The Grow Awards 2026 🏆 
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@organicman
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changed individual heights due to post seeding of 4 plants
ob1 has lock out (looks like react to little pots and/or not enough lux->lux:12000=>15000 / shows cal+mag-defi->lil xtra calmag+teaspoon of epsom salt top dressing)
ob2 is phyllotaxic
new strawberry pie 2 is phyllotaxic
bg4-th is a cripple
hb2 is tiny
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light- and watering schedule: see photos
now:
16 plants
3 x Auto Orange Bud > Dutch Passion (early80's)
3 x Haze Berry Automatic > Royal Queen Seeds (2018)
2 x Auto Euforia > Dutch Passion (late 90's)
2 x Auto Bubblegum > TH Seeds (late 80's)
2 x Original Auto BubbleGum > Fast Buds Company (late 80's)
1 x Strawberry Pie Auto > Fast Buds Company
1 x Gorilla Cookies Auto Seed Stockers (2015)
2 x Auto White Widow x Big Bud > Female Seeds
setup + strategy:
18 seeds
3 x Auto Orange Bud > Dutch Passion (early80's)
3 x Haze Berry Automatic > Royal Queen Seeds (2018)
3 x Auto Euforia > Dutch Passion (late 90's)
2 x Auto Bubblegum > TH Seeds (late 80's)
2 x Original Auto BubbleGum > Fast Buds Company (late 80's)
2 x Strawberry Pie Auto > Fast Buds Company
1 x Gorilla Cookies Auto Seed Stockers (2015)
2 x Auto White Widow x Big Bud > Female Seeds
setup:
18 x gronest 2 liter
60 cm x 120 cm x 180 cm (2 x 4) growtent
4 l humidifier
25 watt axial fan
15 watt clip fan
ro-filter
bath room with a 50 watts room fan (-> carbon filter not necessary)
...and a lot of odds and ends.
grow strategy:
max yield by stressing with:
1. tiny shoes (2 l fabric pots standing on 3 plastic rings (4 cm) for max oxygen)
2. tiny growspace (18plants on 0.72 sqm)
3. many strains (8 strains)
4. annoying neighbourhood (mixing old - i.e. bubblegum (late 80's) - with young- i.e. hazeberry (2018) - genetics)
5. no stress by light or food or water
6. unintentionally too much food
plus:
- no lst - no hst - just leaf tucking
- positioning bigger strains (euphoria, orange bud, haze berry) or just bigger phenos on less intense light spots (end of tent + edges)
- music-rotation: 24 hrs reggae (for sativas) - 24 hrs classicals (because it's scientifically proofed) - 24 hrs traditionals from the hindukush region (for the indicas)
max efficiency (min electricity - max yield):
- light: 23 h on - 1 h off
- keeping the distance of 18" (45 cm) and dimming to the right par (lux) - value depending on growing stages (see sheet: beginning 185 par ( 10000 lux/100 watt )/end 340 par ( 18000 lux/175 watt )) => ends up in approx. 170 watts in average over max 15 weeks
temperatur management:
- using approx. max. half of what the lamp can do keeps temperature low:
my tsl 2000 is pulling max. 360 watts of the wall - i need only 175 watts, results in less temperature than using a 175 watts lamp
- adjusting the temperature by using a humidifier outside of tent:
blown in humidity is soaking degrees and is transported out by fan, works much better than doing the same with pure air
summer extreme: no humidifier: 36°C / 35 rh - with humidifier: 29°C / 65 rh
works for 1-2 weeks of real hot summer days, no mould, no signs of stress in two summers
germination:
seeding in waterglass
spraying "basic"-water: ro-water (22 ppm) + calmag to 180 ppm every 4 - 8 hours until sprouted
man versus fungus gnat:
5 days before seeding i'm running the tent with "basic"-watered pots as if there were plants inside - led on, fans on, humidifier on. Fungus gnats coming with the soil might take the chance to come out now for breeding. i'm waiting with a 9 mm rifle. in the past i found 6 gnats in 2 of 8 x 50 l biobizz lightmix bags coming out of the soil. i could eliminate every single gnat successfully ;)
rotating harvest:
the little ones will be harvested completely when ready. at this point only the top branches of the big ones will be cut...and the new (basic-watered) pots of the new grow will move into the tent. 2-3 weeks later the secod half of the big ones will be cut and the second half of the new grow will move in...
nutes:
biobizz / soil: biobizz lightmix
bloom,grow,topmax,activera,algamic
+ aminopower instead of bio heaven (too expensive)
individual feeding schedule/once a week:
veg: 200 - 600 ppm
bloom: 600 - 900 ppm
water:
ro-water with:
veg: 100-150 ppm calmag
bloom: 150 ppm calmag
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@Anon73
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Growth is exponential now.
