Prawnapple

Posting on behalf of a friend. He has little access to this forum currently.

Do these plants look OK? Are they normal? I am wondering if this weird curly leave shapes is not perhaps due to overwatering?

Agree with @Bospatrollie2 and @PsyCLown - I stored mine in a fridge for more than a year and it still budded, so all good (in a container / envelope).

Favourite strains: Chocolope, Cherry Pie, Mango Lush, Girl Scout Cookies

Seems to be, 1) Male, 2) Male, 3) FemaleSeems to be, 1) Male, 2) Male, 3) Female

I will always top, seems like an awesome thing to do. I've done it once with my one plant and left the other one to just grow out. The one which was topped did way better. More exposure to sunlight for the buds, more buds, etc.

2 minutes ago, Green Leaf Organics said:

Extract it  , you can store a clean extract  in the fridge for years and the extract can be used for all types of things 

Any good vids or guides about turning it into Hash or making an extract? I'm pretty noob when it comes to this.

1 hour ago, Stinger96 said:

Hash im.. kief im... Smoke im... Repeat...  

My harvest was fairly big, at least for my first one  I'm quite happy with the results. However, I should probably consider making some hash..

4 hours ago, Trailblazer420 said:

Just keep some leaves, they're quite resilient. Once you flip back to 18/0 it will revert. Get ready for some erratic growth.

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By keep some leaves, do you mean for cloning? Or some leaves on the stem?

 

6 hours ago, 420SA said:

No not ideal at all. You want to hang it in as dark a place as possible. Also ideally you'd want to monitor conditions -  temp and humidity.

That being said don't bust yourself over that plant as unfortunately she wont give you much at all.

Hi 420SA, I'm not the OP, I have some plants of my own but really appreciate the response!

@SkunkPharm and any and all other people, if I harvest in 7-8 weeks from now when it's ready, do I need to hang it up inside the house or can I hang it up for example under the carport / outside. Obviously not in direct contact with rain and the open air, but under a carport, will that be fine?

I started off by using Vermiculite and I spoke to some peeps that were years in the game. They all prefer perlite, so I tried it and I cannot go back to using vermiculite. Perlite wins for me. It makes the soil nice and breathable and airy  Obviously don't use too much. I prefer a 70% soil, 30% perlite mix.

@Green Leaf OrganicsThanks a lot Didn't know about that

Hi Dudes and Dudettes,

What's the best thing to use as a stick of sorts to keep my plants upright or to prevent too much bending in the wind? When they were small I used 30cm long bamboo skewers. Now they are almost 1m tall lol... What's the best thing to use and where can one but it? PS: Not into looking for sticks in my local park

I transplanted 2 of mine about 2-3 months ago into 25L containers from 15L containers, and they were not doing very well for about a week, and then they started to recover, now they are doing quite well and busy flowering, so hang in there and don't worry too much. As long as you water them enough they should be fine.

Looks like a lady! 

Just wondering. Looks female to me :) Those little hairs

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On 8/16/2018 at 10:52 AM, Justin Hemp said:

Just don't buy them from the local hydro shop, rather go directly to Craig the agent. He advertisers the lights on gumtree

 

 

Any chance somebody could link me this guy's stuff on Gumtree so I can contact him?

8 minutes ago, TomHill said:

If you are asking that question you need to do a lot more reading. 

I am referring to a 250w Metal Halide bulb and 250w High Pressure Sodium bulb respectively. The former is for vegetative growth, the latter is for flowering. 

Thanks, I see what you mean. I am currently doing a lot of research.

2 hours ago, TomHill said:

You don't want to go higher than 250w in that tent. I am running a 250W MH in exactly the same setup and it is more than enough. If you go higher wattage you will have heat issues. 

 Just grab the bulbs from your local electrical wholesaler., you will get both for less than the price of one bulb from a grow shop.

If you have the time and feel capable, google how to wire a ballast for either MH or HPS. Then buy the ballast ignitor and capacitor at your local electrical wholesaler too. 

Otherwise just order a digital ballast most will run 250w, look for a model with a fan that cools the circuit board.  

Feel free to ask for help if you get stuck.

Hi TomHill,

Thanks so much for your response.

"Just grab the bulbs from your local electrical wholesaler., you will get both for less than the price of one bulb from a grow shop." - Should I just grab as many as I can until I end up at 250 W? Should they all be the exact same bulb? Or do you specifically mean 2 bulbs or a certain sort?

"If you have the time and feel capable, google how to wire a ballast for either MH or HPS. Then buy the ballast ignitor and capacitor at your local electrical wholesaler too."

Awesome, will do the research into this! Thanks!

43 minutes ago, Batista said:

@Prawnapple, Where are you based? I've got a brand new 400/250 W HPS enclosed unit that I never used.Magnetic ballast,reflective hood, all enclose in a box with a glass front, just a big security light.

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22 minutes ago, SkunkPharm said:

If all else fails just buy a couple of led spot lights from builders. Mix up the colour ratios.
 

Thanks!

14 hours ago, TomHill said:

In that space I would go with a 250W HID MH/HPS. 

Which of these two would you recommend:

https://hydroponic.co.za/hydroponics/venture-metal-halide-mh/

https://hydroponic.co.za/hydroponics/venture-high-pressure-sodium-hps/

I'll see if I can find some place that sells a 400Watt Ballast. I've never used a Ballast so I have no idea how to use  them lol. Any ideas or shall I rather youtube it?

Thanks so much for the response guys!

@Batista - It'd be HPS and CFL's for sure.

@McB - Fan for intake at the bottom and fan for exhale at the top

Hi All,

Which light would be best for an all-purpose setup? I would like to grow indoors in about a 70cmx70cm to 1mx1m area anything from 1.2 - 1.8m high tent / area. https://hydroponic.co.za/hydroponic/plant-lighting/ - These guy are close to my home and offer a large range of flow lights. My price range is R0 - R1000 max for a light.

All suggestions welcome

Thanks alot.