Would anyone be interested in participating in an auto grow thread?

[The Gram Reaper]

All done. About 1 zip a plant. I could not recommend FastBuds to anyone. Took two packs, with the poor germination rate and not even harvest 4 zips. That folks is a waste of time. 5 popped, 5 never popped.

Even at the promo rate of $5 seed, FastBuds gear is crap. FastBuds seeds are not worth the money. You get some flavor, little yield, short time frame and no consistency across plants.

FastBuds is a waste of money as well as time.

I see these issues with a lot of autos, thanks for the heads up. My brother in law orders seeds thru 'Garden of Green', have you heard of them? They broker Dinafem and a lot of other good auto producers. His plants are highly productive and the weed stones me. The Critical claims to be 20% THC and 3% CBD, and after smoking it I don't doubt it, really couch lock stuff.

He gave me 4 seeds of Critical 2.0 XL auto and seed called Auto Mazar. I put them directly in bud as a bumper/smoke crop in 2 gallons coco. Probably won't produce like his do in 5 gallon bubble buckets but if I can get some nice stony colas for my personal collection that would be fantastic. Mine are still young and just got stabilized, I will post them later when my lights kick on.

 

[wil2279]

I see these issues with a lot of autos, thanks for the heads up. My brother in law orders seeds thru 'Garden of Green', have you heard of them? They broker Dinafem and a lot of other good auto producers. His plants are highly productive and the weed stones me. The Critical claims to be 20% THC and 3% CBD, and after smoking it I don't doubt it, really couch lock stuff.

He gave me 4 seeds of Critical 2.0 XL auto and seed called Auto Mazar. I put them directly in bud as a bumper/smoke crop in 2 gallons coco. Probably won't produce like his do in 5 gallon bubble buckets but if I can get some nice stony colas for my personal collection that would be fantastic. Mine are still young and just got stabilized, I will post them later when my lights kick on.

Can not judge a seed company by one person's experience. I have grown 1 Mephisto seed... And it grew to about the right height and finished in about the advertised time... But it didn't even yield 1/2 oz and it hermied on me at some point because it is the only plant that has seeds... However my Royal Queen Seeds autos did great as well as the Seedsman Northern Lights... Does this mean everyone should stop growing Mephisto gear? No... It just means I has some bad luck. I'll have better luck next time I am sure.

I am a little skeptical about popping the other 2 northern cheese haze seeds from that pack though...

 

[wil2279]

I see these issues with a lot of autos, thanks for the heads up. My brother in law orders seeds thru 'Garden of Green', have you heard of them? They broker Dinafem and a lot of other good auto producers. His plants are highly productive and the weed stones me. The Critical claims to be 20% THC and 3% CBD, and after smoking it I don't doubt it, really couch lock stuff.

He gave me 4 seeds of Critical 2.0 XL auto and seed called Auto Mazar. I put them directly in bud as a bumper/smoke crop in 2 gallons coco. Probably won't produce like his do in 5 gallon bubble buckets but if I can get some nice stony colas for my personal collection that would be fantastic. Mine are still young and just got stabilized, I will post them later when my lights kick on.

I am waiting for a new light that I ordered a week ago... When it shows up I am hoping to start a new auto grow. I have changed my mind a few times as to what I want to grow but with this knocking on the Fastbuds strains, I'm going to make sure I have 5 of them in the mix... I'll grow 5 of the smoothie seeds as well as 2 mango cream from exotic seeds and I'll throw in a diesel or northern lights auto to fill out the tent. My goal is to make some of my own feminized seeds so I don't have to keep buying them... Keep an eye out for the thread. I'll start it when I start the grow. I'll keep everyone posted on germination rates and updates at least once per week. I am also encouraging others to join in a share their grows as well...

 

[The Gram Reaper]

Is this the Fastbuds breeder you are using?

https://www.worldwide-marijuana-seeds.com/collections/fastbuds-marijuana-seeds

 

[wil2279]

Is this the Fastbuds breeder you are using?

https://www.worldwide-marijuana-seeds.com/collections/fastbuds-marijuana-seeds

This is the breeder I am using. I haven't grown any of their gear yet but I picked up a ton of it when it was buy 5 get 5 free... I ordered mine through Seedsman seedbank.
I might end up unhappy with fastbuds but I have heard too much good to think they are that bad...

 

[MATTYMATT726]

This is the breeder I am using. I haven't grown any of their gear yet but I picked up a ton of it when it was buy 5 get 5 free... I ordered mine through Seedsman seedbank.
I might end up unhappy with fastbuds but I have heard too much good to think they are that bad...

