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May 29 The two Criticals were becoming bushy, and responded well to their LST. Adjusted the tie-downs today, 4 days after the initial training. Incorporated more tie-downs for each bud site, to ensure maximum light coverage and penetration. Fan leaves were tucked instead of pruned, as I am told is policy with autos, as they don't respond well to stress. They look a little mangled now but will be way happier in a day or two Before and After

Introduction I decided to keep a grow diary as way to track my progress, and of course gain knowledge and insight from all you experienced bois who will hopefully be checking out the progress. I figured I would put everything I have so far in one initial post, and then keep updating as I go along. Setup Tent: Infinity 1.2 x 1.2 x 2m Grow Tent Lights: Green Houston 250W Quantum Board (Dimmable) x 2 Fans: RAM Inline and Outline Fan, with Carbon Filter. Pots: Garden HighPro Larger Propots - 20lt x 6 Growing Medium: Freedom Farms Coco-Perlite Growing Medium 70/30 Humidity: Mini 850ml Dehumidifier for Home Environment Monitor: Standard DIGITAL HYGROMETER Nutrients: Terra Aquatica GHE FloraMicro, GHE FloraBloom, Terra Aquatica CalMag Genetics Simba Seeds Critical Auto Fem x 3 Simba Seeds Amnesia Haze Auto Fem x 3 Decided to make the commitment into a hobby I’ve always wanted to do. Found a guy on Gumtree selling a whole setup that had been used once, before he upgraded. For R7200, figured it was a good deal. Decided to go with Autos, due to loadshedding, and leave the lights on 24/7. Ordered 6 seeds in total (Two separate orders) for 6 pots. Also got a Seedling Heat Mat, figuring if I’m spending money on seeds I may as well make sure they pop. April 25, - April 28, Of the first Critical Auto Fems, one misgermed as can be seen in the top right: Was yellowed, and didn’t rise through the soil like the others after being planted. Contacted the supplier and got a refund. 2 x Critical planted on 28 April 2023. May 1 My two Critical seedlings, still in the square plastic pots from the original setup, before I decided to swap over to Fabric Pots. May 5,- May 7 Ordered my next seeds, the Amnesia Haze. This time I also decided to germinate an auto seed a friend gave me (“Fruit Salad” – Strawberry Vostok x Pineapple Express.), just in case. Lo and behold, one Amnesia Haze didn’t pop at all, so I also got a refund for that one. 2 x Amnesia Haze and 1 x “Fruit Salad” planted 7 May 2023. May 14 Progress photo, had swapped to fabric pots by this point. May 22 Slight Magnesium Deficiency May 24 Looking better after increasing CalMag slightly. Pistils also showing on Criticals. As they are at the start of pre-flower I added my CO2 Bag into the tent. May 25 Started low stress training the Criticals. The other 4 are still too small to train. May 28 Criticals are responding well to LST. Other 4 catching up nicely.

Update

Yes it is straight orgasoilux. I recon another 10 days then transplant to final container. Will probably veg another 30days before I can start flowering. Gonna cut them back quite a bit. They look very green cause I sprayed jadam wetting and sulphur.

I love it, taking the initiative. Nice start bud... and welcome

Ja it’s going to be insane

I have the advantage that I have an apartment waiting for me and I do not have Visa issues.. i gave myself the little exit, if Eskom goes over Stage 8 the first time, I book my tickets for me and my dogs out of here. I like indoor growing and Germany wants to legalize it too. I have better chances to get it over there as here... the ANC is just not doing ANY of the jobs they should do. I see absolutely NOTHING positive coming from Stage 16 for several weeks.. nothing.. so the moment Eskom goes over stage 8, I am gone. Enduring load shedding since 2008.. I kinda had enough ^^ And honestly I have the fear that South Africans will vote the ANC again...

Great start, good equipment, solid method. You should have a really good run with this.

19 days since flip. Nice preflower development so far. Clean under the net, environment is also tops. Happy with the grow so far.

