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Zkittlez Auto
Fast Buds
Growing it
Normal
Resistance
Strong
First FastBuds run and she was impressive as hoped!! She came on thick and fast from germination and stayed that way through to Harvest. Harvest was day 79. Suspect she could have ran 84 days, another 5 days, for the full 12 weeks. Had a good experience keeping her wet and pushing the her nutrient levels. She had a 17 day flush and smoke should be clean and smooth.
The Outcome
Week 12
Harvest
What's on the scales?
145.149
gram
ounce
Bud dry weight
Harvested
1
Number of plants harvested
Grow Room
0.8361
ft²
Grow Room size
0.57
g / watt
173.6
g / m²
145.15
g / plant
1.2
plant / m²
304.99
watt / m²
Tastes like
Fruity
Pine
Sweet
Feels like
40% Sativa 60% Indica

Positive effects

Happy
Relaxed

Negative effects

Dry eyes
Reviews. Nutrient
Voodoo and Piranha have been a huge help in root development and growth of side shoots. Used it mainly in early veg. Sensizym helps keep those roots clean and eats the buildup in-turn giving back food to the plant. Used it mainly in flower. Silica has been a noticeable difference in plant growth and strength. Once given she seems to shoot up taller and has move vigour. Rhino has worked very well even though the silica percentage listed is low. Just put her in the feed first before other nutrients and the plants will reward you!
First impressions are this is a very clean product line!! They are filtered very well and seem to have high concentrations as exceeding ~1,100ppm appears to push some girls into toxicity. In the end was down to running the base nutes at less than 1ml/L....time will tell on the impact. The plants definitely stayed green all the way through their grow. High Nitrogen all the way through grow as part you use the same bottles all the way through and part 1 is a 5 for nitrogen. Vitathrive was not added until late in the grow but was impressed with the plants calming response to these vitamins.
Great source of Kelp from this line.
Nitrogen is a 1 on this CalMag.
First run with this product line.....update to come
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PrairieFrostGrow PrairieFrostGrow
5 years ago
This was the first run of a FastBuds strain and I appeared to have picked a strain that works well with my grow style. She had nice wide indica leaves at the start of her growth and by two weeks over the sides of the pot. 3 gal seems to be a good pot size given her life span and her size. She flipped to flower as expected in week 4. From there she steadily gained weight in flower and was a struggle to keep her tied down with LST. Removing the lower bud sites on the side branches would also have helped to fill in her top colas so don’t be worried that she won’t fill in and you talk yourself into leaving them......cut them off😃👍She sets into a nice yellow fade on the leaves and the edges take on a purple colour. Add in red and orange hairs with everything covered in trichomes and she is a beautiful girl🤩🤩 Flush was over two weeks so expect a smooth smoke 🤞 Will follow up with more as she progresses through drying. In the box with temp at 62 to 66 degrees and humidity at 60%. Branches are not that long so I am expecting dry should be around 7 to 10 days. *******Updated Mar 7/20********* Dry went okay and she was in there for 9 day dry, Feb 25 to Mar 5th. Will be waiting until she has roughly a three week cure before I sample anymore. Did a little for not just to test her out. Further notes from dry and trim........ Should have fed her another week for increased density. Smoke is smooth so far, I don’t mind sacrificing weight for smooth smoke but not sure it was a needed trade off with this girl. Find out next run of her, which will be very soon😀👍 Her high is nice and strong. Not much sampled so far........rather say more to come in a few weeks......sweet and impressive so far!!!! Again a real pleasure to grow and I see more opportunity to do better with this girl😃 Very excited to go again and will definitely be in the next auto run again. Love how she grew and looked! Already ordered more FastBuds genetics and will see Girl Scout Cookies with another Zkittlez for sure!!! More to come in a few more weeks..........cheers fellow growmies and much grower love to you all!!
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Grow Questions
PrairieFrostGrow
PrairieFrostGrowstarted grow question 5 years ago
Need to remove some leaves as it is starting to get a little dark at the lower sites......have seen different amounts removed from previous growers of her. Comments about how she reacts in last couple weeks? Go ahead and strip her fairly hard or keep slow over last days ahead?
