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Many thanks for your help. I have a friend who has given me some photoperiods and so I'm trying with them. I also think it's too late to try them but I'll have a go!. Also planted 3 more Auto's. One has popped and reckon the others will do today. All I can do for now!. Have a lekker New Year .

Greetings. Thanks for the advise/feedback. I have......I think......got some reasonable soil now!. Am trying an experiment with Auto's straight in the finished pot. Also trying again with photoperiods. Temperatures where I am regularly vary between 30° day to 15° C night. I put domes on at sunset and remove in morning. Is this a good idea or waste of time?. Photo show soil I'm trying now. Have a groovy New Year

Would starting the auto's in a jiffy block be a good option?. If so, which jiffy type should I get. Please understand I'm only trying to grow a few plants (6-8) at a time. I did say 'trying'

Thanks for that.

Most germinate and pop. 'Some' die and yet others get as far as 4 tiny leaves and simply don't get any bigger but don't die!. After reading all suggestions on forum I am now convinced it's the crap growing medium I've been using. I'm in the process of 'trying' to get some decent stuff. Cheers...

Hi Dave. You mention putting a 'dome' coke bottle to protect the young seedlings. This maybe handy for the odd rainstorm also. Do I need to make ' some' holes in the side of the bottle so the plants can breath or not bother as the dome won't stay on long.

Many thanks Marzcanna . I'll see what I can get in this area. Regards.....

Wow..........thanks for your advice. All makes perfect sense!. Like mentioned earlier, I used a proper mixed soil specifically made for Cannabis on my last grow in Spain and had absolutely no issues from seed to harvest!. Got to admit I did wonder if the stuff I've been trying to use here was any good?............... obviously not!. The only thing I'm still not sure of is what 'mix' I should use for the 'centre' of my big pots?. Can I get this premix from FF also and if so what is it called?. I could well be in a difficult time now. FF has closed for Xmas along with many stores but will try to find somewhere. Failing that, looks like it could be another few weeks before I can get hold of decent stuff!. In reality that would mean my grow wouldn't be starting until end of January!. At the very least I am learning about what I need to do to grow here in SA. Appreciate your help and will post an update as and when. Have a lekker Christmas.

I might be wrong but is rose mix not on the acidic side, something which cannabis would not actually like to grow in? Makes sense!.

I appreciate your comments. Have posted a general reply to all.

Hi Damdave, I appreciate the feedback. I have posted some text for reply to others and will try to start all over again. The propergation is going well using some photoperiods!. Will start these in smaller pots to start with using normal potting soil + a decent amount of Perlite this time. I will also try a few auto's again and plant straight into finishing pot, however this time I will try and cover pot if we have heavy rain and keep control of the moisture content. Time will tell...... Have a groovy Christmas....

Many thanks for all the responses. Looks like I will start over and try again!. Rather not say which supplier because it may well be me at fault and not their seeds and so it wouldn't be fair to mention their name. I understand fully that Auto's can be 'picky' with the whole outside growing thing. Have a friend who has given me some photoperiod seeds and so will try with them along with some more auto's from same supplier but different brand. I didn't realize the type of soil could be an issue!. First off I used 'ordinary' off the shelf stuff (photo attached). My mistake here....I think....is I should have added a decent amount of Perlite to this soil?. I realize also that last time I grew I had access to bags of soil that were specifically designed for cannabis. Seems I have to be a little more inventive now!. Yesterday I got a bag of 'Rose soil' from the local agri to try. From what I gather after reading these forum suggestions is that this 'rose' soil would probably be way too rich in nutrients?. When I propergated my first 6 auto's they went straight into the big pots as I knew they don't like to be transplanted. They popped no problem then a day after we had a rain storm and the soil was drenched even though there is drainage the soil remained wet in my pots for too long!. I have some photoperiods germinating now. The weather has stabilized. Will use normal potting soil with perlite mixed in (+/-35%). Will start photoperiods in small containers and try auto's again straight into finishing pot. Happy days,.....live and learn.....never give up, OR , there's always the rasta on a corner somewhere. Will post an update on progress OR lack of.

Greetings all. I am trying to grow outside however for some reason or another I can't even get a decent seedling let alone a plant!. Ok, so I'm definitely not an expert but have grown with success before in Spain. First grow now I'm back in SA and things are not going well!. All seeds so far have been Auto's. I live near Oudtshoorn and the weather has been far from stable since I started trying to grow in October!. I wonder if there are any other people who are struggling to grow auto's outside this year?. Maybe it's just a poor batch of seeds that I paid top dollar for?. Some seeds didn't even propergate!. Anyone else having problems this year with weather or bad seeds?. Time is marching on. Is there still time to plant weed outside?. Any comments welcome.