Dank

Some new motherstock im testing right now.

2 x Tropic Banana's from InHouseGenetics

Cookies F2

2x Zkittlez BX (male and female)

The Zkittlez and Cookies are registered genetics with Phylos Biosciences in the states. 

Happy 2021 fam 

The weather has been quite a bit sunnier lately.

My plants get a lot of shade throughout the day with the angle of the sun right now.

Trimmed the clover groundcover under the BluberryKush #4 cut for the first time, quite stoked how the smartpot is coming along.

I started training the DankCheese a bit, cause she wants to outgrow her neighbors. Plan is to go for a Hedge'o'Weed with those three.

The Sherbert and BlueberryKush #3 cut are much slower than the Cheese right now.

I have a mole that hits the raised bed every now and then, not sure how much root damage is happening.

The Tropic Bananas from InHouseGenetics are doing well so far, not many issues. A bug topped the TB #1 so she is starting to bush out nicely.

Blueberry Kush #4 cut

Strawberry Sherb cut (Kush Cookies f2)

Dank Cheese

Blueberry Kush #3 cut

TB #2

TB #1

On 12/23/2020 at 3:13 PM, Bos said:

Outdoors you just have to keep on top of the creepy crawlies and maintian a good IPM.

Running some trials with a tomato leaf infusion, it contains alkoloids that are lethal to softbodied insects like mites and aphids. Want to try Gwarrie bush(var. natal and magic) as well, as no bug touches it. Seems it could have similar properties as the wildeals. 

We can do a bean exchange/swop, possibly in the new year. Always keen for new genetics.

Still have some Vanilla kush and Cookie bird stashed away curing sweetly. The change in flavour profiles and smoothness with such a long cure are unbelievable. 

 

 

 

Sounds good man, all for home made remedies and good ipm regiments. 

Super stoked to hear the herb cured and aged well, some good ol smoke for sure. 

Thanks @Bos , i hope to get em healthy enough to withstand these bugs, but the beetles that come out at night are ravenous little okies.

Going to experiment with wildeals tea (just boiled and cooled down) as a spray to make the herb taste bad to the bugs, no idea if it will work, but i realised no bug touches the wildeals.

Good luck with the season up there, im sure the gals will get stonger and stronger as summer gets gooing.

BTW man I still owe you some beans, gimme a shout if/when ever u need something new to pop 

Just got this invite  Super stoked and proud of my cannafam SA!

Just sharing the invite here for the 420SA crew, peace n buds dudes n dudettes ✌

Was a tuff vote, best of luck!

Been a bit of a slow springtime here, loads of overcast and rainy days made for a difficult reveg period.

Bug pressure is next level at the moment and a big majory of em prefer to hit the Sherb cut.

Had some serious Mg deficiency early on, been supplementing with Mg Sulphate / Epsom salts.

These pictures were taken last week.

Pictures: Blueberry Kush #4, Sherb, Dank Cheese, Blueberry Kush #3 and Tropic Banana #1 + #2 from InHouseGenetics.

This is awesome guys, stoked to hear @CreX is going to test out some of the forum cuts 

@1000Hills Nursery i like that idea of helping somebody to qualify for the cbd heavy cut, this plant is especially good for arthritis and those that cant smoke higher thc weed for whatever reasons. 

Keep it lit 420SA fam 

On 11/17/2020 at 11:20 AM, Prom said:

that is what we talk about! Not the densest, but for a winter grow, rather excepional result. That looks rather tasty, @Dank 

Very much dialed in!   Plant Porn 

Thanks man, been growing these Blueberry Kush sisters a few years now.

Was a very low EC grow, fed mostly organics, to chunk em up a bit a higher EC helps.

This line leans towards the Thai's from DJ shorts Kootenay Blueberry selections. The kush line is more the dense Afghan nuggies.

21 hours ago, Bos said:

Agreed, that does look very tasty. Well done @Dank

Frankly I dont really mind what the bud looks like, if its pretty...bonus.

Priority for me is scent/smell, taste and effect/potency.

Thanks a lot bro, appreciated!

Thanks @Candyman that is some usefull info, right now i just make my boocha with just black tea n sugar, but wil do one of my jars the way you suggested when i top em up again.

20 hours ago, Candyman said:

Here is another usefull piece of info for anyone who cares isolating and cultivating certain strains of microbes. Kombucha contains 2 strains of nitrogen fixing bacteria. One of them is a novel strain and only found in kombucha. I have seen one or two kombucha based products for plants on the internet, but they are certainly a novelty. I feel there is rich untapped potential in kombucha for foliar application purposes. 

I can try test a bit of Kumbucha foliar feeding, how would you dilute and prepare the bucha before the application?

