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I hope my entry is valid considering it's the 26th Zkittlez Auto by FastBuds. Day 79 from seed.

This Sugar Black Rose day 53 of flower, shes gonna be recieving a flush with in the next few days. She is in a mixture of coco, perlite and free farms soil. Nutrients I've used are the Fishmix(veg), Biogrow and Biobloom(flower) of BioBizz range. She also recieved LST as well as lolipopping and leaf striping up until wekk 3 of flower. The light used for most of the flower has been a 400W HPS that is now been supplemented with a 1000W full-spectrum LED. She is roughly 80cmx35cm. The next 3 photos are not being entered but are of the same plant.

Been using fabric lots for years , So many variables involved in this . Fabric pots will dry faster , by the pots drying faster has its pros and cons . Firstly it will add a lot of extra humidity to the room so you will either need to compensate by adding extra dehumidifiers in a sealed room or extra extraction to a normal room . It will also allow you to feed more by as long as your plants are able to use the extra nutes . It also adds extra co2 into the root zone because as it drys it pulls in fresh air . Fabric pots will also help beginners not overwater . I have been using some bags for about 3 years and they are starting to need replacing . As long as you can cope with the humidity there is no disadvantage to using them

I have a relatively broad knowledge base regarding organics,macro/micro nutrients, rhizosphere ect... But I've haven't heard of AACT and the active inoculations before and their benefits as mentioned on this forum. Holy crap...what a difference it makes guys and girls... And proof is in the pudding... We harvested our last lady and it looked good she put on good weight and filled out beyond expectations. But I was surprized. All told 178gr dried and trimmed from a lady that stood 1.5m tall in a PEP 20lt carrier bag. This forum is beyond cool, thanks for adding to my knowledge of flora and a better insight into those ''little things''. Feed your soil is all I can say. Keep it going. Go 420SA Sent from my SM-A500F using Tapatalk

I've been eyeing out fabric grow bags but the prices at the local nurseries are insane. Turns out they are really easy and cheap to make yourself I'm using landscaping fabric / weed shield. The smallest roll I could get was 20m for ~R220. I'll be able to make many pots from that. Here are some detailed instructions, if you want to try it https://northernhomestead.com/sew-grow-bag/. My wife is doing the sewing so I've got very professional looking bags now The fabric bags are great for drainage, aeration and "air pruning". I'm going to move a few clones out of the kak plastic bags and into these to see how it goes.

Its late but here is a update of her

what i decided to do was to use green shade netting i have a ton of it i have wire frames line with shade netting and bam any size air pot because i was looking at 300l size but the price is to high on them

Evening 420sa Our funky pheno yielded 48gr dried and trimmed. Some really dank fruity mango buds. Taste testing exceeded expectations. Lekker.... Sent from my SM-A500F using Tapatalk

I'm not growing DWC at the moment, however, I used a normal fishtank heater in the res to keep water warm enough. Generally the PH challenges increase when you're running a little hot with nutrients. As a beginner, I suggest you keep your ppm around 700 for vegging. In the perfect setup it is possible to run around 1200ppm but much higher risk of PH challenges. I ran 3 x 150L bins, 10 plants each, water change every 2 weeks without fail. If you monitor your levels you can stretch it longer depending on res size and nr of plants. Aeration is also a big thing, make sure you have enough bubbles :) If your extraction is good, you won't need to worry about humidity. Both my tents are always in somewhat of a 'vacuum state'. I rely on the extractor to pull in fresh air. Sent from my CLT-L29 using Tapatalk

As it still the same plant l et me give a bit of update on the little mainlined lady. Day 91, 4 weeks into flower and looking not that bad: Day 91 - Flower showing some trichome development:

Been lurking for a while soaking up the awesome info here like a sponge! Nice to have a local forum to turn to for info and help! Started an outdoor grow, not sure what strand it is but just as a precursor or test run to get familiar with growing. All this basically stemmed from growing some chili and a few other veg and herb for home use.

My roots are usually slightly denser, but not by much, I honestly thick this fabic pot thing was a scam lol.

I tend to agree, I grow in fabric pots and each time I chop the root zone looks pretty lackluster. I might be converting back to plastic pots again.

