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Some better pics of the mainline structures. just for @afternoon blazer these girls are beefy and the structure should be able to hold any sized colas they can develop, unless I get some freaks of nature that is.. we can only hope. I think I will be flipping tomorrow and throwing in the daddy 400W HPS bulbs. Also good to note, everything up until now has been under 250W MH bulbs (minus the soil plants of course, strictly speaking the mainlined plants). So you could comfortably grow 2 plants and mainline both of them under a single 250W for veg. This was secretly a little test I wanted to conduct to see if one could do it and I think the 250W bulbs get a bad rep, but if it's all you got for veg, I'd have to say don't stress

For sure, as I said above and my understanding. If you cut the plant that night, in the dark, it will be the same as 24 or 48 hours darkness first, its just believed that the dark will help prevent Terps from burning off, but as long you dont go over 25 deg you normally okay. I never cleaned my mainline before, but will do so like Evan does, as that is the way, or best way, for me. Have a lekker day

Sorry to hear that bro, really. Things will get better... Remember, the only way out from the bottom, is up, so better times are ahead! And thank you, I try my best

Watsup man. I've gotten 4 of them in a veg/propogation/mother tent. So far just user them for propagating but will soon be vegging ing the pots. Sent from my SM-G955F using Tapatalk

It's like GROOT is in the box and his hands sticking out

Why don't you obtain a copy of The Rev's book. True Living Organics. He makes cannabis specific recepies in there. And.also goes over why you are putting in there for the plant. There is no short cuts to knowledge. Read.

Yo, I'm growing with this in my tent right now, the nugs are some of the most dense I have ever grown. I'm concerned about longevity because of the extreme heat though and don't know whether I can run this in summer,but for that price and my needs it works out well.12000 lumens is no joke, I can't even look at this light for more than a second before it burns it's image into my retina for the next 5 mins lol Sent from my E6653 using Tapatalk

"Hey Groot, roll us a joint there bruv." *3 months later "Groot" *Displays 5 finger buds "What?"

Was just thinking about these girls, and how thick those stems had been, super impressive Evan.

@Naughty.Psychonaut Will keep you updated brother man! Hopefully get one today. Yes my since retired MH 600w was burning the pocket. @afternoon blazer And I think electricity in WC has gone up drastically, used to get 189 units for R300, now my R300 gives me 111 ... Its actually ridiculous.

@Ill_Evan the current one, less buds, but bigger more compact. You grow well brother, without a doubt.

Hi there, I actually flipped them on Saturday seeing as it's only an experimental grow. They have had a pretty hard life with my daughter trying to destroy everything she can see. Not only her but also the new puppy, that one pulled out a 4 day old black D.O.G I tried growing. I really really hope the Malawi (tallest plant) is female. I am currently trying to source everything for this year's outdoor grow but one thing is for certain, I won't grow as many plants as last year, I will rather grow 4 at a time, although I will then be growing throughout the year. The LED light works very nice I must say. Im have no knowledge of lights etc but it did the job and I think I might also buy one of those qb75 lights for next years darker months. The plants have been grown in only soil, no nutrients have been given at all.

Welcome to the forum @ChroniclyChronic , happy growing! Looks like those seedlings are settling well, nice new growth there

Quick update: 11 days since dropping the beans

Haha, pre harvest turned into a mainline thread. I dunno how much of a difference a dark cycle before harvest makes really. Mainlining is something I've wanted to try for a while, might give it a go with my next grow. Although since I'll likely be working with clones it'll not be a true mainline. Mainline looks good, how much do you guys clean up your mainline plants when going into flower and during flower? Sent from my Redmi Note 7 Pro using Tapatalk

That's my soil mix. By no means a rigid recipe either. Many items can be replaced by other similiar items. The reason all the ingredients are in there is to grow cannabis.

@afternoon blazer Definitely going to pick one up this week. That's value!

No problem bro.The lack of humidity may slow down veg a slight bit (not really noticeable since coast generally is above 40%)... I'd say keep humidity levels below 65% in flower or whenever there's a lot of vegetation in your grow space and have good airflow to minimise risk of powdery mildew, that's about it... People aim for low humidity (below 40% sometimes) at the end of flower to get more trichomes... But I grow some frosty buds with levels sometimes close to 70% (I have no way of controlling it)... I do check my trees almost every day for any mold though. Edit: my guess at a decent humidity range would be 60% in veg and 50% in flower. Sent from my POCOPHONE F1 using Tapatalk

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Welcome.. Here I will share my current flowering plants. They are local genetics except one: 1 x Choc Kush ( Totemic) 1 x Double stuffed sherbert (garden route genetics) 1 x KB7 (garden route genetics) 1 x Sherb breathe ( garden route genetics) 1 x Jacob's Ladder ( round table genetics) They have been in veg for a while and finally have space for the to flower. Jacob's Ladder below first time doing a scrog, will see how this play out. Setup is in the garage with a hill billy dang thang going on, size is 1.4 x 1.2 and running 3 x 400W HPS lights. Took clones from all the plants, and did not have space for the other 3 that was planned to move in together. They back in the veg appt doing their thing.