Milk kefir has beneficial microbes when added to the soil or compost.

Back in the day i brewed a bit of compost tea, but now i prefer extracts, leechates, ferments and simple seed sprout water.

Molasses is a great additive for any plant grown in soil, simply mixed in when watering it helps improve the soil life.

Awesome @Mr_Nice_Guy stoked to see that the cutting made it to you, big up to @1000Hills Nursery  for sending on the love.

We spoke a while back and decided it best just to call the cut "Dank Cheese" as im not 100% clear on its origins.

It does smell and smoke very much London, but Exo has quite a following here in SA and i dont want to claim i have THE Exodus cut.

Enjoy it my bru, thanks a lot for posting, peace and buds 

Some budshots (wintergrown outdoor) from the BlueberryKush #3 cut (F2 IBL "berry line" selection).

On 9/21/2020 at 12:51 PM, Dank said:

My Blueberry Kush cut finishing up fast now. 

She is the blueberry muffin cotton candy phenotype.

@Totemic was wondering what your take is on this?

@Prom i think that is pretty accurate, but if one starts with a pure ruderalis as one of the parents, the auto gene shouldn't be that recessive in the F1's. 

With fast versions the auto trait is going to go recessive quicker crossed with a photo, in reverse should become more prominent when crossed with a pure ruderalis.

Just my thoughts, experience will be the best guide, and that 24/0 light cycle 

Hi @Candyman , sorry to hear about the beans, I aggree with @Bakstein420 , give DFG a shout for some free testers.

Let me know if you don't come right, i can send you some of my 2019 collection to test. 

Need an easy way to remember what NPK refers to? Here's a handy quote: “Up, down, all around.” Nitrogen (N) for plant, foliage and stem growth (is the UP); Phosphorous (P) for root development and blooming (is the DOWN); Potassium (K) for ALL AROUND plant growth and blooming!

I see a lot of these kinds of deficiencies/toxicities around, sometimes its the reciprocal relationships between the 3 basic cations that is off.

THE three basic cations, potassium, calcium, and magnesium, compose the largest portion of the essential nutrient elements found in plant ash. ... of excessive amounts of potash will cause a very high content of potassium in the plant, but will lower the contents of calcium and magnesium.

That sounds awesome @Prom , creating a real auto with swazi structure and perhaps even flavours is not impossible.

You might have to work em to the f3's or f4's and then backcross back to some of the f2's, or even f1's again, selecting under the 24hr cycle will ensure you catch the auto gene along the way.

If i had to plan a project like this, i would go swaz male to ruderalis fem (line 1) and then ruderalis male to swaz fem (line 2).

Take some pictures of your swaz and ruderalis males used in the first f1's.

When selecting males outa the f1 gen i would go for the boy closest resembling the swaz, but triggering under 24hr. 

With those f2's you will get an idea if the male carried over the structure, also one of the lines should conform quicker than others.

I would then breed the winners from both lines f3 gen together to see what happens, then also f3 to f1 gen, etc.

Prom's Swaz Autos bred in SA pappi 

@CG420za you could do some copper soap as a treatment incase its rustmite.

Will also help against a few other microscopic issues.

Sounds wicked dude, am I right in assuming you will be doing your selections a 24/0 light schedule? 

Some propper Auto's bred in SA, stoked ekse 

Awe, microscope would be the next step, also keep in mind a virus would not show, just rust mites and co.

I would seperate her from the rest. (you mightve done this already)

Next try not to use any tools that were used on her without disinfecting them. (You prob know all this, just jotting em down incase)

Last thing, have you had a look at the root system? See if there's weird nodules, or weird molds, slimy sections, etc. Just to rule out root issues.

Good luck @CG420za 

Looking forward to this, best of luck, may the genetic slotmachine throw you some jackpots! 

Are you going to gooi a Swaz male onto the Autos? 

Enjoy the grow @Prom 

Could be microscopic like rust mites, or worst case some virus. (Would be more deformed leaves in both cases tho)

Could be you had spidermites but ladybirds or other benificials pulled in and had a feast.

New growth aight?

Im sure it can only help, decent amount of Ca, but no Mg by the looks of it.

Just bear in mind using foliar feeds in long into flower might not be the best for the buds.

Hi @DamDave im assuming the soil is not still hot, and without seeing the new growth, I would say there is most likely a Calcium shortage in that particular pot.

Magnesium might also start getting low, a easy fix would be to topdress the pot with a little bit (half a teaspoon to a full teaspoon) of Calcium Bicarbonate, or Dolomite Lime, whichever you can find.

Eggshells can be also be used, bit a bit of preparation and graft needed. There are a few different methods, here is the simplest one.