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Eeeeeey guys been kaaaak busy with a really exciting venture that I hopefully will soon reveal. As for this grow, everything is smooth sailing. Probably why I haven't really had much to say, literally just waiting for more development from the buds Just been taking a couple leaves off everyday just to open up the colas as much as possible. even from the bottom nugs I'll be getting some decent popcorn. The main colas on the big plants in the DWC are just getting bigger and bigger

What up 420 peepz. Update time Week 7 -Day 53 Sweet tooth making my mouth water. Maybe another week or 2 until flush. Weather has been crapy for the last week. No sun or barely any. So slowed shit down abit. But looking good so far. Shes a fast girl.

Day 49 Scrog installed and ready to flip in a few days Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My Mexican Airlines just arrived and I received a Dinafem Cheese XXL Auto as a freebie. Guess I will get to try my hand at germinating a Dinafem bean.

And they will be joined for the flowering by a Lithium OG Kush And I also added my California Lightworks cob in prep So roughly 480W in a 80 x 80 [emoji16] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Some growth but not ideal conditions. Hopefully the cold and rain will stay away a couple for a while soon Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Popped these 5 lemonpie on friday night, by Sat morning they cracked the radicals were about 2mm each.. by Sunday morning they were 4mm , 5mm, 9mm,9mm, 14mm respectively.. and placed into jiffy pellets Monday night helmets were off And today as you can see in the pic these babies are growing like true weeds and then there are the critical plus 2.0s.. Guys my advice is to buy newly released strains as far as possible..

Jissis R49 for a plastic pot

Sour Diesel Auto - Day 81 Harvested the sour diesel today and started drying. Gelato Samba Auto and Cocopopo Auto - Day 60. They look a bit sad. Droopy leaves. Last feed was on Sunday and I noticed soil was quite dry. Lots of runoff.

One word comes to mind when I see this: perfection.

Very awesome, even li-on batteries too. Sounds like a fantastic setup. I wish I had lent your brother some money 2 years ago too. haha

@PsyCLown Yes bud, I'm aware, 24V = 2 x 12V batteries. Capacity will not be doubled but apparently the efficiency is a little better than just 12V. Nice one. Since I was last online, an amazing thing has happened.... About 2 years ago I loaned my brother some money and today of all days he has decided to pay me back. Since he runs an electrical wholesaler, he paid me back with an awesome Kodak 5KW PSW inverter + 4 Lithium Ion batteries! Will be taking delivery Fri morn. I can now run EVERYTHING on this rig - lights, fans, A/C, dehumidifier, humidifier etc. I can't believe my luck and timing! Another massive positive is that I've learned so much from you guys & online, now have a much better understanding of how UPS inverters and batteries work, which I probably wouldn't have learned if it wasn't for this challenge. An awesome day, which was much needed!

And 100% success rate on my first cuttings [emoji16] All 6 of these(excluding the second one from the top on the right, which is Super Lemon Haze from seed) came from the 2 Amnesia haze ladies. Weirdly, the cuttings from the smaller of the 2 mothers have exploded as you can see in the back and top left. The ones I took from the big girl are growing much slower, bottom 3 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Makes alot of sense what you're saying... How can you possibly flush your garden?! good point. I'll test a flushed and non-flushed plant from the same strain and see for myself. Re the nutes - cool, thanks. I'll likely just stick to the GHE products so they're all the same manufacturer. cheers bud

Eavening gromies. Well seems as if my slip up with the sudden cold front got to three of the seeds and I do not think they made it. Keepi g faith though. The 3 little seedlings are doing fine but also a bit stunted due to the cold. I have them in a greenhouse and they should do fine.. My other seedlings love it.

@Ill_Evan

Thats gorgeous brother

Heya! Only the sun for now, I ordered a Cheap PH meter and if think I've got a PPM meter laying around is that the same thing as EC meter? Thank you for the comment! Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

@Bakstein420 awesome news that your seeds just arrived.. def know that feeling! Let's see which germe faster, keep us posted ? Out of curiosity was your fastbuds seeds in a black bag or orange ish bag ?

UPDATE: Hey friends I know I’ve been quiet. School has been hectic. We’re on Week 2 of Flower. [emoji3059][emoji3059] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hehe more than enough light for the girls man [emoji2936] Sent from my F5321 using Tapatalk

This passage speaks to me in multiple ways [emoji1787] Could be a very valuable R1 that. Full of enthusiasm, but distracted along the way. Need something forgiving that can handle a day or 2 of neglect from time to time ideally. Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk

Great job bro. U smashing this grow.

