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OK Tent number 2 is sporting some clones of Apple Blossom From Humboldt Seed Company (https://humboldtseedcompany.com/appleblossom/) - clones also from cannacuts.co.za Also being feed Tri-part, Kushy Amino and Orthosilicic Acid - I have one extra clone that I'm not entire sure what to do with yet... In this grow, the front two autopots are using a larger air pump than the back two. I want to see if the size of the air pump makes a difference in the growth of the plant.

Background: After Eskom's Stage 6 load shedding decided to have one to many parties in my grow room, my last diary (https://www.420sa.co.za/topic/7289-dear-diary/) ended in a Powdery Mildew fiesta and a very unhappy Dave. From that, I learned a lot and decided to tear down everything in the grow room and rather convert it into a lung room with two grow tents. The isolation of the plants in each tent make IPM and environment controlling far easier. I replaced the 4 lead acid batteries in my inverter with 4 lithium ion batteries. I invested in a Solenco CF8608 HEPA air purifier which now runs 24x7 in the lung room, It removes the PM spores and touch wood, so far so good. I'm a little into this grow now (week 4/5 of flower) and I am growing 4 clones of Cherry Gar-See-Ya from Ethos Generics. The clones come from cannacuts.co.za Grown in Autopots and Feeding Terra Aquatica Tri-Part, with Kusky Amino, Orthosilicic Acid (https://hydroponic.co.za/hydroponics/eckosil-silicon-supplement/) on every feed, I also add the odd dose of CalMag for giggles every now and then. For this grow in particular, I'm trying a sterile technique which will make any Organic grower rage quit the internet, every 2nd week I add hydrogen peroxide to the nutrient solution to a concentration of 1%. There is method in this style in that it stimulates root hairs. That's that grow for now.

The Hella Jelly's are still flowering, in week 10 now. They are dark, so no pic, but they create some sexy colas. You get a picture of the clone i tòok of the plant ignoring PM

I agree, it's the culture of patronage.

Yeah, I also don't think it's a race thing - like I said here but also, huge difference in the word "culture" and "race". I talk about both individually. Though, to be very clear, as soon as a person highlights the issue and that person happens to be white, then it becomes a race thing, through reverse racism. which in turn is a perfect example of corruption. I am not saying it must be that way, I am just saying that it is already like that. can't deny it. You've seen the Bheki Cele vs. Ian Cameron videos? Even if a white man wants to protect a black child from being raped = racism........ The problem - white man tells black man "what you are doing is wrong" = racism (reverse racism) where as black man tells white man "what you are doing is wrong" = normal. That's not the way it should be, but sadly it just is, because there's a live nerve that's extra sensitive and exposed. If it so happens that a black person gets offended by the truth that was told to them by a white man immediately they will ignore anything you said and throw the race card. race doesn't even have to be mentioned. It's 2023, these days it's just common place for white people to "know their place" and "know what's OK to say and what's not OK to say", everyone constantly walking on eggshells, cause we trying to avoid having anyone thinking that you're racist, based on their own level of ignorance and it being perpetuated by the masses, but again, sadly it just is that way already. You can loose all your credibity being labled a racist in the public eye, and trust me you will be labled like that just cause of the sheer amount of racial hatred in SA, it has happened MANY times before. That's kinda what got us to the point of having a braindead muppet for a president in the first place.... don't you think? and in all other factions of our country it's this same shit. schools dropping passing rate to below 30% cause there's a certain ethnic group that believes maths and science is racist and it hurts the ego of the "culturally enriched" so rather let the WHOLE country go backwards just to spare the feelings and egos of a shit-for-brains idiot who can't even read. The problem runs much deeper than "the president is corrupt".... It's not really as much discouraging as it is just plain sad. The fact that the majority of African citizens can't really comprehend what racism actually is. Now, because of constantly blaming white people and not adressing the real problem there are many suffering under their own "wisdom" and too proud to admit it and they will vote ANC again... lets not forget there's also shit happening way below the ANC, there's a massive EFF following in SA aswell. The root of SA has run rotten to it's core. Not all, but a lot of EFF followers are indiginous SA people, to even fathom the idea that those people will see the point a white man has to make is way too far to reach, because there's a threshold in their minds they created themself and now they cannot cross it. any mistake within their own community is directly a white mans fault, so all they do is kap another black lable and loose stuyvesant and make more babies, then when there's nothing to eat again it's white peoples fault. So yeah, it's defs about race to some degree. I am not saying it should be about race, but denying that it's racial is just as silly. The ANC Just masks it a bit better than the EFF. same horse different saddle. Our "leaders" literally lead with racial hatred, trying to "take back what belongs to them" You're right, it's not a race thing, but do you really think our "leaders" think it's not about race? Have you noted the ethnic diversity of the ANC? It's sad, but it's true. so yeah, like you said, we have to adress the problems not by colour but by behaviour, sadly the people you have to voice your concerns to don't see it the same way. they just see your colour. Doesn't matter how I see, or how you see it, or how William or Dick or James or Harry or any individual sees it..... infact seeing it in any certain kinda way will not dictate how it really is so I can see it as not racist, does that change anything in reality? Still the leaders and masses of followers thinking it is about race, that's what needs to change first. the people thinking it's a race thing and sadly those are the leaders... perfect definition of catch-22. a mirror of confusion. Just to add a little footnote here for those who made conclusions already - I am white and my SO isn't.

