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Good day my fellow growmies... I am GreenGrow Garden Route. We are suppliers of Freedom Farm Products in the Garden Route Area. We also supply Jiffy Pellets, Totemic Genetics and a few other products. Feel free to ask me any questions about our products and feel free to visit our website and Facebook page. www.greengrowgardenroute.co.za I've been a member of the forum for a while now as Stinger96. I realized there was a need for Freedom Farm Products at a reasonable price in the Garden Route and became a preferred supplier in the area. I appreciate the forum for all the information and Guidance I received from members over the past few years and refer all my customers. You guys rock. Please stay safe over the festive period and have a awesome and blazing holiday season. Looking forward to 2021 and may we all recover from the kicks in the nuts by 2020..

Hey Peeps. So I have finally got to the stage where I am almost ready to start my first grow. Firstly I want to send a shout-out to @PsyCLownfor all the advise and help up to this point in getting to where I am. I've got the following equipment: Lights- @Light It Up 2x 240w Qb Tent- 2.4x1.2m Extraction Fan- Ez100 Soil- Freedom Farm's(Green Bag) Fabric Pots Nutrients--Not sure yet Strains- Peyote Wifi, amnesia I received my seeds yesterday from @Cannabist was very impressed with service and delivery. I'm going to start off with germination and I'm going to be trying the seeds straight into the soil. Ive used the paper towel method for a seeds I did for outdoors however didn't have 100% success. Any advice going forward is always greatly appreciated. Let's see where this takes us! Cheers

I seem to be having a run of bad luck on this grow. A grasshopper found it's way to the veg area when I brought the plants in. Chowed a x Slurricane seedling. There is one x Ghost Train Haze left indoors. I will be planting more though.[emoji16] Outdoor ones looking good. Getting water every second day and left alone. Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk

Indoor one doing it's thing and looking good. Yard time and water is all that this girl gets. Purple colouring is thanks to the blurple on the one side of the cabinet. Pity. Outdoor ones standing at 1.4m and 1.1m including pots. The one at the back has started flowering and I'm damned if I know what to do now. If I can leave it to reveg I will or else I see a darkroom being built soon. These get watered every second day and left to do their own thing. Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk

So I struggled a bit with hot soil over the last couple of weeks It's so shit... going through your first grow and learning through mistakes. Then enter into the second and its a whole new list of issues that you face. But that is the joy of growing cannabis. Had a friend guide me on the best solution... flush the shit outta those pots. So the 2 ladies that struggled the most were the Old school and Chocolate Haze. They were flushed 7 days ago and the results were amazing. So I decided to flush 3 more pots yesterday as the ladies were also moaning about the soil... So it will only be 3 ladies with the 8 cola mainline. 2 ladies with an improvised flux mainline. And 1 lady with some heavy supercropping.. really excited about the supercrop bush!! I will still probably veg for about 3 to 4 weeks to get the nutrient levels nice and balanced before flower. Two Improvised flux mainline ladies: Old school before flush: 14/11 Old school after flush: 1/12 Chocolate Haze before flush: 14/11 Chocolate Haze after flush: 1/12 Three 8 cola mainline ladies: Glookies: 1/12 Purple Queen: 1/12 (Needs some N after the flush yesterday) Upper cut: 1/12 Supercrop clone:

Good to see some gamers on this forum, my two favourite worlds collide :) I am very excited for Cyberpunk but if I can get my hands on a PS5 this month still I will be all in on Demons Souls Sent from my SM-N950F using Tapatalk

Its been a while since I've wanted to start reading this book. I wanted to find a hard copy but found a pdf for free on the web somewhere instead. As things start to quiet down for the year, I have some time to research more and grasp a deeper understanding of the world of the microbes. The only reason I have been dying to read this book is because of this forum, so I started Monday morning and I just finished. This book is probably the most descriptive regarding life in the Rhizosphere. The species of different life can extend into the tens of thousand, but that's not the point. The point is to understand at least vaguely the soil food web, and the phenomenon that occurs when that same soil food web's rules get twisted, these genius fungi... The book starts off by explaining the traditional process followed by all before any information was available regarding the life in the soil, the transactions that take place, and lastly the importance of that life. It then says, you need to understand all the players in the soil food web before you can begin to put together/craft/fix/amend your soils. What stands out in this book for me is the writers acknowledgement that not all microbes were made symbiotic or beneficial for the rootzone, but (big but coming here) these microbes are just as important, as they play a vital role in keeping the balance, a balance that is ever so crucial. The first thoughts that follow any type of research is application, How can I enable this perfect system, if its not already up to this standard. This lead me to believe, it nots so much about what needs to be done, but what needs to be left alone. Creating the perfect environment is A the most important part, without a properly balanced substrate, we have networks/highways/tunnels unable to support proper water/air transfer and most importantly nutrient transfer. Then the diversity of your micro organisms. Luckily we have a plethora of products that can be used to increase these populations, these bacteria and fungi are out doing the ground work, housing organic and mineral matter, employing enzymes to do their bidding (which is actually the plants bidding) and then finally reaching the end of their life cycle somehow and releasing that ever so necessary nutrients. It ends with stating simply that nobody ever fertilized an Old growth Forrest, intricate symbiotic relationships dictated which nutrient is needed and a vastly colonized network of fungi extending far from the rootzone were ready to exchange for exudate. An unbelievable process that seemingly works better with less interference. Starting today with " Teaming with Fungi'' - thanks to all who mentioned the book above.

