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Strain
Zkittlez Auto
Fast Buds
Growing it
Normal
Resistance
Strong
Buds look lovely and dense, hopefully they will still be the same when dried! Did have a potassium issue over the last few weeks which I think affected yeild. Nice wet weight but will have to wait and see what the cured weight is. Will report back on the smoke and dry weight after curing in a week or so, does smell lovely and fruity though! 🌿🌿Did sneak a cheeky little test bud so will fill in what I can and report back after a full cure!
The Outcome
Week 12
Harvest
What's on the scales?
171
gram
ounce
Bud dry weight
What's on the scales?
840
gram
ounce
Bud wet weight
Harvested
1
Number of plants harvested
Grow Room
0.0177
ft²
Grow Room size
0.68
g / watt
9661.02
g / m²
171
g / plant
56.5
plant / m²
14124.29
watt / m²
Tastes like
Berries
Earthy
Fruity
Feels like
40% Sativa 60% Indica

Positive effects

Giggly
Relaxed
Sleepy

Negative effects

Dry mouth
Reviews. Nutrient
Found the shogun nutrients very good, reasonably priced and good customer service if I had any questions. I may have caused ph lockout but that was down to my inexperience rather than the nutrients, over feeding. Lessons learned for next time. Will be running the same range on the next grow
Not sure whether these improved my grow or not as I had a few issues with lockout towards the end, and may have overdone it with the dosing, hence the 3 star rating. I will run them again in the next grow but at lower levels.
Reviews. Lamp
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Green_T Green_T
5 years ago
This was a lovely strain to grow, really good genetics and nice strong stems. Grew fast and strong in the early staged with nice uniform growth, next time I would look at more LST, or even topping as she grew fairly tall. I think it would have yielded alot more if it wasn't for my inexperience and overfeeding! Hey ho all a learning experience for the next run! All. In all it was good fun and a great learning experience running DWC, it will be my setup of choice for the foreseeable future! 🌿🌿
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Grow Questions
Green_T
Green_Tstarted grow question 5 years ago
I'm picking up an ec/ppm meter on Friday, what sort of values should I be looking for in a dwc system to keep it at ideal conditions?
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Techniques. Defoliation
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OutForReal
OutForRealanswered grow question 5 years ago
The Ec values should be around 0.5 to 0.6 during week 1 , 2.2 /2.4 week 2 ( 18h of light ) , 2.5/2.7 week 3 , 2.7/3 week 4 (18 h of light ) then after you induce flowering with 12/12 light schedule and you use an Ec between 2.7 and 3.2 until the late flowering and during the 2 last week you use a 1.8 to 2 Ec . In flowering prefer to use 2.8 week 1 then 2/2.5 week 2 and repeat ( 3.0 week 3 and 2.2 week 4 )
Green_T
Green_Tstarted grow question 5 years ago
I've noticed that my plant is now showing signs of going into flower. Next res change is due Sunday. Should I switch to bloom nutes then, or would you recommend to do it earlier?
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Techniques. Defoliation
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Mrs_Larimar
Mrs_Larimaranswered grow question 5 years ago
The Flowering will take 6-8 weeks, iam sure your plant is ok when she gets blooming nutes a few days after showing flowers.....in my opinion its more important to keep a nice ph and a good solution temperature...
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Mrs_Larimar
Mrs_Larimarweek 3
Even automatics are very sensitive to nutrition... they tend to want less nutrients than photoperiods ( their lifespace is much shorter. So iam sur your plant is ok , in having the blooming nutes later... greetings and happy growing
Mrs_Larimar
Mrs_Larimar
@Green_T,you are welcome
Green_T
Green_T
Greetings @Mrs_Larimar, thanks for the reply. I will change the feed in the res on my usual schedule and just keep an eye on the pH and res temps until then. Not so bad now the weather has cooled, between 18 and 23 mostly and ph 6.0 when I checked last night. Thanks for the help and happy growing 🌿
Mrs_Larimar
Mrs_Larimarweek 11
Happy Harvesttime
Green_T
Green_T
@Mrs_Larimar, thank you, she's coming down in 4 days can't wait! 🌿🌿
Mrs_Larimar
Mrs_Larimarweek 7
They look happy..... well done
Green_T
Green_T
@Mrs_Larimar, thank you. I am happy with the results so far, a fun learning curve with dwc. My previous 2 attempts in soil were not the best so this is good progress!
Mrs_Larimar
Mrs_Larimarweek 5
And here we are... in FLower, thats great. Happy growing
Green_T
Green_T
@Mrs_Larimar, I'm just looking forward to watching those bud sites fill out now 😀 fingers crossed she gives a good yield!
Mrs_Larimar
Mrs_Larimarweek 4
They look just perfect.....huuuge leaves, nice leavecolour.. nice structure
Green_T
Green_T
@Mrs_Larimar, thank you 🙏 it's much appreciated coming from a more seasoned grower. Its all a learning curve at the moment!
Mrs_Larimar
Mrs_Larimarweek 8
Loooking good good good
Mrs_Larimar
Mrs_Larimarweek 6
looking good so far.. well done
TheBudWhisperer
TheBudWhispererweek 10
Almost there homie👍😎!
