The Grow Awards 2026 🏆

Fat Banana Auto Biobizz Coco/Light/AllMx

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1d ago
SPF 1200 PRO Light Emitting Diodes/120W
Sonlipo
SPF 1200 PRO Light Emitting Diodes/120W
Sonlipo
60 cm x 60 cm x 180 cm
Kingpower
Chromax NF-A14 PWM
Noctua
120 mm
Arctic
300 Active Charcoal Filter
Can-Lite
Indoor
Room Type
LST
weeks 4-5
Defoliation
weeks 4-5
15 liters
Pot Size
2.8 liters
Watering
Start at 5 Week
G
Germination
1mo ago
Nutrients 4
Alg-A-Mic - BioBizzWWO
Alg-A-Mic
0.1 mll
Bio-Grow - BioBizzWWO
Bio-Grow
0.1 mll
Bio-Down - BioBizzWWO
Bio-Down
0.3 mll
GerHardGrows Plant Name: Michaela Banana I planted a Fat Banana Auto by RQS in the same soil and setup as a Purple Punch Auto by Barneys Farm, and it sprouted without any issues. The Purple Punch had germinated after 48 hours in water but refused to grow in that soil. I’ve grown Fat Banana before, but back then it was in a tent with photoperiod plants, so the three Bananas only received 12 hours of light during flowering. That wasn’t a huge problem, though one of them actually hermed. I’ve always wondered how this strain would perform under optimal conditions, because the terpenes are some of the best I’ve ever smelled. Two of the previous plants smelled like ripe bananas, honey, and tropical fruits, while the third had an even stronger scent reminiscent of Red Bull. That one was exceptionally tasty.
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Used method
Directly In Substrate
Germination Method
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Week 1. Vegetation
1mo ago
6 cm
Height
19 hrs
Light Schedule
23 °C
Day Air Temp
6.1
pH
No Smell
Smell
80 %
Air Humidity
22 °C
Solution Temp
20 °C
Night Air Temp
15 liters
Pot Size
0.3 liters
Watering Volume
28 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 4
Alg-A-Mic - BioBizzWWO
Alg-A-Mic
0.1 mll
Bio-Grow - BioBizzWWO
Bio-Grow
0.1 mll
Bio-Down - BioBizzWWO
Bio-Down
0.3 mll
GerHardGrows So here we are: the seed sprouted after three days and was effectively born on Christmas Day, 25th December. 25 Dec – Day 1 Sprouted! - Temperature: 23 °C - Light cycle: 18/6 - Light intensity: 25 % → 17 W (measured with Tapo app) - PPFD: ~180 - Humidity: 80 % 27 Dec – Day 3 - Temperature: 19–22 °C - Humidity: 70–80 % (Humid Pro set to 75 %, step 2) - Growth: healthy, slightly leggy - Added small amount of soil for stem support - Watered approx. 150 ml + light misting - Water contained very small traces of BioBizz Grow, Alg-A-Mic, and CalMag - pH: 6.1 - Measured plant height (before soil addition): ~7 cm - Approx. 3 cm of stem later buried in soil - Light distance: 30 cm - Light: 25 % → 17 W 28 Dec – Day 4 - Light distance: 28 cm - Light cycle: 19/5 - Added approx. 2 L additional soil, leaving seedling ~2 cm above soil surface - Soil mix: BioBizz Light Mix + ½ tsp rock dust + ½ tsp INOQ 1001 Mycorrhiza + Perlite + Vermiculite - First single-finger leaves started growing - Light watering - pH: 6.1 - Visible plant height after soil addition: ~2 cm - Estimated total stem length: partially buried, ~7–9 cm 29 Dec – Day 5 - Single-finger leaves continuing to grow - Overall condition: healthy, compact 30 Dec – Day 6 - Installed Vivosun AeroFlux W70 heater - Previous days: temperature occasionally dropped near 18 °C, avg around 20 °C, now with the heater I hope to achieve better conditions - Heater set to 24 °C - Humidifier set to 70 %
