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Growing some seeds I won from Diary of the Month here on Grow Diaries!!! I'm so grateful and excited for another learning experience doing what I love! Thank you, FastBuds! 🙏 Seed was germinated directly in Rapid Rooter placed in a seedling tray. I put her in darkness for 48 hours and then in a sunny window. Three days later, the seedling's little head poked up and the next day she showed me her first true leaves - calling this day 1. I kept the seedling tray in a sunny window and brought her outside for lunch on my sunny deck with me for the rest of the week. Given the heatwave we were having here, I got her settled into her net basket sooner rather than later so that she could have a more stable environment. This plant will is being grown indoors in an 2x4x8 Gorilla Grow Tent using an 8 gallon Current Culture Solo Bucket under California Lightworks 550 Solar System LED. For grow media I am using clay pellets and I use the entire Cultured Solutions line of nutrients. I will be showcasing this plant in a grow tutorial over on my YouTube channel and IGTV where I am going to show a detailed walk through of how I grew my original "Budzilla" plant. Unfortunately, I don't have a grow diary for her, but she is featured on my IG account. The technique I use I created after harvesting my first grow. I had used low stress training on an autoflower and achieved beautiful results. I took notes the entire grow and conducted a postmortem. I sincerely advise doing this for EVERY grow - especially when you are learning. It provides you opportunity to figure out what went right, what went wrong, what could have gone better, and what ideas you think you can toss into the mix to try to improve on the places that need revamping. I did this and I came up with the hypothesis of starting my plant off-center in the net basket, and then growing it low and in a spiral around the outside. In my head, I thought something like this could really push the limits of low stress training, especially when used on an autoflower where we have a limited time of vegetative growth. I didn't realize, at the time, JUST how effective the technique would be, but when the grower community on IG exploded over the sight of my plant, I started to get a feeling a did something right. As I was still only growing my second plant in my entire grow career, I was completely oblivious to the fact that I had pushed the normal boundaries of an autoflower.... I had nothing else to really compare it to. Nearly a year later, photos of my Budzilla are still being shared around social media in the grow community and I still get asked regularly about how I grew her. And with that, we start here on the journey to attempt the recreation of my former masterpiece. But I'm taking it one step further and giving you a detailed, step-by-step guide so that even the newest of growers can follow along and learn how to push an autoflower to its beautiful edge. Plus.... It's really freaking cool to bonsai a plant 😎. Anyway, please feel free to subscribe to my YouTube channel! The link is in my bio! I am updating as I go along! Thanks for growing with me! ✌️💜🌱🙏
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Wow the smell! ghost train smells like a citrusy diesel and the pineapple is getting more of an acidic fruity aroma. they are finally starting to put on some size closing in on the end of week 4 flower, next week i will step up the nutes. I defoliared the bottom 50% of the plant now that it seems to have finished stretching, and removed any big fan leaves blocking the better bud sites. i couldn’t ask for a better first grow so far!
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One of my favourite plants to grow so far. I learned a TREMENDOUS amount, especially all the ins and outs of supercropping. Although I did end up breaking my stalk, she turned out quite nice! I can definitely see myself supercropping plants in the future just to play around. The terpenes are also really nice on this girl. I can't wait to make some bubble hash and rosin. And I generally can't wait to grow this girl again knowing what she needs now in terms of training. Will also be nice to see the difference with organic dry amendments vs the FF wet nutrients I used.
