The Grow Awards 2026 πŸ†
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Selkot . YEAR 1 -------- Everything began in August 2018, with a 40Γ—40Γ—120 tent, one CFL Wings 125 (50 real watts), and 3-liter pots. πŸ˜… The very first seeds I ever grew were Cheesy Auto from Philosophers Seeds. Two plants which, in 11 weeks, gave me… 11 grams. After that, I doubled down: same conditions, but with 2 Sweet Skunk from RQS. Also 11 weeks. Also 11 grams. In the second half of the year, I clearly understood that space and light are essential; after two harvests like that, no wonder… Still, I stayed modest: a 60Γ—60Γ—180 tent and a 65w Chinese pink LED. I tried 4 Cheesy Auto from Philosophers Seeds again; result: 34 grams from the 4 plants in 13 weeks. A small, very small improvement😁 (see photo) End of the first year: a (very) mixed result. 56 grams from 8 plants. That’s 7g/plant. YEAR 2 -------- The second year was marked by switching to 7-liter pots, and buying a second identical Chinese LED, for a total of 130w, plus a 120Γ—60Γ—180 tent. 14 plants grown to completion: Quick One (see photo), Royal Dwarf, Northern Lights and Caramel from RQS and Zamnesia. Result: 225g for the year. 16g/plant. Better, but still far from good. πŸ˜‰ YEAR 3 -------- The third year, I tried to maximize yields with the equipment I had. I still moved up to 11-liter pots and grew 19 plants: Kalini Asia, Royal Gorilla, White Widow, AK420, Diesel, Amnesia, Couskush and Bubble Kush from RQS and Zamnesia. Result: 361 grams for the year, 19g/plant; progress, but still not enough. At the end of the year, I bought 2 MarsHydro TS600. My first β€œreal” lights… The fourth year marks my arrival on GrowDiaries… 😊
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Week 1. Vegetation
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Selkot . YEAR 4 -------- The 4th year starts with 1 Fat Banana from RQS and 1 Amnesia from Zamnesia, which together produced 84g; 42g per plant, it felt like a revelation at the time 😊 After that, I figured I’d pack the tent with 3 Hulkberry from RQS and 3 Monster Dwarf from Zamnesia, which gave me 165g from the 6 plants; a small ratio, but it was the first time I harvested more than 100g… Mid-season. That’s when I signed up on GrowDiaries 😎 In January, I started 3 OG Kush from RQS, my first photoperiods, followed in March by 4 Royal Cookies, also from RQS. (see photos) It's also my first award on GD: 5th place in the DOTW 😊 Total for this 4th year: 390g from 15 plants, which is 26g per plant. In 4 years, I barely passed the one-kilo mark. The fifth year would be the year of change πŸ˜‰
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Week 2. Vegetation
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Selkot . YEAR 5 - 1st quarter ---------------------- The 5th season begins with the same setup. The novelty of this season is the substrate: from this point on, all my indoor grows will be done in coco coir. Five Northern Lights plants, 2 from RQS indoor and 3 from Zamnesia outdoor, take up the first quarter. With 5 plants, they will produce 212 g. For the first time, one of them alone exceeds 100 g. Second award on GD: 9th place in the DOTW πŸ™
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Week 3. Vegetation
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Selkot . YEAR 5 - 2nd quarter ----------------------- The 5th season continues with 3 Gorilla Punch from FB and 3 Original XXL from GB in the same tent. A disappointment: with 6 plants, they yield 179 g, less than the previous 5. But in only 10 weeks. Green Brand did better than Fastbuds for a first try. During these first two quarters, I won MOTM, 2nd and 3rd place πŸ˜‰
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Week 4. Vegetation
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Selkot . YEAR 5 - 3rd quarter ----------------------- In the 3rd quarter, I start 3 Strawberry Banana from FB and 1 Royal AK from RQS. But I allow myself a small upgrade: I replace the two TS 600 (100 W) with two TS 1000 (150 W). The four plants give me 247 g, my best harvest so far, With an average of 62 g per plant. I also made a bit of bubble hash 😏
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Week 5. Vegetation
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Selkot . YEAR 5 - 4th quarter ----------------------- To finish the season, I start 3 Mandarine XL and 3 Strawberry Cake from Ganja Farmer. 194 g from the 6 plants. A humble end to the season. This 5th year ends with a total of 841 g from 21 plants, an average of 40 g per plant : twice as much as the previous year. Over these 5 years, 77 plants grown from 24 different strains, for a total of 1,873 g. And that’s when I take a 2-year break for a job in Africa, hoping to come back strong soon πŸ‘‹
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Week 6. Flowering
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Selkot . YEAR 6 - 1st quarter ---------------------- Back from Africa in August 2025, I’m getting back to work 😊 This time, no hesitation about the setup : I’m going big: a 120Γ—120Γ—180 tent with my two TS1000s, plus two FCevo1500s, for a total of 600 W over 1.44 mΒ². That’s finally a decent setup for home use πŸ‘Œ I’m starting this new season with some Fastbuds: 5 White Widows in 15-liter pots and 1 Banana Purple Punch in an 8-liter pot. The 5 White Widows produced 558 g : a new record by far! πŸ‘ Shows that nothing matters more than light I was quite active on the forum, happy as I was to reconnect with the community after 2 years; so a little reward: 3rd place in the GOTW for a first participation πŸ™ The Banana is nearing the end of its cycle; results coming soon.
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James
James
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commented6d ago
Amazing job as always πŸ‘
Selkot
Selkot commented6d ago
@James, THX 😊
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