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Fission 300W Light Emitting Diodes/400W
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Fission 300W Light Emitting Diodes/400W
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Week 1. Vegetation
8 years ago
7.62 cm
18 hrs
26 °C
6.5
50 %
So far so good! Soil: 1 bag FoxFarm's Ocean Forest + 2 bags of FoxFarm's Happy Frog + 2lb dry coco choir. Seeds: FastBud's Gorilla Glue started out under a 17 watt LED plant light (2 inches away) and FastBuds Blackberry was under a 65 watt CFL (4 inches away) for the first week. Watered with 6.3 pH adjusted distilled water via drip method (1 cup each).
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Week 2. Vegetation
8 years ago
15.24 cm
18 hrs
26 °C
6.3
40 %
These babies are movin and groovin! I love these genetics so far FastBuds! The tightness of the Gorilla Glue nodes are superb. I literally can just sit at my closet door and stare at these beautiful specimens all day. I haven't really run into any issues so far except maintaining a proper humidity %. I placed a shallow medium black dish (to attract more light/heat) next to the plants and that seems to be working fine. I'm currently running them under 300 watts MH and will turn the dial to 400 watts once adequate leaf production/ increased photosynthesis surface area is reached.😊
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Week 3. Vegetation
8 years ago
20.32 cm
18 hrs
28 °C
6.3
30 %
Started some LST this week and they seem to be responding well. Hopefully they take off this week because they seem to be behind in size in comparison to other growers growing the same FB strains. - Fed 1/8 tsp FoxFarm Grow Big at the beginning of the week - Decreased the distance between the light and the plant tops - LST the GG 2 days ago with some hemp string but recently replaced it with less abrasive soft plant wire. - Ponytailed the BB for approximately 6-8 hours a day for the past 3 days to initiate side shooting. - I'm gonna LST the BB tonight since the GG responded so well
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Week 4. Vegetation
8 years ago
33.02 cm
18 hrs
28 °C
6.3
45 %
Nutrients 2
Organic Blackstrap Molasses 0.859 mll
Grow Big - Fox Farm
Grow Big 1.302 mll
These girls really took off this week! I fed them FoxFarm's Grow Big and Whole Foods Blackstrap Molasses at the beginning of the week and they really responded well. Pre-flowers are in and I'll be switching from Metal Halide to High Pressure Sodium tomorrow. I've been using a quarter filled bucket of water with a black water wicking shirt to keep the humidity around 50% and it seems to be working well.
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Week 5. Flowering
8 years ago
53.34 cm
18 hrs
28 °C
6.3
45 %
Nutrients 3
Organic Blackstrap Molasses 0.43 mll
Big Bloom - Fox Farm
Big Bloom 2.161 mll
Tiger Bloom - Fox Farm
Tiger Bloom 0.66 mll
Fed them with some FoxFarm's Big Bloom and Tiger Bloom earlier this week with a touch of molasses. I finished the last bit of LST in the beginning of the week to help spread their canopies out. The GG seems to be stunted in growth a little bit but I'm finding that to be a little common among-st other diaries I've come across around this time. She's just a little more finicky or hangry then the other girls, but we'll figure this beautiful complex girl out. She's very short coming in at 15 inches compared to BB who put on over 10 inches this week (21 inches tall). BB purples are starting to really show; she's so alluring. I hope you all enjoy the pics. Much love and feel free to leave any comments/ advice. I'm already so deeply immersed into this hobby halfway through the first grow. Shout out to FastBuds; the conception of Green Crack and Rhino Ryder Diary #2 starts next week!
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Week 6. Flowering
8 years ago
53.34 cm
18 hrs
28 °C
6.3
45 %
HELLLPPPPP So I have been having trouble with the GG and can't seem to cure her. I wanted to know if a more experienced grower could help identify the problem and what steps to take next. She is still putting on weight in flower and is currently in her 6th week. It looks to me like she is having a cal-mag problem from my research but I'm not confident. She's been a lot of fun to grow and I wouldn't want to lose her this far along, but her leaves from the bottom up (quickly) are turning yellow with brown spots as seen in the photo (is this normal?) Blackberry on the other hand is still rocking her socks off with no problems. Thanks for your time! This week will be updated Friday or Sunday.
