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Day 1 of 12/12. And we are down to 9. Removed the 4 taller phenos that were back row. They'll flower outdoors. The remaining 9 are +/- 40cm tall, and pushing the 14th node at 7 weeks.

Received the new seeds. Tents dialled down to 250watt. Seeds going in the water tonight.[emoji106][emoji106][emoji106][emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Update on my grow: What is this, day??? It's day 12 since the ladies went into soil. I had a bit of an incident which I hope won't affect the girls too much. Some how the load shedding last night caused my garage door to open and was open all night. The temp in the tent this morning was 11°c. More cold in other words. Here's a few kickies of the ladies this morning. I've started giving them 1/3 of the dose of the Budding Genius nutrients range in an attempt to boost them after the cold incident.

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Day 22 Things began to go a little south from Friday last week. The plants started to droop a bit. As overwatering was out of the question I assumed they must've been getting a little root bound so I decided to transplant on Sunday. Suspicions were correct. They were fairly root bound at the bottom of the pot. Nice healthy roots though. The plants were transferred into 20 cm pots with a vegging soil mix. They're starting to look happier tonight. I'm gonna top them tomorrow morning.

Yeah, I would approach these girls differently if I was pushing for max yield, although they'll probably still hit a good yield. To me it's important to illustrate that when you are pheno hunting, it's one thing to saturate a space with as many little plants as possible in tiny pots and push single colas on a stick of a stalk if you are only interested in a floral outcome. To me pheno hunting is more a whole plant experience, with its natural expression fully expressed. Part of breeding is also being ruthless with plant selection. On this run only 2 males are still around, and 9 females, so 11 of the 25 left. Any one or more of these girls could go hermi on me in the next few weeks, or show traits I'm not interested in. I may not even find a keeper this round. I may find a few.

2nd June Update Day 5 of week 4 Got snipped as mentioned yesterday and got feed.. still same Fish-Mix/Blue Heaven (1/2ml per liter mix) Video 1-2 June

there are no cons... only pros you will need to take at least double the amount of cuttings you think you will need, so that at least the amount you need will A) Root, and B be uniform some may be very eager growers, and some not so eager ones, choose the good growers and toss the rest, and then you will have a ultra uniform grow from a single source cultivar

Slight adjustments made thus the early update. I've tucked some of the top big leaves underneath the bottom leaves, this way the plant doesn't lose any solar panels and still has the ability to get light on the shady areas. Started doing the tuck as plucking a girl naked just doesn't resonate with me. I like my branches full of solar panels, I'll move and tuck em as need be. *check my humidity ranges, gotta love Richards-bay!

So after 3 and a bit weeks I am going to eliminate one of the seedlings. The one in the first pic is going. It is strechy and internodal spaces is double that of the other 2 plants. They will go under one light and in one pot.

oh!! and you gotta invest in a decent sprayer!!! i started like everyone with the R5 hand sprayer that you gotta keep squeezing to get it to spray...nasty nasty sprayers. most stores with a garden section will have either a 1l or 2l or sometimes bigger, pump action pressure sprayer. in my opinion... you need this in your tool kit https://leroymerlin.co.za/sprayer-5l-fragram-with-adjust-nozzel-81455497?sfdr_ptcid=32806_617_621715987&sfdr_hash=dde123ffd47581368350ba565f863cf7&gclid=Cj0KCQjw2NyFBhDoARIsAMtHtZ5jXm6uSbGWavdcm6vxJsD830X7NfzeZ01ihG8Y59HsHSQ2MZ8pYFEaAqg0EALw_wcB https://www.builders.co.za/Garden-%26-Pets/Garden-Hand-Tools/Garden-Spray-Bottles/Garden-Master-Pressure-Sprayer-(2L)/p/000000000000392303?gclid=Cj0KCQjw2NyFBhDoARIsAMtHtZ6bcmBebKFKQYkK4TaDTpMe0NljxlXHg4zmK6zp9EjTsJaCOTVddcIaAp8bEALw_wcB

Man this makes me want to dig out my old 400w hps lol they are the leaders in size as far as I can see. Sent from my SM-A715F using Tapatalk

I have topped the one so its going to be interesting to see the difference in growth rate [emoji271][emoji263] Must say im really learning a lot from everyone and all the different styles of growing [emoji1320][emoji1320] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Nice one, good decision to start lst early.

