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I intend to, when these are done. By that time the climate will probably be more suitable anyway.

Yes, yes. I know.

I hope so, it would be great if we can get something out of it. Probably not a bad time to start giving it some flowering nutes next time I water?

Hmmmm .. despite being only knee high to a grasshoppper, it appears as if the Blue Mystic is starting to flower. What the actual fuck. Anyway, I guess I will enjoy at least one tasty popcorn bud!

Thanks, yes this is the plan, kind of. I am also investigating the possibility of getting a small tent and setting it up in my pool shed. Well, once I have a nice new pool shed, that is. As nice of an idea as outdoor exclusive growing is, I'm not sure it's going to work for me, long term. I need something that's out of the way. I still need to pick everyone here's brains about it, but it will be at least 2.5m x 4m and should have plenty enough space to accomodate a tent and other equipment. Still thinking about it...

This is pretty much what I've been doing. I think they've only been watered 3-4 times, many of which were just with spray bottle.

Hello All, So pretty much a month has passed and 2/5 are still alive, albeit very small. They became severely stunted and showed little to no movement for about a week, maybe more. Not sure by what, my ineptness most likely. But, both are still going which is something, I guess: The Blueberry Kush was slumped over and nearly died one day, not sure what happened. I propped him up (and continue to do so), he's still alive and showing some new growth despite having a bit of a kink in his stem. One of his leaves, the one on the bottom left was also chowed by something. The Blue Mystic has generally looked very happy and healthy, but is also going slowly. Really hoping this one pulls through. So yeah, not much to celebrate unfortunately, but I'm going to care for and nurture them as best I can until they either deliver me some delicious buds or die. Whichever comes first! Any thoughts welcome! D

Indeed. How ridiculous. I am having solar put in before month end.

Mine get moved three times a day, following the sun and go indoors at night. But no lights though since I don't own any. Yet. Awww shucks, it's a pity I'm only seeing this now, I live in that general area so it would've worked out well. Thanks for the offer, it is appreciated. Well, I have four pots and four plants on the go at the moment, so let's see how they get on first. But I will definitely get in touch should they also die.

Exactly. I'm looking at it as a fun thing to do, just to grow something. I actually don't smoke enough to warrant growing one plant, let alone 4. But hey, like you said, we have to start somewhere. Indeed. Northern Lights 2.0 is almost ready to go into the pot. I'm just going to put it down to rookie mistakes. All things considered I am glad it happened only 4 days in, as opposed to 4 weeks in. This is exactly why I chose to plant the Northern Lights again. I figured it might just have potentially been user error or a weak plant and not necessarily the strain itself. Yup, this is pretty much how I see it. The other three are doing well, thankfully. Thanks for the offer, I will definitely take you up on it in the future. D

So he didn't make it. But a friend gave me another NL seed, hopefully this one will fair better. Please join me in honouring his memory:

This is very true, but I had to start somewhere. I have 4 pots and would rather have 4 varieties than the same ones, regardless of which ones make it. Granted this poses some risks, but I cannot really afford to buy that many seeds either as I have no other equipment. This is literally the first foray into this kind of thing, so I thought it best to try 4 variants, learn something, and go from there. Perhaps in the future I will do a large batch of seedlings and only use the best/strongest ones. No, I bought from their 'pick a mix' single seeds selection. But, in order to buy singles like this you need to buy a minimum of 4. Guess I should've clarified that.

Hello All, Hmmmmm .. off to a rocky-ish start. The Northern Lights, which germinated first, seems to be fading and I don't think he's going to make it. He was first out of germination and first out of the soil but has yet to lift his head up. The inside of his baby greenhouse and top soil is very, very dry, so I gave him literally one extremely tiny spray of water in case it might be that. As far as I'm aware there's literally nothing else I can do, so let's see what happens. The Blue Mystic which was planted a day after the NL is doing the best and is looking fine and happy. The Blue Cheese, which was planted first with the NL, is also happy-ish, but showing a little bit of yellow colourating on that very first round-ish leaf. Guess it must be a case of the soil being too nutrient rich for him? Not much I can do about it now, we'll just have to ride it out and hope he comes right. The Blueberry Kush, which is a very late starter and was last out of germination, is out above the ground but has yet to shed his little pod helmet. It was also the biggest seed of the lot, for what it's worth. Here's hoping at least 3/4 make it though these first rounds, because frankly, at this point I don't think the Northern Lights is going to survive. Pity, I thought he was going to be one of the best for this climate. On a side, note, does anyone in Cape Town sell single seeds? Nirvana only sells in packs of 4, and I don't really want to buy that many. In case 1 or two don't make it I'd like to plant again as soon as humanly possible as this is not only an experiment in the weather/outdoor situation but also with how the different strains perform against one another. And, how well I can get them to grow using the exact same methodology. I would like to take the 1-2 best performers out of this lot and put them in subsequent lots going forward. Potentially anyway. @DamDaveI seem to remember you mentioning some kind of 'lucky packet'? D

