The Grow Awards 2026 🏆
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@Ferinky
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Hola y gracias por pasarte a ver mi diario. ConocĂ­ esta variedad hace 20 años. En 2001, en mi pueblo, mi padre y sus amigos cultivaban una marihuana a la que llamaban "Madre", hacĂ­an crecer plantas de hasta 4 metros de alto y otros tantos de ancho, verdaderos monstruos del cultivo de guerrilla en las montañas del levante español. Cuando, con 18 años la probĂ©, supe que era algo realmente especial, era una Ă©poca en la que los viajes a Ámsterdam eran habituales y de vez en cuando algĂșn amigo traĂ­a alguna muestra de lo mejor que encontraba; pues bien, siempre decĂ­amos que si esta "Madre" estuviese en los coffee shops Holandeses podrĂ­a competir y desbancar a muchos mitos de aquella Ă©poca. Cuando le pedĂ­ a JosĂ©, uno de los amigos de mi padre que mantenĂ­a la especie, que me explicase mĂĄs sobre esta variedad me decĂ­a que sĂłlo me la podĂ­a pasar en esqueje, ya que no habĂ­an estabilizado la cepa y las semillas tenĂ­an fenotipos muy variopintos. Estuve 2 años pudiendo cultivar dicho esqueje (hoy en dĂ­a conocido como el Clon Mario), con muy buenos resultados, pero con 18 años mis habilidades como cultivador eran escasas, mi conocimiento sobre esquejado y mantenimiento de madres era nulo y acabĂ© perdiendo aquel clon, posteriormente y por redadas policiales en aquellas montañas todo aquel que mantenĂ­a durante años esta genĂ©tica acabo perdiĂ©ndola, conservando semillas que nunca llegaron al nivel de la cepa original. Hasta que Mario Bellandi, creador de la variedad, y su banco de semillas Delicatessen Seeds consiguieron estabilizarla mediante semillas regulares y feminizadas. En 2014 comprĂ© un paquete de semillas feminizadas y el resultado fue mĂĄs que bueno, recordando sin duda a aquella joya ancestral pero sin llegar al nivel del Clon original. Esta vez cultivĂ© la Reina Madre partiendo de 3 semillas regulares y el resultado creo que ha sido aĂșn mĂĄs prĂłximo al original, lo cual es todo un Ă©xito para mĂ­. Una de las 3 semillas muriĂł antes de llegar a la madurez y las otras dos resultaron ser dos hembras, muy parecidas entre sĂ­. Una la puse en maceta de 50L y la otra en maceta de 20L. Las plantas crecieron sin ningĂșn problema excepto alguna carencia que presentĂł antes de tiempo, especialmente de nitrĂłgeno. Al ser un cultivo 100% orgĂĄnico y Ășnicamente con riegos de agua del grifo sin añadir abonos lĂ­quidos era esperable, aunque el resultado final me deja muy satisfecho. AdemĂĄs, el hecho de añadir todos los nutrientes al sustrato me ha permitido facilitar la tarea del riego y no tener que realizar el lavado de raĂ­ces. La planta que se desarrollĂł en una maceta de 20L ha producido 120g de cogollos secos, esponjosos, espigados y con una relaciĂłn flores/hojas bastante buena. La planta que puse en maceta de 50L sufriĂł la podredumbre del tronco principal y tuve que cortarla antes de tiempo, desechando buena parte de la producciĂłn, aun asĂ­ he obtenido de ella 80g de rica yerba old school. El olor de las flores hĂșmedas era bastante intenso y con matices cĂ­tricos y especiados. Respecto a plagas y enfermedades ha sido muy resistente, no he apreciado signos de araña roja, pulgĂłn ni trips gracias al aporte de harina de Neem en el sustrato. Tampoco he sufrido el temido y habitual ataque de las orugas (ni la oruga de las hojas ni la del cogollo) gracias a las pulverizaciones en las fechas clave con Bacillus Thuringiensis. Tampoco se ha visto afectada por el OĂ­dio que normalmente aparece al final de la floraciĂłn en la zona donde vivo, ni tampoco de botrytis , por lo que la pastilla de Micorrizas y Trichodermas ha funcionado a la perfecciĂłn, no sĂłlo reforzando el sistema radicular sino tambiĂ©n frente a los hongos invasores. El clima tambiĂ©n me ha acompañado este año, vivo en una zona cĂĄlida donde la temperatura suele ser Ăłptima para el cultivo de exterior de cannabis, el mes de mayo lloviĂł algĂșn dĂ­a de forma