The Grow Awards 2026 🏆 
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@Finniegrow
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Keeping the pH between 5,8-6,0 and EC at around 1,4-1,6 depending on system. EC at 1,5 seems to be optimal and my measurements are staying pretty steady at that level. Humidity is lowered to around 50% if I can.
The tops are now at around 45-60cm height from the soil.
Continuing the last heavier defoliation/pruning process that I started yesterday at the end of 2nd flowering week. I saw no signs of mold or any other issues as I went through the plants.
After this week I'm going to change the nutrient solutions on the tanks and fill them with fresh nutrients with minor changes: Dropping the amount of Grow from 1,5ml to 0,5ml and increasing the amount of Bloom from 1,5ml to 2,5ml. After the change I'm only going to refill the tanks without adding any Grow and will instead increase the amount of Bloom to 3ml. Propably a one more change of fresh nutrients until flushing with Final Solution prior harvesting.
Day64 (19.12.)
Some more defoliation focusing on the upper growth revealing bud sites below them and keeping off the moisture. Already got a trash bag almost full of leaves since they've been pretty bushy plants on average.
Day65 (20.12.)
Continuing the last defoliation process.
Day66 (21.12.)
Continuing the last defoliation process, pretty satisfied with the results so far. Light penetration and airflow have increased greatly so I don't have to worry that much about humidity or possible mold any longer.
Each strain has started flowering, all plants are females and buds have started to develop. Defoliating didn't seem to stress the plants as much as I thought it would.
Day67 (22.12.)
Day68 (23.12.)
Refilled and added some nutrients with a stronger Bloom/Grow -ratio (~4:1) and left my girls to enjoy the Christmas Holidays as I did. I'll be gone for around three days, after that I'll change to new fresh nutrients as I mentioned before.
One Ayahuasca Purple seems to be ahead of others, and a few other ones have clearly started to develop some buds too, rest of the plants are following closely behind. Each strain has some truly astonishing individuals, and I think Ayahuasca's have shown most variety between different plants. Overall everything looks pretty good I think. Hopefully can say the same after a couple of days as I come back.
Happy holidays everyone!
Day69 (24.12.)
Day70 (25.12.)
I added another Led light to my tent just before the lights turned off. Everything looks amazing!
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@AsNoriu
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Day 36. One more heavy training session. Girls drink every day a liter at least, have to water them every 2-3 days and its good !! They got second wave of food , lost almost all oldest fan leaves and i think ill drop my plank to 80 g and will flower them next week.
Still never cracked is it better to clear bottoms before flip or with first wave of defoliation during flower. This time i'll lolipop them in flower.
In middle of last week found some mold on one leave - no waiting and hesitation - Biobizz LeafCoat applied ! Now can't find even smallest issue in them , pure perfectness !!!
Still think 10 girls is too much for my setup to bush them out, but i just can't throw away any plant ;))))
Damn - lesson for life !! Leave branches alone after watering !!! Itchy fingers and smallest plant have only 7 proper branches left, thought to move one a bit ... ;)))
Girls respond to training and food amazingly - late eves video is a proof !
Day 41. They just fly, thickness of branches is just amazing, leaves regrow faster than i pull them ;))) Today all girls will get bottoms cleaned and heavily defoliated, all tops will be HST'ed and i have power cut next tuesday, so monday - lights out for 24 hours of darkness, wednesday - flower starts !
Had to reposition them and bring in one more drain tray. Attack scheme still 2-3-3-2 ;)))
All Blue Dreams hated it, loads of supercroping, one stem split, but it looks like all is finalised for flowering !
Girls got Great White Mycorrhizae tea. Next pure water, later Molasses and only then updated feed, Root Juice out, Bloom and Heaven 2x , all plans and changes ...
Happy Growing !
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@GrowBro503
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Playing with the set up. Week 4 is gonna be awesome!
* I water 1 gallon a week.
