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A quick Google search stats Thripex are predatory mites, Koppert seem to stock / sell them. https://www.koppert.com/thripex/

The stronger it is, the less you need to smoke. I find it rather interesting, keen to see what comes of it.

Looooooads of growing and testing, and then more loaaads of growing and testing As a hobby breeder i would say that a lot of dedication, love for the plant, hard work and ultimately the time (years) put in to the selection process. Good genetics wont save a bad grower nd bad genetics sure as hell dont help a good grower, but when its all cured and in the jar, homegrown with love, its usually clear what is dank. Some good genes in the EU and in the States I would say, but like you guys mentioned, not all seedcompanies have fire, hell some dont even have germination

You can use Amblyseius swirskii mites which feed on the young stages of Thrips. I've got some on the way from Livingseeds.co.za, but they do take a while to get here once ordered, about 15 business days. So if you're in late flower it's probably going to be too late. Otherwise you can also find some Stinkwoods and try bring in some Lady Bugs from it. I sometimes steal a few of the young ladybugs to help control a bit, but other than that - yellow sticky traps can help as we as BioInsek (Beauveria Bassiana) which can be used in flower (it's a biological insecticide). Thrips are pissing me off at the moment too...

What makes a good breeder, I'd say good breeding practices... although one wants quality genetics too. Having the best breeding practices, but not having anything exceptional isn't really ideal. You don't necessarily need to have good breeding practices to end up with some quality genetics though. I agree that there are plenty of companies out there who just pollen chuck and hope for the best. They advertise one thing and in a pack of seeds you do not find that specific pheno or there are too many phenos which are undesirable. Like @trichomechaser I too prefer the US breeders over the Dutch / European ones. I too am keen to hear about some awesome breeders which are out there, in SA I feel the exposure to quality breeders is very limited unfortunately.

Unfortunately a very small percentage in cannabis. Could be possibly bred to increase the percentage, but how strong do we really need our weed? Some shit I've smoked has really cooked me already

Also the genetics makes a huge difference and the hanging hight of your light.

So I got a thrips problem. I can probably leave it, but I would like to at least make an attempt to not lose too much of a yield. Predatory mites were suggested and they seem to me a good option. there is a thing called Thripex that I want to try. Anyone used it? Know where I can buy some?

NORML South Africa was established in 2008 and has been active in the growing cannabis culture scene. Over the past year, NORML has hosted activism events in conjunction with other cannabis organisations and still supports the Dagga Party of South Africa, a registered pro-cannabis political party. Cannabis Law On the 18th of September 2018, Judge Dennis Davis passed a landmark ruling in the Cape Town High Court that cannabis essentially be decriminalized for private adult use. Although there are no defined limitations to this progressive ruling, a lot of arrests have still been taking place. Fields of Green For All in South Africa is an activist group that has been fighting the laws for several years and they support people through their organisation that have been either charged or arrested for possession of cannabis. They are still dealing with daily calls and emails from victims who have been arrested. Full Article

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Yellow stickystrips for sure, @DankFiend @trichomechaser , u get predator plants that specifically target gnats and thrips, however caring for them is a hobby in itself. The predator plants do well with a 12/12 light cycle, but they do require some direct light From the lights, making it tricky and perhaps not ideal for some growers. Best of luck

Yes that's a great idea... It's outdoor season for flower and your thought process is sound... The great outdoors will take care of the pests. It could still take time, and you will need to use the sunniest part of your outdoors to keep the light they were absorbing constant. I would refrain from taking them back inside for any amount of time... There will be pests on the plant... Just not as many... And then you will be back to square one.... Rather take them out, clean the grow space... And start fresh with your next round of genetics

I believe most pests don't enjoy Cannabis all that much. There are other crops they'd rather munch on. Also more likely to have predators outside. Really upto you. Sent from my Redmi Note 7 Pro using Tapatalk

Indoor breeding facilities should be the only kind of facilities.. Outdoor breeding sounds alot like pollen chucking with extra steps. It can take years to find the right parents to breed with... Thousands of seeds. Careful back crossing... Pain staking culling and taking cuttings of hopefuls. Genetics preservation after a successful run is another ball game.