This is one of the reasons that I do not like veging in these bags. But as a final pot the are killing it. I've had some root systems that was incredibly. Those plants drank 1-1.5l of water a day. Sent from my VTR-L09 using Tapatalk

So I was busy potting up my flowering girls. I have to say I'm not impressed with the root growth in the fabric pots, even tho growth is good the foundation isn't good. Except for one plant, the Bay11 in the square plastic pot was busting nut. Holy fuck tho. First photo is of the Lemon Diesel which was in the small 1L fabric pot. No roots visible tbh Second and third photo is of the Bay11 roots that was in the plastic pot Fourth photo is of the LemD pot and plastic pot size comparison. Now the question goes, this was the only plant which showed root growth like that, all the fabric pots had weak root structure, brittle soil when potting up and some even had no growth at the bottom of the pots. I want to see if I can veg nicely in the plastic pots then flower in the fabric pots 20's Sent from my G3312 using Tapatalk

Hi guys Sorry to revive an old thread here , but was just scrolling around and reading on some topics of interest .... I have been trying to study as much as possible with regards to breeding and the wonderful plant in general , and i hope my 2 cents worth on this topic of hermies would be worth something to someone I hope to one day become a successful breeder and am working towards that goal one day at a time According to the cannabis breeding bible - the trick to feminized seeds is to first find yourself an XX sex chromosome female of the pheno of which you wish to create feminized seeds of ... If the specimen reacts with male flowers to regular stress i.e irregular light cycles , heat stress , drought etc this would indicate and XY Most individuals as @Totemic was trying to get at are technically what we call "hermie" - an individual with an X and a Y sex chromosome (one male one female) in its genes and can therefore be either sex. What we want is a female that wont show male flowers under and stress signalling an XX specimen - which once treated with Colloidal Silver will kick out male flowers but due to being an XX the chromosome given by the pollen is an X (female) instead of usually in nature where the Y would come from the father This will result in the seed being XX (feminized) When it comes to having the tendency towards hermaphrodite - this is a trait that as @McB and @Totemic were explaining becomes a dominant trait - especially when incorrect methods are used for feminizing strains and is very difficult to get rid of once introduced - but like all traits within a specific genotype if you plant enough of them out you will find a pheno without said hermie response and can use that to further your goals I wanted to type something else here but seems i got too baked and forgot what it was lol Anyway apologies for the essay - i hope it makes enough sense for all to follow and that i understood my research correctly

Run your lights at night, off during the day. That is how I combat the temps, I also only grow with LED. I just increase the intensity for heat.

Ask away! 1) I let my water go for up to 3 weeks, many hydro growers will change their nutrients out every 2 weeks. But i find that nearing the 4 week mark the plants become noticeably unhappy. so for me, 3 weeks is good. 2)I do lots of checks on the plants, ie visual inspection of the plants, check air temp and RH, but DWC specific checks are PH and PPM. Ph can swing wildly in smaller buckets and needs to be checked daily! if the bucket is too small, you might need to check and adjust your Ph more than once per day. 3)all fully separated, each bucket has its own airstones and pumps. You could connect them to make a huuuge DWC, but maintenance will be a b****. Also my 3 buckets get different nute strengths depending on the phase the plant is in, which i wouldnt be able to do if the res were connected together 4)generally the ambient temp is enough to keep the DWC res in the 16-26 degree zone, so if your room temp control is up to scratch then you should be fine. I battle in winter with res temp and depending on where in SA you stay you might need to raise the water temp in winter. in summer its the opposite, so i run my lights at night and dark cycle during the day to keep my overall temps constant.

Welcome to the 420SA community @Nikkel enjoy your time here

@highchome great job on the diy bro - this is amazing I tried a little while back but using a strange conveyor material a friend had given me and it didnt work out so well - i think shadenet and landscaping fabric is probably the best bet for a diy on these

@Zaskar09 i love your reasoning and logic behind this - the other route for the bigger 300l types would probably be to have no base and let the primary root just keep going and as the secondaries in the raised section get pruned they send more growth down - resulting in the plant being more resilient to cold and drought

I haven’t used fabric pots yet but the concept is very similar to soil blocks (google Elliot Coleman - Soil blocks), which I have used and that really does provide a benefit over plastic trays/pots. The main thing that every soil block user will tell you, that I haven’t seen or read anywhere concerning airpots, is that the pot/block needs to be raised off of whatever surface it’s standing on so you get airflow underneath as well. Think wire mesh etc. The first root that a plant shoots out goes straight down, when it reaches the bottom of the plastic pot/fabric pot standing on the ground it starts circling or whatever. When it reaches the bottom of a soil block/raised fabric pot it gets air pruned and encourages the growth of secondary roots so you get a nice dense rootball. I would imagine a fabric pot on a solid surface would be pretty much the same as a plastic pot, only the secondary side roots get pruned and the benefit would probably be negligible.

