Sup guys new here but I liked what I seen and I’m sure I joined for the same reason everyone did, I’m obsessed. Been learning the craft for a very long time but only been hands on a year or two now outdoors. Recently got a tent and started indoors w a Blunicorn x Black Cherry Honey I’ll post a pic of. It was mostly a test to figure out the tent and had to chop a week or so early because I was losing the biggest nug to bud rot. Still came out really nice w a really good blend of skunk, BO, runtz terps. I currently have a good stockpile of feminized photos from InHouse Genetics, Ethos Genetics, Multiverse Genetics but my only regulars are Dj Short Blueberry F5s so I plan on stocking up on more regs before I start any breeding projects. The current focus is an auto project since I have to move soon. Mephisto Genetics and Fast Buds are deff the top two most popular autos so I decided to pop one of each for the limited time I have right now. One is Neuralyzer Nuggs F1 ((Alien vs Triangle x Strawberry Nuggets) x Dosidelerium) by Mephesto and the other is Gorilla Zkittlez by Fast Buds. I’ll be posting the pictures here shortly
Hey brother you should look into speedrun autos they kick ass
I did a lot of research for a long time before I got any autos and I wasn’t super impressed with the strain selections they had. I was impressed with the plants though they put out some monster autos. The FastBuds pack I got was a freebie but I ran a blackberry auto from them before outside that struggled with the climate but the flower was top notch super dark purp super flavorful so wanted to give them another chance
These two pics are from my first test grow in the tent. Violicious (Blunicorn x Black Cherry Honey) by InHouse Genetics. The biggest nug was starting to get budrot so she got took down a little early. Super super dense nugs all the way down to the bottom with a strong BO/Runtz nose w some skunk in there too.
Days 15-20ish: I have very limited time to get these done and didn’t want to stunt them so I did not top these guys just one tie down each that I will tighten over time till the branches even out. These guys have only had two really light feedings up to this point. I’m not new to growing but I’m new to the tent and using coco w general hydro nutes so been taking it easy to not burn these guys up.
Day 30: the Neuralyzer Nuggs is starting to throw some pistils and stretch more even. Already getting a triangle nose off it slightly. It’s looking like my one tie down without topping created 6-8 tops now it’s just time to get them even. The Gorilla Zkittlez is a tiny bit behind the other one but it looks a little fuller and healthier. The one tie down without topping created 6-8 tops for this guy also. No nose to this one yet but it did throw its first few pistils so it’s not to far behind the other. Overall both plants might be 6 inches tall from the tie down lst but I’m expecting a tiny stretch over the next few weeks. Gonna start easing the nutrients into a preflower/flower mix but still feeding very light. 2x a week max so far
A little off topic here but she deserves a spot in the journal lol I’ve had this pitcher plant for 4 years now. Got her to survive through 3 major hurricanes so far and a few frosty winters my area isn’t used to. Gave her a major cleaning this am she’s been getting slightly neglected. Also idk if anyone’s familiar with these but once in a blue moon she throws off a spikey pitcher with like little tentacles growing off and I can’t find info on why or what or how anything about it lol but anyway meet Penni the Asian Pitcher Plant
Wasn’t expecting to post an update so soon but these autos grow so fast. The Neuralyzer Nuggs is starting its stretch and the Gorilla Zkittlez is a few days behind it but looking good as well. I was originally going to make this grow as hands off as possible (yeah right) so I wasn’t planning on trimming anything already but since they are both about to start doin their thing I wanted to take away any growth not worth keeping down low to help promote the growth upward. You can see in these pics a little clearer how hard I torqued these gals down to avoid topping. The only other thing I’ve done is a little leaf tucking to expose the future cola sites and let them catch up to the main cola.