I had to install poles to stabilize several plants, some were tilting. It seems as if they grew so fast they were leaning over.
I have topped them several more times and removed some of the inner wasteful branches.
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@Kitties_and_Colas
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8/28/21
😺 We decided to flower these a little earlier than we originally intended to make room for some new strains...I will never mainline a plant this wide again indoors lol, it seemed cool at the time but as you can see it just takes up more space 😑 👎🏻
...we gave them their first shot of bloom nutrients yesterday (we typically do this 1 week before flower but things came up and we learned we'll need the tent available)...the calcium def spots seemed to have cleared up naturally on the mainline, the other plants are fairly uniform in color (not too dark anymore), and lower growth has been removed...all systems go for flower! 💪😺, I'm hoping for a significant flowering stretch, the new growth after the last mainline topping is approx. 6inches, if this stretches to 12-14inches it should build 8 really good sized colas per side.. thanks for reading! We'll update midweek..happy growing everyone!!
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9/2/21
🐱 be careful what you wish for folks..we asked for stretch and we got it..too much in fact, the node spacing isn't good, far too wide with this strain..we lowered both lights in the tent to get this to stop and turned up the fans to really beat on these for a few days..hopefully this will strengthen them, I really would hate to have to steak these later...
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@nmhomegrower
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Plant shows signs of flowering. Smell is also being perceived although is weak. Plants were fed with Arber plant food. The winds seem like finally calming down.
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@CannabisCultivate
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These girls have become part of our favourites list and we are already discussing the next round for this strain! As you can see one of them has powdery mildew and will most definitely need a wash. This is also the one that had the issue with the rust a while back and her colours have not changed like the other two. Her buds are still beautifully formed and smell delicious, so the issues for the week are obvious, but they could be much worse.
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@Pyromaniac
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They're flowering, and fast. These beauties are a must to grow. They'll grow to 2 meters tall and punch even above that. Also theyve started flowering and some already have created big sticky buds even the small one! Awesome grow recommended.
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@BioBuds
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The enormous growth and bud development this week is unbelievable. This strain keeps pushing and pushing, I can see already that these plants will be covered in bud.
Also, these plants are in size what my previous photoperiods grow in 8 weeks and some flowering.
Really amazing to see. So far my experience with autos has been meh at best. These plants are nothing like that and are resilient and forgiving.
The Mars Hydro SP-3000 is now on full blast, it gives me some white pointies and the temps go up in the tent. I'm on the threshold of heat stress and light burn.
I'm trying to push it maximally and to get to know the boundaries.
Thanks again for checking out my grow!
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@Still_Smoq
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📆 Week 8, 12-18 March 2024
12-18 March - Let the plant grow and observed.
📑 The end of this week, the start of next week she will be flipped into the 12hr cycle. I look at the beginning of the period a little different than most. This transition can take up to 2 weeks before pistil formations can be seen - a true sign of flowering, and during this time it has the potential to gain substantial mass. So I continue to consider it in a vegetative state until flowers start forming. It’s easier for me to keep up with actual flowering weeks this way.
🍽️ 12 March changed nutrient solution
🐲 12 March updated feeding schedule
🌊 Using reverse osmosis water with EC/TDS at 0
🐉 Nutrient Solution EC 2.5 at 63 degree F
💡 Light power at 50%, DLI 35 canopy coverage at 18hrs
That is it for this week. Thanks for the look, read and stopping by.
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@Waveform
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Once again, this week starts where the former one ended. With the exception of all the cables you can see in the first picture. I dared to install a minimalized version of the Raspi control only controlling the self-built humidifier and one blower/fan combination. I was very pleased to see how easily the simple diffusor can hold optimum VPD as long as temperatures are high and humidity tends to fall below optimum VPD. A single 10 seconds evaporation can hold the level for about 2–3 minutes.
I am not pleased to see the Monsanto blowers rather underperform. It’s impossible to reduce humidity or temperature with both running on full speed, while a lifting of the tent door will bring immediate changes. With the Raspi/Arduino success so far*, I am thinking about using old Power Mac fans which are WCM controllable and use 12 V. At least one to increase air intake, and maybe even the blowers.
* It wasn’t any problem at all to have the Arduino collect CO2 and soil moisture data, so after some more cable manufacturing (aka helpless soldering), I could extend the Raspi control. I’m still uncertain about the camera module (@trelorny impressed me with his time lapse videos). I don’t want to put the hardware into the tent with its not so electronics friendly climate, already risking some rare outages of the temp/hum sensor. But the camera module cannot be placed far away. So maybe I’ll use the 3A model I own as a spare part as a camera driver. Any maybe, if it works, invest in a better camera module. Mine is generation 1.