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@Roberts
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FBT2309 is doing okay. She is running high in nitrogen. But with this being a organo-mineral dwc I have been having issues in past dialing in the right amounts. She is still growing great overall. Starting to develop some frost, and progressing with her Cola development. If toxicity gets worse I will change the solution soon. I diluted it down some, but it doesn't always work. Thank you Gen1:11, Medic Grow, and Fast Buds. 🤜🏻🤛🏻🌱🌱🌱
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@ZombieKushAddicted
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June27 the lizards have attacked again... for this... today we are going to raise the girls and place a mesh
June28: I have no idea how they did it... but they got in again!
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@BushDoctor740
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Strawberry 🥧 I feel like her milky trichomes were starting to turn a little amber on some of the more mature buds so I chopped her down.Indica dominant strain so I wanted to let her go as long as possible.Smells great I’ll update a smoke report after she dries and cures.I think I’m going to use the majority of this one for some Rick Simpson oil and see how she turns out :)
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@daybreaksky
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Started LST not planning on topping. The plant looks a couple of days away from starting to flower
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@Big0zGrower420
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Hello everyone,
I had an outdoor grow that just got ruined by some deer who decided to eat my plants. The wife is letting me grow on the patio thankfully, better than nothing. I am currently germinating one seed and will be growing in soil using distilled water/rain water. I plan to plant the seeds on the 24th
Have a great week.
Update: Seed popped tap root in under 24 hours, I planted the seed and have the humidifier on. Then I will move outside once established.
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@BudBeezy
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Welcome to week 16 of my grow diary. Growth has slowed down considerably this week. The plant has only grown 2cm. More pistils have formed. Nothing else has changed compared to the previous week.
See you next week ✌️
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@Willy_Balls
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#43 clones are maturing too fast I feel. Especially that a mother is ripening normally. I would guess it’s because of poor rooting. It’s the only difference.
I keep runoff at around 3 max.
Around week 5 the runoff ph started to drop below 6. Even towards 5.5. Both in rockwool and coco.
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@Weird_Jimmy
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👉The plant really faded fast during this week. I harvested the plant from the top down and staggered the process out over the week, fininshing today, 7 days later. The Queen Cola branch was giant. The calyxes had purple tinge too them. The queen took 7 days to loose 75% of its moisture and is now in its jar and stable at 62%Rh. I pruned and weighed each branch after trimming. I then hung each branch on a rack. After two days I put into a paper bag. The aroma at harvest was diesely. Very strong and you can smell it outside. The buds are dense and frosty. The trim wasn't to punishing because the plant didn't have many sugar leaves and those that were were covered in frost. I hung all the main branches in individually, and the secondary branches i put on a hanging net. There was minimal popcorn or larf and was not included in any of the weight. The plant was well beyond average size.
For the pictures I used my cell phone. THe backdrop is a darker green. But like most cell hones the colors can be slightly skewed in the process. I did some adjustments on my computer to adjust for the color drift.
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@420Undergrow
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Noch keine Ideen. Es gibt aber einige Gedanken und Erfahrungswerte, die definitiv folgen werden.
Einige Dinge haben mich sehr enttäuscht und in zwischen weiß ich auch warum.
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@Northerngrowers
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Cuarta semana, cambio de fotoperiodo.
Éstos esquejes, totalmente recuperados y sanos ya llenan toda la sala de cultivo con sus ramas y tienen un buen tamaño como para comenzar con la floración.
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@CanarianGrow92
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Great week, weather is a lot better compared to last month so i hope it stays like this, currently we have around 28 C°, i also placed her into a 7 liter pot.
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@StaresAtPlants
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Trying to dial their veg in. Nutes may be too old or too high. Changed with 4ml CaMg per gallon of RO water. The rest is MaxiGrow.