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Week 7. Flowering
8 years ago
60.96 cm
18 hrs
28 °C
6.5
45 %
Nutrients 5
Black-strap molasses 0.264 mll
Big Bloom - Fox Farm
Big Bloom 1.321 mll
Tiger Bloom - Fox Farm
Tiger Bloom 0.66 mll
Gorilla Glue (16 inches) has finally been showing some signs of recovery. She'll probably only go a couple more weeks following some flushing. I hope I can still get a quality over quantity on her. The blackberry (24 inches) did some crazy color morphing over the past 2 weeks; she looks like peak autumn.
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Week 8. Flowering
8 years ago
60.96 cm
18 hrs
28 °C
6.5
45 %
Nutrients 2
Black-strap molasses 0.264 mll
Cal-Mag Plus  - Botanicare
Cal-Mag Plus 0.264 mll
Hey guys hope everyone is enjoying the holidays. Blackberry continues to shine without a hitch fingers crossed. Check out the vids and pics on gorilla glue please. Some of her calyxis seems to be turning brown. Is this normal around harvest? I was going to harvest her probably next week, but would take her head early if I had to since she's been an on going battle. Let me know what you guys think! Much love.
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Week 9. Flowering
8 years ago
60.96 cm
18 hrs
28 °C
7
45 %
She's got about 1-2 weeks left according to the trichomes. I plan on cutting her down when she's about 10-20% amber. She continues to thrive and is fox-tailing well. I've never smelled anything fruitier. The smell of her makes your mouth salivate; just straight berries. I could grow only this strain for the rest of my life and be happy. She really turns vibrant with a nice long flush.
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Week 9. Harvest
8 years ago
Happy Harvest Day!
Rated
8/10
Rated
The Fast Buds Gorilla Glue auto really took off in the vegetative stage and was very easy to grow. She demonstrated very tight inter-nodes in veg and exploded with side branches with careful LST/ pony-tailing. Her leaves looked almost sativa in nature even though she is advertised as indica dominant. She was doing well in the first week of flower and then demonstrated a nutrient deficiency the 2nd week of flower. Im not sure if it originally was a "nutrient lock-out" or cal-mag deficiency, but she had trouble recovering. Overall, the problem stunted her growth and robbed her of some yields. I personally ran into a frustrating problem where I could not get cal-mag for a couple of weeks due to a delivery issue and at that point the deficiency was really tearing her leaves apart. Even with the doses of cal-mag finally and several flushes, she only showed minor signs of recovery in the final 2 weeks. Her buds still came out very indica oriented (quite dense) even though her phenotype originally was sativa dominant. She actually does smell very similar to the adhesive part of Gorilla/Duct tape, and only mildly smelled of weed in my room. I would like to try her again once I get a little more experience under my belt. Smoke update: She has been curing for a while now and is starting to come along nicely. This is definitely a strain that really never hits its peak potential without a nice long proper cure. 1 month in and that grassy dank chlorophyll smell is finally gone. Now she smells piney with a smooth vanilla background and hint of lemon. Once you crack her open though that lovely glue smell takes over. She was a little harsh on the throat in the beginning but has developed a nice smooth piney/woody taste with just a drizzle of lemon smoke. She will never smoke as silky as the blackberry but thats because I couldnt flush her long enough. The high is relaxing and mellowing but I do not feel couch locked at all (i couldnt let the trichs get >5% amber on this round due to problems). Smoking excessively can really bring out the giggles. Definitely a high that allows you to still be functional during daytime use.
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Spent 65 days
Ger Veg Flo Har
77.58 g
Bud dry weight per plant
1
Plants
1.83
Grow Room size
Normal
Difficulty
Positive effects
Giggly, Hungry, Relaxed
Positive effects
Taste
Citrus, Earthy, Pine
Taste
Sleepy
Energy
Indica
Hybrid
Sativa

Height
Day air temperature
Air humidity
PH
Light schedule
This is NOT a plant that I would recommend for a beginner she can demand much more attention without reciprocation, which was frustrating for my FIRST EVER grow (woohoo!). She is one that I have had a little bit of trouble growing and others on this site Ive researched have had trouble growing. She is a little more sensitive to nitrogen and other nutrients yet gulps cal-mag.
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Week 10. Harvest
8 years ago
Happy Harvest Day!
