| WEEK FOUR UPDATE |
Week four my friends, this came fast and furious and blew me away. Iโm going to toss up a few more photos showing what Iโm so surprised about. GROWTH! I was worried about a couple of the girls, and wasn't sure how to react to their progress until now. Autos have a completely different rhythm compared to what Iโm used to handling (photo periods). I feel that autos can have an awkward stage appearance wise during week 3-5 (time may vary depending on seedbank) since a lot of hormonal changes are happening at an accelerated rate. Well done Fast Buds, these are truly living up to the name. Compared to other autos I grew from a different company (Growers Choice) which took over 100 days for flowering to kick in adding up to roughly 133 days till harvest. I could fit several grows of Fast Buds genetics in that time frame. If youโre someone who is looking to increase the amount of potential grows yearly, Iโd recommend these genetics. These girls have just started flower so Itโll be a bit before I give my final thoughts on these genetics from Fast Buds, but I wonโt deny that Iโm impressed. I moved the plants around so the shortest are on one side so I can set individual light height for each side. I didnโt want to lose energy for smaller plants that could be utilized by lowering one of the lights. Now onto the details :)
| ORANGE SHERBET |
There are two phenotypes that are expressing themselves. One (#2) is medium height of 11 inches, stocky, and full of bud sites. The other (#1) is the smallest of all the plants, 8 ยฝ inches but honestly has a really good structure despite its size. I love the citrus dominant terpenes in both girls, 2# smell like mandarin orange zest which admittedly I have a weakness for.
| WEDDING CHEESECAKE |
This strain is also expressing two phenotypes. #1 is 9 ยฝ inches tall with a solid structure. #2 is 16 inches, a decent height and great limb proportions. She has the best structure of all the strains Iโm growing from Fast Buds. Looks amazing, and is taking a bit more time to flower than some the others, which is fine considering how healthy and strong she looks.
| PURPLE LEMONADE |
When life gives you lemons, stretch! These two are the tallest of the strains resting at a height of 19 - 20 inches. #1 has limited limbs, if anything sheโs all stem and bud sites making up one massive cola site thatโs going to consume most of the energy and nutrients. So I expect this girl to have the largest buds of the others. Sheโs also the first to flower and currently ahead by almost a week. #2 has more limbs but less bud sites on the main cola than her sister. Iโm curious how these two will develop in the next few weeks.
| FINAL THOUGHTS |
Another week has gone by my friends, time flies these days. This week was productive and informative. Iโm learning a lot from growing these girls, and look forward to the coming weeks. Iโm happy with what Iโm seeing so far, especially WC #2, and OS #2, these two are the stars of this grow! On a side note I was contacted by Heather from Fast Buds, she offered to send another batch of Stardawg since they didnโt make it. I didnโt expect this, so I was surprised when I read the email. Thanks Heather, your approach to customer service is spot on! Having dealt with shady Customer service before this is a real treat. Thanks again Heather and Fast Buds, loving what Iโm seeing! Thatโs the end, Iโll see you guys next week.
Much love, Meus