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@ibbzy
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Amazing growth. Pleased with these new LEDs. Lollipopped & defoliated, tried to leave some on the bottom, will probably pick a few more off this week Reducing lights to 11/13 and then to 10/14 at week 6. Trying something.(Emulating an autumn/fall environment with temprature drops also) Hopefully I can get the nice purple colours to come out. Will also be adding Deep Red now. UVA has been on all flower.
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Harvested week 10 Whole plant hang dry 16 days Amazing to grow biggest nugs i have ever seen, or grown in late flower! Phenomenal genetics
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Hello, Grow Diaries family! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŒ Iโ€™m beyond excited to share the harvest report for my incredible Red Banana Pudding! This journey has been nothing short of amazing, and I canโ€™t wait to dive into the details. Letโ€™s get into it! ๐Ÿš€ ๐ŸŒฟ The Harvest After a wonderful flowering period, itโ€™s time to celebrate the fruits of our labor. The Red Banana Pudding has reached its peak, and Iโ€™m thrilled with the results! ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ‘ Visuals: The buds have developed beautifully, showcasing an array of stunning colors and a perfect density. The aroma is incredibly sweet and fruity, promising a delightful smoke. ๐Ÿ˜ ๐ŸŒŸ Harvesting Process โ€ข Timing: Harvested at the perfect moment to ensure maximum flavor and potency. The trichomes were checked and showed an ideal mix of cloudy and amber for peak effects. โณโœจ โ€ข Technique: I followed a meticulous process, ensuring each branch was trimmed with care. The process was smooth, and the final product is a testament to the love and effort put into this grow. โœ‚๏ธ๐Ÿ’ช Fun Fact: Did you know that Red Banana Pudding is renowned for its unique banana-like flavor with a hint of creaminess? Itโ€™s a true treat for the taste buds! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿฐ ๐ŸŒฟ Post-Harvest โ€ข Curing: After trimming, the buds were carefully hung to dry in a controlled environment, maintaining optimal humidity and temperature. The curing process will enhance the flavor and potency, making for a truly exceptional smoke. ๐ŸŒฌ๏ธ๐Ÿ’จ โ€ข Batches: The buds are being sorted into batches to ensure even curing and to preserve the quality of each nugget. The anticipation is building as we wait for this next phase! ๐ŸŽ‰ Pro Tip: Proper curing can significantly impact the final taste and smoothness of your buds. Make sure to store them in airtight jars and burp them regularly! ๐Ÿ ๐ŸŒฑ Looking Ahead The Red Banana Pudding has set the bar high, and Iโ€™m excited to see how it turns out after curing. This has been an incredible experience, and Iโ€™m grateful for the support and engagement from the Grow Diaries community! ๐Ÿ’š Sneak Peek: Stay tuned for upcoming content, including taste tests and smoke reports! You wonโ€™t want to miss out. ๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ‘€ ๐ŸŽฅ Catch the Full Journey For a detailed look at the entire grow process, including the harvest, be sure to check out my YouTube channel, where I share in-depth updates and tips. Dive into the full experience and see how it all came together! ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽฅ Thank you for following along with this amazing journey. Your support means the world to me! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’š Happy growing and see you in the next update! โœจ๐ŸŒฟ
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Hi Growmies, So far it all goes to plan. Not much to do on soil I gotta admit. Right now they are receiving RO ph balanced water with some CalMag, rhizotonic and orca. The solution is applied with a spray bottle every time the top layer appears dry. #1 is a bit behind, as she struggled to get out of the seed shell. The other two are pretty much on par in terms of development. Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you next week.
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@Eyeduno
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Added the first trellis net in Iโ€™ll put the other one in when I flip it so far so good
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I'm flabbergasted, the flowering is speeding up a bit. i think it's a hybrid and not sativa (bagseed ;)) when rubbing the bud, the smell is so sweet, a bit like some kind of lemonade without the molasses the ec was at 1.8, i took the back of a fork and scooped some mollasses with it, and stirred and shaked it in. i measured again, the ec was 2.1 the ec seems high, but plants from seed kan take a lot of nutrients, and, you shouldn't measure after adding boosters. the mollasse i use is good quality blackstrap molasse, it stimulates the soil in different ways, enzym, bacteria and nutrient levels and gives the nice sugar boost (?!) -edit - next week bacteria from fishmix (very low dosage)
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I wish I could have put them in then tent a few days sooner to speed up growth but all good, ladies needed a few extra days in there. They were transplanted on the last day of this week. Doing a tent full of autos this grow, 20-4 light schedule with 7 plants 7 strains. this diary of course will just be covering my lady purple haze. I put them in 1gal pots for now and will be trans planting to 3gal in about 7-10 days.
