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Thanks for your entries so far guys! What strains are you guys growing there jaun and TK?

A counter argument http://www.mkweb.co.uk/Milton-Keynes-pro-cannabis-group-slam-Professor/story-23055003-detail/story.html

What's your guys opinion on this article??? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/11145094/Cannabis-as-addictive-as-heroin-major-new-study-finds.html

Ok lets get this grow show officially on the road!! Hydro Herb Africa has been so kind as to sponsor this month's prizes as well and they only get better 1st Place wins an All In One Clone Kit consisting of the following: Humidity Dome Holds 16-32 cuttings Heating Mat 32 x rock wool plugs Rooting Hormone Gel Also a Trimming Scalpel and a set of rubber gloves. 2nd Place has a choice of prizes A choice between a 50 liter bag of Promix 50/50 or 90/10 OR A portable Microscope 60x-100x Entries close on 28/10/14. Please read the competition rules carefully by clicking HERE. GOOD LUCK!!!

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Article by News24 - 08/10/14 - http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Morocco-mulls-legal-pot-growing-breaking-taboo-20141007-3 Morocco mulls legal pot growing, breaking taboo

Feel free to add your input on the matter guys! Also share with us what ratios you like to use!

Perhaps one of the more debated topics in the growing community is when is the perfect time to harvest your long awaited buds? In the end it boils down to personal preference but there are a couple factors that you need to know to help you decide when is the best time to harvest for you. You want to wait till the plant has matured in her flowering phase. How matured is a matter of personal preference and debate but this is when the plant will have produced the valuable ingredients that you seek First & foremost, if you're considering harvesting before 6 weeks of flowering, you will be horribly disappointed as no strains mature in that short time! Just be patient and you will be rewarded Pistil Hair Observation This is probably a more old fashioned way of determining the maturity of the plant but it can still be effective, although in a limited way. What you want to be watching is those white pistil hairs. Once 80 to 90 percent of all the white pistil hairs have turned orange, red or brown you could consider your plant to have matured as your lady has given up every last hope of being pollinated...however... this can be misinterpreted and in some cases the pistils will turn before the lady has actually fully matured. Other factors that could cause the pistils to turn before maturity can be high heat, pesticide, different strain characteristics and other factors. The way to make sure of this is by determining maturity with the next method which is probably the most effective way. Trichome Observation For this method you'll need to invest in some form of a portable microcope. Jewelers loupe's work well too. You'll need something that has a magnifying strength of 40x and upwards. What you want to do is observe the trichomes close up and determine their colour. For those who don't know what Trichomes are, they are the resin glands that store THC and the many other compounds. They appear as large stalks with a ball on top, some liken them to a mushroom like shape. Here's what you should see Once you've used your portable microscope to view the trichomes close up, you will be looking for the following colours in your trichomes: Clear Trichomes If you see that the majority of the trichomes appear clear and transparent it is too soon to harvest. This means that the maximum amount of THC and CBD hasn't been produced yet. You will want the majority of Trichomes to go Cloudy. Clear trichomes appear like below Cloudy Trichomes Cloudy trichomes appear with a milky white colour, and they will have lost their transparency. Once the majority of the trichomes have turned cloudy you can consider harvesting your plant but you may want to consider the different options and ratios with Amber Trichomes, especially if you're growing a sativa or sativa dominant hybrid. Cloudy trichomes appear like below Amber Trichomes When the trichomes begin to show an amber or orange colour the compounds such as THC have begun to degrade and while this may be undesirable to some, it can be desirable to others as the compound CBN builds up once the THC begins to degrade. This is usually looked for in Sativa's and Sativa dominant hybrids. You will want to try go for a 70% milky and 30% amber ratio with them. However with indicas and indica dominant hybrids you don't really want many amber trichomes and you should go for a maximum of 10% amber 90% Cloudy when growing indicas. Amber trichomes appear like below As I said though, these ratios can vary and are just a general guideline. As you develop as a grower you should experiment and test the different ratios seeing what high you like best. Everyone is different and may enjoy a different type of high which is why trichome observation is the best way to determine when to harvest your lady/ladies!

The fight for legalisation in Australia is gaining force as well The Guardian - Article Dated 06/10/14 http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2014/oct/06/pressure-builds-to-legalise-medical-marijuana-after-boy-denied-treatment

First Grow ever? Not bad they're looking good

Welcome Bluntman!!! Looking forward to your input and your grows!

How about a young update here Bird?

An article by EWN - Was written about 2 months ago. Thought it might be worth a read SHOULD SA LEGALISE MARIJUANA? Podcast is here

An article from the Guardian dated 25/09/14 - http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2014/sep/25/hemp-wood-fibre-construction-climate-change

Welcome TK! Thanks for joining us!

Very surprising indeed and seeing as SABC is obviously a government entity, it makes it even better. Not to say that definitely shows high hopes but if a government controlled channel clearly leans on the side of legalisation we can be quietly confident We all know whose side Eben(the host) is on Big ups to him as well! One could mistake him as a pro-cannabis lobbyist!

You can enter here Poison no problem. Submit as many diffent designs as you see fit

Ok guys the poll has officially closed . In all honestly I don't think the poll was too effective with a lot of potential for voter recruiting. We will continue to run the poll but the ability for us to decide in the end will always be an option. So... the winner will be decided by us.... Deciding factors this month were the overall beauty of the plant and how much care has been taken with the plant. Some plants displayed deficiencies and some displayed toxicities. It was quite tight between the 2 but in the end Totemic's plant walks away the victor Very close in 2nd place is Birdflu's plant Please Private Message me your addresses and contact details guys and I will pass it onto Hydro Herb Africa. I will keep you guys posted on the delivery of your prizes. Congratulations guys!! Many thanks to Hydro Herb Africa for sponsoring these great prizes!!! To the others, there's always next month! You can enter the same plant next month if you wish.

I actually PMed toker just before he made that post about his inactivity. Said he's going to intro himself this evening.

How many plants can you fit in there and in what size pots?

It has vents but those large zip up one's. My thoughts are to make my own. The bottom isn't sealed because its a shower. There's mesh material at the bottom but I reckon I could seal that. I tested the strength at the top by pulling on it and it feels strong enough to me. I mean it's designed to hold buckets of water at the top. The material doesn't look fully lightproof to me so I may need to line the inside with something, like paint, not too sure.

Was in Makro today and spotted this tent that is almost exactly the size that I want to make my tent It's meant to be a camping shower but doubles as a pretty decent grow tent IMO. It's pretty dam sturdy and supports quite a lot of weight at the top, definitely the weight of my reflector. Let me know your guys thoughts on using this as a grow tent. It's 700 bucks....not bad... Either I paint the interior white or I line it with Mylar or sisalation...

Will announce the winner this evening guys! Will also close the poll this evening so there's still time to vote for those of you who haven't.

Usually about 3 weeks after the seedlings first emerge from the growing medium. Depends what you're growing in.