The Grow Awards 2026 🏆 
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@Merrymoosefamilyfarms
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Hey hey everybody! We are back here this week at the beginning of week 13 and it is almost that time… time to flip?
….I wish…. No, no…. I am trying to be good but I think I came up with a plan that will give me a rough idea of when I will see that light at the end of the tunnel- or we’ll at least flip that light to 12/12 haha-
No no it is almost Christmas and things have been crazy over here. With the holiday madness upon us, I can’t tell all of you how much I have appreciated the relative silence (you know how it is, there are multiple fans running) time seems to slow down and it just us and the plants. Quite enjoyable.
So as you already know, we are going to be on coast until we fill out the rest of that 3x3 scrog net- however just today on my way into work, I came up with what might be my new definitive plan…
I have had a bit of trouble waiting, no doubt it will be worth the wait, but the wait has been difficult none the less… so here it is..
Here’s what I’m thinking- I have this going and I also have some fastbuds growing in the same area. What I am most likely going to do- is wait until it’s time for the fastbuds to come down to open up some space in the 5x5 and the rock candy cake can have all that space to herself- I will shift the scrog into the center of the tent and then flip the light schedule to 12/12 and let it run wild- it’s at this point I will most likely employ a more hands off approach so it can focus all of its energy on producing buds worthy of such a wait.
The canopy is getting pretty lush and I really need to get in there and defoliate- I really lucked out, today was the last day I had to work until after Christmas so you KNOW I will be in there tomorrow plucking away at leaves (strategically of course) half kidding I’m probably still a whirlwind compared to some, but I’ve noticed- especially when it comes to autos, that my leaf selection has become much more refined when defoliating. PROBABLY gonna see a BIT less of that tomorrow as I have to open up the canopy but I still plan on being careful.
Something else that was super cool who may not be following along with the other journal, happened oddly enough just the other day when I was doing dishes- I was scrubbing away with my phone all propped up so I could watch/listen to dude grows. And I heard the dude mention a contest on their website that I had entered… of course my ears perked up, I leaned in a little closer to take a look and was thinking to myself how cool it would be, even to see my picture in the background and sure enough there it was and they brought it up and commented on the submission and seemed to be genuinely enthused by it and let me tell you I am STILL riding high off that one!
One thing that was cool too was a rep at a nutrient company had seen that and congratulated me as well and it was again just so cool and I’m honored to have been on there! I listen to them practically everyday at work- yeah words are not doing it justice right now but I was stoked!!!
Other than that, the holidays are practically upon us so I’d imagine it’ll be a whole lot of family activity with a side of unintentional neglect that I plan on keeping to an absolute minimum because we are right around the corner from some excitement in that tent- that thing is going to be HUGE! So we have that to look forward to! And on that note, I just want to say that from our home to yours, I truly hope you all have a wonderful holiday season and I can’t wait to come back and get into the garden talk with all my growmies! Growers love everybody and happy holiday!! 💚🤙🌱🎅🏼🎁🎄
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@HisHope
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5/7
Week 3!
This is our first CBD Crack grown in coco and she is showing wonderful color, form, and size for only 14 days up.
Very happy with this so far even if the delay does present some issues.
She just so pretty!
5/9
She is just exploding, a full inch of height and girth in one day.
No hairs yet, increasing nuets tomorrow 20%.
5/10
Nuets increased
Raised her base up to get better light, think she has fully acclimated by now.
5/11
She has grown another node and another inch in one day!
The reward for what we did yesterday, she wanted more light and nuets.
Will leave things as they are for now.
5/12
Just call her "Inch a Day" a that is her growth rate.
Training her today, Pony Tailing LST
First hairs visible so folding in a light dose of Bloom
5/13
10 inches wow
First cycle of pony tailing was productive though she still tacked on over an inch in 24 hrs.
Secondary growth tips grew a lot during the process and expect tonight to be even more productive.
Node spacing is about one inch so perfect now
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@CanadianFillmore
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Week 4 begins for Mandarin dreams 1&2, 4 weeks to go!
Both ladies are looking good but MD1 is showing purple discoloration in some of her leaves. MD2 is the runt of the two, but still looks great.
Thanks for stopping by 👽🌳💚
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@stonedkoala
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- Hydroponic setup using Active Aqua 5 gal bucket with 2 added air pumps for root health
- On 4/30, seedling is transferred to bucket of hydroton
- Filled bucket with 4-4.5 gallons of tap water with a pH of 5.8 only receiving hydroguard
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@PrinceOfHerbs
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The plants become surprisingly resinous and have a very pungent odor. The Strawberry Gorilla is already turning purple.
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@RumplePuffskins
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It’s getting cold and damp. Fingers crossed for a couple warm weeks into croptober
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@herbalistssword
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First day of week 6, I will be adding content as the week progresses, have a look at week 5 as that is now complete.
