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3 minutes ago, Wulf said:

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He bud, does the timer make a difference???

Please see below article:
 

https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/701/95201.html

Good question and have often wondered myself. I feel it saves more and forces us to use less hot water. I have the timer on for 2 and a half hours in the morning and I find that the water is still pretty hot the next morning when the geyser kicks on again so not as much energy needs to be used to get the water up to temp again. Climate does help this though with our days frequently being between 30 and 40C. Winter is a different story. 

I'd have to test the theory to be sure and leave the geyser on for 3 days, measure total consumption and then use the timer for 3 days and measure consumption. Could be interesting.

18 minutes ago, Stinger96 said:

Switching off your geyser helps allot when you work on a pay meter. Geysers useability of units.. I've saved plenty on switching the geyser off during the day.

My geyser is on a timer... so I have that addressed. Still bloody expensive though

3 minutes ago, Ill_Evan said:

Damn son where you at? 

Mine is R2.69 per KWh

I was just about to say...

My latest recharge came in at R2.74/unit... one of the many reasons why I haven't been growing for ages now

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There is room for improvement with this area and more to be added but I felt it will be good to get it out there and start getting the database populated. 

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10 minutes ago, Heteropyxis said:

DUDE!!!! My Gas head office is less than 100m form our warehouse! Thank you for the tip. I'm going to contact them now!

Does the CO2 kill them off, while boost.

 

THANK YOU!

 

 

It's a sign from the gods! 

So basically you need to purge the tent of as much oxygen as you can and have co2 displace it. Once you think you've displaced with co2 you'll need to seal up the tent and let it sit for an hour or 2. With just co2 in the tent the bugs will asphyxiate and die. That's where the dangerous part comes in for you though. You need to make sure that you don't inhale too much co2 yourself in the process. If you pass out with a bunch of co2 in the air and a tank still releasing co2, it's tickets 

Strongly advise you don't do it alone and plan it out carefully. 

How big is your tent?

EDIT: you may need a regulator to attach to the bottle. See if mygas can rent one out to you as well

You're quite deep into flower now and I wouldn't really advise spraying pyrol now... problem is you still have a few weeks to go. 

That leaves you with few options right now. You can try control it manually by removing/wiping by hand. Quite tricky with thrips as they move around quite quickly. 

Another drastic but effective measure is purging your tent with CO2 but this is a tricky procedure and needs to be done with caution as you could kill yourself.

I'm currently renting out a co2 bottle for homebrew beer. I rent from MyGas who sells 10L of co2 for just over R300. They then charge you R4-00 a day for the bottle rental. No deposit needed.... As I say its a drastic measure but it should work. Will give your plants a little boost in the process as well

@Wulf is this a grow diary? Can I move it to the grow diaries?

Ya power consumption is an issue with an AC. It does use less power when in DH mode but probably not as little as a dedicated DH. Good luck out there

3 hours ago, CoolJ said:

Thanks for the tips guys. 

My tent is in an outside room that doesn't have proper insolation so putting it in the room will make it work harder I think. 

I'm willing to sacrifice some space in the tent. I've been having some PM issues and got it abit in control. 

My humidity during flower is hitting  60% - 70% and when my lights go off it goes up till 80% in the morning so looking to bring it down abit. 

 

 

You are gonna you need to drop that RH. 

How badly insulated is that room as it may still be more effective than sitting a dehumidifier in a tent with constant ventilation. If you are gonna sit the DH in your tent you need to cycle the ventilation on and off, like on for 30 mins and then off for 30 mins. Or even every 15 mins. Can be complicated as it's a small space with air that constantly gets exchanged, making it very hard for a DH to be effective.

If the air sits relatively still in that outside room then I would still say sit the DH in the room and not the tent. Cycling the extraction fan can work though if you can dial it in right.

There's someone selling their used DH here. I'm no expert on dehumidifiers though. I think the strength of the DH will depend on where you ultimately place it and how you dial in your ventilation.

