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@Smoking_Joe_Frazier
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06.07.2026 Preflower stretch
Hi Growmies,
welcome back to week 5 of my Fast Buds Auto Grow!
Weather and Conditions
The past days have been warm but not extreme. No rain at all during this period, which is starting to become noticeable now — especially as my rain barrels are slowly running low.
Temperatures have been stable in a comfortable summer range, without any real extremes. The greenhouse still builds up a good amount of heat during the day, but overall conditions are fairly balanced.
Water management is slowly becoming more important again, as everything now depends fully on irrigation without any natural rainfall support.
Growth
The ladies have officially entered the pre-flower stage and the stretch is fully underway. Every day they are noticeably taller and are quickly filling out the available space.
Papaya Cookies is currently leading the pack. She is already showing slightly coloured pistils, and the first proper bud sites are clearly forming. Apricot and Tangie are just a bit behind but are also stretching heavily and starting to stack nicely.
At this point, I’ve stopped all LST. From here on out I don’t want to stress the plants during this sensitive transition phase anymore. The risk of hermies is not worth it, so I’ll let them grow naturally from now on.
Feeding
Last week I started feeding with T.A. TriPart nutrients together with T.A. CalMag, as I assumed the Plagron Bat Mix was starting to run low on nutrients.
Apricot reacted with slight nutrient burn on a few leaf tips, while the other two handled the feeding without issues. Some older leaves have started yellowing, which suggests the soil is indeed slowly running out of available nutrients.
For now I’ll slightly reduce the feed strength for Apricot and keep observing how all three respond over the next days.
Pests
First signs of leaf miner activity showed up on a few leaves. I removed the affected leaves immediately and will keep monitoring the situation closely, but for now everything remains under control.
Apart from that, still no aphids, thrips or snail damage — so overall I’m happy on that front.
Final Thoughts
Despite a few small issues, I’m really happy with the overall progress. The stretch is in full swing, flowering has clearly started, and the girls are developing nicely.
Now the real flowering show is about to begin.
Catch ya next week, guys!
Smoking_Joe_Frazier
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@JKent19
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Swapped the plants this week as I realized I could use the 200w light to cover both the smaller plant and the lower canopy of the larger one more effectively. Hopefully this will allow sufficient light to cover more of the plants, as the lower canopy of the larger plant was 30 inches from the light! Now since I can lower the bigger light to accommodate the shorter plant, I can cover the left side of the bigger one, lowering the light to 23 inches, which is definitely better. The buds don't seem to be filling in quite as quickly this time but they are definitely making progress! I am guessing about another month, but who knows? I'm going to let them take their time and let me know when they're ready. Other than that was a pretty uneventful week, as I'm kind of coming into the final stretch I have stopped the lst and only trim the leaves that are blocking bud sites. They definitely appear more stressed than they have been, with a lot of bright purple stems connected to the leaves, but to me they look healthy enough to make it to the finish line!
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@QixxGrows
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Day29: New sets of leaves. I'll repot and switch to proper Veg Lights on the weekend.
Day30: I'll repot tomorrow.
Day31: Repotting done. She had a crazy amount of roots in the seedling pot. MUCH more than I expected. I switched to Veg lights at 90% power.
Day32: Settling in new pot
Day33 & 34: I had to perform some maintenance on the tent. Lost some hours due to that.
Day35: Growth really looking healthy. Although she's not really stretching high, she does look rather happy. I do like them thicc ;)
General: I need to put the camera somewhere else so that the growth can be better seen. Right at the end I'll edit out the white flashes. They're caused by the humidifier running and will be really easy to cut out without losing the gist of the grow :)
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@GothBotanical
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This week marked a turning point in the photoperiod grow. The plants continued to establish themselves in their new 3-gallon pots, showing strong vegetative growth and handling training well. Early in the week, I topped and spread out the branches, guiding the canopy into an even structure. Light LST adjustments kept new growth sites exposed, and I tucked large fan leaves when needed to balance airflow and light penetration.
Midweek, I gave them a feed of Cal-Mag and silica, splitting about a gallon between the two. This coincided with the new auto-watering bases being filled, so the roots stayed consistently hydrated while still benefiting from the light top watering. The steady moisture helped them bounce back quickly from the topping and training stress.
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@MaltedMadness02
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I chopped her down after taking a closer look at the trichromes, she was quite amber on some buds and I did make sure to check the calyxes, not the sugar leaves. Didn't want to risk over opening her, and I'm already nervous about drying so. Better to get it over with no? Low and slow. 60%rh and 60°F. My cheap equipment is struggling to keep the tent there, but it's chugging along. Anything id buy won't get here in time to save the harvest, so if it gets overdried.. it gets overdried. Its a bummer but what'll you do. This was a very educational experience for me, and my second plant (check out my new diary) will hopefully preform much better! Kudos!