Rated
10/10
Rated
I dont think I ran into one problem with this girl. She was very compliant and super hardy, yet exotic. This was a fantastic strain by Fast-Buds to use as a first grow. Her smell exudes crushed berries. I could honestly grow this beautiful plant for the rest of my life and be content. I would recommend this as a beginner plant to anyone. Her colors and smell really ignited this new passion. Update on the smoke: Smoking with a vape youre pretty much drinking blackberry juice shes so sweet and smooth like an exotic punch. Her smell is intoxicating and really smells nothing like weed. It smells more like an earthy berry yankee candle. Its berry tang hits you though opening up those jars every 24 hours😋. It ignites my senses. The high is such a nice happy cozy elegant feeling. You can just lie there relaxed in bed thinking about positive daydreams and reflections on some of your favorite life moments while feeling like humbled royalty. This can be smoked to a psychedelic level pretty mildly. You become hyperconcious of sound falling victim to the rhythmic vibrations of all objects that seem to echo their way into your body. Music on this bose speaker sounds so silky. Visuals come in and out like a sine-wave intensifying and relaxing slowly. I remember the ceiling looking wavy and geometric of sorts. And then your waking up to your morning alarm. I have tried using this strain with activity and it was nice. I took a nice geometric walk around the city blocks with my gf feeling like i was glowing, everything felt so good. Definitely that high that makes it feel good to move your feet a little.
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Spent 65 days
Ger Veg Flo Har
102.38 g
Bud dry weight per plant
1
Plants
1.83
Grow Room size
Easy
Difficulty
Positive effects
Happy, Relaxed, Sleepy
Positive effects
Taste
Berries, Fruity
Taste
Sleepy
Energy
Indica
Hybrid
Sativa

Height
Day air temperature
Air humidity
PH
Light schedule
Harvested on Day 70 after a 2 week flush. I just took the colas off their hangers and cut them up into their individual buds. They were hanging for about 4-5 days and have been placed in their quart-sized wide-mouth mason jars to cure. Although Gorilla Glue took up 2 jars and Blackberry took up 4, their dry weight will probably be equal. Im finding the buds to be less dense and "airier" in comparison, but Im not one to harp on density.
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TaNg
TaNgcommentedweek 68 years ago
Hay bro you have done a great job so far and you are not far from the end, you have done the right thing by flushing (when In doubt flush her out) ...... I think you have a magnesium deficiency due to the slightly low PH, calcium and magnesium are only absorbed above 6.5 so you need to get it up slightly. If you google search cannabis ph chart and look at the images you will see at what ph nutrients are absorbed.
Leeyum
Leeyumcommented8 years ago
@TaNg, awesome thank you for the great advice. I'm going to give her some cal-mag tomorrow and at a higher pH like you said and and how she does.
the_Elvis
the_Elviscommentedweek 68 years ago
Hi Leeyum, Your are getting what I call the 35 day PH swing.. tang is right that your PH is off but the question is how far off! On your next grow using soil add some lime to it.. this will stop that swing from happening. Do you have a PH meter? can you tell me what your soil PH is right now? Im thinking its down to low and needs to come up a few points.. whats is the PH of your feed?
Leeyum
Leeyumcommented8 years ago
@the_Elvis, Ive been feeding consistently at a pH ranging from 6.2 to 6.5 and the flush was coming in around 6.5 so according to the chart I don't think her ability to absorb cal-mag would be too impeded. I'm thinking she might just be a more demanding plant with those nutrients since the blackberry has had no issues, but i plan to feed her some cal-mag at 6.5 or a little above tomorrow.
Tenacious_Trichomes
Tenacious_Trichomescommentedweek 58 years ago
They always say smoking weed isn't addictive...but growing it definitely is!!! 👍👍👍
Da88l0rd
Da88l0rdcommentedweek 68 years ago
Flush flush flush! And as all these other awesome growers already said let dry completely and go lite on anything even literally lighter then u have!
TaNg
TaNgcommentedweek 98 years ago
11 out of 10 for the harvest update bro,great work and a great thread to inspire new growers.
StereoGreen
StereoGreencommented8 years ago
@Leeyum, You too mate. Keep them coming. :)
StereoGreen
StereoGreencommented8 years ago
@TaNg, That is exactly what the both of you been doing for me! Thank you! :)
Leeyum
Leeyumcommented8 years ago
@TaNg, thank you much appreciated
Fast_Buds
Fast_Budscommentedweek 18 years ago
Hi, Leeyum! Thanks for sharing your diary! As they said, great strains there, very potent and tasty! Anything you need, just tell us! Enjoy and have a nice grow! 👊
Fast_Buds
Fast_Budscommented8 years ago
@Leeyum, sure! Also, happy new year!
Leeyum
Leeyumcommented8 years ago
@FAST_BUDS, Hey guys can i trouble you for your opinion on my current Gorilla Glue problem? Thank you for your time.
