finish my plants....I haven't been totally happy with my first ever grow...my results are looking like they might be pretty good...but I know some things could have gone better, and I felt they were still progressing slowly....I would have to say that I have noticed some faster bulk taking place in the last week since I started using the CYCO Nutrient line up....I have the Full kit with 12 Nutrients including the Sugar Rush, I purchased the Supa Sticky separately as it was not included in the Platinum Series Starter Kit, I was so kindly given by the CYCO Sales Rep at the local Hydro Stores 30th anniversary week end....I mixed everything in the order they are listed above (I devised my own nutrient schedule thats about 80-85% of CYCO's full strength)....starting with R/O water 6.0ph...after adding the entire solution it comes out to a 760ppm with a Ph of 6.05....that includes the SUPA STICKY....without the SUPA STICKY it is only 680ppm and with 2.5ml/g of Silica the Ph is up higher around 6.28 I dropped the Silica to 1,5ml/g while not using the Supa Sticky to get the desired 6.05 Ph (again WITH SUPA STICKY to get 6.05 no ph up or down I used 2.5ml/g of the Silica) these plants seem to respond well to 6.05ph water....everything is coming along as you can see...STILL HAVING UPLOAD PROBLEMS FOR VIDEOS...but I got SOME REAL LIGHT PHOTOS THIS WEEK FOR EVERYONE....thanks for looking and remember to always KEEP POPP'IN
Week-13 (still having problems trying to upload videos) All the plants are looking very nice…getting some nice frost on #’s 3, 5, & 7, while the others are really starting to fill in and get bigger….#4 is gigantic with #2 not to far behind…#’s 1, 6, & 8 are also coming along nicely…..I have decided to go with the feeding today along with one more feeding in two days or so….after that I will take #3 & #7 to flush possibly #5 as well….i will have to wait and see on the others…still some time left to go on #1 who has been a bit behind the entire time...but filling in nicely now…and the third tallest in the tent…#1 might have stretched a bit to much? But we will see how the tops fill in….i am still using the same nutrient solution of about 760ppm of the Cyco line up including Supa Sticky, running at around 6.0-6.06 on the Ph starting with 6.0 R/O water….I purchased a R/O water filter system hopefully it is adequate for my needs…I may have to adjust my feeding to compensate if the starting Ph is to far off 6.0…..thanks for looking and remember to always Keep Popp’in
WEEK-14 starting the week I was trying to figure out whens the best time to go to flush? After not finding a definitive answer I was left wondering.....So time to experiment...#3 & #7 were both put on flush....#3 I decided to chop early as you can see in the photos....yesterday my last syringe broke....so everything got a 6.0ph R/O watering….everything seems to be doing great.....I probably took #3 a little early....but now I get to see the results of a short flush and the differences in the other plants.....I will feed again but at 50% twice then flush everything but #1 who will get an extra WEEK MAYBE????? #7 may get chopped before the next UPDATE.....ALL HARVESTS WILL BE ON ONE DIARY PAGE....Thanks for looking & remember to always keep poppin
WEEK-15....#7 & #5 are on flush they will get a dry out and one more flush watering then 24hrs dark in the cedar closet before the chop...#1 & #8 might not get enough time to really finish? #4 & #2 are looking great with #6 doing decent....#3 WAS A TOTAL OF 58 GRAMS WITH 10 GRAMS OF LARF I WILL USE FOR A DRY ICE TRICHOME EXTRACTION....vape or dabs after pressing the rosin out....#3 very happy with the early harvest...the JOINT SMOKED GREAT I DID NOT FINISH HALF OF IT.....I should get some better harvest numbers from 5-7-4 & 2....wait and see...by next week #5 & #7 will be drying...THE CEDAR CLOSET IS WORKING PELRFECT FOR A NICE EVEN SLOW DRY, based on how #3 went....getting really good JOINT FLAVOR ALREADY....would have been better....BUT NOW I KNOW...first hand experience....still a nice head high
Week-16 went to a full flush on #7 & #5 giving them two gallons of ph’d R/O water every two, to three days…..everyone else #1. 2. 4. 6. & 8 were put on the initial flush of a half gallon of R/O watee Ph’d to 5.85….the PPM has dropped to under 450 during the week and it is time for full flush…..#7 Harvested on Day 110, #5 will be taken tomorrow or Friday…the rest I will take all at the same time….#8 fox tailing BUT YEAH THAT’S PURPLE BUDS TOO NOT JUST A COUPLE LEAVES??? #4 However started to show the same EXCESSIVE TRICBOME PRODUCTION AS #8……#4 is huge…you can see I am having a GOOD PROBLEM? Getting to fat on the flowers doing a bit of tying up some branches….BUT NOT TO BAD….most are tied back to themselves….BUT YUP R/O Ph’d water for the first week then got to a full flush for the final finish to get PPM’s down under 50….REALLY AS OF THE LAST FEW DAYS THEY ARE PACKING ON FROSTY GOODNESS….NEXT WEEK WILL PROBABLY BE THE FINAL GROW ENTRY....THEN THE HARVEST ENTRY WHENEVER THEY ARE ALL DRIED AND TRIMMED….THANKS FOR LOOKING AND REMEMBER TO ALWAYS KEEP POPP’IN
Week-17 ...nothing but r.o water ph'ed to 5.85 with a tsp. Per gallon of raw sugar....#5-6-8 were harvested and are now drying...#7 smells and tastes great...SATIVA HEAD HIGH BUT EASY TO SLEEP ON AMD RELAXING....sweet great aftertaste...BURNS CLEAN and that just dried and uncured ...very nice flavor...maybe some hints of fuel mint & candy...hard to say but YUMMY... and very FROSTY...glistening in the bright trimming lights....#1-2-4 will be coming down when #5-6-8 are dry in another seven days or so.....thanks for looking and remember to, always keep popp'in
Week-18 the final week #4 & 2 were just chopped...#1 is just getting a few more days....#5-6-8 were 54_62 & 75 grams....pre-trim weight bucked off the stems...#5 & 6 VERY NICE...#6 super strong floral sweetness...very smooth right after about ten days of drying....#5 is more BERRY like #2 & 4....THE COCO COOL DOWN FLUSH TECHNIQUE WORKS GREAT....just a two week half gallon Ph'd R/O water per plant whenever they start to dry out....there is some run off...but that allows the plant in my opinion to finish properly and consume more of whats left in the substrate....#8 smokes great smooth nice effect...BUT THE TERP PROFILE JUST ISNT RIGHT????? don't know what happened she flaked out fox failed all over..BUT SO FAR PACKED ON THE MOST WEIGHT...and is good smoke...SO 8 if she doesn't start tasting better like everything else...SHE GETS KIEFED ALL 75 grams of buds....along with another 75 grams of littles and some larf….well so far....#4 & #2 are so tight hard and dense BOTTOM TO TOP they will destroy 8's harvest totals and will produce very little small buds....THE LOWER POPCORN IS GOLF BALL SIZE.....BUT FOUR...the problem child MOST MIGHT HAVE PULLED WEEK THREE....well SHE IS A MONSTER...I almost dropped her when I chopped her she is so heavy....SHE MAY BE A THREE PLUS OUNCES PLANT POST TRIM????? probably more based on the weight of the others at harvest....very happy with FOUR and TWO....ONE will be very good nice compact buds that are HARDENING OFF...but she never got the time to really explode....TURNED OUT PRETTY NICE FOR THE RUNT SLOW POKE....THIS IS MY LAST JOURNAL ENTRY UNTIL THE FINAL HARVEST DIARY POST...probably in about TWO WEEKS....that will have my synopsis of the entire grow along with all harvest data....THANKS FOR LOOKING AND REMEMBER TO ALWAYS KEEP POPPIN....O'yeah #3 PULLED TO EARLY could have been so much better...SMOKE was OK but a bit harsh from not getting a decent flush....WASNT MATURE ENOUGH EITHER...GOOD WEED THOUGH...other people like it...#7 MUCH BETTER...even starting to turn more FRUITY been puffing along on 7....3 is all but gone....Along with #7 I have a choice ounce of #5 & #6.....they are very yummy already right after trimming....like I said I could trim more...like after I tried 6 I went back and found another 10 grams to add to the pile....I weighed it and all of #8 with littles from #3 #5 & #7 is right under 150grams so five plus ounces....BUT THAT NEEDS A FINE TRIMMING.....dont think im going to do that....ITS ALL FROSTY 150+ GRAMS AND COUNTING...that will be made into DRY ICE BUBBLE HASH...technically it is the same thing trichomes..I WILL USE A 160 MICRON BUBBLE BAG A 5 GALLON BUCKET AND DRY ICE...plus a FIVE OUNCES OF SOME REALLY FROSTY SHIT MAN...I will make some HASH and some will be made into a TERP VAPE LIQUID...which will require MAKING ROSIN....but my friend has a friend who has a BRAND NEW ROSIN PRESS!!!!! ...I have not put 6's littles in the SCRAP PILE...SHE IS A SPECIAL HIGH END UNIQUE FLOWER...the rest are great too...BUT SIX IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT...I will probably smoke SIX down to an ounce left like #7...#5 I should have pushed until now....SHE DIDNT REALLY HARDEN AND GET SUPER DENSE....MY BAD ROOKIE MISTAKE...she only gave me an ounce of choice buds...."4 & 2 im excited to see those dry....ITS GONNA BLOW MY MIND...THEY ARE LIKE DAMN...seriously I know they are going to be the SEE STUPID LIKE YOU SAID EVERY NEW GROWER MAKES THE ROOKIE MISTAKE OF NOT LETTING THEIR PLANTS GO LONG ENOUGH....well #4 & #2 proved that along with #1 who I could have kept feeding and pumping up....LESS DEFOLIATION ON 2&4 I THINK REALLY HELPED...AND MORE TIME....vist the harvest week soon...thanks
Water and feed heavy in flower for sure...THEY COULD HAVE FILLED SEVEN GALLON POTS....don't think it will finish at any specific time....GROW TILL THEY CANT ANYLONGER....otherwise 6.0ph in COCO seemed to be their favorite...
