The Grow Awards 2026 🏆 
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@GrimbolTheDruid
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*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
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@PalmaGrow
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14 - 20 septiembre
Finalizando cuarta semana de floración con las colas bien formadas y un baño de Regina en sus hojas
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@Chrisandweed
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Nada, yo diría que es la última semana de esta baby.
Parece que los tratamientos que hice contra oidio han acabado siendo efectivos, pero siguió alguna araña persistiendo hasta el final.
Hoy en concreto ha secado y esta tarde que enciendan las luces regaré y seguramente cuando seque de este riego corte.
Los cogollos son duros como piedras, pero literalmente como piedras jajajajaja quiero tenerla seca y manicurada para hacer un video dejando caer un cogollo sobre lo que sea y que se escuche el golpe que pega jajajaja que parecen plomos!
La planta, el olor y los cogollos me gusta mucho, lo que no me ha gustado es su resistencia... Ha sido bastante mala, si no tenia una cosa, era la otra, es verdad que recuperaba muy bien y rapido... Pero no se, luego el tamaño, yo creo que pudo haberle faltado un poquito mas (el stretching se junto con plagas y la relentizó un poco pero bueno) pero si que no aspiraba a ser enorme.
Nada, cuando corte ya actualizaré y veremos cuando seque el peso final si los cogollos hablan bien de la variedad o no.
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@brownbae420
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Day 15
— All sprouts up
— CDLC A is not standing straight up
— Environment stable
— Vibe: 😍
Day 16
— All plants have sprouted and are doing amazing
— Vibe: 👏
Day 18
— Watered all plants
— Environment stable
— Added Mico to the water
— Vibe: 😎
Day 21
— CDLC A Topped
— Healthy growth and overall vibe
— Environment stable
— Vibe: 🙏
Day 11
— Healthy growth
— Environment stable
— Vibe: 😻
Weekly Avg Readings
— Lights 18/6 - Level 3
— Temp: 70 (ideal) | 69.6 (avg)
— Humidity: 60% | 58.4%
— VPD: 0.80 | 1.00 kPa
"Better to be pruned to grow than cut up to burn" —Unknown
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@SlyNJen15
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Wow these girls have fatten up nicely over the last week. I am giving them at least 10 more days. They have some golden hairs and they are starting to get milky. I can't wait to try this strain out.
4/28 they each have grown an inch in a day and a half. Lightly defoliated a few large fan leaves to get light to the smaller buds underneath. This grow has been so easy. They have loved the coco and clay 50/50 mix and my nutes. I haven't increased anything in a few weeks. They have only had a few spots that may have been sun burns from a few light leaks that I noticed and covered with black crayon to fill the spaces, mainly around the zipper seam. Next grow I will increase from 6" pots to 8" self watering pots. They work like hydroponic without the bubbles. Watering twice daily keeps the buildup flushed out and with fresh nute water in the bottom of the pots, I have huge root balls under the inner pot. One or two weeks to go. Pink seems like she will be done first, followed by blue and purple. Green is huge so far but hasn't started to turn golden at all.
5/1 Had a friend stop by who actually works at a grow center and she told me that my babies were ripe and ready to pick. I'm not sure how everyone does it but she told me to pluck as many leaves as I could get to before turning the light off for 24 hours and then chop. She also said to hang the whole plant since they are small autos so I didn't harm the buds in the trimming and drying process. She said once they are dry to trim the remaining leaves for butter and oil for edibles then collect the buds from the stems. Pics will be added tomorrow of the drying setup. Last grow until September because we will be traveling for summer!!
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@TrueNorth
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Growth is phenomenal , scent is starting to get stronger. Looking super healthy noticeable growth daily. That bud candy from advanced nutrients is really coming into work now. That makes me super excited. THICCCC 🍭 trim in full force or i think anyways lol. Advanced nutrients Bud Ignitor introduction this week!
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@OutdoorRebelGenetics
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She be coming back from the past at this rate she's not exactly been a perfect start but I thing in the end she will give abundant amount of tricomes
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@Pauwela
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7/14 girls are from 32" to 37" tall at 35 days old, looking good
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@my420experiment
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Feedings during this period were alternated with water and calmag+.
Everything ph'd to 6.5.
Started watching my VPD.
I try to keep it above 1 and below 1.6
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@Andres
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already changed to a boat of 75 lt with canna professional.just waiting to grow outdoors.this zombiekush is amazing.
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@Le_Duc_Du_Bud
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Début de la semaine 6 de floraison
01/12 - Days 50 : Ras
02/12 - Days 51 : Arrosage 1,5Litres + Bio heaven 5ml + Activ Vera 4ml + Booster 3ml + Bloom 2ml + Sugarbabe 2ml
03/12 - Days 52 : Ras
04/12 - Days 53 : magnifique
05/12 - Days 54 : ultra satisfaits du résultat elle ont gonfler énormément je suis tellement content.
Semaine en cours .
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NOTE: Measuring light distance from top of net rather than top of plants for consistency.
