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During my high school year's all I wanted to do was go travel. My grandfather who had been round the world a few times said to me one day ' travel your own country first before you go travel the world '. I did just that. In the days when hitchhiking was still safe'ish, my thumb took me from the East coast to the West coast, Cape Town to Harare. I hit the road to the airport with 180 pounds in my pocket and returned 10 years later. It's kinda hard to explain but visiting those small dorpies and farm towns in SA prepared me for a lot overseas. I got into indoor growing beginning of lockdown thanks to reservation moonshine and the bug has bitten. I've decided to travel SA once again before I venture overseas but this time it is for the quality and service I believe is available in this country. Everything about this grow is Proudly South African. The setup: CABINET. Wife's custom shelving converted into a cabinet. LIGHT'S. @growopz QB75'S. 1 x QB 3000k/4000k. 1 x QB 3333k. 2 x 15w Osram led strips 4000k. Rigged and ready. Once again@growopz came to the rescue. Approached him with a budget and what I had and a plan was made. SOIL. JouMaSeSoil. Coco - Peat Perlite Vermiculite Basalt Rock Dust Michorizzae Diatomaceous Earth Bone Meal Dolomite Lime Worm Castings Kelp Meal Microbial Tea Ph tested at 6.5. Soil is made by a Cape Town local and so far so good. SEEDS. @Bay Seeds. Bruce Banner 3 x TNR F1. Glamberry x Lemon Jedi OG. Master Lester ( Dr Grinspoon x Lemon Jedi OG ). @Totemic. Choc Gelato x Ghost Train Haze. Choc Gelato x Slurricane. @Daggafontein Genetics. African Buddha. Big shout out to all of the above for making this possible and look forward to the journey of finding those South African breeder's and gem's. Next year bud's.[emoji109] Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk

If your strains have all the same duration, that helps.. or, better, run a grow sheet for each strain/plant. If you fertilize a 8-9 week plant with a 12 week plan.. harvest will suffer.. if you use a 8 week plan on a 12 week plant, the plant might not enjoy that. At one stage, you add 1 + 1 and get to the needed result. Is like driving a car, there a loads of different ways to drive it, each has a bit their own gusto and style. But if you just stay on the break.. or the accelerator.. your car will suffer. If you use a fertilizer giving you the freedom like: use x amount of in Veg, other bottle will be x amount for flower.. do that, the bigger they get, the more they drink. If a system like BioBizz gives you a weekly layout.. check that your plants fit that layout or put a few seconds of thought into it.. you might have to increase or reduce the dosage to get to the same result. Starting in week8 with TopMax.. on a 9 week plant.. is a bit to late ^^ just as example. Most people over water their plants and think constant moisture is good.. cannabis wants a dry phase, and if you follow them, they grow stronger. Fine soil and constant wet will keep your plants on the smaller side, what ever you do. Don't give up.. that was a starter hickup, and I agree with the guys before, perhaps you might want to swap the grow shop too ^^ Your plants were struggling for weeks to get to the point they are now.

I somehow missed this one ^^ Looking at your plants.. with the few pictures there are.. is very very hard to say what is going on. Please run a grow diary for your next grow and update with pictures TWICE a week We don't ask for those to laugh our socks off.. but gives a fair chance to help with good advice. When you have plants in a condition like yours, can be to much water, to little water, starvation, lockout,.. the lockout alone can be N, P, K or Calcium. Without a time laps to see how your plants got there.. very much impossible to give accurate advice. There isn't much green on your plants anymore.. they are dying.