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2018-04-10 Day 1 I gave the girls water and nutrients yesterday so nothing to drink today. Turned them 90 degrees today, to give my girls as much lightexposure as possible. The flowers get bigger and bigger for each day, Overall the ladies look really good, the colors are very nice, they look healthy. I am a little surprised over the difference in size between nr1 and nr2, nr 2 is 21 cm taller than nr 1, and the flowerproduction is awesome. Not that nr1 doesn't look great - she certainly does - but still.... Nr1 is huge, she decides how much all other girls needs to be risen to get their canopys at the same height as hers. 👊. Zombie Kush nr 1 is 68 cm Zombie Kush nr 2 is 89 cm Check out my latest videos 👌 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Strain information From the selection of one of Ripper seeds first genetic search works, an old Lavender Kush clone was pollinated by brilliant Amnesia. From there a clone that we named “Sideral” was selected and decided to pollinate it again later with Bubba Kush. Its vegetative cycle should be generous if we want to develop the full potential of its Indica demeanor. With a low EC both in the vegetative and the flowering cycles we will get spectacular results. Its purplish colour scheme and the great quantity of trichomes that cover its large flowers would make this strain a key one for Kush flavor lovers. Vegetative: From 2 to 4 weeks Genotipe: 20% Sativa / 80% Índica Indoor flowering: 55/60 days. Production: Medium / High Effect: Powerful / Durable ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8sSHdfbu1g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Twzz8lBfEQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnE5ixD9iTE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDyJXP4vEG8&t=906s --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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+ Day 50: 0.75L bottle water EC 0.35 + 0.3ml/L CalMag + PH 6.40 defoliation about 90g Day 49: 3L bottle water EC 0.35 + 0.3ml/L CalMag + Terra Flores 4.5ml/L Final PH 6.13 Day 47: 3L bottle water EC 0.35 + 0.3ml/L CalMag + Terra Flores 4.5ml/L Final PH 6.18 Day 45: 3L bottle water EC 0.35 + 0.3ml/L CalMag + Terra Flores 4.5ml/L Final PH 6.13 Day 44: 98cm , wow little rocket sience , 80cm is given DayLight Cycle : 12h (about 970PPFD) + 4h (about 730PPFD) + 1h sunrise + 1h sunset ---------------------- all values are weight in grams ( assumption : 1000g = 1000ml.) ------------- Date Time..................Seed......messure..change...watering.....surplus.....DayLight.....Night.....within 24h 28.10.2025 09:59.....Wurlz...........4131 28.10.2025 10:00.....Wurlz...........6332.......2201..........2201 28.10.2025 22:00.....Wurlz...........5577.......-755 29.10.2025 10:00.....Wurlz...........5102.......-475...............................................................................................-1230 29.10.2025 22:00.....Wurlz...........4292.......-810 29.10.2025 22:00.....Wurlz...........4920........628............628 30.10.2025 06:00.....Wurlz...........4666.......-254 30.10.2025 06:30.....Wurlz...........6960.......2294........2294.............628 30.10.2025 10:00.....Wurlz...........6746.......-214...............................................................................................-1278 30.10.2025 23:59.....Wurlz...........5942.......-804.................................................-1018 31.10.2025 07:00.....Wurlz...........5703.......-239.....................................................................-239.................-1257 31.10.2025 23:59.....Wurlz...........4506.....-1197.................................................-1197 01.11.2025 06:00.....Wurlz...........4347.......-159.....................................................................-159.................-1356 01.11.2025 07:00.....Wurlz...........7400.......3053..........3053..........440 01.11.2025 19:00.....Wurlz...........6518.......-882 01.11.2025 23:59.....Wurlz...........6263.......-255.................................................-1137 02.11.2025 06:00.....Wurlz...........6039.......-224...............................................................................................-1361 02.11.2025 19:00.....Wurlz...........4884.....-1155 02.11.2025 23:59.....Wurlz...........4628.......-256.................................................-1411 03.11.2025 06:00.....Wurlz...........4453.......-175.....................................................................-175................-1586 03.11.2025 07:00.....Wurlz...........7486.......3033.........3033..............86 03.11.2025 23:59.....Wurlz...........6189.....-1297.................................................-1297 04.11.2025 06:00.....Wurlz...........5984.......-205..............................................................................................-1502 04.11.2025 23:59.....Wurlz...........4493.....-1491.................................................-1491 05.11.2025 06:00.....Wurlz...........4362.......-131..............................................................................................-1622 05.11.2025 07:00.....Wurlz...........7403......3041.........3041.............-83 05.11.2025 23:59.....Wurlz...........6226.....-1177 06.11.2025 08:00.....Wurlz...........5857.......-369..............................................................................................-1546 06.11.2025 12:00.....Wurlz...........6273.......-334...........750............416 06.11.2025 20:00.....Wurlz...........6243................................0.............-30 06.11.2025 23:45.....Wurlz...........5151.....-1092.................................................-1426 +
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Die gezwitterte pflanze habe ich nicht gewogen und zu früh geerntet, die anderen beiden bin ich mit zufrieden, die eine hat kurz vor 70 abgeworfen und die andere 66 bei 61% rlf Rest feuchte. Wirkt ganz gut.