Oh, and the ladies! Gave them slightly fertilised water yesterday, and even it or the better VPD yesterday or a combination of both make me believe bud growth is a bit more visible today. The smell in the morning when I open the tent to release accumulated humidity is outstanding.
They were already thirsty on day 57 again, so pure RO + a bit of tap water until it spilled out of their pot’s bottoms. Many fan leaves turning autumnally now, and the smallest Sherbet suffered a bit from over-fertilisation as I wrote. But it this stage I don’t go for leaf beauty anymore. Just another learning: Don’t use differently sized pots anymore. Hard to feed them individually this way.
VPD was mostly in best range yesterday, and I have the feeling it really supports their bud growth. I added an "Evening time" option to my Raspi control that allows the humidity to sink a selected time before lights shut down. That made it possible to have humidity in best range for most of the night time too.
They were even dry again on day 58 morning. Another time just water. The blowers cannot cope with the flowers’ smell anymore, and so sometimes my flat cannot hide who shares it with me.
Day 60 presents me with a problem: I’ll leave on Friday for a few days. Considering the microscope pictures are not from the tops buds: Would you say it’s safe to give them another week?
Problem solved on day 61. Only clean water from now on, and next week will be their last.
You won’t see any new pictures for some days now. Me too …
Something I wanted to share with you before I leave: I just finished to update my grow box control with a new PWM fan hat that keeps the Raspi cool, while at the same an infrared sensor can now measure real leaf and additional ambient temperature. Setup is much cleaner and more robust now, but I wish my flux would not make the solder stick to the tip of the machine instead of making it flow and stick at the tiny tiny spots I have to hit …
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@Strangelet
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Harvest only 13g dried weight. Little plant but trimmed all leaves possible, no dead weight.
From seed to harvest in around 70 days. Will update smoke report later.
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@julian100614
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En ésta ocasión tenemos la suerte de probar una RED POISON AUTOMATICA DE SWEED SEEDS 🔥
Esta maravilla es una Hibridación entre una de las variedades más apreciadas de su catálogo, la Green Poison®️(SWS14), y una exótica genética autofloreciente de flores moradas y ancestros Kush pakistaníes.
Red Poison Auto®️ (SWS39) crece con aspecto de híbrido índico-sativo. Demuestra un gran vigor híbrido desde los primeros estadios de crecimiento. Desarrolla un tallo fuerte y ramas laterales largas y flexibles. Produce grandes cogollos compactos cargados de aromática resina.
Los aromas y sabores son muy agradables e intensos, dulces y afrutados con un fondo suave de Skunk.
Con esta descripción oficial de la propia página de Sweed Seeds se nos hace la boca agua con solo leerlo. Iremos viendo el transcurso de esta pequeña para ver en lo que se convierte de aquí a 3 meses aproximadamente 😊👌
Día 1: Hemos germinando la planta en un mini-invernadero con una luz LED de 20W, con 28°C y una humedad del 60%.
Día 2: La plantula ha salido y hemos transplantado al armario y a su maceta final. Una maceta de 7L con una mezcla de sustrato de Top CropComplete Mix y Biobizz Light Mix en una proporción de 70/30.
Todas las maceta tienen 3mg de Micro Vita para protegerla de las plagas.
Hemos regado con 1L de agua con 1ml de Deep Underground de Top Crop (enrraizador) para que empiece a crear el sistema radicular lo mas fuerte posible. La temperatura en el armario es de 30°C con una HR de 60%. El armario tiene incorporado un humificador 🔥
Día 3: Estoy usando una bombilla de sodio de 400W en un armario 1x1x2 con lo cual emite bastante calor y las plantas se secan bastante rapido. Estoy intentando subir la HR al maximo con ayuda de un humidificador y con agua pulverizada para mantener el entorno en un punto optimo pero es una tarea difícil. Hemos vuelto a regar las plantas con agua 💧 pH6 a 30ºC con 200 PPM.
Día 4: Sigo trabajando en mantener la temperatura y humedad en unos parametros optimos, por el momento tenemos:
•Día 30°C y 50-60% HR
•Noche: 26°C y 50-60% HR
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@Reaper
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day 5 flowering, i did some LST with rope they look healthy also transplated one into a 20L pot 2 days before they went into flowering, with soil wich has 3month fertilizer in it see how that turns out. the one in the 12L pot has thicker branches so harder to bend so im not taking too much risks on that one.
they stretched a bit every day and start to go into the pre flowering stage in a week or 2 the flowers will start pop up from everywhere O.o
see you next week
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@Terpyboyz
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So this grow came to a finshed but I had a. Few issues that’s held me up from finishing up the diary, but in due time I will reupload it all in order soon. But over all I will also update with a final weigh in of each strain produced so stay tuned 🤙🏻🔥
