July 2026
Posts
Journals are the record; posts are the conversation. Share a win, ask a question, or get help with a struggling plant: tag strains and topics, attach photos, and mark the answer that solved it. Start one from the Create post button.
AI leaf diagnosis
Writing a Diagnose post? Premium growers get an instant AI read of their leaf photo: likely causes and what to check, before the community even weighs in.
Giveaways & Power Hour
Win real gear from sponsors on the new giveaways page, and catch a Power Hour drop, where the winner is drawn and revealed on the spot. Sharing your entry link boosts your odds.
Follow strains
Eyeing some genetics for your next run? Follow a strain from its page and your inbox will surface new community journals of it as they start.
A feed you can tune
The feed now has a Following tab, journal/post filters, topic and type filters, and three sorts (Recent, Top, and Active) so you can find exactly the corner of the community you're after.
More badges, with tiers
The badge shelf grew: earn recognition for harvests, journaling, helping other growers, sharing photos, and more. Many badges now climb Bronze → Silver → Gold tiers. Track your progress on the badges page.
Grow & Tell in your pocket
A top-to-bottom mobile pass: the feed, journals, posts, and profiles all got proper phone layouts, so everything on the site is now reachable (and pleasant) from the tent.
For breeders
Breeder pages got a real home: your catalog, community activity on your genetics, and a promote toolkit with embeddable badges for your own site. Learn more.
Polish & fixes
A fresh logo, phone photos no longer upload sideways, props totals on profiles (with tidy counts like 21.2k), badge popovers that stay visible, share links on posts and profiles, a notification gear to choose what you're updated about, and faster browsing when signed out.
June 2026
Guided tours
Take a narrated walk through cannabis history right on the explorer. Tours like The OG Kush Dynasty and Skunk #1 Changed Everything step from strain to strain, tracing how today's famous hybrids came to be.
Connected grow
Premium growers can auto-log their tent's temperature, humidity, and VPD straight into journals: link your AC Infinity account or pipe in any Home Assistant sensor. See how it works.
Real grow data on strain pages
Strain pages now surface real community journals and their actual stats (photos, likes, and harvest results) so you can see how a strain really performs in the tent.
A fresh look
A warm new green-and-gold palette across the whole site, redesigned journals, and a clearer lineage graph: maternal and paternal lines are now color-coded, with a tidier collapsible legend.
Polish & performance
Plus a stack of smaller fixes: a lighter, smoother experience on mobile with fewer crashes, steadier breadcrumb navigation, and consistency passes across the interface.
May 2026
Discovery feed
A new feed of fresh journals from the community. Like a journal or follow a grower right from the feed.
Grow reminders
We'll nudge you when one of your active journals is due for a new entry, or when it looks ready to harvest, based on the strain's typical timeline.
Harvest wrap-up
When you mark a journal harvested, you get a celebration page to pick a cover photo, write a recap, and line up what to grow next, with seed links and a one-tap way to start the next journal.
Badges
Earn recognition for taking part: Early Adopter (one of the first 100 members) and Historian (5+ approved strain corrections). Pick which badge shows next to your handle in Settings.
Cover photos
Choose the headline image for your journal so your best shot represents it everywhere.
Strain sources
Strain pages can now link to references, so you can see where the information comes from.
Report content
A Report button on journals, entries, and comments lets the community flag problems for review.