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I've been growing for three seasons now, mostly autoflowers outdoors but we've recently finished building a small greenhouse so I can hopefully grow some photoperiods along side the autos. I recently got a mars hydro 70x70cm tent with a Liontree 100w double barrel LED light as a veg tent so I can start my plants indoors before moving them outdoors, I have been very impressed with the growth so far. The ones growing now are some Pure African Sativa by Green Smoke Room, just over two weeks since sprout. My greenhouse is made with glass doors in the front and sides and poly-carbonate on the roof and back with a wooden frame, I have two fans for circulation, a dehumidifier and an air cooler to keep the temps low and humidity up in the heat. The dehumidifier has been a lifesaver as it's gotten me through many thunder storms already. I also have a 12 blumat system to keep the pots from drying out the living soil. I love growing outdoors and this greenhouse has been wonderful so far. I have a couple plants I'm going to harvest next weekend with the Sweet N Sour by Mephisto looking like my favorite. Trumps Cookie Jar by President Seeds also turned out to be a monster for some reason, excited to see how it turns out as it's taking it's time. My goal this season is to learn how to clone, how to reverse females, and learn how to do some old fashion regular breeding. I have some Blue Orca Haze seeds from Swami Organic Seeds that I got from Arbour Collective and I want to make some more seeds from those and hopefully get a good male so I can start some pollen chucking with my other strains and see what I get. I have also been trying to support some local breeders, excited to try out some Head Honcho Genetics and Motherland Genetics. I may have developed a seed addiction though. Managed to snag some Sakura by Bodhi as well, hoping that will be some good night time medicine for my insomnia. Just waiting till around mid January to start some of these photoperiods as I don't want them getting too big. I love trying all these different genetics to see what excels in my environment. I still have much to learn in this amazing hobby, I grew up smoking dank in California and want to reach that level of quality I remember.

Very interesting paragraph I found about specific species of mycorrhizal... Teaming with Fungi - Silviculture Reclamation of waste sites Mycorrhizae can take up and isolate toxins—including heavy metals and radioactive elements. According to research, some mycorrhizal fungi bind and isolate radioactive elements, which can remain immobilized within the fungal tissue for years. Consider several studies involving mushrooms related to the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. In 2002, a robot sent inside the destroyed nuclear power plant took samples of fungi growing on the walls. Researchers determined that these fungi used radioactivity as an energy source to break down food and increase growth. Studies have also shown that native deciduous trees and conifers can be inoculated with mycorrhizal fungi such as Gomphidius glutinosus, Craterellus tubaeformis, and Laccaria amethystina, all of which absorb radioactive cesium. Other studies demonstrate the importance of mycorrhizal inoculation in reseeding and reclaiming forested areas damaged by mining operations. The goal is to return the mine site to natural conditions, in part by inoculating the soils with mycorrhizal fungi. Another unbelievable fungi fact... Mycorrhizal fungi and plant roots access the same nutrients in the soil and use the same mechanisms to take up nutrients, but the fungi can also access minerals by growing into rock and dissolving them. This enables the fungi to capture mineral nutrients for the host plant that the plant would never get without the mycorrhizal association.

Hi, I thought I would get this board started with one of the best cultivars available on the market today. I'm sure most of you are familiar with Karma's work, but for those who are not, he is one of the better breeders of OG Kush variants. His Biker Kush is phenomenal. Headbanger is his version of the infamous Headband. He used an old Sour Diesel IBL and crossed it to his Biker Kush (Hells Angel OG x Lucifer OG). This created a big yielding SD IBL dominant cultivar. It has been getting rave reviews for a while now. Whenever he does a drop of Headbanger, they are usually sold out pretty quickly. Sometimes hours after the drop happens. This is why we are very proud to currently have stock of Headbanger. This is a cultivar we will keep stocking as long as it is available. Photo credit: Trich Tyson (ICMAG)

@Fridge feel free to message me any new info or interesting articles on fungi. I've been into mycology for the last few years and am always looking for new info. I used to be a nature guide and so always loved photographing animals. These days I just walk the forests for my own interest and fun/exercise, and I take just as many photos of fungi as I do of birds and animals on my hikes. Here are some of those pics. We have some truly amazing species right here in SA. As time passes, I find the smaller things in nature to be even more intriguing than the larger ones. @ORGANinc. the Red Stinkhorn (below) has been speculated to be mycorrhizal (as well as being saprophytic). No idea which plants they form a symbiosis with. They are so strange... smell just like rotting meat to attract flies so they can disperse spores. I dry heaved a few times when I smelled this one LOL.

