The Grow Awards 2026 🏆
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Inhale for 13s, Exhale for 13s, Inhale for 8s, Exhale for 8s, Inhale for 5s, Exhale for 5s, Inhale for 3s, Exhale for 3s, Inhale for 1s, Exhale for 1s, Alignment. 1.618 More energy, more blueprint. A plant with both standard cellular respiration (occurring throughout the plant, including leaves and stems) and adequate root respiration will have a significantly higher ATP throughput than one restricted to only general cellular respiration in a limited way. Cellular respiration is the fundamental metabolic process that occurs in all living plant cells (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, seeds) to convert glucose into usable energy (ATP). It requires oxygen and produces carbon dioxide and water as byproducts. Root respiration is not a separate type of respiration, but rather a specific instance of cellular respiration occurring in the roots. Roots absorb oxygen from the air spaces in the soil to fuel their energy needs. Roots require a substantial amount of ATP for essential functions like nutrient and water absorption, as well as growth and maintenance of their tissues. The primary form of respiration in healthy plant roots is aerobic respiration, which is highly efficient, yielding up to 30-38 ATP molecules per glucose molecule. Anaerobic Respiration (Inefficient): If roots are deprived of oxygen (e.g., in waterlogged soil), they switch to anaerobic respiration, which is far less efficient, producing only 2 ATP molecules per glucose molecule and also generating alcohol, which can be toxic and kill the plant. Therefore, a plant with healthy, oxygenated roots performing efficient aerobic respiration in addition to the rest of the plant's cellular respiration has a much greater overall ATP production and energy capacity. A soil without organic matter will generally have a low Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC). Biochar is often prized for its potential to increase soil cation exchange capacity (CEC), but this effect is highly dependent on the specific properties of the biochar (feedstock and pyrolysis temperature) and the soil type to which it is applied. High-ash biochars, especially those produced at lower temperatures and applied to acidic or sandy soils, can significantly boost CEC by providing abundant binding sites for cations like calcium (Ca²⁺), magnesium (Mg²⁺), and potassium (K⁺). Biochar is more sustainable than typical organic matter for long-term soil improvement primarily due to its high stability and resistance to microbial decomposition, allowing it to persist in the soil for hundreds to thousands of years. This longevity provides a lasting positive effect on soil properties, particularly by increasing the cation exchange capacity (CEC) over time, while regular organic matter breaks down much faster. Biochar generally offers a much higher CEC than coco coir, though specific values vary greatly; while coco coir might sit around 40-60 cmol/kg, biochar can range from tens to over 200 cmol/kg, with sources like Acacia wood biochar or even coconut shell biochar often surpassing coco's capacity due to its porous structure, creating significantly more cation-binding sites for nutrients, making it superior for nutrient retention. Needs to be charged similar to coco but at a much higger rate. But shhhh.. It's a secret. Ancient biochar-rich soils in the Amazon basin (known as Terra Preta) provide evidence of carbon stability lasting over 500 to 2,000+ years. Recommend a balanced ratio of key cations, particularly calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), and potassium (K). A widely accepted general "ideal soil" cation saturation ratio is approximately 65-85% Ca, 6-12% Mg, and 2-5% K. That's roughly what I give mine. Can even add N in its NH4+ form
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day 60 - Just took some closeup bud images and i like it, hope you like it too
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Info: Unfortunately, I had to find out that my account is used for fake pages in social media. I am only active here on growdiaries. I am not on facebook instagram twitter etc All accounts except this one are fake. Have fun with the update. Flowering day 54 since time change to 12/12. Hey everyone ☺️. We are slowly getting closer to the harvest 😍. You can see that the lady sucks all her energy out of the leaves and passes it on to the flowers. The buds smell very tasty 😍. It should be ready to harvest in the next 17 - 25 days. But of course we will be observing this closely with the microscope from next week. Otherwise the tent was cleaned as usual and the humidifier refilled. I wish you a lot of fun with the update. Stay healthy and let it grow 🙏🏻 You can buy this Strain at https://www.amsterdamgenetics.com/product/kosher-tangie-kush/ Type: Kosher Tangie Kush ☝️🏼 Genetics: Kosher Kush X Tangie 👍 Vega lamp: 2 x Todogrow Led Quantum Board 100 W 💡 Bloom Lamp : 2 x Todogrow Led Cxb 3590 COB 3500 K 205W 💡💡☝️🏼 Soil : Canna Coco Professional + ☝️🏼 Fertilizer: Green House Powder Feeding ☝️🏼🌱 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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D78/F34 - 17/06/23 - I changed light schedule hoping she's going better. (6 only red ligh and 7 red-white) D79/F35 - 18/06/23 - New lights schedule is running D80/F36 - 19/06/23 - Added water and integrators EC 1.0 and pH 6.4 D81/F37 - 20/06/23 - Nothing to report D82/F38 - 21/06/23 - Added water and nutes EC 1.0 and pH 5.7 D83/F39 - 22/06/23 - Temp is too high for both water and environment. I see signals of suffering on the flowers (foxtailing) D84/F40 - 23/06/23 - I'm trying to keep the Tremp under control but isn't easy. To lowering water temp (that now is about 26 °C) I'm adding some ice to the water
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@Ashbash
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Still going lol. Still not too many amber, but I cut down one of the smaller side growths to dry and test. Keeping up with just water, probably could have added nutes for quite a bit longer, but oh well next time haha. Couple buds moved onto a light bulb and burned pretty badly. Be careful out there!
