The Grow Awards 2026 🏆
Processing
Likes
Comments
Share
*If anyone read through my GDP diary, this is going to be mostly the same stuff. So, sad day friends. I got spider mites and had to throw all my plants out. This is what I think happened: About 2-3 weeks ago I noticed some freckling on the lower leaves. I looked at it and thought it might be a cal/mag issue so I added cal/mag that week and went about my business. I saw it about a week later and it wasn't getting any better so I added more cal/mag. This continued for about 2-3 weeks until I finally took off a leaf and examined it under my microscope. I saw little bugs crawling everywhere and my stomach just dropped. My fiance did some quick research while I was panic ripping leaves off (see pictures) and she correctly diagnosed it as spider mites. I debated with myself and my close friend and ultimately I decided to throw all the plants in my tent away. I know that there are a lot of people who will say that there are things I could have done to make it to harvest but what it came down to is the people I take care of and personal pride. I consider myself a caregiver and I give away product for free that I am not going to use to my family and close friends. I thought to myself "Would you smoke this?" and when my answer was "ehhh, I don't know", I thought about how it would feel giving it away and immediately made the decision to destroy them. I take an immense amount of pride in my product and this hobby and if I am not going to stand behind it I would rather just start over. I grow from my heart (shout out to the Grow From Your Heart Podcast!) to help people and make sure my family is not getting unsafe product from sketchy people. To spray pesticides in flower that may hurt people and have little bug carcasses in there just goes against that in every way and is just wrong in my opinion if you are giving it away to others. If you are the only one smoking it then it is one thing to take that risk but not with your patients. I want my medicine to help people, not create or exacerbate health issues. It is also important to note that the mites had moved from my flower tent into my veg space and took over my auto berry as well. Damn things are crafty and fast. So that is why I made the decision to destroy them all after 3+ months of res changes, pruning, and manifolding on a slow vegging strain. Feel free to chime in with your opinion but I do not regret my decision. I threw out my new clones, mother plant, and auto berry I had on my veg side as well. Shout out to all the other growers out there that do the right thing by their patients. Caregivers > Cash croppers. For anyone curious, I removed everything from my tent and scrubbed it all with a 20% bleach/water solution. All equipment has been wiped down and stored in the garage away from any organic materials. I will give them until tomorrow (2 days) to air out and dry and then I will wipe it down again with bleach and wait another 2 days. Hopefully that will make sure everything is dead and will not come back next grow. That next grow should start in about a week. It sucks but sometimes it happens and you gotta be ready for it. Lesson learned. Never bring outdoor plants into your indoor garden even if it is after just a day or two. A bunch of people on here and Reddit warned me and I did not listen. Now I have learned the hard way and it feels like when your parents "told you so" haha. Thanks to everyone who stopped by along the way. Stay tuned for a new grow coming soon. It is going to be some cool new limited edition Mephisto Illuminautos. I am pretty excited. Good luck out there and always grow from your heart folks. -Grim
Likes
5
Share
@Blesk
Follow
Excelente semana hoy es día de comida el resto por el momento las veo súper bien un que unas se adelantaron
Likes
1
Share
@youdan
Follow
TRA 10 GIORNI RACCOGLIERO QUESTO SPLENDORE PER ADESSO HO TOLTO I NUTRIENTI E LASCIATO GIUSTO L'ESSENZIALE CON ENZIMI IN MODO POSSA TEMINARE TUTTO QUELLO CHE RIMANE NEL LORO VASO
Likes
1
Share
Likes
4
Share
🌿 Grow 🤝 Freunde 🌱 15. Blütetag | DWC-Grow-Update Hallo Growfreunde, heute gibt's wieder ein Update aus meinem ersten DWC Grow – wir sind jetzt am 15. Tag der Blüte ! Die Pflanzen machen weiterhin einen richtig starken Eindruck: Das Blattwerk ist satt und vital, das Wachstum stabil und die ersten Blütenansätze sind schon zu erkennen. Die Höhe passt, die Verzweigung gefällt mir sehr und der Gesamteindruck ist einfach top – genau so hatte ich es mir vorgestellt! Dank optimalem Klima und der Farmlite-Beleuchtung gibt es keine Ausfälle, alle Lady's entwickeln sich gleichmäßig und zeigen ein schönes, kräftiges Grün. Für meinen ersten DWC-Versuch bin ich wirklich zufrieden – das System läuft wie geplant, Wurzelmasse und Blütendichte weiter zu. Jetzt bin ich gespannt, wie sich das Aroma und die Buds Woche für Woche weiterentwickeln.
