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Room Type
LST
weeks 3-7
Soil
Grow medium
11 L
Pot Size
0.8 L
Watering
Strain
Zkittlez Auto
Fast Buds
Growing it
Normal
Resistance
Neutral
Summary: 8/10 overall because this was a first grow so I had no experience to draw from in terms of final product quality, yield and the like. I will grow it again, and once I have something tangible to compare with I may revisit this scoring. The 3 plants went from seed to harvest about a week earlier than planned due to a last minute holiday booking which in turn hastened the harvest date. In terms of growing, I just held on for the ride! No plant stresses other than light distance (too close) were experienced (had some yellowing of tip extremities and mild curl/canoeing). All watering was done with Sainsbury's bottled spring water and I watered every two days in general and the rate was ~0.5L per day overall. Out of the 3 seeds germinated, one plant was smaller than the other two and had exactly the same soil, pots, lighting (including pot rotations daily) and nutes. This plant drank 100ml less overall per day than the other two. Yield from this plant was 32g whereas the other two were pretty much identical at about 45g each. I LST'd at week 3 and maintained it throughout, with much leaf-tucking daily. In terms of whether this worked, I would as much as a noob that I am, think that it did, because once set, the plants all sent up a pretty even canopy.
The Outcome
Week 8
Harvest
What's on the scales?
122
gram
ounce
Bud dry weight
What's on the scales?
300
gram
ounce
Bud wet weight
Harvested
3
Number of plants harvested
Grow Room
0.6
ft²
Grow Room size
0.81
g / watt
203.33
g / m²
40.67
g / plant
5
plant / m²
250
watt / m²
Tastes like
Flowery
Fruity
Sweet
Feels like
45% Sativa 55% Indica