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@Glizzy420
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had a lot of issues with my ph and overfeeding so i flushed her the last 2 weeks , overall im happy with the results. Not my best yield but it'll keep improving. She smells great citrus and lemon sense! 🙂
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They smell like cola sometimes, they are growing so fast it's unreal i think they may be done after 7 weeks! I'm sure i could harvest them now 😅 they look frosty and swollen.
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@Dr_Boom
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This is my 1st time trying DWC. I started off with a cut from a plant I received from @cltvrs on Instagram. I dipped it in CloneX rooting gel, and put it in an EzClone machine. I used CloneX rooting nutrients at 4ml for the 2 gal reservoir. This was my first time propagating with this system, and I was impressed with the overall success rate.
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@Mr_Dior21
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Another slow week. I increased light schedule to 13/11. I’m going to slowly lower the time of light until by the time harvest day comes it’ll have a longer dark period. I’m also going to stop feeding the bottle nutrients my soil is moist still so I gotta wait. I’m predicting a couple ounces this grow.
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@Dunk_Junk
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Wow she's grown 34cm this week!!!! Monster!!!!!!!!!! I wish I knew what she was!!! If I had to guess a breeder I'd say this seed came from FastBuds as it was their type of container.... But what exact strain? I have no idea whatsoever. 😭
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@gr3g4l
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Esta semana tocó la poda de los apicales y primer nudo dejando solo 4 nudos por planta. Por lo que parece tienden a grandes hojas e internodos cortos. Esta semana también aumenté la potencia del lumatex hasta el 75% unos 220W. Empecé con 100 W luego fueron 150 y ahora 220 , así hasta cambiar el fotoperiodo a 12/12h. Entonces al 100%, 300W. Con 26 dias de vida ya tenian suficientes nudos, ramas y tocó hacer el apical y la poda del primer nudo a todas dejando 4 nudos por planta, 8 ramas secundarias. Terminamos la semana con la nº5 con manchas en las hojas muy feas. Entiendo que tengo que tratarla diferente al resto por lo que la regaré menos y dejaré secar más entre riegos al menos un par de veces.
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Всем привет друзья! Как я и говрил, попалась прекрасная генетика. Растние растёт не по дням а по часам. Цветёт и пахнет Всем мира и добра!
