The Grow Awards 2026 🏆 
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@m0use
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welcome everyone to my Strawberry Tent GrowOFF
I will be showcaseing 6 diffrent starberry autoflowers from 6 diffrent breeders, we will see what ones win the superfichal awards of: Best In Tent, Best Smell, Best Buds, Best Yeild, Best Taste, Best Form and Best High. 6 plants and 7 awards, I have a feeling some of the strains may take 2 or 3 of the awards and a few of them may not make it to fruition. The tests will be blind and then matched to a key at the end to find out who is who to avoid as much bias as I can given that I some of my firends will be the sole judges for most of these catagories.
+ [Best In Tent] = Over all best plant in the tent.
+ [Best Smell] = The best smelling plant based of my sences fresh & cured will be raited
+ [Best Buds] = The best looking buds visually, colour, density and frost will be raited
+ [Best Yeild] = The heavyist yeilder of them all, total grams/OZ will be raited
+ [Best Taste] = The tastyist tasteing buds, peronsal prefrence based on the gunipigs I outsouce to smoke/vape the buds.
+ [Best Form] = The best growth pattern and form out of the plants, nothing to strechy or compact.
+ [Best High] = The best feeling buds from getting stoned, peronsal prefrence based on the gunipigs I outsouce to smoke/vape the buds.
I would like to extend a big thank you for all the sponsors of this grow. From Lighting to Nutrients to the Seeds themselfs.
#1 Medic Grow LED Lights, I will be useing 2x 240w MiniSun2's dimmed to aorund 60-80% at peak flower.
https://medicgrow.com/
https://growdiaries.com/grow-lights/medic-grow
#2 Metrop Nutrients, They have sent me a starter pack that I will use to grow these ladies out. https://metrop.net/
https://metrop.store/products/startbox
#3 all the brands who donated to the cause, in no pictular order:
Exotic Seeds, Pure Instinto, Seedsman, Original Sensible Seeds, Fastbuds & *Barneys farm*
**indacate the seed was gifted to me from another grower and the breeder did not choose to partiscapte in this growOFF but are part of it anyway.
https://www.exoticseed.eu/products/strawberry-cola-auto
https://pureinstinto.com/product/strawberry-shortcake-autoflower-cannabis-seeds/
https://www.seedsman.com/us-en/strawberry-cheesecake-auto-feminised-seeds-sman-strchcake-auto-fem
https://originalsensible.com/original-sensible-seeds-strawberry-pie-auto~22096
https://2fast4buds.com/seeds/strawberry-pie-auto
https://www.barneysfarm.com/strawberry-cheesecake-auto-569
I will be growing these in a coir/perlite medium with liquid hydrophonic nutrients.
The pot size will be 2 Gal each for 12Gal total medium in a 2x4 tent under a potentinla maxium of 480W via the 2x Medic Grow Mini Sun 2's LED Lights. Germination methyod will be the same, soaking seeds in water then into the final pots medium.
They will be getting a 18/6 light scheulde from start to finish and a PH of between 6.2-6.5 for the entire grow. I will be useing some root incolulents to help the plants form a strong and healty realnship with the medium. From what I can tell this should go smoothly without many issues. I have a few good friedns on here who only grow in hydro so if I run into any issues I am going to hit them up and learn some new things.
Good Luck to all the brands competeing. I will host a question poll to see who thinks what one will susceed the most. and Maybe open it to eveyone to help rate the best looking buds catgory.
One thing to note is I am mixing all my nutrients into a massive pail that is about 2Gal and I mix it till it hits a desired EC point, so the measurements of ml/l is a bit of a guesstimate. I know its in the ruff ball park area of what I added but it could be off by a bit.
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@I_and_I
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I had fun with this barneys gorilla zkittlez, although it seems like it was ready around 7 weeks, its as if the plant has been in the early stages of self seeding when I've harvested on day 54~ of flower.. Can't think any other reason why this would've happened
Anyway overall the bud is 95% amazing, just a slight sadness at the miniscule seeds forming close to the stems in the centre of some buds that takes away from the taste a little
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@Herbz_Unkraut
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Lowered the lights & will set 24h light on monday
Most of the roots show on the bottom of the pots
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@Shugz_Nugz
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not many photos from this week must of been busy, check out my Youtube page for Detailed Videos @ Intents Growing ENJOY THE ROSIN PRESSING lol
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@adam_pawloski87
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Week 3 has been great! We topped 2 Pre 98 Bubbas and 2 Dirty Blondes so far , 2 other Pre98 Bubbas will also get the topping but just gotta give them a few more days and they will be ready for it ! Once we have a little time of recovery, we will be topping all these ladies at least 2 or 3 more times so you all keep them eyes peeled! I hope you all enjoy an have an amazing productive week ! Peace love an positive vibes to all my Growmies out there Cheers 😶🌫️💨💨💨💨💨🤙🏻If there’s any questions, please ask I’ll be happy to answer ✌️🏻
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@YingYang
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its looked great after trim .. smells amazing ..very enjoyable smoke
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@Chubbs
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420 Fastbuds
Amnesia Haze Auto
Week 8
This week has been an interesting one to say the lease. It's been in the 100's in my grow tent even with air circulation. So I decided since my outdoor has been growing good I put them with um. Over all still watering straight well water 2 liters daily with no nutes. I do spray once a week for preventive maintenance with no issues. All in all Happy Growing.
