The Grow Awards 2026 🏆 
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@GardenSchool
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February 23, 2021 (Week 7, Day 50, Flower 1): It's the first day of flower! The plants slept for 12 hours last night and will keep that up until harvest. Still seeing pretty crazy growth even for the 12 hours of darkness they went through. Grew about another .5". Excited to see how much these things stretch. Soil was very dry this morning so I watered with 4l of water per plant with 3ml/l pH Perfect Bloom + 2ml/l pH Perfect Grow + 2ml/l Sweet Raw + 1ml/l Big Bud + 1ml Cal-Mag Plus + 1/4 tsp/gal Humboldt Nutrients Big Up Flower Powder with a pH of 5.8. Runoff pH of 6.3. I will start watering with a 6.0 solution going forward. I also top dressed with about an inch of fresh Roots Organics Lush soil. Plants are looking great. Not seeing any problems currently. I'll keep a close eye on them as they transition. Turned down humidity another 5% today. Averaging 50% rH and 73℉.
February 24, 2021 (Week 7, Day 51, Flower 2): Plants look great. Soil still moist from watering. Tilled half inch of topsoil. Averaging 50% rH and 73℉. Nothing else for today.
February 25, 2021 (Week 7, Day 52, Flower 3): No complaints at all. These plants are as healthy as they can be from what I can tell. The growth sites are starting to do some funky stuff and everything is kind of starting to "clump" together. Really interesting to watch this process happen, as I've always wondered exactly how the buds begin to form. I was greeted with a very sweet smell when I opened my tent this morning, nothing strong yet. To encourage further vertical growth I've removed all LST ties except for two from Gelato 1 and Unknown 2. I adjusted the ties on Unknown 1 because it's already starting to stretch and I need it to slow down just a bit while the others catch up. Soil is semi-moist this morning but the pots are still pretty heavy, so I'll water in a day or two. Averaging 50% rH and 72℉.
February 26, 2021 (Week 7, Day 53, Flower 4): Pots were light today so watered with 4l per plant with 3ml/l pH Perfect Bloom + 2ml/l pH Perfect Grow + 2ml/l Sweet Raw + 1ml/l Big Bud + 1ml Cal-Mag Plus at 6.0 pH. Runoff sitting at 6.4 pH. Defoliated one more node on each growth stem - the lollipop look is coming around. It will probably be my last defoliation like this. From now on I'll only pluck fan leaves that get in the way of bud sites. Unknown 1 grew over 2" in the last 24 hours. The stretch is getting real. I removed all remaining LST ties from Gelato 1 and Unknown 2. I redid the LST ties on Unknown 1 in an attempt to control its growth, but at this point I feel like it's just going to be a lanky plant and there's nothing I can do about it. I'll do my best to keep them as level as I can. Also, I took off Unknown 2's stem cast today and it healed really, really well. I have never seen a plant do this, but it filled itself in with tissue that is soft to the touch, and there's only a slight split at the top. It's looking really great. My wife noticed the smell of the plants this morning for the first time - so that's a good sign! Plants are starting to put off a lot of their own humidity, so I haven't refilled my humidifier in days. Averaging 50% rH and 72℉. Happy Friday everyone! 👻
February 27, 2021 (Week 7, Day 54, Flower 5): Soil is still moist - tilled half inch of topsoil. Overnight it appears Gelato 1 and Unknown 2 are doing their damnedest to catch up with Unknown 1 - they both grew about 2". Plants are looking great and are definitely starting to stretch! Averaging 50% rH and 70℉.
February 28, 2021 (Week 7, Day 55, Flower 6): Top soil is pretty dry, but the pots are still heavy. I'll hold off watering for a day or two. The last 24-hour period I think I saw the biggest difference in the plants so far. Each growth stem stretched a ton on each plant, but at varying degrees. The canopy is suddenly uneven, but I think trying to keep everything even at this point will be futile. I will let them go and install the SCROG net soon if the colas start growing too differently from one another. The stipules on every plant tripled in length overnight so I think the plants are definitely getting with the new 12-hour schedule. All the plants are starting to shoot off tons of pre-flowers and pistils now. They're in the swing of things now. Averaging 50% rH and 70℉.
March 1, 2021 (Week 7, Day 56, Flower 7): Soil is dry but pots still have some weight. Will probably water tomorrow. Plants are looking fantastic. Canopy is stretching all over the place. Averaging 50% rH and 70℉.