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Week 2. Vegetation
19d ago
7 cm
Height
19 hrs
Light Schedule
23 °C
Day Air Temp
6.1
pH
No Smell
Smell
80 %
Air Humidity
22 °C
Solution Temp
20 °C
Night Air Temp
15 liters
Pot Size
0.3 liters
Watering Volume
20 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 4
Alg-A-Mic - BioBizzWWO
Alg-A-Mic
0.1 mll
Bio-Grow - BioBizzWWO
Bio-Grow
0.1 mll
Bio-Down - BioBizzWWO
Bio-Down
0.3 mll
GerHardGrows WEEK 2 1 Jan 2026 – Day 8 - Single-finger leaves continue growing - Light increased to 50 % → 41 W (measured with Tapo app) - Light distance: 20 cm - PPFD: ~370 (Photone app, clip diffuser on Pixel 5) - Leaves reaching upward - Visible plant height above soil: ~5–6 cm 2 Jan – Day 9 - First two-finger leaves started growing - Length of single-finger leaves: ~3.5 cm each - Overall plant width (leaf span): ~8 cm - Temperature: 23 °C - Humidity: 70 % - Visible plant height above soil: ~6 cm - Estimated total stem length including buried section: ~10–13 cm 3 Jan - Day 10 - Leaves keep growing - humidity 75 % - added 1 L of water on the outside of the soil - Ph 6.1 - tiny amounts of Biobizz Grow, CalMag, Algamic, Bio Up - 2 drops of Bio Down as usual added to the water days before adding the fertilizer to get Ph right and as usual have to put some bio up in also (super annoying, looking forward to buy a 5 Jan - Day 12 - 8 cm high - 3-finger-leaves start taking shape - chlorophyl gets darker starts to fade into the bright green 1-finger-leaves - Humidity set to 65% - Temp. 23° - VPD ~1.0 kPa VPD - Leaves pointing downwards cause vewg in full start now (Turgor-Effekt) - pointed the humidifier away from the pot so the top soil can dry 6 Jan - Day 13 - Humid: 65% - Temp: 23° - kPa ~ 1.0 VPD
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Week 3. Vegetation
19d ago
13 cm
Height
19 hrs
Light Schedule
24 °C
Day Air Temp
6.1
pH
No Smell
Smell
70 %
Air Humidity
22 °C
Solution Temp
22 °C
Night Air Temp
15 liters
Pot Size
0.5 liters
Watering Volume
25 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 4
Alg-A-Mic - BioBizzWWO
Alg-A-Mic
0.1 mll
Bio-Grow - BioBizzWWO
Bio-Grow
0.1 mll
Bio-Down - BioBizzWWO
Bio-Down
0.3 mll
GerHardGrows 8 Jan. - Day 15 - first true five finger leave is formed! will turn light to 75% and give water tomorrow Had a happy little Accident, Phone fell onto the plant, right 1 finger leave was ripped so I cut off both 1 finger leaves and the seed leaves - Humid 65% - Temp Day 23° Night 21° - VPD ~ 1.0 kPa 10 Jan. - Day 17 - 5 Finger Leaves are fully developed - watered yesterday about 1 L (added Silic Rock by Plagron alltho it's non organic, let's see..) - 10 cm height - 18 cm wide leave span - Light set to 75% (69 w) - Full Spectrum Mode activated - 25 cm distance to canopy - ~450 ppfd - Humid 65% - Temp Day 23° Night 21° - VPD ~ 1.0 kPa 11 Jan. - Day 18 - next leaves form - 3rd node Side branches form - Humid 65% - Temp Day 23° Night 21° - VPD ~ 1.0 kPa 12 Jan. - Day 19 - Humid 65% - Temp Day 23° Night 21° - VPD ~ 1.0 kPa
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Week 4. Vegetation
13d ago
22 cm
Height
19 hrs
Light Schedule
24 °C
Day Air Temp
6.2
pH
No Smell
Smell
60 %
Air Humidity
22 °C
Solution Temp
22 °C
Night Air Temp
15 liters
Pot Size
0.45 liters
Watering Volume
25 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 7
Alg-A-Mic - BioBizzWWO
Alg-A-Mic
1 mll
Bio-Grow - BioBizzWWO
Bio-Grow
0.7 mll
Bio-Down - BioBizzWWO
Bio-Down
0.3 mll