Status:
Candy Kush #1 d36 - Looking awesome, some pistils showing. Was too bushy so did some LST and slight defoliation today with supercrop on 1 branch.
Candy Kush #2 d36 - Looks like nitrogen deficiency is sorted, now I have excess? :D see the clawing tips? Gonna stick with the current feed, hopefully she'll overcome otherwise I'll flush her once if things get worse.
Bubble Kush d32 - Amazing, nothing to report, some tucking done
Fastberry d32 - Looking as weird as ever, some tucking done
Sugar Mama d36 - growing and getting really bushy, shame about the mess I did with the roots/stem but she is doing ok now.
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Fed 2nd day of weeks 6 (day 37), 3ml biogrow 2ml calmag. pH was at 6.5 Ec was at 1.5.
New leaves are really yellow in candy Kush 2, iron deficiency? Not sure what is happening, will be monitoring.
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Day 38, Removed the yellow leaves and a little defoliation on all the plants
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Day 39, Raised the shorter plants so they get some more lights. All of them have finished 35 days (5 weeks from seedling today) and are looking great. Feed the same, although they still look very bright, brighter than I am used to.
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Day 41, Feeding time, started giving them bloom at 5ml/l and the other normal dosages as in diary.
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Day 42, End of week 6
The girls are all looking great, there is is so much hair on the buds, haven't seen so much with outdoor grows. Exciting :D
Sugar mama is way too bushy and not getting taller. The new blades are too thin, maybe I'm overfeeding her (only biogrow+calmag)? defoliated her, lots of fan leaves removes, she is asking for some training, I've ordered plant tie and will do some LST when delivered.
Fastberry also had a couple of leaves removed
All kushs doing great
Thanks for reading and happy growing!
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@Silverback_Guerilla
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1/14:
This morning, I did a foliar application of big bloom and fulvic acid, then about 5 hours later I watered them with about a half-gallon of rainwater each and added armor si, humic acid, endoboost myco/tricho, liquid molasses, and a bunch of cal-mag. Today, I also I wired up and mounted my new samsung sun board strips (660nm/730nm) and my Solacure FlowerPower UVB fixture.
I'm running the deep red/far red bud boosters a few hours per day right now, but will run them for the entire photoperiod once I start flowering them. I'll run the UVB for 4 * 15-minute sessions a day for the full flowering cycle, and if they don't protest too much I'll increase each session by 5 minutes and evaluate again. Some strains are more forgiving than others and I've got 5 different strains in this space...so really not sure much time I'll get away with exposing them to the deadly rays without damaging them too much...😈
1/15:
I received one of the rapid led/growmau far red initiator pucks today. With the placement of my UVB light, I'm realizing I'll need another far red puck to have even and intense far red coverage, so I'm ordering another with Prime delivery and waiting to start flowering until I receive it.
I sprayed them down really well with ph adjusted rainwater tonight to rinse off nutrient build-up from foliar applications.
1/16:
I'm really excited to try flowering under 14/10. I grew photos indoors on an off for 15 years before I semi-retired. If I added up all the additional flowering time I could have done through the years if LED technology existed, I'd have had an extra truckload of bud to smoke.
I did another application of Axiom Harpin a|b Proteins this evening, right before dark. I'm expecting a big growth burst this week, leading up to the flower stretch. I really need them to trigger under 14/10 within 4 or 5 days🙏
...if not, I'll switch to 13/11 and wait a few more days🙏😟..if still no pistils are poppin, I'll go to 12/12 and chalk it up as bad luck or varietal indifference to Pr and Pfr manipulation.
1/17:
I fed each of them about 3/4 gallon of full strength veg nutes. This will be the last. I'll go with half-strength veg and half-strength bloom for a week, then go with full strength bloom nutrients until I start flushing them in 6-8 weeks.
1/18:
I installed the second far-red flowering initiator today and got all my timers configured for flowering:
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timer#1 - power strip with qb's and red boosters
10:00am -12:00am
timer#2 - (dual/independent setting)
sideA- 3-way cube with uva bars
10am - 3pm
7pm - 11pm
sideB- flowerpower uvb
1pm - 1:15pm
4pm - 4:15pm
7pm - 7:15pm
11pm - 11:15pm
timer#3 - far red pucks
11:00pm - 12:15am
timer#4 - sub-canopy tube
10am - 1pm
3pm - 6pm
8pm - 11pm
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I also did some testing on the timers and sealed myself into the closet to check for any light leaks. All good.👌
1/19:
Tonight is their first long night. It's ON!👍
1/20:
I watered them today with about a half gallon each. I'm seeing calcium and magnesium deficiences here and there, so added some boomerang and heavy cal-mag-Fe along with liquid molasses, humic acid, and endoboost myco. I also foliar fed with big bloom and fulvic acid.