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@OGTrauma
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After 14 days of burying the popped seeds these were the results using the bac germination method, but on a substrate experiment the, interesting results shows that on the 28 seeds, up to 14 days the decimation was ambient factors, nowadays 9 are thriving on light mix unlikely coco coir that damped off way more , i can't say coco is bad as the freebie i received shall be very welcomed if is not as good to germinate , is more gtg to to clone some interesting black roses pheno and the good karma part will be present on the next run, just with prone cuts tried to be converted to side plants. There is a slight chance that there can be more or less plantlings with the course of the weeks as some had grown but didn't drop of the shell . Heat was oven like at some moments and had a negative influence, as i fight 30c at peak hour temperatures trying to keep them fresh with the humidifier at 75% ambient, and 26c average . There is a reduced chance that some plants can still damp off but , i just need 8 as i intend to use 7 or 11lt plastic pots , buts that no reason to treat them bad, the weather is fortituous and i can't control it more , so I MUST STATE, THESE SMALL CREATURES EAT BETTER THAN ME. they will be feeded with biobizz, bac, atami, and top crop, the products i use to keep my hair fabulous. shoutout to tanu mapu because they will be a repeater when i need to provide myself with quality soil.
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**Encontrarás la traducción a español al final de la descripción**
From/Desde: 29/03/19 || To/Hasta: 04/04/19
From day/Desde día: 36 || To day/Hasta día: 42
You can find the Money Maker Diary here:
** Podéis encontrar el diario de las Money Maker aquí:**
https://growdiaries.com/diaries/25667-gorillamakingmoney-gorilla-vs-money-m
-----IMAGES & VIDEOS-----
Video 1:
Exactly the same video as 2 but accelerated +206% to fix it to 1 minute for instagram.
Video 2:
7 days (36~42) TimeLapse, 1 image each 60 secs @ 30 fps (I think there's a missing day in the middle, GoPro things...)
Photo 5:
Nutrients Used this Week
-----WEEK SUMMARY-----
I must apologize myself for the lack of pictures this week.
I raised a bit the amount of water this week, anyway as you can see at the end of the timelapse video the babies are drinking much more now, and I'm not using enough water. Starting from the next week i will water in shorter periods alternating nutrients and additives.
I finally decided to switch to flowering the first day of the next week, i want to see what size of colas they can generate from this size of plant. I don't wan't to try to create monsters at time, and i think my pots are small for too big plants i think. With this growing i'm just introducing myself to growing techniques and to indoor photoperiod strains.
The day 1 i switched the lights to flowering mode, and as i said the day 5 (1rst 7th week day) i will switch to 12/12.
-----WATERING CALENDAR-----
29/03/19 - 1.000 ml with all week nutrients @ 0.9 E.C. PH5.8
02/04/19 - 500 ml. Just water @ PH6
*****ESPAÑOL*****
-----IMAGES & VIDEOS-----
Video 1:
TimeLapse, exactamente el mismo vídeo que el 2 pero acelerado al 206% para ajustarlo a 1 minuto para Instagram.
Video 2:
7 días (36~42) TimeLapse, 1 image each 60 secs @ 30 fps (Creo que falta un día entre medias, cosas de GoPro)
Photo 5:
Nutrientes usados esta semana
-----WEEK SUMMARY-----
Tengo que disculparme por la falta de imágenes esta semana, y es que no siempre uno dispone de todo el tiempo que desearía.
A pesar de haber incrementado un pelín la cantidad de agua con respecto a la semana anterior, en el final del video timelapse se hace evidente como ya empiezan a beber bastante más agua y lo que les vengo echando ya no es suficiente, a partir de la semana que viene regaré cada menos días alternando nutrientes y aditivos.
He decidido que esta va a ser la última semana de crecimiento, quiero ver que tal se forman la colas con este tamaño de planta, hay que tener en cuenta que las tengo en tiestos pequeños/medios y tampoco es mi intención crear monstruos por el momento. Con este cultivo simplemente me estoy introduciendo a las técnicas de cultivo y al cultivo de fotodependienes en interior.
Con respecto a la luz, el día 1 he cambiado el modo de la luminaria a floración, y el día 5 (primer día de la semana 7) voy a hacer el cambio a 12/12.
-----CALENDARIO DE RIEGO-----
29/03/19 - 1.000 ml con todos los nutrientes semanales @ 0.9 E.C. PH5.8
02/04/19 - 500 ml. Sólo agua @ PH6
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@Miguels_Fuego
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Both started to flower faster than I wanted. I would have preferred another week of veg. Blooming nutes were transitioned during this week. Mimosa is smaller then her counterpart, but is smelling stronger.
