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Whookay, no going back now. So as per the last bit of information the 4 plants in the tent now are the ones i'm most happy about in-terms of structure. The others didn't really make the cut. Crazy Hazey looks more like crazy indica. Anyways both Apple Jax phenos looking very similar and prominent, Nice and tight nodes but also grabbing some height for now. Starting to push out quite a few leaflets. Ginger tea doing the same, took her a while to get happy but she doing okay. Then the sugar cookies, this plant is growing exactly like the delux sugarcane, only plant showing magnesium deficiencies just like sugarcane, also very similar leaf and plant structure. They will live out the rest of their life in this 65gallon bed, its on the second round now and been re-amended via a very careful and calculated thumb suck. Here is Crazy Indica The Jack Herers and Bubalicious regulars received some water and must face the great outdoors now until I can sex them. This is the furthest i've gotten with any other plants other than cannabis so don't laugh lol, Roma Jam tomatos, Cherry tomatoes, Long Cayenne peppers and baby peppers.

So I thought many of the members would have some good books to mention here for people to look into and learn more. If you have read something that you thought had really valuable gardening information, please share. Here are some of the my best reads I've come across. - Foundations of natural farming (Harold Willis) - The Intelligent Gardener (Steve Solomons) - The Regenerative Growers guide to garden amendments (Nigel Palmer, John Kempf) - A Soil Owners Manuel (Jon Stika) - Paramagnetism (Phillip Callahan) - Biological transmutation (Louis Cevran) Not really gardening but outlines assimilation possibilities - Quality Agriculture (John Kempf) - How Plants Work (Linda Chalker) - Grow your Soil (Dianne Miesslar, Elaine R Ingham) - The Ideal Soil (Michael Astera) And lastly obviously Teaming with microbes, fungi and nutrients (Jeff Lowenfels) There are quite a few really dense reads like Soil micro-organism and higher plants (N a Krasil nikov) and Mineral nutrition and Higher plants (Horst Marshner), Which are widely considered more academics reads, I'm halfway through the first one. Then 2 books I'm dying to read - Science in agriculture (Arden Anderson), Life and energy in agriculture (Arden Anderson)

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Just another little update! I did a major defoliation(1st) on the 30th(I felt that I removed too many leaved and branches) but by the time 5th October (2nd Pic) I changed to 12/12 for Flower on the 5th and added an extra 90w light to maximize light penatration and coverage. Got 570W for Flower hoping to beat my previous grow but time will tell.

Very cool thread. So the book I have is not about gardening but more like an academic read on cannabis and health.. Haven't started reading it yet but it is quite dense with a lot of information...

The first book I read was True Living Organics by The Rev. It helped me a great deal developing my soil mix.

Yeah man Organic is wayyyyy cheaper, Like alot alot cheaper. I cant remember the last time I spent money on amendments, and when I finally do have to buy the odd kelp meal, lime etc. its like 50-100 buck a litre... This is why I really cant understand people saying doing full no till organics is more expensive than the bottle nutes. I can understand not wanting to stress over mixing soil and yadiya, but now with all our soil brands that offer high quality soils from the bag and re-amendment packages, it really is a win over-all, in-terms of the budget.

Good day to everyone!! So stoked to be part of this platform. I have recently found my new love and that is growing, Been growing for a couple months now and keeps on getting better. Will be definitely learning a lot from this platform.

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Welcome! Freedom Farms green bag soil is very popular for indoor use, as well as a few other soils. As for using nutes with the soil, I personally prefer to (when I was using soil) and many growers make use of nutes with their soil but some prefer to use just plain water, some make teas - it varies a bit and personal preference comes into play here. You could add a few extra amendments, but I do not feel it is really necessary. Perhaps start simple and do not add any additional amendments and see how it goes. Later on once you're comfortable you can look at tweaking it a bit or look at moving to a different medium for indoor. If I was in your situation, I would go with plain soil and feed nutes. Depending on which nutes you plan to use, you can go lower or if it has a soil chart (Like GHE / Terra Aquatica nutes) then follow that. When I was using soil I was giving nutes with every feed. If you have any additives or foliars, you can continue to use those as per normal.

JADAM Organic Farming: The way to Ultra-Low-Cost agriculture, Make all-natural fertilizer, pesticide and microorganism inputs yourself by Youngsang Cho (goodreads.com) edit: I know the topic is about books but if you keen you can also check out Agricultural Solutions - Eco Farming - Soil Treatment | Chris Trump.

