Support
I Grow Pedia is a passion project – freely accessible, independent, and sustained by reader support alongside a small but very loyal team on four paws.
Support I Grow Pedia on Patreon
I Grow Pedia is free, independent, and completely free of ads, sponsoring, and affiliate or buy links. To keep the wiki permanently ad-free, it finances itself through reader support (domain, hosting, technology).
Support on Patreon: patreon.com/MisterSm3ilz → One-time thank-you support (5 € in shop) →
Support options & tiers
- MitleserFree
Follow for free (Mitleser)
Follow for free on Patreon and stay in the loop on public project updates.
- Tier 13 € / month
Hempey-Freund (3 € / month)
Name/nickname on the supporter page (if desired), exclusive Hempey phone wallpapers (light & dark), and a heartfelt thank-you.
- Tier 25 € / month
Grower (5 € / month)
Everything in Hempey-Freund + behind-the-scenes updates & photos from Flo's grow + early access to new wiki articles a few days ahead.
- Tier 3 · 🐾10 € / month
Landrassen-Entdecker (10 € / month)
Everything in Grower + vote on the next landrace / next wiki topic + extra greetings from the tigers Haze, Cookie and Runtz 🐾
One-time thank-you support (5 € in the Patreon Shop)
Prefer to support I Grow Pedia once without a subscription? You can get the one-time thank-you support (5 €) in the Patreon Shop – including both exclusive Hempey phone wallpapers (light & dark) as a thank-you.
Our Supporters (Hempey-Freunde & more)
A heartfelt thank-you to everyone supporting I Grow Pedia! Supporters who want their name or nickname listed will appear here.
🛡️ Our Code of Independence & Incorruptibility (for Supporters, Manufacturers & Test Samples)
1. Financial support with zero commercial quid pro quo: Private individuals as well as companies may voluntarily support the ad-free operation of I Grow Pedia (e.g. via Patreon). However, any support is always strictly without promotional consideration: it never buys influence over content, advertising links, company logos or preferential treatment. Providers of cannabis or propagation material (seed banks / clone shops) are never named as sponsors in accordance with § 6 KCanG.
2. Test samples & promotional gifts: We do not accept promotional gifts in exchange for favourable coverage and never accept free seeds or cuttings (§ 6 KCanG). Whenever we evaluate grow equipment or horticultural accessories, only genuine biological and physical efficacy counts – with zero editorial input from the manufacturer. If a tested piece of equipment genuinely passes our strict efficacy check (and is not returned as a loan), we do not keep it as a personal gift – instead, it goes straight into the Hempey Cup as an honest prize for the community: Go to the Hempey Cup →
🌍 Acknowledgements: Language Patrons & Native Proofreaders
I Grow Pedia is written originally in German and translated into 12 additional languages (English, Spanish, Dutch, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai and Hindi). Native speakers who help proofread translations and botanical terms to make them read even more naturally are honoured here on request with their name or nickname and language flag as Language Patrons!
Become a Language Patron / native proofreader: Spotted a phrasing or botanical term in your native language that could be improved? Send us a quick note with the page URL and your suggestion at [email protected] or on X at @MisterSm3ilz420.
Our tigers – the secret supporters
Flo's three Maine Coons Haze, Cookie and Runtz – all named after cannabis strains – are the team's most loyal supporters. Flo lovingly calls them his “tigers”. 🐾
Haze
The grand dame
Almost 10 years old and the foster mother of the whole bunch.
Cookie
The curious one
He always has to be in on everything – a polydactyl Maine Coon tomcat with a few extra toes.
Runtz
The sleepyhead
A totally relaxed tomcat – nothing beats a cosy nap for him.
Comic drawings of the tigers: original artwork for I Grow Pedia.