2018 LED Closet Grow - Pineapple Express

2018 CLOSET GROW – PINEAPPLE EXPRESS - Autoflower (2018) Growing under 2 - 300W Bloomspect LEDS, 1 - 135W BlackStar UFO LED, and 3 - 4' T5 HO (early veg & side-lighting during flower). Added a passive intake system that consists of a Suncourt 8" ThruWall Exhaust Fan (high in closet) and a 8" x 12" Air Intake Grille (low in closet). Also added a Holmes Twin Window Fan with Comfort Control Thermostat that has both intake and exhaust options for each fan. This set up will keep temperature and CO2 levels consistent. Growing in 3 gallon fabric grow pots filled with 60% Fox Farms Ocean Forest soil, 30% Perlite, and 10% Worm Castings. For waterings, added 1/2 teaspoon of SuperThrive to 3 gallons water aerated/bubbled for 24-48 hours. No other nutrients will be added until week 3. PINEAPPLE EXPRESS Pineapple Express is a perfect combination of sensations and flavors. The smell is likened to fresh apple and mango, with a taste of pineapple, pine, and cedar. Tasty and exemplary overall, this is without a doubt one of the best autoflowering strains. This hard-hitting sativa-dominant hybrid provides a long-lasting energetic buzz perfect for productive afternoons and creative escapes. Genetics: Skunk, Trainwreck, and Hawaiian (60% Sativa / 40% Indica) THC content can be anywhere between 16% and 26% Flowering Time: 54 – 65 days LEAFLY Review 4.4 / 5 1st Place High Times Cannibis Cup Award Winner. Multiple other Cannabis Cup Awards Seed Company - Fast Buds

Day 12 of organic grow and all is well. Seemed to have dialed in the conditions and able to keep good air movement, CO2 levels, and consistent temperatures/humidity with the ThruWall Closet Fan (Model TW108 ), and the Holmes Twin Exhaust/Intake Fan (Model HAWF-2041). Humidity is maintained with a Lovoit 6L Ultrasonic Programmable Cool Mist Humidifier (Model# LV600HH). Added a SCROG screen (just a cargo net) and bought the Sample Pack of organic nutrients from Nectar for the Gods (just pay shipping and they will send you the sample nutrients - check out the website). People say their line of nutrients make the buds smell and taste like no other! I have always been an organic Earth Juice nutrient guy, so I am going to experiment with combining the two. Lights are on 24/0 and she has tight internodal spacing with good vertical growth. Room that closet is in is beginning to smell skunky at times, and like diesel at other times. Will begin light organic nutrients with next watering. If you made it this far, please check out my other autoflower grows. Day 13 - Watered today with very low strength nutrients added. - Zannabis7

Day 20 – The Pineapple Express Autoflower grow continues to thrive in the current closet grow setup. She has more than doubled in height since the beginning of week 2. Have not added any nutrients other than Recharge (living soil microbe), Cal/Mag, and SuperThrive. Have been watering approximately every 3-4 days. The Pineapple Express has started to flower (see photo) with some white hairs on the top and some white hairs beginning to fill in other buds sites along the main stem. Side shoots are becoming abundant and will begin some leaf tucking in the coming week to expose these side shoots to more light, create more fully developed bud sites, and to promote a more even canopy. - Zannabis7

Day 21 - Set up an automatic watering/feeding system so that plants can be easily watered with SCROG net in place. This will also water/feed plants while traveling or away for longer durations. The watering system can be found on Amazon - STOH Micro Automatic Drip Irrigation Kit/Self Watering System with 30-Day Timer. Link follows: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0743F4532/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Day 22 – Fed with Nectar for the Gods nutrients, Recharge (soil microbes), and SuperThrive. Aerated the mix with aquarium air pump (two stones) for approximately 15 minutes prior to feed. Day 23–Looking healthy enough to begin some defoliation and leaf tucking. Defoliation to remove some of the fan leaves to allow for some air movement/circulation as plant had such tight internodal spacing. Leaf tucking to assist with side flower exposure. Will start bending the main stem under the SCROG net in the coming days. Day 26 - Fed with the same Nectar of the Gods based regimen but increased the Herculean Harvest. Added Bloom Khaos and a 1/2 teaspoon Recharge. Continued with some leaf tucking to expose flower sites. She's really starting to produce flower sites. - Zannabis7

