THC - 0.3 - 0.85%, CBD - 10 - 20%
50% Indica/ 50% Sativa
My first grow with 2 different strains in a tent. 2 Strawberry Pie Auto and 2 Auto CBD 20:1 by Fastbuds. Also my first grow in coco with high frequency fertigation and self draining system. By far my favourite method for growing cannabis.🙂
The plants were struggling the first 3 weeks due to over watering. I started high frequency fertigation too early without allowing the roots to establish first. Silly mistake I know. But after transplanting to their final pot, they caught up fast just in time for the beginning of flowering. And after that, it was just a matter of setting up a container large enough to last few days for automated watering. This grow has been the most uninvolved I've been in growing cannabis. Just had to pop in every few days for training and defoliation. No daily nutrient mixing, no draining after after every watering, no backache from trying to reach the plants at the back of the tent. Automated watering rules!
I was a little concerned if both strains will start flowering around the same time OR they would even flower at all. But Fastbuds autoflowering component of their genetics is pretty good and both strains started flowering around the same time.
They responded well to LST and defoliation. No high stress training done.
Both plants growth were consistent. Not much issue compared to the Strawberry Pie strain. Their buds grew really big! I think this is the biggest buds I've grown thus far. But it came with a cost. Noticed one of the chunky buds has mold in it during trimming. This strain is quite leafy and because of the thick buds and perhaps poor air circulation could be the cause. Just that one bud was affected and the others were fine.
Plant 1 yielded 102g and plant 2, 122g which totals to 224g for 2 plants. Quite impressed with the yield considering how fast this grow has been.
The smell was quite prominent after week 3 of flowering with earthy with mild fruity aroma but still manageable with inline carbon filter.
Harvested when the majority of trichomes were cloudy. Did wet trimming this time. Dried whole plant for 5 days before taking them down and bagging them in Grove bags. The stems were still bendy. I would rather do frequent burping/airing than have the buds crisp dry like my previous grow. I don't think the standard advice to dry until the stems snap is a reliable method. So far I have found if I dry for that long, the buds get too dry and doesn't cure well. The terpene profile diminishes significantly. So my main indicator is squeezing the buds itself rather than bending the stem. But mainly I go by RH. After bagging them, if the RH goes more than 65, I take them out of the bag and spread them on a tray to dry. Once the RH stabilizes at 60-62, I stop burping and let Grove bags to continue curing.
After curing for another 10 days, the buds appear more dense and thick. Used a dry herb vape for first smoke test. Earthy and mild fruity aroma. I didn't notice any psychoactive effect. Slightly uplifting and improved mood. This strain was meant to be processed into oil for consumption though. So the review for that coming soon.
Overall this has been an awesome grow. Will be growing more autoflowers after this. With high frequency fertigation of course.🙂
2 years ago