So after drying, trimming, dry ice kiefing, hash pressing, bud smashing rosin pressing, and smoking shit tons of all of it….i have become accustomed to being this high all the time to be able to finish my FIRST EVER GROW AND DIARY….really I have been stalling while the buds have been curing….THEY ARE DOING SO GREAT I HAVENT WANTED TO REMOVE #4 & #1 FROM THE JARS….the others I tried curing by opening more from the start….SO FAR GOOD DRY TO 60% THEN TRIM AND JARS….DONT OPEN AT ALL EXCEPT TO CHECK SMELL ONCE A DAY FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND…..#1 & #4 both are still doing great smelling wonderful like chopped up before you smoke buds…The others don’t have the OPEN JAR WOW SMELL…unless I let them sit cracked open for a fair amount of time…OR IF I PUT THEM IN A BAG OR IN A NUG JAR….then they smell great and smoke fantastic….all pretty much the same SATIVA DOMINANT FOR SURE….EVEN THE 16 WEEK PLANTS ARE STILL A UPPER HIGH…very nice though…relaxing calm, you could even say inventive….THATS #1-#2-#4-#6-#7….they smell and taste great sweet floral maybe a hint of fuel on the back end after blowing out,….#3-#5-#8 well three and five I didn’t not finish right….they never got to really even think about getting to where they could have gone….#8 good results but morphed a bit…I don’t know why or what…had good trichomes but I turned #8 into Hash…smell and flavor was not bad BUT NOTHING LIKE THE OTHERS…smokable but GOT KIEFED AND MADE INTO HASH….#3 I smoked decent some parts need more flushing….#5 pressed into Rosin along with the SMALLS FROM #1 #2 & #4 about 50 grams total lightly trimmed….1st half ounce turned to popcorn literally….IT WAS POPPING AND BLOWING OUT OF THE ROSIN PRESS….another two tries LESS PEESSURE…nope same thing JUST NOT EXPLOSIVE…the bags were melting the weed was a SUPER THIN WAFFER with no plastic in sight and a VOPORIZERED look and smell to it….WHOOPS the PRESS CONTROLLER SOME HOW SWITCHED OVER TO CELSIUS….so we were pressing at close to 400f the bags were rated to 300f…after that it all went perfect once we were at 86c 185f….instead of 186c 380 f ROSINS AND BUDS ARE GREAT…HASH SOLID..BUT STILL PRESSING AND FOLDING ONCE A DAY….it will sit till tomorrow to fold and put back in the vice….SO HERE GOES IM GOING TO OPEN #4 UP AND TAKE PHOTOS OF THE MONSTER COLA…..should have photographed after trimming but I changed my curing method to try something else since my weed was perfectly dried in a cedar closet to 60% and didn’t need any more drying…..
HARVEST TIME….For my first grow ever I certainly took the option to explore trial and error methods….GET IT ALL OUT OF THE WAY AS FAST AS POSSIBLE…After all is said and done there was just over 600 grams of untrimmed quality weed….that resulted in 14 ounces of tightly trimmed very smokable weed, along with a nice chunk of HASH…I would have been able to get a full pound dried cured tightly trimmed….BUT I DIDN’T REALLY LIKE #8’s SCENT AND FLAVOR PROFILE…so all 75 grams of buds and all the LITTLES from the other four plants up to that point amounting to 168 grams total went to making the DRY ICE KIEF HASH….SOLID RETURN….a lot learned many mistakes made….but the mistakes I made on purpose trying something….FOR INSTANCE FIVE PLANTS COULD HAVE PRODUCED A LOT LOT MORE …I could have easily yielded over TWO POUNDS…but next time I will know where things really are in the full cycle, and what to expect and look for before making certain moves….so let's go over weights…
#1 THE RUNT, slow poke…FINISHED GREAT FLAVOR AND SMELL 3rd OVERALL WEIGHT 100 grams untrimmed, bucked weed…POST TRIM 2 FULL OUNCES
#2 TOPPED, kept going and going got rock hard filled out well….SOLID FLAVOR AND SMELL 2nd OVERALL WEIGHT 109 Grams untrimmed, bucked weed…POST TRIM 3 FULL OUNCES
#3 She was the best looking, but first mistake I took her way to soon…GOOD SMOKE FLAVOR AND TASTE NOT BAD…SOME CHEM TASTE HARSHNESS OCCASIONALLY…didn’t get a FULL SOLID FLUSH…..WEIGHT 53 grams untrimmed and bucked weed….POST TRIM JUST OVER 1 OUNCE
#4 The Problem Child...had cal,def early I topped her heavy defoliation early LESS IN FLOWER…amazing plant…TOP LEVEL FLAVOR AND TASTE 1st OVERALL WEIGHT 158 grams untrimmed, bucked weed…..POST TRIM ¼ POUND OF GREAT LOOKING TASTING AND SMELLING WEED….
#5 Short and Stubby…made a big mistake didn’t keep feeding and let go longer….could have been much better…DIFFERENT FLAVOR AND SMELL…more of a BERRY instead of a sweet flower….#5 didn’t get to finish right...GOOD FLAVOR AND SMELL ..WEIGHT 54 grams untrimmed, bucked weed….POST TRIM 1 ONCE ..might get SMASHED IN A PRESS????
#6 SWEETIE, she was pretty good I could have done better with her but I MADE MISTAKES LIKE OVER DEFOLIATION AND TRAINING AFTER TOPPING….but #6 FANTASTIC FLAVOR AND SMELL…WEIGHT 62 grams untrimmed, bucked weed….POST TRIM JUST UNDER 1 & ½ OUNCE…#6 is so yummy I trimmed everything…
#7 The thug…#7 finished very good…but better growing technique and LESS DEFOLIATION DURING FLOWERING would have created a monster in #7…but hey I GOT TO LEARN THE 1ST TIME ..#7 VERY NICE FLAVOR AND SMELL ..SMOKED ALMOST AN OUNCE ALREADY ….WEIGHT 74 grams untrimmed, bucked weed….POST TRIM JUST UNDER 2 OUNCES…
#8 WHAT THE FUCK??? I don’t know maybe she got to dry once.??I have no idea but she flaked out morphed grew funny…AND GOT THIS MORE COFFEE SMELL TO HER…NOT A GOOD THING …,so #8 WEIGHT 75 grams untrimmed, bucked weed….MADE INTO DRY ICE KIEF HASH …I added an additional 70 grams of littles from the others trimmed plants up to then….THE HASH IS GOOD #8 NOT SO GOOD…I didn’t like her flavor and smell…NOT BAD JUST NOT FOR ME….the HASH is great…35 GRAMS…
SO THAT’S MY 1st GROW AVERAGED THE TWO OUNCE PER PLANT TARGET FOR MY FIRST GROW…OVER A POUND IF I HAD TRIMMED #8….but 14 OUNCES OF VERY SMOKABLE WEED AND OVER AN OUNCE OF SOME PRETTY SOLID HASH WITH FIVE GRAMS OF DABS….I’m happy with my effort…..
MAIN POINTS LEARNED….dont think things will ever stop growing…keep growing until they are HARD AND FAT…then THE COCO COOL DOWN FLUSH….thats a HALF GALLON OF R/O 6.0 Ph’d WATER EVERY TIME THEY START TO GET DRY FOR TWO WEEKS ..THROW IN ONE HEAVY ONE TO TWO GALLON FLUSH WATERING IF POSSIBLE….otherwise the HALF GALLON EVERY 36/48 HOURS DOES THE TRICK OVER TWO WEEKS TIME…..
Defoliation very important…BUT NOT TO MUCH …less in flower means more buds….but still SOME DEFOLIATION FOR LIGHT PENETRATION IS IMPORTANT…
5 GALLON POTS FOR AUTO’S IF YOU WANT TO GROW IT LIKE A PHOTO…meaning BIG TALL FOR A BIT LONGER ..but you don’t have to worry about total darkness…5 GALLONS BETTER THEN THREE…my plants filled the entire 5 gallon pots except for about a half inch from the FABRIC SIDES …very full dense root structure…NO TANGLES BUT NICELY PACKED TIGHTLY INTERTWINED IN THE COCO….
Topping for sure SLOWS YOUR PLANTS DOWN…BUT WILL GIVE YOU MORE WEED FOR SURE….ALL FOUR I TOPPED DID GREAT….and weight of #1 who I took as long as #2 & #4 was at 100….that was third best for a NON TOPPED PLANT…so if #1 would not have been stunted…POSSIBLY WOULD HAVE BEEN BIGGER THEN #4?????? But topping auto’s I say SURE IF YOU WANT MORE WEED ARE WILLING TO GROW A COUPLE WEEKS LONGER, AND ARE GOING TO WATER AND FEED ENOUGH….
