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Been many a year since I ventured up to the humans world, purveyor of hobbits and fishisis I am. The hills are my home and a 1 horse town with no horse. Looking to learn, share and improve my skill set this season and it will hopefully reflect in my garden. Always had a interest in organics and this season I reckon is a good as any to start. Ive got a cpl seedlings on the go vegging under some fluros under 24hr for now, will drop to 18/6 next month. fishisis I have...... Ogk ATF/ Alaskan Thunder Fook NY GreenCake Blitzspear Luckystar C99 X Blueberry Alaskan Purple 1 X Transkei landrace cpl reg autos I from a pollination last year. They are 17days 9/8.... Decided to start a journal as I'll be entering the outdoor grow off as well.. Tunnel of Mordor........... I have 10x 200-240lt fishing holes dug for some of the new girls. Ill be lining the holes with the rock/crusher stone for drainageI'm going with 50/50 coco/perlite, 50 top soil, 50 compost and ammending with diat earth, fine dolomite lime, turbo grow, rock phosphate, kelp powder. if I've not mentioned anything or you can recommend other additives please do. Eventually I'm wanting to do raised box beds off those spots, but that's more next years objective me thinks... c99 X blueberry...... 12-4/8 Freedoms farms classic mix fed with 1ml biobzz/1lt. Alaskan Purple. 12-4/8 Both are on the same feed/soil at the c99s. #Alaskan2 sprouted a weird 2 finger leaf out but no apical stem, as of this morning I see there is the tip of a leaf poking out, so there's hope of greater things to come... Hope it's a blessed long weekend....

Creating this thread to showcase the rest of the ladies in my growbox during the 2019 Indoor Growoffs. We can only track one of the Chocolope x NorthernLights F4 gen, so I will keep track of the other ChocoNL (number 3) here, alongside my 2 x BlueberryKush F2 gen plants. The Chocolopes have the prime spot under the hps and the BlueberryKush plants are directly under the cfl, but get quite a bit of ambient light from the hps. Day 1 Flowering - Week 1

a 10 minute pre-soak in explogrow and over night in some water 4 days later Day 7

Well so the veg tent is going on. Growing is going on with the clones taking. Need to wait to pic my clones I want and then pot up and give the rest to my friend[emoji1787]sweet honey bbq Alrighty then the flowering tent update will be later today, now scram I got nothing to do and I'm extremely busy at doing nothing Sent from my G3312 using Tapatalk

Good stuff, tunnel of green. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk

Organics [emoji3064]....love it. Sent from my FIG-LX1 using Tapatalk

Howzit, you can also add some bone meal, guano, Atlantic fertilizer or any organic fertilizer for that matter, cow manure, some good microbes if you can find some. Sent from my VTR-L09 using Tapatalk

They seem very happy so far, will update grow log on Sunday. Highest Temps I've had since the change is 27 deg. Coverage is great, I'm already planning a version 2. I want to find out what a solid pice of aluminum sheet will cost me instead of using the strips, which will allow for even heat distribution. Sent from my CLT-L29 using Tapatalk

I use one of these: https://www.takealot.com/goldair-fan-heater-upright-white/PLID38673379 More powerful, has a built in thermostat and it's relatively cheap. Just unscrew it and cut the LED to not disturb your grow. Works really well, I place it behind one of my oscillating fans to get a more even heat in the grow area.

I wouldn't use this. Make life easier for yourself, get some BioBizz Grow or Fish Mix for veg and then BioBizz Bloom for flowering. Works alright and is easy to use. It's tried and tested.

The girls are getting nice and big. Will flip them in 2 weeks.

I still can't come to a rational conclusion why a plant needs any legislation. Legalisation implies laws exist governing cannabis. Outlawing nature is a crime. If laws governing the protection of minors step up, it can't possibly be more severe than our current liquor laws. My point is the law has been the primary vilifier of Cannabis. The problem is that.

In the works Going to hit my Zkittlez male on a selection of my moms. Working on some GirlScoutCookies fem crosses from my GSC mom reversed. Doing a open pollination project with friends to widen gene pools and protect against bottlenecking.

I decided to take one of my c99 clones and experiment with store bought Colloidal silver. The required ppm seems to be a debatable topic, ranging from 18ppm to 100ppm. For the purpose of this experiment I will be using Biosil 20ppm. Let's see how it goes. Sent from my CLT-L29 using Tapatalk

Welcome to my new grow! Really happy to have picked up a 3 pack of Chempie from Ripper seeds by the guys over at biltong and buds. Genetics: Ripper seeds - Chempie (cherry pie x chemdawg 91 x dosidos) Room: Indoors Medium: Freedom Farms seedlings mix + Organics Matter living soil lights: QB 288v2 pots: 2L plastic for germination and early veg + 20L final pot See more day to day updates on my instagram @YourStonedBuddy

Sounds like a very nice strain mr.Stoned....nice and healthy so far.