People judge BREEDER(fast buds) by the way SEEDBANKS store the BREEDERS seeds. Fast Buds is a very good rep for autos.

 

[randallb]

Can not judge a seed company by one person's experience. I have grown 1 Mephisto seed... And it grew to about the right height and finished in about the advertised time... But it didn't even yield 1/2 oz and it hermied on me at some point because it is the only plant that has seeds... However my Royal Queen Seeds autos did great as well as the Seedsman Northern Lights... Does this mean everyone should stop growing Mephisto gear? No... It just means I has some bad luck. I'll have better luck next time I am sure.

I am a little skeptical about popping the other 2 northern cheese haze seeds from that pack though...

That's true. But it seems there are similar problems on every single weed forum with FastBuds.
Shouldn't need to pop a $10 seed with Gibberellic Acid.

Fast buds seeds are not fresh, there are many complaints out there. That's why FastBuds hires shills to post grows. The schill gets fresh seed for free and FastBuds gets free advertising.
Fastbuds complaints on every single site on the net....I agree don't take one persons experience. Simply look around.

 

[wil2279]

That's true. But it seems there are similar problems on every single weed forum with FastBuds.
Shouldn't need to pop a $10 seed with Gibberellic Acid.

Fast buds seeds are not fresh, there are many complaints out there. That's why FastBuds hires shills to post grows. The schill gets fresh seed for free and FastBuds gets free advertising.
Fastbuds complaints on every single site on the net....I agree don't take one persons experience. Simply look around.

Like Matty said... It could just be how the seedbanks store their seeds... Idk. I haven't grown any of their seeds yet. I usually have really good luck with germination rates. It's rare for me to have a seed not germ. I'll be curious to see how things go when I start popping their seeds.

 

[The Gram Reaper]

Do it up my friend! It would be great to see. So yours are brokered from Seedsman...

What broker where your seeds from? @randallb.

I am going to go snap some pics of my autos from GoG after I smoke my nightly bowl and go out to check the girls. Nothing impressive, they are 2 weeks old. They took a minute to get established, just now taking off.

 

[Dupa]

Hey guys hope it's ok to show my girls here the bigger 2 are from mixed bag the lil one is a big devil sweet seeds

 

[randallb]

Like Matty said... It could just be how the seedbanks store their seeds... Idk. I haven't grown any of their seeds yet. I usually have really good luck with germination rates. It's rare for me to have a seed not germ. I'll be curious to see how things go when I start popping their seeds.

That's interesting. I've heard it before. I'm still holding a few packs from that promo sale. And I'll tell you right now I have a Tangiematic that floated for 5 days, finally cracked a little tit tail and has been potted. Looks weak. Should be up, we'll see in a day or 2. That's not the seeds I'm complaining about though, at least not yet. I made 2 purchases during the promo from Hella Dank Seed Co. The first purchase was not in stock, had to wait for it to come from fastbuds to Hella Dank. These packs came taped together with FastBuds tape. These were the shit/crap seeds, they sent out directly themselves. They taped them together for a reason and that reason imo, is to get rid of their old seeds by dumping them on people as some kinda 10 year anniversary promo.
We're not talking regs here, these are fem's at $10 a piece asking price. They damn well should germinate.

I had good luck germinating 7 of 8 of the BlueDreams, however everyone was a different pheno. Several only 16" tall, some little budding and lots of leaf. Tasty smoke, upbeat, not long lasting. But the yield sucks compared to just growing out some clones, in the same time frame.

The next batch form Hella Dank, I only popped the one and it isn't above ground yet, but those seeds came as normal packs, without the fastbuds tape and I was hoping for a better success rate. We'll see, not off to a great start, I am going to run them since I have them. Hopefully they go better.

 

[wil2279]

That's interesting. I've heard it before. I'm still holding a few packs from that promo sale. And I'll tell you right now I have a Tangiematic that floated for 5 days, finally cracked a little tit tail and has been potted. Looks weak. Should be up, we'll see in a day or 2. That's not the seeds I'm complaining about though, at least not yet. I made 2 purchases during the promo from Hella Dank Seed Co. The first purchase was not in stock, had to wait for it to come from fastbuds to Hella Dank. These packs came taped together with FastBuds tape. These were the shit/crap seeds, they sent out directly themselves. They taped them together for a reason and that reason imo, is to get rid of their old seeds by dumping them on people as some kinda 10 year anniversary promo.
We're not talking regs here, these are fem's at $10 a piece asking price. They damn well should germinate.

