GreenHobbit Week 0 – The Start of a New Adventure 🌱
While my Laughing Buddha starts its flowering in the 120 × 120 tent, the next project is already kicking off in the heating cellar.
This time, I want to document three extraordinary autoflowering genetics independently. Each plant will have its own diary, allowing for individual tracking of its development week by week.
The finale will be Frosty’s Auto Freak from Khalifa Genetics.
Why this strain?
From the first glance, it was clear: This plant is anything but ordinary.
The extraordinary Freakshow leaf shape immediately fascinated me and was the main reason I wanted to grow this strain. I'm curious to see when the first typical Freak leaves will show and how this special genetics will develop throughout the grow.
It should grow as naturally as possible and unfold its own unique character.
The Setup
The three autos are growing together in a 70 × 70 cm tent in the heating cellar.
For the seedling phase, I'm using a Secret Jardin 26 W. With the help of a PPFD sensor, I measured the lamp precisely for the first time and set it to a distance of 25 cm. This gives the seedlings around 160 µmol/m²/s – ideal conditions for a compact start.
Currently, the plant is growing in a 0.5-liter pot. After the first few days, it will move into a 15-liter fabric pot.
Germination
Frosty’s Auto Freak surprised me right away.
In the glass of water, it was the first to show its taproot. However, it took a bit longer to break through the soil surface and was ultimately the last of the three plants to see the light of day.
This already shows that each genetics has its own rhythm.
Current Status
The seed leaves have opened, and already there is a slight purple coloration – an exciting first detail of this extraordinary genetics.
I’m very curious to see when the first typical Freakshow leaves will develop and how visually different this plant will be from the two ACE strains.
Until next week! 🍀
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Used method
Glass Of Water
Germination Method
1
Week 1. Vegetation
15d ago
1/17
5 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
24 °C
Day Air Temp
6.1
pH
No Smell
Smell
128 PPM
TDS
65 %
Air Humidity
22 °C
Solution Temp
22 °C
Substrate Temp
20 °C
Night Air Temp
15 liters
Pot Size
40 cm
Lamp Distance
438 PPM
CO₂ Level
GreenHobbit 🌱 Frosty’s Auto Freak – Week 1
When you see this plant for the first time, you might think something is off.
But that’s exactly what makes Frosty’s Auto Freak so exciting.
Right after germination, it showed its unusual leaf structure. While the two ACE ladies developed completely normal seedlings, Frosty’s looked completely different from day one. That’s why I really wanted to try this strain for myself.
Despite its crazy leaf appearance, it looks healthy. The center keeps growing steadily, and the color is a nice deep green. To me, it looks like a healthy plant just following its extraordinary genetics.
It also got to move into its 15-liter final pot this week and handled the transition without any issues. The Spider Farmer SE3000 continues to run at moderate power and seems to be doing well for her too.
I’m incredibly curious to see how this plant will develop in the coming weeks. It will probably be the most unusual lady of this entire grow – and that’s exactly why I’m looking forward to her journey the most.
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Used techniques
Transplantation
Technique
2
Week 2. Vegetation
7d ago
1/6
6 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
24 °C
Day Air Temp
6.1
pH
No Smell
Smell
128 PPM
TDS
70 %
Air Humidity
22 °C
Solution Temp
22 °C
Substrate Temp
20 °C
Night Air Temp
15 liters
Pot Size
0.1 liters
Watering Volume
40 cm
Lamp Distance
438 PPM
CO₂ Level
GreenHobbit Frosty’s Auto Freak – Week 2
The Frosty’s Auto Freak is definitely the most extraordinary plant of this project. With each passing day, it becomes clearer why this genetic variety attracts so many curious looks.
The first real freak leaves are developing beautifully now, and each new leaf generation looks even crazier than the previous one. Despite the unusual leaf shape, the plant appears remarkably healthy. The leaf color is uniform, the stem is getting stronger, and the center is steadily progressing.
The slightly burnt leaf tips from the beginning of the week have not spread any further. Since the lamp has been raised a bit, the plant has been continuously pushing out new leaves and shows no signs of stress.
Week by week, it’s losing more of its typical cannabis appearance and developing its own unique character. I’m looking forward to seeing how extremely this special genetic variety will change in the coming weeks.
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Week 3. Vegetation
9h ago
1/10
13 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
26 °C
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
No Smell
Smell
130 PPM
TDS
70 %
Air Humidity
22 °C
Solution Temp
22 °C
Substrate Temp
20 °C
Night Air Temp
15 liters
Pot Size
0.1 liters
Watering Volume
40 cm
Lamp Distance
438 PPM
CO₂ Level
Nutrients 2
BioBloom
3 mll
BioEnhancer
1 mll
GreenHobbit Frosty’s Auto Freak — Week 3
Week 3 – The little freak finds its way
Frosty’s Auto Freak remains by far the most unusual plant of this run.
At the beginning of the third week, it was still noticeably smaller than the two ACE autos. Its extraordinary leaf structure and somewhat chaotic growth make it look almost like a completely different plant species at first glance.
But over the course of this week, it has taken an important step: it is now growing properly.
The new growth has become significantly stronger, and several side shoots have developed. Especially the two upper side shoots are catching up quickly and are now forming several dominant growth points together with the main tip.
Some of the older lower leaves still show the small damage and discolorations from the early development. However, these have not spread further. The crucial new growth looks much healthier.
The freak was also fed with Green House Feeding at the end of the week and so far shows no negative reaction to it.
It will likely remain significantly smaller than Malawi × Northern Lights and Zamaldelica – but that’s not really what this plant is about anyway. Its unusual morphology becomes more interesting week by week.
While two pretty classic cannabis plants are now standing on the left and right, the freak still looks like some prehistoric fern that accidentally wandered into the grow tent. 😂
I’m extremely curious to see how this crazy leaf structure will look later along with the flowers.
@Growbody if it's disgusting then I've learned something again😅🤣 and then it will definitely go into the compost bin. But let's see what comes my way 🙈
@Xonidan is kind of spaced out🤣 and it's so unusual that every time I take a first look, the alarm bells go off🤣 until I think, "oh no, it has to look like that"🙈🤣