I'm a systems engineer by profession, so my interest in the microcosm is purely as a result of it's direct interaction and involvement in the plant world and my love for plants has inevitably led me to the microcosmos. I don't have any formal background or education in microbiology, so it's a whole new world to me. As a systems engineer though, it is truly fascinating for me to see the amount of engineering and design that nature has put into the microcosmos and the rabbit hole hasn't stop for me since. I came across this YT channel, called Journey to the Microcosmos. It features over 70 videos of microbial organisms and the image quality of their microscope work is very good. I'm listing the channel here as a resource for the subject. Meet the Microcosmos

I used it, however I have since moved over to GHE nutes. @CreX is using it now I believe. Very cheap nutes. Although Hortimix is also very cheap and works well too. Haifa is a bit of a mission to mix as it takes a while to dissolve. With Hortimix I just mixed it into 5L bottles and used the liquid in the needed ratios, but I did up the strength on the Hortimix. Hortimix is also available in smaller quantities.

So these are about a month old now. Yard time during the day then veg area the rest of the time. Pretty much 24/0 until I can get a timer. Standing at 200mm decided on some LST. Bent the babies 90 degrees and started curling the main stem round the inside of the pot. Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk

Fully agree bro. If you into hardcore online survival games, check out Escape From Tarkov.

Ok yes, the consensus it that the bigger the microbiome is, the better. so bigger pots will get bigger results and that’s completely normal, more space for roots. More micro biology etc. etc. but in no way is this system limited to the space it is in. I know pretty decently sized plants coming from 20l pots and running a full life cycle in 20weeks and under, then same pots going again. It all depend on what size of plant you are happy with, if organic can’t do it, then might as well seek alternative methods. But I do believe a perfectly working diversity of micro organisms can deliver the size and the quality. It’s just a matter of ticking the box’s. I have not come close to getting my system working well enough to speak for soil science, but the potential is incredible. So I’ll keep at it. And to build onto your analogy, yes quite the same, however, there are bad guys. And they kill, destroy, and eat roots so a warehouse that’s got a few murderers... but it’s not all bad. Because when these killers nematodes do the deed, they release more useable nutrients. Same goes for much of the species. Their tastes do vary like in the animal kingdom. But it’s all for the resulting organic matter.

Good light, stick to 30cm distance for flower. Nothing should suffer if you keep your room temp ok.

Good Day I would like to hear from the guys that are currently using this line.Are you using it in soiless/ water culture and how has the experience been? They come in 25kg bags, the range comprises of s1,s2,s3 and then calprime (so 4x 25kg bags).thnx

You should be able to leave your hand on... you run to hot. 2 options.. more direct air on the lamp or better passive cooling, or a dimmer and reduce the input by a little. Tent temperature you have to check not to go over 26.. terps will suffer otherwise. Over 30 is baaaaaaad ^^ You have me a link to the lamp? Not sure I looked at the right place, couldn't find it.

It is a very interesting topic on which I' ve also spent countless hours. The rabbithole is deep.... We wont ever be able to copy mother nature 100%, we can try as best we can. From what I've read, Fungi takes longer than bacteria to colonize soil, so initially your soil should theoretically be more bacteria dominant. Cannabis being an annual we tend to rotate the soil every time we plant, but this concept is actually flawed as we damage the soil food web when we disturb the soil. Where in 'nature' does anyone rotate or change the soil..??? Many growers harvest their plants and then just replant in the same soil, same pot. Many have reported that their plants actually grow better the second and third time around. In an experiment I've changed over to much larger tubs-75lt in the greenhouse, trying to copythe ''no till'' organic conceptas best I can. Prepping my pots 30days in advance to allow the soil mix (after 60day cook) to settle and the microbes to do their thing. Believe it may assist with the Fungi/Bacteria balance and give the Fungi a headstart in an undisturbed enviroment. But most fungii only grow in symbiosis with the plant roots (exudates) so will do multiple innoculations with AACT to make sure. Cover cropping also has benefits for preserving and stimulating the microbes. Otherwise a 'no till' bed in the garden that you could prep in advance may be the closest you'll get, unless there is a forest nearby....

And lastly the littlest one Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So the dog stepped on the baby and snapped the stem. Propped her up with some support and looks like she’ll pull through Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Aweh greenfingers, 1-2. The Purple Pineapple F1 is doing well, she is putting on good weight in the right places. Had a bit of an issue with whitefly and spidermite, but thats sorted for now. Been feeding her alernatingly with Biobiz bloom, Fishmix and Ecobuz, keeping it light at 2-3ml/ ltr. Plants get a feed, then plain rain water and then a AACT 'feed'. 3. This little swazi lady is pushing to the amber side of things. She's showing some spidermite damage, but pulled through and will be harvested soon. 4. Still revegging this Chocolate Gorilla, hoping to cut some clones in the next few weeks. Her spicy profile was quite unique. 5. A duo of Bubblegum girls, they are vegging and toughening up outside and will go back into the greenhouse later in flower. 6. Another Purple Pineapple lady growing outdoors in a 30lt material bag, she was abit shy, making me wait for some pistil action. Cleaned her up a bit and came away with 1w clones which all rooted 100%. 7. A friend sponsered some Habanero seedlings, ran these 2 in my cannabis soil just to see, now got about 10 more going. Chillis and tomatoes like the amended cannabis soil. Cheers and enjoy.

I run an oscillating fan just on my lights. Helps with cooling them thus they will last longer.

True that brother. I must admit that the trailer on YouTube looks insane and in depth with nice game play visuals. If it can deliver in any way like Half Life 2 did with all the hype that backed it back then I would be super happy. It's been a while since a game hooked me.. hoping this one might do it.

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It all depends on the heat the light puts out. The actual light that is emitted will not burn the plants. I have plants 5cm away from my light no issues.