ChrisCPT

Well, harvest done and dusted. Wet trimmed, dried for 9 days, and burped for a further week. Happy with yield and bag appeal. First time I experienced how phenotypes differ. On my outdoor plants we share seed packs, so I only ever get to see one plant per strain. With this indoor run I had 8 plants from one seed pack and the difference between the best and the worse plant is quite significant. Not only from yield perspective but bud quality and looks too. Always knew this was the case, just a wow moment seeing it first hand. Anyway, here are some of the last pics I took. Two weeks before harvest. And some pics of drying. Had to take over the guest bathroom and dining room table.. Wife was not impressed! And lastly the end product Now on to run two. Unfortunately running all 8 pheno's again, as yet to decide which to keep permanently. Will only be able to make that call in two weeks after proper cure. The second run coming along nicely. Will flip in a week and a bit. Can only hope the loadshedding stabilizes somewhat by then. Plan is to reduce popcorn to minimum.. will up the lights from 2 x 600w to 2 x 1000w.. that is what the room was ultimately designed for. Keep safe!

Sweet setup!

Update: did a major defoliation two days ago. Really impressed by how they took it. Maybe a bit late doing it towards the end of week 4, was a bit concerned and still learning the indoor ropes. Not something I would normally do with outdoor plants. Day two of week 5 and I have high hopes! Lowered the lights quite a bit too.. still experimenting with height.

Update time Nearing end of 4 week since flip. Flower has really started to come on nicely in the last 7 days. Any temp advice..? Conflicting advice on the web regarding ideal and acceptable temps during flowering. Obviously don't want to waste eskom on heater if not really necessary. 20 - 23 with lights on during the night 18 - 19 with lights off during the day

I hear you guys.. for me, anyone who sells something and it turns out they misrepresented their product should be called out. If I compare to the vaping industry in RSA.. there is a forum, ECIGSSA, and most of the top vendors in RSA are listed there. If anyone of those vendors does something sketchy they are immediately called out and taken to task. It may sound harsh, but the result after years of transparent opinion and debate is the most customer orientated, competitive and 'fair' industry I have ever dealt with. You can buy anything from any of the listed vendors and you know that you will get what you paid for. Yes, the cannabis industry is not there yet and still in its infancy, but I believe that by not calling out vendors from the get go sets a precedent and expectation in customers minds that it's okay to be ripped off here and there or that it's 'my' fault for not doing adequate research. Yes, do your research, but is 420SA not part of that research and should we not actively contribute? And with something like seeds the foundation of any transaction lies in trust. Apart from a sealed breeder pack, you have to have some form of trust that the seeds are what they purport to be. And even with sealed packs I fear there will be more and more 'fakes' doing the rounds. Pardon the rant, I just have a bee in my bonnet when it comes to dishonest vendors. And a part of me enjoys seeing them named and shamed

F@ck them. Keep naming and shaming. At the end of the day they are hurting the reputation of local breeders such as yourself.

Hey.. kinda disagree with "not mention names".. is it not in the communities best interest to name this person/business? I for one would like to know.. will help me avoid him and issues down the line.

Wow... and respect!

Thanks... will update weekly from now. And try and take pictures with a better camera.

Hahaha.. that is the one positive outcome I am banking on! Every cloud.....

Evening @Naughty.Psychonaut 11 days into flower.. Had a hiccup after spraying Tenazole.. used a low dosage as recommended but plants did not take well to it at all. Cost me a two weeks extra veg for them to recover. Lesson learned. Anyhow, they seem to be over the worst of it. Pics at flip Some pics taken Saturday night after swapping the MH bulbs for HPS Planning on doing a big clean up and defol tomorrow night.

They have filled the space nicely. Will flip in the next couple of days after last round of IPM. Took some clones tonight, first attempt so fingers crossed.

They are coming on nicely!

Respect!!!!!!!!!!

Wow, some precision work there! Impressive

Update - Transplanted to their final homes. I rate +- 2 weeks and I will flip. Can now finally use the automatic irrigation and run off removal and save some time.

My 2c, maak daarmee wat jy wil You are going to want to upgrade somewhere in the future.. 99% of people do. I would rather spend a little more now and have a setup that can be upgraded somewhat. For lighting, look at GrowOpz, he has decent affordable options. If those line items in your quote is ex VAT (too lazy to add them up) and I suspect they are then the price of that light is actually R2500.. for R3000 you could get two 75w lights from him, giving you more light and flexibility as well as the ability to save on electricity when plants are small. Plus, if one fails you atleast have something to tie you over till the warranty is sorted. When it comes to extractor fans, that one will probably do but I prefer running a larger fan at slower speeds.. 150mm minimum.. much better on the noise level and puts you in position to easily upgrade or turn up extraction when needed (especially during late flower). I think theire is a website like fans.co.za or something that does not add the mark-up that grow shops do. Lastly, 80 x 80 is super small. Something bigger would offer so much more flexibility. In an 80 x 80 one or two plants max. I know that all of the above is going to push up costs.. but in the long run you will not regret it. A slightly larger investment now will save you money down the line. And as Martin7381 said, see what you can find in the 2nd hand market.. people often sell tents and other gear for dirt cheap. If you are patient you will be rewarded. Just be careful of buying lights in the 2nd hand market. You have no idea how hard they were driven and generally will not enjoy a warranty.

Thanks Just to be 100% sure, I can set off the Imazigard fogger while plants are in the room?

I experimented with Tenazole a few years ago. Killed each and every plant within a week That being said, I sprayed them 4 or 5 days AFTER a spray of copper fungicide. There was clear copper residue left on the plants when the Tenazole was introduced. I have always suspected that the two chemicals reacted with each other and that caused the Armageddon. Plants were also relatively young at that that stage. But since it seems that your plants are not adversely effected by the Tenazole I am quite keen on giving it a go again myself. It is a systemic fungicide (not many of those on the market) and works awesome on other plants and trees in my garden. One treatment should be enough to keep any PM at bay.

Now that is a sweet setup.. respect. Like the shiny and clean and plants looking great. What fungicide are you using for prevention?

The joys of a multi strain grow. Goodluck, looks like you know what you are doing!

Nice!!! Like the structure of the buds..looks like its not going to be a tough trim job

Welcome Frosty Glad you found a reliable supplier. It's sad that so many of the commercially available meds out there is utter shite. Pop some seeds in Oct/Nov and get into making your own. Not only do you know exactly what went into the meds but the joy of growing is therapeutic in itself!

24 hours later...They bounced back nicely.

Cool.. thanks