Looking forward to next week! Hopefully we'll start to see some flowers poking through soon!
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@High_Grade_Dadli
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Missed last week update but did some cutting girls have to live up to the mission 73 between the 5 plant....added one more which was a cutting from a seed plant harvested previous...didn't look like I did anything so cut dem a few day later 85 between the same plants... only cut the lower half of G4 n smaller inside branches( going to stop they dont hold up well)
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@Fullmeltalchemist
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D93ish - 11.6 - I found her in a dumpster with a split stem and no grow equipment and our journey began. From the clandestine tent and trying different lights to spider mites and super cropping. Me and this baby been there. She was a great teacher and I loved her dearly. I'm incredibly grateful for her resilience and patience with me as learned my way around this new skill. I killed her last night, cut her into pieces and put her in a box to dry. I havent smoked any of the newly harvested Dumpster Queen and won't test it until it goes into cure jars, but the sample I took off over a week ago was divine and opened my eyes to everything I've been missing in organic grown nugs. Thank you all for you support. I'm so stoked moving forward with this newfound hobby and passion.
Will update in a week or so on the dry weight, cuz I'm really interested too. Expecting about a QP, just enough to give as gifts to some awesome friends and keep me going until my next harvest!
11.9 - stems were snapping i trimmed her up further into jars and weight came out to 80g. The nugs are not very dense or large, but are very very sticky and full trichomes. Smells of sweet dank floral and pine and the dank and floral notes really come out in a joint. I just got bubble bags from BubbleBagDue and will practice extraction on some the the trim and super larfy stuff : Thanks again for the support and following along everyone. My other diaries are where Im implementing all the lessons I learned with DQ and where I'll continue documenting my ongoing pursuit of growing grade A organic meds!
11.19 - D106ish - Our cure with the boveda 62% bags has been on for 10 days and the bud is about perfect. Been smoking hard on it and is still thoroughly enjoying it. Notable changes in flavor is the shift of that floral scent to more berry. It smells soo good I bury my face in the jar haha. The effect is still very uplifting and creative, which is great since I'm writing my phd dissertation. Anyhow, be well. Tons of love!
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@Mr_Motalovah
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Hello Growers and Tokers! 👋 👩🌾 🧑🌾.🔥💨
They're looking a bit better than last week.
Really loving being in the tent, there's no comparisson to the conditions they had in the balcony.
Roots are starting to show through the cups so next week i'll be transplanting them into their final 8L fabric pots and move them outside for good.
I'm doubtful on whether transplanting next week or not because of the climate, but as they're autos.. I can't wait any longer. Whatever will be shall be.
One of them got a bit of a mutation.. the one I was rooting for the most! 😪
You can notice in the pictures.. there's a node with three leaves. It seems as if she tried to top herself. Quite curious.
The girl that's been in the tent since day one has great color and leaves but is much smaller in height than the others.
Stay tuned to see how these ladies progress.
Have a good day!
One love!
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@Dico29
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week 6, i removed all the Internodes on the 5.5(I will mark the photos which is which) and lst on the 3 gallon pot(now four main colas).
Temperature is the current temp outside, I do it by day just cause.
There was a big storm and my plants loved it surprisingly, so tomorrow I’m going to drench the 3 gallon,which is dry again, in water to see if any more surge in growth happens.
3 gallon shows heavy prefñower I guess with pistils and the 5 gallon is alright
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@Ewok923
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They are Blossoming going to remove some more fan leaves from the 4 hydro they are super bushy going to have a great Canopy.
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@Sators
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Day 36. topping for seven branches.
Day 38. Water with 2L nutrients mix.
Day 39. does super cropping for four brunches.
Day 40. Switch to 12/12h
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@GorillaZativus
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Videos:
10 días despertando , transplante 12 días , algunos sistemas radiculares y despertando post transplante .
🌱Solución de riego a micorrizas :
Mycochum y luego riego completo cuando despierten .
Ocupamos granular y great white en polvo para transplante , mitad y mitad.
Ph: 6,0
Ec: 0,7
🌱Solución riego a foleo 1 hora antes que despierten :
1 litro : proactive 5,0 ml y knactive 2 ml.
Ec : 0,5
Ph: 6,0
🌱Sumamos alfalfa alrededor de los tréboles
👑Actualización Jardin 18-19 días .
⌛️Videos :
🎥18 días , con hambre y sueño.
