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While the laws against cannabis are slowly relaxing around. It's nice to see a study like this that is actually positive! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3185189/Taking-cannabis-teens-NOT-linked-depression-lung-cancer-asthma-later-life-study-reveals.html And the same story by the Mirror UK.. Teenage cannabis smokers face NO increased risk of mental or physical health problems, shock study claims http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/technology/teenage-cannabis-smokers-face-no-6193864

Ok so I should top both of them now then right? These two are 32 days old which means they should start showing preflowers soon?

I'm gonna grow the Scotts OG tall enough till i can clone it so I can test for sex. Gonna top the Berry Bomb very soon.

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Their equivalent setup to mine costs R650. I say save 200 bucks and go DIY, part of the fun is the DIY I reckon Unless you dont have the tools to DIY

Those bins do look good. How much do they sell that for? Would like to see how they set it up inside the containers.

Welcome to 420SA gonzales Enjoy your stay

Hello folks As many organic growers will know, weed or veggies, Worm castings(worm poop) otherwise known as vermicompost is an essential ingredient in your soil mix. Reason being it has a very rich and vast nutrient content. To produce worm castings you need a worm farm and the beauty is that you can get your own worm farm going at home very quickly with minimal effort and not too much damage on the wallet. After doing a lot research on DIY worm bins I've gone with the pretty standard stackable setup consisting of 3 bins stacked upon each other. I've made some tweaks of my own. All the equipment cost me about R430-00 including the worms and I will never need to spend another cent as all you need to do is feed them your kitchen scraps and paper. This is what you'll need to get, or use if you're lucky enough to have some items already at home: 3 stackable containers. Tote containers are commonly used . I use the 45L one's. It is possible to start with 2 for the first month or two. You must also have at least 1 lid. R240-00 Screw In Tap R25-00 A Drill Drill Bits Shade Netting. Enough to cover the base of one container and for use as vents About R40-00 A Glue Gun. Glue will do fine otherwise Newspaper for bedding Handful of potting soil Earthworms(Red Wrigglers) - 400 or more - I get 600 for R150-00 Some left over veggie scraps. Or buy some chopped butternut Ok let's get started! First we'll start off with the bottom container. This container will be used to collect all the liquid run off from the upper containers. This liquid is known as Worm Tea(lid wont be needed for this container) Drill a hole in the side of the container at the bottom to fit the Screw In Tap Screw in the Tap and make sure the fit is nice and tight Use some silicon sealant to seal off the tap and prevent any leakage And that's your bottom container sorted!! Now onto the 2nd Container. For now this will house the worms, their bedding and their food which they will be composting Drill holes into the bottom of the container. I used a 2mm drill bit and drilled roughly 25 holes. You could actually drill more. edit: After experience I realised theses holes were too small and so I drilled new 8mm holes Cut a piece of shade netting to size that will cover the base of the inside of the container. This to prevent the worms from getting through the bottom holes and into the bottom container Glue the shade netting to the base with a glue gun The end result looking something like this... The shade netting ensures the worms don't crawl through the bottom holes falling into the worm tea below. Now cut a hole in both long sides of the container to use as vents. Cut shade netting to size and glue over the holes you cut Drill holes into the lid. I used a 4mm bit for these holes Fill the 2nd container with moist but not soaking shredded newspaper. Shred the newspaper, soak in water, wring it and then place into the the container. Filling it up to just below half way with newspaper, chuck in the handful of soil and throw in your kitchen scraps and mix it up. Don't put too much food for now. Some shredded butternut is a great kickstarter for the worms apparently. Place your worms in the bedding, covering them up a bit. Slip the 2nd container into the bottom container, stick on the lid and there you go, your worm farm is up and running!! The idea is for the worms to eat up the food as well as the newspaper bedding which they in turn covert into compost which remains in the bins for you to collect. Keep monitoring your bin and feed the worms when you notice the food being eaten up. Worms double their population every 3 months so the feeding rate will most certainly go up. Also keep stocking up with moist scrap paper and newspaper. Once the worms have consumed the majority of the food and bedding in the 2nd container, a 3rd container with relatively large holes drilled in the bottom will be placed on top of the 2nd container, directly on top of the bedding. More food and bedding will be placed inside the 3rd container and as the worms will run out food in the 2nd container, they will migrate upwards to the 3rd container leaving worm castings in the 2nd container which you can then harvest. After the castings have been harvested from the 2nd container, the worms and bedding in the 3rd container will be transferred back into the 2nd container for the process to repeat. Be sure to make use of the worm tea that collects in the bottom container as it makes for a great soluble fertiliser. I will be making amendments as time goes by however I'm no expert on this matter and welcome input from members who have more experience with worm farming. Good luck with your wormy farming!

