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Depends where I am in the grow.

Thanks for posting this guys, what a save. I was on the fence about harvesting over the weekend but got forced into it by the sight of some White mold on a few of my leaves, they seemed to be in an easy enough spot to be cut away, further to this we were having our flat prepared to be painted and the wise guys scraped the wonderful old paint and my plants happened to be out in that area. Pretty irritated by the ordeal but just had to move on, @CreX sent me the link to this resource and what a save. I did a 3 wash as mentioned with room temp bicarb and lemon solution (very light nothing heavy handed and for a short duration to try lift out and paint debris). Then a rinse in warm water, and a final rinse in cold water - I shook off the excess water gently and let dry for the next 24 hours. The buds are currently hanging and drying. The wash did a world of good given the situation I felt it was necessary and likely would not have even known about a bud wash if it weren't for the reasons listed above. Thanks to all you guys and the shared wisdom. Namastay

Oh dear! Looks like you could be possibly correct! Although, not sure what soil that is. If it is too fresh you could experience issues like you are. I would stop further watering, and just leave her in the sun for a few days. Don't give her anything else at all for a few days. And see what happens...

Absolute darkness or light leaks are not issues at all while you are still vegging.

Cinnamon ( the powder ) acts as a natural fungicide, a little bit of not so useless information I found out the other day. The only time I've seen gnat's is on Google. Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk

The Bruce B video... See if i can find the other one later on, Whole video is good, but if after the Humidity only, it's around 9.00 mark or slightly before for the start of that segment. I watch so many lectures, talks and other shit, and steal with my eyes and ears.

She’s a looker.

Hello everyone. I am a greenhorn. I tried a first outdoor grow over summer. Realized I have a lot to learn. I have been reading up online and then behold, 420sa.co.za Hopefully getting my green fingers on

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100 percent correct for seedlings and veg, I just wasn't sure what light the tank was giving out, right next to his seedlings, otherwise he could have just let the light on 24 hours if it was that bright. I also tend to keep dark hours dark, and when helping others try not to talk different things and stick to the best process.

Thank you DamDave, it is useful information. If you purchase coco peat from most places in brick form, they come with eggs in so you get them free some times haha.

Thanks@StickyD420 @CreX great feedback and guidance as always.

Yea dude, always down to learn something new. See if you can find some shiz when you have a gap

@Totemic for my second grow, I got very lucky with the strain. Wild guess. Four of a kind

There is an extremely good video explaining all that, I just cant recall if it was Bruce Bugbee or Harley Smith and have found the one video of Bruce / Apogee Instruments, where he explains it, but it's not the video I recall watching which had it explained better. I can link it here if you like, and only try help when I give advice or share with people.

Thanks buds. It's meant to be Jack Berry?? ( Seeds from a buddy ). I have grown twice outside and the plants were awesome and had the dark green leaves then. This batch was grown from the few seeds off the last plant. The soil I'm using is a mix of: Coarse sand Coir Those small slow release fertilizer balls Vermiculite Cinnamon Compost ( horse, cow and chicken shit, ash and fynbos cuttings ). I have been putting them in the sun rays when it's warm enough and now that you mention it a breeze does blow over them now and again. I don't use extra nutrients and using a gazillion cfl's in grow cabinet's. And I talk to them a lot!! Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk

I think you're gonna need to explain this better... Humidity is the amount of moisture the air can hold. I have to disagree with you about having a tent that's 100% humid, with a meter reading 50%... One of the meters is lying lol The only way that's possible is if your RH sensor is right by your intake and gets the fresh air blowing over it always while another sensor is buried deep in your canopy... But either way... You gonna have issues if your meters are allowing that kind of descrepency in a tented environment

I agree with @StickyD420 about the phosphorus def and with @Prom about the nute burn. But it just doesn't add up completely in my head. We do need more info - especially on the new growth. Im suspecting that there is a lock out happening or a poorly developing root system/root issues. Im almost tempted to say flush well and add light nutes to the next feed. Let's see what others say

Thank you Crex, I will do that. the soil is a standard potting soil with pearlite and bone meal mixed in. Thanks again

There is also a difference between RH and Humidity. RH is relative humidity, to the temp on that same display or meter. Humidity, is what you'll see on a dehumidifier, it will show the true humidity, vs the relative humidity and nothing to do with temp. So you can have 50% RH @ 27deg and still have "for example" 100% humidity in the room. Very easily. Sorry to confuse this more

Could be cold.

I just use pro tek gwano pellets. It has plenty of phosporus in and is 150 for 9kg.