Yeah Im doing the Grow off. Did you breed those seeds yourself??? Sent from my FIG-LX1 using Tapatalk

Well then you paid really good attention to what he did. Sent from my FIG-LX1 using Tapatalk

Not too much longer... Sent from my CLT-L29 using Tapatalk

Wake and bake snake

Not your usual wake and bake visitor to the garden

Brother that's what mine was,a dream, and I worked at it slowly so go for it if you can mr.Joe.... Helping hands when the ol back gives up is always welcome.... Yip yip organics is the sole aim this season, want to do it properly as over the long run the hard graft put in now pays off later mr.Skunk...

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Hi man your girls are looking very good, that Bay11 is a fav in California and bred by the same guys as GrandDaddyPurple i think. About that guano feed, is it seabird guano, I have been looking for batguano (for veg + flower) here in sa, but I haven't found any. In the states and Canada there is so much choice regarding batguano.

I'm so glad you said ' monster ' mr.Joe, right now my goal is to get them past the danger zone ( pets ) and 30cm high...haha

I like the DIY. Are you going to bend the plants through the net to try get a flat canopy?

Not my recipe... Lemon, Orange, Lime, Raspberry, Strawberry and Blackcurrant Fruit Pastilles 240g Fruit Purée 225g caster (superfine) sugar 95g liquid glucose 10g pectin 2.5ml lemon juice Put the fruit purée, 150g of the sugar and the liquid glucose in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Mix the remaining sugar with the pectin in a small bowl. Whisk the pectin mixture into the boiling fruit purée. Continue to cook over a low heat, stirring continuously, until the mixture reaches 104°C (219°F) on a sugar thermometer. Mix in the lemon juice and continue to cook for 3–4 minutes. Pour the mixture into a silicone mould and leave to set for 2–3 hours in a cool, dry place. Demould the set pastilles and roll them in granulated sugar.

Thanks all - definitely Cal/mag issues. I though that using the Atami coco which is buffered, and FloraCoco which I presumed would be adjusted for Cal?mag in coco would be okay, but will dose them from now. Removed all dead leaves. Thanks

I seem plagued with thrips. Having a partner that had recently completed her PhD in the field of agricultural biological control agents we decided to embark on a experiment in terms of controlling different forms of insect control. Her research primarily focused on that of specific nematode species. These are tiny worms that live in the soil and exert specific types of host seeking behavior in order to track down their pray. This got me tracking down a few companies, notably Jamies garden which I was not that impressed with in terms of feedback, delivery and other factors. In any event, living seeds sells these IPM's (integrated pest management) solutions, however their prices are borderline criminal. So this led me to find Koppert, they do take some time to reply to emails so its best to really investigate in advance if you would like to use one of their control mechanisms. So these are the products I specifically queried on: Swirski-Mite - 1L bottle (contains 50,000 mites) R422 Sportnem-T rather Capasanem 2 x 25Mil R256 Thripex-Plus , 500 sachets R1246 Thripex-V 1L NA (price not provided as Plus was) My approach for future grows will be that of a two attack approach, I will use steinernema carpocapsae, which is a nematode species referred to as SportNem-T, this will be used as a soil drench you will notice the amounts you get (50 million), they are very small and barely noticeable with the naked eye. They will seek out soil born insects such as larvae and potentially even fungus gnats yet to start flying. They do this by action of entering the opening of the insect and releasing a bacteria into the host insect and slowly begin to digest it. These nematodes in particular are harmless to the plant and humans and pose no environmental risk at all , in fact you most likely have them in your garden already, or some other specific species of them such as steinernema feltiae. The other approach will be the use of Swirski mites, 50,0000 of these go for 422 where living seeds charges 89R for 250.... These are predator mites and will hunt down thrips, and various other broad mites. Anyways, thought i'd share some info on this and the company I will be getting my biological control agents from.

Ok. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

I'm going to say about 14 days, however, it depends at what size you first spotted the balls. I think I may have a few that will pop around Sunday-ish. Sent from my CLT-L29 using Tapatalk

Correct, Dischem, Biosil is 20ppm, where as silver labs is 18ppm. Ita on the shelves, generally used as like an immune booster of sorts. Sent from my CLT-L29 using Tapatalk

STS is Silver Thiosulphate Solution. It s a mixture of Silver Nitrate and Sodium Thiosulfate. The Silver Nitrate is expensive, over R500 for 25g. However it lasts long as you use 0.5g to make a 500ml solution which is then further diluted to form the STS.

