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🍰 Lava Cake – Final Harvest & Smoke Report
GrowDiaries | Week 8 (Harvest & Cure)
After months of dedication, lessons, and love, our Lava Cake journey comes to a close — and what an ending it is. Both phenotypes reached maturity beautifully, wrapped in dense, resin-coated buds that carry the unmistakable aroma of sweetness and spice.
🌱 From Seed to Harvest — A Journey in Full Bloom
Our Lava Cake journey began from seed with two unique phenotypes, both full of potential and personality. Week after week, through careful nutrition, TrolMaster monitoring, and endless observation, we watched them evolve. From the early stages of vegetative vigor, through the lush canopy of mid-flower, and even through the challenges of heat and bud rot, these girls showed true resilience.
Each setback taught something — about balance, airflow, humility, and the living rhythm of nature. Both plants were ultimately harvested with respect and gratitude.
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✂️ Harvest & Trimming
After about two weeks of slow drying at 60°F / 60% RH, the branches began to snap — a sure sign the moisture was just right. Each plant was trimmed by hand, carefully and patiently, letting every calyx, pistil, and trichome tell its own story.
The buds were dense, sticky, and heavily frosted — a trimmer’s delight. Finger hash collected along the way was pure gold, rich in aroma and bursting with terpenes. Each snip of the scissors felt like sculpting something sacred.
Both plants were dried whole, allowing for slower moisture migration and a smoother final cure.
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🌿 On Trichomes and Harvest Timing
We chose to harvest when most trichomes were cloudy, with only a few still clear and very few amber. This moment — just before full amber maturity — is where potency meets flavor at its peak.
Why cloudy trichomes?
Because that’s when cannabinoids like THC and terpenes are at their maximum activity. Too early, and you lose potency; too late, and THC starts converting into CBN, giving a heavier, sleepier effect. Cloudy trichomes deliver a balanced high — euphoric yet grounding — capturing the essence of the strain in its full potential.
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🌸 Aroma, Taste & Effects
The Lava Cake lives up to her name and lineage. Her rich terpene profile brings waves of sweet baked goods, layered with berry and grape undertones inherited from her Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies x Grape Pie heritage.
When smoked, she’s smooth, creamy, and sweet, leaving a lingering flavor on the palate that feels like dessert for the senses. The effects are deeply relaxing, melting away tension and replacing it with calm contentment.
This isn’t a beginner’s strain — her high is potent, steady, and full-bodied. A few tokes are enough to drift into a deeply peaceful, happy state. Perfect for evenings, rest days, or moments when the world needs to slow down.
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🌬️ Curing — Grove Bags & UV Glass Jars
After trimming, buds were stored in Grove Bags, which naturally maintain humidity between 55–62%, eliminating the need for daily “burping.” These innovative curing bags use a one-way humidity membrane, preserving terpenes and color while preventing mold.
Alongside them, we used black UV-resistant glass jars — perfect for long-term storage, protecting cannabinoids from light degradation and keeping aromas fresh.
Together, these methods allowed the buds to cure into perfection — firm, aromatic, and bursting with flavor.
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🔥 Resin, Hash & Full Spectrum Bar
All trim from the grow — not just from Lava Cake — was collected to make a full-spectrum bar using simple, natural heat extraction with hot water in a glass bottle. The result was a potent, sticky, terpene-rich concentrate that perfectly captures the soul of the garden.
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⚖️ Final Yields
• Pheno #1: 144g dry
• Pheno #2: 99g dry
Both phenotypes displayed amazing bud density and structure. In fact, their sheer weight caused a few branches to snap under their own mass — another reason that influenced our harvest timing. These were heavy girls, through and through. 🌿💪
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🙏 Gratitude & Reflections
To everyone who followed along — thank you. To Zamnesia, for the genetics and inspiration, thank you. To the GrowDiaries community, the supporters, the doubters, and everyone in between — thank you for being part of this experience.
And above all, thanks to God, because without Him, none of this beauty — not even the smallest seed — would exist.
Growing Lava Cake wasn’t just about cultivation; it was about connection, learning, and the sacred patience of nature.
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🌀 Closing Thoughts
From seed to smoke, these Lava Cakes have been a story of flavor, resilience, and soul. Despite challenges like heat and bud rot, the final result was spectacular: frosty, aromatic, powerful flowers that embody everything beautiful about this craft.
As we light the first cured joint, we celebrate not just the harvest, but the journey itself.
Until the next grow — stay curious, stay kind, and keep growing. 🌱💚
Thank you to everyone who followed this run — your support, questions, and shared passion have been part of what made this project so rewarding. The full smoke review will follow this harvest report and will be presented in 4K on YouTube, where we’ll document the aroma, flavor, burn, and overall experience with both phenotypes and the pressed hash.
