☀️ Balcony Jungle 🌱 2026

DivineBuds420 ☀️ OUT TO THE BALCONY 🌱 The little ones are ready to leave the tent and see their new home for the first time. After getting established in their small pots, the seedlings are now moving outside onto the balcony. Time for some real sunlight, fresh air and the beginning of their outdoor adventure. ☀️🌿 Let's see how they handle their new environment. 💚🌱

DivineBuds420 The plants have grown quite a bit since moving outside and are getting noticeably bigger. They seem to be enjoying the fresh air and natural sunlight, and the little seedlings from the beginning are starting to look like proper plants now. 🌿☀️ Things are finally starting to get interesting. Let's see how much bigger they can get. 🌱 🌱 AN INTERESTING OBSERVATION — GOLOSA I noticed something unusual about one of the Golosa plants. Instead of producing the usual alternating pairs of shoots at each node, this plant appears to be developing two pairs of shoots at the same node. I'm not sure what is causing this unusual growth pattern yet. Could it simply be an interesting genetic variation, or could we be looking at something more unusual, such as a polyploid trait? Too early to tell, but definitely something I'm going to keep an eye on. 👀🌱 Let's see how this plant develops as it grows.

DivineBuds420 The plants keep growing, despite having to deal with the usual mix of wind and weather on the balcony. So far, most of them seem to be handling the outdoor conditions well and are continuing to put on new growth. 🌿☀️ The Green Poison is still noticeably behind the others and is currently the smallest plant in the lineup. It is still in its 1 L pot, but seems to be slowly recovering and putting on some new growth. It's definitely taking its time, but at least we're moving in the right direction. 🌱💚

DivineBuds420 The plants keep growing steadily, even though the wind has started to leave its mark. Some of them are getting noticeably bent and leaning quite heavily from the constant wind exposure, but they are still putting on new growth and seem to be handling it well. 🌱💨 This week, the plants were transplanted into their final 11 L pots, giving the roots plenty of room to develop for the rest of the grow. The Balcony Jungle is getting bigger — and definitely a little wild. 😅🌿

DivineBuds420 The plants have settled in well and are growing rapidly. At this rate, things are probably going to get crowded again. 😅🌿 The Golosa is especially interesting. It has developed an unusually thick but rather flat main stem, almost as if two main stems were growing side by side. Combined with its unusual growth structure, this plant is producing a surprising amount of foliage. Definitely one to keep an eye on. 👀🌱 Let's see how much space this Balcony Jungle is going to need... Spoiler – all of it. 😂

DivineBuds420 We're abroad again, but luckily we have a reliable plant sitter taking care of the Balcony Jungle and sending us regular photos. 📸🌿 It's already the end of July, and the plants have continued to grow at an impressive pace. Looking at how much they've grown over the last couple of weeks, I'm starting to wonder if we might already be seeing the beginning of the stretch. It's still a little early to say for sure, but the timing could make sense. No obvious signs of flowering yet, but things are definitely starting to get interesting. 👀🌱 A little look at how this year's balcony tomatoes are coming along. 🍅🌱 They're growing alongside the Balcony Jungle and are slowly turning the balcony into even more of a jungle. 😅🌿 Let's see what the next few weeks bring.

DivineBuds420 The plants are still pushing strongly upwards, but they're now also starting to fill out much more horizontally. The canopy is becoming noticeably wider and bushier, with more side growth developing across the plants. It looks like the Balcony Jungle is not only getting taller, but also considerably fuller. 🌿☀️ Still plenty of growing to do — and judging by the pace they're going at, space is definitely becoming a serious concern. 😂🌱

DivineBuds420 The plants are continuing to grow strongly, and the Balcony Jungle is getting fuller by the week. From the middle of this week, we'll be abroad again for a few weeks, but as usual, my brother is taking good care of the plants while we're away. 📸🌿 Before leaving, each of the ladies received a top dress with 10 g of BioTabs Silicium Flash and 10 ml of Orgatrex. Hopefully, this gives them some additional support as they continue their transition towards flowering. Now it's time to leave them in good hands and see what they look like when we get back. 🌱☀️

DivineBuds420 We're still away, but the plants are being well taken care of. 📸🌿 The ladies are getting noticeably bushier, and my suspicion from the last few weeks seems to be confirmed. The stretch definitely seems to have kicked in, and now we're starting to see the first signs of flowering. The tomatoes are happily growing as well, producing plenty of flowers and already setting lots of fruit. 🍅🌱 Things are getting very crowded in the Balcony Jungle, but that's making the whole thing even more interesting. 😅🌱 Let's see how the plants develop from here — it's getting exciting. 🌸💚

DivineBuds420 We're finally back home, and the Balcony Jungle has definitely grown while we were away. 😅🌿 The first Appalachian Kush is now starting to form its flowers, so it looks like flowering is officially underway. The plants have also reached a size where their large amount of foliage acts almost like a sail in the wind. With the strong and frequent winds we get up here, the little 11 L pots have started getting blown over. For now, I've secured the pots with some Paracord as a simple temporary solution. 💨😅 I also removed some foliage and a few of the lower branches, mainly to make watering and working around the plants a little easier. The Appalachian Kush plants are currently the biggest of the bunch, but there isn't a huge difference in size between the strains. Even the Green Poison, which fell behind earlier in the grow, has managed to catch up quite nicely. 🌱💚 The Golosa is still showing its unusual growth pattern as well. Its thick but flat main stem has now split at the top, forming two main tops instead of one. 👀🌱 It's definitely starting to look like a proper Balcony Jungle now. ☀️🌿 The tomatoes have been keeping us busy as well. We've already been harvesting them gradually for quite some time and have enjoyed several kilos of homegrown tomatoes so far. 🍅😋 They are honestly incredibly delicious, and the yellow variety has become our clear favourite. Definitely one of the highlights of this year's Balcony Jungle. ☀️🍅🌱