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Looks good! Do a full inspection before bringing them inside, you don't want to bring pests inside by mistake.

Hahaha @Ill_Evan First coco grow and now you're growing some pro bud porn.

Welcome back

Luckily you are part of this forum and now you do!

Being an auto, you want to be more selective with how you defoliate as well. However does not look too cramped, airflow looks as if it will be fine etc. I like to lollipop my plants before flower and during the stretch phase to help reduce the popcorn and fluff and help increase airflow and light penetration etc.

Very cool! Just a pitty it is only open to the Garden Route guys.

It is a long time but can happen at times. Some plants are stubborn when it comes to showing sex.

Yeah, does not seem right... Might infact be a photoperiod. Not unheard of or all that uncommon. I have personally purchased autoflower seeds and ended up with photoperiods and so have a few others, or a mix of photoperiods and autos. It could come down to genetics and breeding, or as simple as the seeds getting mixed up.

Hmm interesting, having never done an outdoor grow I wouldn't really know. Never had too much wind in a tent, not that we get as much wind up here in Joburg anyways. Haha I have noticed plants doing that when they know its their bed time. Seen that happen before. Sent from my Redmi Note 7 Pro using Tapatalk

I typically do the bud wash, then I trim afterwards, then hang to dry. I find it easier this way, but much of a muchness really I guess. It is quite nasty to see the dust and dirt on the bud which comes off and even worse is the stuff you probably don't see. Each time you open your tent, dirt gets in, and when you get inside your tent you are bringing dirt in as well... there is soil or coco most of the time and fans blowing stuff around in the tent etc. etc. Do you really want to be smoking all of that? Likely makes the smoke a bit harsher too. I personally don't want to smoke hair, dust and bugs.

@Tee_Aitch_See Perlite is actually great at creating humidity as it has a large surface area due to it's structure - not sure that will help keep the moisture in. Coco could possibly work as a layer taking the knock, otherwise I have seen people use hydroton and that should be fine to use. Never used it myself. I personally just water more often when its hot and when the plants are big.

@Prom if you like techno you must know Stephan Bodzin... AKA Sephan Godzin. haha

@Dank so I see the one product jamies shop sell is this: https://www.jamiesgardenshop.co.za/shop/bio-build-1kg-r60/ Which contains.... salicilic acid, as well as sodium bicarb. Meant to help with PM and increase resistant in the crop.

Good to know, will help some grower out I am sure Thanks for the share

Anyone played around with finishing lights and/or UV?

Welcome! Start a grow diary and post some pics. If you are unsure about anything or want some advice, just ask!

Maybe give some photoperiod a try next time. Sent from my Redmi Note 7 Pro using Tapatalk

You harvested very early.... Still had a good few weeks to go IMO. Probably 5 more weeks or so I'd say. Those pistils look very new and long - they typically end up looking shorter once the bud fattens up and then it still needs to mature after the bud has fattened up. Did you check the trichomes to see their colouring?

Welcome! You got a grow going or still looking at getting some equipment etc?

Ahh ok, I thought it was just their poop. My bad. Sent from my Redmi Note 7 Pro using Tapatalk

@Slartibarfast so I bud wash my plants. Generally the hydrogen peroxide is only require if you have pests and/or PM. Otherwise you can likely skip the Hydrogen peroxide. I am quite rough with the dunking of buds in the buckets, I then "spin" it in my hand to get excess water off and then hang it up to dry before putting it into a tent to dry. Temperature is very important when drying, heat can degrade the terpenes - try keep it under 26C. Humidity is also very important, you do not want it to be too high (higher risk of getting mold) - but at the same time not too low (can dry out the bud too quickly). Do not have fans blowing directly onto the bud either as it will dry it out too quickly. What I like to do and I understand not everyone has such a setup, but have an extraction fan linked to a RH probe to ensure the humidity stays below 70% (65% if you want to be safer). Then fans inside the tent moving air around but not blowing directly onto the bud which is being dried and I check on the drying buds every day to make sure all is going well. I do prefer to bottle before the bud becomes too dry. I prefer my Boveda packs to lower the RH slightly as opposed to have the Boveda packs increase the RH and try add moisture back into the bud. The trick when doing this is to ensure the bud is not put into the jars too wet - if it is too wet take it out the jars and put it back into the drying tent.

It really depends on your budget and what you want to achieve. I have a cheapy chinese vape which has served me well for around 2 to 3 years now, paid like 35 USD for it (R600 or so I think). It works well enough for me to continue to use it, but it is not on the same level as some of the more expensive vapes like the two which @Ill_Evan has... but it does get the job done. Just a bit slower and perhaps with 2 sessions being required. I would like to get myself a proper decent vape sometime soon, probably look at spending around R4k to R5k - like the Pax 3 or Davinci IQ 2. However I do expect the vape to last a good couple of years, both of these are a premium product. So in car terms, the above mentioned vapes are perhaps comparable to a higher end BMW or Merc, where some of the cheaper but still decent ones are perhaps a VW or Honda. My current chinese vape is more like a Cherry or Tata and the Volcano perhaps like a Porsche or Maserati. lol Spending in the R2k range you can still get a decent vape for sure.

I believe chitosan oligosaccharide is from the shells of crabs, shrimp and so forth, but purified into a white powder. I believe the frass does not contain chitosan, only the shell itself - so ground mealworms may work... Not 100% sure though. So how organic it is, well, up to you to decide. You spray it on the plants. I believe it also has benefits for humans if consumed and is particularly good for kidney issues.

So here are some pics of my setup: You can see some of my DIY Quantum Boards in the front, the box fans suspended from the top of the tent, carbon filter and extraction fan to the side. Cable ties to secure everything to the poles inside the tent and lots of rope ratchets. Here is a Light It Up light at the back, another box fan. The oscillating fan to the left will probably come out sometime, or when it dies. I also have my power supplies / LED drivers outside on the top of my tent (on top of a box) to help keep the heatinside the tent down and my multiplug and power is outside the tent. I also make use of the Power Meters so I can see how much watts I am dimming my Quantum Boards to. I did not take a pic of this as I need to use a ladder to get a proper pic and stuff was in the way. Here you can see the damage thrips can do to the leaves of a plant: You can see the twist ties and clips I use for LST on the plants. I want to try reduce the LST, however since these were already quite large plants when I got them I need to make use of LST to try get the plants to where I want them. Here you can see how small the plant is when I start with LST. Just bend it and leave it for a while and continue to adjust as it grows to ensure you end up with a plant trained the way you like it and want it. Pic of some of the plants chilling inside the tent. I just did the LST before taking these pics so plants look a bit messy still though.

Chitosan is suppose to trick the plants immune system, think it is being attacked and eaten by bugs Aspirin & salicylic acid is meant to help the plant handle stress better, handle extreme temps better and even consume less water (so more resistant to drought).