Positive effects

Hungry
Relaxed
Talkative

Negative effects

Paranoia
Reviews. Nutrient
My first grow, and therefore my first use of nutes. I guess they worked. I grew in Biobizz Allmix soil too, so the grow was pretty much as organic as I could make it. Can't vouch for Topmax as I've never done a run before therefore not done one without Topmax in order to compare. I used Grow from week 3, with Bloom coming in on week 4 'til the end and Topmax on week 5, 6 and most of week 7. Then it was plain spring water for the final 5 days before harvest. I ran the nutes about 1ml below recommended for the week, as I was growing autos and had read that it would be prudent to use the 'less is more' approach.
Reviews. Lamp
Excellent light. Certainly pays to keep it at recommended distances at veg and bloom as reducing the light/canopy distance soon resulted in leaf stress, with yellowing tips and mild canoeing when I went to 400mm from the plants during bloom. Raised to 500mm and it was about perfect and reduced the stresses that I'd induced for a few days.
Reviews. Tent
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StuG69 StuG69
4 years ago
I had to harvest earlier than anticipated. This is because I have to go away for 8 days and could not leave them unattended. It was a last-minute holiday booking, and I had two weeks notice in order to get my run to go as long as possible but leave time for a flush and drying before I go so I bought harvest forward by a week or so. Not ideal, but unavoidable, so it is what it is. *03/06/20 edited due to getting my weights wrong - I said 130g but it was less. Actual weights as follows* From the three Zkittlez autos I got 122g dry weight in total made up of the following: 114g of bud. Of that, 40g was of good sized stuff with the heaviest bud, dry at 4.5g with many more around 3g. They went into the 'Zittlez A' Jar Then lots of 1 to 1.5g buds which went into the 'Zkittlez B' jars. Finally, I got 8g of teeny bits of bud of .5g and less and some sugar leaves which I will dry and freeze and make bubble hash with once I've added another lot of the same from future runs. I didn't get wet weight (forgot) but guessed it at 300g which is most likely way off, but as I say, I totally forgot added to which I dried the plants whole so would have been hard to work out with the whole stem and stalks attached. As this was my first grow, I'm pretty pleased with how it went overall. I felt like a noob at the beginning, and feel less so, now, but have so much to learn. The next grow is already underway... in the garden... in pots. And when I get back from my break I will have the choice of 2 Bubba Kush to put into the tent to flip into flowering. They will have been in veg for 5 weeks by then and are already 18" tall and have been topped. Bring on diary no2!
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Grow Questions
StuG69
StuG69started grow question 5 years ago
Hi! General question about leaf misting. I'm starting to do it before lights out but can it be done under lights too? I know from limited gardening experience that it can be detrimental to leaves but is the same true for our girls when under LEDs? I'm using a Mars Hydro TS1000.
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NEASEMO
NEASEMOanswered grow question 5 years ago
Use caution with foliar sprays while the lights are on. The droplets can create a magnifying effect and focus the light to a point on the leaf, burning it. Also, if you're trying to introduce nutrients through the spray, the lights and warmer temps associated with them can cause the spray to evaporate before the leaves can absorb it all. If you do spray with the lights on, do it within an hour of the lights going out. Be aware that spraying will increase RH for a short time as well, so you may have to factor that in.
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1stmanny
1stmannycommentedweek 35 years ago
Hi buddy! Looking very healthy 😋 Keep up, you're doing it right.
1stmanny
1stmannycommented5 years ago
@StuG69,thank you, i have made the same mistakes too. i will learn on this grow and the next will be better.
StuG69
StuG69commented5 years ago
@1stmanny, Hopefully that sorts it then. I must admit I've never tried changing the PH of my water as I'm growing in soil so assume that it buffers it. Out of the tap, or bottle, it's about 6.9 - 7.0 so I just let the water sit for 48 hours then add my feeds and water the girls with it. That said I bought a meter a couple of days ago just out of curiosity so will check it more carefully. As I say, hopefully yours will sort itself out! It's all a learning curve isn't it. At the moment I think I'm under-watering mine but I'm using a soil dampness meter which says that the soil is quite moist about 3" and further down so I'm just being super cautious I guess. My biggest learning experience has been about temps and light placement. I had it too close and kept getting leaf curling on the edges, oh and I had the fans on too high too close too which also didn't help so now the light is 24" above (600mm) and the fans are further away, so for the first time in 2 weeks, I did not see so much leaf curl this morning when I checked them. Oh, that issue and learning LST as I go. 2 plants like it, the 3rd not so much so I think I need to stop now as they are over 3 weeks and most likely about to start flowering. I have pre-flowers at the nodes now. I must update my diary for week as the girls are now 23 days old! Good luck with the PH and all the best!
1stmanny
1stmannycommented5 years ago
@StuG69, this is my 1st grow as well, my girls did look good a few days 🤔 i had a feeling that my ph was too high, and I tried, to lower it to 6.3, and now I have a problem🤢, i will water tomorrow and go back to watering them at 6.5-6.8, 🙏hopfully this will fix it !! good luck on your grow, i will be following along.
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54degreesnorth
54degreesnorthcommentedweek 84 years ago
Still got 2-3 weeks I think :)
StuG69
StuG69commented4 years ago
@@54degreesnorth, Well, I should be in the States for two weeks, but this corona shot put paid to that and my flights got cancelled so as I had time off work anyway we decided to take advantage of the easing of lockdown and book an AirBnB place in the Yorkshire Dales instead. Sun would be great although the weather report for next week is kinda meh. Never mind, have plenty of buds to ease the pain, haha. All the best mate. I'm following your grows now, too. :)
54degreesnorth
54degreesnorthcommented4 years ago
@StuG69, yea I've harvested bits early cus of mold and bug risk, better than getting nothing. Your harvest doesn't look bad. Where you going on holiday too? I'm not planning on any holidays with all this corona shit, would be nice to see some sun though. My plants could do with going on holiday to somewhere sunny too!!! Haha
StuG69
StuG69commented4 years ago
@@54degreesnorth, I wish I'd had another week with them but time constraints (read last minute holiday booking by the Wife!) forced my hand and harvest this time around. That said, I posted a pic of the trichomes and there were plenty of the good stuff to make me feel a bit better.
HazeyBobby
HazeyBobbycommentedweek 84 years ago
Congrats on getting to such a wonderful harvest - nice work for a first grow 👌 Enjoy the party after curing :)
StuG69
StuG69commented4 years ago
@HazeyBobby, Hey, thank you so much! Really appreciate the comment. 😊
54degreesnorth
54degreesnorthcommentedweek 84 years ago
Looks good!!!
StuG69
StuG69commented4 years ago
@@54degreesnorth, Thanks man! Could have been worse, and I guess it's not too bad for a first time grow. My next grow will be photoperiods. I already have 2 18" tall Bubba Kush vegging nicely in the garden ready for when I get back off hols to put them in the tent. Looking forward to diary no2 now! :D
RussianGrower
RussianGrowercommentedweek 45 years ago
Greetings from Russia! Your plants look great! Keep developing in the same spirit! If you are interested in following the adventures of weed in Russia, subscribe to my diaries
StuG69
StuG69commented5 years ago
@RussianGrower, Hey man! Greetings from the South East of the UK! I hope you're well?? Thank you for the kind words. I'll definitely subscribe to your diaries. Thanks again and all the best! Stug69
Treighfunky
Treighfunkycommentedweek 84 years ago
Great job and congratulations on your first grow. Your plant looks fantastic. Enjoy the fruits of your labor. Best of luck with future grows as well. 👍
DrDirvenCom
DrDirvenComcommentedweek 15 years ago
Before you have bigger/more roots than leaves you should spray your plants with warm water all day (Leaves can eat more than roots in the baby stage). First days that's every 2 hours, then a few times a day, then only water in the pot that contains soil with nutrients. (complete/heavy mix soil is what I use) After that I add only a flower booster, upping the dose every 2 waterings. (pk 52/34)
Johnnyronco
Johnnyroncocommentedweek 45 years ago
Looking good, I’m also growing the same strain right now!