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And I'm off. Germination plan: little pots, bottom 1/2 Organisoilux, top half 50/50 peat/vermiculite. Beans planted +- 1cm deep. Watered in with mycos and some microbes. Some diy humidity domes and found a spot for them next to a lemon haze auto finishing up in the next couple of weeks. Also moved some to my makeshift flower fridge box while Im sourcing a better plan. Let's see

24 hour soak in the shot glass and I have three sunken seeds. Next I soaked some EazyPlugs in 5.8pH water and then let them warm up on the heat mat before popping the three seeds inside at a depth of about 5mm and lightly covering the tops via pinching. Then into the veg tent in a closed propagation dome on top of a heat mat. The veg tent itself is a 1.2x1.2m LiteHouse Lite tent. I have a 120W Quantum Board set at 100W at about 120cm high. From past grows I have found this to be a sweet spot for seedlings/clones but I must still play around considering this is the first time I'm using this tent. I am looking to optimise the light spread as much as possible without necessarily upgrading the LED as well but I am confident it's got enough oomph for a 1.2x1.2 veg tent. The mylar seems way better than my old generic tent but I can't objectively say. Other than that I also have a 4' exhaust fan just to pull stale air out of the tent at low speed as well as a DIY panel heater with a Sonoff switch to automatically regulate the temperature within the veg tent. At this time I like keeping the temp at a cozy 24C. Next we wait for the seedlings to present themselves

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2 of 3 popped and i put em in pots, dome over. Dont have the space in the germination tent for the cam too.. installed in the veg tent, just put light way more up Used 2ml root juice mix to wet the soil. FF green bag. Mixed lunch time and put in the tent to warm up. 24 degrees

Another haircut today. Hope I didn’t take off too much. The cascade is getting lekker long Almost 9 months Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Start Germination (09/05/2021) -Seeds taken out of package and inspected. -Got utensils/tools/equipment for Germination process: shot glass, small yoghurt container/tub, non-pH'd water, soil (garden soil - no added nutrients). -Put water in shot glass. Put TWO seeds in the shot glass with water to soak - "Soaking Method". [Should soak for 3-7 days, depending on how long it takes for seed to split and tap root to start developing, at that point transplant into soil/other medium.] -Put ONE seed into yoghurt tub with soil. Place seed fingernail depth so that seedling/sprout doesn't struggle and take long to push towards the light - therefore germination process will not be comprimised. Water frequently to keep soil moist, but not over-watered. -#NB: ONE of the seeds in the " shot glass" will be taken out after 3 days - regardless of tap root development - and transplanted into soil. This is to serve as a Hybrid Germination Method of the two aforementioned methods. -Place shot glass in darkness. Place yoghurt tub in room under desk lamp (CFL). -Observe frequently for any results/signs of development. Two to three times a day minimum.

Ok so I planted the seeds into a small tray. Soil used is Freedom Farms Fine Gremination Mix. Thanks to @GreenGrow Garden Route Seeds all sunk to the bottom. Planted about 1cm deep. Popped the tray into my humidity dome for some extra heat. Seeds may take a day or 2 longer to germinate as it is quite cold. Will get the heat mat going again this afternoon.

Morning folks. I did a defoliation on the ladies this morning to open up all the mains and growth tips. For the last couple of weeks of vegging I want the canopy as open as possible. I have picked up that the Twisted Helix has a tendency to start splitting at the stem where the plant was topped.. Maybe because she grows so vigorous? So I wrapped the topped tips with insolation tape and will keep it close by if the situation becomes worse. Here are the before and after pics.. Palomino Twisted Helix GSC Tortoni #1 Tortoni #2 Bubblegum Tent view

I would rather play it safe this round 4 months is a short time to grow from seed. Cannot loose a week on germination. 2 weeks for seedlings. 4 weeks veg. 10 weeks flower.

Seeds dropped at around 21:00 today Medium: I'll be growing in coco/perlite using hortimix ferts. Grow space: 1x1x1.8m box lined with pandafilm Lights for flower: 240w quantum board purchased from @Light It Up I'm really looking forward to this and watching everyone's grows. Good luck everyone.