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I work with pm, I dream of pm, I wake up in the am to pm. Airflow. PM is always around, its watching your every step, they like a vaalie cousin, always comes down to see you in time for Xmas,Summer,sea and sand. It just needs the right recipe ( RH and stale air ) and its activated. SO I think the trick is to have a couple fans, and like @The_StonedTroopersaid, make sure every leaf moves in the wind. Pm for me usually starts on the lower leaves, so I am putting a fan on oneside below the canopy and on the other side above the canopy. That has helped for us. Funny enough, due to PM I did this course in conjunction with two other growers this week, its helped alot in many ways. The instructor in this course has been involved in the setup of several of our local legal cannabis facilities. https://growersnetwork.org/courses/commercial-cannabis-ipm-integrated-pest-management/

Tenazole But for real, you get WPM once then you do everything to prevent it in future. I even just today swapped out a 4 inch extractor to a 6 inch because since the beginning of Spring the little 4 inch hasn't been able to pull enough moisture out my one tent. I am also currently contemplating adding more plants to my space but again, with WPM in mind, I don't want to overload the amount of foliage and plant perspiration in the tent. Which leads to the next point, defoliate! You can get away with pretty much removing every big fan leaf from every major stem/branch of your plant, especially before the flip. Then ventilation, I now always have a top fan for the canopy and a bottom fan blowing just above pot level. Lastly, I try cleaning everything in my tents after harvest. The walls of the tent, the floor, the blades of every fan and the tops of the LEDs. You can have spores in your tent just waiting for the right conditions to hit, and they won't grow unless those conditions are met (high temp/humidity) but why risk it. Fresh start always feels good.

Hypo-lyte works like a bomb for me. Mixed 1 part in 3. So 1L Hypo-lyte and 2L water

So far, for me, the best thing has been. pHuck Off spray by Organa Grow You'll thank me, and I'm not Affiliated

Look for the follow up product from Serenade ^^ stuff still works best

Hey I have had endless problems with WPM and have tried almost all so called fixes. What has worked for me is to try to eliminate root cause first otherwise you will constantly battle; 1. Decent extraction 2. Multiple Fans (blowing underneath the canopy as well as above. Don’t worry about wind burn. Crank the fans to max as long as they oscillate 3. Feed in the morning rather than evening 4. Avoid plant leaves touching each other. Prune if you have to 5. Prune bottom ⅓ before flip to flower 6. Invest in a dehumidifier if budget allows Treatment: I use 50% Hydrogen Peroxide mixed at a ratio of 60ml to 940ml plain water (1L total volume). This will give you a 3% concentration which is relatively mild. Wear gloves and a dust mask, switch off the main lights (do 1 hour before lights off, depending on qty of plants), switch off fans but keep extraction going. Spray each plant, completely top to bottom, literally drench the plant. Take it a bit easier on the buds, but it’s ok if you spray them. Work methodically and don’t miss a spot.When complete, switch fans on max so the plants will be dry before lights come back on (water spots will create burn marks on the leaves) Repeat above process on day 3 to catch any spots you might have missed. If WPM is still hanging around a few places, repeat again Although this mix is mild, avoid contact with your skin. If you do get some on your skin, water and soap will fix it. It will most likely burn the pistils but that’s not really a big deal. I haven’t found that this affects smoke or aroma/taste of the finished product I found about a 80% improvement the following day after the 1st treatment. Follow up spray is important to try to break the cycle. Loadshedding always creates a WPM rich environment. No air movement and high RH are perfect for WPM. Try to get some air movement in your grow area while power is off, where possible Sorry for the long post, but this is by far the best treatment I have experienced to deal with the issue Bud Wash: 1 x bucket with warm water. Add Hydrogen peroxide at the same ratio as above (60:940) 1 x bucket Lemon Juice & BiCarb 1x bucket cold water Submerge for a few minuets in each bucket in that order. Rinse off with gentle spray, I use hose with gentle spray, and it will wash away a big amount of WPM. I swing the branches to remove excess water, then hang straight away Good luck with the fight man, it’s a major pain in the ass and can ruin your buds, but hopefully this helps