Kali_flauer

Sorry about all the delays getting this out! Real life has been brutal and allowing me no time to trim or document a lot. I don't really have any pictures of the harvest process, but that's because a lot of effort went into trying to figure out who was who! Overall, the harvest weight was a little lower than expected. Even in poor conditions, I was expecting an average of an ounce per plant, which we fell just short of. Not a huge deal, so it is what it is. They definitely tolerated various conditions and a few sudden shakeups. I can honestly say I'm only disappointed in how #2 grew, as I was expecting more from her in terms of yield. Nevertheless, I will provide a summary of each plant and what their identities might be! #3 was chopped on 05/16/26 and was easily one of the standouts in the group. She had the largest buds without a doubt and stayed frosty and smelly once deep into flowering. The buds are a little leafy, but it's not a major issue by any means. She absolutely reeks of strawberry and gas, which leads me to believe she is a Strawberry Gorilla auto! - 9/10 #4 also got the chop on 05/16/26, alongside her sister. #4 was the other major standout as she was the only plant to show strong sativa traits (more on that later) and was unbelievably covered in trichromes! I tore 6 disposable gloves while trimming her only because they would stick together and rip open. She also had almost no leaves in her buds whatsoever. Trimming took maybe 30 minutes which is insanely fast for me. Despite her showing strong sativa traits, her aroma profile gave away her identity, as every member of the smell test agreed she smelled like earth and cookies. I am very confident to say she is a Gorilla Cookies auto plant, and looking at many images shared here, I see lots of examples that look exactly like her. - 10/10 #5 was cut on 05/18/26 and was the one I expected the least from. She was pretty frosty overall, but definitely did not have large buds or a substantial yield. The buds themselves are a little larfy, but I'm hoping the frostiness makes up for it. Her identity is actually a bit of a mystery. Everyone in the smell test had the same answer. Grape. She smells like nothing but a bunch of grapes. I'm not exactly certain what Fastbuds strains have grape terpene profiles, but after a deep dive, I think I'm confident to say she could be a Ztrawberriez auto, or maybe Purple Punch auto that didn't fade to purple. The Fastbuds website says Ztrawberriez can have a grape profile, and many of the Purple Punch strains I've tried over the years were all grape. - 7/10, might rate higher if the smoke is good. And lastly, #2. She was harvested on 05/23/26. She stayed small and didn't yield much, but my god was she covered in trichromes! I had to constantly take breaks while trimming her to cry and flush out all the kief that was getting in my eyes! Never thought that would be a problem . She doesn't really seem to have a scent profile, she just smells like weed. She also took an insane amount of time to finish, and probably could have waited another week or 2 before harvest. Best guess I can come up with is maybe OG Kush auto? I'm basing that mostly on appearance as she has the dark brown pistils just like the other pictures I can find online. - 6/10 Oh, and just because I happened to harvest them today, I decided to add a pic of some of my sunflowers I started around the same time as these lovely ladies. And that's it for now! I will update with a smoke report as the final check in on this diary. Thank you dudes for following along . I can't wait to show what I have lined up next!

