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So I decided to give her the chop. 2 weeks earlier than I'd have liked, but she was just klaar. The snail damage did a number and most branches started drying up. Plus our first proper cold front is rolling in tonight. I lost 4 long colas to catapillars that ate the colas from the inside out. Never the less, I'm happy. The haze vibe is there, buds are fluffier than I'd like, but she still managed to stack quite ok, despite a mid flower transplant. Bubbleberries mass of pistils has carried through, and going to dry with a rooibaard vibe.

Loving the entries this month... The small characters are killing me, lol. Sent from my POCOPHONE F1 using Tapatalk

Entry #3 Had to get in the special forces for help me train this two headed monster.

Entry #2 The internal setup of my microgrow.

Another week

Great idea to regulate output, that is definately an easy Diy. You could even use an 'air regulator' for fishtanks. Key things to remember 1. Dissolve all sugar, use a stove top if needed. I normally just boil the kettle, +- 1.7L, dissolve my 500g - 600g brown sugar. 2. Ensure sufficient oxygen. Yeast needs oxygen and sugar to create Co2. Using a 5L bottle, shake up the remaining 3.3L or use an airstone and pump to add O2. 3. Add dissolved sugar mixture to cold water. Once sugar has been added, you can once again give it a good shake, ensure proper mixing whilst adding O2 by means of shaking 4. Temperature, you want your water temp to be around room temp, if the water is too hot, it will kill your yeast, same goes for cold water. When water is right temp, add your yeast. 5g per 5L, but using those 7g anchor sticks, will work just fine. 5. Do not shake the bottle after adding yeast, you can after 15mins,turn the bottle a few times to mix, but don't shake. 6. Water trap. It is quite important to make sure no O2 can get back into your mix. A pinhole or 2 in the lid of a cooldrink bottle will also works. Good luck and use that brewers yeast to make some cider :). Brewers yeast is hard to come by at the moment. Sent from my CLT-L29 using Tapatalk

I don't know anyone selling just the QB288's themselves. Drivers can be purchased locally, most of my Meanwell drivers have been local purchases. Not sure about bringing stuff in from China, I've had something sent from China to the US and I'm still waiting for it to arrive in the US. Perhaps from China to SA would be different but I believe most couriers still say they're only shipping essential services at the moment but some don't seem to care what's being shipped. Sent from my Redmi Note 7 Pro using Tapatalk

Lmao, I was just coming on here to say I may have made a mistake... But I didn't know there were different yeasts so I'll head out tomorrow and get the bakers one. Anyway, I've added waaaaaaay too much yeast in this bottle, it stopped bubbling in about 24 hrs. I've transferred the contents to a 5L bottle and added 2 more cups of sugar to keep it going as well as another 2L of water. I was also thinking of having a bottle between the generator and detector to serve as a CO2 collection vessel... I can then add a small valve to somewhat regulate the flow of CO2, hopefully to make the entire thing a bit more efficient. Sent from my POCOPHONE F1 using Tapatalk

@TheUltimateNoob so I have some 3000K normal QB288's with LM301B diodes then I have some which are 3000K with LM301B diodes and some red diodes which I think are LM351H diodes. Honestly I do not notice any difference between the two, the amount of red in 3000k I feel is sufficient and I do not see much of a need for the extra red diodes. Also after watching a MiGro video about UV light, I feel that UV LED's are a waste and more marketing than anything else. EDIT: I would also not purchase from that Onlinegrowshop, this is based on what another member (cannot remember who) had posted with regards to what they use as heatsinks and the type of drivers they use etc.

Trudging along slowly, little bit of progress every week the smell is becoming more and more pungent

No worries, i see you already have one in place, I was talking about the secondary unit. Sent from my CLT-L29 using Tapatalk

shite... meant @BigBudD , thanks, and apologies. lol

This time of the year you have to veg inside for at least 4 to 6 weeks. Then you can pop it outside to flower. Sent from my VTR-L09 using Tapatalk

The genetics between the two are so different I would definitely redo the right plant again if I had to choose between the two for this manifold technique. The left barely stretched and grows really really tight. I'd probably recommended the left plant as a Sea of Green technique, but still confident on getting good yield and bud from both from this harvest

For a 60 x 60 area I would grow an autoflower under a Mars TS-600, which is R2 900 at the moment with the standard 3 year local warranty fulfilled in Cape Town. Thanks @CreX

Killer budstructure on the right hand side plant, also a nice stretch, if flavor and high is on point she's a keeper! Just flippin love that structure