Day 28 – The Pineapple Express continues to thrive and is beginning to exhibit some nice flower/bud growth with lots of nice pistol development and the beginnings of some "frost" (see photos). She is pushing out lots of side branches and flower sites. Have continued with some minor leaf tucking and have been directing the side branches into different squares of the SCROG net in an attempt to create a fairly even canopy. Added a G8LED 90 Watt Red Flower Booster UFO light to the closet to assist with the flowering stage. Lowered the 300 Watt Bloomspect LEDs and angled them slightly to mix with the two UFO (red) flowering LEDs. Continuing to feed the Nectar of the Gods nutrients mixed with Recharge (soil microbes) and aerated with aquarium air pump (two stones) for approximately 15 minutes prior to feed. She is starting to drink more and have been watering/feeding approximately every 3 days. – Zannabis7 Day 29 - Fed Nectar of the Gods nutrients mixed with Recharge (soil microbes) and aerated with aquarium air pump (two stones) for approximately 15 minutes prior to feed. - Zannabis7 Day 31 - Starting to drink more. Light feeding of straight Recharge today. - Zannabis7 Day 33 - Fed Nectar for the Gods regimen with increased Herculean Harvest dosage. The plants are loving the organic CALCIUM based nutrients. Will update to week 6 tomorrow (02/04/2017) - Zannabis7

Day 35 – The Pineapple Express is stacking on some dense bud formations with increased frost. Some of the pistol hairs are beginning to turn orange. She is maturing fast. She gained about 2” in height this week, but vertical growth is slowing. Continuing to feed the Nectar for the Gods nutrients and have added Triton’s Trawl (liquid fishbone meal that is rich in calcium from fish cartilage and is designed to deliver flavor, aroma and color to the finished product) and Aphrodite’s Extraction (a rich blend of sucrose, fructose, chelated nutrients, and organic acids necessary for enzymatic activity, and a complete balance of vitamins A, C, D, E, B1, B6 and B12, which are essential to a plants’ biological growth processes). These two additions are known to increases oil, resin, frost, and terpene production in flower. Continuing to add Recharge as a soil amendment to establish colonies of beneficial fungal and bacterial microbes. Temperatures are consistently between 74° - 78° and humidity between 30% - 45%. Soil pH is 6.5 and PPMs at 321 which is perfect for the Nectar for the Gods nutrient line. Added a homemade Co2 generator to boost carbon dioxide levels and to improve overall plant growth and health. – Zannabis7 Day 36 - Fed the Nectar of the Gods nutrients as indicated above and in photo. Added Recharge to the nutrient mix for microbes and to aid in the breakdown and uptake of nutrients. - Zannabis7 Day 39 - Fed the Nectar of the Gods nutrients as indicated above and in photo. Again added Recharge to the nutrient mix for microbes and to aid in the breakdown and uptake of nutrients. Also did some very light defoliation and more leaf tucking to expose flower sites - Zannabis7

Day 42 – The Pineapple Express hasn’t gained any vertical growth in the past week and continues to stack on some thick and dense flowers. She's a one foot tall dynamo! The main cola is a good 2 inches in diameter (see photo). The trichomes are thick and gooey and she smells super sweet - like a freshly cut pineapple! Many of the pistol hairs are beginning to turn orange and she continues to mature fast. I have started to flush her with Nectar for the Gods CALCIUM (Herculean Harvest, Aphrodite’s Extraction, Triton’s Trawl and some Recharge). This is the “secret” Nectar method for dense flowers, increased oils/terpenes, killer jar appeal, and tasty smoke. She should be finishing around day 50 – 60, which is a tad earlier than FastBuds indicates (must be the phenotype and the 24/0 light schedule). Trichomes are currently at approximately 70% clear, 20% cloudy, and 10% amber. Hoping to get a nice video put together for the FastBuds Mega Haul Video Contest. Kind of glad she made it in time as I doubt my other grows will finish in time. Hopefully I can find the time to conceptualize and edit a worthy video! Temperatures are consistently between 74° - 78° and humidity between 30% - 40%. Soil pH is 6.5 and PPMs at 347 which is perfect for the Nectar for the Gods nutrient line. – Zannabis7 Day 46 - Flushed a second time with Herculean Harvest, Aphrodite’s Extraction, Triton’s Trawl and some Recharge (the Nectar for the Gods flush that induces a strong finish, great jar appeal, and tasty smoke! - Zannabis 7

Very nice grow and harvest. FastBuds certainly lived up to its name as she finished in 55 days. Unbelievably dense and fat colas that had packed on the weight due to the Nectar for the Gods nutrients. 0