No... These were pots some lavender was bought in. I just scrounged the pots...

Most soils on the market have a heavy hand of coco mixed in, this makes the soil light and fluffy. Light and fluffy is the type of meduim weed likes. The compost added to the coco can be very broken down already, super fine particles of goodness, tend to compact and make a denser heavier soil, which is less what cannabis likes... Now if all soils were equal, you would know you have enough nutes for veg and what ratio the elements are in and how to use the soil correctly for best results. This has never been the case with soil... Shit, even from bag to bag of the same soil can be vastly different in composition to each other... Ideal for a noob? Hell no... Ideal for an experienced grower? Maybe... If he is making his own compost and knows the ratios more or less... So now what about hydro? All the control in the world! But you gotta do that... You gotta control it... If you leave it... Shit goes south very quickly. But it's easy to fix with a fresh res. Should noobs be going this way then with all their eagerness and want to be in control? Maybe... If you like the control side of things and have the patience and willingness to be diligent then you will really reap the rewards. But if you know yourself and you're a lazy cunt... Hydro is not the way for you. So then... Coco? Cheaper than soil by a considerable amount Inert Light and fluffy You know what you put in is there, and nothing else, no imbalance of nutes... A clean slate so to speak. It has the flexibility and control of hydro, with the benifits of being able to neglect or be slow without it going wildly out of control. So what now... You need salt based nutes... Non organic? Bleh?! Nonsense... You are feeding them the elements they need... Directly... They don't have to be broken down first to get absorbed and used... They just get used... You feed today, you have results tomorrow. For noobs? I feel coco is an all round best and convenient way to grow weed. Very little room to mess things up... But it's also fairly easy to fix any mistakes you may have made. And for experienced growers? I have heard of soil grows converting to coco and doubling their yeilds... Double mother fuckers, can you hear me?? Soil can only compete with coco run after run after run under the guidance of a truly great grower... That's my R1 to this take

420Fastbuds for the win

Hey@StonerZN, in my humble opinion " Hydroponics" is just a ambrella term used when growing mainly with water(that you add nutrients to) in a container like a bucket/big or small totes/coolers or pots and you use a medium like Leca/Coco/perlite/stones, basically anything or nothing. Different Hydro ways include RDWC, DWC, Fogponics and a couple more. As said by other members it's all nice ways and you have to find yours. But one thing is for surtain, START GROWING [emoji456][emoji12] Sent from my F5321 using Tapatalk

I feel its much of a muchness really with regards to ripen vs a bloom booster / mpk. Best way with regards to flushing or not is to test it out yourself with the same strain / plant. Flush one, don't flush the other. Then smoke and compare yourself. The harshness comes from the chlorophyll I believe. Also with an outdoor grow you can't really flush, or even with soil indoors. Good luck getting rid of all the nutes in your garden soil or even in a 20L pot of soil. Ain't happening easily. Different story in hydro. Sent from my Redmi Note 7 Pro using Tapatalk

By all means feel free to move it[emoji106] Cant stay in Hellos forever [emoji23] The notion of the trial appeals to a part of me. Will work on the practicalities and do a costing exercise when I have a gap and decide whether its feasible. If nothing else it will be good amusement for the rest of you watching me stumble along... Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk

So I wouldn't say any particular medium is the ultimate, it comes down to personal preference and what suits your needs best. Someone may want an organic grow for whatever reason, you could use coco for that although soil would be a better medium as there would be stuff in the soil for the microbes to break down etc. Etc. Coco and hydro can give you a lot more control over your grow as you fully control what goes in, soil has variables to it which are near impossible to control for a home grower. Hydro, I'm of the opinion it's one of the cheaper ways to grow in terms of running costs although it does require slightly more initial equipment but barely. Soil and coco you're buying pots, hydro you're buying a tub and air pump. I have yet to try it out myself, although I believe it's a bit more hands on. I personally prefer coco, suits me needs and wants well. I find it simple to use and any mistakes can easily and quickly be fixed. Also if you'd like to try out all 3 methods in your first grow, then by all means go for it! You'll gain a fair bit of experience and you'll get assistance and support from members on the forum to help ensure your grow is a success overall and you can then decide from there which medium suits you best. Sent from my Redmi Note 7 Pro using Tapatalk

Thanks guys. Sorry, I should have been more clear when I said Calmag. I was referring to the blue chart above as they're right next to each other and have very similar uptake from a PH standpoint. As per whatever the deficiency may be at the time, I would check the deficiency chart, then add minerals separately, as per your suggestions. I was under the impression that my Atami grow medium and GHE nutes (Grow, Bloom and Ripen + flush at the end) had all the macro and micro nutes necessary for the entire grow... Good info though, on how to Cal & Mag. Cheers. @Prom thanks for the tip of adjusting N when using CalMag suppliment @CreXI believe Atami has already added buffers and other necessary minerals & additives to their medium beforehand... (I'm using Atami High Poroosity Coco). Regardless, that ship has sailed for this grow because the seeds have already sprouted.