I plan on not posting more till they do a little more growing for real but I just wanted to show off the process of how quick they even themselves out with 0 topping and only one tie down
Little side note: reflecting back on last years hurricane season (I lost four good ethos plants bc I had to evacuate 2 XXX and 2 lilac diesel x purple sunsets) and the fact I’m moving soon, after these autos I may have to take a little mini break for a month or two before the next grow. Got some goodies coming after that though. Probably gonna be a Blueberry Cookies and a XXX from ethos and a strain from Multiverse Genetics called Twilight Princess (Pure Michigan x Mendo Breath) that’s supposed to have some nice coffee terps to it and some nice purple hues. I wanted to pop an Afghani Urkle x Black Cherry Smoothie from InHouse Genetics with the ethos run but since InHouse always has a chance of herming I want to run that seperately. Once I’m done with those runs and get more settled in the new place I’m going to get a second tent and start some breeding projects I’ve been planning for a long time
Ok so I made a tiny boo boo with what day these are actually on lol I planted these 4/17 so today is actually 30 days lol
Day 30:
Neuralyzer Nugs is full on flowering and just barely starting to put off trichomes. I looked back on others past grows of this strain and it looks like the yellow colored leaves is a thing for everyone must just be a picky strain. Also noticed it looks like it might be leaning more towards the Dosidelerium side of the genes with how thin the blades of the leaves look. Haven’t done much trimming other then a few leaves blocking bud sites
Gorilla Zkittlez hasn’t done much stretching yet and really just started to put off pistils like it’s ready to start flowering. Looking healthy though and I had to do a little more thinning out on this gal vs the other plant. You couldn’t see but maybe 4 budsites before I trimmed lol Overall happy with how these autos are going so far though I normally struggle with autos because I can’t leave them alone lol
D36: I had a little issue for a week where both plants started yellowing up on me fast. Sought out some help from you guys and looks like things are back on track so far. I was giving nutes at half strength not often enough and not enough of a watering at a time. Adjusted to do 1/4 strength nutes every watering till run off and they’ve since bounced back a little. Neuralyzer Nugs was the yellower of the two but she further along also. Starting to put off more trichomes and has a really sour lemonhead/kush smell going on that’s nice. Gorilla Zkittlez is the healthier of the two but still really slow to want to be full on flowering. No smells or anything interesting for her yet. Glad they are back on schedule though
D38: Gorilla Zkittlez shot up like a weed fr the past 2 days but the real takeaway is from the Neuralyzer Nugs. The terps are changing from heavy lemonheads to some insane strawberry terps going on almost like a pink starburst. Kinda disappointed I stunted her but glad I’ve got it a little more figured out for next time bc I’ve got 4 more beans on that one to play with one day.
Day 40: The Neuralyzer Nuggs has now gone full on sour strawberry as advertised. I haven’t smoked it yet and already know it’ll be in my top 3 tasting grows for sure. Kinda bummed I stunted her but I did fix the issue and all her yellowing went away. Deff won’t be the greatest yield but oh well there’s next time
Gorilla Zkittles bounced back better then the other for sure as far as stunting goes. She’s stretching and flowering but a little behind the other plant also. No nose to her yet but I can tell she’ll deff yield more then the other plant. Way fatter and longer pistils and way more budsites. Overall happy so far with both because I suck with autos so it’s been a nice learning experience for sure
Also wanted to add I stopped training them when they got stunted and figured I’d just let them do their thing from here on out
Day 44: The Neuralyzer Nuggs is starting to frost up and fill out a little bit. Wish I woulda popped more beans of this one because she’s smelling fuego. Straight sour strawberry gank. Upped the bloom a little bit on the last watering and she’s still doing better from yellowing out last week
Gorilla Zkittlez was starting to get hungry wanted double the nutes of the other plant so she looked a little sad for the pic but much perkier then yesterday. Deff gonna yield way more then the other but still no nose yet
Decided today I’m gonna play around with a couple freebie auto beans I’ve had for a couple years now while I’m on limited time still. Nothing special they’re Gummibears Auto by Atlas but I’ve got a lot of good beans coming where I know these will never get touched if I don’t use them now lol so if I have time for them to finish I do and if I don’t I don’t. With my mom being in the hospital last week I think our move is getting pushed back a little so I should have time for these to finish. We’ll see