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First off, a huge thanks to the 420mag family for the copious amount of knowledge on this site and numerous grow journals. I began my research last October, looking at every journal I could find and taking notes, and I really mean taking notes. I have a spiral notebook full of every light combo, costs/gram breakdown, estimated grow times, etc.
Since this was my first grow, and a microgrow at that, I decided to keep it simple and go with a soil auto flower grow.
From all of the reviews and journals I have seen, the Fast & Vast Auto was sure to not disappoint. I ordered my seed from Herbie's. I got my seeds delivered in a pack of beads to my University (off-campus) mailbox. Very stealth and I recommend them 100%. I moved out of the University housing and now have the grow in my closet in a large rubbermaid.
What strain is it? Heavyweight Fast & Vast Autoflower Feminized
Is it Indica, Sativa or Hybrid? Indica 80% / Sativa 20%
Is it in Veg or Flower stage? Flower
If in Veg... For how long? N/A Autoflower
If in Flower stage... For how long?
Indoor or outdoor? Indoor
Soil or Hydro? Soil, 60% FFOF 40% Perlite
If soil... what is in your mix? FFOF, Perlite, 2 cups Worm Castings
If soil... What size pot? 3 Gallon
Size of light? 207 W CFL
Is it aircooled? No
Temp of Room/cab? 78/68
RH of Room/cab? 30%
PH of media or res? No idea
Any Pests? Nope, just the stray cat hair
How often are you watering? As needed, about every other day
Type and strength of ferts used? General Organics 100%, this plant is a heavy feeder. I usually fertilize once a week at 100% but don't use it all, so I do another watering at 25%. Just plain off-gassed tap water the third watering. I'm lucky to have amazing water here.
Heavyweight Fast & Vast Autoflowering Feminised
Genetics : Afghani x Skunk x White Dwarf
Type : Indica 80%, Sativa 20%
CBD : 0.8%
THC : 17-19%
Flowering time : Autoflowering
Harvest : Approximately 8 weeks from germination
Plant Height : 100m-120cm
Yield : 600-800gr/m2
I germinated the seed using the paper towel method on Jan 23, took two days for the tap root to show. When root was 2cm long, I placed in a shallow hole in soil and lightly covered it. The next day it broke the surface and the day after that was 2" tall. I had the seedling under a mason jar to keep humidity up. That was the only issue I have had with the plant so far, low humidity in seedling and vegetative stage, but didn't seem to effect the plant whatsoever. During the first few weeks, I had worm castings on top of the soil to soak in during waterings. I made two batches of worm poop tea for Week 2 and Week 3.
It was agony literally watching the seedling grow before my eyes, but day by day, the plant grew bigger and bigger. By Week 3 I was seeing noticeable growth every day.
I had taken a trip over a weekend and came back to crazy new growth.
Here is my baby currently, two days into Week 5. Starting in Week 4, I began giving 50% flowering nutes in addition to the veg nutes. That really kicked things into gear and have been budding. The girlfriend and I tied her down mid way through Week 4 to get more light to the lower branches. The plant is making my entire room smell, though I like it. Nag Champa helps, but I also have a 200g Moso Air Purifying Bag
Hope you all continue to stop by and see the progress. I'm hoping to update every day or two. I have a word doc outlining everything I have done, so let me know if that is of any interest to you.
Since this was my first grow, and a microgrow at that, I decided to keep it simple and go with a soil auto flower grow.
From all of the reviews and journals I have seen, the Fast & Vast Auto was sure to not disappoint. I ordered my seed from Herbie's. I got my seeds delivered in a pack of beads to my University (off-campus) mailbox. Very stealth and I recommend them 100%. I moved out of the University housing and now have the grow in my closet in a large rubbermaid.
What strain is it? Heavyweight Fast & Vast Autoflower Feminized
Is it Indica, Sativa or Hybrid? Indica 80% / Sativa 20%
Is it in Veg or Flower stage? Flower
If in Veg... For how long? N/A Autoflower
If in Flower stage... For how long?
Indoor or outdoor? Indoor
Soil or Hydro? Soil, 60% FFOF 40% Perlite
If soil... what is in your mix? FFOF, Perlite, 2 cups Worm Castings
If soil... What size pot? 3 Gallon
Size of light? 207 W CFL
Is it aircooled? No
Temp of Room/cab? 78/68
RH of Room/cab? 30%
PH of media or res? No idea
Any Pests? Nope, just the stray cat hair
How often are you watering? As needed, about every other day
Type and strength of ferts used? General Organics 100%, this plant is a heavy feeder. I usually fertilize once a week at 100% but don't use it all, so I do another watering at 25%. Just plain off-gassed tap water the third watering. I'm lucky to have amazing water here.
Heavyweight Fast & Vast Autoflowering Feminised
Genetics : Afghani x Skunk x White Dwarf
Type : Indica 80%, Sativa 20%
CBD : 0.8%
THC : 17-19%
Flowering time : Autoflowering
Harvest : Approximately 8 weeks from germination
Plant Height : 100m-120cm
Yield : 600-800gr/m2
I germinated the seed using the paper towel method on Jan 23, took two days for the tap root to show. When root was 2cm long, I placed in a shallow hole in soil and lightly covered it. The next day it broke the surface and the day after that was 2" tall. I had the seedling under a mason jar to keep humidity up. That was the only issue I have had with the plant so far, low humidity in seedling and vegetative stage, but didn't seem to effect the plant whatsoever. During the first few weeks, I had worm castings on top of the soil to soak in during waterings. I made two batches of worm poop tea for Week 2 and Week 3.
It was agony literally watching the seedling grow before my eyes, but day by day, the plant grew bigger and bigger. By Week 3 I was seeing noticeable growth every day.
I had taken a trip over a weekend and came back to crazy new growth.
Here is my baby currently, two days into Week 5. Starting in Week 4, I began giving 50% flowering nutes in addition to the veg nutes. That really kicked things into gear and have been budding. The girlfriend and I tied her down mid way through Week 4 to get more light to the lower branches. The plant is making my entire room smell, though I like it. Nag Champa helps, but I also have a 200g Moso Air Purifying Bag
Hope you all continue to stop by and see the progress. I'm hoping to update every day or two. I have a word doc outlining everything I have done, so let me know if that is of any interest to you.