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That is impressive... Must be some really nice dense nugs bro! Congrats on the +1kg yeild

Less haste, less speed... Getting this done the fastest is not ever the right way. Yes you need to get the break repaired sooner rather than later.. But way more damage can be done in haste, than can be repaired by the plant in time... So take it easy The split or break is likely very unused to being in the open air and will need to be the first point of focus... Smear honey into the break and apply kelpak aswell... Next is to try bring the break back to where the stem is, and hold it there. I have found that a stiff wire works best for this task, because there is no stretch in it like string or shoelaces have. Twist the wire around a branch that is not broken and can support the broken branch, pull the broken branch up to close the split, honey and kelpak should be coming out the sides, and then tie the branch so it does not separate away from the split when you let go. Additional splints might be necessary, or you might need to hold the plant up with straps, possibly to the light fitting. Alternatively you could place something underneath the branch to hold it up. Now, if you managed to close the gap, and support the plant, you should be good to go.. All that's left for you to do is LEAVE THE PLANT THE EFF ALONE!!! She needs time to heal, and her moving around or even too much moving air can hinder its healing and prolong healing time. After a few weeks you could take the braces off and remove the wires and such... But I don't, I leave it until harvest to not tempt the break to rebreak. And that's it... Shit Happens... But as lo g as you have a plan and the kit on hand, you will be okay

For the same reason humans keep a first aid kit, typically in an easy to remember location and in kit form not bits and bobs, Is the same reason you should be keeping a plant aid kit handy. I have a few things in my kit that I want to share with you. Honey! Not the sulphated kind... Fresh from the bees kind... It is a bit more expensive, but it has the goodness and healing capabilities that sulphated honey just does not have! Kelpak - reduces plant shock and can be applied directly to the wound like mercurochrome Twisty ties, shoelaces, string, bra straps... The list is endless.. You need to be able to hold the plant somehow, create a splint or a brace or wires to the light... If you have those in an easy to find location, you should be able to repair her without too much trouble.

So yesterday I had a branch break... Shit Happens Slipped and knocked a branch and broke it? Trained her nicely yesterday, and today she's split? Child lobbed a ball in your direction and landed on a branch? Look no further! We are here to help!!

Broken branches!? Give us tips and advice on what works for you when Shit Happens!

So I found out yesterday about a workshop or grow vibey thing happening at sunnies this morning.. Sundowners Alberton 10am to 10pm The Green sesh https://www.facebook.com/events/347113229323180/?ti=cl First 50 okes get a pack of white widdow from green smookroom Check the link, let me know if anyone will be pulling thru... Keen for a meet and greet

Aww!! I was hoping for a few more posts!! What came of this plant yo?

Jiirrrrre!! 3am posts for the WIN Ladies looking lush man!

Love it!! I bought swirskii mites from living seeds and I didn't get enough.. You are right on the money there man, thanks for the new supplier! As I was saying, I really went through a discouraging patch of growing and almost threw in the towel completely.. I left my indoor grows to grow and they got out of hand... It was mostly due to the pests I had.. Thrips and white flies then.. Eating my plants terribly. When I eventually got my vigour back, I found that thrips were on the decline... Whiteflies were all gone... But fuck I had spider webs!! I thought... Here we go... Fuck this all to hell... And started closing shop so to speak... As I investigated further... I found that they were just general house spiders and daddy long legs spiders webs... I put two and two together and realized that I need to preserve this relationship somehow... So I left the spider webs..even if they were on my plants (web development is very very different to spider mites) Obviously one isn't going to abandon their grow to get this right, but you can build it up slowly by leaving the random webs in your grow tent corners... I go further and bring in other predators into the grow from the garden, namely male and female praying mantis, lady bugs when I find them.. I must note that I have a small population of midge flies... I don't get rid of them as the spiders eat them too I have found a balance in my grow space and now I just need to maintain it. But if this isn't an option... 50000 swirskii mites from koppert will sort you out

Leaving the garden spiders and daddy long legs alone... Bringing in praying mantis when I find them... Ladybugs from the garden... I'm fairly lucky that I have so many different helpers around the garden... I still have to be careful when I go from outdoor to indoor... But my veg room has built up quite a nice protection. If you would like, maybe I can open a topic in IPM management and we can talk about it there? I'd love your input and concerns.

Predatory mites are great! Very effective at taking down a population or thrips, white flies, spider mite larvae... But you have to pay for them... And regularly reintroduce them to your garden to keep their effective populations up. I just stumbled apon a cheaper, also reliable method haha

Oi vey! Yea then maybe stick with the plastic idea... Anything would be better than your concrete But some solid advice from @PsyCLown , @Trailblazer420 - Go for a flat white or Matt white, doesn't even have to be white... I saw a saying, "as long as it's Matt light" a light colour. A non shiny surface is best, unless you have some mylar laying around haha

What colour is the wall at the moment?

