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Hi, have you grown hydro before? Do you have a pH and EC pen? What fertilizer range will you use? For me coco is coco I used to mix my own Coco/perlite. I think this fancy packaging is just a way to inflate the price. My opinion. Good Luck

Always love free shit, whether it be seeds, papers or even stickers

I bought just before lockdown, didnt get any seeds free though they blessed me with 2 packs of skins with card filters, packed really nicely but had to wait for the lockdown before I got them at level 4. Grown their GSC, 3 times now and their stuff has always been my favorite of the serval grown.

If you are on YouTube, and on Migro, then go check his top light for 2019 video, he rates all lights out of efficiency, then make up your mind from that, which will most probably be a QB or COB layout, at a push if you got energy to waste, you'll get a HPS. again my own opinion

#3 Autumn colors - what a magical plant.

Early morning sun after a week of miserable weather.

..and we are back ere'body! With a bit of revision and some lessons learnt from the last incomplete grow, I am on the way with Royal Gorilla as well as a Grandaddy Purple. Royal Queen Seeds - Royal Gorilla Green Smoke Room Seeds - Gran Daddy Purple The plan is to ditch the scrog idea from last time. It's such a mission when coupled with DWC, which I am going to keep, but instead of 15L cooler box reservoirs I am going big with 30L cooler box reservoirs. This should assist in flowering with not having to fill my reses every day..maybe now every 2-3 days. So in order to maximise yield minus the scrog, I'll do an 8 way manifold by topping each plant a total of three times and using low stress training to get as much spread as possible. The Gran Daddy Purple has a shorter flowering time than the Royal Gorilla, this will need to be kept in mind closer to the end of flowering. There is a possibility it will need to be harvested sooner than the Royal Gorilla. I do not want to sacrifice either to a shorter or longer harvest period than necessary. Each plant will be harvested when either is ready in their own time. Beginning the veg stage now, I intend to use the coming colder months closer to flowering to induce as much colour in the GDP as possible, genetics be willing. The Setup 80x80x180 Grow Tent 250W Quantum Board with Potentiometer and Current/Voltage Reader 2 x 30L DIY DWC Air pump + Air Stones Clip Fan Sonoff TH16 Wifi Switch + Temp/Humidity Sensor I have connected a Sonoff switch to the exhaust system which acts as a temp/humidity reader and can be used to automate the exhaust to operate depending on temp/humidity perimeters if need be. The device plus the sensor cost me R480. First Few Weeks of Veg Plant on the left is Royal Gorilla, plant on the right is GDP. Will update at major milestones

I'd be willing to assist you with the mix I use and the cure for bugs and or fungus gnats, that you'll just need to water and not worry about much else. So glad your lady also grows even if vegetables, its something I'm about to start doing myself, look forward to the produce. Thank you for the kind words too

Yeah not many use them but got some decent reviews from Yeah not many are using them but got some decent reviews from some people on Facebook. I have 2 lights and they 90w each. I would of love to get a QB from Growopz or Leon LED but I was impatient as nobody had stock. I just finished a white widow auto from bulk seedbank under the Blurple(picture taken outside) I currently have the auto amnesia growing. Was about to pop Stardawg and Zkitlle Zi Zi but then ordered clones.

Modugrow? I don't think there are many on the site who use them... I belethey are Samsung diodes so that's tit How many what's you running and what strains? Hit us with some pics yo!

Thanks man, yeah it was more of an experiment than anything. I was running some blurples until 3 weeks ago then got 2 Modugrow lights in an 80x80 tent. Started with a DIY setup using silver roof lining and AC cobs/leds then moved to blurples now I finally got some decent lights.

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Nice work on the auto clone! Pity she's an auto though hehe... Anyways, welcome to the site man! Enjoy and post as much as you want haha! What setup are you running dude?

I enjoy my vehicles although have to hold myself back a bit and remind myself to be sensible. So I have a 750cc inline 4 bike and currently have a German 2L diesel car, which I wanna do a stage 1 or 2 on to help her breath a respond a bit better as well as do a software flash on the gearbox. In terms of bikes I do not do off road or dualies, I prefer more a sport tourer or sport bike as opposed to a super bike (super uncomfortable for daily commuting). Neither are over the top, although sufficient and can still allow for a bit of fun and can be seen as sensible. Would love a 3L diesel, the torque one can get from those is insane! I have heard of people having to limit the torque on their tune as their gearboxes can not handle more (auto's). Although a 3L twin turbo petrol would be lots of fun too, but really not something I need as a daily and would be more of a toy. Spending such money for a toy at this point is hard to justify. Same goes for my bike, would love to get something a litter bigger and newer, a BMW S1000R (single R, not RR) would be looovely but I really do not need it. Hard to justify spending the $$$. Never got into doing the mechanical work myself, never really had anyone to help me with it growing up and never had the space either - perhaps not such a bad thing though... Who knows what I may have gotten upto. I almost ended up with a Civic Type-R (FN2), nice cars but forced induction is a lot more fun.