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What else defines a quality breeder, if we disregard all the hearsay from the forums etc, the fancy packaging and just look at breeding practices. A simple example Barneys Farm, they produce all their seeds outdoor in bulk. You can get their genetics from alot of different seed banks worldwide. +-150 a feminised seed. VS Medigrower(MG1 seed co.), he produces all his seeds in a sealed 4 x 4 flood and drain breeding chamber. Empire breeding company have just restocked his Primal Punch F2. +-150 a regular seed. You cannot buy these seeds anywhere else in the world.

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@Za Weed Lover I'm in agreement with you... What defines a quality breeder to me is when you fork out $60 for a 6 pack of regulars and when you pop them you find phenos that it was bred for in just 6 seeds. You will also find that these seeds were bred in a sealed chamber with a limited amount produced. Empire breeding company is rocking the FIRE right now in the states.

So I have grown very hard, dense buds as well as rather airy bud under the exact same LED lights - heck, it was part of the same grow just 2 different plants and therefore different genetics. Distance from the LEDs were the same, power was the same and since it was in the same tent even the environment was the same. Good lights make a massive difference for sure, although there are many other contributing factors. I have mentioned this before, I like to use the example of a professional athlete and compare them to seeds / genetics. They have the potential, although in order for them to reach their full potential they need to make sure they eat properly and rest sleep and train hard etc. (lights, environment, nutes etc.) If you have all of that right, it is a winning combo - so good quality lights and good genetics and grown well. Then if you were to take an average Joe, perhaps someone like myself. No matter how hard I train or how I eat and so forth - I won't end up at the professional athlete level. I could have the best of everything but genetically it just isn't going to happen. I feel the 2 biggest factors in a grow are genetics and quality lighting. Environment often fluctuates a bit in most grows, nutes there are plenty of different brands and most are decent etc. etc. Having the best genetics but shitty lights and growing conditions will yield shit still. On the contrary, having shit genetics but amazing light and growing conditions will also yield shit.

The problem is a lot of people don't seem to know what makes a good breeder. They think that throwing together good looking cuts and doing some S1 is what makes a good breeder, "Looks fire so it must be a great breeder" on the other side there is the "Oh, this guy is running classic heirlooms, he must know what he is doing". The real good old school breeders are actually typically the guys in the US who were trading cuts in the underground long before any of the dispensaries started showing up. There are a lot of good podcasts out now by highly respected breeders, and just listening to them discuss the source of their cuts will get you in tune with who is really doing good work out there - and give some insight into the breeders which are publicly praised but were shady fucks in the industry who screwed over other breeders. People see hype more than they do anything else. There's also unfortunately a lot of people still stuck in the 90s, thinking that breeders who were putting out hype strains back then must still be doing good in the game. And because South Africa was quite limited in its exposure to the US underground breeding scene, not a lot of growers here are actually aware of the 'real OGs'. The problem here is that we see European genetics as superior, thanks mostly to the fact that they were the ones who controlled the foreign genetics market here for decades. Look at SkunkVa from Lucky Dog Seeds, that dude was part of the group of travelling 'dead heads' who basically just followed The Grateful Dead around America, and in that community you had some of the best growers of that time sharing cuts between each other, and creating fucking legendary strains. SkunkVA is known for his Chem '91 cut ( worth listening to how it came to be: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zizcd3O92ps ) - but there is very little interest locally in these guys who originated classic cuts. If you're looking for quality breeders that have a good balance of old school but without being stuck in the past look at: - Riot Seeds - Archive - Lucky Dog (he almost exclusively works with his Chem cut though, so not much variety) - Bodhi - Duke Diamond etc There's a lot of other guys doing really good work and still actually breeding with males and females and not just seed making (silvering fems), but the above are some of the more respected guys who typically have the best connections to original cuts. With the Chem '91 mentioned above, SkunkVA himself has said majority of people claiming to be working with the cut don't actually have it (and its his cut). So one can't simply just look at a lineage or cut and take it at face value. To find the best breeders, listen to the originators of legendary cuts and see who they vouch for. You'd be surprised by how small the list really is. Granted my list is a little US leaning, but that's honestly where I see most of the quality coming from - and it makes sense given that the new legal infrastructure there offers such a good platform for breeding development Locally, I do like the work that Jay does. He has an interest in heirlooms, but isn't afraid to throw in some killer genetics from more 'hyped' breeders like OG Rascals (a personal favourite if you're into OG lines). As for which strains I've grown that I liked the most... My favourite strains haven't typically come from the "best breeders" and in some cases were even from dudes whose breeding practices are hated by 'real breeders' - Colin from Ethos has what is considered some terrible breeding methods, but the flower (assuming it doesn't herm) can still be really satisfying to grow if you're doing it for bag appeal or flavour. It's been difficult to get high quality breeders genetics here, so most of the strains I'm looking forward to running have only just made their way into my collection, but I'm definitely looking forward to my: Archive, Dungeon's Vault, Cannarado, Swamp Boys, Thug Pug Just give this a watch before you buy more Dutch genetics (addresses both Reeferman and Sensi mentioned by Chris above):

Both grow big solid buds. Tells us about how you grow and the things you do and maybe we can figure out what you doing wrong.

