The Grow Awards 2026 🏆 
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@DeepWaterGrower
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Hi guys, just a quick info for whoever read this diary:
I started this run with two plants but during Week 9 (57 days: 49 vegetative + 8 flowering) I had to remove the one on the right due slow growth (issue started after I topped her).
Enjoy the reading.
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Third run begins.
🍪🍦Cookies Gelato by RQS, my first time with photoperiods.
I created this diary at the end of January but due some problem with the new drip system (too ph oscillations), I decided to go back to my first love: the DWC.
This time, however, I decided to build my own DWC, taking into account the negative aspects that I find in the expensive DWC of various brands.
This tank has about 50 liters capacity and on the bottom I have inserted a metal tap that will help me with the solution changes.
The lid is made up of two parts, the upper one on which I made a hole in which I inserted a 2 liter planter full of expanded clay and the two root riot;
the front part of the lid is magnificent because it opens and allows me to do a quick check of PH and EC.
This time I'm going to count the days from the germination date. I'm going to VEG for about 40 days, then switch to 12/12 for about 70 days.
I plan on topping the plants during week 4, then defoliation + SCROG during week 5, switch 12/12 during week 6. Then lollipopping at the end of the stretch.
In this run I will use my new MARS HYDRO TS1000 2022 (already have one with 2021 MOSO driver), bought a few days ago to test the latest model with the proprietary Mars Hydro driver. I'm sure there will be further improvement in my performance 💪.
No sponsor for me yet, what I have is what I bought but I hope someone can help me to bring my crops to the next level. I'm planning to buy a new 90x90 tent and a nice 300/480 watt lamp would be very nice. Crossed fingers! 🤞
🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱GERMINATION STAGE🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱
- 20/2/23: seeds in a glass of demineralized water, 2 drops of rootbastic and 3 drops of hydrogen peroxide for 24 hours, then in root riot;
- 21/2/23: seeds under TS1000: 100 cm distance / 33% dimmer = 50 watt;
- 22/2/23: first Cookies Gelato sprouted;
- 23/2/23: second Cookies Gelato sprouted. - Got some gift from RQS, really appreciated.
I'll consider tomorrow as 1° day of veg for all 2 seedlings. I'll switch 'em to 12/12 after 40/45 days of veg.
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@MrJones
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MrJones Ztrawberriez Auto
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💧 Feeding - Using Gaia Green Grow / Bloom and Compost Teas
🍃Training / LST-Defoliation-Topping TBA
🕷️ IPM - Will be using Green Cleaner" 1 OZ per Gallon, and CannControl from Mammoth alternating between products each month for Integrated Pest
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▶️Saturday 10.21.23 Removed the humidity domes today, the humidity in the closet is sitting above 75% pushing 80% RH, and will be misting for a few more days, the pushed down just enough to keep the plants engaged, for the next week will maintain the 24h light cycle, then reduce to 20 for week 2 and 18 for week 3 for the rest of the grow. Lost 1 of the 3 seedlings, looks like I did not have it planted very well and it came up and fell over, if it was a photoperiod I would have put it back into a paper towel and neutered it, and replanted, but a stunted Auto produces less fruit.
▶️Wednesday 10.25.23 - These ladies are doing well, and just starting to grow, going to move the light cycle from 20/4 to 18/6 on Saturday.