THAT WAS MY NEWBIE $1000 BUDGET GROW WITH $119 LIGHTS FROM AMAZON ….not bad for the CHEAPEST BEST STUFF I COULD FIND….got the FREE CYCO nutrients at a 30th anniversary of a local hydro store….BESIDES THAT…ONE POUND WAS WHAT I GOT MY FIRST GROW FOR $1000 POTS GENETICS LIGHTS FANS TENT WATER NUTRIENTS …..
Now that My $1000 budget grow NEWBIE STYLE was a total success….MY NEXT DIARY WILL BE COMING UP GSC & FASTBERRY….i told CYCO I would do a SIDE BY SIDE challenge with the nutrients I was using head to head against The Cyco System….to bad im having problems uploading videos, but I think that’s on my end….thank you for looking and remember to ALWAYS KEEP POPPIN….
@Fast_Buds, @@motaman311. ok I am convinced...HEAVY WATER LET DRY...so #8 which showed trouble so I flushed her and fed everything else one day last week....but I decided to feed #8 the following day....so #8 was not on schedule any longer....as I started the FLOOD SLOW DRAIN AND DRY METHOD FOR COCO...The McNugget Technique ;~] anyway #8 was like a feather yesterday she still looked great standing up all proud tits sticking out straight....so I said well everyone else is still pretty heavy....so I waited and waited...then I finally watered everything 6.75 GALLONS ON 8 PLANTS IN 5 GALLON FABRIC POTS....well they loved it...after several hours right before lights out they did start to droop a bit I watered a bit early on 7 of the 8 plants...when the lights came on after 8 hours off they were droopy then also and puffy...BUT THEY GREW THAT WAS CLEAR with the naked eye....AGAIN I WOULD HAVE WAITED TILL TODAY...but I wanted everyone on the same schedule today....after about 2-3 hours of light they all perked up and show no signs of over watering....which I expected based on their weight before I watered yesterday....now they are not puffy or tips curled or droopy at all....they will get probably another 48hrs before I flood them again....THEY LOVED IT....FLOOD SLOW DRAIN AND DRY COCO TECH...you heard it here first!!!!
@Fast_Buds, getting frosty. :some how I held on and they are going to be great....#8 Fox tailed in the swell then just turned purple...she smells very berry...#4 might be getting some purple also??? Can't tell yet but the heart frost like #8 looks the same before #8 went purple...ALL THE BUDS...not just leaves...LOOKS SUPER YUMMY.....happy first grow...FINAL HARVEST NEXT 7-10 days...THEN WEEK TO DRY AND ALL TOTALS WILL BE POSTED....#3 I took early TESTED MY DRYING CURING METHOD...it works great. She came in at 58 grams with 12 grams being LARF/LITTLES....they would have done better with another week....BUT NOW I KNOW FIRST HAND...and the CEDAR CLOSET works perfect for a slow even dry...could even be used tu cure the buds with its 60% humidity and 68-72 degree temps constant.....WET PLANTS can push it to 68-70%humidity but I exchange the air every now and then to slowly bring it back to 60% in the closet....LOOKING REALLY GOOD..EVEN #3 SHORT FLUSH PICKED EARLY SMOKES AND TASTES PRETTY GOOD....still need more curing for sure....
@Fast_Buds, finally went to flush on #3 & 7.....the others will get a
couple more feedings….looking really nice...The TERPS really exploded after I flushed the two plants yesterday morning...VERY DISTINCT DIFFERENCE IN FRAGRANCE aromas and strength....smelling even sweeter.....I don't know where people get chocolate from Zkittlez...nothing but candy…..I will chop #3 & 7 in a week...the others will go to flush at the same time.....I think I will enter October's contest....that will give me plenty of time to dry and start curing.....#4 the Original problem child is massive....I would have to say topping Fast Buds Zkittlez even when stressed and showing deficiencies...the technique works pretty well....#4 the giant with the twin towers colas STILL ALL WHITE HAIRS....gonna be a monster....the last bit of Lolli pippin I did tastes and smells great.....so figure two weeks I will have harvested everything....possibly three weeks??? But looking and smelling yummy
@Fast_Buds, @@motaman311. yup got it was LOW PH LEVELS FOR SURE THAT WAS LOCKING OUT CALCIUM...this diary will be a good reference to diagnosing and fixing calcium deficiency....there should be a list of diaries IF PEOPLE actually showed their problems and fixed them that should be archived for references....PH PROBLEM HERE FOR SURE....the damage to the plants I couldn't prevent after it started... BUT #4 IS LOOKING GREAT AGAIN....THE OTHER BITCHES ARE BLOWING UP.....places importance on a ACCURATE Ph METER...worth the investment to buy a PRO LEVEL Ph METER if someone is going to grow professionally....
@@motaman311, Yean I didnt buy one yet....but I can see it would be worth KNOWING FOR SURE....I actually use the DROPPER Ph kit from GHE and then I used my other crappy Ph meter the STORE said was off about 0.7 or so...I just got new calibration powder and calibrated it today BUT IM NOT SURE IF I SHOULD HAVE...now I dont know if its perfect or EXACTLY HOW FAR IT IS OFF vs the COLOR of the test water??? plants looking better again...O'YEAH I misquoted the WATER AMOUNT...I only used 1/4 gallon not a half on each plant....I was going to move up to 1/4 gallon already...but I am thinking I only need that every 48 hours right now....They droop a bit a few hours after I water but look great after 12 or so hours....I also decided MY TWO LIGTHS are great but way to much for Veg...I dropped back to the CHEAP 1800w claimed lights from amazon the 6xcobs...it works like Goliath Grower on U-tube from Mendo told me....seems to be working...IT WAS probably the combination of Ph to low and to much light at the same time...but I got it under control...yeah the site is great I went through so may diaries before I started read web pages watched u-tube videos FOR WEEKS...good thing otherwise I might have freaked out....I think I will for sure try to get a nice Ph tester at some point in the next few months....especially before I try to grow Tangiematic & Fastberry from Fast buds...they are said to be a bit more temperamental...but I will do GSC next...want to get a second tent also maybe a 5x5 for auto veg...then I can harvest every 6 weeks or less....#3 is looking so good...HER LEAVES ARE ALMOST OUT OVER THE EDGES OF THE 5GAL FABRIC POT....they are all doing much better I for sure set myself back a week at least with low Ph....
@@Wilson_McNugget, Awesome!! I have yet to splurge on an expensive PH meter and I want to really bad. I do a calibration on the cheap one every few weeks or if something seems off with the readings. A good PH meter is probably my next addition to the garden! I started the diaries to track my grow data and found this site to be a great place for learning and sharing as well. I use notepad on my computer so I don't forget what I did each day and use that for reference when updating my diary. Helps a lot when I'm trying to not kill my plants haha.
Hey there!
Good luck with your Zkittlez Auto =)
Happy growing and let us know if you need anything💚
ps.. have you resolved the deficiency issues yet? Great advice from your fellow growers!!
@Fast_Buds, there I fixed the lighting and then altered the brightness of the photos....THATS BRIGHTNESS AT ZERO...maybe I should use a softer light? #5 DAY-98 is a beautiful photo....to bad I don't have a NICE camera….but she looks awesome I n the corrected close up photo...some more macro up close focus and it would be a lot better...#3 got chopped...#7 in a week...oddly my first REAL HARVEST will be in October...figure during time and everything....EVEN THE SHORT FLUSH AND ONLY 2GALLONS...samples of LARF from #3 are pretty tasty and have a decent punch....I WILL GET SOME GOOD MICROSCOPE PHOTOS OF TRICHOMES.....all that will be in the diary ending harvest post...all plants dry weight totals CHOP PHOTOS MICROSCOPE TRICHOME PHOTOS and some close up bud photos, with and with out magnification....#7's tops close up shows some nice sugar...PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE WAITED ON #3 but it's a good test for my drying procedure...GREAT PHOTI OS #3 hanging in The Cedar Closet.....drying/curing nicely...slowly about 65% and 68 degrees.....was at 60% before I put #3 in there ….LOOKING NICE....probably chop everything around Oct 1st
@Fast_Buds looking to finally Flush three plants...but I am looking close and I would say #7 & #3 are getting there...but I am thinking of waiting a bit longer....I was thinking ONE MORE FEEDING for #3, 5, & 7 but for sure two feedings for #5...so hard to tell they are getting that BLOWN UP LOOK...when the white hairs are not the dominant feature...I am hoping to get more SWELL out of these girls like I got MORE STRETCH out of them....I MAY TAKE THE FIRST TO FLUSH past 100 days,,,...they are looking so good...#5 is a monster Dwarf but not ready still has some time to go for sure....#3 still building...I think better Lolli popping and fewer and a little less defoliation will get that right....#2 & #4 BOTH LOOKING SO GRET #4 IS RUNNING AWAY WITH THE SHOW....and that was THE PROBLEM CHILD....I left more on them after the defoliations fully into flower AND I THINK THAT HELPS....less is more kind of thing there....THERE's A FINE LINE BETWEEN ENOUGH TO MUCH AND NOT ENOUGH...