TheBudWhisperer
TheBudWhisperer
@Green_T, 👍🤘👊
Green_T
Green_T
@TheBudWhisperer, 100% bro I will let you know as soon as the new diary is up! I think I'll pop the seeds when I hang this one to dry, should be ready to go straight into the pot at around 10 days then. Fingers crossed for some good weight on this one, I'll be watching yours closely for a comparison! 🌿🤙
TheBudWhisperer
TheBudWhisperer
@Green_T, I’d say Mine is a solid 2 weeks behind yours Based on the colouring. She’s fade’n real nice dude👌. As for the next run - GSC is always a good option IMO. I’ve done a couple of crosses of it and have a sapphire scout from HSO come’n up myself. Let me know when u get it up, I’d def. like to put a follow on that👍
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Green_T
Green_Tweek 2
Midway through week 3, showing some signs of a calcium deficiency. Ordered shogun cal-mag and silicon which should hopefully be here tomorrow and sort the issue
BigDaddyK
BigDaddyKweek 12
Firstly EC should not be over 2.2 in DWC , 2.2 EC = 1100 ppm start at 1.3 go up to 2.2 in third week of flower reducing in 5 th week and 6th week Secondly You should really start flower nutes slightly before they flower Third - I never had perfect results using AN in DWC , but in soil they were fantastic
Green_T
Green_T
@BigDaddyK, 👍👍
BigDaddyK
BigDaddyK
@Green_T,make sure you add cal mag early 👍
Green_T
Green_T
@BigDaddyK, thanks for the feedback 👍 I will make sure to take it on board with my next attempt, just started a new diary running the same strain so will hopefully get better results. I will pick up a new ec meter next week, the last one I bought was cheap and so out of whack it wasn't worth using. I'm going to leave the AN out this time and just run with shogun and see how it goes. 👍 👍
TheBudWhisperer
TheBudWhispererweek 7
This is a great comparative for me dude and thanks for reaching out. Interesting that she moved in to flower so quickly. Mine did the same and it says a lot about why there was limited growth on mine in the first couple weeks. If she moves to flower this quick as a strain then I simply had my seedling set too high in the basket. Cant wait to run another one and correct some things. Grows lookn fantastic bro - she’ll be a giver for sure!👍😎👌
Green_T
Green_T
@TheBudWhisperer, I haven't tried soiless mediums, it was a toss up between that and DWC. Opted for the dwc as it seemed the cheaper option to get started, and like you say the reduced maintenence is great especially compared to soil! I did notice a few patchy leaves on mine last night, looks like a possible phosphorus deficiency but the pH had run a bit low too. Adjusted and seems stable now but I'll up the pk booster on the weekend and see if that helps. Tbh It's all a bit of guesswork and probably luck that I haven't had more issues! Hope you get your problems sorted and get a nice little smoke, All good experience for the next run! 🌿👍
TheBudWhisperer
TheBudWhisperer
@Green_T, given how well she’s doing I can appreciate that you’d stick with it. That said, I’m not big on soil (unless it’s outdoor obviously) but I am huge fan of coco and soilless mediums. Similar growth rates to hydro but the same general process as soil/conventional grows. Im Hoping that my next dwc run will have the kinks ironed out because I love the reduced maintenance that hydro allows for👍
Green_T
Green_T
@TheBudWhisperer, yeh I thought it would be a cool comparison as they are so close. I think it is genetics that makes them switch so early from what I have seen, I did put mine quite far down in the pot to start. I will post a pic of the roots later when I get home, the tap root is coming straight out of the bottom of the pot! This is my first attempt at DWC and so far 100% better results than my 2 previous soil attempts, I will defo be sticking to this method from now on! Fingers crossed for a good crop, probably only a few weeks before it's time to flush. Good luck with the rest of your grow, she's looking good I'll look forward to the updates 🌿👍
blendmedmedman
blendmedmedmanweek 9
looking good. I had tons of fun with the dwc. I will do it again. it was real easy. how do you like growing in a dwc?
Green_T
Green_T
@blendmedmedman, thank you! Yeh it has been good fun so far, much easier than my 2 previous unsuccessful soil attempts! Good learning curve, I've learnt a few things along the way ready for the next one so hopefully it will only get better and more refined with time 👍
CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrowweek 3
looks like N deficiency (yellowing of the older leafs first) and pH fluctuations causing the burns. i m not super sure though, hope this helps! 🚀
Green_T
Green_T
@CRiSPrGrow, I think it was a calcium deficiency. Adding some cal-mag and foliar feeding with some epsom salts seems to have cured it fingers crossed. The pH hasn't fluctuated massively throughout the grow so far it has been pretty steady, I try to check it as often as possible. Thanks for the input though always appreciated👍
Ferenc
Ferencweek 3
Good Luck mate! @Green_T
Green_T
Green_T
@Ferenc cheers mate!
Buddha2
Buddha2week 12
Congratulations! Growing this strain myself currently and hoping for similar results 😊
ReinDeer
ReinDeerweek 5
She’s doing great. I’ll be following along :)