 Have you maybe considered a portable aircon instead? They're the same price and can do dehumidification. Plus it'll help you out if things get too hot or cold as well. You may also be able to channel the AC's output vent to run into the tent via ducting and use an extraction fan to exhaust the tent. Not sure if the same can be done with a DH

Where is your tent located? In a garage? Room? How large is the space it's located in?

I'm all for it. More often than not, those who are using hardcore drugs are numbing some sort of trauma that needs to be addressed. Locking the user up will just make matters worse for them, psychologically and financially. Plus, in this country's prisons, those drugs are more easily accessible than on the streets.

The state doesn't give two shits about your well being, so them locking you up under the pretense that it's for your well being is absolute shite and they have no data to back that up. Really makes no sense

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Looks really similar to thrips or mite damage. I can't see a def causing that. Strange that you see no sign of any bugs. 

edit: must be the h202 causing slight burn for some reason. All I can think of

15 minutes ago, Ill_Evan said:

What's funny is that Business Tech did a article on them when they first started, questioning the legality, but haven't reported anything about the raid. 

There is definitely media silence on this one, only Fields of Green for All have reported anything about it. 

Cops would usually inform the media of their busts to inflate their ego's. In this case they may actually be unsure whether they did the "right" thing. I reckon FOGFA are the only one's reporting it as they have close ties with Schindlers who were obviously contacted by THC when this happened. Business Tech will probably pick up on it in the next few days

Pending the court case outcome, do you reckon this means they have to halt all their services?

What exactly happened with the raid? Did they chop all the plants or remove them? Confiscate equipment?

Many saw this one coming. Will be interesting to see what happens, how it affects THC going forward, and what effect it will have on the members...

1 hour ago, StonerZN said:

I tried phoning them earlier and they could not assist with a local stockist. 

Did you ever come right here @TheUltimateNoob?

Gthydro has https://gthydro.co.za/products/1026-explogrow-250ml.html 

Great idea. I can only look at the good genetics and dream. This route makes things a lot easier

This has also sprung up a separate board idea now. Seeing as trust plays a large role the board will have to be restricted by a reasonably high post count. Of course the element of risk will still be there but that's up to you guys and where you take the collective buy after the topic has been created

A member who wants to look for collective buyers for a specific pack can start a topic of their own and look for other members to join on the collective buy.

Let me know if this something that would be worth setting up

2 hours ago, ORGANinc. said:

I've used Freedom Farms and Just Cannabis. I would put them in the standard or average category. Good for a base line soil. I have not used Jamie's Garden Soil Orgasoilux but have been intrigued by it since the first time I saw it (asked a reputable source how his trial was and he confirmed it). If the ratios are correct, which i'm sure they would be. That would have to be the most complete, all rounded soil on the market in SA today. To have that many ingredients and still come out around the same price as other brands definitely means other brands should go back to the drawing board. 

In terms of what you are getting for your money. Orgasoilux is far above. But then again, very easy running into problems with feeding, because you don't really need too.

 

Personally I would recommend Jamies soil or Organics Matter. The others to me are, as you say, more base soils that will need feeding. There's no guarantee that Jamies soil or the OM soil won't need feeding but far less so than the others on the market IMO. 

1 hour ago, CreX said:

you so gotta add Culterra and Garden Master Bro!

Im gonna add them just for shits to see how many are wasting their time and money

Vote for your preferred soil in 2020

Please comment with any additional options I can add to this soil list. Must be available locally.

1 minute ago, Stinger96 said:

Nice one...

Let's have a new one for soil as well?

Good idea. Will start it now

As some members pointed out, this poll should have been redone a long time ago... sorry that I've only gotten to it now

Please vote (again for some of you) for the best local seedbank of 2020. More than happy to add options to this list. If you have any suggestions please reply below

Criteria to consider when voting:

• Overall service
• Quality and variety of genetics
• Communication 
• Delivery Times (Does it reflect what is indicated on their website)
• Do the seeds get delivered in original breeder packaging

We have our SOTM Winners decided!

In 2nd place

@Onion

...and in 1st Place

@Scoobydoob

Great pics guys. I'll be contacting you by PM shortly

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