Haven't used Atami, I see they have some coco with amendments as well. Sigh. I do not understand why manufacturers do this or the benefit of this. I feel it just messes with what I want and throws out your nute ratios. Anyways, which one did you get? Is it the plain coco and perlite? An EC pen isn't necessary if you're using ghe tri part nutes, however it's a nice to have and a cheap one is perfect. However with a pH pen, a higher quality one is wanted imo. Hm digital have a decent one for around R800 and it works really well. In terms of feeding, I feed according to the ghe schedule and feed full strength and I give nutes with every feed. I also do not water until run off, at least not on purpose, however no harm in doing so. I also never flush. So I feed flower nutes up until I harvest. Once you get use to coco, it just works really well. Simple and I find better growth compared to soil. Sent from my Redmi Note 7 Pro using Tapatalk

Thanks for that advice Prom. I had two come up like this. Next time I’ll go a little deeper. This time the seeding shrugged it off overnight. You can see the discarded husk just to the left of the seedling. Good girl! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Put a moisture dome over.. as long as the husk stays moist, the plants can bend em open.. when the husk dries out, can decapitate the seedling. Also, if you have to many coming out of the medium with husk.. plant em 0.5cm deeper as a starter. Best is when the medium helps to get them off. Easy way to remove a husk, use 2 medium size fishing hooks. Easy to hold and nice to pull the husk open without hurting the plant.

Actually, its MKP or mono potassium phosphate, it can also be used as a cheap, mild fungicide, for those that don't know. Epsom salts is magnesium sulphate. I've substituted the hortimix B with their calmag, since they both have calcium nitrate, with very good results so far. Sent from my SM-N950F using Tapatalk

They have two versions of coco, the High Porosity and the normal Coco Substrate. I do believe the High Porosity has significantly less additional amendments than the Coco Substrate. I would say the High Porosity is closer to FF Classic than anything else.

Its all trial and error until you get the hang of it. I havent personally used ghe nutes maybe the other guys can assist with that. Im using hortimix nutes and im running on full strength from there chart.my grow isnt perfect, also getting a bit of nute burn. I think everybodys firts few grows run into problems. Just carry on and dont stop trying..like prom said there can be multiple things that went wrong.over watering, under watering.maybe even your water source. Dont know if you using tap water or tank or bottle.many factors play its part in growing..best thing is to do the grow diary with your next grow and the guys wil help you with it. Sent from my AMN-LX9 using Tapatalk

Gentlemen, i thank you all kindly. It's sad but its a fact. As you say, they're dying :( Next time I'm sticking to solo plant for full focus and keeping journal here. For now, I'm holding thumbs just to see these ladies through to the end. Also want to led diy but need to get growing first XD Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk

That's starting to flower. Looks to be a week or two in.

Happy New Year 420sa fam. I hope we have the greenest one yet.

Honestly have been dong research nonstop. The seeds im using now and will be using next are bought seeds. Next in line is cocopopo and royal wedding cake. I read so much on that site. On my first grow i felt like i was getting deficiencies and burn. Dark green tips with rusty yellow edges. Just feels like im catching it too late or getting more than one deficiency. Thanks for the info on the feeding as this was always a grey area for me. So full dosed ghe (as indicated on the bottle) should be fine in full on veg? Everywhere i read people said to never give full strength nutes as indicated... Just trying to sift trough all the information. Definitely going coco and nute next.

I would say get a ec meter. Will help you in your next grow. Feeding depends on your medium. if not mistaken ff, just cannabis, royal gorilla ect they have amendments in for like a month or 2.half dosage is just to safe gaurd yourself from nute burn in early stages of your plant life,once the plant is in full veg then up the dosage. I add nutes every watering,mostly the plant will show you signs, if its hungry or getting to much nutes. There is a site growweedeasy.com you can have a look at with good guidelines and tips. Another thing i would recommend is to buy seed, even if its cheapies from biltong and buds,they have some from the bulk seed bank thats R65 a pop or you can try some of totemic's genetics i think its like 300 for 10beans. Sometimes with bag seeds,you get messed up genetics and then you just gonna struggle. Sent from my AMN-LX9 using Tapatalk

Noob here agreeing fully. Maybe in 2 to 3 days? Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk

