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Week 1 of the Fast Buds Skitzzles, my new light is showing great things as my plants previously weren't this size or showing shape by week 2, let alone on the 7th day since they have been in soil, pretty good in my opinion. The new 480w Led is doing the work keeping temps at a much nicer level and also the PAR the light is putting out is so Mich stronger due too the SamsungLed Tech! 1008 of them in thier giving off white led light spectrum and 450 red epistar. Stay tuned too watch this - I've seen and heard and even from my last grow, realised this light is far superior too what I had. For £333 delivered and import tax paid you cannot go wrong, this matches £1000+ lights easily and also will easily create the same power and output as a 600w HPS but with less heat production!
Week 2 commence, this is day 16. I have had a slight mishap with the Skittzles - my osilating fan fell over as I did my tent up, super cropping the head of the Skitz, I tried too repair it but it was too far gone, I ended up chopping the top and making the beat out of a bad situation.
She very quickly recovered, doesnt even seem too have bothered her and now the 2 outer nodes that were growing below have taken centre stage making me think I should get two nice fat colas in the centre. I've always been scared too Super crop but this time it was out of my hands, let the experiment commence.
Running my 480w Led on 2/3 strength and they are loving it.
New fabric pots seem too be working great too, much more air too the roots
12cm today, so 7cm growth in a week, 1cm per day. I'm loving the growth rate this time round with much better environment conditions and a much better PAR rating coming out of my light.
Have a great day and get to growing
Bash
Day 23 / 24 - Zkittlez from FastBuds .. after is getting super cropped last week it has recovered very well, the lower branches that have bow taken centre stage are thickening and hardening up.
They have doubled in size in 7 days. 24cm as of today, some defoliation was done as thier was some massive leaves covering potential bud sites, so we have uncovered them and given them slight LST by widening the branches so the extra light could come in.
Still using minimal nutes, 1.75ml of bio grow per L, 1ml of Calmag per L.
Everything in the tent is going very well this time round - much better environment than last time.
Keep updated and Happy growing
Week 4, Day 34 - The Zkittlez from Fastbuds is doing really well, a little shorter at 35cm compared too the others, but that's purely due too the main lining that I have done. Defoliation on this one has been incredible, so many leaves and such tight structure. This plant looks like its pre flower stretching now and should turn out great!
Day 41, End of week 5 - Currently measuring in at 37.5cm on one side cola and 32cm on the other, the whole canopy is at about 30cm, maybe will stretch abit further than this probably too 50cm, but I'll have a much more clean canopy from this main lining of the plant that I have done. We have about 25 bud sites all in full light. Looks like a heavy yielder Imo.
Happy Growing
Bash
Day 49 - I wanted too do around abouts the same day as I did on my previous grow so I could compare sizes of plants. The Zkittlez is measuring in at 40cm. The plant is showing a nice level canopy where I mainline it.but may have lost some height due too it being done so early. Lesson learnt - secure the fan better. I have mostly fed in PHd water and only really fed nutes when I have thought has been bare necessity. The plants seems too be doing fine without me pumping it full every other feed, all the bud sites are starting too thicken up and all the lower flowers are doing the same. Sweet smelling csndy like tones coming off of this I really cant wait for a dry product too smoke. Nothing obscure too report - 4 5 weeks left around 30 days odd. We will see.
Happy growing
Week 8, missing week 7 due too being busy, this plant really has fattened up so much, topping this from the beginning with the fan by accident has really given me some crazy results ! Smell is lovely, the only dislike about this plant is how leafy it actually is! Crazy!
Week 9, 69 days and the plant came down last night, harvest report will be done when the dry down and cure is on it's way, this plant has yielded 250g wet, a fair bit more than my other plants, I've definitely seen the difference in topping with yield, sacrificing a main cola too get side branches that weigh 51g wet! All in all I've loved growing this short stumpy little thing. Happy growing
Buds tasted lovely, fairly Candy like but not quite the Zkittlez flavour we all know and love. This wasnt as strong as the Glueberry OG I cropped the week before. Nice flavour, less high, but definitely a strain worth trying.
Overall grow was good but unfortunately I dont think I saw the full potential as my fan did fall on this in week 2 snapping the top off just after the 2nd node, if it had happened slightly later it might not have been such a problem but I'm still happy with what I produced.