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TH 1Q2025 - Week 6 - Bolt 3 
(ON Haze X Original Haze) X Northern Lights #2 “Todd’s Haze” Objective - 8 Female Plants, Topped ONCE @ Flip, 12” when topped - Modified Sea of Green Week’s Objectives - Auto-Fertigation Installed and operational - Twice/Day, 440 ml/ Day (Initial Rate) - 220 ml/Event Weeks Observations - We have a smattering of pistils showing - looks like pre-flowers with Haze morphology - Confirms (for me) the known property of Haze - that 7+ weeks of veg (from seed) is required BEFORE the plants can initiate flowering. (Noting that CUTS will be ready to flower @ Flip. Seeds Wet: 1139PM, 28.2.2025 Germinated: 2.3.2025 Flip: 21.3.2025 Harvest: 77 Days, DATE: 6.6.2025 _________________________________________ __ Fri Apr 11, 2025 TH 1Q25 22:F:3:1 EC: 1.8 LightDistance: [ 20.5, in] # We’re in STRETCH, ~1.5”/day! LightIntensity: [ 640, µMol/m2/s] - [x] TM-7: [ 0.125, g] # Prep - [x] Fertigation: [8.5:8.5:3.4:3.4:3.4:0:3.4] # [Primer A:Primer B:CalMag Fuel:Silica Skin:Lush Green:Root Anchor:Peak Bloom] - [x] Photosynthesis Plus: [ 6, ml] - [x] Quillaja 60 Powder: [scant] - [x] PCAL 1660: [ 0.5, gm] # Once or Twice/Week - [x] TM-7 (µNutrients): [ 0.125, g] __ Sat Apr 12, 2025 TH 1Q25 23:F:3:2 LightDistance: [ 18, in] # We’re in STRETCH, ~1.5”/day! LightIntensity: [ 703, µMol/m2/s] LightDimmer: [ 85, %] We’re bringing up Intensity SLOWLY, as the plants adapt. Allowing the plants to grow INTO the LightField and naturally raise PPFD as it does. - [x] TM-7: [ 0.125, g] # Prep - [x] Fertigation: [7.8:7.8:3.1:3.1:3.1:0:3.1:0.0] # [Primer A:Primer B:CalMag Fuel:Silica Skin:Lush Green:Root Anchor:Peak Bloom:Resin Bloom] - [x] Photosynthesis Plus: [ 6, ml] - [x] Quillaja 60 Powder: [scant] - [x] PCAL 1660: [ 0.5, gm] # Once or Twice/Week - [x] TM-7 (µNutrients): [ 0.125, g] __ Sun Apr 13, 2025 TH 1Q25 24:F:3:3 LightDistance: [ tbd, in] # We’re in STRETCH, ~1.5”/day! LightIntensity: [ tbd, µMol/m2/s] LightDimmer: [ 85, %] - [x] TM-7: [ 0.125, g] # Prep dilution in 250 ml plain water - [x] Fertigation: [7.8:7.8:3.1:3.1:3.1:0.0:3.1:0.0] # [Primer A:Primer B:CalMag Fuel:Silica Skin:Lush Green:Root Anchor:Peak Bloom:Resin Bloom] - [x] TM-7: [ 0.125, g] # Delivered - [x] Photosynthesis Plus: [ 6, ml] - [x] Quillaja 60 Powder: [scant] __ Mon Apr 14, 2025 TH 1Q25 25:F:3:4 LightDistance: [ tbd, in] # We’re in STRETCH, ~1.5”/day! EC: [ 1.9, mS/cm] - [x] TM-7: [ 0.125, g] # Prep dilution in 250 ml plain water - [x] Fertigation: [7.8:7.8:3.1:3.1:3.1:0.0:3.1:0.0] # [Primer A:Primer B:CalMag Fuel:Silica Skin:Lush Green:Root Anchor:Peak Bloom:Resin Bloom] - [x] Photosynthesis Plus: [ 6, ml] - [x] Quillaja 60 Powder: [scant] - [x] PCAL 1660: [ 1, tsp] # Once or Twice/Week __ Tue Apr 15, 2025 TH 1Q25 26:F:3:5 EC: [ 1.8, mS/cm] # [Primer A:Primer B:CalMag Fuel:Silica Skin:Lush Green:Root Anchor:Peak Bloom:Resin Bloom] - [x] Fertigation: [8.7:8.7:3.5:3.5:3.5:0.0:3.5:0.0] - [x] Photosynthesis Plus: [ 6, ml] - [x] Quillaja 60 Powder: [scant] - [x] Terps Plus: [ 2, ml] - [x] PCAL 1660: [ 1, tsp] # Once or Twice/Week __ Wed Apr 16, 2025 TH 1Q25 27:F:3:6 Stretched another 1.5” Main Canopy @ 740 (PPFD) Fertigation 1L/Plant/Day - 2 x 500 ml, 6 hour freq LightDistance: [ 17, “] LightIntensity: [ 740, µMol/m2/s] EC: [ 1.8, mS/cm] 
Fertigation Amount: [ 2.0, gal] # We’re a little low at a gallon/day … Light Intensity: [ 750, µMol/m2/s] # Adjust Light Height to Achieve. Light Dimmer: [ 100, %] # Photone is ok, but I think reads low . . . # [Primer A:Primer B:CalMag Fuel:Silica Skin:Lush Green:Root Anchor:Peak Bloom:Resin Bloom] - [x] Fertigation: [17.5:17.5:7.0:7.0:7.0:0.0:7.0:0.0] # [ 10, 4, 4] - [x] Photosynthesis Plus: [ 12, ml] - [x] Terps Plus: [ 2, ml] - [x] Quillaja 60 Powder: [scant] - [x] PCAL 1660: [ 2, tsp] # Once or Twice/Week’ __ Thu Apr 17, 2025 TH 1Q25 28:F:3:7 LAST HAND WATERING: FRIDAY We Start Auto-Fertigation Light Distance: [ 13.5, in] # 2“ Today EC: [ 1.8, mS/cm] # [Primer A:Primer B:CalMag Fuel:Silica Skin:Lush Green:Root Anchor:Peak Bloom:Resin Bloom] - [x] Fertigation: [16.9:16.9:8.5:8.5:6.8:0.0:6.8:0.0] # [ 10, 5, 4] - [x] Photosynthesis Plus: [ 12, ml] - [x] Terps Plus: [ 2, ml] - [x] Quillaja 60 Powder: [scant]
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Finally made it to flower. Did a supercrop on one of the Mr big runtz x Gary Payton. Both Pablo’s revenges are smaller with tighter nodal spacing so far. Let’s see what they do.