@Fast_Buds, the girls are looking very nice...I HAVE ONE QUESTION....when based on trichomes and hairs, is the best time to go to flush when in Coco???? you can see my REAL LIGHT photos....they are looking very nice....I WILL HAVE TO IMPROVE ON MY PHOTOS...and I will....but the girls are looking GREAT.....thinking I will take #5 & #7 to flush day 90-91....possibly #3 also.... the others need a bit more time...#4 & #2 I topped ARE HUGE...#4 is a monster plant....AND #4 WAS THE ONE WITH THE CALCIUM DEFIENCY PROBLEMS....but was as nice as #3 up to the deficiencies issues...NOW BIGGER..and BLOWING THE PHUQ UP....looking forward to the next grow....I AM A COIN TOSS ON TANGIE MATIC or GIRLS SCOUT COOKIES??? kind of would like a sativa dominant nug jar....HMMMM... either way I promised I would do a SIDE BY SIDE for CYCO, who will be highlighted in my next diary along with 420 Fast Buds....it will be interesting but I have to say FAST BUDS LOVE CYCO....one week after the switch over and they are all exploding......we will see next grow...SO G.S.C or TANGIE???
@@motaman311, @Fast_Buds, wow did I get lucky today...The Hydro Store had its 30th birthday and then vendors were there for the party....I told the CYCO Vp. Of Sales & Marketing I was using their SEA MIX Coco...he then asked me about what else I was using....I told him and he said "CAN YOU DO A SIDE BY SIEDE???" I SAID YEAH I HAVE A 4X8 TENT I CAN DO A SIDE BY SIDE....he says "HERE DO A SIDE BY SIDE WITH MY NUTRIENT LINE" he shoves the ENTIRE BOX everything in the CYCO PLATINUM LINE UP...minus the Ryzofuel Supa Sticky Grow XL & Kleaner…..ALL QUARTS LIKE $350 in nutrients...FOR FREE....so the Fast Buds Girl Scout Cookies will have a SIDE BY SIDE GROW OFF....using my system I developed now vs CYCO....not a bad deal for a free tub of Nutrients....12 quarts of nutrients...HEY BOSTON....check out the Silica from CYCO....even better then the Armor Si....you might like some of these things....GET TO SEE GHE ARMOR SI CaliMagic, NIRVANA, BUD CANDY, DIAMOND NECTAR, & FLORA TRIO BATTLE CYCO in a head to head side by side grow off....SHOULD BE A GOOD TEST OF BOTH SYSTEMS.....
@@motaman311, LUCKY 75 FAST BUDS GSC MONSTER MAINLINE VIDEO...
https://youtu.be/YBpY8U9MKQI
THATS WHAT IM GOING TO TRY TO DO.....he had a fantastic result....he has a full series of videos on the GSC Fast Buds Mainline it was for a contest grow he entered.....MY GIRLS ARE BULKING UP FINALLY..#8 topped out at 37.5 inches....while #2 & #1 (the runt) are both shooting up big time ...AND REALLY FLOWERING NICE....#4 the girl you helped me with to begin with SHE IS ALMOST AS TALL AS #8 TIED #3 so full now and the budding has just started she is exploding....AND STILL STRETCHING....she may be the largest of all...TWO MAIN COLAS FROM THE TOPPING....and they are both up to about 34 inches......BUT LOOKING SO NICE....#3, 7, 8, 5, 6 are looking really good...THEY ARE FINALLY GROWING RIGHT....I think I was WAY UNDER WATERING WORRIED ABOUT OVER WATERING....but they are getting FROSTY and hard to see through already....#3, 5, & 7 will finish 1st then 6 & 8 then #1, 2, & 4 looking REALLY GOOD....thanks for the assistance even if you dont feel like you helped out YOU DID FOR SURE....I dont know how long I'm looking at but I'm thinkin day 80 I will go to flush.....on #3, 5 & 7 possibly??? that looks about right 13 more days after today...…...I may wait till day 83 to go to flush on the DIARY WEEK ENDING DATE....they are looking so FROSTY all still totally white hairs....but I can see the BULK GOING ON....could be that Diamond Nectar & Bud Candy combined??? I added the ZYME from the CYCO products I got....its supposed to break down organic material and make sugars more available for uptake by breaking them down....FIGURED WHY NOT TRY IT???? I would like to get the Supa Sticky....but I will wait for the next grow and add that to the full CYCO line...YES I SAID THAT #4 the sickest one of all who was as strong as #3 to start is THE BIGGEST HEALTIEST PLANT NOW....the budding on #4 & #2 is happening so much faster then #3 & #7 I dropped down to a 16-8 light schedule....I think that makes a big difference on these AUTO's.....I will start at 20-4 1st week then drop and hour of light every week in the next grow....so week 5 they will be at 16-8....NOT A FAN OF THE 24HR LIGHT SYSTEM.....that could have been a large part of my slow growth as I kept them at 24HR's to long??? OR DID I??? in the home stretch now they are eating a half gallon every 48 hours now....real nice wet to dry time frame....690PPM and the ZYME dropped my Ph to 6.0 even from 6.07....that should help a tiny bit also....BIG BUDS BIG BUDS BIG BUDS NO WAMMIES BIG BUDS STOP!!!!! I was thinking of making a WEED GAME SHOW.....like "PRESS YOUR LUCK" BIG BUDS BIG BUDS NO WAMMIES STOP...on move two spaces to either one ounce of Blueberry Kush or one ounce of Trainwreck….that would be the most watched game show in history....
@@Wilson_McNugget, Yea no doubt. You can have him message me directly or on the forum, either way I can help with whatever knowledge I have. I've said this before, but the GSC fastbuds is probably a strain I am going to run soon. During november I am going to run prob 4-5 auto's 2 different strains and I've been on the fence between GSC and cream cookies plus 1 more. Im interested to see mainlining autos too haha.. most people I see don't like to do much high stress training on them.
@@motaman311, yeah no doubt....HEY I MET THIS GUY PAUL TODAY AT THE HYDRO SHOP....long time smoker first time grower...he is a VET and has some pretty serious nerve damage in his right shoulder...along with recovering from cancer and other things....he is going to try to go HYDRO from the start...he has two sons that live at home who can help him....is it ok if I let him ask you some questions if he gets ahold of me on here???? The G.S.C. from Fast Buds should be cool doing a SIDE BY SIDE nutrient competition...I will mainline 2 on each side and only defoliate 2 on each side....THAT SHOULD MAKE FOR A DECENT EXPERIMENT....yeah I really like the CYCO as they are certified as pharmaceutical grade guaranteed ZERO contamination of any kind....the way they are sourcing things is as good or better then Advanced Nutrients....that was my deal to do a SIDE BY SIDE DIARY....he didnt know I would do that but thats what he gets for his $300...I STILL HAVE TO BUY ABOUT $120 IN CYCO PRODUCTS TO DO THE OVER AND ABOVE ADVANCED PLATINUM SERIES GROW.... AND ILL PROBABLY TRY TO COMPENSATE THE GHE & ADVANCED NUTRIENTS LINE UP ALSO.....I really am liking the GOLDEN GODDESS....a 0-0-0 Folic Acid FROM, A & N...I think I will give the GHE & Advanced nutrient list both Golden Goddess & Flouralicious Plus ON TOP OF WHAT I WILL POST THIS NEXT WEEK....that should make for a fair competition....
@@motaman311, hey thanks bro...I chose your answer since you didnt say I was over watering….I was probably starving them which caused my deviancy problems....girls are looking SO GOOD NOW...#2 & #4 she was the one who got me worried....SHE IS GOING TO BE MOTHER F'ING HUGE...SHE IS 24-25 INCHES and getting ready to start her stretch...yeah I for sure slowed them down...MAYBE IT WAS THE 24HR LIGHT CYCLE??? either way this is the FUN PART watching the buds get bigger,,#5 & 6 are not what they should have been but I think they will be some serious fatty's...which is the name of the restaurant I want to open some day...called FATTY'S...sell Fatty burritos and burgers....im so hoping for a HUGE RESULT....I HOPEFULLLY will get to my needed results….but looking like I might pull more then I expected....it'd be nice to cover costs and pull some personal the first time....well im not going to give it away....
@@motaman311, Bro, right here From Nevada....I have to say if I had more experience these Zkittlez are great...I bought them in early May 40 seed buy 5 get 5 free...I got 40 total...I soaked them in R/O water for 12-16 hours then folded in a damp paper towel in a closet that was around 80-82 degrees...they all germinated no problem....and I popped them in July my others will be sitting 4 months...they have even better packaging now...sealed foil bags with little containers containing the seeds...they are made to sit a while in a cool dark place...….Yeah dont take out the Silica until you go to flush....it also states all the things you said it is doing but it also stated when I as reading about it...the plant in the new growth will not have the same advantage at the older growth...I was going to go with it until flush...then use Flora Clean two times then just water...for maybe 5-7 days...then 2 in the dark and harvest....I will have to place them in the cedar closet outside of the tent to get 3 days of darkness or even 24 hours....but you can drop it however it says it should be given the entire time to get benefits in the new growth....thats why I got the Ripen I was looking for a high P & K supplement/nutrient to use instead of increasing the FloraBloom...I think they are watered down shit but the RIPEN is 0.5, 7, 6....the bloom is 0-5-4...plus the RIPEN has a little bit of sulfur since it has more ingredients made as a sulfate that along with dropping the FloraGrow 2-1-6.....I am for sure going to find a better fertilizer mix....if I make 3 or 4 gallons at a time I can use some really strong solutions juts account for the same PPM by using less of them....I think I might get the Humboldt Line and see how that works for me....they use the heavy water everyday outdoors...5 gallons per plants in like 35 gallon fabric pots...outside dries out really fast...I am going to keep using the Armor Si, 1ml/g Nirvana 6ml/g & Bud Candy 2ml/g for weeks leading up to flower then 6ml/g Bud Candy until till flush starting with flowering....I might get a different Cal/Mag blend....other then I am going to find a different combination...Nirvana & Bud Candy are totally organic...this formula has the most people to find out what to use your first time...but its not enough for what I want to get.....