The Intelligent Gardener was a good one

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Coming along nicely and they looking good and healthy. Sorry bout the ones you lost but that’s nature. Sometimes they just aren’t meant for this world Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I finished my soil mix and also added 2 new ingredients to my mix. Bloodmeal and Bonemeal My soil mux consists of the following : 50/50 Coco - Perlite 70/30 Coco - Perlite Potting Soil Compost Bonemeal Bloodmeal Rock Phosphate Mycoroot upon transplanting I made the drainage holes bigger and added some more for better drainage with a 20mm paddle bit. Then I washed them and hung them out to dry The Potting Soil was quite wet and clumpy so I whipped out some black plastic and layed it out and let it dry out a bit while I was busy mixing the soil I also started up the airpump to get the water Declorinenated for when I'm done. I finished the mix, topped it of with a nice mulch layer of compost and watered in all down. Now its just waiting to see who sexes female and then transplant... So thats it for now, have a great evening and chat again soon...

We're about 1 month into the grow now so here's a proper update on each plant: Dinamed 1: Growth has been slow for the past few weeks, likely because I planted to early, but it seems she's really kicked into gear over the last week (but she's still tiny). For the past two waterings I have included some Bio-Grow at (1.25ml per 2l), and she seems to be appreciating it. As you can see I've also kicked off LST today but I don't really know what I'm doing so I'm taking it super slow. Coincidently I noticed the first tiny pistol earlier so she's starting to flower - right on schedule, though I hoped she'd be a bit bigger by now. Think I'll start adding Bio-Bloom in a week or so. Dinamed 2: This seedling was planted at the same time as the one above, but had an issue with the first two leaves growing deformed. They eventually fell off and since then a bunch of little leaves have tried to grow. It's really hard to see in this photo but all the leaves are tiny and deformed. My current theory is that this plant has some kind of detrimental mutation preventing proper leaf development. Sad to say it but I've given up on her and already have a replacement germinating. Cheese 1: This plant is coming along similarly well to the Dinamed 1, but is just a little smaller. I have her on the same feeding schedule which includes Bio-Grow (at 1.25ml per 2l) for the last two waterings. LST was also started today - taking it very slow. Unlike Dinamed 1, this one shows no signs of flowering yet. Cheese 2: The initial seed didn't germinate, so this replacement was planted about a week after the others. Seems to be coming along well. I suspect she'll start growing more vigorously like the others shortly. I haven't given any fertiliser yet but will start with a low concentration at next watering. In other news, I've purchased a Wedryer XL to hopefully make the drying process as pain (and smell) free as possible. Also bought some Bio-Bizz Top Max which I'll add to feeding regime for plants in flowering phase. Oh, and two more FF 10l fabric pots.. It's quite crazy how slow the soil in plastic pots dries out compared to fabric.

Adding these photoperiod regs to the garden as well x5 Stormtrooper CJ F1 x5 Strawberry Cuda F1 x5 Strawberry Jedi F1 x5 Pepe le pew F1

Im not an indoor grower but from what i've seen, coco/perlite medium and a nute regime. Just make bloody sure to stay on top of watering/feeding to avoid the medium to dry out too much due to its relatively low water holding capacity. Synthetic or organic. Your choice. With outdoor you can experiment a bit more. Bugs will be had outdoors. Part of the fun.

All the soils have their pros and cons. freedom farms need to feed toward the end of Flower orgasoilux is a bit stinky and also contains peat so you cannot dry out the soil completely. Organics matter seems like a good all rounder. I don’t think much is needed. what I am trying to say is you will need to experiment with the soils and see what works for you.

Hi i am new to cannabis growing (2 years) and wanted to say Hi to all. Happy to be on this platform. ONE LOVE

You will not make a mistake with freedom farms. I found mixing Diotomatious earth for Phungus Knats and some Super Frass for the basic nutrient need is all you'll need. They do well with nothing at all I have found but they need that bit extra when in flower. Keep it simple with the first run and first focus on getting your environment 100%. I found that soil is the least of your worries with a first indoor grow. Enjoy and good luck..

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So things are almost stabilizing. Plus the bonus being 600 km away from the girls I can still take a look at them. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It's a 30cm pot. I don't know exact volume but I intend to get the others growing outdoor soon and just have her in there. I'll start her scrog soon and probably flip in a 2 or 3 weeks. I'll see what I can do about checking the EC. Should probably invest in an EC pen soon

Welcome and enjoy.. You are in the correct setting to up your game for sure..

Thank and you and I certainly can't wait for that day.(Meanwhile I wait...)

Good question! Actually I will do just that.

@Batista, thanx for that tip on the EWC top dress. I also gave them a feeding of Seagro and they are looking much better. Here is a few pics of the best looking ones...

Welcome.. Enjoy bud. You wil be a master grower in no time..

You get those all over East London in the Bush and on the sides of the roads, if you look. Normally in highly nutritious areas or where there is other soil life, they eat the other bugs, and havent ever seen them eating plants, very safe in my opinion.