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So far these girls are beginning their push towards early stages of flowering! Each node is slowly developing pistils, new growth & reaching for the light! They've widened quite a bit seeing as both plants are slowly making their way outside the edge of their 6.6 gallon autopots. I'm noticing the increase in water consumption with no signs of new deficiencies at the 1.7EC 5.8ph. I will be increasing the the EC to 2.0 after flowering begins to progress.
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27/02/19 - Cant wait for these to be done as I’ve never had gelato before so I feel like I’m missing out 😂 but yeah other than I let them stretch abit taller than I usually prefer it’s all going well, new genetics/nutrients/medium seem to be doing the job. 02/03/19 - Just transplanted all into their final pot, just in time I think as it looked like the roots were starting to circle at the bottoms of the pot, sprinkled half a tea spoon of Mykos on each hole prior to the transplant & fed them 2.5 litres each. I was going to saturate the whole pot but I’ll do that next feeding.
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Hello Growers 👋 👋 👋 At last I am doing an update 😇 It's Day 49th big changes occur in my tent. She is a cracker 😇 😇 😇 after that small L.S.T. she released her potential. She is so so so huge, all that tops you can see are a side branches 🤯 🤯 The Gelato growing very healthy and very fast, this is one of my best looking plant so far. I'm very happy to see her in that condition, it's looks like the harvest could be very big 😀 😎 😀 Please have a proper afternoon rest 🙏 You Lovely Girls Growers 😇 🌻
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Bonus material- my cannabutter pics. No smoke report for a while but I can give you an edibles report in a few hours 😂 Plant #1 suffered gravely and thus was harvested early, dried, and turned into beaaautiful butter/edibles hehe. The rest of it is box drying and I'll be doing the same with that. The top of the plant (first harvest of sorts, after bud rot discovered) was 49g dry, not inc ofc what was binned. I'll let you know the dry weight of the rest but no point giving you a smoke report. She was cut early and suffered a looooot The purple lemonade began as the underdog and quickly took over as my #1 babe. It was far more resilient to environmental conditions and changes- and let's not forget that they went through a hurricane with me and power out for a few days! I don't find her strong on the nose at all despite how big some of her buds are, and how frosty. Very piney, and that dominates everything else. Very excited to see what terps come out more in the cure though- I hear great things about this strain. She was cut today and is hanging in a dark closet with small fan, RH 65% and temp 22c. I did not take a wet weight, but she's heavy. Super looking forward to smoking this one, after a few more weeks of TLC... Sigh. Always we try to wait haha. I will report back when I have more for you all. Thanks to everyone that answered my questions and supported me through my first grow. I've definitely got the bug now and there'll be no stopping me haha Will be back with smoke report and dry weights laterrr 🇨🇦 --- Nov 12 - Plant dried for 6 days. It is a lot airier than I thought it was going to be, so most of it ended up as shake for edibles or something. I ended up with 38g of big bud, 33 of smaller, and over 40g of larf and shake. Even the big buds are airy though, not dense at all. A little disappointing for sure, but I made a lot of mistakes so it isn't a surprise. It is now in jars with humidity packs and I'll report back in a couple of weeks or so with a smoke report :)