- Plant were developing nice broad leaves, but were refusing to grow any taller to push through the netting. So, I raised the light 3 inches and switched on both blue and red lights to allow them to stretch through, which did the trick!
- Placed a lot of stress on the plants this week trimming and training them to grow throughout the ScrOG netting and removing lower branches that were not receiving as much light to allow the top leaves to get more nutrients.
- NEGATIVE: switched off the grow lights to get natural color photos and forgot to turn them back on until several hours later! :-O My babies are too young to flower at this point. Hope they stay in vegetative state without any serious impact. Fingers crossed!
- Been experimenting with clones from clippings. Last week didn't do to hot, but this time I got two nice long pieces and trimmed off the majority of leaves to give the roots a chance to develop without fighting over nutrients from the leaves. The trick this time was 1) sufficient size of clipping, 2) minimal leaves, 3) dipping the base in mycorrhizal fungi concentrate, and 3) placement near the humidifier to ensure leaves get sufficient moisture. So far so good. Check them out in the time lapse video.
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@Steviestash
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She's doing good should be done soon wish I could put her under the light but she's to tall
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@Chubbs
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What up everyone. Weekly update on these ladies. This week they've done good, seeing growth and new leafs. I did see some white spots on a leaf or two so I'll up my ipm to twice a week until I know they're pest free. Over all I'm happy for the weeks to come as the outdoor season is in full swing.
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@Earthsower
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The Double kush cake is doing fine with continued growth and vigour. Her canopy has split wide open with several shoots and five fingered leaves she is a vibrant green with slight burns due to the lights. She stands at approximately 42 cm
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@DrGanj
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Was a lovely plant from start to finish. Very manageable and very much an Indica through and through. I'd probably defoliate and lollipop a little more if i was to grow this strain again.
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@GrowinHome
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The buds and trichimes are developing nicely. The defoliation didn't harm them at all.
The plants are starting to get really thirsty so I'm giving bigger amounts of water. 10 liters at the moment.
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@BLAZED
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Week 5 (24-2 to 2-3)
24-2
Temps: 19.5 to 23.9 degrees
Humidity: 52% to 67%
25-2
Temps: 19.5 to 23.8 degrees
Humidity: 46% to 71%
26-2
Temps: 19.4 to 23.9 degrees
Humidity: 45% to 58%
27-2
Temps: 18.5 to 23.2 degrees
Humidity: 49% to 64%
Watering: 1000 ml.
28-2
Temps: 18.3 to 23.1 degrees
Humidity: 52% to 67%
Installed the ScrOG rack.
1-3
Temps: 18.2 to 23.9 degrees
Humidity: 51% to 71%
Watering: 1000 ml. (Only Calcium added)
2-3
Temps: 19.2 to 23.2 degrees
Humidity: 51% to 67%
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Vorwort:
Die Bilder dieser Woche sind leider nichts Besonderes geworden. Hab vergessen während des Gießens vergessen zu knipsen, und die Aufnahmen danach sind sehr schwach. Trotzdem dokumentiere ich sie, was wichtig ist.
🌿 Tag 29-35 - Lichtflut, Höhenflüge und erste süße Düfte
Ich, Banana Purple Punch, bin diese Woche förmlich explodiert. Jeden Morgen war ich ein Stück höher, als hätte mich über Nacht jemand heimlich auseinandergezogen. Das Licht bei 100 Prozent hat mich wachgeküsst und irgendwie konnte ich dann nicht mehr aufhören. Meine Triebe arbeiten hart, meine Energien schießen überall hin. Ich weiß, der Gärtner schaut schon kritisch nach oben. Vielleicht beruhige ich mich bald. Vielleicht auch erst später. 🍌
Ich, Purple Haze, strecke mich nur so weit, wie es Sinn ergibt. Nicht zu viel, nicht zu wenig. Meine Höhe passt, meine Breite trägt mich gut. Keine Rennen, keine Dramen, nur ein ruhiger Übergang. Die Energie fühlt sich stabil an, ausgeglichen. Genau mein Ding.
Wir beiden Lemon Cherry Cookies erleben gerade zwei völlig verschiedene Wochen.
Ich, die Schnellere, fühle mich wie auf einem Marathonstartpunkt. Die Blüten schieben kräftig, weiß und deutlich. Mein Inneres summt, als hätte ich endlich begriffen, wohin die Reise geht. Licht, Wasser und Raum greifen perfekt ineinander.
Und ich, die Gemütlichere, nehme das alles Schritt für Schritt. Warum rennen, wenn man auch sauber arbeiten kann? Meine Spitzen zeigen Blüte, aber ganz kontrolliert. Ich schaue mir alles erst einmal an und wähle meinen eigenen Rhythmus. 🍋🍒
Tag 34: Die ersten Düfte werden spürbar, zart und frisch.
Tag 35: 4 Liter Wasser. Der Boden dankt es, wir auch.
Die Woche war hell, laut und voller Bewegung. Jede von uns reagiert anders, jede setzt ihren eigenen Akzent. Die Blüte hat angefangen zu sprechen, noch leise, aber unverkennbar.