Super keen to see this grow

I have one plant inside and one plant outside now, they are looking very healthy except for some yellowing/black spots on the bottom leaves. I believe It is a nutrient deficiency as we are going into week 4 and I have not been adding nutes. I am goin to add some diluted earth worm castings to the water now and see if it gets any better, if the problem gets worse ill add nutes.

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Another week. More progress. In another week and I should have the beginings of a green canopy. I had to do something with the extra seeds I soaked, so have 10 going outdoors. So far I'm seeing consistant growth among the outdoors and the indoors, albeit they all germinated in their own time.

Ok so recently I decided I need more light in my tent. So decided to get prices for lights. Cheapest was R4500. It was elg~240 driver and bridgelux eb 2nd gen strips. Fuckit build one myself. Driver HLG~240H~20A = R 1175.11 Strips Bridgelux EB 2nd Gen 56cm - 12 x R82.42 = R 989.04 Aluminum strips = R450 Plug, Wire, wago connectore and electrical cable = R300 IMPORT COSTS = R 430 TOTAL COST = R 3344.15 If you count the rope rachets its another R240

Howzit guys Time for the next strain to step into the spotlight... Orange Road by Old School Genetics is a collaboration between OSG and Karma Genetics. OSG has been breeding for a while, but has only really gone commercial over the last year. What sets him apart is his network of friends/contacts, and the fact that he is sitting on some of the oldest and rarest cuts available today. Just off the top of my head, he has in his personal collection: - Original White Widow from the early 90's - NYC Diesel, the infamous grapefruit or Soma cut - Blueberry and Blue Moonshine from DJ's original work in the late 80's - Super Silver Haze, the cup winning cut from 1998 There are plenty more, but those are a few of the ones that stood out for me. Orange Road is a cross of his NYC Diesel (The Piff) crossed to Karma's Road Dawg (Stardawg {topdawg seeds} x Biker Kush) From the pics of IG, I can already see that it won't be too hard to find a pheno that leans to the NYC Diesel side of the cross. I will be popping a pack of these myself soon. Orange Road are fems. So if you have limited space, and would like a taste of one the greatest elites of all times, then this strain would be a good choice.

By the way, just busy listening to a Karma podcast where he speaks quite a bit about the Headbanger. I'm confident you will be more than happy with the phenos that pop up. Apparently it is one of his more uniform lines and the Sour Diesel he used is next level good.

Fungi are fascinating. So diverse and they can do so many things. Thanks for sharing @ORGANinc.. Something I came across the other day, you might find interesting, check out this video https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/slime-mold-navigate-maze/ There are certain slime molds that were able to navigate their way around a maze to get to a food source. Nature never ceases to amaze

I pulled the trigger on Headbanger can't wait!

Very interesting post @ORGANinc.. Thanks for posting! I grew up in an area that was effected by the radioactive cloud and acid rain caused by the Chernobyl disaster. I can remember I wasn't allowed to go play in the rain, lol. In certain areas, especially in Scandinavia it is not advisable to eat mushrooms that are growing in the wild as they take up radioactivity from the ground. Any other stuff that grows there is edible be it berries, apples, etc. Mushrooms are fascinating life forms. Wild mushrooms in Finland still containing high radioactive cesium from Chernobyl nuclear accident in 1986 « nuclear-news (nuclear-news.net)

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Sundaze with some Strawberry Cheesecake and Jade the Bong..... and some kak tasting green tea in a can

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Happy Holidays....

