Zaskar09

11 hours ago, SkunkPharm said:

Hopefully it's not kak.

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This is going to be my new outlook on life

18 hours ago, Pat999 said:

Yes magnetic ballasts do the flickering. I have a Gavita so it's a beast of note

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Eendag as ek groot is...

Just now, 420SA said:

Is your ballast magnetic?

Yes, is that the problem?

2 hours ago, Pat999 said:

Okay well just a lil updating, my clones in the jiffy pellets has seen better days, I'm expecting to lose quite a few of them due to the kak the pellets were. Anyhow with the new clones in the dome in rockwool cubes we're on track again.

The flowering tent is looking real tasty, it's off to a good start for sure.

Alrighty gecko ecko jankey my you know what over and out

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How do you manage to take photos under HPS? I get a horrible flickering thing.

6 minutes ago, Pat999 said:

1.8*1.8 wide and 700 height?

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I think 1.8 x 0.7 and 1.8 height

This is my first cannabis grow but I have been growing organic vegetables commercially for a while now. Based on my first impression I definitively prefer the OM soil.

It’s more of a SOIL than FF, there’s actually a bit of structure to the soil straight out of the bag, which is rare in bagged soils.

I plan on going full tilt no-till and I think the OM soil will make an excellent base for that. Also busy cooking Greenleaf Organics’ supersoil, which I would probably use predominantly, but I think the OM soil is very similar to what that will be.

Just now, Totemic said:

Let your tap water stand for a day and check if that ph stabilizes somewhat. It would help you out a lot

Thanks, I do let my tap water stand for 24h but I correct the ph straight out of the tap. I never realized there could possibly be a difference before and after.

Will definitely check.

Afternoon all,

I had to transplant my plants a bit sooner than I thought and ran out of FF soil. @420SA managed to sort me out with some Organic Matters soil (thanks for the quick service, it arrived this morning ).

Question regarding ph:

Apparently the ideal ph for FF is between 5.5 - 6.0. Is there a recommended ph for Organic Matters? My tap water is 8.1 btw.

Thanks!

1 hour ago, PsyCLown said:

Hmm, interesting. Does it list the ingredients?
Bioneem sounds as if it may just be neem, haha. is that the case?

 

The copper soap sounds appealing, is it safe to spray on the buds too? A spray every 2 weeks does not sound like a hassle, Powdery mildew does though!

It probably is just Neem, but it’s not that expensive and I’ll gladly pay for something that’s convenient and that someone went through the time and effort to figure out what is compatible with what and at what ratios.

Not sure, but I spray it on tomatoes and squashes during flowering and they turn out fine. I don’t smoke my tomatoes though.

I use this on my vegetables:

https://biogrow.co.za/garden-spray-programme/

It’s different mixes alternated every 14 days, it works really well. It’s from the same guys that make Pyrol and covers both the fungal and pest sides.

Prevention really is better than cure.

I’m no expert but if things go wrong at that stage (ie that early) I would venture a guess and say it has something to do with your medium (potting soil). Don’t ask me what though.

I would recommend you get a proper growing medium, Freedom Farms or Organic Matters or mix Coco, Worm castings and Perlite in a 1:1:1 ratio.

Was root bound, isn’t anymore.

Thanks for the help! How long before I should see some recovery?

The TBK is next as I’m sure its issues aren’t far behind.

@greenkush Not yet, but they’re due for a transplant so might as well do that today.

Would these symptoms line up if they were?

Seems my ASD is a bit sick. Advice welcome:

Morning all,

Please see below pics, I’m not quite sure what’s going on.

My ASD was recently topped at the third node (going for a mainline). Older fan leaves (at the third node) started curling up on the edges and newer fan leaves are pointing straight down. Not clawing, it’s like it makes a 90 degree bend in the middle of the leaf.

Freedom Farms soil.

Only AACT (every third watering) and a 1/4 dose of Seagro about 5 days ago. 

They’re currently in 20cm pots, was planning on transplanting in a day or two. I only water when the pot feels REALLY light, transplant when it feels REALLY light within 24hrs.

Still waiting for my pH pen so they’ve just been getting tap water that’s been bubbled for minimum 12hrs.

I think it might be humidity (struggling to get it past 35) so I sprayed it with a bit of water now (lights off at 10:00).

Any advice would be appreciated.

On 6/10/2019 at 2:58 PM, greenkush said:

Windburn is another option yes.

I think it was windburn, I shifted my fan a bit and didn’t see any more clawing. Thanks for the heads up.

Not quite a weekly update but here goes:

I’ve decided to mainline these ladies as per the Nugbuckets tutorial (can’t remember the forum I found that on). The idea is basically to top your plant a number of times, each time effectively doubling your main colas, and removing practically all other growth. The ASD has currently been topped once (2 colas) and the TBK twice (4 colas).

They’ve also both received their first nutes a few days ago (1/4 recommended dose) and seem to be responding well.

I had my seeds in Jiffy’s with domes, the moment they germinated I removed the domes. At the sign of the first roots they were planted into pots.

This all happened under a 600w HPS (about 1.3m above the plants), literally from the day the seeds were placed in the Jiffy’s. My plants are happy, squat, strong stems with zero stretch.

I’m outside PTA (Cullinan area), most nurseries stock mushroom compost but let me know if you can’t find any, I buy about 20 cubes a year so you’re welcome to a bucket or two if you’re willing to come and get it. It’ll be cheaper to just get it at a nursery if you take fuel into consideration though.

The rest of the stuff you’ll have to get online or at GTHydro in Fourways. I’ve phoned around quite a bit and couldn’t find any nurseries that stocks them.

1 hour ago, 420SA said:

Thank you @Zaskar09 for your R200-00 donation 

I’ve definitely gained more than R200’s worth of knowledge in my short time here.

Good luck! 

2 hours ago, greenkush said:

Something is not happy in your environment, check your RH it may be too low.

Why do you say that?

Not disagreeing, looking to learn.

Howdy,

Does anybody know who stocks the Growlite Perlite and at what cost? I can’t seem to find it anywhere.

Also, what makes this better than regular perlite?

Thanks!

4 hours ago, AcidAlice said:

16.5 is at 05h59 just before the lights go on. I leave a window open in the room for fresh air to come in. Lights are around 40-45cm above. Humidifier releasing warm air.

Do I need a heater? I'm not so keen on more electricity costs, especially a 1000w heater running 24h.

I take it that’s 5:59 in the morning? I don’t know if the LED’s will make such a big difference but I run my lights during the night. The temperature swings are a lot less that way.

I’m reading up a bit now and I think it might be wind burn? 

My fan is on its lowest setting but I’ve turned it now so it doesn’t blow directly on the plants (even when oscillating). I’ll keep an eye on it.

Thanks!