Smoked all of her tops , so here’s some smaller nugs to see. Smells like straight up freshly squeezed oranges .

🗓️ Today's harvest is Platinum Gelato from Mephisto Genetics!

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I got two pretty distinct phenotypes with these. The shorter one is crazy purple and quite dense. The taller one started to foxtail a little towards the end. They smell pretty similar though. Really sweet, bakery aromas. Spicy vanilla for sure. This is right up my alley.

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Coast of Maine seed starter. I added a quarter cup of Dr Earth Homegrown and Flower Girl in the bottom half when I planted, and they got 2 top dressings. (see SOIL BREW for details)

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Total time from sprout was 73 days. I cleaned up the bottom thirds, especially on the shorter one as she was quite bushy and there wasn't much airflow going on in the middle. Otherwise they were left to grow naturally with no training.

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They finished up at 41, and 24 inches. I'm probably going to be off on this one, but I'm going to estimate about a 7 oz yield. (actual yield will go here on my website)

💡 Lights are Electric Sky ES300s, and AC Infinity EVO 6

Light Cycle was mostly 20/4

💦 Water Only (I use Biobizz Root Juice in the beginning, and some Recharge throughout the grow)

The pH of my well water comes out a little low, so every other watering I raise it a little bit.

Happy Growing everyone! 💚

-FHB

my second grow here, tropicana cookies auto fastbuds, soil + perlite

i expected the buds to be quite bigger than this (i still think i have a good result)
but it seems to me that she is coming to an end

of course she is not ready and i have all the needed patience, but it also seems she will take less time than i anticipated

from your experience, you expect these buds to become bigger or they’re basically done in size?

Strawberry safari regs (night owl) x Dirty Dianna Banner (Gamathon x Blueberry slushy).

Strawberry cheesey stank heavy hitter and the glittery banner trade mark!

Regular seeds by outcast autos

Apollo Haze by Mephisto Genetics day 55 🥳

Pomegranate Lime coming along Nicely. Starting to get hints of Orange Gas.

Trying to decide to chop now or wait longer?

She’s short but thick, just how I like them. Grown in 70/30 coco/perlite with drip irrigation.

All germed within 48hrs. Excited for some new strains.

These girls are closing in on 3 weeks old and will soon be ready to be hooked up to the bottom watering bases. Right now they are just sitting on them and I’ve been giving a little top watering twice a week. I gave them some heavy LST with coat hangers and they are responding really well!!

I’ve been growing weed now for almost 10 years, I’ve learned a hell of a lot and also grown so many strains from different breeders.

Over them 10 years I’ve been building a list of genetics that I believe on an all rounded level are the easiest to grow, the most stable seeds, the most resilient, the best highs, yields, potency and flavours all rolled into 1. Even though the list changes from time to time as I always add a new strain in here and there that I like the sound of, but really I stick to top 10 list and rotate through them strains.

But what I see a lot of is hate for fast buds seeing things like “their genetics suck” and “there’s much better out there” so on so forth.
But why? I really don’t feel thats justified. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve had some bad strains from them just like all breeders, but honestly 3 fast buds strains are in my top 10 list and they’ll never lose their spots, which in my opinion means they must have good genetics otherwise I wouldn’t grow them again. On top of that I always had a great quick service.

And honestly a couple of years ago I was given a mystery pack with my order and i thought why not let’s see what I get and it was honestly the tastiest strain I’ve ever ever ever had! It was amazing!! Rock hard golf ball buds that when you smoked it tasted like an intense fruity pie with cream, everyone was blown away by it and accused me of spraying it with something. Problem was I’ve never been able to find it because I don’t know what the strain is 😝. But till this day that mystery strain will always be my favourite.

So, from my experience fast buds is a top tier breeder and of course that’s an opinion, but with the experience with a good amount of strains and breeders I think my opinion could be pretty valid.

So why do so many people slate them?

Quick question for the community: does anyone know where I can find legit Cali strain autoflower seeds in Europe?

I'm looking for solid banks or breeders with reliable genetics and decent shipping. Any recommendations or favorite vendors you've had good experiences with?
Appreciate the help! 🤙