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Hi Skylah, Welcome to the community and enjoy your stay. Im sure you will learn alot here.

Hey crazeeone, welcome to the community. Enjoy your stay

Hi Guys, Another quick update. 10 days later and my ladies going strong, added about 5cm mulch to keep the moisture in. I have been watering once weekly with dechlorinated water only. Some pictures below.

Yeah I use his book GLO is referring to alot. Great reference I posted his book here

Thanks GLO, whats your take on using HPS/MH & LED together? Interested to know if there are any benefits or even negatives for the plant & your pocket

Thanks for the input. My ladies are all from clone. So far they growing great. Their first 4 weeks were under 18/6 before I changed to 12/1

Hi guys. A quick update on the lighting schedule. It has been 2 weeks since I have implemented the schedule. So far so good. They are growing at a phenomenal rate. My medium is organic, using my own mix, cooking since last year. I had to pot up a week earlier as the roots were popping out the bottom of their containers. No nutes used to date with only dechlorinated tap water. I am very happy with the progress thus far. I have attached some pictures of the progress. The small pot images was taken on the 23rd and the larger pots the 31st. Ill keep you guys posted with progress. I will move it to their post moving forward.

The best way to prevent insect damage in your garden is to discourage them from coming in the first place. A healthy garden is the best defense. Garden pest control: prevention tips 1.Weed out any weak or infected plants. Pull the plant and dispose of it away from the garden area. 2.Use Seaweed mulch. Seaweed contains trace elements including iron, zinc, calcium, sulfur and magnesium, which grows healthier, sturdier plants. Seaweed mulch also repels slugs. 3.Minimize the possible insect habitat. Clear your garden area of any debris and weeds as these attract insects and allow a perfect place for insects to breed. Use clean mulch. 4.Water early in the morning so plants will be dry for most of the day. Wet leaves may attract insects and can result in fungal damage to your plants. 5.If you’ve been working with infested plants, clean your tools, garden gloves and shoes before moving on to other garden areas. This will reduce the spread of unwanted pests. Natural DIY pest control Homemade remedies are inexpensive and you know what is going into your garden. Many homemade sprays have been successful in ridding gardens of unwanted pests. Here are a few simple solutions. Mites and Aphids: Mix one tablespoon olive oil and a few drops of mild non-toxic dish soap into a quart of water. Place in a spray bottle and shake well. Spray plant from above down, and from below up to get the underside of the leaves. The oil smothers the insects. Grubs: Get milky spore granules and spread on the soil. This causes the grubs to contract a disease that kills them. This natural method only kills the grubs but doesn’t harm other beneficial bugs. One treatment lasts for up to 40 years! Slugs and snails: Sprinkle diatomaceous earth over plants and along the edges of your garden. The small earth particles are sharp and can destroy insects, slugs and snails outer shells. Pests: Coffee has a strong odor which repels insects and animals. You can put grounds around plants in a circle to repel ants, slugs and rodents. Small amounts of coffee grounds can be added directly to top soil. Coffee is high in minerals which is another reason to add to your gardening arsenal. The one exception is that coffee isn’t a good mix with tomato plants. Mosquitoes: Thai lemongrass is a great mosquito repellent. It contains the natural oil citronella. You can buy Thai lemongrass plants or grow them yourself, and they are pretty hardy. To use one as a mosquito repellent, break the stalk and peel away the outer leaves to get to the pulp. Rub the pulp over exposed skin. You can also add it to a spray bottle with alcohol for spray applications. Lemongrass plants around the patio will also help repel mosquitoes. DIY recipe: garlic pepper insect spray 1.Chop, grind, or puree one garlic bulb and one small onion. 2.Add 1 teaspoon of powdered cayenne pepper and mix with 1 quart of water. 3.Let it soak for one hour, strain through cheesecloth and add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the strained liquid. Mix well. The olive oil coats larvae or eggs and smothers them. 4.Spray your plants thoroughly, including leaf undersides. 5.Store the mixture for up to one week in the refrigerator. Note: The mixture can cause skin and eye irritation. Use gardening gloves and spray away from eyes and nose.

Hi Cjs84, Welcome to the community. Enjoy your stay.

Howdy Iprins, welcome to the community.

Thanks Dabztar, Yeah from what I have gathered based on user reviews on this technique, its a great way to identify strong genetics and weed out the poor ones (which will go hermie). Im trying it on Blue Dream, Amnesia Haze and Thunderbud Haze, currently. I am hoping the above strains are strong enough and produce the desired results?

I have done some research and all the info I have gather points in the same direction. The info below provided by jacks is slightly exaggerated in terms of the on/off periods. I have adopted the schedule and adjusted my timers accordingly. I prefer to run my lights on during the night to control temperature and also trying to prevent extreme temperature changes between lights on and off to ensure more tightly internodal growth. Below is the logic behind the 12-1 schedule.

I am going to try this 12-1 light cycle. Ill do some more research on the matter and hopefully I can cut down on my electricity bill. Hopefully I get favourable results?

hey bh4vn35h, welcome to the community

Looking good. Looks like you might experience some height issues later on. Good luck and keep posted

Hi Guys, I found the following. Can I use it on cannabis?

I had to shift+F5 on windows for the update to reflect.

Yeah man, great work on the DIY reflector hood.

howzat bud and welcome to the community

Yeah same here. Took a few cuttings on Sunday. Maybe run a sea of green with this batch, with a short veg period. Ill put some pics up soon.

not a entry but some attempted humour

Great, thanks to all who contributed

Looking good GLO. What is your ave veg period? if you dont mind me asking?

Common guys & gals, show us your plants.

They looking good bud. What is the flowering time?