Interesting, I'm glad someone is testing these ideas . Like you say though it is still a big win even if there are no other advantages. Less plastic, cheaper and I can make whatever size I want (without having to go to the shops). I'm sold

I have done side by side grows with plastic pots and fabric pots, both indoors and outdoors using identical clones and have seen very little evidence suggesting fabric pots are better for the plant. BUT, plastic is killing our planet.

53cm Sir

Thanks Pat999

Since Monday is gonna be a drag for the normies I thought I'd throw my sauce out there. Yes I'm stoned, thank you. Sent from my G3312 using Tapatalk

These two pretty ladies are in line to become mother plants. The seeds came from a very special Blueberry Kush (F2 generation) that popped up in our grow this year. This specific plant had all the traits of the original stock that came from Cali, on the plant, the buds, and when smoked. I thought I would enter these babies as this strain is responsible for helping (in his words "cured") a few terminally ill friends. AKA - Guff's Meds

Hey everyone. I am Psy, been wanting to dabble in growing cannabis for quite a while now and have finally decided to pull the trigger. I've learnt a lot in the past few days and still got tons more to learn. You'll certainly be seeing some grow logs from me in the near future. Having a local forum is quite nice as the products we tend to get locally are often limited to what the peeps across the ocean have access to unfortunately and that can often make things more difficult for a beginner. See ya'll around!

Welcome to the 420SA community @tamjee

With my new controller here I can't be happier [emoji16][emoji16]gonna set it up tomorrow so it can start doing its thing asap Sent from my G3312 using Tapatalk

Howzit. I will be running my grow as an organic grow in a home made soil mix. Will only be feeding organic nutrients. Let's see how it goes. Have been waiting since April for this. Counting the seconds.

It will be a struggle with that light to grow in such a big area. You could get away with that light in a 1.2x1.5m area. You could still grow your 8 plants just grow them smaller. What type of CO2 do you want to supplement with? Propane burner, tank with regulator or just a simple chemical reaction. CO2 needs a sealed grow room. Are you mixing your own organic soil or are you buying a premix? The are lots of organic nutes availible. Biobizz is probably the most well known and easiest to use. Sent from my VTR-L09 using Tapatalk

Here is another few nuggies, outdoor grown. BlueBerry Kush (Blueberry x Hindu Kush) x KushCookies (Afghani x GirlScoutCookies) - F1 This is the Orange/Apricot (Citrus) pheno. AKA - Appelkoos konfyt . Will start a inbred line from this specific plant, on the tongue orangy sherbert taste.

Went to visit my friends yesterday, brothers of the collective, vibe was good as well as a nice surprise, there was still a Kush plant growing in a shady spot that I never noticed before. Last tree standing, the plant managed to find its way up to the sunlight and is busy doing its thing, quite late in the season, the guys are battling some PM, but I am sure it will be under control by next week. Keeping an eye out for bud rot, but so far so good. Smells like some Vanilla Kush. When I asked the guys if they would like to pose for some bud shots, they said that they don't have any of the higher grade out, only the "majad"! Which now refers to the early harvested and popcorn buds. As we set up the tray with some of the buds, the Iya replies, "This is the morning stash mon!", just like in Strain Hunters Jamaica, classic!

Just like seedlings in a veggie garden, clones usually get hardened off to the humidity, temps and also light intensity. Going from a cfl to a hps can really stress a clone out, as well as going from high humidity to lower, etc. You can harden clones to the light and temps in a similar fashion. Expose them to the room that they will grow in for a hour or two, if the wilt before then move them back straight away. If they seem happy increase the time in the room the next day by a hour or two. You will notice your clones enjoying their new home more and more, usually 5 days to a week does the trick. Bear in mind I haven't grown much indoors in a while now so other growers can feel free to correct me!