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I have to harvest next week im on a scedule :/ she looks decent The run off was 1400ppm so i flushed and feed back with 650ppm
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my dry and cure style is this: 4 days of hanging upside down to get water activity lower to around 0.6 in 50% humidity and 26 C temp (i know its a little high but we are in a hot summer right now and i cant get it lower even with air conditioner) and then after 4 days of drying i remove leaves and stalks, trim buds and move them to jar for the rest of their life :D . and in the first 4 days of curing i open the jar door and let hem get some fresh air in the jar for about 5 minutes and close the jar door again, after 4 days of curing like that buds are smokable but they will get better as they getting cured about 1 month. buds are one of the hardest as fucking rocks type of buds! very dense , compact , sticky , smelly , amazing at every aspect growing stage was 60 days and flowering stage was 70 days total (harvested tops at day 63th) the total weight of dry buds was : top buds 174 G + lower buds 55 G = 229 G my overview of strain with details: the seeds: unfortunately i only got 1 seed cracked out of 5 so i will not know how much this genetic can get different but at least i got the chance to grow once of this wonderful strain the plant : in every stage you can ensure that you are dealing with a high level plant , she will get big so you have to control her height LST and SCROG highly recommended , will grow very well with tick stalks and big fan leaves , has good resistance for stress and will respond very well to stress trainings , she really has gorilla power in herself , fresh buds on plant : buds are very compact and dense even from start , fresh blossoms smells like pineapple and mango , 2 different shades of sweet smells like you hold 2 junks of pineapple and mango in your hand and you smell them together, she is a trichome and resin factory , very very sticky , very oily , strong smell dried buds: very compact and dense , hard as rocks , has dark colors with purple hues inside it , it smells sweet smoke : very smooth and sweet like lollipop , pineapple , mango like , after 2 minutes it'll kick in and you'll get higher and higher with every breath , has a strange and especial high mind high mostly