I agree with @SkunkPharm coco is coco, keep it simple and if you wanna go coco use plain coco or perhaps a coco / perlite mixture. If you are getting the coco for free, then take whichever gets you more medium end of the day. Do NOT skimp on a PH pen, for an EC meter you can go cheap as it does not matter as much. If I had to chose between the two, the bi gro seems to not have any perlite in it? So you could add some perlite to stretch the medium a bit more. Not sure how I feel about putting a seedling into coco with an EC of around 1.7 though... The High Porosity seems to have more amendments in it... for Coco, I want to keep it plain and simple as this allows me to have more control over the grow and what the plants get.

Bring it on, I'll rock anything sent with a smile and feel very blessed.

I could send you a parts list bro, if you can source the parts and get someone to drill all the holes, bam, you got yourself a press at half the price. Sent from my POCOPHONE F1 using Tapatalk

Bro... You can build this for under 3k... I have a design I've made and I'm working on the build right now... The company that has my steel plates is on Lockdown so I have to wait. Hydraulic presses are ridiculously overpriced. Building your own is much more worth it. Sent from my POCOPHONE F1 using Tapatalk

Seems as if Taurus is n bunch of stoners..

I've also used them, first order did not arrive but a replacement was shipped without any problems. They've been around for quite some time Sent from my CLT-L29 using Tapatalk

Did my fair share on 2 and 4 wheels. Ran a RM 125, them upgraded to a super jetted KX 125, followed by a KX 250. Moonlighted on the enduro circuit, but life caught up and had to prioritize. Didn't enjoy breaking my bikes as a privateer. More emergency room visits than I want to remember, but it was a blast. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

#4 I'm grateful for the chance to enter this competition, my setups begging for a tent and this is a great opportunity for us all. Thank you.

#2 Stormtrooper shopping for Xmas trees - Do you have this an Indica?

#1 Ganga Guardian - Protection that never hits its target, perfect!

Clone mart? Gave them a google but couldn't find anything.

come up with underwatering

I've used them... Pretty nice - but limited - selection and fast shipping They've been around for a while Sent from my POCOPHONE F1 using Tapatalk

Thank you kindly CreX, I'm running 640w of @growopz boards of LED, which I bought as 2 lights and made them into one, but are only pushing @ 600w for efficiency and longevity. These are all GSC, and I have so many clones in front that would need to be rehome soon. Also lost my job end of last year and it's not been easy at all. Doing my best to survive one could say.

Dusted off the 'ol DSLR and took some vanity shots of the ladies. Also wanted to get a closer look at the colours and trichome development. I like the colour coming from the GDP. The Royal Gorilla still has work to do. GDP RQS

Look, end of the day the only person who has commented in this thread who may have something to gain would be Master G and that'd if you were to purchase one of his lights. His lights are simply quantum boards with lm301b diodes and there are other local suppliers you can purchase such quantum boards from. However in terms of pricing his are the cheapest I have seen locally. You can also get led strips with good quality diodes if you'd like. Don't feel pressurised to buy from Master G specifically or to get quantum boards. What you should want to do is get lights with good quality diodes and I feel everyone in this thread who has recommended LED lights is basically saying the same thing. Led strips can be purchased from websites such as Arrow and Digikey. They offer prices in ZAR but the items are not stocked locally so custom charges are applicable. You'll then also need to get heatsinks to mount them onto (I have some for sale, alternatively you could get from Builders or similar). Also keep in mind you'll still need a power supply (LED driver) to power the lights. So add up the costs of the led strips and the other components required to put it together. Then go and look at the cost of other quantum boards available locally and check with Master G on the pricing of his quantum boards and see what may be the best for you. Alternatively if your budget does not allow for such lights at the moment, then you'll need to compromise and get something which you are able to afford and later on you can consider getting better lights. You'll still be able to grow cannabis with that blurple light from Snatcher and other similar lights from futurama and takealot etc. You'll get bud and it will be decent and get you high. Although it won't be as efficient as better quality lights and the bud quality may be slightly lower but depending on what you're used to smoking it could be on the same level or even higher quality bud than what you're used to. If you already smoke good indoor, it could be on the same level or slightly lower. If you're used to outdoor, it could be higher quality. Hard to say. I hope this clears things up, don't feel pressure to buy what we suggest from who we suggest. We're just trying to help guide you to ensure you get great value for money as most of us have done the research already and looked at the various options. End of the day, the equipment you purchase and how your grow does honestly makes no difference to me (don't mean that in a bad or nasty way). :D Sent from my Redmi Note 7 Pro using Tapatalk

To reach plant density and potency, you have to provide energy and building material. If you are saving on your energy source, results will suffer, what ever you feed them. Same goes the other way, you can have a top energy source and feed them hopes and dreams.. will not work. I understand and like your opinion on things you hear... that is good for politics and general gossip when we go growing, the internet is full of peoples experiences.. if you want to make all those yourself, will take a bit and a long learning curve. If you simply listen to the people, your rate of success will increase rather drastically Nobody in here gives bad advise on purpose. If you invest a little more.. you get a lot more out.