I like your light bank. You have some beautiful plants but you seem to be using wrong terminology. This plant was not mainlined. Mainlining is when you manipulate the stem into a single T shaped manifold in which you control number and position on main colas to give equal liquid nute flow. Don’t mean to be critical just trying to inform. Grow large👍💪🌱
@punxneverdead, I'm running the same strain for the second time. Topped the one on this run and it seems to be taking really well, maybe added a week to the cycle, but that could be down to the seed being a bit of a slow starter. I have always been told not to top autos, but I think they have come a long way since they first appeared on the market, with much better genetics
@Bashgrowsitall1989,
You topped it. Accidentally of course. But I have always read not to do it but seems like it hasn't done you any damage. I guess you won't ever tell coz you don't have another in the same grow to compare it to.
@@JP148, Thanks dude, it's a Meijhu lighting company 480W 4000k spectrum LED. So, what I'd the technique called that I've run this one on then? bare in mind the chop was an accident and had too be done due too a fan falling on her. Every experienced grower I've spoken too have said this is mainlining taking the central stalk out and leaving the outers too take form and shape instead of a middle. it seems to be working really well
@Harmar, this one was actually topped so you're looking at a side branch, the pictures represent all different buds I cut from this, about 5 first shaped and size
@Fast_Buds, Thanks very much, I'm running another one of you're Zkittlez again right now but havent started the diary for that yet, this time this one wint be topped just after the 2nd node due too accidents, it will left too grow too it's full potential! Check back soon too see what's too come I've just improved my equipment and setup ten fold
@MiPotFarm, Thanks alot, it has stayed short as I topped it after the first node and also run them 24 hours of light no rest which I've realised flowers plants quicker but they will stay short. Good knowledge from experience though
@Bashgrowsitall1989 Looking great over here bud. Definitely developing much faster than mine. I really don't have the room to just let them go like that. I wish I did!
How aggressively to you defoliate? I had some bud rod on one of mine I think it was to close to the media lost half of the bud. do you find that autos need this done more because of the short nature of the plant? let me know. grow looks good sir.
@DrewbieDoobieNoobie, I defoliate really heavy further into the grow I go, too me those big fans leaves that arent near the top are wasted energy, nutes and water being pumped too these, removing alot of these as u go forces kore upwards growth imo, the Zkittlez this time has stayed short as I got cut at the base of the first node by my circulating fan, so I decided too keep it but main line it, with one node its grown 40cm 5 colas all similar size and thickness si I dont think it will be a waste. Aggressive defoliation also helps lower bud sites get that light through the plant so everything thickens up around the same time. Dont be afraid too chop the top off an auto and let them bottom thicken out more, I've done this and doubled my crop.
Like the grow dude. Done well considering your fan fell on them, I wasnt so lucky when that happened to me. Also like your lights, mine r LED but give of the purple colour, I want one like yours.
@hashy, Hello dude, Yes considering that I'm very happy. That's unfortunate that yours didnt survive so well. My lighting setup is a 480w Led Bank by company called Meijhu Lighting Company, its 4000k light spectrum and has 1008 white diode Samsung LEDs and 450 red diode Epistar LEDs. If you look at the diary which was my first grow back the last plant the COP was done under this light. Unfortunately, this light comes from a Chinese province that I dont expect are exporting anything right now due too Corona - Were all just going too pop to the winchester and wait for this too blow over. Happy growing
Nice job! On your way to get some nice results. Also doing Zkittlez with biobizz, great genetics 😍 Did you overfeed much? 3ml/L? Asking based on the tips.
Also, just like you say this looks very leafy 😂 Do you have much nitrogen in your flower nutes? Cheers
@magicUmbrella, Nope I barely fed at all I could count on one hand hoe many times I've fed it, it could be a ph issue but not by much do I'm bit fussed really. I've just chopped my Glueberry OG from Dutch and it was very yellow and some burnt leaf tips but noe the trim is done the bud looks 1010! Picturs up in the next few days as its drying
@Bashgrowsitall1989, i hope you got well now , i meant when they sell you seeds and says 8 to 9 weeks Fllowering they are counting from the start of the pre-flowering stage
@Germano, It wasnt in full flower, it was still in the pre flower stretch and too me, that's still part of veg because its getting taller and wider still. When upwards growth stops and she concentrates on buds, that's flowering. What do you mean I've missed weeks? I've missed one cos i was sick last week
Bashgrowsitall1989