Sadly the type of guano we need is for the flowering phase and not the growth phase. It is a rare item, and why I found work arounds in my soils, by adding K humates to cover the K, while the other ingredients also add K, and rely on the michorizzal fungi and rock phosphate for P. That's besides the P from bone meal, and the other fertilizers.

Temperature and Humidity can differ quite allot in a tent set up. I have 3 sensors at different levels in the tent.

#5 mon tout Regardless of winning or not, this is a great place for us to let our imagination loose and share with one another, thank you 420SA. I also post all 5 pictures, as I hope ya'll enjoy them.

It is shocking news - Great love and Compassion to Myrtle and family Go in Peace and Love dear Julian. We will continue the cause with similar passion you showed us!

Afternoon all. Any ideas what's going on here. I have 15 plants in the same soil but these 3 are developing a problem of sorts. The plants are also taller than the others. Cheers buds, thanks in advance. Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk

Good morning, I am a new grower and think I have made a school boy error and would love some help. I have moved them from small pots into these big pots and I think I might have over watered, Please help. Regards Seanmaa

Which is correct to say that the extraction fan would bring down the RH as the temp drops, though the trick comes in bringing in that air to the space that is already at humidity you want, and not the relative temperature based humidity, as stated is more suited for human comfort and not for plant growth. I took some time to get this right and in practice and have seen the difference first hand, and again not here to stand on toes or force my understanding on anyone else, I love a good debate and that is the only way we learn new things.

I can see this being a real factor in Winter and in flower. Probably explains all the powdery mildew issues this last season. However I'm sure a good extraction system coupled with good airflow in the tent could prevent any spikes in humidity, warranted the intake humidity isn't super high.

Your welcome, biggest issue in commercial soils is poorly composted materials generally create a "hot" soil that really holds onto moisture. In addition like mentioned above the bark chips rob the soil of Nitrogen while it is decomposing, after decomposition the Nitrogen will again become available to the plant. If you are mixing up yournown soils its good to let them cool off for a month or two after adding ammendments, as in the case of mixing ur own supersoils. Compost needs to be decomposed very well, same with wormcastings. Else there could be issues. Last tip is to use something like dolomite lime to help control PH and it will also add Calcium and Magnesium to the soil. Do some searching online for soil recipes to get an idea about correct ratios etc if are interested in supersoils.

Perfect brother, maybe a little closer but it's okay for now.

I'm really trying to find that other video though. The way he explains it, you are like at 25deg and have say 50 RH, which is perfect. But if that temp went up or down by 5deg, cant recall now, it was badly out and you'd get WPM fast. That's why I run my dehumidifier all day at a set humidity, regardless of the RH shown, I follow the VPD method and think I came across the video learning about VPD.

Sounds promising. Holding thumbs they all female.

Using the soil mix from the fynbos propagation farm we rent land from, not sure of the ratio of [emoji90]. The manure is fresh from the stable but composted for 3 months with organic cuttings. Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk

Ok thx, ill put a small light closeby tonight and take a pic. there is also a residual light thats already hitting it indirectly through glass and algae (From about 800W T5 fluorescent)

Yes sir, or it will stretch

Actually, wind burn is a very likely cause too. Are they in the wind or cold air? Added: please more details, what strain, bag seed or bought, and so on...

I'm going to say, more than likely Sulfur or Phosphorous Excess, or possibly even Potassium Deficiency. You giving Magnesium/Epsom Salts? To often could cause it. And add bloom nutrients for the Potassium D. Could do with more details, watering and nutrient schedule and so...

Transplanted her to a bigger container couple days ago and she`s loving the added space. One question when does a seedling go into so called vegetative state so one start change the lighting schedule , maybe feeding etc.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if only veg switch was on, then shouldn't half the lights be on all across the board, not only half of half?

Super Asymmetrical, healthy teenager you have there brother

High. Enjoy your stay.

I only discovered that there’s something like washing your buds after I found some PM on my plants while harvesting. I searched the web to find out what can be done about it other than chucking it into the bin. I found the following video and did everything this guy suggested to do and it worked great. I also kept a bud that wasn't effected by PM and dried it along with my washed buds. I compared the washed bud vs the unwashed bud and couldn't tell a difference.

My very first harvest

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About to start as setup in my garage. I'm lucky to have some extra space in my garage I'm not too concerned about highly reflective walls as my light is abit more powerfull than whats needed. Is there a cheap plastic sheeting that i can use for the walls ? Thinking PVC sheeting, but white. Popped in at Builders Warehouse, but the only have it in Black.

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I find it makes the trichomes pop a bit more in terms of looks. Makes the trichomes look "fluffier" if anything. @Mambawana I guess if you are quite rough with it, trichomes could be lost. However that applies to handling of bud in general.