@@Wilson_McNugget, I am actually looking at grabbing autos to run in december while I reveg plants and I'm really close to picking up a couple packs of fastbuds, especially cause they have a really good deal now, but I don't know if I want to store them for 4 months and I haven't fully decided what I am going to run after.. don't like to pay those $20-$30 shipping fees... Yea hydro I use much less nutrients.. Still trying to figure out the exact forumla, but when I had my lights cranked anything over 600 PPM's burned the plant, especially if I used the hydroplex (bloom booster). I only ever used the hydroplex at less than half of the max on the bottle and it burned the plants good haha. For my setup, The magic number, if I have all my nutes right, is ~425-550 then at like week 7 down to 400ish and down 100 ppm per week or so... no hydroplex 2-3 weeks before harvest.. 10 days bring nutrients down to 150-200.. then 5-7 days only water. The silica I am finding to be more important for hydro, not only for stem strength but uptake of nutrients. Next time I am probably going to run it until the end of week 4 or so.. the potassium is nice with the botanicare line lacking it.
@@motaman311, yeah I got three beans from a friend the other day...I was thinking of goring them with 6 autos then flip them when I harvest the auto instead of 8 autos...$60 per plant is pretty damn good....yeah if I get what I smoke conservatively when IM BUYING weed...here its $100 a quarter or $300 a oz if you know someone...otherwise $350 a oz...but some people wont even do that...I stopped buying weed a long time ago it just like you said COSTS TO MUCH...when I was making good money a $100 a week was no big deal...and for a while I was trading a QP of mushrooms for a oz of grass...that was a decent deal.....since the mushrooms cost me $1 per oz to produce ;~] I have some nice LARGE BONG SIZE HUGS AT THIS POINT on #3 & #7 the other girls are coming along nice...#5 & #8 I got to deep into probably hurt the yield...but they should have some fatty production....its amazing how fast they start to bulk up once they get into full flower...instead of making all those god damn leaves....I figure I need a half ounce a week to smoke at my leisure alone...so figure 12 weeks between this and my next harvest I need 6 ounces at least....more would be better....im sure I will hit that low point....Hell #3 & #7 might get me close to there...and #2 & #4 might end up being bigger??? BOY I LET THEM DRY OUT THIS TIME....I didnt water late last night did it first thing this morning when the lights came on...the girls didnt seem to mind and it was probably good for them....but I didnt get my one inch stretch last night...however they have moved up a bit today….I am liking the bud candy so far and the nirvana...both seem to be working out great with the GHE regular line up...the RIPEN I am using 1ml per gallon instead of increasing the BLOOM since it is the same thing but with more sulfur and I got rid of the grow. all together...my electric went up about 60-70 dollars...but that was also the first HOT MONTH here this year...not bad at $10 or less per plant....I tell you what I dont know who people are that use these quarts over a full year....at 670-690ppm I am working through them pretty quick….I would guess a proper Hydro system uses fewer nutrients….yeah if you are ever passing through the mid west passed ST LOUIS let me know...I am just hammering these plants and they are loving it just like 420 Fast Buds site says....you know who I want to check out ETHOS look them up they have some really nice photo novelty hemp seeds for sale, and links to all their USA distributors....but I guess you all have Genetics up there already....I am happy with the Fast Buds genetics they are what they claim to be....
@Fast_Buds, @@motaman311. well its my birthday, and I woke up to some really nice plants....#3 & #7 are just looking awesome...the top colas are puffing up the side colas are starting to show signs of stacking and puffing on the tops more...#2 & #4 are right behind them they are both climbing fast and just getting into flowering....#5 I didnt do the best job with training might have taken to much ff??? but THE BUDS ARE GOING TO BE DENSE...#5 will have some serious colas not as many as #3, 7, 2, & 4 but should produce at least three really FAT TOPS...#8 is the same as #5 and #6 also is looking really nice...up to 24 inches on #3, 7, & 8 while #2, 4, 5, & 6 are not far behind....#1 is still a bit shorter but growing fast and will be the late bloomer...based on where she is now she will be like #3 & #7.....#4 is interesting since she had the worst of the problems from bad ph levels showing the deficiencies early and through most of veg....she was the same as #3 before the Deficiencies hit her....now she looks almost identical just a few inches shorter....and of course she was topped...but I think I have two clear phenome types #2, 3, 4, 7, and then #1, 5, 6, 8 this is also strange since they are on the outside??? could be less light? but they seem to have the same appearance like 2, 3, 4, & 7 do.....bummer they are not ready yet...but looking at it I am going to win Newbie of the month for sure once I harvest...looking more like 3/4th a pound but maybe more...hell might even get a diary of the month award out of it also??? need a better camera with a flash first though....
@@motaman311, DUDE...I actually saw this study that proved that CATS PURR at a freq of 25mghz & 250mghz which actually increases bone density in humans....now that you say that it all ties together....I was trying to tell them that in DEEP SPACE TRAVEL they need those frequencies to make sure people dont lose as much bone density...which is the biggest concern besides radiation exposure in deep space travel....THEY ARE LOVING IT....all but #1 are almost to the same height now....I CANT BELEIVE WHAT I AM SEEING....and a few of those girls haven't even hit the REAL FLOWERING STAGE....they could stretch quite a bit more....all while my nodal spacing is still very close on those plants.....I think I might actually have gotten this right some how??? STILL A GOOD AMOUNT OF TIME TO GO....plus the flush dry cure all of that before it is MAYBE WHAT I AM TRYING TO GET.....I used the DUNK in R/O water but I only left them for about 12 hours until they all sunk then wet paper towels and got 8 for 8 my first try....strangest thing is the biggest in germination was #1 the tardy one NOW....BUT #1 WILL END UP IN THE TENT ALONE TO FINISH....which could mean major production....I have looked at many diaries were THE RUNT was the largest or second largest producer??? I CAN SEE WHERE MY ROOT BASE IS NOW....if I was not in 5 gallon fabric pots I would be PHUQED////they are bigger then 3 gallon pots....but the DRY QUICK AREA on the outside prevents them from going all the way out to the edges.....THEY AIR PRUNE A LONG TIME BEFORE THE FABRIC....I AM LIKE WHOLY POOP SICLE...they are really growing now....this is by far more fun then growing mushrooms....TAKES A LOT LONGER but so much more fun....tomorrow another heavy defoliation….last time I took a half Wal-Mart plastic bad of leaves off....this time not even a week will be about the same....I SAY MUSIC 6-8 HOURSS A DAY IS GREAT FOR PLANTS....I mean think of it if you were doing nothing ....MUSIC IS THE COOLEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED IN YOUR LIFE???? Yeah the clothing and hats are part of it also....A BAGE OF HONOR!!! I need a better camera.....I might buy one of those CHEAP USB microscopes...those are cheap and work great to check trichomes....plus you can take scree shots with them....
@@Wilson_McNugget, love free beans... but the shirt/hat's are the real reason to enter the competitions haha. I was reading some chat the other day about electromagnetic frequencies affecting plant growth.. they can sense it... that's why music helps. The seeds I just germinated I made sure I put in a box on the window sill to get all the electromagnetic stuff I can't see and they all popped (10)... now I have a superstition that I will do every time I germinate a seed lol.
@@motaman311,i know they go off the entire entry....I read a bunch of winners...NEWBIE I can easily win...the regular monthly whole other story....thats photos mainly along with filling everything in correctly and giving good updates....BUT I THINK THE PLANTS LIKE MUSIC....I got a Bluetooth Polaroid $25 speaker at Big Lots and I am pretty damn sure they are responding to it positively....playing some You Tube Grateful Dead concerts...its either that or Phish...no one else really has any decent video's or recordings....I KEEP RAISING THE LIGHTS...and they keep growing up to it...I some how delayed these plants 2 week? dont know how? I think it was to little water....COCO dry's so fast I could put 5 gallons on them and they would be dry in 3 days...as long as they dont soak up the run off....I THINK I HAVE A GOOD IDEA OF WHAT THEY WANT....another guy I talk to on here "TheWeedMan" I said his was the one that should win the I=Phone contest....he got second place...I think the other guy won on BETTER LAST COUPLE WEEKS OF PHOTOS.....if you ask me TheWeedMans was a better diary....but they might see or know things I dont...but he got second...I followed it for a good 5 weeks before he harvested...I dont really care if I win but some free beans is always nice ;~]
@Fast_Buds, @@motaman311. Well they are all done...#1 gets trimmed tomorrow....#2 VERY IMPRESSIVE 3 TOTAL OUNCES TIGHTLY TRIMMED....109 bucked untrimmed....#4.....158 grams bucked untrimmed...STILL A GOOD PORTION TO GO...but THREE FULL TIGHTLY TRIMMED OUNCES...should get one more....GOT OVER A POUND UNTRIMMED BUCKED WEED....#8 I didn't like so much so LARF & ALL OF #8 about 170 grams got DRY ICE KIEFED....that yielded a really nice ounce of hash......total was 590+- untrimmed....not bad got like 12 ounces trimmed...plus an ounce of hash.....will be pressing that further.....#1 will yield at least ONE REALLY TASTY OUNCE....not bad first grow....I THINK CYCO MIGHT HAVE MADE THE DIFFERENCE...photos and final harvest post in a few days.....I MIGHT GO USE A NUG SMASHER AND MAKE SOME ROSEN OUT OF #2????? maybe....#4 great smoke too....#2 great smoke but doesn't have the more floral sweet fruity terpene profile like 6 and 4.....7-6-4 are the best....started next grow GSC side by side NUTRIENT challenge....I Might do some fastberry with them?????? Ill mention all weights and what I learned plus and minus's VERY HAPPY WITH THE FINAL RESULT.....like I always have said first mistake everyone males is to tale things to early....clearly I should have pumped #5 up longer.....not bad though over 12 ounces of good tightly trimmed very smokable weed and ounce of hash....FIRST TRY $1000 BUDGET GROW ….i'd say SUCCESSFUL NEWBIE EFFORT....O'yeah main cola #8 top 7-8 inches...13.3 grams...2 and 4 are so much denser...THATS WHAT THE EXTRA TIME DID FOR THEM ...HARDENED AND ADDED LOTS OF WEIGHT...VERY STICKY...