Yeah, I'm aware of the difference between the 301b and h variant. My red diodes are Samsung lm351h diodes, not epistar or cree. 3000k already has a lot of red, adding extra red with 660nm diodes - not sure how much if a difference it actually makes to the plants to be honest. I have not noticed much / any, I guess it may also depend on how many 660nm diodes you have, differences are likely negligible. If you UV I agree with rather adding some fluorescent tubes or similar, I'd say consider ordering from Amazon or goto a pet store / reptile store and see what you can find. Sent from my Redmi Note 7 Pro using Tapatalk

Haha, you're 10 bucks out bro!... I haven't started my alcohol brew yet, lmao. I was thinking about it last night. Sent from my POCOPHONE F1 using Tapatalk

@Trailblazer420 Whats the average cost/availability of the cob's and driver to replace a 1000W hps disregarding heat sinks etc. @PsyCLown Any local suppliers of qb's and drivers for diy builds or imports only which seems impossible right now?

I could be wrong, but Brewers / brewing yeast may not be the best option here, although it will certainly cause no harm. When brewers yeast consumes sugars, it creates co2 and alcohol, whereas bakers yeast will focus on co2, with alcohol as a side effect. I've found that 1g of yeast per 100g sugar and 1L water seems to be a pretty fool proof recipe with plenty bubbling... Sent from my CLT-L29 using Tapatalk

I personally use only COBs, the spread is not great, your actual output directly in line with the COB will be much higher than if you were to move your reader just a few cm. COB also has a big heat factor compared to QB, as well as much less energy efficient, depending on the output of your COBs anyway. GP weather is great to counteract this at the moment though and my 1.5x1.5 tent is running at an average of 22 deg. My COBs don't allow for indoor summer grow unless I fire up A/C The upside with COBs are that, with a little electrical know how, you can put together a DIY light, reducing your initial cost, but also allowing for easy expansion. Sent from my CLT-L29 using Tapatalk

Hi everyone. The lockdown got me growing my own bud. my entry #1 is my DIY Lockdown Growbox (this is motivation for why i need that Dark Propagator 60 lol)

It looks good. I would not be to worried this late into flower. As long as the upper leaves dont yellow. Take off the leaves as they go completely yellow.

Allot of @Totemic genetics being grown this winter.... I enjoy watching different people growing the same strain... very informative... Do you have a thread on the little one?

Winter Outdoor grow in progress with Totemic Genetics have a Choco NL and Bubbleberry going. Hoping for a successful winter grow. Helps being on lockdown, constantly moving the babies to better sunny spots.

There are a ton of guys here with way better info and sources lol. @PsyCLown do you have any input here? @Master_G, you mentioned your lights in another thread @SkunkPharm, what do you think man? @Aeradix, what have you got inline with a 3k budget bro? lets see what these guys can do for you.... Guaranteed success

Nice man, looks like a pretty neat job too!! Let us know how it goes. Iv never played with co2 but am super keen to try some things... I'll be trying the sealed room vibe so it's on ice atm so I can get everything I need lol. For now, I know that it must be dark dark during night cycle, and that plants absorb co2 during light cycle. So I'm in the fortunate position to be able to keep my flowering tent open the entire 12h to allow for a much more stable co2 concentration throughout my tend during lights on... Sure it's still only 400ppm... But it's better than a poor ventilation system. Kuddos on the co2 generator lol... Ten bucks says you have an alcohol brew on the way in your cupboards too?

^^ #3 The dark side of the tent and #4

Totemics Chocolope clone ''pink'' winter colours.

What's uuuuup! Welcome mate!! What kind of grow are you looking to set up? Indoor outdoor? Give us some pointers about it and I'm sure we can point you in the right direction! When do you think you will be up and running

ETHOS - Banana Hammock

That looks proper. Good stuff. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

Boyz moved to the Great outdoors. Time to choose who stays...

Week 1 Flower Males removed and ready to be netted

Hunt room Savage Hulk - Darkhorse Genetics Gama Berry - Darkhorse Genetics 91 Krypt - DNA Genetics Pineapple Skunk - HSO Amnesia x Safety Meeting - in house Wedding Cake x Safety Meeting - in house

Harvested some beautiful mature tiger stripe seeds of her already so that they can get a few weeks rest time and be part of the next hunt.

The 5 week tight nug. Sour Tangie X Bubba Kush doing its thing!

Black Cherry Haze. This is the work of a private horticulturalis friend of mine. Some mad scientist stuff happening quietly in Kzn.

Just short a propogator tent!