Likes
1
Share
An intense heatwave has been rolling through the grow environment, making it tough to dial in the VPD. The air is very dry, and since I don’t have a humidifier (yet), mitigating the high temperatures has me stuck between a rock and a hard place. Fortunately, I’ve reached flower, so a drier environment isn’t the worst thing in the world. But it’s definitely been a challenge! --- Quick rundown on everything else: Watering: 1500ml every third day Fertilizer: According to the BioBizz schedule Light intensity: ~1000 PPFD VPD: Around 2.23 kPa Temperature: ~30°C Relative humidity: ~40%
Likes
26
Share
@n1mbu5
Follow
Ok and here we have the lemon cherries wow they are so sticky and so stinky it's unreal!! Can't wait to try these bad girls out and I'll update you guys on the smoke review and dry bud weight!!
Likes
7
Share
@HeavyHead
Follow
Nutrients and water this week ;p Starting to really get a sweet berry like smell to the room :) Will be dropping temps slightly at the end of this week.
Likes
9
Share
Likes
11
Share
@Chubbs
Follow
420 Fastbuds FBT2303 Week 7 What up what up everyone. Hopefully everyone's grows are going the way you expected or planned. Week 7 update for these twins. Both are growing great showing good color and no major signs of any issues. Over all been a very easy strain to grow up to this point with no special treatment needed. Still feeding nutes every 3rd feeding and water and calmag otherwise. All in all Happy Growing
Likes
65
Share
Day 57: Watered the plants 0.5L with nuts 796 ppm, 1693 us/cm, PH 6.4 Day 59: Watered the plants 0.5L with nuts 830 ppm, 1765 us/cm, PH 6.4 Did some defoliation Used neem oil to prevent any pest Day 62: Watered the plants 0.5L with nuts 769 ppm, 1629 us/cm, PH 6.4
Likes
35
Share
Week 4 of the reveg. And we’re almost there👍. We could flip half the plants to flower now but the others are gonna need another week, maybe 2 before they’re ready. This weeks mostly been about chopp’n out the old buds at the base of the stems and spreading branches. About half of em are still workn on branching while the other half has shown vegetative maturity and remain ready for flower at any time. Kinda predictable - the white widow is again, on beast mode next to the others. Northern lights and SOG Lookn good too. Blueberrys got a little more work to do and the boogie nights still needs to find its way as well. Other than that - the system is still purr’n like a kitten and the plants seem to be loving the Berkana nutes. Hopefully not much longer n the veg. Cycle so that we can finally bring these strains to a full flower close.👍 Background This ones tied to part 2 of the pollen chuck. They were supposed to be a clone run for pollination but the mothers all reveg’d due to a timer incident and high stupidity. These will be the inaugural flowering run of the revamped dutchy system. Growing made easy😉. Shit ton of finagling and setup but once she’s ready - sit back, relax and watch em grow😍😎. Thanks for take’n a look.
Likes
56
Share
@Grey_Wolf
Follow
For Whom the Bell Tolls Greenhouse Seeds The Church CBD 1 week since Germination 11th April 2020 Well she's up and away this CBD version of the Church is looking nice and Healthy .😀👌 Whilst all of my flowering girls hate this humidity we are having , the little seedlings Love it 😎 Will give her a 1/4 strength feed today of some Organic Grow nutes. That is all for this week thanks For stopping by 👍
Processing
Likes
26
Share
Otra vez familia, estamos de vuelta con estas skunk de zambezaseeds, sin palabras de verdad fumetillas, son una cepa muy lograda las flores están formándose muy compactas , y empieza a engordar de verdad, ya me diréis cómo las veis? Yo las veo muy sanas 🙅‍♂️
Likes
57
Share
Week 1 of the latest cycle and starting out with some new hardware and an expanded grow print👍. We’re running 4 autos via a recirculating Dutch bucket system. First time on a dutchy so it’s gonna be interesting to see how it stacks up against DWC. I’ll give a full rundown on the system I’ve cobbled together on the next update. So far - all seedlings have germ’d without issue using the standard p-towel method. Why more people don’t use this method on GD is beyond me. It’s so reliable that some breeders even warranty your seeds if you use this method and more than 1 seed fails to crack. We’ve got little sprouts coming up now and it’s all just waiting for those first couple fan leaves to come out and those roots to run to the bottom of each bucket. They’ve been placed in root riot cubes (essentially a version of rapid rooters) like most of our runs and I’d recommend their use with all autos. Time and stress on young autos is key so they need the absolute best start you can give them👌. End of week update - looks like we got 4 quality little seedlings here👍. Alls good other than battling a ph issue for most of the week. Keeps spiking overnight for no real reason - hopefully it’ll even out and isn’t the early sign of a major problem🤞. Background The strain line up on this grow is look’n quite saucy 😈. We’ve got 2 FB strains this time around - Gorilla Cookies (seems we always have some GSC cross in the works). Mainly because the colours look stellar and remind me of a sugar breathe we did last year that was 🔥. The other FB is their original Cheese strain... because we already smoked all our cheese... and we really like our cheese...