Congrats on your roots! Well done, Nice little cloner, I have to build a little DIY setup as well. Buying rockwool gets old fast! With clones I usually keep dome closed day or two (only opening to mist), then about 25% open for a day, I increase it every day by about 25% until clones harden off.

I had a run in with Russell and without wanting to expose myself too much, from my perspective he is nothing but a shady majat dealer. He has no real knowledge of the plant and is actually very misinformed. His store in Brits is filled to the ceiling with aweful grade weed and is 40 degrees and humid in there, a mildew and fungus paradise.

Guys, things are getting a bit scary out there. And it's a topic that we, everyone in the cannabis community needs to try and resolve. In the past 48 hours the police have raided several Western Cape based growers, taking plants and gear and charging for dealing. I can't speak to the reality of these individuals actions, but some do claim to just be growers. And regardless, it is a situation that everyone should be made aware of. These raids have been on active members on the Cannabis Club SA group on Facebook, which a little scary since I've been pretty active as a personal use grower. It should be noted that the charges given have in most cases not been supported with evidence upon raids, yet they still arrest. Again, it's important to note that I can't speak to whether these individuals deal or not, but there have been some personal use growers who have been raided recently. The police have no incentive to stop at this point, they know the case will be thrown out but it doesn't matter because by the time that happens they already have the plants and gear. Some kind of accountability needs to be pushed on these cops that raid private use growers.

Dude ever since I started growing I've been silent like a mofo on FB, won't find anything and that's the way to go for me. Even if they said its "legal" Sent from my G3312 using Tapatalk

Is that silk? Has to be silk, all predators wear it Sent from my G3312 using Tapatalk

The signal jou make when trying to hold back a stywe kak? Sent from my G3312 using Tapatalk

Whats sad is that people think or are being taught that this low grade outdoor is what outdoor is supposed to look like. Ive grown and seen other outdoor bud that is the envy of some of the best indoor. If you dont have the grade needed to do proper business you shouldnt be. This is medicine we are talking about.

Lights , dust , sweaty hands ,no climate control.... this is street dealer mentality and no were near a medical establishment. He has also come out and said nothing gets tested as he can see if there issues with the product

F-ing druid??? Is he for real? Sent from my VTR-L09 using Tapatalk

I didn't know they sell Kraaifontein outdoor online Sent from my G3312 using Tapatalk

a topic near to my heart, have some amazing genetics locked up inside beans made by a fem plant sprouting more nuts than a thai brothel. they behave well(really well) until about week 10, by week 11 its a sausage fest. also worth mentioning, the above scenario is almost guaranteed to result in hermies due to the fem seed production process using stress to induce male parts with female chromosomes ,cuts breeding potential down substantially and introduces a dominant stress response "trait" or as totemic put it somewhat better, genetic hardwiring .

The best way I can explain the hermie phenomonon in cannabis. All cannabis plants can "hermie" as they fall into the category of dioecious plants. This simply means that male and female flowers are usually on two different plants. What's interesting to note with almost all plants in this category is their ability to also produce the opposing flowers to ensure the survival of the species. At the very core of it, that is what all living organisms are hardwired for. So this really is less of a trait and more genetic hardwiring, a common foundation for the species. The trigger is stress and this is where the traits come in. The trait is finding the genetic expression that can tollerate the highest amount of stress and not hermie. Some genetic expressions have a low stress threshhold and hermie just by looking at them wrong, while others can withstand massive fussing. Also it is interesting that "hermie" is actually a wrong term but so widely used that it is accepted. All your "perfect" flowers are true hermie flowers and defined as having both male and female reproductive parts on a single flowers structure. Cannabis keeps its flower structures distinctly seperate. So back to the point... stresses can be so subtle that you as a person may never know what the stress was. Regardless, once you have identified a plant "hermies" then you can assume its a stress so yes that genetic expression may not like your indoor environment and need outdoors to feel they arent being threatened. So the key is finding those plants that can tollerate the most everyday stresses without the survival response kicking in. All hermies should be discarded to try and eliminate the low stress tollerance trait as it carries over and offspring and genetically even less stress tollerant thus going hermie even easier.