The Grow Awards 2026 🏆
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@BadGrower
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Marijuana cultivation, like any agricultural endeavor, involves various techniques to optimize growth, yield, and potency of the plant. This is the week to make it happen! One such advanced technique is High-Stress Training (HST). HST is employed to control the growth pattern of the marijuana plant, making it more bushy rather than tall. This is beneficial for indoor growers with limited vertical space. Moreover, HST exposes more of the plant's foliage to light, which can lead to enhanced photosynthesis. This results in a plant that can produce more buds, which are denser and more potent. Given that light is a primary energy source for plants, maximizing light exposure can drastically improve the overall quality and quantity of the harvest. Topping is a specific form of HST that involves cutting off the main stem's topmost growth. This method forces the plant to divert its energy and nutrients to the lower branches, promoting the development of multiple main colas instead of a single dominant one. By encouraging a more even canopy, topping ensures that light is distributed more uniformly across the plant. This reduces the chances of having underdeveloped buds at the lower sections of the plant due to light deprivation. Topping also curtails the plant's height, making it more manageable, especially for indoor growers with limited space. HST and topping are integral for modern marijuana growers seeking to enhance their yields. These techniques address the spatial constraints faced by many growers and ensure that the marijuana plant receives optimal light exposure. The end goal of these methodologies is to increase yield and potency, and when done correctly, they can transform a mediocre harvest into a bountiful one. Cultivators who invest time in understanding and implementing these techniques stand to benefit significantly from their marijuana crops.
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Next two weeks is when she packs a punch, terp profile of fuzzy peaches for days
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Hello everyone. The Colombian girl counts the days of flowering and becomes very beautiful.💚As you can see my tent is very green and dense)))🚀 There are 6 different phenotype plants. 2 auto and 4 feminized. A tiring but enjoyable process😜💪💚💚💚
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******************************************** Week 12 Late flower (week 8 flower) ******************************************** Light cycle=12/12 Light Power=130w 54% Extractor controller settings (during lights on). High temp= 26c Temp step=0c High Rh= 46% Rh step=0% Speed max=10 Speed min=3 Extractor controller settings (during lights off). High temp= 20c Temp step=0c High Rh= 50% Rh step=0% Speed max=10 Speed min=3 Smart controller settings (during lights on). Lights on=9.00am Radiator on= -19.0c Radiator off=+19.5c Smart controller settings (during lights off). Lights off=9.00pm Radiator on=-18.0c Radiator off=+18.5c VPD aim=1.0-1.5 DLI aim=40-45 EC aim=1.0-1.8 PH aim=6.0-6.5 💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧 NPK= 5-14-20 Method= Automatic Feed=Late Flower nutes Neutralise=0.1ml/L Plagron bloom=2.5ml/L Plagron Power buds=1ml/L Green Sensation=1ml/L Easy Ph down=0ml/L (1ml=24 drops, 1 drop=0.04ml) Easy Ph Up=0.0ml/L (1ml=24 drops, each drop is 0.04ml) Ec=1.2 PH=6.3/6.0 Runs=8 Run times=3mins (0.75L/0.375L each) Gap times= 17mins Total runtime=24mins(6.0L/3.0L each) Total flowrate= 0.25L/min(0.125L/min each) Auto start time=10.00am Auto stop time=12.23pm 💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧💧 ******************************************** ******************************************** 📅26/4/25 Saturday(Day 78) 📋 Forgot to activate the schedule for watering but remember half way through the cycle. 💧 Automatic late flower nutes Ec=1.2 PH=6.2/6.0 Volume=8.0L Volume left=4L Volume used=4L Volume each=2L Runoff. Total runoff=0L Auto 20 mins Volume each=4L Total runoff=0.4L Ec=1.8 PH=6.6/6.5 💧 📅27/4/25 Sunday(Day 79) 📋 Weather is turning, it's soon going to be a battle against heat. 📅28/4/25 Monday(Day 80) 📋 warm day 📅29/4/25 Tuesday(Day 81) 📋 The battle against heat has began. 📅30/4/25 Wednesday(Day 82) 📋 yep yesterday was high temps but today's was way hotter. 💧 Automatic late flower nutes Ec=1.2 PH=6.2/6.1 Volume=8.0L Volume left=2L Volume used=6L Volume each=3L Total runoff=0L Manually Volume each=1L Total runoff=0L Ec= PH=/ 💧 📅1/5/25 Thursday(Day 83) 📋 Lowered light power to 120w 📅2/5/25 Friday(Day 84) 📋H=70cm D=32cm Dli=33.1 PPFD=766 ******************************************** Weekly roundup. 📋 She's been in flower for 56 days now, I'm expecting her to start her final push and start bulking up, the amount of trichomes she is pumping out is immense, 2nd time using green sensation and a massive increase in trichome production. Most likely another 2 weeks left if she carrys on at this speed. This time of year temps tend to rocket due to shift in the season. I'm glad this runtz hasn't much longer to go if the tent is going to be a nightmare to control. As this strain is further along in development compared to the other strain im goimg to be puting her on a different nutrient mix because of her different needs. Probably have a break after this grow, as in start a shit load of autos inside for a few weeks and move them onto gorilla spots. Back soon. Take it easy. ********************************************
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Yummy goodness can't weight to harvest these other plants phenomenal smoke 😋 👌 effects are very medicinal pain relief muscles relaxation creative stoney high nice smooth come down after a slight munchies fest this is one that keeps calling me back to the jar I have about 7 different choices and this jars calling me right now as said phenomenal smoke Fastbuds420 for the Win 🏆
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Love this strain, will be growing again for SURE!. I can't wait to smoke and press this flower, she is sticky, stinky, and dense..... Perfect strain for mainlining/manifolding. Only took me 3.5 hours to wet trim, and she should yield around 12 zips of frosty sticky nugs. Sweet Seeds knocked it out of the park, and I am a huge fan of African Tai, which is in this lady, and I can't wait to give a smoke report.... Hope everyone is having a great weekend, be safe and blaze On!!!