🎥19 días antes de dormir
🎥19 días despertando post foleo y post preventivo de tierra de diatomeas , listas para transplante en 1 semana .
🌱Solución foleo 2 litros :
knactive + proactive (4,0 ml ) y ( 0,8 de proactive ( melazas , quitina , etc ) Y sumamos preventivo después que se secó el foleo.
Ec : 0,4
Ph: 6,1
🌱metimos amarres al central y full lst .
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@HitMan_DW
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I'm glad I found GD it's helped me asking the prices of this very First Ever grow... plug.. I learned allot and have started germinating my next set. On to the next One/Week...
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@Roberts
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I am starting a Tangerine Band. I scuffed the seed ends, then dropped it in water. In about 24 hours or as soon as I see a tail start I will drop it in the rockwool. Thank you Exotic Seeds, Spider Farmer, and Athena. 🤜🏻🤛🏻🌱🌱🌱
Thank you grow diaries community for the 👇likes👇, follows, comments, and subscriptions on my YouTube channel👇.
❄️🌱🍻 Happy Growing 🌱🌱🌱
https://youtube.com/channel/UCAhN7yRzWLpcaRHhMIQ7X4g.
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@organicman
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6 plants temporary moving out to the new room until new seeds arrive
4 days later:
9 more (all) plants moving out to the new room
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light- and watering schedule: see photos
now:
15 plants
3 x Auto Orange Bud > Dutch Passion (early80's)
1 x Haze Berry Automatic > Royal Queen Seeds (2018)
2 x Auto Euforia > Dutch Passion (late 90's)
2 x Auto Bubblegum > TH Seeds (late 80's)
2 x Original Auto BubbleGum > Fast Buds Company (late 80's)
1 x Strawberry Pie Auto > Fast Buds Company
1 x Gorilla Cookies Auto Seed Stockers (2015)
2 x Auto White Widow x Big Bud > Female Seeds
setup + strategy:
18 seeds
3 x Auto Orange Bud > Dutch Passion (early80's)
3 x Haze Berry Automatic > Royal Queen Seeds (2018)
3 x Auto Euforia > Dutch Passion (late 90's)
2 x Auto Bubblegum > TH Seeds (late 80's)
2 x Original Auto BubbleGum > Fast Buds Company (late 80's)
2 x Strawberry Pie Auto > Fast Buds Company
1 x Gorilla Cookies Auto Seed Stockers (2015)
2 x Auto White Widow x Big Bud > Female Seeds
setup:
18 x gronest 2 liter
60 cm x 120 cm x 180 cm (2 x 4) growtent
4 l humidifier
25 watt axial fan
15 watt clip fan
ro-filter
bath room with a 50 watts room fan (-> carbon filter not necessary)
...and a lot of odds and ends.
grow strategy:
max yield by stressing with:
1. tiny shoes (2 l fabric pots standing on 3 plastic rings (4 cm) for max oxygen)
2. tiny growspace (18plants on 0.72 sqm)
3. many strains (8 strains)
4. annoying neighbourhood (mixing old - i.e. bubblegum (late 80's) - with young- i.e. hazeberry (2018) - genetics)
5. no stress by light or food or water
6. unintentionally too much food
plus:
- no lst - no hst - just leaf tucking
- positioning bigger strains (euphoria, orange bud, haze berry) or just bigger phenos on less intense light spots (end of tent + edges)
- music-rotation: 24 hrs reggae (for sativas) - 24 hrs classicals (because it's scientifically proofed) - 24 hrs traditionals from the hindukush region (for the indicas)
max efficiency (min electricity - max yield):
- light: 23 h on - 1 h off
- keeping the distance of 18" (45 cm) and dimming to the right par (lux) - value depending on growing stages (see sheet: beginning 185 par ( 10000 lux/100 watt )/end 340 par ( 18000 lux/175 watt )) => ends up in approx. 170 watts in average over max 15 weeks
temperatur management:
- using approx. max. half of what the lamp can do keeps temperature low:
my tsl 2000 is pulling max. 360 watts of the wall - i need only 175 watts, results in less temperature than using a 175 watts lamp
- adjusting the temperature by using a humidifier outside of tent:
blown in humidity is soaking degrees and is transported out by fan, works much better than doing the same with pure air
summer extreme: no humidifier: 36°C / 35 rh - with humidifier: 29°C / 65 rh
works for 1-2 weeks of real hot summer days, no mould, no signs of stress in two summers
germination:
seeding in waterglass
spraying "basic"-water: ro-water (22 ppm) + calmag to 180 ppm every 4 - 8 hours until sprouted
man versus fungus gnat:
5 days before seeding i'm running the tent with "basic"-watered pots as if there were plants inside - led on, fans on, humidifier on. Fungus gnats coming with the soil might take the chance to come out now for breeding. i'm waiting with a 9 mm rifle. in the past i found 6 gnats in 2 of 8 x 50 l biobizz lightmix bags coming out of the soil. i could eliminate every single gnat successfully ;)
rotating harvest:
the little ones will be harvested completely when ready. at this point only the top branches of the big ones will be cut...and the new (basic-watered) pots of the new grow will move into the tent. 2-3 weeks later the secod half of the big ones will be cut and the second half of the new grow will move in...