agradable, junio, julio y agosto fueron especialmente secos, solo lloviĂł un par de noches a finales de agosto, y septiembre tambiĂ©n ha sido muy respetuoso lloviendo solo 2 veces. Por todo esto, siendo la primera vez que elaboro un supersoil, estoy seguro que para la temporada 2022 repetirĂ© el sistema, haciendo algunos ajustes a la mezcla para evitar estas carencias que he comentado. Quiero agradecer a Growdiaries.com la herramienta que nos brinda a los cultivadores (en mi caso cultivador clandestino) para poder realizar el seguimiento de nuestros cultivos y como, en mi caso particular, ha hecho que mi motivaciĂłn y trabajo hayan sido una constante semana tras semana, por lo que ha influido directamente en el buen resultado final de la cosecha. TambiĂ©n agradecer a todo el que pasĂł por aquĂ­ durante el seguimiento ya que me dieron el apoyo necesario para mejorar en mi cultivo. Un saludo. Ferinky
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@Dunk_Junk
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Wow she's grown 24cm this week. I'm getting excited about her! I think she's looking to be a fab plant. Doing well in her fabric pot.
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One more week up we go 😇 Day 27 and all is going smoothly, having some issues with my humidity since i cant bring it lower than 60%, just got a second dehumidifier lets see if that resolves my “situation” with this humidity in the air đŸ€ŠđŸ˜†đŸ˜… I have been running higher temperatures to help balance my VPD, some times is bether to embrace thing than try and figth them , non so ever i got a second dehumidifier heheheh 😅😈😇 5x White Mango WM 5x Alasken Purple AP 4x Blueberry BB 3x SAD S1 2x Badazz Cookies BC 19 in total for a 4x8x6 - 1,2x2,4x2 Light Lumatek Zeus 465W compact pro 2x at 100% All i Grow is medicine for myself, Stay safe, stay tuned and B Happy and do it for the love Peace ✌ D
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Seeds sprouted June 21st, outdoors in Southern California. I'm using Fox Farms Ocean Forest potting soil and city tap water. Can't wait to start this grow!
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Very easy first grow very happy with results best weed I ever smoked and I can only get better from here so I'm excited to keep seeing more and more progress
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@Ribemarti
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Las plantas llevan 41 dias en floracion y este es su aspecto, estoy regando 2 litros por planta cada 3 dias, E.C 1940 partiendo de base 400 !! P.H 6,4 , estan muy sanas y desprenden mucha olor y resina, son las super boof un escandalo
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Hi everyone đŸ€— This week it looked more and more astonishing after opening the box a wonderful sweet smell wafts through the room 👍. A few days ago the Blue Cheese Phenotype 1 was harvested and placed in the dark room :-). This week both Kosher Tangie Kush phenotypes will be harvested 👍. Next week the Blue Cheese phenotypes 1 and 2 will be harvested ;-) everyone else needs a while 😀. I wish you all a nice week, stay healthy đŸ™đŸ» and let it grow đŸŒ±đŸ‘
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🌾 Week 7 Flower – Crystals, Aromas & Monster Buds Welcome, friends, to the final pre-harvest chapter for our Mango Kush sisters. Week 7 Flower is where everything comes together: weight, density, aroma, and frost. And let me tell you — these girls are absolute monsters. âž» đŸŒ± The State of the Sisters ‱ Pheno #1 – The trailblazer. Her colas are enormous, dense, and sparkling like snowy peaks under the lights. The macro shots reveal a glittering layer of trichomes, covering buds, sugar leaves, and even little fan leaves near the canopy. She’s showing phenomenal resin production, and her pistils are thick and curling. ‱ Pheno #2 – The younger sister, but catching up fast. Her buds are dense and sticky, the frost is appearing more heavily, and every macro shot reveals the same dazzling crystal coverage. She’s slightly behind Pheno #1 in maturity, but don’t be fooled — she’s a true powerhouse in her own right. The smell in the room is so strong that if it weren’t for the carbon filters, we’d probably be calling the fire department thinking someone baked 100 mango pies at once! 