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@Tetiana_Riz
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Eternity Grow Cup 2025 with Plagron and Zamnesia 🏆 – Runtz Automatic from Zamnesia Seeds 🌱
Our beautiful lady is now 30 days old and standing proudly at around 28 cm. She has officially entered the flowering stage, and we couldn't be happier with how she's developing. Her leaves are healthy and vibrant, and she’s showing great structure and strength.
She's been loving the nutrition provided by Plagron—a brand we trust for its consistency, ease of use, and excellent results. Daytime temperatures are between 25°C and 29°C, with humidity levels between 50%–60%. At night, it cools down to 20°C–22°C with humidity rising to 60%–70%, creating an ideal environment for her to flourish.
Huge thanks to Zamnesia Seeds for the amazing Runtz Auto genetics—this strain is already showing serious potential. And of course, our gratitude goes to Plagron for their top-quality fertilizers that help us grow strong, healthy, and beautiful plants. We’re excited to see what the next few weeks bring—stay tuned!
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@Wackytabacky_420
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Hey fellow growers here's my update of my Blue Dream 420fastbuds grow. These ladies are doing great!! Starting to fill in with flowers and smell is getting stronger with every feeding! Speaking of which this is what the feeds looked like this past week...
1/27/2021
2ml micro
1ml gro
2ml bloom
1/4ml ph down
Ph 6.41
372ppm
Solution temp 72.3°F
2/1/2022
2ml micro
1ml gro
2ml bloom
1/4ml ph down
Ph 6.47
372ppm
Solution temp 74.1°F
This grow seems to be flying by compared to my first grow. The environment is running well and the ladies are happy!! Till next week. Happy Growing growmies!!🌱💚💪💪💪👊🏼🙏🏻🤟🏻
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@fabialien
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semana del 14 al 21 de Marzo 2026, lamentablemente tuvo un estres por contaminación lumínica debido al deshumidificador dentro del tent y se hizo hermafrodita sacando bastante semilla. Sad
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@valiotoro
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Sweet cherry notes layered over a fizzy cola twist create a flavor profile as smooth as Sade’s voice.
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@Weird_Jimmy
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👉The plant hasn't gained much more height, but the buds have started to plump and frost. The aroma has also become strong and is an intoxicating creamy lemony scent. The frost is spreading onto the sugar leaves. The buds are going to be dense. I have only taken a few of the lower and most shaded leaves, and those leaves were starting easy to pluck as if the plant was done with them anyway. Its got purple stems and at the beginning of the week show potential early signs of magnesium deficiency. This can be due to the pure H2O I use and less mag in the solution than normal, so I added an extra measure of Calmag in the mix. I haven't seen any progression of purple veins or any other notable possible nutrient issues in the leaves. The plant is full of leaves and I have zero intention to remove anymore of the food factories until the plat tells me to.
👉I used week 8 "mid Bloom" nutrient mix from the General Hydroponics Flora Series Drain to waste feed chart. The run-off has stayed within the target. I did one low EC fertigation and one H20nly event, both followed by regular strength solution.Switching to the week 9 mix this week.
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@ArtisticGrown
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Okay sooooo big big sighhhh! I’ve been dreading making this post so I’m sorry I’m behind 2 weeks. I had to go outta town for 8 days. I had everything set up for my brother to take care of the plants. It was a really hot week the week I was gone and these plants were taking a beating and started to get burnt from the heat! One plant died and I’m super sad about it. But we living and learning out here! I have tried to trim the dead leaves without taking too many fan leaves off so I don’t shock em more. All last week was surviving giving the plants a little over a gallon of water a day! Doing some of the nutrients every day but not all. I like to run water in Between the nutrients. But with coco coir I’m not too sure if it’s needed. “Learning over here” so ya thankfully it’s been cooling down and I’ve learned some new tricks to cool the tent off! I got a air water cooler that’s blowing cold air into the tent and my 6” duct sucking out hot air. Things are looking better! One more week with nutritions then a week of flush and Harvest is what I’m thinking. Any suggestions thoughts or ideas for me! I’d appreciate it!
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@CannaIGrow
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This plant seems to have grown much denser and better than my first plant. I just got the ac infinity ventilation setup with controller 69 for my 2x2, still trying to learn, hopefully grow #3 goes even better. Stay tuned
