FastBuds Gorilla Zkittlez

~ FASTBUDS GORILLA ZKITTLEZ ~ Well friends, this has certainly been another fantastic 'canna-venture' together! The grow room had a complete remodel and some upgrades done to it including brand spanking new 4x8 and 4x4 tents and a Trolmaster Hydro X controller along with a new Control Panel. This was a tester strain that was one of six tester strains that FastBuds has graciously provided me with. I will say that one drawback of 'testers' is you have little to no information on it other than its number and that it's an autoflower... 🤪 But, it's ALWAYS a blast growing them for me because not knowing a lot allows me to just concentrate on the essentials: Light, Environment, Water, Nutrients and possibly a bit of LST... not complicated, just basics like keeping a constant temperature and RH in the tent at a level that gives a good VPD, watering when almost dry and maintaining proper light levels according to their stage of growth which I used on this grow with exceptional results! ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ~THE SETUP~ ~Initially seeds were lightly scuffed, then soaked for 3 hours in 78℉ distilled water after which they were transferred to moist paper towels laid out in a Jiffy Pellet plastic starter tray with lid. Underneath the tray was placed a Mars Hydro Heat Mat with Controller that was set to 78℉ where they stayed until their tap roots emerged. ~Planted into Jiffy Peat Pellets that were hydrated with distilled water warmed to 78℉ with a 7.0 ph. ~Once roots emerge from the Jiffy Pellet they're transferred to their fabric pots. ~Grown 100% organic in a 4g Gronest fabric pot and a 3g fabric pot by Wraxly filled with Mother Earth 70/30 Coco/Perlite medium and initially amended with Dr. Earth 4-4-4 / Earthworm Castings / Dr. Earth Flower Girl 3-9-4 and Coast of Maine Stonington Blend Organic Plant Food 5-2-4. ~19/5 light cycle for the entire run with supplemental UVA added during flower. Lights are controlled by a Trolmaster Hydro X controller set for a 15min Sunrise/Sunset simulation. ~Top dressing every 3-4 weeks with slow release dry amendments and Earthworm castings. ~Straight water ph'd @ 6.2-6.8 when needed and bi-weekly Compost Tea's. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ What can I say, another mind blowing strain from FastBuds! This was a super easy strain to grow. It handled topping and LST like a champ and never exhibited any issues with deficiencies or stress. Because I grew two plants I was able to see two distinct phenotypes expressed: The #1 pheno expressed more of her Zkittlez lineage with a slightly shorter structure, tighter node spacing and flowers that were definitely fruity. They both finished together, finishing in 81 days from germination and were in flower 54 days. I based their harvest time on trichome development and maturity. The #2 phenotype, which turned out to be my FAVORITE, had a wider node spacing, expressing more of her 'Glue' lineage, which gave her an aroma that was unique as well, more gas/chemical than sweet with just a hint of berries...Mouthwatering! Structurally, there were definite differences from node spacing, to overall size. The differences insofar as final yield ended with the #1 edging out the #2 by roughly 9g which I'm attributing to the #1's node spacing being tighter which made for some super thick flowers. Smoking both revealed similar differences with the #1's flowers having a hint of earth & sweet berries, with a very slight 'gassy' taste on the exhale. Whereas the #2 was diesel/gas with an almost imperceptible hint of sweetness that stuck to your mouth.... absolutely DELICIOUS! Both pheno's had similar effects hitting you quickly with a rush to the head stimulating your creative side, especially the #2 phenotype. They both then will have you eventually fading into a more total body high as you continue to consume it... a FANTASTIC all day smoke for sure! I would recommend Gorilla Zkittlez to everyone from novice to master growers... You'll definitely ❤️ growing this strain, I know I did! *** Unfortunately, some of my photo files of the final pic's of the #2 got corrupted and I was not able to recover them. My sincere apologies 🙏