So iv had quite a change of habits over the last few months... I had lost my growing vigor and had mostly left everything to do whatever the hell it wanted to do... And for the most part, I needed to really put in a ton of work to get everything back to a semi structured and functional grow space. The reason I tell you this is because one of the pleasant surprises I had was garage spiders made themselves comfortable in my area and I had a rapid decline in all my pests... At a stage I had mites, thrips, white fly, and PM... And all of that went away when I left the spiders to do their thing... So I'm not telling you to be a dirty cunt and never clean your grow space... Just know the difference between the good spiders, and the pesky mites, and maybe clean around the webs they make and leave them be for the most part... I know it's completely against what you are used to, but hey, you are trying to replicate nature... And there are spiders around the garden doing a good job at keeping pests low... That way you won't need to fork out on IPM as much too. Food for thought

Soap bar size stones... They do float... Until water gets in... Then it sinks and stays sunk, iv never had any get tangled in my roots before. So I would have them in my fresh water res that I use to water my resies or top up with... And when I need them I reach in and grip one.. Best is using them in my AACT... Once the brew is done I put them in various res buckets that need a tea top up. Not more than 3 in a res, depending on how many airstones I have going.. My water Temps were going down below 10, so I used a heater... Growth has been better since then.. More constant.

Sometimes you gotta pull those genes back from the bloom room yo! Good job on keeping them alive... Cuttings from bloom are finicky

Nice diary man! My 2c about the damn airstones that float haha! I bought pumice stones... Like 20... And use them in my res... 1)microbes loooove them... 2)They weigh the airstone down 3)i use them as inoculates to other res buckets I don't like airstones that have plastic housing... I mean... I love them because they last and last... But damnit they float!! I like the ones that look like a ball, they don't float and don't split.. Never get the flat ones as they split like a clam after one grow And did you come right with the fishtank heaters bru? They defs make a welcome difference!

Mmm never heard of Co2 for pests... I can imagine it will be effective to some extent... Critters will bugger off when they can't breathe... But I can't imagine it killing them like ozone would... Exact same process, but ozone... The O3 molecule oxidizes organic matter and ruptures small bugs breathing systems so that they die... In a small tent you can prob get the job done in an hour.. Including a full sterilization of your tent. "oxidizes organic matter" means it will damage your leaves stomata in the process... But you are harvesting soon so it's an acceptable solution Sure it's not something you are gonna just whip out your butt... But, you can hire these machines, or get someone to come provide the service.

An alarm panel with a few outputs will work great too... You can program the zones as indicators... Ie high temp, low temp, high humidity, low humidity, water levels... Then they can trigger the outputs to do certain tasks... So you would need the panel and a few relays.. So one day when I have time and am really baked... I'll rig one up and give a demo

Oh! Yes... Growing is addictive lol... The more I research the more parts and amendments I need and crave... I often find myself thinking about my grow before I go to sleep... And very often lose attention and daydream about growing... Mid convo at times... HI! my name is Richard, and I'm a growing addict. It's so bad, my girlfriend has banned me from any shopping isle with lights or fans or anything that could possibly be used to grow with...

Sjoe! No takers lol... I wouldn't say it's addictive in the sense that I neeeeeeeeed weed and will suck a D for a gram.. But my GF says I get very agro in my voice and become very agitated if I don't have any for a few days... But addictive? Nah.. I can stop now... But why would I want to

I'm a calm man... Most of the time... But disrespect my privacy and I will let you know how I feel about it.. But to go and touch my hobby stuff... My babies... I would have completely lost my shit... Probly a punch out will ensue... Iv had my share of roomies that just don't care... Also had a tiff with a roomie that ended in damages... He damaged lots of my stuff to the value of a few thousand... Even my light at the time... But I think he came to his senses and did his best to repair it... Anyways.. I was the one who ended my grow at that time... I was pissed and said "there's no way I can see these plants to the end" so I chopped them down and chucked them... Moved out few weeks later... Being young sucks... You generally never have bucks... And generally don't earn enough to live solo, but also don't want to live at home with the parental so you find a mate or mates and live together... Share costs and shit. But it doesnt always work out and friendships are lost or damaged... It took me way too long to bite the bullet and find a place of my own... Find a chick with a job... And figure out how to make living together work.. And throw growing in the mix haha Good luck bro, I hope you have since come right

Did you come right man? PsyCLown is right. Blue to N and brown to Nb, for fast, or na for slow... You will need a special switch to have both speeds to switch between... I find that normally slow speed is too slow, and high is too high, or just right... So I would be using Nb for fast...

Also, running a Perpetual grow requires me to have some kind of stability, to accommodate all plant stages within my rooms It could never make sense for me to run 24 hours without an intermediate room to move to before bloom. Single run growers have much more flexibility to play with light cycles and really squeeze the most out of the plant. Note - there are many many more light schedule combos that growers use... But it's normally for a specific purpose or to study how a certain strain grows under different lighting schemes

I like to DIY pretty much everything.. And know many places to get parts... All I really buy at grow shops is the stuff I can't get anywhere else... Nutrients, net pots, LED light systems and grow light systems.. But everything else I can scrounge from somewhere else haha #no offence grow stores!! Living and growing on a budget is no joke haha