Naughty.Psychonaut

I will add to that maybe a nice strong metal floor standing fan to get a draft going. Do you close the corridor off? Do you have a fresh air exchange set in place? Any inline fans bringing fresh air in or taking old air away?

wait, @Pants bud you got that grow area that's like a closed off corridor vibe? a dead end hallway? am I correct? if so how deep is that thing? I have to say the high RH, low air circulation is a bad mix. If it's a long/deep room, more than 2m deep you will have to make like us tent growers and exhaust that air back there. the wind that blows by or that one oscilating fan will not do the job and air will become stagnant and CO2 will build up to undesirable levels and basically choke your plants. suffocating them by the leaves aswell as suffocating them by the roots will have them standing still before looking into a new light. concider some material pots. perfect for soil growers like us. even more perfect for people with high RH.

I have also heard some defficiencies will cause purple pigments to appear, at the end of the day you will find that a certain factor of stress is what causes the reaction in the plant. if it's bread into the genetic, that might just mean that the genetic carries stress and the reaction of the purple pigmentation to show up is easily provoked cause you got a gene that goes into stress easily. so just cause it's genetic doesn't mean it's better, or good persay this is why my purple banana also has "the purple taste"

hahahah yeah no just kidding bout the frostbite cause humans also go purple/black when introduced to cold conditions outside of our favourabilities, it's a shit joke haha I have not read up about it, but what you are saying makes sence and just naturally I would assume that it would also have impact on the terpenes, and this would change the overall smell and taste of the buds aswell...

the wierd thing is, back in about 2009 I got my hands on my first purple bud. this was an memorable moment as I still remember the way it looked and smelled. everything that was good back then was called "Skunk" and there was a few purple buds amongst some skunk buds we got. didn't even look the best, nothing compared to the stuff we get these days, but tasted like grape candy and really packed a punch that was just... different.... maybe I built a tolerance and gained a more acquired taste over the years, like we all do, but without a doubt the hype around the purple weed back then was backed by my first impression and then got watered down over the years. was it perhaps only my perception that has changed

damn, like frostbite for plants luckily this one must be genetics as like I said she will purple up no matter the conditions. none of the other plants are turning so I am very happy. will select against purple going forward

it is almost as if it's the purple specifically. had a bunch slurricane buds took me looooong to smoke cause I didn't like it, made me not understand the hype around the genetic, untill I had some green slurricane. big difference. the banana seems to go purple even when grown in the summer winelands sun, some days go up to 43°C, she still pushes the purps. luckily she is frosty as hell close to pure indica so she lays you down gently and that is what I like about her. she also got her space in my next run, but that will be the last of her. getting rid of her literally because of the purple.

I may have it wrong, taking a closer look at those stones they might just be white stones. but check them so they are untreated for sure. but still retaining moisture shouldn't be a worry you growing organic? how often you watering/feeding?

Thanks man! I have grown the banana a couple times before so I have to say I am more excited for the Super Lemon OG, although the banana is amazing aswell! I can remember smoking something with a heavy citrus taste to it, smell of the smoke was like a bergamot perfume, so I been trying to find something with lemon in the name. the Zkittles seeds I got for next to nothing, a sealed pack of 10 from Bulk Seed Bank so just filled the space with that, but pretty excited bout that too!!

hey bud, I have to put in my here don't make any conclusions, look what my 50w flood light did for me. the brand I used and still use is "light works" and it also makes use of low end diodes probably osram or some generic light company, so if my light was able to do that for me I struggle to believe it's solely your light that is to blame. research to find some grows done with similar lights, look at the setups and read about the conditions and way the plants where treated and all that I believe the fact that I had an enclosed box with proper FAE to reduce plant stress and reflective walls to help the light and all these little small things, material pots for roots to breathe as the LED does not help to dry out the medium like HID, it all factored into the way the plants responded. I also would advise againt putting those white pebbles in the pot, you need the medium to dry out asap and trying to retain moisture should be last of our concerns this time of year. I am not sure about the following, but those pebbles might leach some minerals into your soil. If you have those white stones in your garden you'll see them change colour over time and they leave white paint or some kinda powder on the soil, that's bound to be not good for your plants. I used to sell plants at a nursery just coming out of school, we had to make new displays each week and we use whatever we have in the shop as to advertise what we have. so some would make veggie stands/gardens and almost every single time, the plants with the decorative stones would not grow well. if you wana decorate with stones, use something as close to natural and untreated that you can find. if you wana retain moisture in summer use a mulch like fine alfalfa with DE mixed in, any kinda fine hay will do. NOT wood bark cause they bring diseases and insect larvae.