Hi All, Here's the start of my grow diary. As mentioned in this thread, I have no experience whatsoever, so any advice or observations along the way will be greatly appreciated. So far all 4 of my Nirvana seeds have germinated successfully. 2/4 (Northern Lights and Blue Cheese) are ahead of the others with their tap roots at about 1-2cm, so they went into the pots today. The other two (Blue Mystic and Blueberry Kush) will most likely be planted tomorrow as their tap roots are only just coming out. Each of the pots contain Orgasoilux and some mycorrhizal fungus and have been sitting, watered, for about a week now. I only sprayed the top of the soil lightly with some water after planting and enclosed each in a little 4 litre greenhouse. They will stay in here until they get too big. Here they are, Northern Lights and Blue Cheese, each planted in their 10l forever homes: Here's hoping it all turns out ok ... D

HAHAHA. I have two toddlers myself. Yes, my intention is to fix some sosatie sticks to the inside of each bucket so it can peg into the soil and not move at all. Good to know, thanks. I have a small spray bottle so might just do the same.

Are those little wires just for support from wind? After some reading, I bought 4x 4-liter 100% clear buckets for each to make a little greenhouse of sorts so that they can be kept warmer, more humid and sheltered from the elements. My intention is to poke on or two small holes in the top and to keep them in there for a few weeks at least, or as long as they'll fit comfortably. Whichever comes first. Thoughts on that?

Nice. I'm going to plant my 4 autos this week. Holding thumbs!

And this can be reduced by carbon filtering? Are there other ways? Actually, come to think of it, if you do see a too high EC in the runoff, what is the remedy, just more water i.e. flushing until it reaches the correct EC? haha, hence the clever name of the topic? Yes, this is what I'm going to do, I have no intention of transplanting. After germination they are going straight into the final pots. Based on everything that I read, I opted to use 10l fabric pots. As I mentioned elsewhere in this thread, I smoke very, very little. When I used to buy it, I bought about 3g every 3-6 months. As such I have no use for as much as 50g and would probably end up giving most away to friends (this is the plan anyway). This is why autoflowers appeal to me so much, because of their smaller size, reduced yield and generally shorter growing period. I'd rather have a small variety than a large yield that I couldn't possibly use by myself. In fact, I never would've started growing if autos didn't exist. I only learned about them very recently. I am, yes. Thanks for the offer, I'll see how these go first!

From what I've read around 6.2 is where you want to be. Again, this may not be 100% correct but this is most likely what I am going to be aiming for. Indeed. This is why I always read quite a lot and, to a degree at least, try and average out the opinions I get. Thanks, I'm probably going to be posting a grow diary on here. Then everyone can either silently laugh, ridicule, praise or tell me how lucky I am.

Very interested to see as well, please let me know when you've updated it. FWIW, two other friends of mine are also growing autos outdoors as we speak, one planted about a month ago and one about a week ago. The older plant, an Auto Gelato 420, is looking happy and healthy and has had very little attention according to him:

Thanks for the explanation, that seems simple enough. And do you measure this in the runoff after watering only? How else would you do it when you are at the very early stages and cannot measure runoff due to just giving a little bit of water, i.e. not nearly enough to cause any significant runoff? Yes, I intend to let it sit and get to at least ambient temp before watering.

So am I right in understanding that outdoor plants will have more yield than indoor plants, due to the direction of the light and the fact that it moves?

Eish, the odds are not in my favour. I've only got the 4 seeds, so let's see what happens. For how long?

My intention is to do some very, very basic LST, mainly starting with the main stalk after about 3-4 weeks and bending that one down to the opposite end of where they are going to be planted, and then maybe doing a few other of the main branches depending on how it goes from there. I've read up on the method you describe as well, but this seems to be a more prevalant method with shorter, stubby plants with a thick main stem that cannot be bent. Anyway, I'll see how it goes and adjust accordingly. I want to do LST for a few reasons: a) to attempt to maximise any yield during already trying conditions b) to grow shorter, wider plants that's hopefully more inconspicuous and has a higher resistance to wind c) because it seems like a fun thing to do Absolutely, I only intend to do a few steps of it and I'm trying to keep the rest of the plan quite basic. If I've learned anything from the countless hours of videos and whatnot I've watched and stuff I've read, is to try and keep the process simple.

Another question, is it advisable to plant slightly off centre if you intend to do some LST? I see mixed responses on the subject.