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Leaves. Too many
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HighRoller909
HighRoller909answered grow question 5 years ago
yes,I've just harvested one zkittlez.ccheck out my diary.it loves defoliation.whatever is blocking the light,I remove it.I do it throughout whole grow,except vegetation.It seems to be working better in flowering,especially early flowering just like your.And yes yours need to be defoliated some more by the pictures.I would start with lower fan leaves at bottom to create space for air circulation because you are in a tent,slowly go towards the top as time passes,later in flowering.
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F4m0u5
F4m0u5week 8
Looking REALLY good! All plants look so healthy and vibrant/ huge! I really want to order some zkittlez seeds asap! Keep up the perfect work!
F4m0u5
F4m0u5
@PrairieFrostGrow, Hello again! I also wish i could have 4x4s but stuck with 2 2x4s and a 2x3 instead and a small 2x2 for clones/ seedlings Funny my hlg is also only the v2 3500k. And was aboit 6 months to early also. I really been likeing my mars hydro quantom boards for how much cheaper they are. I even got a china "rspec" quantom board off alibaba for only 140 shipped!( 240w not 260w). Atleast uses a hlg driver and samsung lm301b bulbs
PrairieFrostGrow
PrairieFrostGrow
@F4m0u5,Good Day......the little HLG is a V2. R spec came out about 6 months after I bought this. Wanted to try a QB. Spectrum is 3K. Went with mainly flower spectrum as I have a T5 for veg. This was added to my 270w blurple (top bin Cree and Osram diodes) to bring up to 400w. I only have a couple of 3 x 3 tents. Would love a 4 x 4 for how I grow but just not workable in my grow room. Adding the wattage brings me up to 400 which seem good for the 9ft2. Anything I buy now will likely be HLG only, or the Samsung boards anyway. Want to do two boards in my veg tent when the fluorescent bulbs are toast. Would chose 3500 Kelvin in that case I think, or maybe one of each. When some of the girls get big it would be nice to throw into their own tent and finish the flower but not an option right now.......have to accept decreased yield because air movement and side light is decreased. Have an awesome weekend!
F4m0u5
F4m0u5
@PrairieFrostGrow, Gsc has always been one of my favorites. Along with gorilla glue, and train wreck. Whats the odds i have gorilla cookies going wich is a gorilla glue x cookie wreck ( train wreck x girl scout cookies) haha. It smells so nice im honestly very excited to taste it. Def the fruitiest tastiest smell i have smelt on a live plant. It will be taken down in 2 to 3 days max 0 Just realized your also using a hlg quantum board! Right on these things rock i use the 260w in my flower tent. What spectrum did you get? And is it r spec? And ill be smileing for more then a couple days more like a few weeks per strain! Haha
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Buddha2
Buddha2week 12
Congratulations! Looking forward to the numbers. I'm currently two plants of this strain myself. One is looking pathetic, the other one perfect.
Buddha2
Buddha2
@PrairieFrostGrow, thanks for your encouragement 😁! I agree that my sick lady might turn out still better than expected. It is amazing that buds are swelling despite half of the leaves having died. I'm so much more careful with watering the other plants now...
PrairieFrostGrow
PrairieFrostGrow
@Buddha2, Good Day Buddha! I am thinking she will be good but not going to be amazing.......some other have had some beasts from this strain!!!!! You number 2 is looking very well💪 Should be good harvest there.......buds will start fattening up daily now😵 Enjoy the ride.......love it when you see change everyday!!! Happy growing to you!
raptor65
raptor65week 12
Checking back on your grow mate ,Coming along nicely, Hope everything works out for your harvest , Big haul 🙏LOL ,good luck👍
raptor65
raptor65
@PrairieFrostGrow, Gonna pop'em 😜next week end ,well they will be put in the wet paper towel scenario and hopefully all pop LOL, but in the meantime good luck to you and your grow 👍
PrairieFrostGrow
PrairieFrostGrow
@raptor65,Thanks for taking the time.....into harvest mode now👍👍 You must be getting board.......going to pop some new beans soon? Cheers and have a good one😃
Med_in_Tropic
Med_in_Tropicweek 8
I rather have fatter buds than keep leaves looking pristine. I think a little burned tips is okay. And she is going into late bloomer anyway. So - don’t kick yourself. You are doing great.