This is not a 'race' issue.. this is the issue of the South African people against a corrupt government. If you stand outside in the street protesting and point out the obvious.. anybody coming your way accusing you of racist intentions is most likely a ANC member trying to discredit you. If that is discouraging you, you do not understand the current situation. SA is not 5 minutes before 12, it is 25 PAST 12. This country is in free fall right now and urgently needs somebody to pull the parachute or things will go very sour. Only one who can pull it.. are the people of South Africa and it doesn't matter what skin color they have... skin color never matters. The only way to judge a person should be over its BEHAVIOR! The color of a car doesn't makes it faster.. a person claiming that just shows he/she has a super low IQ, not understanding what a color is. Pity them and ignore what ever they drop out of their mouth.. is garbage all along. You want back to a normal life and standard of living? Sorry, not for you bro. You guys have to pull the finger out of your ass and do something to change it. The people have to raise their voice, otherwise this ship will sink..

Yeah we gotta learn to stand together, no point in telling the people who wana adress the problem that they are the problem Protesting when the time calls for it, petitioning and filling out petitions, raising concerns on public forums, filling forms that's presented to governing bodies, local groups and forums for the fight against the governing bodies. We can say vote, but the options are always between enemy1 and enemy2, not about voting anymore really. It's about eliminating the enemy. like they say - better the devil you know. What we have is bad, but we know this, what comes after might be even worse. We can say it's not a race thing either, because the reality of it is that there's a large number of SA individuals that share the same cultural background as these corrupt leaders, and even they don't agree with what's happening. When race gets involved is when it's a person with white skin pointing out the problems. What needs to happen is we need to group together and have the people who come from the same demographics point out their problems. There's a video that went viral a while back of a Xhosa whoman sitting in a parking lot recording from her car, not filming anything in particular, but she was talking about how pre-1994 you would go to the traffic departments / health departments / home affairs department - basically every government run institution and you would be back out of there within an hour or two, you would have someone help you with ease and compitence. things where just in better order, even for those under the apartheid regime say things where run better back then. these days you literally have to take a day off work if you need to go to any of these places and you would probably have to come back, cause theres 10 desks but only 2 of them have employees behind it and they swop out once the one comes back the other one gets up, fuckall gets done, every 10min there needs to be a 5min food break with a extra 3min leisure time. I am sure we have all dealt with this, but just you - as a white man - dare point out the problem and it blows up in your face and you become the problem. I stand around looking at all the other individuals that share the same ethnicity as the POS behind the desk, and they all standing there with their heads up their asses thinking that there's no way they could ever be capable of doing anything wrong, because "this is their country", then they turn around and completely neglect their own brothers and sisters crying for help that's incompetency to a new height. can't even do corruption right so corrupt, the corruption is corrupt...... every chance they get they blame Jan Van Riebeeck for our current situation, now they are over shooting and doing reverse racism against their own kind. gotta suck to be that dumb. White all over the world can call for change in SA, sadly not untill more of their own bothers and sisters stand up against them will they listen. These SA politicians still getting waaaaaayy too much support and sympathy from our citizens.

Eish this cowntry

If you want change.. you have to become that change. The moment SA gets a leader with a decent brain, things will flow again. Take a cardboard write on how you feel and connect it to a wooden stick or what ever you find. Then stand with that in the road and hold your sign up. If there are 100k standing in the road demanding the removal of the ANC and investigation into their financial records of the last 30 years. Just demand the stolen money back and see... how fast things can change. I also strongly recommend not putting presidents in place not able to pronounce numbers, it reflects a bit the capacity of their brain. If you guys sit home and simply accept... you become responsible the same way. Wait till there is a single power cut in Europe.. got announced, never happened.. but if... people would flock to the streets and voice their opinion. Your government simply recognized that the sheeple in SA are not exercising their duty of a citizen. Perfect conditions for corruption... people just shake their heads and do nothing... who wouldn't have a grab in the money pot???? Comes in SA with a 'Ignore Jail and go back to start directly' monopoly card Sitting home will not change a thing... seat to cozy? When the 99% out there have enough, your seat will burn...