nutes:
biobizz / soil: biobizz lightmix
bloom,grow,topmax,activera,algamic
+ aminopower instead of bio heaven (too expensive)
individual feeding schedule/once a week:
veg: 200 - 600 ppm
bloom: 600 - 900 ppm
water:
ro-water with:
veg: 100-150 ppm calmag
bloom: 150 ppm calmag
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@Naturalist
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Started LST on AG#5, transplanted to 5 gal pots on day 49 & hung Scorpion R-Spec dimmed to 200 watts.
New Luko dehumidifier in place.
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@FeebleSnane
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Today is day 70 since the plants have sprouted, and day 27 of 12/12 light schedule.
The buds have gotten a little plumper this week, particularly on the Train Wreck, but that plant seems to be a few days ahead in the flower process. I've been trying to overcome the yellow leaves on the Train Wreck plant, and I keep feeding the plant according to the "aggressive" feed chart from General Hydroponics, but it just isn't enough. I was a little worried about the pH in the soil getting too low or something, but the meter I have says it's actually on the high side.
This point represents about halfway through the flower stage since I plan on going about 5 more weeks. The Train Wreck is expected to flower for 9-10 weeks, and the Royal Runtz for 8-9 weeks. The purple color on the Royal Runtz seems to be growing on each of the buds, and has a clear correlation to the amount of light hitting the bud. I'm interested to see if the buds below the canopy get the same purple coloration as the top buds.
Temperatures were getting a little high early this week when I turned the light up to 95%, getting to about 82F. I moved the power supply for my light outside of the tent hoping it would reduce temperatures, but it only brought the temperatures down to 80F. On the bright side, my controller is generally keeping the humidity at 60% or less, compared to when the temperatures were at 82F and the humidity was closer to 65% most of the time.
I measured the PAR for the tallest bud in the tent, which is getting about ~1200PAR, compared to the ~650PAR the Royal Runtz is getting. I wish I could lift up the Royal Runtz more to get it closer to even with the Train Wreck, but I've already lifted it up and both plants are bound by the scrog net.
I noticed powdery mildew on a few leaves on the Royal Runtz, which I've been worried about given how bushy it is. The fan in the tent also doesn't blow directly on the plant, so I added a fan from my other tent to blow directly through the plant from the bottom, and moved the original fan to blow more directly on the Royal Runtz. I'll be turning off the humidifier completely for a bit while keeping a close eye on the plant to see if any more PM develops.
Edit:
While looking closer at what I thought was white powdery mildew, I noticed there were pollen sacks dropping pollen on the Royal Runtz plant. I sprayed the areas I saw polled/sacks with water and removed any buds I thought may have been affected as well as anywhere I saw pollen sacks. I'm sure I missed plenty, but I'll be watching the plants extra close from now on and assassinating any potential sacks I see. We'll see how seedy the tent gets, I guess.
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Giorno 2 Lei è in forma e molto profumata😋, pochi pistilli stanno iniziando lentamente a diventare gialli quindi credo che manchino circa 3 settimane
Giorno 6 annaffiata con 2L di acqua
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It's been a good week however our largest plant had started getting limey again so we lowered the light to 60%..I hate that we don't have a light meter 😿.. besides that buds are developing very fast.. week 3 of flower looked much closer to week 5, maybe our long veg had something to do with this?..idk..
The cheese terpenes are very strong now, I think I'm really going to enjoy this strain and it appears we'll have a lot of it too ❤️🌱.. about 4-5 weeks to go!!
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I put it in the pollytunnel as it was bleaching under a light