2 Week mark Started with LST training today on A and B , (C has been topped and left sins day 12)

Greeting to everyone. First off I would like to say a big thanks to 420SA for allowing me access to the group. I am a indoor growing enthusiast from Cape Town South Africa and I've been away from my passion for growing for about 10 years now. It seems that things have really changed allot with regards to this amazing hobby. Especially with regards to lighting. My last grow show had 10 x 600w HPS lights and all the environmental control equipment required for the intense heat that was generated (Aircon, Dehumidifier, CO2). I'm super stoked to catch up on the latest and also hopefully glean some much needed 'catch up' info from you guys. Happy growing and hope to chat to you all pretty soon. Kind Regards HogsBreath021 "Inner peace was found inside my grow room" - HogsBreath.

I take a similar approach to @CreX and do not spray my plants often and not with everything under the sun. I don't really end up with deficiencies and the plants get their nutes via their roots from my feeds. I mostly spray for IPM, however there are a few things I add into the mix occasionally which is meant to help the plants in various ways. It can be a bit difficult and time consuming doing tests to see what actually makes a difference and what does not. Perhaps something I must spend a bit more time doing and looking into though. I agree 100% on the pressure sprayers, one with a wand is even better though and well worth the money!

shot for the thread man! i have a lot to say about foliar regimes, but wont go into too much detail just yet, lets see what the peeps have to say. for me i like to keep it simple, i must admit that my efforts can be somewhat low and spontaneous, for example last night i found some white flies on my one plant, and found the tiniest spot of PM on another plant, so i gave them a spinosad spray and a copper soap spray separately. that should keep my ladies in check for at least a month. i like to add copious amounts of fulvic acids to my sprays and a lil bit of kelpak, i did some research which i cant find now, where there was a control plant, a light sprayed plant and a heavy sprayed plant, they were sprayed with 5 parts fulvic and 1 part kelpak, and the results showed that the plant grew branchier and healthier with fortnightly sprays. but i spray once a month sometimes less, and only with what i think will help my situation. i trust my plants roots and my feeding schedule so that i dont run into deficiencies therefore no need to foliar too often, more so for pest management. i have foliar sprayed with almost every product you can think of, but found that if i K.I.S.S then things seem to go smoother. Humic acids - too many tiny fine particles make it hard to foliar, but i like it more than fulvic to foliar Fulvic Acids - very good as a chelate function and a wetting agent Kelpak - makes roots resistant to nasties and plant generally responds well in loooow doses H2O2 - i found the claimed uses not very useful or effective calmag - only for a deficiency epsom salts - only for deficiency milk - found it is useful for powdery mildew, and the milk seems to make the plant reach for the light seagrow - outdoor foliar for battling plants, wasnt too effective Neem - if used regularly it is useful, but there are better products Pyrol - very effective at contact killing bugs, but not eggs Spinosad - effective against bugs, but is systemic copper soap - very effective at killing and preventing powedery mildew plain water - for shits and giggles emprosoil - adds useful bacteria to the leaf surface sillica - im new to this one and need to learn how it works compost teas - adds useful bacteria to the leaf surface

You can replace the power socket on the light, it is a IEC socket. They are pretty cheap from RS components and most other electrical places. https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&q=IEC+socket&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 Then you can purchase a kettle cord from Takealot or where ever else you can find them, also rather cheap. Alternatively, connect a cable straight to the light and avoid using the IEC connector. I'd recommend soldering the cable for a proper connection.

I usally put 1 or 2 dell sticks in the soil right before the flush. Then after the flush when the soil settles I slowly and carefull pull them out leaving airways right to the bottom.

Not sure about that... I've seen a few goodens in the other diaries!

4 in a 1.2? thats a lot of additional veg time lol... id rather flood the tent SoG style, or with my totes. i get 6 plants per tote and can fit 2.5 totes in a 1.2 space... or 15 plants . same canopy area covered, but with 4 times the amount of root systems contributing to the final harvest. although, if i ever do decide to comply with the law, 4 per 1.2 would be the way i would need to go.... bleh

Welcome to the misfit gang

whats up man!!! dust that shit off and plug it in man!!! what got you to hang it up for 10 years man?? really stoked to have you onboard! stick around man! its always great to have some extra experience on the forum!

I'm only interested in the more compact phenos for this F2 run. I may want to do a separate run on the stretched pheno group at a later time. They are females though and don't just want to kill them. They will simply take up too much space in the next 3 weeks. Even these 9 are going to compete in no time flat.

noice noice... some of your auto experience coming through? i generally leave those leaves until a few weeks before flip when i clean my ladies up and shave their legs

I have a feeling this sort of post isnt allowed here. Sent from my SM-N960F using Tapatalk

Yes definitely agree to feed with the first watering (light feeding) . From previous experience the coco is highly buffered with calcium, and a deficiency at that size would be unlikely in a 11-27-8 NPK mix , Testing the run off would be the safest option to know where the soil ppm sits at Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Its still one good looking plant man! That's a NOICE green

Whack em with Epsom Salt!