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Explore the Gear that Powers My Grow
If you’re curious about the tech I’m using, check out these links:
• Genetics, gear, nutrients, and more – Zamnesia: https://www.zamnesia.com/
• Environmental control & automation – TrolMaster: https://www.trolmaster.eu/
• Advanced LED lighting – Future of Grow: https://www.futureofgrow.com/
• Root and growth nutrition – Aptus Holland: https://aptus-holland.com/
• Nutrient systems & boosters – Plagron: https://plagron.com/en/
• Soil & substrate excellence – PRO-MIX BX: https://www.pthorticulture.com/en-us/products/pro-mix-bx-mycorrhizae
• Curing and storage – Grove Bags: https://grovebags.com/
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We’ve got much more coming as we move through new grow cycles. Trust me, you won’t want to miss the next steps, let’s push the boundaries of indoor horticulture together!
As always, this is shared for educational purposes, aiming to spread understanding and appreciation for this plant. Let’s celebrate it responsibly and continue to learn and grow together.
With true love comes happiness. Always believe in yourself, and always do things expecting nothing and with an open heart. Be a giver, and the universe will give back in ways you could never imagine.
💚 Growers love to all
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@Alejangrow
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Flushing now. Plucked a few fan leaves. I'm excited for the chop in 7 days 😁😁😁
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@MadeInGermany
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Hey everyone :-)
We arrived in the last week before the harvest 😍😍😍.
I can hardly wait because both are beautiful and smell extremely good 👍😃.
Let's start with the weekly overview:
Flowering day 56
Both were poured with 1.2 l each and checked for their health.
Flowering day 57
Today the tent was cleaned and the humidifier refilled.
The trichomes have been checked and are about 80% milky and 20% amber.
Flowering day 58
Both were checked, and the technology was checked for functionality.
Flowering day 59
Today both were checked and fresh osmosis water was left in the tank.
Flowering day 60
Again, both were poured with 1 liter.
Flowering day 61
Today was a pure control day.
The trichomes are now 30% amber and 70% milky (a few days until harvest).
Flowering day 62
Today the whole tent was cleaned.
And got the darkroom ready. In the next few days we will go to the darkroom.
Of course, there will be a harvest update before the last update.
Until then, I wish you all the best, stay healthy 🙏🏻 and let it grow 🍀
You can buy this Strain at :
https://sweetseeds.es/de/red-mandarine-f1-fast-version/
Type:
Red Mandarine F1 Fast Version
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Genetics:
Red Poison Auto®️ (SWS39)
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Tangie (California Orange x Hybrid Skunk)
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Vega lamp:
2 x Todogrow Led
Quantum Board 100 W
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Bloom Lamp :
2 x Todogrow Led
Cxb 3590 COB 3500 K 205W
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Soil :
Canna Coco Professional +
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Fertilizer:
Green House Powder Feeding
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Water:
Osmosis water mixed with normal water (24 hours stale that the chlorine evaporates) to 0.2 EC. Add Cal / Mag to 0.4 Ec Ph with Organic Ph - to 5.5 - 5.8 .
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@Siriuz
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Check out the videos guys, she is flowering real good even tho we are not using any special nute like big bud for example, but i really want to try it soon, hopefully!
Still she is doing great and im happy to have her!
How are you doing growers whats up!?
Dont forget to leave a comment
Any suggestion is welcome!
We are happy to learn new things alwas,
Thanks for the support happy growing everybody
Enjoy the footage thanks to Siriuz
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@Dunk_Junk
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She's done!!
Super, super stinky!!!!!!!!
Covered in trichomes!!!!!!!!!!!
Will be harvested within 24h.
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@Silverback_Guerilla
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3/22:
I fed them very thoroughly for the first time today and sprayed them with Axiom harpin proteins and boom boom spray. I let them chill under blue and UVA lights til they were dry.
3/24:
Fed them with only One today...about 40oz each.
Set the timer for them to start having a 4 hour nap, from 10:30pm til 2:30am every night.
3/25:
Foliar fed with Big Bloom today.
3/26:
Fed today...just ONE, silica, and calmg.
They are protesting about a little too much N in their diet(curled under leaf tips), but they'll have to get over it..