Leeyum
Leeyumcommented8 years ago
Thank you for the beautiful selection! I will definitely consult you guys if I need any advice. The offer is very much appreciated.
Sumgrower420
Sumgrower420commentedweek 78 years ago
Looks like she recovered very nicely bro. That's good stuff, that Blackberry is looking amazing, I've seen a few people running it on here and it looks so good. This is a must try for me. Good luck with the finish man. Keep up the excellent work. Grow on brotha 🌱🍁💨
Sumgrower420
Sumgrower420commented8 years ago
@Leeyum, Thanks for the info bro, one of my next strains for sure.
Leeyum
Leeyumcommented8 years ago
@Sumgrower420, I definitely recommend growing FastBuds blackberry. Her looks and smell are intoxicating and she's relatively easy to grow.
S_Drom
S_Dromcommentedweek 68 years ago
Happened to my gorilla i flushed her and added cal mag worked a treat and showed exsactly the same signs as yours
Leeyum
Leeyumcommented8 years ago
@S_Drom, Okay that's good to hear. I'll let her dry out and give her some cal mag asap. Thanks for the advice!
the_Elvis
the_Elviscommented8 years ago
@S_Drom, thats true the GG can really suck up the cal mag.. they almost feed like a photo plant!
S_Drom
S_Dromcommentedweek 18 years ago
I got a gg and a bb real close to harvest right now cant wait good luck ill be following
Da88l0rd
Da88l0rdcommented8 years ago
I'm not far behind you bro awesome grow
Tate0420
Tate0420commentedweek 108 years ago
Awesome grow man!!
Kkkkkk
Kkkkkkcommentedweek 98 years ago
For the first Grow its fucking awsome! :D
HydroKitty
HydroKittycommentedweek 108 years ago
Beautiful, just beautiful!! Great diary too👌👏
Tenacious_Trichomes
Tenacious_Trichomescommentedweek 38 years ago
I'm an avid believer in lst increasing yields dramatically. Haven't ran a strain that didn't like to be tied up and spanked...😂😉😎😘
Tenacious_Trichomes
Tenacious_Trichomescommentedweek 68 years ago
As many great growers here said, flush. Best thing you can do is wash out the issue and let t dry out. Then start light...amazi work so far for a first grow!! ❤️👊👍👌 the end is near!!
Tenacious_Trichomes
Tenacious_Trichomescommentedweek 48 years ago
Lookigngreat brother! I'd say that's on odd leaf colour, doesn't look like burn bro
Herne
Hernecommentedweek 18 years ago
GG is a nice plant to grow welcome
EveryGrow
EveryGrowcommentedweek 18 years ago
Hey! Nice little babies! Welcome to GD and good luck growing!
Leeyum
Leeyumcommentedweek 78 years ago
What are some opinions on dark periods for autos prior to harvest? I haven't done my research on it yet but was hoping someone could clue me in on the science behind these "dark periods."
Tenacious_Trichomes
Tenacious_Trichomescommented8 years ago
@Leeyum, personally, I don't do it. Some say it stresses the plant into more trichomes being produced...but I'm not riding that train 😂😎🚂
Sumgrower420
Sumgrower420commentedweek 68 years ago
Looks like a call mag issue you me. There's a few different remedies for it. Of course you can buy cal-mag at to mixture when you water or feed, an easy home remedie is Epson salt. 1 tsp per gallon of water. Hope this helps man. Grow on my friend. 🌱🍁💨
Sumgrower420
Sumgrower420commented8 years ago
@Leeyum, they look really strong. I think you'll be just fine. Followed your dairy so let's she how she does. Good luck man. 🌱🍁💨😎
Leeyum
Leeyumcommented8 years ago
@Sumgrower420, Thank you for the advice! I flushed her today to make sure she wasn't locked out and will pick up some cal-mag tomorrow for her. Fingers crossed.
Da88l0rd
Da88l0rdcommentedweek 18 years ago
I am at day 45 on both of these strains and will follow you along the way any questions or whatever feel free to ask away any or all of us will help if u need it....... So welcome and hope to see awesome plants! Fastbuds gg & bb awesome plants and dank so far....
Da88l0rd
Da88l0rdcommented8 years ago
We are here feel free to just ask any of us and we will do what we can!
Leeyum
Leeyumcommented8 years ago
Your grow looks awesome I hope mine turn out just as rigorous! I'm really appreciating the love this community offers so far with willingness to help!
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