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Legend Timestamp: ๐Ÿ“… EC - pH: โš—๏ธ Temp - Hum: ๐ŸŒก๏ธ Water: ๐ŸŒŠ Food: ๐Ÿ— pH Correction: ๐Ÿ’ง Actions: ๐Ÿ’ผ Thoughts: ๐Ÿง  Events: ๐Ÿš€ Media: ๐ŸŽฌ D: DAY, G: GERMINATION, V: VEGETATIVE, B: BLOOMING, R: RIPENING, D: DRYING, C: CURING ______________ ๐Ÿ“… D22/V18 - 07/05/24 โš—๏ธ EC: 0.7 pH: 5.3 ๐ŸŒก๏ธ T: 22 ยฐC H: 50% ๐ŸŒŠ ๐Ÿ— ๐Ÿ’ง ๐Ÿ’ผ ๐Ÿง  ๐Ÿš€ ๐ŸŽฌ 1 TL video ______________ ๐Ÿ“… D23/V19 - 08/05/24 โš—๏ธ EC: 0.7 pH: 5.3 ๐ŸŒก๏ธ T: 22 ยฐC H: 50% ๐ŸŒŠ ๐Ÿ— ๐Ÿ’ง ๐Ÿ’ผ Topping and LST ๐Ÿง  ๐Ÿš€ ๐ŸŽฌ 1 TL video of grow and one of the topping ______________ ๐Ÿ“… D24/V20 - 09/05/24 โš—๏ธ EC: 0.9 pH: 5.4 ๐ŸŒก๏ธ T: 19 ยฐC H: 50% ๐ŸŒŠ ๐Ÿ— ๐Ÿ’ง ๐Ÿ’ผ ๐Ÿง  ๐Ÿš€ ๐ŸŽฌ 1 TL video ______________ ๐Ÿ“… D25/V21 - 10/05/24 โš—๏ธ EC: 0.9 pH: 5.4 ๐ŸŒก๏ธ T: 19 ยฐC H: 50% ๐ŸŒŠ 12 L ๐Ÿ— Calmag, Grow A-B, B52, Hydroguard, Rhino Skin, Bud Candy ๐Ÿ’ง ๐Ÿ’ผ ๐Ÿง  ๐Ÿš€ ๐ŸŽฌ 1 TL video ______________ ๐Ÿ“… D26/V22 - 11/05/24 โš—๏ธ EC: 0.9 pH: 5.4 ๐ŸŒก๏ธ T: 19 ยฐC H: 50% ๐ŸŒŠ ๐Ÿ— ๐Ÿ’ง ๐Ÿ’ผ ๐Ÿง  ๐Ÿš€ Out of Home ๐ŸŽฌ 1 TL video ______________ ๐Ÿ“… D27/V23 - 12/05/24 โš—๏ธ EC: 1.0 pH: 5.3 ๐ŸŒก๏ธ T: 20ยฐC H: 50% ๐ŸŒŠ ๐Ÿ— ๐Ÿ’ง ๐Ÿ’ผ ๐Ÿง  ๐Ÿš€ Out of Home ๐ŸŽฌ 1 TL video ______________ ๐Ÿ“… D28/V24 - 13/05/24 โš—๏ธ EC: 1.0 pH: 5.2 ๐ŸŒก๏ธ T: 20ยฐC H: 50% ๐ŸŒŠ ๐Ÿ— ๐Ÿ’ง ๐Ÿ’ผ ๐Ÿง  ๐Ÿš€ Out of Home ๐ŸŽฌ
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โ„๏ธ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ’š Frost for days loud Terps, dense nugs not hard to trim and a good Harvest what can you which more for...?! Def together with Tricho Jordan the best Beans I grew out so far, highly recommend trying them out !
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๐Ÿ‘‰Alrighty Then๐Ÿ‘ˆ So we are at DAY 14 with the Sugar Larry ๐Ÿ‘ˆ And she's doing fantastic ๐Ÿ‘ Except for some slight watering , I haven't really done anything ๐Ÿ™ƒ and she's definitely leading the rest in growth ๐Ÿ‘Œ ๐Ÿ‘‰WeeklyRoundup Video is finally posted ๐Ÿ˜• ๐Ÿ˜’ ๐Ÿ˜ช ๐Ÿ˜ข Happy Growing ๐Ÿ‘‰Soil Provided by ProMix.ca ๐Ÿ‘‰Nutrients Provided by Agrogardens ๐Ÿ‘‰Lighting Provided by MarsHydro.ca Thanks my friend for the great support over the years ๐Ÿ™
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Trichomes are starting to amber and I habe already begun Flushing at this point I'm am just waiting for them to tell me they are down before I turn the lights off for 48 hours before harvest
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Cruising right along. Baby girl is definitely devilish. Week 11 feed this week ph 6.4 runoff at 6.6 environment high of 81.9F 51%RH low 67.5F 39%RH. Sheโ€™s stacking at top still shooting pistils out slowly. Taking slot of real estate in tent had to get rid of one other plant :( but this one shall prevail. Super eager for the buds. The scent she leaves on your fingers after interaction is lovely.
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The leaves are a little bit dead but she will be potent. The buds looking great.