Put me in two minds now Will read up further on the matter and see my options. @Toby when you say the good insects, are you referring to the microbes?

That's Rooibos mulch. I've read up that it's good to have a mulch on the top of your soil and the dude from Jamies Garden Shop recommended rooibos mulch.

Hey folks Been a while since I've run a log and no better time to run a log than when I'm beginning my organic journey of discovery This being my first ever organic grow. At the moment I have 2 seedlings going in some soil as well as a couple clones. These are the strains I have going: 1 x Rare Dankness Scotts OG Reg (holding thumbs) 1 x Bomb Seeds Berry Bomb Fem 2 x Holy Smoke Seeds Thunderbud Haze Clones I've started the seedlings and clones off in a 1 part potting soil, 1 part worm castings, 1 part mushroom compost, 1 part coco and 3/4 part perlite mix. They're currently in my veg cab under a 250w MH. Willl be potting these up into Jamies Garden Shop Orgasoilux Scotts OG & Berry Bomb a week ago Scotts OG Berry Bomb

Unfortunately this is my first brew ever so I'm not familiar with the smell. However I do get a slightly fishy sweet earthy smell so I think I'm all good

Thanks Reaf. I started my brew yesterday at about 2 only to find out load shedding was going to happen. So my air pump was off for 2 hours last night. Is that bad? Will the micro organisms have drowned?

What are your guys thoughts on adding a little amino mix from horti to the tea brewing mixture?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/11767001/Three-more-police-forces-signal-that-they-will-turn-blind-eye-to-cannabis-use.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3177990/Top-officer-says-police-force-giving-cannabis-Chief-says-cracking-dope-never-priority.html

Here we go! www.lamota.org www.telegraph.co.uk www.telegraph.co.uk

I'd love see a pic of the light rig they use! Do they just use it on the pitch?

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/cannabis-italy-new-frontier-marijuana-legalisation-1512295

Could be the flush TK. Also, are you using Nutriplex? 800ppm in flower is pretty low IMO. I go up to 1200-1300 with no signs of overfeeding

More progress. Now in the UK http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/11753350/Police-force-gives-cannabis-users-green-light-to-grow-drugs.html

Hi Klip. Documentaries can be shared and discussed on the Entertainment board within the General Discussion Board. You've inspired me to change the category name to Entertainment & Infotainment. So share your docs there :thumbups

Hi Folks I've been noticing that quite a few members have been experiencing trouble getting the hang of a few features on the forum. Not everything is straight forward so that's totally understandable so I will start putting together a dedicated Help page during the course of the week. There is a FAQ post but I think a Help page that can be quickly accessed from the menu will be much more effective. Furthermore I have been thinking of doing a major upgrade on the forum software however that mean the site needs to go down for a few days. That may only occur towards the end of the year though. If you guys have any questions on the functionality of this forum. Drop a question on this thread quick and I'll help you out.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/marijuana-can-heal-broken-bones-says-new-study-10398529.html

Fixed. Remember to click the Share button on Youtube, copy that URL and paste it in your post. That's it. :thumbups