Ever since adding rockwool to the grow, I have struggled. I don't have the dry back timed right yet. I moved my fan to dry the top of the pot surface instead of in the root zone or at the canopy height. After about 10 days I dumped out the rockwool and have replaced with hydroton.
My initial though on using rockwool was to give the roots more space during late life stages. My experience has been with hydroton and I notice that the roots eventually get bound because the hydroton is a durable material and will not crush or compact. Rockwool on the other hand will compress when squeezed so I was hoping that in the late life stages the roots would compress the rockwool and make more room in the pots. The issue was dryback. If I used chunks instead of croutons, this may help but the other reason I used them was because I had them here already. If anyone is trying to slow their dryback down, they should consider adding 10% volume of croutons to hold moisture in the medium a bit longer. Notice anything different?
They are starting to adapt to their new media. Hopefully by next week I can get them to perk up.
One plant has looked better than the other three. I have no idea what these plants need to “perk up”. Possibly a different grower. If a grape terpine wasn’t in the end results I would have culled these long ago. Hopefully they perk up when we get to flower.
3 look ,,,, meh, the fourth is descent. Trimmed all four back down to 12” tall. Flower next week.
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My 4 plants are still there, with the banana as a smile 🍌😁
I continue the defoliation, I wonder if I'm not doing a little too much sometimes.. We will soon see the result
🌗Switching to flowering this week, I reduced the length of the day by 1 hour each day until reaching 12 hours night time / 12 hours daylight on the 33rd day!🌞
🌺On the 33rd day I apply a layer of organic nutrients mixed with a little soil that I add to the top of each pot.
I added 35 grams of BioBloom to each of my pots🌺
(Pot of 7 Liters / 2 gallons)
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💧Watering
I water all my pots the same day but with more or less water.
Simply by lifting them;
A light pot is a dry pot and will need more water,
A heavy pot is a wet pot and will need less water.
On average I water each pot with:
Day 29 : 0.5 L
Day 33 : 1 L with 0.8 grams of bio enhancer/L
I use tap water, adjust the ph to around 6 and water
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🔥❄️Temperature of the week :
Day : 19-23°C (Humidity : 65-80%)
Night : 14-17°C (Humidity : 75-85%)
Outside the tent it is around 16°C with 70% humidity
The humidity is a little too high, I hope it will drop a little 🙏
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🚀Equipment of the week ⭐️ :
Light FC3000 Mars hydro. power 95% at 50cm
Extractor 6 inch Mars Hydro. power 1/10. ON 24/24h
2 fans to circulate the air inside the tent. Each on for 30 minutes then off for 1 hour. this rhythm repeats itself in a loop
I'm removing my heat mat this week.
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@Purrple_Haze
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Buds Incoming & Balcony Patrol Engaged 🐾🌸
We’ve officially hit Week 2 of flowering, and the signs are now impossible to miss—pistils and early flower sites are popping up all over! After running 11/13 light cycle in the tent, I’m seeing the payoff: compact structure, steady stretch, and the first sparkling hints of what’s to come. 💡🌿
This week was all about keeping her supported during this crucial transition. Here’s what she got on her plate:
Foliar Silica spray for strength and resilience 🌬️
A full round of Alg·A·Mic, Bio-Grow, Bio-Bloom, Top·Max & Cal-Mag 💧
pH adjusted to 6.6 using Bio pH- 🌡️
A fresh brew of compost tea followed by Effective Microorganisms two days later for that living soil magic 🔁
And honestly? She’s thriving. Strong posture, vibrant color, no signs of stress—and just enough stretch to let those future colas shine. I really feel like she’s found her rhythm now.
Bonus moment of the week:
My cat discovered the balcony and decided to join me for a little garden patrol. First sniff, first paw on the tiles—it’s officially a shared project now. 😺🌿
We’re stepping into bloom with style, strength, and a bit of feline approval. Can’t wait to see those buds start stacking! Stay tuned—this Red Hot Cookies is just getting warmed up. 🍓🔥
