Diary Complete FastBud's C4 Outdoor

[Bakstein420]

So I decided to grow some autos outdoors to replenish my stash while I mainline the Ethos ladies.  I grabbed a 5 pack of Fastbud's C4 but lost 4 of the seedlings to heavy winds.

The remaining survivor went in the cupboard to help her get established before facing the outdoor forces. 

I slowly introduced her to life beyond the wall till she started pushing pistils recently. 

[Ill_Evan]

I'm doing my first autos outdoor currently. I may not be struggling with wind, but it is a bit chilly in the evenings. I myself am a bit worried they've been stunted a bit. 

Your plant looks lekker  

[West Coast Vaper]

Hey buds, all well I hope.
I'm busy with my first auto grow and have been doing a lot of reading up on them. Seems auto's have a bit of a bad rap and not experienced grower's first choice.
What is the reasoning. Is it the lazy grower's choice, because they don't produce a good yield.
Trying to learn a bit more about strain's and the plant in general.

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[afternoon blazer]

What up bro @Bakstein420. 

loosing 4 out of 5 must feel like a kick in the nuts. Especially since u got some fire genetics. .

But the 1 lady looks good bro. Atleast the colour is starting to push through too.

 

@DamDave autos do get abit of a bad rep. But i personally love those things. Its too simple and easy to grow. Especially since all u gota do is feed.

Yield might be on the low side. But then i just run multiple plants. 

[Fridge]

@Bakstein420, ah man that sucks! Hope the remaining plant will do it's best to compensate for the loss.

I agree with @afternoon blazer. Also love autos. I find they have their place in cultivation but I guess they aren't the best choice for everyone. I prefer variety over quantity. Plus as an outdoor grower I can enjoy the fun of harvest several times a year. But yeah they are more finicky than their bigger photo-sisters. I'm going to germinate mine soon. T-3 days.

Oh one big upside for me is that in the Cape PM only comes towards the end of the season. It's good to have some bud save in the jars before 'PM season' starts.

[Bakstein420]

On 9/27/2020 at 8:02 AM, afternoon blazer said:

But the 1 lady looks good bro. Atleast the colour is starting to push through . 

Ya she really pushing the purple.

 

Edited September 29, 2020 by Bakstein420

[Bakstein420]

Even the underside of green leaves are purple.

[Bakstein420]

So the C4 is carrying on, nearing the end of the 3rd week since she first showed pistils.

Buds are building slowly and I have just started to introduce Topmax to the party. 

Flash and no flash main bud:

[Bakstein420]

I decided the C4 needed some company outside so popped a Mexican Airlines, also by Fastbuds and apparently the "purest sativa strain they offer."

She has just started to flower, although the leaves and pre flower stretch don't scream sativa, I am still hopeful.

[afternoon blazer]

Company is always a good idea

[StonerZN]

So the C4 is carrying on, nearing the end of the 3rd week since she first showed pistils.

Buds are building slowly and I have just started to introduce Topmax to the party. 
Flash and no flash main bud:

Yoh. That is starting to look very nice

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[Bakstein420]

A little teaser till the weekend. Purple bud with pistils starting to turn orange 

[Psylecta]

10 minutes ago, Bakstein420 said:

A little teaser till the weekend. Purple bud with pistils starting to turn orange 

Hmmmm mmm mmmmmm

Edited October 21, 2020 by Psylecta

[Psylecta]

@Bakstein420 send a kop in the post when she's done!

[Teal Smith]

@Bakstein420 looking great. Love the purple. 

 

[Teal Smith]

On 9/26/2020 at 11:22 PM, DamDave said:

Hey buds, all well I hope.
I'm busy with my first auto grow and have been doing a lot of reading up on them. Seems auto's have a bit of a bad rap and not experienced grower's first choice.
What is the reasoning. Is it the lazy grower's choice, because they don't produce a good yield.
Trying to learn a bit more about strain's and the plant in general.

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Hi Dave. This is my first time growing properly indoors and I'm using autos. I chose autos because we have a lot of power cuts in our area and autos don't mind as much as photos. For me that is one of the biggest benefits to using autos. That and you can get an extra yield in the year, even if auto yields are a bit smaller than photo. Another plus is that your bets are more spread because you have more grows, so if something goes wrong with one of your grows it doesn't hurt your overall annual yield as much. I don't really have much to gauge them against due to inexperience but in the beginning I did have some weird finnicky things going on with some auto phenos, whereas most others were perfectly fine. There were also some runts. I germinated about 80% sucessfully, the others never grew. 
I think it's worth spending extra for good genetics. The LSD autos I got from FastBuds are producing large colas, even for photos. They grow quickly too, even for autos, at 8-9 weeks from seed to finish.

[ORGANinc.]

9 hours ago, Bakstein420 said:

A little teaser till the weekend. Purple bud with pistils starting to turn orange 

Looking deelish boeti!!!

[Bakstein420]

Good afternoon 420 fam.

Had a problem with the C4, I usually feed lower dosages than recommended, but tried to up the flower nutes. I'm pretty sure I ended up with a potassium/phosphorous excess. Fan leaves started looking like this.

She seems to be doing ok though and i have returned to lower dosage feeding.

Not sure if its the strain of the hot days here and there, but getting some foxtailing. Buds have a strong berry smell.

Even the lower buds dont look too bad.

[Bakstein420]

The Mexican Airlines is slowly doing its thing.

Fastbuds recommend taking it easy with nutes so I have only given her half strength feeds every 3rd watering.

Apart from that, not much to report back about. I am really enjoying growing autos outdoor and I'm quite surprised I haven't had issues with regards to the elements or pests (touch wood).

[Psylecta]

That's looks like a phosphorus or calcium deficiency in the earlier pics - glad to see she's healed up nicely - looking real good

[Bakstein420]

@Psylecta I thought the same but I water with tap water and my pH is on point growing in a fresh batch of FF green bag. Couldn't understand why that would be an issue.

Turns out P and K excess can manifest as a cal/mag defiency to name a few.

My fault finding skills when it comes to cannabis are terrible, so I could be way out. I flushed with some epsom salts followed with a low strength feed and she seems to be doing ok. 

[Psylecta]

Yeah diagnosing can be tough at times, probably the only reason i got all my pdfs on desktop from getting mixed up 50% of the time or needing to double check - just one of those things I guess

[Bakstein420]

So the C4 has started producing nanners at the end of week 8 of flower. 

The buds don't seem to have added much size in the last week or so, with weird airy growth on some bud tips.

Not sure if i should chop her down as trichs aren't quite where I want them, or should I let her go for another week and pluck the bananas as they appear?

[Bakstein420]

All the nanners are on lower buds, main bud still looks yummy.

[Bakstein420]

Little Mexican Airlines is doing just fine. She seems to enjoy the hot days more than the C4. We had a small issue with leaf miners, but I yanked off those leaves and the never returned.