So, Beans have been dropped. Good luck to all

Yeah and they can drown quickly too. These seeds are fresh. Temps are just a bit low after this weather we've had, and I expect everyone's seeds to be above ground within the next 5 days.

Garden Update: Start Of Week 4 This is small update on how the girls are doing going into week 4 of flower, top dressed, also no issues except for one plant was showing calcium defifiancy. Applied some Cal - mag and seemed to have fix it...

So it seems I am falling behind... I'm awaiting a new phone and it will arrive tomorrow, hopefully.. My phone decided to go for shit last week and the tablet I am using now takes real shitty photos.. So.. Go guys I'm on your heals.. Giving you a bit of a head start..

Just had a check, none of the three seeds popped so far.. checking in 12 hours again ^^

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My seeds as well as my totally legit and unique definitely-did-not-accidentally-throw-away sticker

Good luck to all. Im gonna try a full organic, hps grow. Only grew under LEDs up to now but decided to do the an old school grow. [emoji106][emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

First post in Growoff Diary (2021 Indoor Grow Off)

I just got my STS ingredients and now just need to wait for a few clones to get big enough. While I'm waiting I'm looking for some tips on how best to do things A few questions I have so far I see a few articles saying that its best to use multiple plants (i.e. feminize one, pollinate the other). The argument seems to be that the pollen is ready before the flowers are. But if I collect the pollen, which I'd want to do anyway, there is there any real disadvantage to using one plant? Logistically it seems simpler to isolate a single plant... How do you isolate the plant and ensure no pollen spreads? Obviously a separate tent, but I'm sure that is not enough. I'd guess I'd have to have the separated as far away from one other as possible (different rooms). What type of filter? (stockings wont work right?) What schedule do you recommend for STS? Rough timeframe? Any good articles / books I should look at? Thanks

Seeds can drown.... plate them, they are moist... let em breathe.

And Dylan is rooting over rocking vegging away happily Branch inspiration from here Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It will forever remain, by my decree

Rest of the plan is up pot with more Jamie’s soil when needed, watering with rainwater, cal mag and microbes. Biobizz at the ready if they look hungry Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I am very interested to see how long it takes the Tortoni's to germinate with all the different germination methods being used. The two I currently have running took quite a couple of days to show tap root. But then again I dropped them straight into a peat pellet. Good luck man

1) Get a proper lights (I finally got a nice QB) 2) I @#$@#%#$%# hate spider mites

19.15 i checked the seeds (11 hours 45 mins passed) and plated them. 1 swimmer, 2 sinkers Used filtered (carbon and UV) water for plating.. normal kitchen paper towels and a little medical scoop to fish out the seeds and place them. Then cover with another paper towel. Warmed the water to 26 degrees, so the new home is nice and warm. Decided to keep the plates in the veg tent, is rather warm 24/7. Lets see tomorrow morning were we stand. I put the kitchen towel around not to keep it more warm ^^ but to be sure is dark where the seeds are.

Seeing that very body is saying how they will grow here goes. Soil: I have been mixing my own soil for a while now. Base is Peat moss, perlite, worm castings and leaf mold. Amended with Rock Phosphate, vulcanic rock dust, bone meal, gardeners gold dust, kelp meal, alfalfa meal, vitagrow fertilizer, cow manure, insect frass and malted barley. (I might have missed some things) Watering: Blumat system Feeding: Teas if necessary. Foliar feeds. Lighting: Fluence vyprx.

Seeds soaking.

i will drop the seeds 8th May and start the diary.

Ran well over 100 of these through last winter outdoors, and the generation expressed very uniform, and powered through the winter, showing a strong resistance to PM. The reveg on the selected phenos didn't go as planned, so doing an indoor selection run this year. Here we go...

That, and starting 45mins early

Planted out into jiffies. This forum is amazing! Thanks again

Interesting stuff. I'm going to try that for my next run. The structure pictured on the home page is the beautiful.

Website states "100% organic materials", but I like them because they keep the perfect level of moisture I find without me having to stress if I'm drowning or frying my seeds. I however have actually just used my last pack of EazyPlugs and will probably move onto Jiffies in future; there's too much packaging for the EazyPlugs and I seldom find the big refill bags.