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Day 71 - Day 24 - 9/23 - 24.5" only 1/2" today, I'm taking that as time to do a defoil - I did the defoil, it was quite a bit. Nova enjoyed sleeping in the leaves! - 309ppm @ 6.1 ph, 4000ml runoff was 460ppm @ 5.5ph. - Will start Green Sensation tomorrow. Day 72 - Day 25 - 9/24 - 25" - First day of Green Sensation gave 3ml today along with 2ml cal mag, 2ml bloom and 2ml slf. (not in that order lol) - 334ppm @ 6.0 ph, 2000ml, Runoff is 408 ppm @ 5.8 ph. - Starting to burn, probably from my 400 ppms last week Day 73 - Day 26 - 9/25 - 26" - Same feed as yesterday, 2000ml, runoff 422ppm @ 5.3 ph. - I think I found about her ppm likes LOL low 300s Day 74 - Day 27 - 9/26 - 26.5" - Raised cal mag to 2.5 ml today, seems to be showing a bit of wanting lol. - 2.5ml cal mag, 4ml GS, 3ml bloom. 371ppm @ 5.9ph. 2000ml, runoff is 428ppm @ 5.6ph. Day 75 - Day 28 - 9/27 - 26.5" - increased cal mag to 3ml today. - 455 ppm @ 5.8 ph, 2000ml @ 5.7ph - thought I would try to raise her ppm a bit...we'll see what she says Day 76 - Day 29 - 9/28 - 27" - Same feed as yesterday, 3000ml, runoff 535ppm @ 5.4 ph. - Okay, so she doesn't like me trying to raise the ppm, her ph is even lowering now. I'll go back down Day 77 - Day 30 - 9/29 - 27" - looks like her final height aside from bud growing up lol - 381 ppm @ 6.0 ph. 4000ml Runoff is 458ppm @5.5ph. - I need a lower ppm, will lower cal mag and Flush tomorrow **She had her defoil and she looks really good! Love it, so does my man, Nova LOL. Just enjoyed himself in the leaf fallout. She was starting to have some tips burning, so why i decided to increase cal mag and ppm...i have no idea lol. Whatever, going back to normal now and after my flush tomorrow I'll get her back down to a lower ppm.
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Hello growers! Tonns of defoliation and branch management this week. I added 2nd pack of stretching wires I actually don't know how to manage THAT amount of branches Shall we count this stage as a flower or veg. Well, it's transitioning At the beginning of the week PPM was 1040, by the end it's 1700+ It's hard to maintain correct level, when we add water, not changing it, i wanted to add more bloom nutrients. And she dinks well now.
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Sad she was ready to be chopped, but excited as hell too! 😁 I have another seed and Im already fighting the temptation to do her again! 🤣🤤 Cant wait to smoke! 💨 Ty for the 💚
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I really didn’t have any problem with her, except maybe she got a little bigger (to close to the light) than I’d expected. I was expecting more like 390g from her, maybe she didn’t enjoy the light feeding as well as I thought. No matter she is some top grade smoke that I’m going to love sharing.0
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🍼Greenhouse Feeding BioGrow ⛺️MARSHYDRO The ⛺️ has a small door 🚪 on the sides which is useful for mid section groom room work. 🤩 ☀️ by VIPARSPECTRA (models: P2000 & XS 2000)
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Hey Growers, Day 1 of Week 10 Two ladys harvested today you can see in fotos how they look in my opinion Amazing Hahah (but im the father lol). Purple one its like a mix of exótic fruits The orange one its like a a cream of a fruit. Both seens very sweet!! Soon i Will share strains!! The another two ladys more sativas i think , looks like they need around more 10 days lets us see. The taller one smeels like gasy citrus, And the another one its a mix of strwaberry And another touch that I dont discover yet. Thank you all. Nice week 4 everybody!! _GrF_
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Les fleurs arrivent , lumière a 75 % , 27 °c 70%RH , vpd ≈ 1 , température de l'eau 22.9°C , EC 2,2 , ph 5,9 , augmentation du délais entre marée et du temp de marré pour 5 min toutes les 30 min au lieu de 4 min toute les 20 min
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🌱 VEGETATIVE (4 weeks) The Runtz seed, placed in a root-riot cube within a DWC net pot, successfully sprouted by day 4, under an 18/6 light cycle (50W at 50cm). The first week saw the seedling establish itself, with roots extending into the DWC reservoir. During the second week, despite slightly low humidity and temperature, the seedling demonstrated robust and rapid growth. Light intensity was increased to 75W. Towards the end of this week, I removed the first set of true leaves as they were growing too close to the substrate. The third week marked a noticeable increase in the plant's water uptake (1 LT/day), which prompted me to raise the nutrient solution's EC to 1.0. The plant showed significant development while maintaining a compact stature – a trait I appreciated. In the fourth and final week of vegetation, as odors began to emerge, I installed a carbon filter, raised the EC to 1.2, keep the pH in the right range and boosted the light intensity further to 150W. By the end of this phase, the plant was bushy, compact (21 cm height), and healthy. 