GerHardGrows Week 4 Veg 15 Jan – Day 22 She is in full vegetation beast mode now and starts showing early preflower development. - watered 2 L - pH 6.3 - no CalMag - no fertilizer - only a few drops of Alg·A·Mic - humidifier turned off - temperature raised to 24 °C - humidity ~65 % - VPD ~1.1 kPa - began training - leaf tucking - manual LST of the main stem 17 Jan – Day 24 - height ~15 cm - mild leaf tugging and manual LST - shoots growing strong and vigorous - day VPD 1.1–1.2 - night VPD ~0.9 - RH 60–65 % - night temperature 22 °C - day temperature 24 °C 19 Jan – Day 26 - humidity ~60 % - temperature 24 °C - VPD ~1.2 - light raised by 2 cm - height ~18 cm - lateral spread ~42 cm - removed 2 smaller fan leaves (improved airflow/light penetration) - watered 3 L - pH 6.3 (adjusted using ascorbic acid / vitamin C powder) - ~270 ppm nutrients added: - 1 ml Silic Rock - 2 ml Grow - 1.5 ml Bloom - 3 ml Alg·A·Mic - 1 ml CalMag - 1 ml TopMax 21 Jan – Day 28 - removed 2 fan leaves - removed 2 larger leaves from two shoots - removed 1 underdeveloped shoot 22 Jan – Day 29 - light distance ~21 cm - height ~22 cm - watered 2.5 L - pH 6.2 nutrients added: - Grow: 1.5 ml - Bloom: 1.0 ml - TopMax: 1.0 ml - Alg·A·Mic: 2.0 ml - CalMag: 0.5 ml - Silic Rock: 0.5 ml
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Used techniques
LST
Technique
Defoliation
Technique
5
Week 5. Flowering
1d ago
24 cm
Height
19 hrs
Light Schedule
24 °C
Day Air Temp
6.2
pH
No Smell
Smell
55 %
Air Humidity
22 °C
Solution Temp
23 °C
Night Air Temp
15 liters
Pot Size
2.8 liters
Watering Volume
30 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 5
Alg-A-Mic - BioBizzWWO
Alg-A-Mic
2 mll
Bio-Grow - BioBizzWWO
Bio-Grow
1.5 mll
Calmag - BioBizzWWO
Calmag
0.4 mll
GerHardGrows She continues to progress through at first very healthy with nice growth into pre-flowering phase, with noticeable changes and some stress signs slightly appearing. The pistils start to show, but shows early stress symptoms into the Week 6 especially in terms of LEAF HEALTH and WATERING. The signs of STRESS - hanging leaves - yellowing speckles Potential Causes of the Speckles: - physical stress from leaf tucking - high light intensity - didn't water frequent enough - dry back too much What do you think? You think it's a CalMag Issue? I added a bit of dolomite lime and rock flour, therefore I did not use much CalMag. Then added it once, maybe that was stupid overcompensation. Maybe not enough CalMag, maybe too much and Lock Out? I stopped giving CalMag tho and just watered more in beginning of week 6, we'll see. I had this problem in almost all of my grows so far and this time I can completely rule out a PH shift. This manifested mainly in WEEK SIX but the very first signs are shown in this WEEK 5. PLEASE COMMENT AND HELP ME! THANK YOU! 💚 Data: 23 Jan. - Day 30 - Light distance - height - Humidity - Temp 24° - VPD 1.2 25 Jan. - Day 32 - first Pistils show at main stem second top node! - height 24 cm - light changed to 100% (103 w) - light distance 30 cm - 500 - 580 ppfd - avg Humidity 57% - avg vpd 1.3, - temp. 24° 26 Jan. - Day 33 - watered 3,2 L - small amount of drain - 6.3 ph - 257 ppm - 55% humid - 24° temp - VPD 1.4 kPa - Grow 1,5 ml - Bloom 1,5 ml - AlgaMic 2 ml - Top Max 1 ml 28 Jan. - Day 35 - cut 7 leaves 29. Jan. Day 36 - stress signs - leaves seem to hang a bit - minor yellow orange speckles
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