Welcome and enjoy your stay! Why not start a grow diary?

Some Update pics..

Hey @Nas welcome, welcome! I'm sure you'll find there's a ton of valuable info here and there are many experienced growers that will be able to help you troubleshoot a problem or give advise or whatever you need to up your game. You're at the right place... What are you currently growing? Send us a few pics.. You doing indoor or outdoor?

This is an unknown clone that made it into my room. It is mislabeled but I suspect it is Lost Coast OG or some type of chemdog cross. Here she is at 8 weeks

Starting day 20 of 12/12. Want to defol a little just to give some buds more light , will do during the week bit by bit. Sent from my Hisense Infinity H50 using Tapatalk

Mornings out of a wet Cape Town.. The girl is doing well. She's not yet stinking up the place but is well into flower..

Just a lil update. The ladies are growing like crazy and there a noticeable difference between feeds. Looks like I might flip the switch to flower on Monday.

About 3 weeks since germination. Here are the two prize fighters

So weekend away and things are running as they should. Temperature stabilizing around 24 gives me hum of 60. Best I can do without a dehumidifier. Plants are a lot happier after a couple of days. In the veg space on top it’s running a bit Cooler and humidity around 70. [emoji20] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Tell me about it, it's kak heavy

I would keep the peat pellets in a dome (if you have one) until they germinate, then I'd fill the pot with just FF soil and put the pellet into a hole with some Mycoroot at the bottom. Don't add any other nutrients and don't overwater. You're going to have to be extra careful because you're in your final pot and it's easy to misjudge the watering, especially when they're babies. Good luck and welcome to the club

So here they are. The competitors for the 2021 Outdoor Grow. 3 x still needs to pop up from the soil. Their soil layer has risen so they will be out within a day. Even on this rainy day they are kept warm and snug with a lovely 23C The Slurrican Cheese is also starting to grow into a beautiful little plant. "She" will be big if all goes to plan I will also report back with the Lactobacillus Serum stage. Tomorrow is 7 days but hopefully i can start today...

I have a 1,5 x 1,5 BUD Box Pro, a Secret Jardin 160 Lodge and a Mars Hydro 60cmx1,2m. My bud box is amazing especially because it has side windows, so unlike the others, you can partially open and access the inside without unzipping the entire frikkin tent. This is my major gripe about the SJ and Mars. ( in fairness they were cheaper) The Mars was bought just as a drying tent and I must say I’m impressed with the build quality. The bud box was replaced under warranty as the main front zip broke during my first grow. The supplier was very good about it and swapped it for a new one. The replacement is on its second grow and the main front zip on the new one is also a bit iffy so I mostly avoid unzipping it completely. I can’t speak to light leaks since my room is pitch black and I grow auto’s. Overall I really like the bud box pro, love the white interior and the side access windows.

So cool to go through all of this, I'm a serious music lover who dabbles in a few instruments. My music taste stretches seriously far, but since there is a real lack of Metal on this thread I'm adding to it with something a little new that blew my mind. (For those not interested in listening to it's entirety, just skip to 05:00 and listen to the last minute )

Howsit bro! I have used a mammoth tent in the past, a small one, quality is pretty decent but mine also had some light leaks on the zipper. If you properly line up the zipper strip in the inside(not sure if you know what i am referring too) then it solves the issue. Didn't really come with any extras either. I have recently bought a mars hydro tent, I see they have a new version available which is the one I got. I love this tent. Feels super solid and much better than the Mammoth. When I was looking I was deciding between, Mammoth, Mars and Secret Jardin and BudBox SJ was too expensive for me so I went with Mars over the mammoth as the Mars had extra height. I am so glad I went with the new spec Mars tent, I really love it. Came with 2 floor liners(Don't know if I just got lucky), a patch repair kit and a hangable pouch for inside the tent and some awesome stickers lol I also like that the mars has metal connectors vs the plastic ones that come with the mammoth. I have no advice on the budbox though, was also an option for me but could not get any solid recommendations so decided against taking a chance.

I have a Budbox tent (same as the one you listed) and it is awesome! Overall the best tent I have used to date, not perfect though. A few things do frustrate me but not the end of the world. A friend has a Mars tent and the quality seems good and he really likes it. The GT Hydro tents were not great quality to begin with. Mammoth isn't bad, but I feel they are overpriced for the quality. I was disappointed with mine as it has light leaks via the zip from factory and small, skinny poles which rust easily. Secret Jardin tents I had were not bad either, but there is a difference between the Hydro Shoot series and the Dark Street series. The latter being the better tent and a bit pricier, comes with some nice features but I prefer my Budbox overall. I'd take Secret Jardin over Mammoth if either were a consideration.

Used the Mars, happy with it. Nice zippers.