Med_in_Tropic
Med_in_Tropic
@PrairieFrostGrow, 😆😆😆
PrairieFrostGrow
PrairieFrostGrow
@Med_in_Tropic,thanks for being the voice of reason😀 Easy to get down on oneself. I have to write things down as they come these days.....35 years of consuming this plant😃 Memory ain’t what she used to be! Stay warm!!!! Ha-ha
F4m0u5
F4m0u5week 5
Great healthy plants! I am ordering some of theese zkittlez this week !
F4m0u5
F4m0u5
@PrairieFrostGrow, im on my first trial of fast buds seeds! Have a pineapple express i just started! Thanks alot good luck with grows!
PrairieFrostGrow
PrairieFrostGrow
@F4m0u5, I have been wanting to get this run going for a few months......crazy how FastBuds plants are consistently so strong💪🙏 Your purple punch project is looking pretty good so far....gorgeous colours in that girl!!! Good luck on it!
Med_in_Tropic
Med_in_Tropicweek 5
I have seen other people use higher intensity with closer lamp distance. Like 40 cm. You may want to try put something underneath the pot to raise the pot a couple of inches every few days. Check out @Philindicus ‘s grows.
Med_in_Tropic
Med_in_Tropic
@PrairieFrostGrow, so instead of lowering the light, you can raise some plants up. And each plant will get the intensity that it needs. Not perfect but seemed that you still have space left. I am cheap and I’ll try to do things without spending too much money. LOL Happy growing
PrairieFrostGrow
PrairieFrostGrow
@Med_in_Tropic,Thanks for the tip......I have lowered to roughly 50cm off canopy for now and see how she reacts. Manufacturer says 45cm to 60cm in flower. Downside to different strains in same environment as the Green Poison didn't seem to like the intensity......I may have ended up sacrificing more growth from Zkittlez than I thought.....don't know why I didn't try raising the plant......silly me. Appreciate it and thanks for your time!
Ozeola
Ozeolaweek 12
Looks great!
PrairieFrostGrow
PrairieFrostGrow
@Ozeola,Thanks Growmie!!
Wicked_Stix
Wicked_Stixweek 12
Congrats on your harvest and the win!
PrairieFrostGrow
PrairieFrostGrow
@Wicked_Stix,Thanks very much!!
kitkat332986
kitkat332986week 12
Hi, enjoyed reading your diary and great photos. Glad to see you are the patient kind and responded to what the ladies were saying and not what's written on the breeders seed notes about harvest times. Hope its a high quality yield and great smoke for you👍👌
PrairieFrostGrow
PrairieFrostGrow
@kitkat332986, Thanks very much. Patience is not an easy thing for anyone but it is rewarded as they say😃 Trying this girl out at 79 days and if the next girl cooperates the same, I will try her out a week longer and go to 84 days idea........will depend on the pheno though👍 Cheers and hope your buds are big and plump😀
Bashgrowsitall1989
Bashgrowsitall1989week 12
You're plants look like thier doing really well, I'm also doing a Fastbuds strain Auto Zkittlez. I've defoliated it and it's doing pretty well tbf. Its pre flowering/ pre flower stretching. Happy growing
PrairieFrostGrow
PrairieFrostGrow
@Bashgrowsitall1989,FastBuds genetics help keep you smiling in the garden💪😃 Good luck on a healthy and bountiful run!
Vincent11
Vincent11week 10
Hi buddy Great looking plants mate keep doing what you doing. All the best for your final weeks. Happy Growing
PrairieFrostGrow
PrairieFrostGrow
@Vincent11,Thans very much.....hope your buds are big and fat😃🙏
BladeCutter
BladeCutterweek 10
Looks very good. Really frosting up now. I'm not claiming great experience, but I think your estimate of the harvest timing is about right.
