Grow award-winning autoflower seeds at home with Fast Buds
With Fast Buds you can enjoy top-quality weed in record time.
With growing season in full swing, cannabis breeders across the country are hard at work finding their new favorite strains. One of the leading seed banks offering high-quality genetics to American growers is Fast Buds, a group of autoflowering specialists who have been breeding since they emerged over a decade ago. They've earned a reputation for their Gorilla genetics, and their most awarded Gorilla crosses are Gorilla Cookies, Strawberry Gorilla, and Gorilla Zkittlez. We just looked at Fast Buds' efforts to popularize autoflowering seeds in backyards across the U.S., and true to their name, they haven't let up since.
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Fast Buds has been filling its trophy case over the past few years, coming out on top in strain competitions around the world, including several prestigious Cannabis Cup wins. Competing year after year in the American Autoflower Cup, Farmer's Cup, Spannabis Champions Cup, Autoflower World Cup, Dab-A-Doo Brasil and many more, breeders rarely go home empty-handed. It's safe to say that this brand of autoflowering cannabis seeds is well on its way to redefining what you can expect from autoflowering strains worldwide.
We've put together a roundup of some of these champion strains so you can taste the winning spirit and pick out some GOATs for your garden.
Strawberry Gorilla Car
One of the most awarded strains in the Fast Buds stable, Strawberry Gorilla Auto by Fast Buds has taken home two prestigious awards in 2023: the award for Best Sativa at the American Autoflower Cup in Los Angeles in January and the title of “Highest Combined Terpenes” in Home Grow Hash at the 2023 Farmer's Cup. This latest Farmer's Cup win is a real accolade for Strawberry Gorilla Auto – not only did Fast Buds' amazing autoflower hold its own against the competition's photoperiod strains, Strawberry Gorilla Auto's terpenes triumphed, earning autoflowers a point everywhere.
Strawberry Gorilla Auto comes with an intense strawberry flavor and has tested at a staggering 28.417% THC and 29.86% total cannabinoids. That's enough to make even those with well-developed tolerance sit up and take notice, and extractors will be amazed at how much juicy resin each bud produces. Growers of all experience levels can expect their Strawberry Gorilla plants to be fully grown in around ten weeks, when the chunky, frosty buds are ready. We recommend taking a few photos before harvest; a showstopper at Strawberry Gorilla Auto's level is something to celebrate.
Gorilla Cookies Car
The reigning silverback among Fast Buds Autoflowers, Gorilla Cookies Auto is Fast Buds' flagship autoflowering strain. This well-balanced hybrid has won several awards over the years, including a win at the Expo Grow competition and the Best Autoflower award at the 2022 Cosecha Cup. Gorilla Cookies also nabbed the prestigious Best Indica award at the 2022 Autoflower World Cup, and honestly, that was no surprise. Gorilla Cookies has it all; she's incredibly potent (testing found a whopping 28.5% THC!), high yielding, resilient in many different indoor and outdoor climates, and boy is she flavorful. The impressively high THC levels lead to intense resin production, causing her flowers to be almost completely white and covered in trichomes towards the end of the flowering phase.
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If you want to try your hand at growing Gorilla Cookies Auto, you can expect trichome-covered flower buds the size of poker chips in around ten weeks under good conditions. Gorilla Cookies Auto also likes to stretch, reaching up to 150cm at maturity. It's a bit difficult to describe the taste of Gorilla Cookies; those who have had the pleasure report notes of hazelnut, earth, dank, and more. That might be a bit vague, but there's only one surefire way to discover the complex flavor of Gorilla Cookies Auto: grow it yourself.
Gorilla Zkittlez Car
Gorilla Zkittlez Auto is another of Fast Buds' legendary crosses, using DNA from the Gorilla family and offering a potpourri of tantalizing terpenes ranging from earthy, spicy initial notes to a cotton candy finish. This strain won top honors at the 2022 Dab-A-Doo Brasil competition by dazzling the judges with its incredible total cannabinoid content of 29.85%, making Gorilla Zkittlez Auto not only one of the most potent autoflowering strains, but also one of the tastiest.