😉. Emerald triangle was kind enough to include a freebie of Lemon Haze. Wasn’t really big on the list but we haven’t done a haze strain to write home about yet so worth a go👍. The last is a Cherry auto from Bomb seeds that we’ve been trying to get to for months. Let’s just hope that she’s not a dud like the last bean. The new digs for this run are courtesy MarsHydro👊. Their 2x4 single grow tent, paired with a shiny new 240w QB courtesy ViparSpectra. These folks were kind enough to discuss a collaboration and as a result, here we are to test out the gear with an inaugural run of autos. Each week, we’ll try to expand on some of the benefits of each, as well as any limiting factors or considerations that need attention when pondering purchase. Already I can say that both are high quality products in terms of overall craftsmanship. MarsHydro 2x4 Grow Tent: Excellent construction in terms of durability. Reinforced stitching on the zippers and corners ensures zero tearing. Conveniently placed screen vents and intake/exhaust ports. The ceiling exhaust port only exists on the right side. Perfect for me but not great if you’re running exhaust from the top on the left side (left side wall port makes up for this however). The aluminum frame is rigid enough to support the weight of the lights and accessories. Once you have some weight in the tent, she’s go’n nowhere and you can assemble and break it down in record time if moving or stashing the grow op. Only limiting factors I’ve noticed is that temp. Control will be an issue for a tent. It just doesn’t have the same insulating ability as a wood cabinet or other permanent enclosed space. No worries, this is offset by a small desktop heater and keeps the environment exactly where desired. The other issue was a production problem - the ceiling vent was accidentally stitched into the corner seams on the assembly line. Again, no real issue - just pulled it out with no damage or fraying to the tent or port👍. Website link here: https://www.mars-hydro.com/grow-tent/buy-mars-hydro-grow-tent-24x48x70-2-x-4-cabinet-closet-grow-box-upgraded-diamond-1680d-mylar-for-sale ViparSpectra 240w Quantum Board: This thing is sleek and slick in terms of design. Closest comparable to it that I’ve seen would be spiderfarmers line of qbs. They feature the same top-o-the-line components and roughly similar spectrums. Where VS takes the advantage is in the convenience of the dimmer nob which is easily accessible and works great at 50% with no strobing👍. The heat sink is also larger which contributes to lower temps. That’s not a good thing in my case but beneficial for most folks. I can already say that this will be a great fixture through all stages of growth. Where I know this light will excel will be in the veg. Stage for sure. Dimming function gives seedlings a much better chance of success with the ability to use lower lighting levels early on and the coverage area on a 240w is great. The average grower will find this panel suitable and fitting to their needs in a 2x4 grow space although I’d suggest 2 units if going any larger than that. The total output in this space equates to about 30w/sq.ft. Which is a decent amount of coverage based on power vs. Growprint. Ideal for veg. Certainly but, in flower - I tend to run closer to 50-60w/sq.ft to achieve higher yields. Again, similar fixtures have performed admirably in the past and while this wouldn’t be considered an “entry-level” fixture, I’d recommend that any grower new to the game not skimp on lighting and start with one of these. The price points are a great value for quality LED tech. These days, so there’s little reason to even consider a lesser fixture👍. I have no detail on limiting factors for this light as yet but have heard that stock branded fixtures don’t necessarily incorporate enough red diodes. I’ve seen no issue myself but confess - I’m no lighting guru. Website link: https://www.viparspectra.com/collections/xs-series/products/xs-series-xs2000 ***8% discount when using code: “ItBudWhisper”*** Happy to have you along for the ride if you made it this far through my opening rant!!😎🤟😎🤟😎
Likes
10
Share
80 dias y han empezado a florecer la mas avanzada es la 1051 que es la variedad con mas predominancia indica. He empezado la primera semana de floracion con la tabla de elicitación y nutrición de terranabis, subiendole 0.2 ml de Terrateina y terra vigor , vamos a ver como responden
Processing
Likes
27
Share
@Reaper
Follow
Start of week 4 I removed the net because of a heatwave a put the plants in a cold room during the night The coockies are now starting week 3 of flower i gave basic nutes everytime they were dry Day 24: the temperatures are perfect (24 celcius) the buds start to show up on all plants
Likes
26
Share
@GroloCup
Follow
Another solid week of this lady just vegging along. MegaCrop is fueling her growth and she's really guzzling down the water, nearly 16 oz every 18 hrs. If there was a mini hydro category in this grow off I'd decimate all 🤣... Stay tuned I'd say we'll be seeing pistils within a few days, then the fun begins!!
Likes
2
Share
#1 foliage is mark from the spider mite issue also saw some caterpillar having a feast her buds are still putting weight tho....breed another branch with a different tree also....at least if not able to save buds after treatment should be able to get two different breeds out of her... #2 she is getting fatter by the weeks...might do some trimming up or might jus leave her as she is