PrairieFrostGrow
PrairieFrostGrow
@BladeCutter, Thanks for sharing the comment........its always nice to get another opinion😀 especially on a new strain👍 She is at the stage where you see potential.......lots of time and room to swell those buds.....will she.......other diaries show she should💪 Already want to run her again😁😁😁 Hope you have an awesome growing week!!!
Med_in_Tropic
Med_in_Tropicweek 9
I haven’t grown Skittlez before. On some of my Sativa, buds are best after two months. A couple of weeks into curing, the smell was getting nice. But after six weeks, all lemon and berry were really coming out. My key thing is the effect. After two months, The high was better too. After one week curing, I still get head ache. After a couple of months, all was nice with no negatives except for the usual thirst.
PrairieFrostGrow
PrairieFrostGrow
@Med_in_Tropic, Top of the morning to you Sir! Thanks Med. I have been consuming this plant for decades but only growing for just over a year. In the limited curing I have done, I have found the very same thing with about 6 to 10 weeks and the flavours come out more. I have heard the same for this strain.....better with a little age. I have just noticed in my buds they don't have the same "bag appeal" after a couple of months. The crystals really pop for the first few weeks and then gradually brown and look different. Nature of the beast though from what I know. I suspect a perfect target would be about 3 to 4 weeks cure for something like this......oh well, I have it as a date to plan for next year😀 Its not about how they look but rather how they taste and the effect....totally agree👍 Given that there is no time machine in my backyard we will run with what we get!!! 🙏 again!
Fast_Buds
Fast_Budsweek 5
Hey there! Thanks so much for running a diary of our Zkittlez Auto 🙌🏼 Let us know if you need any assistance, we’re more than happy to help! Keep up the good work!! Happy Growing 🌱☘️🍀🌿🌴🌳
PrairieFrostGrow
PrairieFrostGrow
@Fast_Buds, The thanks go to your breeding team! Beautiful thick branching coming off this girl. Pistols popping now......day 31 roughly at my calculations. Does she tend to like a dry medium, light feedings, or go a head and push her feeding in flower....for a photo period I will push in weeks 3 to 5, what is the equivalent in my days for this auto? Thanks again for your time in house and on the site!
Mr_Weeds_Autos
Mr_Weeds_Autosweek 4
gorgeous plant ...
PrairieFrostGrow
PrairieFrostGrow
@Mr_Weeds_Autos, Cheers and yeah.....hope this girl stays as pretty all the way through.....its in the genes though👋 do what we can to bring out the potential!
Mrs_Larimar
Mrs_Larimarweek 12
Congratulations to your Diary of the Month win
Denzul
Denzulweek 6
Some lovely girls you got there. Ladies looking happy and healthy. Love the details in your diary. Beyond useful for us fellow grower. Nice work all around. Keep doing what your doing and best of luck with the rest the grow.
PrairieFrostGrow
PrairieFrostGrow
@Denzul, Cheers and thanks very much for the comment😀 Can be a little annal sometimes but keeping track and recording is part of my life so it just naturally flows into growing😜😜 Want to share and learn with the rest of the community and GrowDiaries has been getting stronger. Don’t want to put a bunch of effort into something that isn’t there three years later......as far as archiving your good bad and ugly😁😁 Your Mephisto mystery looked great👏👋👏 Dealing with some issues on one of their girls but that is a whole other story😱👍 Happy growing and good vibes......
raptor65
raptor65week 5
Looking great mate 👍, All the best in your grow and the new year,😉Hope you have a great harvest 😎🙏
PrairieFrostGrow
PrairieFrostGrow
@raptor65,Many thanks and hope your 2020 is full of big buds as well👍
Grower202085
Grower202085week 12
Wow that's crazy doesn't even look like a 5 Oz plant. Was it dry or still moist when it was weighed ?
Lazuli
Lazuliweek 9
Damn i got this same big ass pheno, shes so bushed out, barely has pre flower but the stems start doing that pre flower thing