Gorilla Zkittlez Auto is a hybrid with a balanced effect and is great for smoking any time of day, meaning fans of this Fast Buds favorite can use up their supplies quickly. Luckily, Gorilla Zkittlez Auto is also a surprisingly high yielding strain, producing up to 650g/m2 in just 63 days under ideal conditions. With yields like that, growers don't have to be afraid to indulge their love for this delicious strain.
Banana Purple Punch Auto
Banana Purple Punch Auto is one of the most potent autoflowers ever tested, definitively answering any questions about the ability of autoflowers to compete with photo-dependent strains. When tested at MJ Biz Con in 2023, Banana Purple Punch showed a staggering, earth-shattering THC content of 30.4%. This clearly puts Banana Purple Punch in the ranks of well-known potent strains such as Green Crack and Bruce Banner, but offers the speed and ease of use of an autoflower.
This indica-like strain produces a significant amount of flowers in a lightning-fast seven weeks. With all these factors going for Banana Purple Punch, she had no problem winning the award for Best Indica at the 2023 American Autoflower Cup, and she will have no problem winning a place in your heart either.
Papaya Cookies Auto
Hash lovers, rejoice, your time has come. Papaya Cookies is one of the most exciting strains on Fast Buds' list and also took second place for the Best New Strain award at the 2024 Autoflower World Cup. Papaya Cookies' high THC levels and well above average resin concentration make this sativa-heavy hybrid a dream for hash makers and extractors of all kinds, but that's not the only thing Papaya Cookies has to offer. Judges at the AWC cited Papaya Cookies' delicious, complex flavor as a major strength.
Papaya Cookies is suitable for both indoor and outdoor cultivation, making it great for growers of all experience levels. She also takes well to common training methods. In just eight weeks, you can expect flowers containing up to 29% THC and with all-day potency.
Apricot Car
Winner of the blue ribbon for Best Sativa Strain at the Autoflower World Cup 2024, Apricot Auto is a potent force with a flavor profile unlike anything you've ever experienced. As you'd expect, Apricot Auto's flavor is strongly reminiscent of the fruit of the same name, a surprising and innovative flavor in cannabis. The spicy mix of sweet and sour pairs beautifully with Apricot Auto's dank notes, making Apricot Auto a truly unparalleled smoking experience.
Growers have found that Apricot Auto's thick, resinous flower buds are great for making concentrates. With THC levels of up to 26%, any edibles based on Apricot Auto are very potent. Apricot Auto reaches full maturity in around nine to ten weeks, so start planting now so you have this delicious strain ready for the height of summer.
Ztrawberriez Auto
Winner of the Best Sativa award at the 2024 American Autoflower Cup, Ztrawberriez Auto has captured hearts and minds across the country with its smorgasbord of sweet and fruity terpenes. Judges, growers, and anyone else who has had the pleasure of enjoying Ztrawberriez Auto report that this autoflower is an ideal daytime smoke, lifting consumers' mood and energy levels without creating an overly stoned feeling, and with up to 25% THC, it makes all worries disappear.
Ztrawberriez Auto is also a repellent to pests and harsh environments; even in less than ideal conditions, Ztrawberriez Auto seeds will yield around 600g/m2 in just nine weeks. With maximum speed, quality and taste, it's easy to see why Ztrawberriez Auto beats the competition.
Fast Buds has these champions and tons more autoflowering strains on their website. Right now you can get these strains and more at Fast Buds with the code 15% off LFL420. They're constantly releasing new strains, hosting huge sales and giveaways, and educating consumers on the many, many benefits of autoflowers. You can also follow them on social media for interviews with breeders, updates on new strains, and announcements of (even more) Cannabis Cup wins. Happy growing!
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