3/29:
Fed today..added humic acid, molasses, and superthrive, along with ONE, silica, and calmag
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Woo-wee!! The kief on this strain is like nothing I've ever seen, we've grown an insane amount of different strains (easily 3x what we've documented) and this one wins🏆.. I've included pictures but none can do it justice, the trichomes are visible to the naked eye and just falling over each other.. the smoke is very smooth (the little bit that's dry), this despite no cure yet, it melts in the pipe....we made another batch of tincture (for me lol), 12fl oz with 1oz Bruce Banger bud, oven dried slow and then decarbed at normal temps.. 10ml of this tincture made my knees weak lol, its been great for sleep at night..that last part was surprising to me, when smoked it definitely has all sativa qualities but the tincture is like Nyquil (I could have over cooked it)...as always accurate weights are out of the question, we dry only our half here and the rest goes to other houses to dry once harvested but if I had to guess I'd say we got around roughly a half lb, maybe 7ozs..the dry box smells like Fruit Loops cereal with a little bit of diesel ⛽ 🍓, its really pleasant..I'm really glad we grabbed clones of this, we have roughly 10 plants, some will be passed to family but we'll definitely be flowering a bunch more for ourselves... thanks as always for dropping by and happy harvests everyone!! ❤️💡🌱😽💨
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First time running hydroponics. And I’ll say it’s pretty easy although running into problems with ph rising cause of not using ro water so it started getting a potassium deficiency. I think I’m prepared for next run.
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💩Holy Crap Growmies We Are Back💩
Well growmies we are at 42 days in and everything is going as good as it can👌 Afraid she's had some major issues but that's just how it goes folks 😉
👉 Shes a short chunky little plant 👈 We got some very pretty colors😍 👌 She's got some odd colors kinda like tiger leafing,😉
Lights being readjusted and chart updated .........👍rain water to be used entire growth👈
👉I used NutriNPK for nutrients for my grows and welcome anyone to give them a try .👈
👉 www.nutrinpk.com 👈
NutriNPK Cal MAG 14-0-14
NutriNPK Grow 28-14-14
NutriNPK Bloom 8-20-30
NutriNPK Bloom Booster 0-52-34
I GOT MULTIPLE DIARIES ON THE GO 😱 please check them out 😎
👉THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO GO OVER MY DIARIES 👈
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Hello Growmies,
As we step into the eighth week of our Watermelon Candy F1 Hybrids' flowering stage, the dance of growth and aroma continues to enchant our senses. These delightful plants, sharing their space with Epic Buzz and Red Banana Pudding varieties, inch ever closer to the pinnacle of their bloom.
The Watermelon Candy cultivars are flourishing with an undeniable zest, their foliar tapestry thick with the potential of what's to come. The air is thick with their intoxicatingly sweet scent, a testament to their namesake, and their buds are expanding with satisfying robustness.
Plant #1 is maintaining its lead with a striking bud formation, clearly thriving in the consistent environment of the Tent-X system. Plant #2 and Plant #3 are not far behind, with each showing a wealth of budding sites and a sprawling canopy that speaks to a bountiful harvest ahead.
Despite being under a 12/12 light cycle along with the photoperiod plants, which may limit their yield compared to a 20/4 cycle, these plants are putting on a splendid show. They continue to swell, their trichome-frosted buds promising a powerful and flavorful finale.
Nutrition continues on a carefully scheduled five-day rotation, our blend of Alga Bloom, Sugar Royal, Power Roots, and Orca nurturing these beauties into their late flowering phase. The TrolMaster system diligently logs every parameter, ensuring our VPD and PPFD values are consistently optimized for peak performance.
As the eighth week unfolds, we see the evidence of our meticulous care in the uniform health and structure of the plants. The internodal spaces remain tight, the stems sturdy, and the flowering sites increasingly impressive.
With anticipation building for the harvest that lies ahead, we reflect on the journey so far. It's a path marked by shared knowledge and collective experience, all leading us toward what promises to be a remarkable culmination of our efforts.
Stay lifted,
Salokin
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31/03 😐 encore une qui me fait un coup tordu. en fait, elle est Loing d'être raté. mais elle a pris du retard.. Pour une auto.. c'est bizarre.
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I started a new job, so detailed comments will come shortly once I get some time to fill things out. Mostly I just transplanted at week 2 for the Banana Bombs and week 1 for the Cement Shoes... Honestly the Banana Bomb were already looking kinda root bound in their solo cups by the end of 2 weeks, so the advice that the leaf length to cup diameter seems accurate as they were definitely growing out past the cups. The Cement Shoes had decent enough root development that I had no issues with the transfer, but I also may have been able to wait 3 or 4 more days. It doesn't seem to mind one bit though and if anything appeared to have the least shock and quickest recovery time. Just have been watering and keeping to the light schedule. I sprinkled some diatomaceous earth on the top of the pots on Thursday as a kind of potential preventative. I saw a flying bug go into my tent from my room and was unable to smack it, and the last thing I wanted was it getting some ideas to lay some eggs. Hopefully the two days it was on the top of the soil before I watered deterred it, if it even was a bug that would cause issue to begin with (I had no idea but taking no chances). I will introduce molasses and maybe some other botanical or compost teas in the next week or so, possibly with the addition of some malted barley top dressing. We shall see what time and money allows. I also wish to start some kind of IPM with neem, azamax, sm90, Spinosad, D-limonene, or essential oil mixes. Wanting to stick to organic control of course, so options may not include some things or others. If I can afford predatory mites or nematoads or something to toss in the soil, that might be good too. More research must be done.
