Sacred Seeds

So I've been preparing for a while to setup my second grow. I have 90 % of all equipment and already started with some random bag seed. I eventually got the courage to buy seeds from an international seed bank. I'm based in Western Cape. so I'm aware of the issues of Cape Mail confiscating seeds. I need some serious advice from members who live in Western Cape who have successfully ordered seeds online. I need to know who the trustworthy seed banks are and who is best when it comes to stealth delivery.

Welcome!!!

Sounds interesting... What is the switch called and at which hardware store did you see it?

@GTHydro Thank you for adding Bio-Bloom & Bio-Grow to your online store.

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Welcome @GTHydro Are you representing gthydro.co.za?

Well done @CK It's been a long wait. You must be so excited to take a puff of your first harvest! Enjoy it buddy!

That shit should not even be tried. Curiosity killed the cat.

Well done @Toby You have outdone yourself! :thumbups

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I like the idea of pushing the aircon air through the cool tubes and then cleaning the dirty air with scrubber on exit but I don't know if it will work with that particular Goldair model. It only has an exhaust outlet pipe. I have one plant that is about 15cm tall and I have another 7 seedlings. So I wont be growing only one plant. Unfortunately my ballast is only 400w and I have two 6" Cool tubes. I have an old 150w magnetic ballast with a 150wHPS bulb and a 150w Red Flourescent which I can also use.

Decisions! Decisions! Decisions! A dehumidifier is way out of my budget for now but still on my wish list. Short term I will be able to afford the electricity cost and I will use the aircon in conjunction with the mini dehumidifiers. Another concern is, what do I do with the dirty warm exhaust air coming from the aircon? I have a large corner bath with a service vent on the side. I was thinking of exhausting the warm air thru there but I'm more worried about the smell during flowering as the aircon pulls air form the room if I'm correct. I was thinking of attaching a scrubber to the aircon exhaust but I'm scared that I might burn out the AC. Noise from the AC exhaust might also be an issue.

That is why indoor cost so expensive. Hence the reason why most of us want to grow.

Yes noted that I will have to increase my electricity budget. Does the dehumidifier not make more heat? On the plus side the aircon will be a benefit in Summer.

I found a Goldair Portable Aircon that cools only with moisture removal for R4399. Would this be ideal? Features: - Portable air conditioner - Cooling only - 10000btu - Moisture removal - Electronic and remote

@Skolley I've considered the portable aircon. I would like to know if all portable aircons have dehumidifiers or is it a special feature?

So my first grow had an imminent death in December last year when I moved house. At least I started a new job in January which allows me to have more finances available to make my grow a success. The lessons that I learned at my first attempt was invaluable. I hope it will go slightly better second time around but I'm still going to expect the unexpected. Anyway, I ordered myself a 400w digital ballast with a 400w metal halide and HPS bulbs. Furthermore I got some 6" ducting and clamps, Manual timer, fresh organic soil, Perlite, Fertilizer, Bioneem pesticide etc. I still need to order the inline fan and scrubber. I still have a 150w Flourescent which I plan to add during flowering with my 400w HPS. The old fridge that I prepared last year will be used as an addition to my grow tent that I'm planning to build. I got a moerse roll of Mylar (for free) its a little bit dirty but not stained, so it will need a bit of a clean. So I'm going to use the Mylar to make a grow tent around a metal frame. Design is still in process. In the meanwhile I have my "April Fool" plant and a few other bagseed seedlings that I started growing outside in a pot, I have now brought it indoors and put it on a 12/12 schedule. "April Fool" is a lady, so it seems my seed selection technique that I learned with my first grow has paid off. My main concern is how I'm going to overcome the high humidity in a fairly big tiled bathroom. The grow tent will be about 1.5m depth by 2m width a Height of 2m. but the fresh air intake will become from the bathroom which means it will be sucking in humid air into the grow tent. Any ideas?

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I saw it in a local newspaper. Pity I'm not a homeowner any more. If you have a place to put it that's far away from any outdoor grows then its ok because you give City Of Cape Town permission to come onto your premises to inspect the unit.

Thank you for the input @AJ will definitely follow your advice. April fool is looking much better after I sprayed every 3 days like u said. What did the kingbo cost at Jamies? She's suffering from "wet feet" due to the recent rain that we had. I will bring her indoors next time when it rains.

It's looking good @420SA Posted from BlackBerry Z10

"AprilFool" Day 24 - I found early signs of spider mites on my outdoor plant yesterday. I bought Bioneem this morning and did a foliar spray. How regularly do I have to spray my plant?

I started growing this bag seed in a pot outdoors. Its in an amended JGS mix. I'm planning on building a very small outdoor nursery to house all my outdoor plants. Unfortunately I don't have a lot of yard space and the spot where I'm growing only gets about 5 hours direct sunlight. I named my plant April Fool because the seed popped out of the soil on 1 April.

Happy 420 to all!!! I've been toking 4 20 Minutes since 4:20pm:-hilarious

Welcome Iprins! Hope you enjoy your stay!