That's it for week 4-
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Zamnesia - Pineapple Express (F1 Auto) - 76 Days
The time has come—harvest day! It's bittersweet to say goodbye to this incredible journey, but all great things must come to an end. The Pineapple Express (F1 Auto) has been a true wonder, delivering both in strength and flavor, with an aroma that's unforgettable. This strain produced the hardest buds we've ever grown—rock-solid and packed with resin, the likes of which we’ve never seen before.
A massive thank you to Zamnesia for providing these remarkable seeds! And an extra special shoutout to Xpert Nutrients for the outstanding fertilizers. The results speak for themselves—your nutrients truly work miracles, creating those dense, powerful buds that we're so proud of.
Stay tuned for the final photo and video showcase of this incredible harvest. We're thrilled to share it with you all!
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Every cycle with Xpert Nutrients shows progress. We see incredible results: dense, resinous buds, rich aromas, and, of course, yields we can be proud of. With these nutrients, there are no compromises – only maximum performance!
Thank you, Xpert Nutrients, for your continuous support and for helping us unlock the full potential of our plants. The results speak for themselves!
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@Messypies
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brilliant week of growth from the peanut butter cookies. Been a little bit of a struggle for space but will HST once all autoflowers are out.
Both the auto cinderella jack and auto critical cheese are developing buds nicely
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@Boomdrawfyah
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Dia 91 la 4 semana de floración , la 1051 va mucho mas avanzada que las demás, hay algun problema con la mosca blanca aunque ya hemos pedido depredadores para combatir con ella de manera biologica, la Glow Starz y la White Noise van mucho mas atrasadas aunque se ven mucho mejor
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@TerpNoobster
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Starting to fatten up, some yellowing leaves, I top dressed a little over a week ago. So I'm hoping just a little nute burn. One plant is getting alot of purple not sure if it's genetics or deficiency. Front middle is quite a bit smaller nug wise. Front left is cresendo 1, Front middle- trainwr3ck × pistachio, Front right- is cresendo 2, back left- white runtz, back middle- cresendo 3, back right- grampas cookies× lilac diesel.
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@Scrubz767
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They started flowering gave them Chicken Manure a few days earlier when I noticed it, in the 3rd week if flower i'm going to give them rabbit manure and make a flowering tea for them 😁we will see how it goes also might get a PK Booster 🤔
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@BioGrowKing
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Meine Woche ist an sich gut verlaufen, wie man auf den Bildern sehen kann habe ich sie nun oben heruntergebogen sowie auch an den Seiten Arm da sie sonst zu nah an die Lampe wächst.
Ich habe auch eine neue Lampe und zwar von Mars Hydro die T600
Ich denke sie müssen sich erst ein wenig an die neue Lampe gewöhnen denn die hat um einiges mehr power als die letzte die ich selber gebaut habe ich glaube deswegen hängen die Blätter ein wenig.
Ich habe zwei Blätter da ist eine komische Farbe drauf die man auf den Bildern ersehen kann einmal ein wenig bräunlich und einmal ein wenig braun hat jemand eine Idee was das sein kann.
Nächste Woche werde ich die Uhr umstellen und sie in die Blüte schicken.
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@LokalGrenz
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Can’t find my 10x magnifier so can’t really get a good look at the trichomes but buds are getting thicker and harder smell is great happy with the grow can def do better I see my mistakes and where I could do better
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@Ninjabuds
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My Sticky Rice plant is still on the smaller side, but it's got a really strong smell, and I love the look of its leaves.
It's been a challenging week with the constant rain and ridiculously high humidity. Keeping things dry indoors has been a real struggle. Despite the weather, I managed to flip all my feminized photoperiod plants to flower this week. I'm hoping the switch will go smoothly, but with this humidity, it's going to be tough.
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@TheMadHasher
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Whats up everybody cheers to another week of growth for everyone!
This week the ladies buds started showing signs of progress. You can see them produce more and more resin every day thanks to the cold weather its really easy to keep a pretty dry environment. Can’t wait to do my final defo next week! Until then stay green!
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@Wicked_Stix
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The end of week 1 has arrived. We all know how it goes. Just playing the waiting game. At this stage these girls are just working on building their root system. The roots should be hitting the reservoir in the bottom of the buckets soon then they should take off. Got the water pumping and the lights beaming 24 hours a day. Running a low dose of maxigro. Keeping the ph around 6. Will probably be topping them around day 12. Would be amazing if I can get them ready to switch to flower at the end of week 3. But for now I'm just going to check on them 420 times a day hoping they don't die. Might be back next week if they are alive. Happy growing!