🌸 FLOWERING (8 weeks) For the first week I switched the light cycle to 12/12 and introduced a new nutrient solution adding Power Buds to the mix. During the second week I was impressed to see preflowers clearly visible as early as day 10 of flowering. So, during the third week I made a substantial defoliation session to manage the plant's increasing bushiness, which I knew would be crucial for later-stage light penetration and humidity control. In the fourth week I introduced a PK 8/9 booster, Green Sensation, thereby increasing the phosphorus and potassium concentration in the solution, water consumption around 3 LT/day. Towards the end of the week, I performed another significant defoliation, including the removal of lower, light-starved branches, to which the plant responded well. During the fifth week the stretching phase concluded, with the plant reaching its final height of 69cm. Its focus shifted to bud development, and the foliage began to adopt a darker hue. At this point, my role was primarily to maintain stable environmental parameters and a correct pH in reservoir. During the sixth week buds were visibly swelling daily, the plant remained in excellent health, and resin production became more pronounced. For the seventh week I implemented a change in feeding, completely cutting the nitrogen from the DWC solution, using only Green Sensation at a higher concentration. In the eighth and final week of flowering (week 12 overall), I performed a complete DWC reservoir change. I filled it with plain tap water and maintained this for 4 days leading up to harvest. On day 56 of flowering (84 from seed), the Runtz plant appeared perfectly ready. The buds were dense and glistening, pistils mostly browned and retracted, and trichomes displayed a good mix of milky and some amber. Immediately after harvesting her, I removed the fan leaves, deciding to dry these as well due to their remarkable resin content. ✅ DRYING The entire plant was hung to dry inside the grow box, which was kept completely dark with constant, gentle air circulation for 8 days. The average VPD during this period was maintained around 1.2 (approximately 20°C and 50% RH). Once this drying period was complete, I trimmed off all the sugar leaves. These resinous sugar leaves will be combined with the already dried fan leaves and larf buds, and I plan to use them to make cannabutter for edibles. ⚖️ Dry weight After the 8-day drying period, and once all the remaining small leaves and branches were removed from the buds, I weighed the final product: The harvest yielded: - 150 grams of dense buds and 5 grams of finger hash. For edibles: - 30 grams of larf and a large amount of fan and sugar leaves. ✅ CURING For the curing process, the dried buds were placed in a large, airtight glass jar. This jar was stored in a dark location within a room maintaining a stable temperature of around 20°C for a total of 45 days. The burping schedule was as follows: Day 1-7: twice daily for 10 min. Day 8-10: once daily for 10 min. Day 11-14: every other day for 10 min. Day 15-21: every 3 days for 10 min. Day 22-30: every 4 days for 10 min. Day 31-45: No burping. 📑 SMOKE REVIEW - At 15 days cured a vegetal note is still quite present and the smoke is a bit harsh, typical for a short cure. The effects are already pleasant and potent, very promising. - After 30 days of curing, the Runtz has improved considerably. The vegetal smell has mostly faded, giving way to a much more defined sweet and fruity fragrance reminiscent of candy and berries. The smoke is noticeably smooth, euphoric effects are dominant. - At 45 days, Runtz has expressed its full potential and is now perfectly cured for daily enjoyment. The aroma is intense and complex, an explosive mix of sweet candy and tropical notes. The effects are potent, starting with an uplifting cerebral euphoria that evolves into a pleasant body relaxation, without leading to couch-lock. 🍕 I also made cannabutter which I used to finish a risotto. The result was insane – both the risotto itself and the potency of the cannabutter were exceptional!
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Week 5...Over the last couple weeks I have been LST the plants...The goal is to create a blanket of green so I can have the most top budds as possible...Also tweaked the Nutes a lil bit adding another tsp to grow and micro
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Beautiful looking seedling, very healthy and developing at a fair pace, let's see what awaits us in this diary!! She's developing super fast each day just like her sisters in this run, let's see how she keeps developing! I only use pure water and watch them grow thanks to the amazing living soil blend that I'm working with called FLO Living soil blend, very recomended to all the organic gardeners out there!! I have Transplanted this big girl after just 17 days since she was planted, she is very well developed and so ai took the decision to transplant her and all her sisters in this run, let's see how she performs! 💚❤️💛👨‍🌾🔝