I had good luck germinating 7 of 8 of the BlueDreams, however everyone was a different pheno. Several only 16" tall, some little budding and lots of leaf. Tasty smoke, upbeat, not long lasting. But the yield sucks compared to just growing out some clones, in the same time frame.

The next batch form Hella Dank, I only popped the one and it isn't above ground yet, but those seeds came as normal packs, without the fastbuds tape and I was hoping for a better success rate. We'll see, not off to a great start, I am going to run them since I have them. Hopefully they go better.

I ordered a bunch from Seedsman during the same promo... Came taped together the same way... i am hoping that you are wrong about them running this promo to get rid of old stock seeds... I ordered 2 packs of Rhino Ryder, and 1 pack of blue Dream, green crack, g14, blackberry, fastberry, smoothie, girlscout cookies, Gorilla Glue, and Mexican Airlines... Hoping those aren't a bunch of garbage seeds. I have probably close to $500 or more into them...

 

[The Gram Reaper]

That is how all businesses work my friends, put your old stock on sale or use it as a promotion to sell the new stock.

 

[MATTYMATT726]

That is how all businesses work my friends, put your old stock on sale or use it as a promotion to sell the new stock.

In a more positive way, yes. You have to sell the older stuff first. But also seeds stored the right way can germinate after years so maybe some of the growers are at fault. All i know is I've almost never had bad seeds and while i tries the paper towel way i like to pre feed and water coco, and next day my seeds go straight in with no soak overnight of scuffing and they always come up fine 3 days later. Maybe FB seeds are finicky with germ methods that seem to be the "norm" while they just plant them and ket them grow natural. Maybe someone can try abit different germ method that are having problems and see if it helps.

 

[wil2279]

In a more positive way, yes. You have to sell the older stuff first. But also seeds stored the right way can germinate after years so maybe some of the growers are at fault. All i know is I've almost never had bad seeds and while i tries the paper towel way i like to pre feed and water coco, and next day my seeds go straight in with no soak overnight of scuffing and they always come up fine 3 days later. Maybe FB seeds are finicky with germ methods that seem to be the "norm" while they just plant them and ket them grow natural. Maybe someone can try abit different germ method that are having problems and see if it helps.

I have never had germ issues before... I will use normal method. I don't presoak or anything... Burpees peat pellets for tomatoes, a heating mat under the tray and an 8 inch humidity dome... My seeds usually break through the surface in 3-4 days.

 

[The Gram Reaper]

Ah fuck, looks like I'm going to have to quit smoking weed and go do some grow room work. I will snap a pic of each auto this time, I swear. I will be back soon, or really late, depends on what drank how much.

 

[The Gram Reaper]

Here are my autos. 3 weeks old today, growth didn't really start taking off until about a week ago. They are in the bud chamber on 12/12 lighting.

Fed silica, yucca, and sugar water so far. It looks like I can start hitting them with nutrients, they look really light yellow in the pics but they are a light green. For some reason the leaves feel almost furry or felt like.

Sorry about the HPS lighting, its either that or green light. These where taken with my phone, couldn't find my wife's memory card for the camera and do not want to wake her. The second one is Auto Mazar and the other 4 are Critical 2.0 Auto XL. Mazar has the height advantage.


Edit: Pictures out of order lol

 

[Dupa]

I had sum old seeds one wasn't sprouting I lightly gave it a squeeze till herd lil crack put back in paper towel had a lil tail the next morning

 

[Black-Thumb]

Finally finished the Double Grapes. All in, I got 226 grams dry from 2 plants in my 2x4 tent with a HLG 260 Rspec...


Pretty happy with that since it was my first auto grow and my first indoor grow. People were not kidding about this being one of the most trichome covered strains. Buds like rocks, and absolutely caked in trichs.

Just popped 2 Grapey Walter's, 1 Toof Decay, and 1 Creme de la Chem. Cant wait to refill the tent.

 

[The Gram Reaper]

Finally finished the Double Grapes. All in, I got 226 grams dry from 2 plants in my 2x4 tent with a HLG 260 Rspec...
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Pretty happy with that since it was my first auto grow and my first indoor grow. People were not kidding about this being one of the most trichome covered strains. Buds like rocks, and absolutely caked in trichs.

Just popped 2 Grapey Walter's, 1 Toof Decay, and 1 Creme de la Chem. Cant wait to refill the tent.

Great yield and beautiful bud. What lighting schedule did you use? I didn't have room in my veg tent for mine, so I put them in the bud chamber with 12/12 lighting.