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Una gioia infinita poter raccogliere questi buds ricoperti di gelo.
È stata una delle genetche più belle e resinose in questa cultivar e sicuramente la coltiverò ancora una volta perché è veramente troppo soddisfacente!
Gli odori dei terpeni hanno completamente invaso la casa (ed anche la strada).
La prossima volta la coltiverò con una alimentazione diversa per vedere i comportamenti con una linea bio/minerale.
Restate sintonizzati e ringrazio tutti voi per essere passati da qui a lasciare il vostro like ❤️
Ricordati di seguirmi su Instagram! 🌈
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Dejo dos VIDEOS del primer mes en las dos carpas!!!
Desfrán Auto se ve que no le gusta el ferti, por las hojas dobladas hacia arriba. Solamente las automáticas parece... Cada vez que las riego las hojas se ponen en forma de garra como estresada, asi que voy a utilizar agua solamente. Por cierto el agua que utilizo es agua purificada sin cloro y metales pesados. Ahora me prestaron un medidor de Ph que empiezo a utilizarlo en el segundo mes. También compraré un termohigrometro y voy añadir un ventilador extra. Las demás Red Dragon, Amnesia Lemon #1 y #2, Bubba's Gift y Desfrán Fotoperiódica estoy aplicando Aptus Pro y se ve que les encanta. Le hice poda apical a la Defrán Foto y quiero intentar hacer un Main Lining, porque crecen muy rápido. La voy a tratar de dejar lo más bajo posible. La Bubba's ya va creciendo más, pero en versión "mini". A ver qué onda como les va el segundo mes de vege. La idea es vegetarlas hasta que las Desfrán Auto (3) estén listas para cosechar que supuestamente son 14/15 semanas. Así que tienen tiempo para crecer las demás, sobretodo las Bubba's #1 y #2
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Forgot to upload earlier but overall a successful grow, had to pull the plug a bit quicker since borealis mold had started to appear slightly. Nonetheless saved almost all of the crop and opted to dry trim to preserve the quality/terpenes
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Welcome Back!💚
Die erste Blütewoche ist vorbei und die Pflanze entwickelt sich weiterhin prächtig.
Die Blütenansätze sind schön erkennbar und die Pistilen bilden sich allmählich aus.
Überraschenderweise wirken die Blätter sehr Sativa lästig, wobei genetisch eine Indica Dominanz vorherrschen müsste.
Außerdem ist ihr Wuchsverhalten eher Indica dominiert.
Heute war es auch Zeit den Green House Feeding Dünger einzubringen.
Bin sehr gespannt, was am Ende raus kommt.
Die Werte im Zelt sind optimal auf die Blüte eingestellt.
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🌞 Temp: 24°C
🌚 Temp: 20 °C
💨 RH: 56%
VPD: 0,97 kPa
😎PPFD: 830 mqm
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Stay Tuned! 💚
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There’s no amber trichomes on Mama Mia and I’m thinking of growing a little longer than the breeder suggests. Northern Lights trichomes are starting to amber and I may harvest earlier than suggested. King Kong trichomes are milky clear.
I switched up which light is on which plant. Next grow I’m definitely replacing my two weaker lights with stronger lights and using the weak lights as side lighting. Light power is one of the big lessons from this grow.
The bud size looks it’s age, but is much heavier than appearance. I think the kelp helped the buds get denser. The King Kong flowers are all much heavier than the branches can support. Next grow I’ll be more proactive with netting support.
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Hey growmies its flushing time for mi watermelon 🍉 🍉!!
Her smell is vary fruity and sweet, can't wait to smoke this one !!
WhiteWidow also is in flushing time !
All the girls are looking good 👍💪❤️
I just installed mi new Sp 6500 👍💪👍💪 we gonna finish them up whit some good extra wats !
Check out this led on the website💪👍
https://marshydro.eu/products/mars-hydro-sp-6500-led-grow-light/
SP6500, as one of the huge single bar LED grow lights, installed with top quality Samsung LM301B diodes, designed with enhanced red in broad-spectrum light, emits the highest central PPF and has the superb penetration that its major applications are for high-wire plants and greenhouses.
Wattage – 650w
Veg Coverage – 4×5 ft
Flower Coverage – 3×5 ft
Featuring a thick aluminium passive heat sink and densely arranged chips, the SP Series provides high efficacy but low heat output while minimizing obstruction to natural LIGHT!
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Welcome to week 8!
My little apple fritter doing great! The buds getting bigger from day to day and she’s handling the small distance to the light fantastic.
I think I have another 1,5weeks to go and I’m Herz curious about the harvest!