I'm not saying it isn't the light but there are other factors that can also lead to airy bud, namely high heat. How's the temps in your grow area?

The resolution on the pics don't allow you to zoom in enough to see properly and there seems to be a lot of debris as well. Plenty hiding places that could make for an attractive spot for goggas. Have read that you can/should hose your plants down with water to clear the debris,(from top and underneath) there by making it unattractive to pests. The visible damage on the leaves looks like it could be aphids and or spidermites. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

If you look underneath the leaves, do you see any pests of any sort?

Girl-scout Cookies grown in organic soil, coco-peat and perlite. This pic was taken at 14 weeks. I grew this using natural light and some love

You in the thousands of hills. That was my home to at one stage in life. I agree about the education and legislation part. Its about normlizing weed. Have a kiff idea for you bru, especially since you like growing. And you can run with it.

Arrested for driving under the speed limit I remember watching a documentary where a lady who had never smoked compared cannabis to alcohol in a driving test. She was doing 5kmh down a landing strip thinking she was speeding

Ok now I am laughing, Dana is a legend. "Irvin Dana Beal, 70, of New York, was arrested Saturday in far Northern California after prosecutors said his rental car was spotted weaving across the road and driving 20 miles below the speed limit." Article

Awesome of you. You can help in WC. I am based in EC. NORML has always assisted with the Global Marijuana March. Just not to sure who is doing it yet? I can and will find out or possibly you could lead it. I warn you its task of note. Also depending on your interests, options and resources. There are many ways. Drop me a mail and we talk further. Thank you for offering, its hugely needed. Lol, I once smoked a joint with Dana Beal in a drug rehab centre. He is known as an original yippie and is the founder of the Global Marijuana March. He wears cowboy boots outside his jeans. And just looks entertaining. Anyway just after I met him he was arressted and prosecuted for transporting large quanties of MJ in the USA.

You got my vote

You based in Western Cape Chis? If you need help - how do we sign up?

Or put one of these on your front gate.

@Bakstein420 A guy did get his weed back in Western Cape after getting his weed confiscated. But dealing with SAPS, you inviting a whole bunch of trouble,if they actually do anything. 1312

@Nostrovia sorry for the loss bru It hurtz when that happens and yes, you can charge them with theft! It is private property. Would be a better result if you had instant gratification, like placing claymores in your garden. "An arm for an arm".

I'm like in the center of town man everyone that walks by can smell the good good plus there's a college and a few clubs in my proximity. Caught the bunch on camera but have no idea who they are.

If only my babies wasn't stolen last weekend....Had a huge selection of different strains outdoors. Most bought from Expo / Gsr

Its been a magic year in South Africa, and precisely that. It was a very quick article to show that we can normlalize cannabis and how it is becoming normlised. You have not seen anything yet, this years 113th Agri Show is going to be epic. Eventhough they gave me a little bit of hell last year, made me sign addendums, I pushed it as hard as possible. And it was a huge success for the show and entertainment. They have offered me space at this years show so that cannabis companies can directly market their products to farmers. Plus this years upcoming show is 200th year "celebration" of settlers arriving in SA, so it should be a banger, as long as EFF does not get wind and burn everything down. 2020 Agri Show I am pushing for a cannabis category, hoping all the wankers that dissed the plants last year put their money where their mouth is. I have a black poison from GreensmokeRoom I am entering, its going to be a whopper. One local guy said he would need to get a crane to enter the plant he will grow. Entries for each plant are less than R20 and they will be judged by qualified horticulturists for structure, aroma etc. Unfortunately " No Smoking", but there will be a smoke free zone! Yes all these cups have to be careful, it is not legal and in reality people are being arrested every day in SA, beaten abused by SAPS. So the more we do, the more we normalize and continue the fight the better for everyone.