Whats STS full name? I will have a look at dishchem though next time I am near

Wow, as soon as a few days. So how long from when you first saw balls to them opening? Would be nice to have a rough time line for my plants. Sent from my Redmi Note 7 Pro using Tapatalk

Judging by the size of some of these, they should open in the next few days. I have selected a few females to cross with which are ready and waiting to be pollinated :) C99 will obviously be the only pollinator... Strains awaiting ball popping: Pineapple Express (unknown genetics) Sour Diesel (unknown genetics) Mango Kush (unknown genetics) Bruce Banner (@greenkush genetics) GSC x BB (@greenkush genetics) GDP X BB(@greenkush genetics) Gorilla Glue (unknown genetics) Royal Gorilla x BB (@greenkush genetics) Cinderella 99 (G13 Labs) - 3rd generation Other strains are still to young to capitalize on the fem pollin and will have to wait for the next round, however, it may be a while... Sent from my CLT-L29 using Tapatalk

Yes this is for feminized seeds, the CS is absorbed through the foikage which causes the flowering. It is not due to stress, so your risk of hermies is directly related to your growing environment and will not be due to the CS Sent from my CLT-L29 using Tapatalk

Cool. So just a few stupid questions here. You doing this to get feminised seeds right? Is the colloidal silver forcing the plant to grow pollen, or is it stressing the plant to where it changes to an hermaphrodite? Will the seeds be totally feminised, or will there be chances of them being hermaphrodites? Sorry for all the questions, just trying to get my head around this.

Starting to look very promising... Sent from my CLT-L29 using Tapatalk

For the longest time, my mouth has had me in trouble, hated, a target. This is a norm in my life, but amplified when it comes to Cannabis. So I thought I'd share a snapshot of what drives me, my views regarding the law and the best possible outcome that I fight and hope for. Being a dissident comes naturally, and the Concourts ruling has been the first step in a positive direction regarding stupid laws. I'm first and foremost anti-legalisation. From a commercial point of view, legalization is being driven by money. Its evident as you watch US and Canadian policy being cemented into their respective law statutes. I'm also anti capitalist, so naturally, legalization makes no sense to me, on purpose. My view is simple. Cannabis in its entirety should never have been allowed to be statuted in law at all. In my view, the word Cannabis should cease to have any legal definition at all. Disappear from law. There are thousands of plant species that are outright fatal due to their toxicity, yet not one features in law. Lettuce doesnt feature in law. Why should Cannabis? I see both as a food crop. Whether its food for the body or food for the mind, they are equally benign. I can't find one genuinely rational reason why we need to legalize and then by implication, tightly control cannabis, except for the financial exploitation angle. I hope to in my life see the plant being freed from the clutches of our governments and law. Entirely freed. What's your view?

Capitalism would most likely work if 100% of us were honest. That's never gonna happen. Until our minds can be programmed otherwise. The competition polls attest to this fact @Totemic when you say cannabis should disappear from law do you effectively mean that it should be fully legalised? i.e. as legal as lettuce? lol for it to have no regulation would mean it would have to be fully legalised, open trade for all. If it was totally unregulated, what about keeping it clear of youth? Sure, educating your kid is most important but not all parents follow through with that. The only regulation I see fit for cannabis is regulating the youth's access to it.

These girls are getting lekka big. Lovin it, had some salt buildup issues, but looks to be under control now. Also upped the lighting in budding area with the budget i had. Seems to do the trick. Will flip these in about 2 weeks

Yes I stopped about 3 days ago. Sent from my CLT-L29 using Tapatalk

Nice, been quite a while though. I can't see any balls on my plants yet, using STS. Hopefully something by this weekend. Have you stopped spraying and waiting for growth now? Sent from my Redmi Note 7 Pro using Tapatalk

Still hopeful.... Sent from my CLT-L29 using Tapatalk

Could those be sacks? I think they're tiny little sacks. Still in vegging mode, extended the veg spraying by a week due to a few days that I had to leave town... [emoji4] Sent from my CLT-L29 using Tapatalk

Another week has passed and the girls are looking swell:) Had some issues, but all seems back on track. Im think of keeping them in veg for another month, to grow leka big and strong

Shot for the extra details about your lighting and grow, it is going to be awesome man, I am looking forward to checking out this grow. Best damn hobby in the whole world I always say! Stay blessed up

Awesome @Trailblazer420 good luck with the experiment!