[Review] - Fast Buds Seeds by North Atlantic Seed Company (Zkittlez Auto)

 See?  I said I was gonna review a different vendor soon!  😝

After reading about strains that *allegedly take only 6-8 weeks from seed to harvest, my interest in the growing side of things was renewed.  I pulled off 2 closet grows in my parents' house before weed was legal & still have my lights, soil, etc so... yeah.  Fortunately for me I don't live there anymore, so I figured I'd gift the seed to my mom who pulled off her own modest outdoor grow last year.  (There's a sentence I never expected to utter).  While it's legal in my state to possess & grow ganja, I'm not allowed to where I live.  LAME. 

From top left:  Breeder pack, stock booklets & seed label

Anyway, I ordered one Zkittlez Autoflower seed from North Atlantic Seed Co. on 6/4 and received it on 6/10.  A freebie seed was included that's listed only as "NASC HOUSE AUTO FEM" in the invoice, but it turned out to be a Wedding Cake Auto.  Very cool!  Total cost:  $31.63 including shipping. 

Zkittlez Auto by Fast Buds is an indica-dominant strain named after the legendary Zkittlez (now called "The Original Z" after the candy company threw a fit).  Zkittlez is the best strain I've ever tried so why not grow some?  The seed is a feminized auto flower, meaning 1.) it's not gonna grow into a male that I have to pull, and 2.) it flowers automatically without the need for complicated light/dark schedules.  Autos are also much faster than photoperiod plants, which is a huge bonus for those not interested in waiting all spring/summer for a harvest, plus they stay short & stout--so short a whole plant can be grown in a Solo cup.  See my previous grow:

Baby's 1st grow!  NYC Diesel Auto by Dinafem after the trim.  ✂

The short stature is thanks to the ruderalis genes.  This one won't be confined to a Solo cup because there's no need to keep it super small as growing is legal now, so we'll be using a regular 3 gallon pot.  All she's gotta do is switch the CFL off for about 4 hours a day, water it & supplement nutes at the right time.  I don't trust her to handle harvest without me so I'll be helping there, but aside from that it's all her.  Growing a weed that flowers on its own is hard to mess up.  She cared for a giant bushy sativa last year & saw it through til harvest even with our crazy weather, pests like grasshoppers & countless hungry critters, so I think this'll work out just fine.  Then I'll have something to puff on when I visit.  I'm a very modest toker these days but my drug consumption always increases when I visit "home."  

The seeds.    🌱

I should mention I ordered a pack of Zkittlez Auto seeds from Seedsman first and had to cancel the order because I didn't see that it's a long finisher (3+ months/12 weeks).  They generously refunded my money in short order which was MUCH appreciated.  I don't get how two plants with the same name ("Zkittlez Auto") can be different strains with different flowering times, but I'm no botanist/potanist either.

Zkittlez Auto (Fast Buds)

Time will tell whether the seed germinates, is female & a true Zkittlez plant but until then I'm giving a tentative 4.9 of 5 stars for price, ship time & ease of ordering.  The $8 fee for USPS Ground Advantage was a bit much, but not really when you consider all the little freebies they included.  The outer package had no indication of what was inside--also appreciated.  And the free seed was a nice touch.  All the packaging was SUPER professional & they took great care to ensure the seeds would make it here without getting crushed.  NASC has great reviews on sites like Reddit where it's common to run down seed vendors for no good reason, so I'm confident this'll be a good grow.  

Definitely give North Atlantic Seed Company a try for your next order.  They carry a variety of seeds (photoperiod, autoflowering & "hybridized earlies") from many well-known vendors like Mephisto, Barney's Farm & Humboldt Seed Company, and their website is easy to use.  Would use again in a heartbeat!

I'll be sure to update with pics of the grow if anything sprouts!  🌱

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