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######################################### HARVEST (Day 93 / June 4) ######################################### ----------------------------------------------------------- GROW SUMMARY ----------------------------------------------------------- Grown in 4x4 tent - but I only used 2x2 space because of heater and dehumidification and other plants (Outlier Z). This plant used a dedicated CMH 315 light. The plant was grown in hydroponics using a custom single-site PA hydroponics clone RDWC system with Advanced Nutrients Sensi Coco line, Microbial Mass and Orca for beneficials. I also experimented with Rapid start in the RDWC system, but I didn't see explosive root growth relying on Rapid Start as an additive to the system verse using it when starting in rapid rooters which worked well. All around a pretty easy grow and things went very well. Topped twice for a mainline structure and she really spread out. Sparkling golf ball size nugs down the branches and spaced out nicely. The scent off her was like burned rubber/tires or maybe fresh blacktop. A single water change which was only performed when switching to bloom nutrients around week 7. ----------------------------------------------------------- HARVEST ----------------------------------------------------------- No dark period and no flush. On day 93 she was chopped and hung to dry. ----------------------------------------------------------- DRYING ----------------------------------------------------------- Entire plant hung upside down for 15 days. The temps were dialed in at 60F by using the S6 intake fan pulling air from the AC through intake vent on side of the tent. Humidity was dialed in at 63%/60F for 24hr, 62%/60F for the next 48hr. Then 60%/60F for the third day and onward. AC Infinity T6/S6 exhaust and intake fans were on the setting of '2' during drying until day 7, then I could turn down to a setting of '1' once the plants were not transpiring excess moisture. Trimmed on day 18. Then the jars were left open in the tent for another 12 more days for a full 30 day dry at 60%/60F while rolling the jars frequently. Also ran dehumidifier in the tent but it only ran for 1-2 minutes every hour because the AC was doing most of the dehumidification on the intake. ----------------------------------------------------------- TRIMMING ----------------------------------------------------------- Trimming was an absolute breeze. All swelled nuggets, very little sugar leafs left to trim. ----------------------------------------------------------- CURING ----------------------------------------------------------- Flower product was transferred to 1L mason jars averaging 35g of product per jar. I added a mini hygrometer to each jar and chose not to use a boveda this time. The RH averaged 62-64% when trimmed flowers went in jars. Jars were left open in the tent for a total dry time of 30 days from harvest keeping the tent at 60%/60F. Once closed, the jars were burped once a day for the first seven days, once every other day for the next seven days, rolling jars often. The burp was only for 3-5 second for air exchange until a. 62% was maintained in the jar. ----------------------------------------------------------- YIELD ----------------------------------------------------------- * Weight calculated at 62% humidity after 30-day dry and 14-day cure. ============================== FLOWER PRODUCT ============================== 180.41g (6.44oz) ============================== TRIM PRODUCT ============================== 57g (2.03oz) ** All major fan leaves, stems, and branches removed from trim product. ============================== TOTAL OVERALL YIELD ============================== Total: 238.41g (8.51oz) ============================== SPACE YIELD ============================== 238.41g / 4 sqft (2x2 canopy) = 59.60g per sqft ============================== WATTAGE YIELD ============================== 315 Watts / 4 Square Foot (3x4 canopy) = 78.75 watts per sqft. 238.41g / 315 watts = 0.76 grams per watt ----------------------------------------------------------- PRODUCT TEST ----------------------------------------------------------- Bag appeal is top-notch. Trichome covered, with aromas of that unique 'kush' you can quickly identify based on experience. Best OG Kush I've ever tried, hands down! The flavour is kushy, smoke is smooth and definitely my favorite strain in my tote of cured harvests at the moment. I can't keep my hands off of the jars. Definitely not a daytime strain, even for experienced users, although I'll use it in the afternoon when life is throwing curve balls. The effects rise you up, then sets you right down and will wash away all that anxiety after a long day. Put it this way....if I puff a few hours before bed, I still feel it the next morning when I peel my eyes open. No joke. I'll definitely be growing this one again, maybe even next run because I'll be sad when I run out. ----------------------------------------------------------- REGRETS ----------------------------------------------------------- Not running more of this amazing plant. ----------------------------------------------------------- NEXT RUN ----------------------------------------------------------- This was the first run at my new residence so it will take some time to get it dialed in. I had some calibration issues which are now fixed. I'm going to be shooting for 1gram per watt on the next run. ----------------------------------------------------------- FINAL THOUGHTS ----------------------------------------------------------- DarkOwl is the best autoflower I've grown yet. I'm now eager to give the Bruce Banner #3 they released a run and will surely acquire future releases from DarkOwl. ----------------------------------------------------------- THE END ----------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for checking out my diary! I typically journal in my notebook but I put some time and effort into documenting my grows on this platform in hopes it will help a new or experienced grower with their DWC journey. Any questions or suggestions are welcomed. Happy growing!
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๐Ÿ† Eternity Grow Cup 2025 Plagron and Zamnesia ๐Ÿ† Runtz by Zamnesia Seeds Our girl is growing strong and healthy! ๐ŸŒฑ She's happily absorbing Plagron nutrients, and it's really showing in her progress. Everything is going according to plan, and weโ€™re thrilled with the results. On February 6th, we will switch the light cycle to 12/12 to start the flowering phase. That will mark exactly one month since we placed the seed in a paper towel for germination. ๐ŸŒผ We can't wait to see her bloom! ๐ŸŒฟ #GrowDiaries #EternityGrowCup2025 #ZamnesiaSeeds #Plagron #Runtz #FloweringStage.