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▶️Bud Description Ztrawberriez Auto produces long and fat buds with a beautiful light green shade with oftentimes purplish hues and a thick layer of resin that starts at the top of the flowers and continues all the way to the tip of the sugar leaves. It’s the typical bud structure you would expect from hybrid varieties topped with an explosion of fruity terps that’ll hit you in the face with a blend of creamy, fruity, and sweet aromas as soon as you break the buds open. Definitely a must for terp heads and extractors looking for exaggerated flavors and aromas
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▶️SOIL MIX
40% ProMix HP
40% Coco Coir 70/30
15% Worm Castings
05% Malibu Compost
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@Jonathanv1988
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Haven't got the hand of the nutrient think it takes to long on my phone so I'll take a pic later when I flush out in 1 or 2 weeks hopefully I make the contest
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@1Right_Angle
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Mar 28th
- plants have been moved into 1 gal pots
- gently watered-in the plants to get them through the transplant
- DynoMyco was sprinkled into the 1 gallon pots ahead of the transfer, and the Solo Cups Root-Ball, was also sprinkled with Myco, making sure any exposed roots made good contact
Mar 29th
- a watering program begins tonight, Its posted above, next on 31st (day 3)
- p.m. feeding saw 400 ml h20 per plant. (First Official feeding and there is no containment for any water leaving the pots… i held-back 100ml ea. just to see if the Pots leaked… all good for now x 30)
Mar 31
- day 3 of the watering cycle; 350ml tonight (posted above)
- petals are big enough on the true leaves; foliar spray @ lites-out
- measured Soil pH, found it to be 7.1; Future waterings will be ~ 6.2-6.3 to help bring the soil pH a little lower towards mid 6’s
Apr 4
- watering tonight ~ 250ml ea
- topped-up the Soil in each Pot. Maximizing the Root Zone this whole grow
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@Ciocanna
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From the 15th day I start adding half the norm of Hesi TNT Complex 2ml/L, we test with 210 ppm so as not to burn the roots.
On the 18th day, I moved the plant into a larger pot and watered it with half the recommended amount of nutrients and of course, transplanted the plant into a larger pot.
On the 21st day, I did LST (Low-Stress Training).
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@Reaper
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start of week 4: i cut off the fanleaves to give the stems light.
a day after that there is still water drooping out of the cuts like it doesnt heal ?
weird.
it has been a bit cold at night, the humidity also swings a lot but they grow, when the lights go out leaves curl up like they are freezing.
the video here is when the lights have been on for 8hours already, when they in the dark they look dead lol
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@Targona
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The girl is getting bigger and stronger, she grows beautifully, the branches have grown all over the box. Like her sisters, I will give her PH Down from Jungle Indabox next week - the nutrients I use will be given to this girl as a precaution so that the PH does not increase. Keep it up 😍
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@Gardens_of_Of
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She is a little burned so I had to dim down the light intensity. I am almost defoliating everyday but still some bud sides are shadowed. Just following the Greenhouse Feeding Schedule and giving BioEnhancer every 2 weeks.
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@pareto
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She had her issues and is not a big yielder. But she makes up for it in beauty and aroma!
The trichomes look absolutely awesome!
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Set up cost (fixed costs)
-Lamp: 40€
-Timer: 3,5€
-Pot: 4€
-Total fixed costs: 47,5€
Given 5 years (or 15 grows) usage time translates to around 3,17€ per grow in materials.
Variable costs:
-Seeds: 6,33€
-Soil: 6€
-Fertilizer: 3,50€
-Power: 20,22€
-Total variable costs: 36,05€
-Total costs per grow: 39,22€
-Cost per gram: 1,07€/g
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@MaltaHerbman
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Dank Berry is really starting to show her structure after multiple toppings. She’s growing bushy with lots of healthy green leaves and new shoots forming. Excited to see how many bud sites she will build up before the flip.
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@Mr_nugs_lover_David
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Beautiful ak phenotype she's looking super awesome, very healthy although she's struggling with a little fungus gnats pest she's a champion, beautiful plant, very strong can't wait to try her buds.
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@DazeDreamer420
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Really starting to fatten up. Was originally going to harvest along with the StrawberryBanana but she's looking like shes going to need a few more weeks. Looking back to 2 weeks ago it's night and day.
Going to wait until I see more red hairs develop. Still mostly long and white so I think it needs more time despite the 7 week flowering time they say.
last week I decided to hold back flushing for a week now I think I'm going to hold back another week I don't want to cut this plant short.
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@Ledbelieve
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This week was pretty mellow. Not much done. Watered twice this week, with second watering made some compost tea I brewed up on Thursday. Plants seem very happy. Smell is getting a little stronger. Not sure I have smelled anything some grapey. Very strange doesn't even seem real...lol. Loving this grow!!!
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@7THBEZ
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PLEASE 🙏🙏🙏**** NEED SOME SPONSOR FOR LIGHTING ****🙏🙏🙏
Could i show you about what lighting i use?😭
it is a combination of 5 LED bulbs,,,,,😂👉😍
it should be the last week , maybe 👍😘
so , i only water6.5PH with no any nutrient😂
love that nice berry smell and nice purple 👉😍
thank you for watching 👊
hope all of you enjoy , see ya✋