Hope everyones doing great! I have a few things on my plate right now and too many things keeping me from reaching that desired budget to buy everything I want. Taking things slow, step by step and trying not to do anything by force, will get where I wana be sooner or later! For the time being, since my first DIY grow cupboard, I've always been collecting all sorts of parts and materials to use for a grow, as they happen upon my way. Just for in case, you know? I took cuttings from the plants I'm running in the tent at the moment, had them sitting in some jiffies in a humidity dome on a heat mat under a CFL. Did manage to get some roots within 15 days!!! Was quite happy about it, but the fucking heat of the CFLs burnt the leaves crispy brown. My mind and money is set on my DIY 300w QB with some samsung strips, then gona use the Apollo 8 blurple I have now for veg only. Didn't wana spend much, or anything really, but the CFLs had to go!!! Just to replace them I got one of those flood lights I'm reading about on the forum, checked out all the places around me that sells any kinda light, best I could find was a 50w, 3200Lumens, 6500Kelvin. For R530 with a 2 year warrenty and it's literally built for outdoors so can hose them down if I ever felt like it. I was lucky enough to happen upon a huge lump of reflective material. a Few pallet loads of chemicals that needed to be kept cool was shipped wrapped in diamond mylar. Literally feels the same as the material of the mars tents with the little square patterns. Thick, almost stays in the shape you bend it. I even have a hard time cutting it as it seems to have a bit of wire in it too, to make the square pattern. I obviously took all of it, because it was free and was going to get recycled anyway. On the farm we have quite a few "scrap materials" laying around. I asked boss man if I could have 2 x 5m wooden battons that are 2cmx2cm square. They cost like R60 a pole I think, but I got them free. I bought softwood cupboard panels, you get the one that's smooth matte white one side and rough wood brown on the other side then there's a smooth wood and rough wood sided ones. I already had my reflective material I went with the both sides wooden, because it was a little cheaper, but I'm sure you could use the white ones and skip on the reflective material and get the same results. I payed R155 for a 2m x 3m "sheet". Picked up the bigger version of the Hydor bathroom extractor for R400 quite a while ago. Had a small desk fan laying around, also a thermometer and hygrometer so didn't have to buy those. Odds - roll of ducktape, wood glue, pack of screws, 1 x ladies stockings, 2 of the smallest door hinges, pack of smallest screw-in hooks, 3mm x 2m chain, 5m wire and plug for light. Started with the 10m wood, cut 8 x 70cm pieces and 4 x 100cm pieces. Using my handy dandy wood glue and screws, I made 2 x 70cm squares with the 8 pieces and used the 4 x 100cm to mount the squares onto. So the space is 70x70x100. Quite alright for veg. Using the ductape I covered the softwood board with the reflective and stuck them to the wood frame, again using the glue then some screws. (The glue alsp helps fill gaps for light leaks) I used the blade from a metal saw with the fine teeth to cut squares in the bottom of the wood pannel for passive air intakes and I made a circle where the extractor fan is fitted. Extractor aswell as the passive intakes are covered with the ladies stockings, again using the ductape. Inside the passive intakes I cut an extra piece of mylar just to hang over the stockings to help with light leaking in there during lights off. I screwed 2 of the hooks in the top wood beams, hooked the chain from side to side, hung the light and plugged the whole bitch up! Basically a glorified propagation box. Here she is: Top right corner black circle is the stockings covered mouth of the extractor fitted with a ducting that links into the ducting from my other tent, this box thing stands next to my tent. Here is one of the passive intakes, to understand "the flap" a bit better. Also a close up of the reflective material. I planted the best 4 cuttings into their first pots. This is their home now untill flower time. I believe once I do get another tent I'll still keep this bad boy for further seed pops and maybe build a nice bubble cloner to fit. Happy growing!

You can also test Ace chemicals. I think their silver nitrate is 25g min Sent from my Redmi Note 7 Pro using Tapatalk

T @Ill_Evan thanks for the update bro. Those branches look soooo solid. Cant wait to see it fill out.

