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I have to agree. 7k for seeds is crazy. No matter how good they are. In house do produce some good stuff, but just how much better really? I'm also running a slurricane clone I got, and it's very stretchy compared to my other plants, but its early to judge at only 3 weeks in.

I dont think any of us think their penalties are fair. As the law currently stands I get way less jail time for trafficking a truckload. But then I look at the bill as a whole, what its purpose is, then I see the reasoning behind its structure. While my personal opinion is there should be no limits whatsoever. However the limits they are suggesting are more than adequate to cover personal home use. The limits they are setting on gifts is more than adequate to allow us to barter freely. As for the reasoning behind the harsh sentences. Imo if I do look at the allowances we might get...pretty much kills any serious black market activity anyway as it's just not profitable enough when people can gift 100g a go. We cant expect this bills scope to reach beyond the Constitutional courts ruling, which only covers personal use.

It tasted like more....so I'm rolling another one. Some bubblegum sativa or kush outdoor....

The law though, and this forum are not the same. You can be serious all you want. But please don't expect me to tread lightly just because of it, or feel sorry that your feelings are hurt. If you knew me at all, you'd know that I'm OCD level serious when it comes to Cannabis. That seriousness doesn't need to cloud the lighter atmosphere we try to keep going here. It is afterall a social platform. At best all I see is a little light humor, a mild hazing and welcome to the community, but that's just me...

Suit yourself bru. I'm hardly hostile, or attacking anything except this fat blunt I just rolled. I'm just not feeling why youd take a public forum so seriously.

They'll be happier

Dudes a new member and you already want to cut him up.

3 weeks into flower, and I'm about a week or so from pollinating.

If it's a genuine S1 hybrid(Neither parents are F1(S1)), that vigor should be present in practically every plant. It's when it's a poly hybrid, and S1 onto an S1, gives you a mixed bag.

An update: It’s official: Cabinet wants to let you have 1.2kg of dagga at home – if you don’t live alone https://www.businessinsider.co.za/sas-cannabis-law-is-heading-for-parliament-heres-what-a-previous-draft-allowed-2020-8 The Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill has been published ahead of its submission in Parliament. The draft law simultaneously criminalises smoking dagga in public or selling it, and sets limits on how much dried dagga individuals may own for private use. In its current form, the law allows homes to have dagga stashes of 1.2 kilograms – as long as at least two adults live there. Singletons are limited to 600 grams. South Africans will be allowed to give one another 100 grams of dried dagga at a time, or 30 seeds, as long as they do so for free. For more stories go to www.BusinessInsider.co.za. * This article has been updated throughout. A draft law that lays out the details of legal dagga posession in South Africa has now been published ahead of its submission to Parliament. The Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill is a successor to what was previously called the Regulation of Cannabis Bill, when it was circulated among some interested parties during 2019. The new draft, now approved by cabinet, has seen no significant structural changes, but sets different limits on what will be considered too much dagga to qualify as being for personal use. The Bill set a maximum jail term of 15 years for anyone who deals in cannabis, or provides it to a child. Anyone who smokes dagga in public, or too close to a window, or "in the immediate presence of any non-consenting adult person" may be jailed for up to two years. Smoking dagga around children, on the other hand, can come with up to four years in jail. Cannabis is defined as anything containing the psychoactive THC, and so would include vaping of dagga-derived liquids. Possessing commercial and "trafficable" quantities of dagga would remain criminal if the law were passed in its current form. Legal limits for personal, legal use at home are set to: unlimited for seeds and seedlings four flowering plants for those living alone, or eight for homes with two adults or more 600 grams of dried cannabis if you live alone, or 1.2 kilograms in homes with two or more adults. In public places, possession is set to 100 grams of cannabis or one flowering plant. For purposes of exchange between individuals – as long as there is absolutely no remuneration involved – limits are set to: 30 seeds or seedlings, or a mixture of the two one flowering plant 100 grams of dry cannabis. The draft law sets up a system of equivalency in which two immature cannabis plants equal one flowering plant, and five grams of fresh cannabis is equal to one gram of dried product. That means people will be able to exchange up to half a kilogram of fresh dagga in public, or may gift each other two immature plants. * This article was updated throughout after publication of the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill, to replace information drawn from an older, unofficial draft of the Bill.

I like reusing my soils, re-amending them to save money. I have a 50l no till pot that is now going on 4 years old, and has grown 3 plants. With the last one though I noticed the soil performance wearing thin, having to fertilize more regularly. Envirofarm has a product that I'm going to test out on that soil. The only amendments going in will be the Epic 5:2 at their recommended dosage. This should be a great soil reviver or addition to a lean soil mix. Opening the jar you get this organic earthy and fresh ocean smell. Let's see how it performs.