I'm over struggling. I added Atami to my cart and noticed it's slightly more expensive but convenient size. How important would a EC/TDM meter be at this stage? This is something i wasn't too keen on getting into. Would i rather get a cheapy than upgrade my ph pen? @Ill_Evan - im in the Northern Suburbs of Western Cape and hoping you're close-by :D. Else I'm practicing with bag seed XD. Another question... How does feeding work? Is it every 3rd water or only once a deficiency is spotted. I also see most people saying to half the dose of nutes (ghe) which i did with my previous grow however, my plants stayed miniature. I dont have the biggest setup but expected at least 100gs in the space (one day) 80*80 + TS1000 Much thanks again Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk

Hey yeah i had a mate with the same issue using ff soil. He never added nutes and had n deficiency. I suppose peopel scared to use coco due to the fact that it's got no amendments in. Im on my first grow with coco/perlite and find it realy simple to use so far . Only thing is you have to add nutes from the get go.so just follow your nutrition chart and all wil go smoothly.im using 15lt pots and water 2lt then my pots are just right, if i go 3lt then i get a +-20% run off, i do that every 3rd watering just for salt build up. But dont think its really necessary. I ph my plants at 6.thats just because im using ph drops. So its not 100%accurate. But so far no hassels. Coco is really simple and effective. Sent from my AMN-LX9 using Tapatalk

Finally pollination Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Compliments of the season to everyone! a quick update to week 9/8, last 2 plants in flower. Been a slow process but nearing the end. Small bit yellowing starting on the older girl. Reckon another 2 weeks are in order.

Personally, I have seriously enjoyed coco and GHE for my indoor plants, and I like using organic soil with BioBizz for my mother plants and outdoor plants.

I must agree, growing isn't difficult when you use the right products and have the right equipment. Lots of members on this forum will be more than happy to help you and guide you through your grows. Decide which route you'd like to go for your next grow (soil, coco or something else), let us know and you'll get assistance for sure! Nothing wrong with soil or coco. I personally prefer coco but had good success when I used soil as well. Sent from my Redmi Note 7 Pro using Tapatalk

Just Cannabis can be super sketchy, it's a hit/miss I find. It tends to be "too hot" for most plants, hence the claims that all you do is add water. Also, I feel that with soil/coco, adding only pH 6.5 water might not be the move. I like to add water that is more on the acidic side, as in about pH 5.8. Soil/coco can raise the pH much easier than it can drop it on it's own, I believe it is the calcium within the substrate which allows for this. Your plants may just be unable to have absorbed as much nitrogen as it needed due to the pH imbalance. I'd be willing to bet that if you changed your medium to say either Organics Matters Living Soil, Freedom Farms Classic or any good packaged coco like Atami High Porosity or Gold Label Coco and used the appropriate nutrients (BioBizz for organic soil / GHE for coco) you'll be surprised how much easier it is. Grows like this can throw people off and honestly I'd blame whoever sold you the soil that didn't give you the right advise.

Orgasoilux 1 bag Freedom farms 2 bags(green bag) Mix together just feed water and Microbes.

The LGO's are coming along nicely. Lost a few to a rookie mistake with a soil mix I should have known to be to hot.. Some I managed to save in time.. Topped a few and fimed the rest.. Planing on vegeing them outside, take cuttings when they show sex and then finish them off Indoor. Wich would be my first indoor run. Stay safe guys and girls Had to remove allot of leaves due to leaf minors.. Have them bad for the first time ever...

Aweh gromies, All told the Purple Pineapple lady racked up a decent 155gr dry before jarring. Lots of prominent dark pistils, reminds me of some Rooibaard from many moons ago. Getting klapped by some heatwave weather, 35-39deg, 80% RH. Very glad I harvested when I did, about 20% amber had to move all the plants out to a shadier spot to avoid the worst. Most of the lawn is toast by comparison so the sweat paid off. That Lady, Mother nature is a tough cookie