@@motaman311, I WAS SURPRISED #1 The Runt...,hit 100 grams bucked untrimmed...3rd largest...proving topping autos can produce more...….BUT GET THIS....#1 probably the best overall...#6 & 4 might taste slightly better? But #1 has more trichomes for sure.....didnt look that big but got dense and hardened...#4 & 2 looked better....but #1 got 18/6 36 off then 12/12 24 off it was also cool and I got some cool air in.....seems to have done what people sat.....more trichomes and possibly more terps@also....#1 turned out very nice.....LESSON LEARNED HERE US THERE IS NO TIME LIMIT.....1--2-4 produced 9 ounces of tightly trimmed weed....the rest only produced a total of 5 but #8 would have trimmed into two ounces....tells me I FUCKED UP 5 TIMES....but I just out waited the last three....thats when they HARDENED ON THE BRANCH...AND REALLY PUT ON THE WEIGHT....so NEW RULE......FEED UNTIL BUDS GET HARD....THEN FLUSH FOR TWO WEEKS....flush in Hydro a one or two week drop to zero, then one week Ph'd water only.....COCO Ph'd water 2 liters per plant as soon as they start to dry out for one week...7-10 days....then a larger 4 liter flush once and then finish with a couple few .5 gal. 2liter Ph'd watering's.....then give the DARK time 36 hours, the cooler the better, one more short light cycle into 24 dark......seemed to work pretty well......I could have gotten 2 pounds if I did that all right.....
@@motaman311, O'my god you would not believe the HOUSE FLY invasion I have had....NOT IN THE TENT AT ALL...the main drain clogged about the same time the flys started showing up....but I knew the drain was clogging two weeks ago....all of a sudden out of no place there were more and more and more and more flys...I MEAN A FUCKING SHIT LOAD AND THEN SOME...a blind person could have swatted them if you pointed them in the right direction....then I took out the screens and opened th windows...AND THEY ALL FLEW AWAY....there were none until the next morning again...but quite a lot less....so I let them out again...now I have them all gone....THEY ARE NOT SHOWING UP AS FAST....BUT THEY ARE STILL HERE....I WILL TAKE PHOTOS OF THE HUNDREDS ON THE FLY PAPER AND POST IT NEXT WEEK....I mean fucking covered......BUT THEY ONLY WANT THE LIGHT....my bathroom is open a crack and the light is on 24hrs....it has a fly paper by the light that reflected off of it.....IT WORKS GREAT....they were attracted to the light and died....ILL FIGURE IT OUT...but they want nothing to do with the tent....hell they might have eaten shit I cant see??? BUDS ARE LOOKING REALLY NICE....#3,5 & 7 are really filling in and bulking up....#7 looks so nice....#3 is looking great...#5 STUBBY is getting fatter and fatter.....#1 the runt is the size of #3 now...#2 & 4 are looking super nice....FLOWERING MUCH FASTER...then #3, 5, & 7 when they started to really flower....so you figure THE BUDDING HAD JUST STARTED WHEN I ADDED THE BUD CANDY & NIRVANA.....but it was already slow to get there for Auto's.....now that there are more supplements its going even better sicne the others REALLY STREATCHED right at the Nirvana & Bud Candy....the others already finished their stretch....but now I decided to switch....I HAVE THE FREE CYCO LINE UP SO WHY NOT USE IT??? my diary says I am still using the mix I have listed...but I changed to the CYCO system....about 680ppm 6.4ph so I have to adjust it down to 6.0 starting with 6.0 R/0 water...but I dont have the Ryxofuel Supa Sticky and I didnt use the Grow XL....im going to get the Supa Sticky for the Monday feeding....and Ryzofuel is only Tasmanian Kelp, and I have that in the CYCO SEAMIX already...and the Zyme will break that down to be absorbed by the plant....THEY DO LOOK BETTER WITH CYCO....they really do....and I am at NEARLY FULL STRENGTH....1ml/l I say is 4ml/g but then I mix say 3 or 4 gallons and say 4ml/g times 3 is 12 so I would use 11ML in the 3 gallons...to take off for the 0.22ml of a gallon lost on each gallon since the conversion is 3.78L per Gallon....BUT THEY ARE LOOKING REALLY NICE.....#5 has some nice photos....and I got the VIDEO uploaded from the week I could not get to upload....INTERNET BLEW A TIRE ON TUESDAY NIGHT....got fixed on Thursday...SOME OF THE LARF GOT LOLLY POPPED....and yes of course I trimmed it and dried it......not very much just the stuff that had to be removed from the bottom....BUT I HAVE GOTTEN A IDEA OF WHAT IT WILL BE LIKE....IT DOES SMELL LIKE CANDY....
@@motaman311, I will spend the money ion the CYCO products... I think they are worth it.....yeah I was lucky to keep all the flies out of my tent....got the Supa Sticky and that dropped Ph to 5.85 with 1,5ml/g of the Silica...with 2.5ml/g silica I got the 6.05ph I have found to work best for these plants in the coco...so Supa Sticky has some acids in it for sure.....took a 6.05 to a 5.85 with 7ml/g of the Supa Sticky.....check out my nutrient list when I post my next week tomorrow......I think it is worth the few extra dollars...you figure one super fine zip and it paid for it self...the story goes from what I read is that Deficiencies and Nut Burn are almost non-existent with CYCO.....as well they give a better flavor then Fox Farms and beat out Cana for total quantity….if you want pharmaceutical grade weed you need to have pharmaceutical grade nutrients.....m pretty much sold on them....BUT THE NEXT GROW THE SIDE BY SIDE....that will tell for sure,,,,i feel I will be wasting my time on the 4 plants that are not on the CYCO line.....but it will be fun 4 main line and 4 nothing but defoliation and some lollypoppin…..took a few leaves off today the fan leaves were sticky and smelled so damn good....kind of like a mint candy......I have a mint plant thats HUGE right outside the window thats been opened a few times???? some of the LARF I probably should not smoke is pretty tasty....and thats a fast dry no cure and full of nutrients.....but hey it lowers blood pressure right???
@@Wilson_McNugget, I was having some fly issues earlier this summer.. fly paper is the best lol. Call me overly cautious, but I would be careful defoliating and stuff like that while you have the fly's around cause they can pass diseases and other shit from plant to plant, or so I've heard and the theory makes sense. After I pull leaves if I see some bugs I like to hit it with the Trifecta pest control, mainly cause the isopropyl alcohol should help clean the cuts.. and you can use that stuff up until 1 week before harvest and it will test clean. Excited for you bro.. you are right around the corner for all these nice ass buds. I am interested to see the final results and what you t hink of the cyco over the GH nutrients.
@Fast_Buds, @@@motaman311. whelp the flood and drain in coco seems to be working....I have clear bud formations starting on the plants....actually really good growth on that last 24 hours of the 72 hours before nearly a gallon per plant....7 GALLONS ON 8 PLANTS IN 5 GALLON FABRIC POTS......NOW THATS evenly and slowly distributed....with a chemical pump sprayer with the tip removed....very even watering to all parts of the pot...#3 ate a gallon and hardly had any run off....just sucked it all up....they were all light before watering #3 the biggest overall was a tiny bit heavier....BUT I AM CONVINCED this is my technique no matter who says it is wrong....at least until I have a plant that says otherwise....GREAT NEWS GOT MY OFFICIAL LETTER OF CONFORMATION I AM A LEGAL CULTIVATOR IN THE STATE OF MISSOURI....not a second to late since HEMP is legal federally under the 2017 food bill and I am just now starting to flower......really good growth on the tops the side lowers are stretching up to table top them selves....next time with GSC I will let 4 go with defoliation and 4 I am going to main line like 76's youtube videos...wish I had seen that before I messed with my plants would have tried it this time...but it was two days to late....still a long way to go...but a short time to get there...confident I should get a decent result for my first try....one pound would be great...half would be acceptable...but I could easily get more...based on what I have seen even a SHORTY from Fast Buds can still pull 2 zips no problem....so I am hoping for maybe a pound and a half...that would be really nice...hen I could Dry Ice myself some serious vapor pens and dabs....of course keep the best flowers as they are....