05/20/26 - 77 days from sprouting, the start of week 12, but the end of her time here on earth. She has been harvested, the buds are a little bigger than I originally thought they were. The other cool part of her is the way she was fading to purple! I'm used to seeing it start earlier or just be a side effect of strong LEDs, but her purple fade came up from within her. It's like the outside of the buds look green, but underneath they are a deep purple. It was unexpected because I never looked at the underside of her buds with good light to notice it. She is very funky, but still has a little sweet berry smell to her. She is now occupying the Herbsnow dryer and will have a dry weight (hopefully) in 4 days. Thank you for following along with this diary! She was a real pleasure and I look forward to growing the other seeds I have of this strain. I'll be back with one or two last updates for the dry weight and post cure smoke test. Have a good one 05/25/26 - Dry weight update! She yielded 22g which is great considering I did literally nothing to her lol. In the future she will get better light and some real training to maximize her output. The buds themselves are dazzling! They have an almost perfectly equal balance of dark green, purple, and bright orange from those huge pistils! I hope the other seeds I have turn out with such a beautiful variety like this. They are not perfect though and seem a little leafy. That may be my fault, but who knows. Only 1 of the other plants I grew alongside her turned out a little leafy so I don't think it's the nutrients/medium or else it would have happened more. Lastly, her aroma is the best part about her! Now that she is isolated, I can finally get the full profile figured out. Her most dominant profile is still sweet berries. Her buds are so sweet that I don't even think they really smell much like weed. Behind the sweetness, there is a burnt wood smell that compliments the sweetness, and finally a touch of gas at the end. The gas isn't overwhelming though and it all comes together really well! I will update again with an actual smoke report after it cures for a while. I've heard the effects of this one can be pretty unique, so I look forward to trying her out! - As I'm getting ready to leave, I opened up all my curing buds to check them and noticed that all of my LSD buds are continuing to fade to purple? Those last 2 photos are of the exact same bud but just a few days apart . I'm not really sure how that works post harvest, but it's definitely pretty! 06/19/26 - finally updating the smoke report. It was surprising once again how much the profile changed from the cure. All of the sweetness is gone, and what's left is a mashup of burnt wood and gas. It's a little harsher to smoke than I had hoped, but it is still great! Very Indica dominant as it knocks me out without even being a high THC flower. I think my tolerance is a little high to get the visual effects advertised by Fastbuds, but I have a buddy who doesn't smoke much who is willing to be my test dummy .

Chopped 04/09/26. Purple Lemonade definitely surprised me in many ways. She unexpectedly showed very strong sativa traits after a very short and stocky indica veg period. She was the only plant in the grow to suffer major issues (pH dropped to 5 in runoff a few weeks ago) which was a little frustrating. I was going to give a lower rating, but the more I look back on it, the more I realize that if I was more consistent in how I am monitoring my plants, her issues could have been entirely prevented. Really my biggest issue is just her growth pattern and overall structure. LST in veg was virtually impossible, then when she started her stretch she was growing an inch per day! Very difficult to manage, and I agree with other opinions that she is nitrogen sensitive. Be very careful to not overdo it on nutes and she will reward you for the work. Her aroma is nowhere near as powerful as LCCs, but now that they are apart I am finally able to pick up some of her nuiance. Very similar in scent to LCC, but she has retained more of the sweet side of the aroma since the chop. I'll be very curious to compare the smoke between the 2. Anyways, thanks for checking this out, I'll have everything uploaded when it's ready in the next week or 2. Happy growing 04/15/26 - got her all chopped, trimmed and dried. Her total smokeable bud weight came out to 32g. While I'm happy overall, it's a shame because she easily could have yielded 2+ ounces. I threw close to half of her in the trim because the smaller buds were loose, airy, and full of leaves. Wouldn't have been worth the 6 hours of trimming for a few more subpar buds. The rest of her is alright, still nowhere near as dense as I would like, but that's likely my fault and not the genetics of the strain. Will update again one last time in a week with the smoke report. 04/22/26 - Smoke report: A lil disappointed with her as well. She is definitely the weakest of the 3 as far as THC goes. Her flavor isn't too different from LCC, definitely less sour and pungent. It's definitely more sweet than her sister. There's also some weird herbal aftertaste that I'm getting. It might be something I did wrong with the dry/cure, but I'm not sure. It doesn't blend well with her other aromas/flavors, so I'm not a huge fan. I smoked 2 bowls and it's difficult to say for sure how the effect feels. I just feel weakly buzzed. I have a pretty high tolerance, but that aside it's kind of a letdown to not feel much after 2 bowls. I could probably go drive around and run errands in 30-45 minutes. After giving it another 30 minutes to set in, I will admit I was super chatty out of nowhere. Definitely a good socializing strain. All things considered, I will give her more attempts and try to maintain her better. Hoping for better results from her unsprouted sisters. This is likely the final update to this diary! It was an absolute pleasure growing these 3 lovely ladies and even though it may sound like I'm harshly critiquing them, they still gave me more than I was expecting! I was hoping for 3-4 ounces dry from the 3 of them, and I got 4.5 ounces in total! Even more than what I originally wanted! Thanks again to anyone following along! I will be on a short hiatus from indoor growing for a little while, but will hit the ground hard and fast come mid-June. Even better things are yet to come. See you next time