,So Cabinet has approved a bill to regulate cannabis. We've all been waiting for this, and now that the wheel is rolling again, it is causing quite a stir of emotion among the cannabis community. With the Concourt judgements suspension ending in about 6 weeks, we will undoubtedly enjoy a brief time where that ruling alone will stand as law. For this bill to be passed, it needs to undergo normal parliamentary processes which have to by law, include a period for public submissions. It is time for us to again respond enmasse when public submissions open. This will be the only opportunity we have to fight for the quantities we will be allowed to possess. See the article below. A bit distasteful tone overall,..... https://businesstech.co.za/news/lifestyle/423624/cabinet-approves-bill-to-regulate-private-use-of-cannabis-in-south-africa/ Cabinet has approved the submission of the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill of 2020 to Parliament for processing. Justice and Correctional Services minister Ronald Lamola said in a media briefing on Thursday (6 August), that the bill will give effect to the Constitutional Court judgement that declared some parts of the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act and Medicines and Related Substances Control Act unconstiutional. “The judgement was suspended for 24 months to allow Parliament to correct those sections,” he said. “This Bill regulates the use and possession of cannabis and the cultivation of cannabis plants by an adult for personal use. “It provides the limit of the quantity of cannabis that may be possessed by an adult and criminalizes the smoking of cannabis in public places. ” The bill will have to face parliamentary consideration and a public consultation process before being signed into law. In 2018, the Constitutional Court ruled that the use of cannabis is legal for both personal and medical use. However, it is currently still unlawful to use it outside of your private home as well as buying and selling it. The national drug master plan publishedin June states that cannabis is currently the most widely used illicit drug in South Africa, with an estimated 3.65% of the population (between the ages of 15-64) using some form of the drug. The data shows that its use is widespread amongst all age and income groups and that various forms of the drug are popular for different reasons. “Hydroponic and indoor produced Cannabis is also on the rise amongst the youth and affluent communities,” the Department of Social Development said. “A newly emerging trend in use is the smoking or eating of different forms of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) – a rich resin extracted from the Marijuana plant. Users refer to this practise as ‘dabbing wax’ or ‘honey’.”

How do you know the sex on such a young plant? By monitoring and watching the development of the the pre flowers. Female pre flowers are shaped like a spear head. Male pre flowers look like a crabs claw.

Not sure if it's called that. No the stability is not due to a males absence. Stability isnt guaranteed or a given for any fem generation. Its bred for. At best the only advantage you are drawing from with fems is that Hybrid vigor that an F1(or in this case S1) inherently has. Other than that fems are pretty flat Ito their expression. I dont store pollen at all.

For the sake of diversity. Fems are, if you will, finished products. Bred to produce a narrow but stable genetic pool. If I were to introduce feminized genetics into the regular filial generation, I'm really creating another hybrid, since the fem genetics is already a hybrid. Breeding regular genetics has a goal of achieving a balance of stability and diversity.

I dont think its tricky really as everything moves at natures slow and steady pace. I also do a lot of forward planning and block off entire periods in my calendar to do dedicated breeding runs as opposed to a sensimilla grow. In fact I never have a sensi grow as I'm always busy with some cross or another. Its tricky in that I can only be working with one type of pollen over a 6 week period so i dont risk cross contamination. There are no formulas for predicting. I have gotten to know my plants though and what they particularly could add or take away from the offspring. Only way to know is to judge the parents by the offspring they produce.

Depends where you are... If it's a place like Lenasia, you get some pimped up 318s

So...I've bred an F(f4) generation. The majority are all pretty similiar but one might just be extra special, or carrying a trait I'd like to see in more of the population. I'd rerun the previous F(f3) gen and cross back to it, creating another f4 generation. More of this population will select for that trait, to lock it in, I might need to repeat a back cross. I reverse females to create new S1 feminised hybrids. Purely to grow and enjoy. None of the feminised genetics makes it's way into the line breeding though.

Seed packaging is something that i'm looking at right now. To me its really about getting the seeds in the hands of the growers, so it makes little sense for me to spend a fortune on packaging, having to transfer that cost onto the consumer. But then there are those that like packaging from a collectors point of view. Practically though, packaging needs to protect the seeds from the elements, crushing, and tampering. So whats the middle ground? What packaging do you want?

I've always got time for Cannabis. I do expect the mutation to recess yes, I'm not selecting for the morphed phyllotaxy, but like i say just poking the bear to see if there are any other interesting alleles activated. Yield and vigor are on my list of selection criteria, along with structure. I have at the F4 generation pretty much locked in structure, and my focus will now shift to yield and potency. I might need to back cross (Cube) as I go along to lock them down. Inbred depression is a problem yes. I buffer this in two ways. Running two separate but familial lines(they split at the F2, with the one being more sativa dominant and the other more indica) both these lines drift in other genetic directions. And the second thing is a large population. The point is to keep the population as diverse as possible, while not losing the strain as such. Then it just comes back to your selections. Any plants that do suffer depression or performance issues are not selected.

So 2 out of the 5 are male. They are both so similiar that I decided to keep both and will do a pollination round with each.

I've only ever come across males with the whorled phyllotaxy for this cross. This is the first time its a female, and thought I'd include her to see what the offspring would do. I find genetically odd plants interesting and one never knows what other recessive genetic trait "switches" are also on or will be carried to the offspring.

It will probably be about 6 years if I run a generation every year without hiccups. It gets much easier from F4 where I am. The F2 and F3 generations are rough to sift through and find the right plants. One wrong male selection and you need to redo it. I too hope to be around to achieve it.

Well you can do that with the pheno you choose. But what I'm doing here is breeding one strain to IBL(Inbred Line) or F10 generation. F generations (F for filial, meaning inline...crossing a male and female from the same strain and same generation). Each time you do this, you move up an F level. This generation is the F4 generation, and taken me 6 years to accomplish. Why do I want to do this? Stabilizing genetics. Creating true breeding plants that will breed true plant after plant. There is still variation but many traits become locked in. From a breeding point of view the Chocolope NL line is the foundation I am now starting use to outcross(creating new strains) So out of this population I will choose the best female(s) and they will breed the F5 generation. I am also out crossing to a ghost train haze male, which will be a new strain.