70g wet withered down to 40g in the curing jar, that's including me dipping my fingers in the cookie jar. Not sure how that stands for harvest off one plant, anyone care to share if that's good, bad or just plain shite. Great smoke and taste. Pic 1 outdoor one has started flowering and once again I'm not sure. Is it to early or normal. @Bay Seeds any take on this. Pic 2&3 the one that gets carried in and out of a dark room daily is setting herself up for a bumper crop by the looks of it. Enjoy what you can of the rest of the year. Pull out the Peace pipe and see you on the flip side. Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk

Greetings and welcome like minded smoker. You in the right place. I silently followed the forum for some time and getting ready for my 3rd indoor grow now. Good advice and sometimes criticism pushing you in the right direction. Enjoy the journey.[emoji1690] Sent from my DRA-LX5 using Tapatalk

@Bos and @Bakstein420 hey guys, thanks for your replies. I think its very important to have a dog as they usually alert you to the on coming danger. The law fails us as even if you are legally armed and defend yourself, and end up killing someone, you will be arrested, charges brought against you, you would basically have to prove you innocent. Lots of headaches for you while if "He" is a "Kleva" and enters your home and there is a barrier between you and him like a gate, you CAN NOT open fire on him! The only time you can is if your life or that of another human beings is in imminent danger, eg. He points a gun at you, by which time he would have already shot you. A wise forumite said to me its better to have it and not need it, then to need it and not have it... What drives me mad, really mad, is when people tell me at least you got away with your life, really???? Is this the norm??? Like we should just be grateful that no other human being killed us that day??? How have we progressed as a species??? Why shuld I wake up and go to work? while u just come rob me of my belongings??? (Rant over...)

The baby Swazi and Purple Pineapple f1 lady got the chop. Spaced over 2 days as she was a big girl. Her sativa genes showing in the cola structure. Sweet fruity scents and very sticky, probably got more than a gram of scissor hash haha.... hoping to get close to 200gr dry. Lost 2 lower popcorn buds to rot, but we can live with that. The oscillating fan is doing its job. Shifting focus to the rest Bubblegum and Fruitpunch f4's which are vegging nicely after transplant to 75lt tubs. Germed WWxCheese, Pineapple Express and DBN Poison. Finished the first 1m3 of my amended soil and the 2nd batch is cooking. But we need a lot of it. Its used for everything we plant in various strenghts. From the Spinach, Lettuce, Aloe Vera, Sweet Potatoes, Gooseberries, Habanero's, Passionfruit, Guavadilla, various herbs and 5 varieties of Tomatoes. Busy times ahead.

Outdoors you just have to keep on top of the creepy crawlies and maintian a good IPM. Running some trials with a tomato leaf infusion, it contains alkoloids that are lethal to softbodied insects like mites and aphids. Want to try Gwarrie bush(var. natal and magic) as well, as no bug touches it. Seems it could have similar properties as the wildeals. We can do a bean exchange/swop, possibly in the new year. Always keen for new genetics. Still have some Vanilla kush and Cookie bird stashed away curing sweetly. The change in flavour profiles and smoothness with such a long cure are unbelievable.

Been a bit of a slow springtime here, loads of overcast and rainy days made for a difficult reveg period. Bug pressure is next level at the moment and a big majory of em prefer to hit the Sherb cut. Had some serious Mg deficiency early on, been supplementing with Mg Sulphate / Epsom salts. These pictures were taken last week. Pictures: Blueberry Kush #4, Sherb, Dank Cheese, Blueberry Kush #3 and Tropic Banana #1 + #2 from InHouseGenetics.

Week 6 and 5 ish. I've had to resort to some branch bending, but this goes to show, looks like the younger plant is out performing its sibling. I've learnt much this year regarding keeping a happy root system. Hope I'll be able to apply this next year with a much less is more mentality.

No 1 and 3 are the same plant. They did not go into flowering at the same time. So around half way and a week before on theee other. Nice resin production in this strain, these triches stand tall! Not too sure of the total flowering time of this strain so I’m going to take it as it comes. I’ve got to say both plants boast full flavor citrusy, sweet and sour like zingyess! Onto the next couple...