Yes please. The cop has got shit going on. Good luck bro your setup looks proper

Grow Strategy For this grow I will be using two different methods of growing assuming a 100% germination rate. I will start all 3 plans in a the VEG tent and when I want to switch to FLOWER I will move them into the FLOWER tent. Details on the equipment used will be in a following post Seed 1: Growing in 50-50-coco-perlite mix Adding in worm-castings Nutrients will be EHG Cover-crop of Marigold and dill will be used for pest control Stick fly traps and diatomaceous-earth will also be used for pest control Plant will start in a net pod and once they outgrow the netpod will be transplanted to a 20L Freedom pot for the duration of the grow. Training Techniques used will be topping and FIMing (depending on plant growth rate), LST and Defoliation Seed 2: Growing in 50-50-coco-perlite mix Adding in worm-castings Nutrients will be Hortimix Cover-crop of Marigold and dill will be used for pest control Stick fly traps and diatomaceous-earth will also be used for pest control Plant will start in a net pod and once they outgrow the netpod will be transplanted to a 20L Freedom pot for the duration of the grow. Training Techniques used will be topping and FIMing (depending on plant growth rate), LST and Defoliation Seed 3 Growing in a hybrid hydroponic grow Nutrients will be Hortimix Plant will start in a net pod and once they outgrow the netpod will be placed into hydro system Stick fly traps will be used for pest control Training Techniques used will be topping and FIMing (depending on plant growth rate), LST and Defoliation Hydroponic system will be a 20L bucket that has a combination on DWC, Fogoponics and Low Pressure Aeroponics. (This is the first time I will be using this system and it will be built and tested within the next week – So this method of growing may change) Germination Method The seeds will be started directly in 50-50-coco-perlite mix in their net pods The coco is first wasted with a hydrogen peroxide solution to remove any bacteria The coco is then washed with plain ph’d water (ph = 6.0) The seeds are then placed in coco 1cm deep The net pods are then placed in a tray which is placed on a 25W heating mat.

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Dropped the 3 seeds at 07.30 into filtered water around 27 degrees. Good Luck to all into the competition! Hope you have a blast...

I hope all the contestants have a kickass Growoff, and frosty flowers. @420SA hats off to you for pulling all this together

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Thanx man. Yeah my problem with the previous mainline was that I started the training too soon and didn't wait for the plants to recover en get strong enough. This time round it seems like the timing was a lot better. So now there is a solid base for the mains to grow from.

Hi folks. So last night was the final topping for the ladies. Every strain except for the Bubblegum got their 3rd topping. On the bubblegum I just tied down the 4 mains in order to open up the canopy. Real stocky little plant hopefully yield will be on par. So now is the final veg stretch for about 2 to 3 weeks then I will flip to flower. Might still need to train and tie down a couple of mains depending on the speed of recovery. But overall the plants are looking super happy and the nute balance seems to be on par. Palomino Twisted Helix GSC Tortoni #1 Tortoni #2 Bubblegum Tent view

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brother....by the way you construct your entry - you are what the cannabis market is missing!! welcome to our humble abode my dude! im sure you will get quite a reply here haha. to me, the cannabis market is missing out on almost everything here in SA - until legeslation passes, we are all kinda waiting to make something cpool happen with our passion! where are you headed man?

Hi folks. So just over a month and a bit into Veg and the ladies are looking stellar. All the clones rooted which I am very happy about! I transplanted a couple today for my clone run with the mothers and the rest given to mates to keep as mothers or to grow and flower them out. Tomorrow will be the second topping for the mainline exercise and Tortoni #2 will get her first topping but I will try and prep her for the second topping in a couple of days. The genetics by @Totemic are really showing their muster and are champs with the high stress training and vigorous root development with the clones. Twisted Helix also seems to be rocking along very nicely with strong growth. GSC Twisted Helix Palomino Tortoni #1 Bubblegum Tortoni #2 Totemic Clones Tent Tent with clones

Also got the news.. that Grow and Bloom are back on the shelves in about 2 months.

Never let your guard down. Just keep your eyes out guys, and dont be a stupid smoker..