Shot, it's all about getting good roots, and a 5 lane nutrient highway going, to feed those bad bitches. In soil, I'll have to use another method to get the silica in, as the Microbes dont do the sauce, and need it in organic form they can turn into plant source matter. Oh ya, did I mention yet what a boss grow you got going there Added, you got that green avocado look to new growth, I f#@king love that

I would also like to see this thing in action. I already phoned the place I got this light at, they'll do a refund for me, but I don't wana take this light out before I have the new one and I am on the brim of finishing up saving for something much more important. So as soon as I get my ducks in a row I'll grab one of these aswell! This is a deal not to miss, IMO. I think just sticking to LED rather than HID you're already much better off concerning the bill!

Yeah @Ill_Evan mainline was banging.

Looks good brother. Let me know how it goes. As i also have a light from acdc that i am vegging with.

@SkunkPharm will do. Thanks

@TheUltimateNoob thanks. Ive got around 1m^2 to play around with. i live on the coast...would humidity, or lack thereof, be a concern? If so, what numbers should i be aiming for?

Thanks@GGG. I'm leaning more towards adding them with the QB75 in the flower cabinet. I'll have a higher wattage lighting and still be within a reasonable Kelvin for flowering. Am I understanding this correctly? Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk

@SkunkPharm thanks for the input. I haven’t looked around yet, but I’m pretty sure that there isnt anything decent here in EL

Container: I would go with a bucket, because having a fabric pot outside will dry your medium out really quickly due to the increased air permeability of the pot walls. Medium: Craft soil for Cannabis is your best option here... You can go with a base mix with some amendments, then use salt or organic based nutrients. Other option would be living soil (IMO this is better for planting in a pot outdoors). Nutrients: If you really want to, GHE Flora & BioBizz are the most user-friendly I believe. I would go with some Microbe tea in living soil for this kind of run, it would be easier to maintain due and feed. pH testing: Essential if growing in a pot and you aren't going with living soil (Living soil kind of buffers out the pH to where you plant needs it to be, and generally just needs to be watered with some dechlorinated tap water - although you can feed the microbial life to boost their nutrient production). You can dechlorinate water by leaving it in a covered, opened container for 24-48hrs

I learnt most of the new info with my first grow. Once you got the bulk of it down, from there on out you will just be fine tuning your grow.

Hey Dan, is your question if it's possible to flower under 4000k? If so yes you can, i have done side by side with 3000k and 4000k, no huge difference Sent from my F5321 using Tapatalk

@Batista what up bro. Have you vegged a grow with these before? Any pics or grow dairies?

Whoa bud. Loving the advice, have not a clue what foreign you speaking. But I got the idea. Don't overload. Once again, only good advice and help on this forum. Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk

Didnt know if I must laugh or thank you, so laughed, and will thank you when you load pictures. Bare minimum

Thanks fam I'm from JHB - Eastside...

Hey bro, welcome aboard. Give us some info on your growing style, indoor/outdoor etc?

Welcome home then, and hope you enjoy your stay with family. Where you from brother?

Thanks brother, was before lockdown and retrenched in Nov, just hasnt been easy with all that making it worse than before. Starting to get back into a routine with the girls again, but some days are more shit than others. Cant wait for life to go back to some sort of standard where I can plan for tomorrow again. Your plants are impressive brother, flip man, just outstanding those heads.

This was how spider plant came out, Takes time to train them though into this. Added, I take a long time to grow them, so dont go on time, we all grow different and that wouldn't be a tell at all. I topped the plant again after pulling it back above, and ended with more than 50 main cola or ends when done.

Spread their legs and gave them AACT twice by now, did another Bioneem treatment. The little red things down below is just a couple of sweet potatos rooting and a tip of a trichocereus bridgesii cutting sticking out there. Also: I had a few extra clones, given all away except for this one Banana Hammock. It's free to anyone who wants it, must be able to link up in Hermanus area to collect.

Just daily check ups and water when needed. Day 38:

She is currently in lights out, will harvest tomorrow afternoon probably. Looks like it should be an easy trim too

Check this little survivor I found in one of my outdoor beds this week, some company for the girls until I can sex it Update on the girls: Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Nice one bro... Will be following along. I've made a similar adapter, just that I made it detachable. Makes moving things around a bit easier. Wicked setup by the way. How much did you get the clip fan for? I need another one but they're damn overpriced [emoji23] Sent from my POCOPHONE F1 using Tapatalk

Ja, awesome light, so happy to support local guys

Nice man! Clever adaption for the pump ekse!! Also nice move away from the CFL. You won't be disappointed with the PhoenixSkye light! Welcome to the forum and thanks for the posts

Just an update on these ladies. Topped a few tops, the long ones aswell as the one short cheese clone in front. Treated them with Bioneem so they look all shiney. Cooking up some tea for them that will be ready tomorrow night!