Sweet Zenzation XL Auto Grow Diary and Strain Review

This indoor run with Sweet Zenzation XL Auto from Sweet Seeds was my first proper try with coco. I already liked the breeder’s XL autos, so I picked this one as a good test plant and followed a feeding plan a friend helped me put together.

The plant started in a 4l (1.1gal) pot with a coco and perlite mix. Since coco doesn’t give much by itself, I fed from the first days instead of waiting for the seedling to ask for food.

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Sweet Zenzation XL Auto (Sweet Seeds)

• Autoflowering
• Sweeter Than Ever
• 450 - 550 g/m² indoors
  60 - 180 g/plant outdoors

Pack (number of seeds)

3+1

3517.58 ₹

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Starting the Run

Week 1

The first week was all about getting used to coco. The seedling received 500ml (16.9fl oz) of solution 1-2h after the light came on, with the room running on 18/6. I started at pH 5.9 and planned to raise it slowly as the plant developed.

The feed was light but complete: Armor Si at 0.4ml/l, TriPart Micro at 0.4ml/l, TriPart Grow at 0.4ml/l, TriPart Bloom at 0.25ml/l, and Cal-Mag Plus at 0.5ml/l. For lighting, only the Spider Farmer board was on, hanging about 70cm (27.6in) from the pot. The warmer supplemental light would wait until flowering.

Day temperatures stayed around 24-28°C (75.2-82.4°F), and nights didn’t drop below 20-22°C (68-71.6°F). By the end of the week, the plant had a three-finger leaf and was already building the next level.

Week 2

The second week followed the plan: two days with nutrients, then one day on plain water. That rhythm felt a little strange after soil, but the seedling looked fine and didn’t complain about the early feeding.

I kept watching the reaction more than the calendar. Coco asks for attention, and at this point I was still deciding whether the extra daily work would be worth it by harvest.

Week 3

By week 3, the plant looked strong enough for topping. I cut it right above the next node after the first seven-finger pair, expecting at least a small pause afterward.

That pause never really happened. New growth points showed up the next day, and the little bush kept moving like nothing serious had happened. I was happy with the pace, and the coco experiment was starting to feel less risky.

This was also the week when I started shifting the feed toward flower: Armor Si at 0.4ml/l, TriPart Micro at 0.5ml/l, TriPart Grow at 0.25ml/l, TriPart Bloom at 0.5ml/l, Cal-Mag Plus at 0.5ml/l, and Fish Shit at 0.8ml/l.

Veg Progress and Training

Week 4

Sweet Zenzation XL Auto picked up speed without stretching too much. That was exactly what I wanted for the tent. I don’t enjoy fighting oversized plants indoors, so this structure felt comfortable from the start.

The topped sites grew into fresh mains, and by the end of the week the first signs of flowering were already showing. That was my cue to turn on the warm white supplemental light.

Week 5

The plant kept moving into flower while staying easy to handle. I could still take it out of the tent, check the middle, and reach the lower parts without making a mess of the canopy.

There wasn’t much drama this week. I mostly kept the feeding steady and watched how the plant handled the transition from fast vegetative growth into bud formation.

Week 6

By week 6, the shape was clear enough to judge. The plant wasn’t huge, but it had a practical frame, and the earlier topping had done what I needed.

I kept corrections light. With autos, I don’t like turning every week into a stress test, especially when the plant is already starting to put energy into flowers.

The Flip and Early Flower

Week 7

Flowering was much more obvious by this point, and the plant was around 50cm (19.7in). Topping and LST kept the growth spread out, so the canopy didn’t become one tall central cola.

The room still felt under control, which was a nice change from some autos that stretch harder than expected. I kept training gentle and focused more on keeping the tops placed well.

Week 8-9

The stretch was stronger in this part of the run, but not enough to ruin the shape. I had to keep an eye on the canopy and correct the taller shoots before they pulled too far ahead.

Bud development became the main thing to watch. The structure started making sense, and the plant finally looked like it was turning all that early growth into actual flowers.

Week 10-11

By weeks 10-11, the grow had moved into the finishing mindset. I started preparing for the last part of the cycle and kept the plant on a conservative track instead of trying to push it harder.

The buds were already formed, and the main job was letting them finish cleanly. I also started thinking about the flush and how much leaf work I could do before harvest without making the final trim annoying.

Late Flower and Finish

Week 12-14

I originally planned to cut at the end of week 13, but decided to wait a few more days. Instead of rushing, I started trimming the plant while it was still standing.

By the middle of week 14, the flush was done and the plant looked ready for drying. Most of the leaf work was already out of the way, so only a small amount of foliage still had to be removed at harvest.

Sweet Zenzation XL Auto Yield and Final Thoughts

Harvest and Final Thoughts

I dried the plant split into branches and hung inside the tent. It dried quickly: after 4 days, the buds were already good enough to sample, though I left part of them for a couple more days so they could finish drying properly.

The aroma was the first thing that really stuck with me. It reminded me of dried orange peel with a spicy edge. The buds were dense and heavier than they looked, which is always a nice surprise when the scale comes out.

The final result was 114g (4oz) of dry buds from one plant. For my first coco run, I was fully satisfied with that number and with the grow in general.

The effect matched the plant well. It relaxed me in waves, but between those waves there were little flashes of fun and motivation. I could focus on something, go for a walk, or just stay on the couch. With too much, though, the couch became the more likely option.

Sweet Zenzation XL Auto convinced me to keep exploring Sweet Seeds’ XL autos. The daily coco routine took attention, but this time the result made the effort feel worth it.

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