@@motaman311, yeah I am happy with it also....we have NO LIMIT ON PLANTS but only 6 flowering at a time....Blah blah blah...I COULD DO Alight dep TENT IN THE YARD WITH CLIMATE CONTROL AND MAKE 6 PHOTOS GROW TO 20 FEET TALL....its so stupid how they make those laws....I mean 50 clones is not as much as 6 really nice fully grown photos from seed....but whatever....I like Mass been there once Boston Salem and a couple other places...played some ice hockey on a artificial pond in this one nice neighborhood the fire department would fill with water for the kids....people even treated me nice in Boston even though I was wearing a NYR jersey....beautiful area up there....you should look up the DRY ICE kief and then the kief into E-liquid on YouTube....SO EASY to make trim into something people would pay for....EASIEST WAY is to use a nicotine free E-liquid that tastes great around a 50-50 or 60-40 mix then just melt the kief into it...some strain some dont??? I will let you know later what works best...I have only made bubble hash in the past... YEAH MY ROOTS ARE LOVING IT....GET THIS IN MISSOURI for commercial grows we can do 30,000 square feet of canopy space or 3000 OUT DOOR PLANTS??? thats massive.....only thing is the applicant has to be a Missouri resident for two years....out door wont work here...maybe Autos out door but to much heavy rain and to hot in the summer...
@@Wilson_McNugget, Congrats on being legal!!! I like Massachusetts law of 12 plants per household.. not too bad. I think you will be surprised with your yield, in a good way haha. I like your watering method... let those roots find that water and get big.
@Fast_Buds. well it seems I made the right choice....everyone says to much water to much water....I WAS PLANNING ON A LOT MORE WATER THEN I HAVE USED.....so I decided to flush with a full nutrient solution...ABOUT 740TDS/PPM everyone loved it NOTHING DROPPED AT ALL...put around 3/4th of a gallon on each plant....IT TOOK THAT MUCH TO GET A DECENT RUN OFF from the 5 gallon fabric pots...THAT I CUT SEVERAL HOLES IN THE BOTTOM OF JUST IN CASE....they all loved it....#8 I flushed with FloraClean but I noticed a better response from the other plants...only #8 was a typical FLUSH....people are so wrong about to much water...getting everything soaked and then letting it dry out is much better then just watering a little thinking it is enough....now I will wait maybe 72hrs for the next watering and do the same FLOOD AND DRY....#8 WOW I tested the run off yesterday....very low PH and a reasonable TDS...today I said PHUQ IT, and gave her a full nutrient flush....the run off was a staggering 2400+ PPM/TDS the PH was still pretty low....I have not gotten much if any at all run off on any of my watering's….I AM GOING TO GO BACK TO WHAT I INTENDED TO DO.....SURE THEY ARE PRETTY WET....but I have never seen a plant of any kind grow well in DRY SUBSTRATE....typical...so 3/4th a gallon each plant full strength 740PPM/TDS loved it....even #8 didnt droop after the heavy watering...I have probably been under watering them the entire time....looking pretty good....hoping for some stretch now that I am entering flowering.....NOT BAD almost 6 weeks in veg....I THINK THE 24HR LIGHT EFFECTS THE AUTOS....since 18/6 is what is recommended....ID SAY FOR HEAVY TRAINING 24hr light recommended.....fast to the finish 24hr for 3 weeks then 18/6 start of week 4 NOTHING BUT DEFOLIATION....that will be my Technique for the next grow with Fast Buds GSC....I can see I will get WHAT I NEED...but I sure hope I get WHAT I WANT still.....pretty happy with the genetics...I have caused some serious stress had some early low PH probably had some nasty salt build up until yesterday....AND THEY LOOK PRETY DAMN GOOD!!!!
@Fast_Buds, they loved it, switched to 18-6 also...got 4 inches of stretch in the last 36 hours....raised the lights back to 36"...looking pretty good...everything is starting to flower
@@Wilson_McNugget, You're doing awesome! It's all about trial and error anyway, so just do what you think is right =) . Can't wait to see your final results! 🙌🏼
@@motaman311, try this...when you dry....im lucky I have a cedar closet thats about 60% humidity all the time with the door closed....but after a SLOW DRY when you trim do it all FINE TRIM TIGHT...if everything is smelling how you want right then and is DRY ENOUGH....JAR IT...FILL THE JARS....CLOSE THEM.....crack lid once a day for a split second...IF ITS STILL JAMMING SMELL....close it....do that for two weeks...after that once a week for a month then don't touch it......MINE IS SO FUCKING GOOD I DID THAT WAY....BETTER TASTING THEN THE IN PACKAGE SEATLE WHITE RUNTZ I JUST PUT IT UP AGAINST.....thats a 20.4 thc marked sealed quarter bag...….this girl was stoned as fuck already and I packed her a fresh taster hit of #4 and her reaction and sound said it all.....SHE WAS LIKE THATS THE HIT I WAS LOOKING FOR....that curing method seems to be the best by far......if you start smoking out of a jar finish it.....or make a smaller jar right away first.....
@@motaman311, #5-6 & 8....they had a much better flush....5 & 6 are like wow...6 is amazingly floral...#5 is very good...both better then 7....8 weird terps? At least last night when I trimmed it....BUT MY FRIEND LIKED IT TODAY IN THE SAMPLE PLATER I TOOK TO HIS HOUSE.....8 ONE GRAM MORE bucked then #7.....let me smoke #8 and see if I changed my mind?...8 after an extra day light trim is slightly better...THAT 75 grams im going to dry ice kief along with the other 30 grams from 7 & 3 I haven't finished all the trimming on 5 & 6 only an Oz. from 5 after I trim..and 1.5 from #6 after I finish trimming....SO ANOTHER 30 or so grams into the dry ice kief pile....2 & 4 are so HARD AND FAT BERRY SCENTED LIKE 5...THEY ARE COMING DOWN in a day or two...#1 didn't get to fill out but hardened up it seems and should have some nice weed....1 could have been huge???? ON FLUSHING..id say a 20% step down each week on nutrient strength till one week of zero for hydro...I'm going to try the feed, then water, then feed method....see how that goes in coco...should keep thing fresh and flush out most of the salts.....SLOW LONG TIME COOL DOWN WITH AT LEAST ONE WEEK ZERO PPM....thats what I learned....some other things I will find out if im right about them in a couple few months.....
@@motaman311, yup I am liking the Armor Si for sure....so far the combo Armor Si Nirvana & Bud Candy seem to be working nicely...seeing my first pre-flowering...getting some stretch….#3,7,8, are looking really good #1 looks great was stunted short and stubby behind a bit, #2,4,5 are coming along probably a week behind 3,7,8,...#6 im not sure isn't really bulking up as much but still growing even has a new shoot that caught up....maybe took a little to much off??? looks more sativa also...picked up some Ripen for the end...thought I would see if its worth a poop...only for the last week of flower before flush....but added 1ml for the extra K & P....its basically just stronger Bloom more or less...based on ingredients... but has a micro bit of sulfur in it.....they seem to have responded well to it...or were just ready to shoot up over the last 12 hours....3,7,8 should finish first then 2,4,5, with 1 & 6 probably two weeks behind the first bunch....
@@motaman311, WOW a 9 set leaf just popped on the top of #3...did not expect that....id say my only REALLY HEALTHY PLANT after the Ph failure on my part is loving the combo pack of Nirvana, Bud Candy & Armor Si.....#3 I should take a clone of and send it back to Fast Buds....dont get me wrong the others are great.....BUT #3 is by far the strongest phenome....aka Manhattan...I do have at least 2 different phenomes, maybe 4....some for sure are Indica and others for sure sativa dominant.....im going to make sure to separate all the harvests as it should be a broad spectrum of effects....then I can smoke what I want to feel instead of just guessing....
@@motaman311, yeah I think it might be the Armor Si...it just makes sense if you are not in soil....to many good things and no bad things about it....1ml/g every watering is what seems to be what people have great results are using.....some say more once a week...BUT THEIR PLANTS DONT LOOK AS GOOD...."The Captain" ON YOU TUBE ...when I was looking up HOW TO BEST USE ARMOR SI....he seems to have the best results and feeding schedule....I think I will pick up Flora Blend, Floralicious Plus, and Flora Nectar...unless I really like the results from Nirvana, and Bud Candy...Flora Blend is all organic but Nirvana is a better product based on what I read???? and Flora Nectar is more or less just cards like Bud Candy...but I preferred the extensive explanation, and description of contents on Advanced Nutrients web site better…. im tempted to add floralicious plus now...which is what "TheWeedMan" on here uses ad I chatted with a little bit....see how Nirvana & Bud Candy work out...SO FAR NO COMPLAINTS...but I dont have a previous experience to base it on....BUT PLANTS WITH NIRVANA BUD CANDY AND ARMOR SI ADDED LOOK MUCH BETTER TO THE NAKED EYE....hell I might throw out Micro and just do grow & bloom with a micro nutrient supplement one of these times....say a guy in Humboldt that had main roots bigger then my wrist doing that...
@Ganjagrandaddy, I have a question for you...what do you think about adding "Diamond Nectar" from GHE to my Armor Si 1ml/g, CalMag 4ml/g, Nirvana 6ml/g, Bud Candy 6ml/g, Ripen 1ml/g, Flora Micro 4ml/g, Flora Bloom 6ml/g...should I add the Diamond Nectar??? for the
"A popular flowering enhancer, General Hydroponics Diamond Nectar is a combination of humic and fulvic acid that enhances the growth of your plants and helps to keep the healthy. Soluble humates – fulvic and humic acid – are naturally occurring plant growth enhancers that improve the uptake and transport of nutrients in"
for the (Humic & Fulvic Acids????) through budding???? I am right around 700 PPM now...thats after adding 1 more ml per gallon of the Flora Bloom.....