@Bakstein420Hey Buddy... no, I'm just down the coast though in the Eastern Cape... wild coast area to be more precise. However, this just what I've heard from some other guys, and have not had the experience personally... i still need to get growing first before I can talk with experience backing me.

That name does seem to crop up quite often. Shot bru! Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk

Welcome man. Some juicy gebetics u git there. All the best for the grow. Im sure u will find alot of advise from the members when needed.

Usually the breeder should stipulate this if it varies from the norm.

Been running lights at 20/4 since seedling, only changed to 18/6 when the drooping started. I have been, wife is pissed off now because I don't talk to her like that when she feeling ill.

Yes! Got it backwards

Fish mix during veg. Pre you bring Grow in.. but best is to swap grow and fish with each feeding further on. If you get yellow tips, stick to grow. Grow is 75% Fish Mix and 25% molasses.

isn't it fishmix in veg and grow + bloom during flower? I've heard that grow is just fishmix and molasses so could just mix his own.

What's uuuuuup!! What light are you using? Or are you growing outdoors for now? Do you have any meters to measure pH and EC? Those sound like some yummy genetics man! Best of luck and ask all the questions you need bro

Welcome to the family bro and good luck on your upcoming grow.

Day 46 Will give them another week to veg Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Day 42 - Defoliated Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

A lot of good opinions in the thread Pros and cons to both, coco maybe less so with mostly buffering being a major block for some new growers. I think this is spot on, most newbs fail because of eagerness, too amped, te veel geees. Whichever medium chosen the grower (not just newbs) should always educate themselves as best possible, be diligent with your grow and try to think ahead. A lot of the time when you see a issue its prob something that happened a week ago

Looking really good bro

The Sour Diesel Auto looks just about ready. I don't have a magnifier but I downloaded and tried a magnifying app. Also just been zooming in as much as my phone allows. These are the results.

is a very gentle feeding table... i dont like to burn plants of others. Depending on genetics, expect huge trees. Makes very much sense to top. Watering... lift the pot.. feather light, fill till you have a bit run off. Fabric pots like to run over the side and leave inside dry. Bottom feed might be easier with fabric pots. Just watch the tips of the leaves... they yellow, swap to water till new grown leaves have the normal green endings. With a fresh bag FF and the biobizz, no way you run in a defficiency, used it to often... if your pots are a bit small... under 60 liter, i suggest to mix a few spoons epsom salt in the FF.

the FF premium classic is great, no need to invest more on soil. You might want to go 60L fabric pots.. bigger even better. Carefull, FF soil does not provide enough stability for monster trees and wind, you need to cage those best. I like your selection of the biobizz range.. as you know molasses already, just add a bit during flower and you made your own biobizz Grow. Short dirty table. Lets say you start mid october. First 2 weeks nada, just let them germinate. Start with 2ml fish mix per liter rain water in week 3, beginning Nov. End Nov, beginning Dec, 3ml Fish per liter, depending a bit on size. End december you change to 4ml per liter fish mix. Some change faster, some slower. Around 27 jan, they should go or be Pre. Also your swap, redunce to 3ml fish and add 1ml molasses, 2ml bloom per liter Next change is flowers form, little ones but flowers... 2ml fish, 2ml molasses and 3ml bloom per liter. Flowers now thick like your little finger. 2ml fish, 2ml molasses, 3ml Bloom, 1ml TopMax per liter Flowers thumb size... 2ml fish, 2ml molasses, 4ml bloom, 2ml TM Week after add 1ml TM additional (3ml), another week after another ml... should be 4ml total now. When all your pistil hair are brown, time to flush for 7 days. Pure water only... Pity is that plants cant read... but they tell you if you over do it. Just observe new grown material and react. Hope it helped...

Ye I'm thinking the time is nigh. Pretty much mostly cloudy, ..ambers coming on strong. It's tough to tell tho, what with ambers being so prevalent on leaves.