Sorry about the long delay in posting. Here are the girls, they've gone into flower. Blueberry Blueberry 2 Auto Orange Daiquiri Lime I might have been too light on the nutes though. Ay, so much learning though. Anyways, I saw an aphid today. I'm pretty anal about pest control so I'm a bit bummed. I have organic pyrol and neem oil. Safe to use now? Thanks all

I think I love looking at my plants through the greenhouse glass in the natural sun way too much to ever go fully indoors. I grew some Jammy Dodgers by Mephisto last season but had to harvest early so it was a bit too racy, but the potency was certainly there, if I can nail decent potency and taste I will be pretty happy where I am at.

Yes @Teal Smith many people aren't aware that mushrooms are neither plants nor animals. They certainly don't get enough credit.

@Fridge Awesome, that is fascinating, thanks man :) Agree 100%. There is intelligence at work there for sure. Like something almost otherworldly. So many different species of fungi, all with different functions, without which life on this planet wouldn't exist. Pretty crazy how fungi are more closely related to us than they are to plants, too.

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@Teal Smith, slime mold might be one of the most interesting things on earth. As far as I remember they aren't made of many cells but they are one big cell that can split up and merge again. It can change it's appearance to many different forms. It seems to be quite intelligent and It seems like a life form from another planet. I read about a slime mold that covers several square kilometers. Will check if I find that article now... Here we go: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/strange-but-true-largest-organism-is-fungus/

Will definitely check it out man It’s really incredible stuff. So interesting!

I did the eft yesterday already you should have received pop? Haven't done a journal here in a while but I'll do one on this run. Only in about 3 - 4 months though

You and me both brother

Fuck yes! Let me sort that out now.

Wow bro that's unbelievable. Thank goodness you got through that, quite a story, thanks for sharing! The military presents and just whole vibe around that situation must have been shit scary!

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Hey so quick little update. I soaked seeds in water for 12 hours. Then placed them in paper towel and zip lock bag between 2 plates. Seeds sprouted in 2 days. Placed the seeds in a tray yesterday and placed in a propagation tray to keep humidity up. Currently have one of my lights on dimmed as low as it can go around 600mm above the seeds. Should I keep light on a 18/6 cycle now or can I put the light on for longer in order to get them started. Thanks in advance have an awesome Sunday!

What up 420 Grow update. Week 3 The doing well. Will need to sex these ladies soon. Ended up with quite a few plants for now. Just biobizz grow feedings for now. Pics are the outdoor 1z first. They been getting plenty of rain water and wind thrusts. Not sure what the plan with those are right now. Coz they bag seeds and 1 bubblegum kush fem(1st pic). Then the 1z in the grow box. Low temps these few days. And minimal watering.

Quarter Pounder Auto (capeapeseeds) Day 63 of 80/85 I've gotta learn to take better pictures

Will germ some of The Fire you gave me beginning next year. Might have a actual grow space to myself soon... Would be a awesome start to 2021 after this horrid 2020... still kicking me in the nusts and it's December already....

Awesome man. Great that you posting this up. Keen to follow on other local micro breeding projects.

Day 26 of flower. Girls are looking good and the gelato pollen donor is doing her thing. Pics are mixed bud shots of the spumoni, slurricane, Blunicorn, chocolate gelato

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This is my ethos autoflower. Pluto Cut. I will most definately grow it again. Tennis ball sized budz.

24 days now. I still haven't solved the problem with thee upturned leaves. And there is still some damage from what I think were leafminers, but all in all the plants seem healthy and a growing pretty fast. I'm expecting that they will start flowering within the next two weeks. I took one plant outside for the first time this morning, almost done with the shade net enclosure for it and will have it outside permanently soon.

Guess I am renaming it Lucky Packet then..

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8 up. 9 if you count the 2 that came up in one pot. Soil is a bit hot for them, but they are soldiering through it.

Buds for Brains

@Bakstein420look for my pic of a crossjoint in "420 culture" in the Gallery - i attached a joint rolling handbook PDF there

4 of the 9 are up. One damped off. I have other seeds soaking in case the remaining 4 dont come up. The seeds are fresh and should be chilling out a bit for the inhibitors to wear off, but I'm too curious about this cross too wait.

When I get to decorate the tree... Tis’ the season to be jolly...

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Dinner for one