@Fast_Buds, @@motaman311.got week 7 updated...showing really good consistent growth here in the early flower stage...a few plants are really starting to show their stacking formations...while internodes are not over separating but I am still getting stretch about an inch a day....up to 18-21 inches on 7 of 8 plants....#1 is still behind but growing up fast...she will finish last for sure...HEAVY DELOLIATION on day-48 after heavy watering, BUT they blew up again by mid day Day-49...dropped lights to 18 inches making daily adjustments now to keep it 18-19 inches from tops...still going heavy water, they are drying up almost totally in under 72 hours from nearly a gallon each...I tired that 73 hours was to much time to let them dry out...about every 60 hours 7 gallons on 8 plants...I might need to increase that to 1 gallon per plant or even move up to half gallon every 36 hours???.....they are looking good....I HOPE THEY KEEP INCHING UP THATS ALL COLAS RIGHT THERE...be another week before they are really starting to form up...BUT CLEARLY THEY ARE ON THEIR WAY....feeling confident I can get through the next 4-6 weeks
@Fast_Buds, @@@motaman311. well I dropped the lights to 18 inches after 24 inches looked like it was helping...and now 18 is not looking like it is causing any problems …..as a matter of fact my analog thermometer shows one degree cooler now being right under the center of the tent in full light......some good bud formations going on clearly they are doing what they are supposed to be doing.....was a bit worried for a minute....but lowering the lights and maybe a day after defoliation brought the girls back into spec.....everything is shooting up to around 18 inches...maybe I did to much to early on??? but I think I should at least get a decent head stash to et me through the second grow....#3 & 7 look great #8 I should have kept down a bit longer...I let her up before the training took the effect I needed it to....#6 who looked really space after my heavy defoliation a couple week ago is looking REALLY STRONG.... 4 maybe 5 tops all fighting for the top of the ladder...#1 is shooting up and #2 is about where #6 is....@4 hit hardest with the DEF issues and was neck and neck with #3 before that is looking really nice now....#5 has some really nice formations going on......I am thinking that the lights were maybe to high to get budding going earlier???? but who knows I got to excited and probably did to much....but they are making me proud right now.....next grow GSC from Fast Buds I will take 2 girls and do nothing , 2 girls will get defoliation, 2 girls will get LST & defoliation, & two girls will get Main Lines like "LUCKY 75'S" WITH DEFOLIATION.....I SHOLD HAVE STUCK TO MY GAME PLAN THIS GROW BUT O'WELL IM A MEWBIE....at least I am enjoying my new favorite thing to do....well maybe besides eating the mushrooms I have grown in the past....
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start of week 5 I have started watering 0.125 gallons of water every 36 hours, mixing the solution in this order and contents the result using R/O/ water starting at 6.11 is a solution that finishes at Ph 6.07 pretty much right back where it started with out using any Ph up or down...1ml Armor Si, 4ml CaliMagic, 6ml Nirvana, 2ml Bud Candy, 4ml FloraMicro, 1ml FloraGrow, & 4ml FloraBloom, The Armor Si from GHE I highly recommend or using some other form of SILICA...very important to the plants help in many ways from cell structure, to pest resistance, hot & cold resistance, and works to defend against pathogens...also helps the plants to deal with stress and the regulation uptake and distribution of available nutrients to the roots as well as the entire plant....not necessary in most soil grows...BUT HIGHLY RECOMENDED for all soilless and hydro grows….I should have started using the 1ml/g of Armor Si from day one....did some more minor defoliation and some very light LST on a couple plants just to get direct light to all the bud sites...they are starting to stretch a little bit and should be auto-flowering by the end of this week which will be this coming Wednesday...….I am in the belief that the 24hr light schedule has prevented the auto's from pre-flowering and showing pistils in the 4th week....THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE TRUE???? but 24hr light may add a week or a week and a half to vegetative state???? I am looking to run these ladies out to week 10-12 total before harvest....possibly longer if needed....will update Wednesday with more SLIDE SHOW day by day videos....Week 5 will just have one photo per plant per day all in order of plants and days...not quite a time lapse but the best I can do right now with what I have to work with....Plant #3 has been named Manhattan as #3 looks as if it will have a bunch of skyscrapers and one tower that stands above them all...
*********ALMOST FORGOT********* I dont like Editing the diary it causes problems....BUT I WILL BE ADDING BOTH ADVANCED NUTRIENTS NIRVANA & BUD CANDY as soon as they arrive....my local stores dont sell Advanced Nutrients??? but Amazon does...I usually buy from the local store since they pretty much match Amazons prices on Nutes and some other things….a few items I can not afford at the RETAIL STORE PRICE.....
Ok Day-13 now...I figured out my little issue....with #4 I finally found the right information....seems I was suffering from Calcium deficiency in the one plant #4....based on the description and photos almost a perfect match.....plus after I was OVER FEEDING them from day 4 through day 8 makes perfect sense....I also raised my Ph to 6.2 for the watering to help draw more of the Calcium into the plants....based on what I read I should not see any difference in the damage on the leaves already...but I should not see any more leaves get damaged or become more damaged....should take a week to know for sure....#4 is pretty much the leader of the pack of 8 so it is reasonable that #4 could have a calcium deficiency since I am using R/O water in Coco....the other 7 bitches are doing fine...will be posting WEEK-2 tomorrow after noon....PLEASE TUNE IN I HAVE SOME REALLY NICE DAY BY DAY SORT OF TIME LAPSE ON ALL 8 PLANTS IN THE SLIDE SHOWS I PUT TOGETHER.....AND ALWAUS REMEMBER TO KEEP POPP'IN....I'm about 95% sure it was calcium deficiency....I also had ONE new leaf on #3 the 2nd largest that was my first non-cemeterial leaf....that is also a sign of calcium deficiency according to what I was reading.... the information stated that was also a sign of calcium deficiency along with the spotting on #4....
Congrats on the harvest man. Looks like a solid yield with some great looking buds!! Did you use bud candy on all the plants and if you didn't did you notice a difference?
@@motaman311, SAME HERE REALLY DEY WINTER....the Cedar closet I luckily have in this tiny house always holds humidity...and a BUCKET OF HOT WATER well I can make it 90% in an hour.....maybe think about building a cedar closet....CEDAR IS CHEAP WOOD....or buy a soma to dry it in...….BUT YUP IM 100% RIGHT...#1 & #4 6oz's total WOW after what I said to do...I haven't opened them for four or five days....YUP THEY JUST TURNED INTO SOME REALLY GOOD SMELLING STUFF....they were good before...BUT NOW BETTER...and they never lost that FRESH KIND BUD SMELL PEOPLE WANT....I think I figured it out?????? 1 & 4 I used that method I MADE UP since I was not totally happy with Amy of the other threw methods I tried.... .
@@Wilson_McNugget, Thanks. i still have 2 more plants to pull in the next few days so im going to try and extend the dry for as long as I can. It is getting dry fast here in Mass, so I have to hook up my humidifier soon.. at like 35-40% humidity in my dry room right now.. not good. The other 2 i had dried a little faster than i wanted, been opening them up twice a day for the first 3-4 days. now I will do twice a day but not as long. They feel a little crisp, but moisten up each night/morning. The smell is there and getting better too. I think you are right with checking it less after the first couple weeks. i think my main problem was not opening them enough in the first few days and not having a good enough dry on them from the hang.... been using my nose more like u said too. it is helping. I also might try the paper bag method and see if I like the results.. that could extend my dry too
@@motaman311,I THINK BUD CANDY NIRVANA DID GREAT...AND YES REALLY TASTY WEED....MOST OF IT...I like he BUD CANDY I WILL USE IT AGAIN...if I want better tasting weed...CURING I SAW YOUR QUESTION....dry the entire plant SLOW for like 10 days.....THEN BUCK IT TRIM IT AND JAR IT....if it smells good and smoke nice and tastes good right then and there...JAR IT AND ONLY OPEN IT PNCE A DAY FOR A SPLIT SECOND...IF THE SMELL IS STILL RIGHT ON...SHUT IT AND CHECK THE NEXT DAY....do that for two weeks.....AFTER THAT CHECK ONCE A WEEK....that seems to have worked the best for me......
Some really happy and healthy ladies you got there. Great work. Also love all the detail you put into your diaries and weekly updates. Diaries like this are some of the most benifical tools for other growers. Keep up the great work both in the garden and here on your diary.
@@Wilson_McNugget, your definetly on your way to some fat nugs. Specially with all the detail you put into your set up. Research makes all the difference and I can tell you did yours. And just keep learning from every grow. Amazing job for your first grow
@Denzul, tank you Denzel, I looked at so many before this my first grow ever, even though I trimmed up in NorCal a couple seasons and made some bubble hash...I have never actually grown anything other then mushrooms in the past....I wanted to make the Diary properly based on the ones I liked the most that helped me the most....I had some problems early BUT that was my fault my Ph was to low and I also was not using a syringe to measure my nutrients....but they recovered nicely...im really happy with them right now...they are a little behind as far as how fast they can get tp the finish...but they are doing exactly what I was hoping for at this point....I am still getting about a inch a day of growth which is really important...I will be watering again today about 1 gallon each as they were heavy this morning still but are light by this afternoon...so time for more water before lights out but probably earlier...some say thats to much BUT NOT IN COCO...drying out in about 60 hours...so they are eating great now....hopefully I will be able to find a quality DLSR Camera so I can take better photos with a flash soon...as well make better videos...im using this $100 tablet computer from RCA kind of like a prototype of the Microsoft Touch.....thanks for the comment!!!! I will try to make my next grow diary of Fast Buds Girl Scout Cookies even better....I still have a good 4-6 weeks on this grow however....HOPING FOR SOME FATTY McNUGGETS ;~]
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