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@fubar_1337
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This week both Special Queens showed clear flowering signs. The larger, light-green pheno stretched faster, while the smaller, dark-green plant remained bushier and drank less water due to its recent transplant into the 35 L AutoPot. Both were top-fed with Biobizz nutrients (about 75 % schedule, EC ~1.0, pH 6.3) and continued to receive RO water via the AutoPot reservoir. The plants consumed around 3–5 cm daily from the 47 L tank, which was refilled and stabilized with CalMag.
Several defoliation sessions were done to remove shaded fan leaves and open the canopy. The larger plant was slightly trained under the net, while the smaller one was carefully thinned out. After these steps, humidity improved noticeably inside the tent. A new AI climate controller was installed this week, which now keeps VPD stable around 1.0–1.2 kPa, even during the night phase.
Overall, both plants look healthy and vigorous, with many bud sites forming. The setup feels stable, and the time-lapse footage shows daily leaf movement and recovery. The differences between phenos are striking, but both appear to be on track for strong flowering.
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@Nicedreamsmaybe
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I use Jacks aqua gold at 2.5 grams per gallon
Epson salt 5g per gallon and jacks 15-0-0 2.5g per gallon. I ran out of advanced nutrients 3 part and will not be purchasing more.
I will harvest everything on the 12th. Might pick off some of them before depending.
I am not flushing but reducing ec. Currently feeding 1.2 ec
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@SirBudAlotts
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So there is actually very little work this week ..
She has been a real joy to grow so far..
I do understand what they meant by pheno-hunting...
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@MrJones
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Strawberry Pie Auto
~~~~04.20.23~~~~
Day 34 - Above Ground
🔸Sunday 05.28.23 - General day in the tent, the ladies are responding well to the F1 Setting (Flowering 1) this changes over to enhanced 660nm red encourages blooming, can't wait to see the effects this has on the flowers!
🔸Friday 05.26.23 - Just using H20 PH 5.8/6.5 the plants just surprise me every day I check in on them, the flowers on one of them are getting amazingly frosty! One of the plants is showing a larger amount of Satvia Traits.
🔸Wednesday 05.24.23 - These girls went into flower way too quickly, and I did not get a chance to do any training, but all in all they look great, the Smart 8 LED is set at 60% still running the Veg 1 setting, will be switching it over to the Bloom 1 Setting this weekend, will be a nice increase in the red spectrum. These lights are just loaded with settings. The buds and areas around them are starting to get frosty and the smells are starting to grow as well!
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📝Strawberry Pie Auto
📝Grown By: MrJones
📝@fastbuds_official
📝Soil - ProMix HP
📝Medic Grow Smart 8 LED - SETTINGS 60% V1
📝@medicgrow420
📝@gaiagreenorganics
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📝 A true delight with a delicious aroma and a stunning 26% THC. This eye candy of a cultivar boasts unique colors and reeks of red berries and cookie dough that will leave your mouth watering.
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@Roberts
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Runtz Punch is growing strong. She has reached maturity and is ready to flower. She will need some hst at some point for sure. Probably switch to flowering in a week. Thank you Spider Farmer, Athena, and Herbies Seeds. 🤜🏻🤛🏻🌱🌱🌱
Thank you grow diaries community for the 👇likes👇, follows, comments, and subscriptions on my YouTube channel👇.
❄️🌱🍻 Happy Growing 🌱🌱🌱
https://youtube.com/channel/UCAhN7yRzWLpcaRHhMIQ7X4g
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@Ganjagardenner
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As every one says, less is more with nutrients! I think I got a bit excited as it was my first grow. Already leaves my lesson and my outdoor photoperiod girls are looking great ! Check out the diary:) can’t fault it really. Minimal effort and minimal cash spent! Got just under half an ounce of product and bearing in mind I had to throw some of the buds away due to bud rot! I think another week of flush would have been great for them to!
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Week 5
The weather for the last few weeks has been spectacular with no change in sight. I've had to dramatically increase the amount of water, PE1's happily chugging 2 Ltrs now. I've also dialed down the nutes as the very tips started to show possible nute burn. I've purposely not used techniques such as LST. I don't see the point as these are for personal use; i'm not looking for a particularly large yield, just hopefully some good end product.
So far the Pineapple's have been a dream to grow especially for a beginner. PE1 continues to explode upwards and outwards and PE2 is catching up fast. I did catch a couple of small aphid colonies on PE 1 & 2, I wiped the leafs and introduced a mantis that I found in the garden; she seems very happy in her new home. So far all seems clear 😀
The Lemonades however are proving a little trickier to read for a beginner grower like me. I've increased water and nutes and will monitor. PL1 looks happy & healthy however, hasn't quite had the growth I've been expecting but again, that's probably my experience or lack thereof; it's very early days so she could stretch in the next couple of weeks. PL2 remains very stunted though. I gave her as much love as her sisters but, it doesn't appear to be enough... kids?! Still, I'm sure it's been my lack of experience so if I get them across the line my overall mark will reflect that.