😅 I mean the frost on these buds? Looks like Mother Nature had a snow day in the grow tent — pure white crystals everywhere, like the plants are wearing winter coats in July! ❄ âž» 🔬 Trichome Watch – Macro Details Week 7 is all about trichomes. Here’s what we’re seeing and monitoring: ‱ Clear trichomes: Still present, mainly on the lower bud sites, indicating some time left before peak potency. ‱ Cloudy/milky trichomes: The majority of bud surfaces are now showing full milkiness, a sign of peak THC potential. ‱ Amber trichomes: Small percentages on the tips of pistils — this is the first sign of cannabinol conversion, giving the slightly more sedative effect. đŸŒ± Educational takeaway: Trichome inspection is the golden key to deciding harvest timing. Macro photography helps us see nuances invisible to the naked eye. We’re aiming for a balance: mostly milky with a touch of amber for that perfect Mango Kush high. âž» 💧 Feeding & Nutrition At this stage, feeding is minimal but precise — we don’t want to push excess nutrients, only support the plant as it finalizes resin and bud density: ‱ Just water lol the rest they can find in soil and else were Educational takeaway: Week 7 feeding is about support, not growth. The girls have all the energy stored; now we just help them transform it into resin, aroma, and density. âž» đŸŒĄïž Environment ‱ Temps: 28–30°C, slightly warmer in the canopy under heavy buds. ‱ Humidity: 50–55% — perfect for trichome development. ‱ CO₂: 620–650 ppm, steady, helping photosynthesis and sugar production. Observation: Trichome production loves a slightly drier mid-to-late flower environment. Too much humidity can reduce resin and promote mold on dense buds. âž» 💡 Lighting The lighting orchestra is still performing beautifully: ‱ ThinkGrow Model One → penetrating the canopy ‱ ThinkGrow ICL-300s → mid-canopy perfection ‱ Future of Grow Black Series 600W → full-spectrum balance ‱ Lumatek Zeus 465W Compact Pro → evening out footprint Result: every bud site is kissed by light, maximizing sugar leaves and resin density. âž» 🔄 Recap – Seed to Here For anyone joining now, here’s the full journey of our Mango Kush sisters: 1. Seed germination: Smooth, fast, with Aptus Start Booster. 2. Vegetative stage: Strong branching, two phenos selected, transplanted into super soil + Aptus Mycor-Mix. 3. Early Flower (Weeks 1–3): Pistils forming, Power Buds introduced, lighting expanded, TrolMaster ecosystem established. 4. Mid Flower (Weeks 4–6): Bulking, simplified nutrition, aroma starting, trichomes appearing, All-in-One Liquid and CalMag adjustments. 5. Week 7: Buds heavy, frost everywhere, aroma exploding, trichomes mostly milky with hints of amber — the final week before harvest. âž» 🔼 What to Expect ✅ Expect: ‱ Buds heavy and dense, needing support ‱ Aroma extremely potent, filling the tent ‱ Trichomes mostly milky, some amber ‱ Sugar leaves sparkling with frost ❌ Don’t expect yet: ‱ Complete amber conversion (full sedative effect) ‱ Final cured aroma or flavor (only post-harvest) Educational takeaway: Week 7 is the climax of flower maturation. Now is the time to inspect, support, and admire — patience will yield the perfect harvest. âž» 🙏 Gratitude To the GrowDiaries community: thank you for joining this journey from seed to near-harvest. The sisters have taught us patience, observation, and joy in every stage. To the gear: TrolMaster, ThinkGrow, Lumatek, Future Of Grow with the Black Series — thank you for letting the plants reach their full potential. 💚 Grower’s Reflection: These girls are monsters, monsters of beauty, resin, and aroma. Every macro shot shows why we love this process. And yes