Day 48 The Banana turned purple overnight, no surprise there, not really a fan of the purple anymore From here 5 weeks max, 4 weeks minimum. Either way 2 weeks from now will stop feed to save on nutes and time, will then start looking at the trichomes and decide when to stop watering from then give it another week with no water to let the medium dry out. Might do 48hrs dark before chop, will see how I feel. might have to harvest at different times. Zkittle Super Lemon OG Banana Hammock upskirt photo Veg

ooof.... that way you gona get 20g per plant.... you will need to double space, max out the room, bud sights from corner to corner, if you wana aim for 800g

that fan is not gona do the job brother. you will also have major light leak and this will be a problem come flower time. you will need something that's made for the job. your extraction fans should run 24/7, both in and out. any stagnant air is breeding grounds for diseases, constant moving fresh air is what we aiming for. like outside

you also have to replace bulbs and ballasts too, loose light intensity after first grow... pffs I thank the higher power every day I started growing after the age of the HID, seems like a headache to work with compared to the LEDs. I would highly suggest LED over HID, specially with the modern tech we have.

You can achieve 800g by doubling your space, or more even, but then you gotta go toward 1000 True Watts. also double pot size. 20L minimum and GGG refered to airflow, you gona need 3 or 4 circulation fans in that space and a 15cm inline fan for extraction, could go bigger (20cm) then run it on low and have the fan last twice as long.

what's up! @Wayne502 4x4x6 what? meters or foot? with a 1000w HID I sure hope it's not foot, or you gona make toast. struggling to think that it's meters cause a 6m high room is a bit much also the DIY option you got in mind will not help you. you gona create fog with ice and a fan, that will damage the light if it blows through it. also you gona need a TON of ice and legwork to keep the ice icey, so much so that it will quickly become impractical. are these the resources you have to work with or are you looking at what to get?

welcome @Growbaron any specific reason you are set on the "kratky" method? always had me wondering, the guys who wana get growing with any plant and jump right to some alternative method of growing other than just plain old soil, are they more interested in growing the plant or are they interested in doing something "out of the ordinary"? with any of these alternative methods you need to do quite a bit more homework and maintenance, need more tools and resources and need a lot more "know how" to get things right. you may also run into quite a bit of trouble and when that happens you need to know how to fix. with all that said, I have no idea how much of a greenfinger you are, so that's why I ask, why the "kratky" method?

I think don't LST, the time left till flip and end of comp won't allow them to get much bigger even if you grow a christmas tree shape. LST will only set you back another day or two

that's a good point lol

how did I miss this thread!! very very usefull and motivating information here!!! mr Psyclown hit the nail on the head with the question I wanted to ask, but also have already gotten my answer on another thread! just wana give a credit here, a close friend of mine grew a chocolope cut he got from a guy a while back. he said the name was chocolope something something. not a serious grower so wouldn't expect of him to know the name and this was before I was on the forum and neither of us knew where the local genetics came from neither did we take any of this serious. joining the forum it didn't take me long to figure out, that had to be some of mr. Totemics work! So even people who aren't aware of who Totemic really is are already growing your stuff and you are making strong impressions and firmly embedding your roots deep in the community and got supporters spreading good words I am sure you don't know of! my hat goes off to you sir. @Totemic this is epic! what shop is this?

That is crazy brother! How do you go about selling THC? Did you have to work through some legal papers and get it lisenced? There's a shop here in Paarl selling weed, like Cannapax used to do, but these guys are legit. So I spoke to the GM and he said it's just paper work paper work paper work, their lawyers are keeping them safe, but they keep getting questioned by the local authorities, even arrested one of the workers, but he was let go the same day after a heap of paper work... I will actually sit and talk with the guy and see if they're not interested in your gummies. I know they're quite uptight with their products, and rightfully so, every bud sold at the shop is from a plant that has their name on and is traced from seed to harvest, so I can't even go sell them my weed, because that would be concidered illegal still. they have a few different THC containing products, but nothing that doesn't fall under their "brand", because as a private company everything that has to do with THC that they wana sell needs to fall under their guidlines given to them by "the law makers". so if you're supplying them you need to become part of their "brand" so in that case you're only producing for them and not selling to them. this is also the only place I know of that legally sells THC, I wouldn't wana suggest and partner you up with dodgy characters hahahah I know it sounds funky, that's because it is hahahah, this whole area of legislation is still very grey, but yeah. Sometimes you gotta risk it to get the biscuit. Also, I know Paarl is far from where you are, but if bulk orders can be placed and shipped then you got a hookup. I have no idea of any places up that side unfortunately.

Congrats man! This is awesome!!! Where can we buy?!

so we got day 39 here, Zkittle Lemon Banana and the veg area

Damn... Dave!!! plants will be showing you their gratitude soon

have heard of guys doing this, but instead of doing it in the oven you grab a pot and put the jar with weed in it in the pot standing up, then you fill the pot with water just till where the weed sits in the jar. place something heavy ontop of the jar to keep it from floating or falling over. bring the water up to simmer so you know you at boiling temp then just lower a tad bit so the water stays hot as hell but not bubbling. keep the jar in there for 60min and fill the pot with water when needed. jar should be breathable so it doesn't build pressure inside and explode. so either flip the lid or drill a hole in the lid and put breathable surgical tape over. best way. so giving up the lid do it in a jar you don't wana use again in future. just make sure the jar is clean and no smells