Entry #4 two headed skunk top view

Entry #2 The internal setup of my microgrow.

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)

To me the biggest advantage of LED is that it reduces the shadow profile a lot. Light is not just more efficient generated, but also more even distributed. Next is the heat.. the more you compare, the more points you will find that a 40 year old technology isn't up to date anymore. You not just waste more energy into running the lamp, but also put more into cooling the heat down again. Light efficiency is how much heat you produce as a side product. Less heat.. more light gets generated with the same energy input. We reach cold light.. only fertilizer will make the difference I also have to add that I do not think that I would have got the result with a Dutch Auto seed. We did now way over 100 autos as a group of growers and the picture is very clear. The US boys are miles ahead with their auto genes, Dutchies have something to catch up right now. I did around 30-40 Dutch Autos.. and the worst result of all I had with Dutch Passion.. small little suckers. I had 9, friend 4.. he lost patience with three and just pulled them.. waste of time for the grow speed they had. I have 3 Angels and 6 Blackberry.. beautiful plants to look at.. yield wise I will be happy if I get 50g a plant.. with the CBD I will make jumps if I reach that rather sad result. I do not think I am a better grower compared to you @Master_G .. Those Brucies are very heavy yielders, I ordered the seeds for that reason. And just to mention.. if you reach 1.3g per watt on Fems.. you do something I never reached.. never.. ever

Gorilla glue fem fading out nicely Colours are insane

SAGrower is a living legend. I am so grateful for his help. Sent from my SM-N950F using Tapatalk

If you want you can pm me your address and I can drop a pack of papers tomorrow during the day/morning. I can leave it in the post box.

Preflower enhances. EC raised to 2.0, I am overall happy with the ladies. This is my favourite time of the grow. All the training is done, preflower has begun and to watch the daily development of the buds is really exciting.

Roughly a week since the flip. The stretch continues and another big defoliation done. I do not expect to have to do another big defoliation from now, probably just manage big fan leaves. Before Defoliation After Defoliation

Pre-Training Got some beefy stems beginning to form. Minimal stunting from the topping and defoliation. Enough healthy growth to begin training the plants to grow flat and start the formation of the foundation for the manifold. Placed some screw-hooks wide of the plants to get a wide angle of attack for the training as the plants are still growing somewhat vertically and the training needs to be gentle and slow, adjusted daily until the next topping. Post-Training Expecting to do the next toppings within the next week

Chop chop I like to leave a nice chunk behind after a top. The growth node becomes nice and beefy which helps the plant support itself later just before harvest when the buds are their ripest. Took another reading with the refractometer. The Royal Gorilla measured in at 9 and the GDP at 7. So we have an increase since the last measurement. Will be some time till another measurement is taken. The next topping will be between the 3rd and 4th nodes of each of the two stems now growing on each plant. The 2nd nodes will be removed as well at the time of topping. Now we wait until the stems are long enough to slowly start low stress training (LST). At the rate the plants are growing, I'd say training will start in two days.

Was going to do the first topping tonight but the plants looked a little sulky since the defoliation yesterday so I checked everything and it seemed all was within limits but by chance I discovered the pH pen was not accurate. Gave it a collaboration and decided to just reset the res with some fresh water and nutes as well as bump the EC up slightly. Got myself a brix meter and have been playing around with it on some tomato plants recently. Decided to use it on the current grow and start recording the brix of these two plants at certain intervals. Brix can fluctuate during the day, before and after feeds, or in retaliation to stress. I'll be using it to determine general health of the plants as well as their reactions to reservoir changes. I took a measurement of the brix when I did the first few cuts the last update and I recorded a measurement of 5. We are aiming to get that above 12 at peak veg and as far into the 20's in flower. It is said that a brix level of above 12 means your plant will be resistant to disease and pests and will be overall healthy. A brix level of above 20+ is said to create almost crystal-like trichomes on your buds. So let's measure and see what happens

Hahaha - hands down gonna win! Taureans like their comfort and having self sufficiency.

@biometrics you'll also get a better final product by pressing in a bag.

Looks like it was pressed too hot...

Please let us know what you decide regarding the rosin press. I'd love to get one, but they are a bit pricey...

I've had nothing but good service from them. I avoid growguru like the plague though.

Yes they do its in the South, I've dealt with Hydro herb and Zane before, he is the biggest shill out there. I avoid him like the plague.

You're right about the average. I can believe 1000 PPFD at 45cm. (But 1000 PPFD at 1m is unlikely, regardless how accurate the PAR meter is.)