Dank

Good luck dude, keep us posted 

4 minutes ago, SAgrower said:

6 minutes ago, Dank said:

Hi @SAgrower , you got some insect and bug problems there, the little holes in the leaves most likely a kind of Caterpillar, some of it looks like leafminers, but the biggest issue is what looks to me like rust/blackmold.
The plants are far into flowering to suggest any treatments, except, defoliate as much of the infected/damaged leaves, keep a close eye and chop when she's done, plants in serious stress will usually finish up faster. 

Thanks for the info, appreciate it.

Any time @SAgrower 

I forgot to mention you should take a look around the buds, even inside them, the little caterpillars like to burrow their way into the buds, those buds will develop even further issues.

Hi @SAgrower , you got some insect and bug problems there, the little holes in the leaves most likely a kind of Caterpillar, some of it looks like leafminers, but the biggest issue is what looks to me like rust/blackmold.

The plants are far into flowering to suggest any treatments (in my opinion), except, defoliate as much of the infected/damaged leaves, keep a close eye and chop when she's done, plants in serious stress will usually finish up faster. 

Hi @zairek should be pretty sweet for vegging plants, N is a bit high to push it all the way through flowering I would say.

One thing I noticed is there is no Ca in that, but a decent amount of Mg, I would amend the soil/medium with some DolomiteLime or some form of Calcium. 

Some interesting history here, thought id post it.

Very nice looking flower right there @Bospatrollie2 ! Curious what kind of flavors come from a SwazGold x Kush hybrid, and Swazi Gold is a legend, havent tasted some of that good erb in years now. 

@420sake that sounds great man, breeding does take some foresight and a clear idea of where the strains need to go.

It seems that a lot of the strains going around SA at the moment is very susceptible to PM, local outdoor selections will us to create some very resistant plants over time.

1 minute ago, Mambawana said:

@Dank 

When your beanz are ready we will drop some for you. And perhaps you could do the same... it will just help us all speed things up and have unbiased opinions on the gear.

 

So anyways a monkey broke a branch on my wedding cake cross. I dried the branch and dropped the seeds which were not entirely mature.

 

This is what happened.

 

So if you have plenty beanz, drop some and cross your fingers

 

Hehehe awesome sauce @Mambawana , your seeds don't seem to care about resting! 

And so Monkey's Wedding Cake was born!

For sure I am always keen to test out some new gear, most exciting thing in the world, weed testing! 

17 minutes ago, Mambawana said:

@Dank 

The male was putting on flower clusters at super speed. Kept him on the other side of the property but the daily strong winds had me worried about getting pollen into the intake of my flower room so I chopped him very early. 

Going to @420sake farm to drop some new beanz from this run to see compatibility although I'm not expecting the best as the selections were done from too few plants. Although all this was good practice for things to come.

Awesome vigor, I dig those kind of male plants, whole plant doubles up in 2 weeks and makes flowers out of thin air it seems!

I also can't wait to germ some of my new selection!

Thanks a lot @Mambawana , im down here in the garden route, will definitely want to do some collaborations with you guys in the future, im am there in the spirit for the 2020 projects bro, and just super stoked to see you guys putting in the work that is needed! 

Thanks @420sake , he produced quite a lot of seed indeed! Busy drying and curing some of em already, will get some seedy nug shots up soon 

On 3/13/2020 at 12:59 AM, Mambawana said:

Didn't take pics of the male. Here's one about a week before his chop down

 

Yo @Mambawana super stoked to wake up to this thread brotha!

That male looks nice man, good production by looks of it, and like you mentioned all the sisters are fire so he should pass along some of that, F1's rarely go wrong with a nice vigorous male.

Great to see the all the collaborations going on that side, getting excited to see what comes out, as well as wondering how my ol KushCookies at @Bospatrollie2 will stand alongside the fire you guys are busy with! 

Nice one @DankFiend that sorbet looks juicy bro! 

Happy harvest

I see that leaf quite a lot when plants reveg out of the flowering stages, never ran across a plant that only had 3 blades from seed, if so possibly a rarer phenotype of that strain.

Plants that reveg will usually go from 1 blade, to 3 blades, and then starts producing full sets as the veg period is in full swing.

Sure is growing slowly, I still haven't managed to kill it, but i'll have to give it some extra attention, at this rate it is only making a new set of leaves every month.

It needs a lot of humidity, but not too much sun, and man if the humidity drops, the leaves just curl up, my friend almost lost his motherplants in the last heat wave. 

Here you can see the leaves a bit better. 

This Hawaiian Snow cutting was cut down by my dog earlier in the season, it had only a few tiny leaves left from which it had to regrow.

It has been showing signs of Mg and Ca deficiencies, interveinal chlorosis Mg and then the severe leaf curl I think is from a shortage of Calcium.

Ca being a immobile element it show up towards the top and the Mg is mobile so usually shows up at the bottom of the plant.

I happen to know this strain is a heavy feeder on Ca and Mg, so I will treat her accordingly.

Sup 420SA family! 

Decided to create a diary for all my rescue cases, I don't always grow in optimum ways, sometimes I challenge my plants, bad luck strikes, and a lot of the time I just do something stupid. Plants in need of rescue get donated to me from time to time, this will also be their diary.

Follow along as I try to nurse em back to health, preserve some genetics and learn how to fix my mistakes.

Feel free to give me advice, share your knowledge and experiences.  

I see P Carbonate is available in SA but for some reason difficult to get P BiCarbonate.

And for sure there are infected gardens everywhere, worst outdoor season ever for many.

@Prom I must apologize, the Calcium Bicarbonate is better used as a prevention and follow up, had my wires crossed, P Bicarb is super effective during the veg stages, not sure about the buds.

I wonder why some products seem so unavailable in SA. 

Dudes are budwashing quite a bit this year for the PM, not sure if that is a option, how far does she still have to go?

I have been lucky with the PM, my little breeding spot is sheltered, leaves do not receive mist from ocean (or the dew), really helps a lot I think. 

@Prom you can also try with Calcium Bicarbonate to treat the PM, just its on the buds already  not sure if you want either Potassium or Calcium on the buds.

The plant on the left looks to have some longer flowering characteristics, a more thin leaved Sativa leaning variety, it should continue to flower for another month or so my guess.

The plant to the right seems to be a fast maturing, a more fat leaved Indica or possible Ruderalis hybrid, this plant is going to finish up in the next weeks I would say.

Welcome to the forum @Lucid-grower  

Wedding Cake cutting starting to bud, lovely plant. 

Lovely looking youngster there @Totemic , just the name is screaming fire! 

Pulling up a chair for this one 

8 hours ago, Bospatrollie2 said:

The plant is allready in flower(early stages) so I am hesitant to use a systemic fungicide. Would a contact fungicide be a better option? No point in saving the plant and you can't use the buds.

Yah I try not ever use systemic or any serious chemicals on my weeds. 

The h2o2 and vinegar/s are the fungicides, alone vera supplies micronutrients and other goodies to the wound. It also helps to seal it.

Honey can be used effectively as a antibacterial and antifungal protection/treatment, my weapon of choice for sealing bigger branches after pruning.

Cinnamon can be used as a fungicide, but helps more as a preventative I would say. Sometimes a Honey+Cinnamon paste is all that is needed.

You  an also consider using the CopperSoap on the stem if all else fails.

I would try and keep her alive as long as possible, in her current situation I think she is going to try and finish up quickly.