FastBuds Auto Mix (NL,CD,PL)

Soooo I ran a California Snow from FastBuds Auto last year and I got just over an oz dried in a 3 gallon plastic pot with 2 cheap ebay "2000w" led lights and a walmart 4 ft led shop light. I wanted to try out some others they had to offer. I grabbed a 5pk of Nothern Lights, a 5pk of Chemdawg, a 5pk of Purple Lemonade, a 1pk of Green Crack, and a 1pk of Pineapple Express. As a freebie I also recieved a 3pk of Seedsman Auto Strawberry Cheesecake, I will gradually germinate another seed about every 10-14 days. Northern Lights and Chemdawg were started in rockwool cubes ph'd to 5.5 in a humidity dome with a heat pad underneath. That Purple Lemonade never sprouted so I had to pop another seed 5 days later. The humidity was around 80% the batteries on the hygrometer were dying after 2 yrs lol

I just transplanted all 3 into 5 gallon fabric pots filled with Fox Farms Ocean Forest soil. I planted them each closer to the side so that over time I can LST them to fill over the center of the pots rather than one side. The Chemdawg is showing small signs of nutrient issues but that was expected going from rockwood to soil and adjusting the plants ph from 5.8 to a 7.0

Well I just upgraded to a Mars Hydro TSW2000 over my "2000w" ebay led and I'm extremely happy with this led so far. So it's been a week about since transplanting them into 5 gallon fabric pots filled with Fox Farms Ocean Forest soil and they look to be bouncing back from the shock. No severe nutrient burn signs, that's always a plus. I just feed with a gallon of water split between the 3 ph'd to 6.0 with a tsp of CalMag per gallon every 2 days

The Mars Hydro tsw2000 is amazing, the plants are responding well to LST combined with the led. I'm really happy with the growth over the past week. Northern Lights is starting week 4 and looks to still be in veg. Chemdawg is starting week 4 but looks like its transitioning into the 1st week of flower as well. Purple Lemonade just started week 3 of veg, it's a week behind the other 2. -4/12- Did some more LST for all of the plants and I'm pretty happy with how they are filling out. It looks as if the Purple Lemonade is showing preflower signs. I also added another Chemdawg which sprouted 4/5 and was transplanted into a 5 gallon fabric pot like the others on 4/11

*4/16* Well it seems that Northern Lights is going to be a bushy bitch, shes about 13 inches from soil to top cola since I didnt top or fim, all I did was LST her across the center bag. And about 8-9 inches high from the nodes sticking up to the stem. The Chemdawg is starting her 2nd week of flower now and starting to pack bud sites on the main cola, doesnt seem to be much more vertical growth but we shall see in the next couple of days. Purple Lemonade has been praying the past 2 days and getting some height, considering shes about 5 days behind the others. Definitely into flowering weeks with all 3, I'm starting to defoliate some of the bigger fan leaves that are blocking sites but only a few at a time other than that I'm tucking the leaves. I may lollipop the really tiny nodes at the bottoms of each branch but not 100% sure yet. Watered with CalMag ph'd to 6.0. I must say I'm very happy with the light and the genetics. I'm especially happy that I transplanted each off center which allowed me to LST them each over the entire bag before gaining vertical growth, maximizing the cola sites. I shared this technique with a fellow grower and he told me hes never thought about it but will be trying it in the future. It meant alot to me as I've only been growing just over 2 yrs and this is my 4th grow, plus to finally be able to share some sort of knowledge that possibly helps another grower, it made my week.

4/18* Lowered the light to 14" also did some LST and defoliation all 3 main plants today, the Chemdawg has alot of foliage on the main cola so I tried to free up some light as best I could. The Northern Lights I did major defoliation on since she had alot of long thick fan leaves and I also took off the lower small nodes that werent gunna do much in the long run. The Purple Lemonade got very stretchy but was lucky enough that I could still tie down the taller branches, shes got a bunch of side branches. All 3 have little white pompoms and I'm just excited for them to fill out fully. The Chemdawg #2 is starting to show signs of growth for the first time since the 11th, bouncing back from transplant shock. *4/19* Northern Lights is at Day 38 Chemdawg is at Day 37 Purple Lemonade is at Day 33 All from seed I watered the 3 in flower with their first flower feed ph'd to 6.0, I used the recommended fox farms week 5 feed since were pushing 4 weeks in the fox farms ocean forest soil. I will keep my eyes on them the next few days for signs of nute burn. *4/22* So I raised the light back up to 18" just because if there is any stretch left, I figure raise it up so they can reach. I'm uploading some pictures I took last night, they all look very healthy no signs of nute burn yet fingers crossed. The Northern Lights has grown back alot of foliage I see she responds well to defoliation. Chemdawg is starting to build trichomes on some of the sugar leaves and buds themselves, giving off a faint fruity smell. I definitely need to clean up the clutter and spread her out to shine on the bottom sites. Purple Lemonade has been stretching very nice and she has a pretty even canopy, I'll still LST her some more along with the others. Chemdawg #2 has been getting bigger by the day, I may start LST next week for her so I can try to accomplish the same canopy as the NL and PL, hopefully not as cluttered as the other Chem.