 if it weren’t for the carbon filters, we’d probably be evacuating the neighborhood from sheer Mango Kush smell! 😅 Frosty, dense, magical — week 7 Flower is everything I hoped for. đŸ“Č Don’t forget to Subscribe and follow me on Instagram and YouTube @DogDoctorOfficial for exclusive content, real-time updates, and behind-the-scenes magic. We’ve got so much more coming, including transplanting and all the amazing techniques that go along with it. You won’t want to miss it. ‱ GrowDiaries Journal: https://growdiaries.com/grower/dogdoctorofficial ‱ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dogdoctorofficial/ ‱ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dogdoctorofficial There’s a new series blooming and it’s more than just plants. It’s about process, patience, and paying attention. âž» Explore the Gear that Powers My Grow If you’re curious about the tech I’m using, check out these links: ‱ Genetics, gear, nutrients, and more – Zamnesia: https://www.zamnesia.com/ ‱ Environmental control & automation – TrolMaster: https://www.trolmaster.eu/ ‱ Advanced LED lighting – Future of Grow: https://www.futureofgrow.com/ ‱ Root and growth nutrition – Aptus Holland: https://aptus-holland.com/ ‱ Nutrient systems & boosters – Plagron: https://plagron.com/en/ ‱ Soil & substrate excellence – PRO-MIX BX: https://www.pthorticulture.com/en-us/products/pro-mix-bx-mycorrhizae ‱ Curing and storage – Grove Bags: https://grovebags.com/ âž» We’ve got much more coming as we move through the grow cycles. Trust me, you won’t want to miss the next steps, let’s push the boundaries of indoor horticulture together! As always, this is shared for educational purposes, aiming to spread understanding and appreciation for this plant. Let’s celebrate it responsibly and continue to learn and grow together. With true love comes happiness. Always believe in yourself, and always do things expecting nothing and with an open heart. Be a giver, and the universe will give back in ways you could never imagine. 💚 Growers love to all 💚 📌 P.S. – About the Timeline A quick note for clarity: Mango Kush #1 and Mango Kush #2 are slightly offset in their flowering timeline — there’s about a week difference in their development. For the purpose of GrowDiaries, this Week 7 Flower report combines both sisters to provide a full picture of the tent and the ongoing bloom. While Mango Kush #1 is slightly ahead, and #2 a bit behind, this report reflects both in their mid-to-late flowering stage. Why combine them now? GrowDiaries updates are sometimes tricky, and combining the sisters allows us to share their progress together, making it easier for readers to follow the story and observe the similarities and differences. đŸŒ± Rest assured: When harvest comes, we’ll present a complete follow-up report covering harvest, dry, trim, cure, and smoke review — highlighting each sister’s unique traits and final results. Honesty is part of the journey, and transparency helps everyone learn and apprecilove the full picture. 💚 Growers love to all 💚
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Initiated flower with a 48 hour period of darkness on the 35th day from seed. #SFgrow
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week 2 veg official lol we have arrived here safely and the babies are looking real good. No topping or any kind of defoliation will take place, we will only be taking off lower branches and leaves as the plants grow skywards trying to keep branching as close to the stem as possible. It's getting exciting lol
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Wow! Hard to believe these are autoflowers, I’ve never harvested a cola off an autoflower quite this robust. The hps lights in the 2nd grow room were maybe a bit much and all the plants handled it differently. The big beast is one that did very nicely under the hps lights. The smaller much more frostier dried bud is from the mars hydro ts1000 grow tent. Not nearly the yield or density but beautiful crystal covering the buds. Amazing colour from both the led grow dark devils and the hps ones.