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Zdravím všechny pěstitele marijánky🌍🌞 Minulý týden sklizen BCN critilal xxl - tato rostlina měla od začátku problémy pak se spravila a nakonec vypadá celkem solidně. Víc se dozvíte ve sklizni🌱🌱🙏 Nemůžu se dočkat dalšího růstu🌞🤗 Tento týden půjde pod kosu poslední automat (sleep) Zbydou tam 3 celoroční odrůdy, ty vypadají nejlíp... ty ještě potřebují 2 až 3 týdny Den 99. Hnojení Celoročky - ph 6,3 ec 2,5 Den 100.🌱 holky vypadají úžasně😍 Dnes proběhla defoliace (focus)(franco lemon cheese) Den 101. Sekera🤟 (sleep) zbyly 3 celoroční odrůdy 2× focus , 1× franco lemon cheese Proplach 8 - 10 dní Den 102. Kontrola trichomů - focus = 10 % jantarových vrchů 🌱🤗 Franco lemon cheese = mléčné trichomy Den 103. Kontrola - Teplota,vlhkost,co2 v pořádku🤜 Den 104. Kontrola trichomu 15 procent jantar ( focus )👏 Den 105.proplach Ph - 6,3 ec - 0,43
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Just got done with trimming the 4x4 @greenhouseseedco Super Silver Haze / @blimburnseeds Silver Surfer Haze tent. The final yield is exactly 1000g plus some (kind of a lot)that I smoke in the last 2 weeks 😃 Also got 6, gallon size ziploc bags filled with good quality trim for concentrate. To be honest I was expecting a little more but keeping in mind that this grow I did not supplemented with bottled CO2 I think I’m good with the results. Definitely I enjoyed a lot this grow and I’ve learned even more.
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5/6/25 its crazy how big this plant has gotten in such a little amount of time. I need to topdress in another dr earths feed for her here soon. 5/8/25 shes got monster leaves. ive been using lst clips and super cropping to keep the plant growing a little wider
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Every single seed popped — we’re off to the races! Using my custom organic mix: Back to the Roots potting soil, worm castings, coco coir for airflow, and top-dressed with a mild manure blend. Temps hovering around 78°F, RH around 60% (shoutout to the damp towel trick 🙌). No domes anymore, just letting them adjust naturally. Cotyledons look strong, first set of leaves coming in hot. Watching like a hawk — and yeah, maybe talking to them a little. We’re growing bud, not just plants. Let’s gooo
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C'est partis pour la culture de la Gran Jefa. Une nouvelle variété proposé par Green House Seeds disponible sur : https://shop.greenhouseseeds.nl/feminised-cannabis-seeds/gran-jefa/ Pour la première fois j'essayer de faire germer dans des cubes de laines de roches. J'ai préparé une eau avec 0.5g de bio enhancer/L puis j'ai abaissé le PH à 5.5. Je laisses trempé mes cubes dans cette eau 24h avant d'y placer les graines pour la germination.
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i started to LST the Black Diamond in order to get my ppfd nice and even across the whole canopy. Melonade runts are getting their LST next week. Homemade strains are catching well and are showing indica dominant phenotypes. i also started some LST and FIMming on the Oreo Blizzard Clone
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Starting Week 16 tonight and she managed to stretch another 5 cm over the last week.. The stretch is real, and the bud sites are coming along nicely. With a clean clean Reservoir, im looking forward to the week ahead as i expect to see some buds sites to start to fill out..
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Let both crosses sit in cup of water for about 4-5 days, until you see a little root poke out the shell, put in Rapid Rooter plug with the root facing down and in to a propagation dome for about 3 more days and it should be sprouted. Leave in door with 24 hour light for about 5-7 days.
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What can i say about this amazing success story from Barneys Farm. They were a breeze to grow and took whatever i theew at them without a hitch. the bigger pheno girls were amazi g with growth spurts and went easily more than double in stretch. I ran out of silicon and calmag which did hold them back a little during flower. In true Gorilla strain style , they were floppy with their weights from about week 6 and i suggest staking early on for a better control of their bud position. Without my lazy growing practices ( being resolved for the fast bud run shortly !) , i feel this strain is a winner. rhe smaller phenos were unfortunate but still gave nice buds to smoke. I would recommend this stesin to growers at all levels. easy if you want it to be but would meet you every step of the way with more complex training methods too. Love Gorilla Skittelz. Thanks for sticking around and commenting. Would happily share a bowl with you all.
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Start of week 5 day 29. Well not.much to say but the LIT farm sensations are at it again. Looking very impressive at this stage, if I do say so myself. 😀
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Been tying these girls down over the week. Trying to spread them out more. They are looking healthy at least. No issues. No fungus gnats or any critters at all. Happy with it right now
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She is doing really great and buds are astonishing! Switching to Overdrive this week