**4/25** Still no signs of nute burn, I fed them water with CalMag ph'd to 6.0 yesterday. The Chemdawg is not only starting to produce some trichomes but with a little rub I get a very distinctive berry smell nothing too strong but right on the money. Shes probably going to be harvested a week or so before the other 2. Northern Lights is the biggest in height but looks to be last in terms of flowering, her bud sites arent fully inflated so to say. Where as Purple Lemonade seems to have all her bud sites relatively the same sized pompom. I'm pretty happy with how shes turning out, really hoping to get that nice purple hue to come out in about 2 weeks. I started a separate diary for the second Chemdawg so if you're interested in seeing her progress check that one out. The last photo is all 4 together. *Carpe Diem*

**5/2** So I've been absent from the log for about a week, I'm sorry to those that check up on my grows. It wont happen again promise lol. Well it looks like the NL and Chem are suffering from N toxicity and possibly a Cal/Mag deficiency, where the PL has signs of Cal/Mag deficiency as well. I will be adding just a bit more this week each feed. I usually do a nutes and Cal/Mag feed then a water and Cal/Mag feed. Chemdawg is stacking up the trichomes on each nug site and shes at day 51, smells kinda citrusy. The Northern Lights is at day 52 and in last place in terms of flower only a small amount of trichomes on 1 or 2 nugs. Where as the Purple Lemonade is at day 46 and these nugs are getting CHUNKY while also putting out trichomes, with a slight rub she gives off a strong fruity/berry aroma. **5/7** Looks like Northern Lights is a slow girl, I'm not mad just my impatient self wanting to see her in her glory. Ahh the Chemdawg is packing on some weight and looks very chunky, shes smelling sweet too. Well I didnt get the desirable purple pheno Purple Lemonade seems more towards the Lemonade side, but she has many great golf ball like nugs that are still growing.

**5/10** Alright now the Northern Lights is starting to push more energy towards bud formation, I can see the colas are going to fill out nicely. I'm going to feed her for another 2 weeks before I begin her flush. As for the Chemdawg well shes nearing the end and I'm thinking about giving her another full week or so, I'm only feeding with just water for the remaining time to flush her out. Purple Lemonade has great bud structure I'm getting excited, on every nug there are a few orange hairs but the majority are like neon yellow guess that's why shes Lemonade. Shes probably got about 2 weeks left so I'll give her the last flower feed this week. **5/14** Northern Lights getting fat, I'm excited to see how that main cola looks once the weight gets packed on. As for the Chemdawg shes almost ready to come down, definitely the runt out of the 3 but she was the fastest and so far fattest it was a nice trade off. Purple Lemonade is showing signs of some deficiency looks like it could possibly be Magnesium, Calcium, or Potassium maybe even all 3. She must be having a lockout issue because I added just a tad more Potassium and CaliMagic to try and counteract it. I'm hoping she finishes soon so it doesnt jeopardize her end potency and flavor.

**5/20** I'm getting a jewelers loupe this weekend this way I can see the trichomes better, right now I've been using the zoom once I take a picture with my Galaxy nice but I'd like a better look. Northern Lights hits day 70 from sprout, I can see shes still getting chunkier and has alot of white/yellow hairs while one or two colas have amber hairs towards the top. Chemdawg is at day 69 and most likely coming down this weekend, shes about 70% cloudy and about 30% amber so hopefully in the next 3-4 days she fills out more amber, so I'll be keeping an eye. Purple Lemonade at day 65 but looks like shes got alot of cloudy trichomes already will take a closer look this weekend, might have to flush her from now on. **5/25** Alright Northern Lights has no amber trichomes as of yesterday, gunna let her go another week if not 2. As for Chemdawg shes going dark in 3 days, has good signs of amber trichs but I want more. Purple Lemonade was showing a small amount of amber mainly milky so I'll let her sit another full week.