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Alles wĂ€chst! Ich flechte die Triebe fleißig ein, so dass alle etwa auf der gleichen Höhe sind und der Abstand zur Lampe maximal bleibt. BlĂ€tter die Triebe beschatten kommen weg. Am 08.04 wurde gedĂŒngt. Hab auch Top Max hinzugefĂŒgt, da ich noch eine Flasche davon rumstehen hab. Ob das notwendig ist? I don‘t know! 10.04: Alle Triebe die es nicht geschafft haben zum Scrog Gitter zu kommen wurden entfernt. BlĂ€tter die Triebe bedeckt haben kamen auch weg! 12.04: jetzt 2 Wochen Urlaub
 Kumpel kĂŒmmert sich. Lets see!
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Total de Dias 22 - 24/08/2021 Total de Dias 23 - 25/08/2021 / Pequena Rega Total de Dias 24 - 26/08/2021 / Hoje foi dia de fazer Topping nas 5 plantas. Agora e esperar por resultados :) Total de Dias 25 - 27/08/2021 Total de Dias 26 - 28/08/2021 / Rega (Mais calmag apenas por precaução), parece tudo bem com as plantas, dois dias depois de fazer topping. Total de Dias 27 - 29/08/2021 Total de Dias 28 - 30/08/2021 / Rega
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Wow. The buds are filling in. The trichomes are starting to pile onto the buds. There aren't many trichomes on the leaves yet, but the buds are thick. The high heat and low humidity has been a struggle. Lots of fan leaves losing the fight with heat, but the buds are looking great. This one is gonna be well over a pound. Well over
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@Hix57
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La 8e semaine avec les LSD 25 se dĂ©roule Ă  merveille ! Elles ont complĂštement rĂ©cupĂ©rĂ© de l'excĂšs d'azote et sont pratiquement prĂȘtes. D'ici deux jours, l'une d'entre elles sera prĂȘte Ă  ĂȘtre rĂ©coltĂ©e aprĂšs 48h d'obscuritĂ©. C'est fascinant de voir une plante passer de la graine Ă  la rĂ©colte en seulement 56 jours, soit moins de 2 mois. Cette rapiditĂ© laisse de la place pour dĂ©marrer une nouvelle culture et gagner deux semaines de plus. Quant Ă  l'autre plante, elle bĂ©nĂ©ficiera de deux semaines supplĂ©mentaires pour observer d'Ă©ventuelles diffĂ©rences de taille, d'effets ou d'arĂŽmes. Pour magnifier les saveurs et les huiles des fleurs, je leur offre dĂ©sormais des nutriments Final Part de Terra Aquatica. J'ai hĂąte de voir le rĂ©sultat de cette attention particuliĂšre ! đŸŒ±
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@Drtomb
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Still on cruise control. Everything is going nicely. Temps are within specs and all other aspects seem to be falling into place.
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This one is dedicated to Velvet Moon exclusively. The other diary is for both strains, that's because I only have one more strain and it's an auto, so I'm not going to make an exclusive diary for her.
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@Kardo
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Die trichome sind alle milchig ich warte noch 1 letze Woche und dann kommt die Ernte đŸ˜ŠđŸ‘ŒđŸ» Danke @skunkydog fĂŒr die UnterstĂŒtzung mit vielen Infos Mein erster Grow und ich bin bis jetzt zufrieden die BlĂŒten sind richtig schön geworden
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420Fastbuds FBT2301/Week10 Hello grow fam. Weekly update for these two beautiful ladies. They're definitely getting close to being chopped. I'll start checking trichs this week. Looking for a 90/10% of cloudy to amber. Flower sites look and smell amazing. Super excited for the week to come. All in all Happy Growing