Fuckin Bob's Burgers.

Howzit man. Sorry about your loss. By the looks of things it seems that your medium is left to become a bit too dry. Correct me if i'm wrong. Feel the pot. Lift the pot. Be the pot. I would feed a very light nutrient solution to brighten her up a bit. She seems hungry. Sterkte bruv!

Progress! Just since watered once with plain pH 5.8 water.

When you are stuck in Jozi but keep it costal #Braai_Times420

Nice little tutorial. For us newbies every bit of info helps. I say newbie because I'm new to indoor (lockdown grower) but I have been growing outdoor for some time. Some may agree with what you say or disagree but there is useful information for people to sort through and make their own decisions. Nice, big up and keep spreading the info.[emoji109] Sent from my LM-X210(G) using Tapatalk

Howzit guys So I have x3 Dutch Passion Charlottes Angel CBD fem seeds that I want to grow next, but I want to carry on doing multiple SOG grows, but these beans are so damn expensive. Are there any cons to growing out a single mother plant and then getting as many clones as possible to then fill up the tent and my SOG? I haven't really heard of anyone doing it for that purpose, so made me think that maybe there are a few cons? Please let me know what you think

Evening growmies.. Happy with the LGO I am.. Needs more curing obviously.. Has a harch taste still but I am happy with it.. Strong citris lemony smell on the crush.. The F2 rejects I almost forgot about and got a surprise when opening the germination tub.. Caos... Just grabbed a tray and quicly planted them.. Still deciding how to go forward.. Caught me off guard a bit as I only expected maybe 3 to germ.. Last I checked 5 showed face..

Every day. We pollinate until there are no white hairs left.

Midweek update: So gave a little watering. They seem to be trucking along just fine. The leaves on these plants are seriously large as well as thick The temps are sitting in the mid to low 20's at times. But all in all doing well.

Your plants are exhibiting early onset calcium/nitrogen deficiency and most likely bad pH, you can see by the leaves on the right plant excessive ridges along the leaf.

Hi @Stefan unfortunately, loadshedding likely had nothing to do with this. this is the result of what is called a hot joint/connection, and is caused by the cable not fitting correctly or snuggly enough into the plug. basically, the pin that burnt was juuuuuuuuuust touching its female counterpart, which causes a small amount of resistance. the resistance makes the join or connection hot, and the heat can cause additional resistance, which can lead to this. you are very lucky man... this is exactly how most home fires start. i use the computer cables all over my grow and go around and touch them regularly to identify if i have any hot joints so i can sort it out. with these its ease to resolve, you just bend the pins open a little bit more which makes a tighter fit... in your case though... you will need to replace the connection block on the light, as well as the cable. check with the manufacturer to see if they can help you out

I changed to Just Cannabis at the 11th hour. I'm learning the hard way by planting directly into final pot and hopefully pull them back from being oxygen starved. I've also drilling a few tiny holes in the side of the pots, might work in helping to dry out the soil. Sent from my LM-X210(G) using Tapatalk

If I remember correctly he switched over to Just Cannabis soil last moment.

Girls are perky hey [emoji2958] , now the fun starts [emoji102] Sent from my Hisense Infinity H50 using Tapatalk

You want to try get the best pheno, ideally. Although if you are happy with a lucky packet each time and variances, then not essential. Even with feminized seeds, there is still pheno variation and one needs to find that keeper pheno(s). The best way to grow, in my opinion, is to grow with cuttings of specific phenos. That way you know exactly what you are getting and are able to achieve consistent results (more or less, there is often still variables with feeding and climate / environment etc.) If you wanted to pheno hunt, you'd need to label them in a unique way (even with numbers is fine), take cuttings and label the cuttings, flower out the plants and see which ones you want to keep and then just continue with those. For example, maybe #3 and #5 are the best from all your seeds, then you could kill the other cuttings and just keep #3 and #5 and grow those two out.

Are you looking to preserve the donor/mother plant? If not, and you flower her outside. Your most important task will be to make sure your clone selection for the tent is on point. This is where I failed with my recent SOG grown.

Recovery after a top shouldn't be too long, +-2-5days

You must be a real man

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