Dank

I got permission from my better half to sink a 600l tub into the ground as a goldfish pond.

The bonus, i have a brand new 600l raised soil bed to get to work on.

The soil is a sandy and somewhat clayish mix, i will do quite a bit to get it ready for planting in October or perhaps November.

First step i did was to add some CaMg in the form of Dolomite lime, as well as some DE.

Adding calcium to clay soils can help release trapped mg in the clay. It also improves the soil structure, i will add a few amendments of Ca before the bed is finished.

I don't use bonemeal anymore for various reasons. 

Ontop of that I added some semi decomposed leaf compost, and covered the leaf compost with homemade compost before tilling it all in.

Yo 420SA family, decided to gooi a bit of a diary and share some of my escapades with you guys and gals 

Blue Gelato 41 cut that been flowering roughly 4 weeks outside now.

Booooom GhostTrainHaze baby  nice line up there, pulling up a chair for this one!

Gelatos gooing out some nice nuggos, from the #41, stoked to check #33.

59 minutes ago, afternoon blazer said:

Its flowering time now bro. I dont have a flower light or full spectrum.

I only have a veg light. And had the plant on a 24 hour on cycle. So far

You could experiment with sun in the day, veg light at night, is it possible to introduce some red spectrum?

From my experience Autos will finish well outside, but you would prob yield more with increased light hours for auto.

Just realised the heading says Auto, why not keep her under 20hr or 24hr light till the end?

Put her outside on very nice days.

The previous post was meant for photoperiod plants. 

Happy growing @afternoon blazer

17 hours ago, 1000Hills Nursery said:

Officially flowering... 

Harlequin 

Showing good internodal spacing and variety of fruity and bitter stem rubs. 

 

Looking good dude, super healthy winter plantjies!

@afternoon blazer she is looking nice ekse 

Sun is good and if u want to use the veg light to extend daylight hours to 12 it should help.

Carrying plants around a lot during flower could be stressful for them.

Being out in the cold nights also a bit of a stress and slows growth (could severely damage weaker plants). Depending how cold it gets where u live.

14 hours ago, 1000Hills Nursery said:

Beware the power of the Kush

Wait till we show our US brothers we got more then just landrace

For sure  i did get most of my genetics from the USA, too be fair, i owe most of my luck to the Bros Stateside! 

I should add that the Dankstar Kush is related to Afghani and HinduKush indicas, its seeds o forst received from the States in 2012, ur batch is from 2015 selection, hope they pop!!!

The other Kush selection came from the states in 2019, and the Strawberry Bubblegum mom came from Amsterdam.

9 hours ago, TheUltimateNoob said:

Excited to see all the Phenos!
Wish I had the space to breed these trees

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I aggree with @Totemic , you can start small and trade with other growers.

Getting a nice forum cut for a female and then finding a lekker male of your choice (easy method to start), pop those beans for a little pheno hunt 

Yo dude looks bangin! Honored to be in the lineup, duk curious to see how my beans stack up against those.

May the frost be with you  popcorn out, subbed!

@TheUltimateNoob keeping a sterile enviroment is key, keep cutting stems away from air as much as possible until rooting gel is applied.

High humidity for at the first week, then gradually reduce humidity.

Controlled temps will really help a lot and speed things along.

I like to use a plant older than 2 months, recently heard taking cuts from the bottom also increases success.

Buds looking juicy there @Bospatrollie2 , looking forward to checking the progeny.

Happy growing bro, summers coming 

1 minute ago, Popcoen said:

@Dank well that’s how they advertised it, to be honest not a fan of the soil it’s the first time I’ve used it. 
I even gave less than recommended 
This is frustrating cause they have been doing so well... I have moved the fan aswell so let’s see.

Did the problem start after the feed of molasses and epsom salts?

1 minute ago, Popcoen said:

@Dank Hi Dank, 

So I’m using just cannabis soil and I have gone according to their recommendations and fed them recently with Molasses and Epsom salts.. could that be the issue? 

See how the plants react to changes with the fans, I don't think the molasses and Epsom salts would cause harm, unless it was mixed super strong perhaps.

You can topdress with some form of Calcium, about a tablespoon a plant should be ok for a start.

So is this soil mix like a ALL MIX, you can just give water?

Hi @Popcoen its my guess that there is a issue with your medium, did you amend the mix with anything, do you have a way to check the runoff ph and ec?

Looks like severe Ca and Mg deficiency at first glance, the clawed leaves show high Nitrogen, but the plant won't be able to photosynthesize properly without enough Ca and Mg.

@Freshlypicked dial in your watering and u will be ok. 

Overwatering stunts young plants quite badly.

Im assuming u have good extraction and intake for fresh o2.

Not having good airflow can slow things down as well.

Welcome to the forum @ChroniclyChronic , happy growing!

Looks like those seedlings are settling well, nice new growth there 

Holding thumbs for the females, enjoy the grow 

Sorry about the bad experience @GoodDoctorDope , good advice from the 420SA fam.

Check out the breeders group here, we drop some free tester seeds from time to time.

12 hours ago, 1000Hills Nursery said:

Update time... 

@Dank check it out bro... 

The exos chillin in some coco here on the east coast... 

 

Remember sending me some fresh cuttings straight of the moms. We didn't have high expectations but agreed it was worth a shot seeing as you were already sending me other gear. Well bro... 

Roots roots roots. 

So 420sa this is proof that if you want to donate a few cuts to other members you don't need to go thru the whole cloning process and special packaging. A ziplock bag and some wet leaves is all you need. 

Sjoe respect dude! Im sure u gave em thag tlc they needed after their journey!

For sure just leave some air in the ziplock, use dried leaves to soak for packaging.

The original advice was to use a low ec peatmos, low ec cococoir or dried leaves.

I think the old brown leaves have some beneficial microbes that help a bit.

Thanks for the update man, they looking happy, super stoked.

6 hours ago, CreX said:

This makes me so excited

Now just to find some special cuts of my own to contribute! 

Sounds like a plan! I think you guys in the hubs will get this thing to the next level, there are some owes out there with dank shizz, cant wait ekse!

3 hours ago, Batista said:

Finally managed to come right with this ez cloner, no misting, no domes. And yes that is a bag of rocks to hold my pump down lol

So this is an experiment, a last ditch effort to save my already flowered out plants.Hence why you see buds on those babies.
 

Good luck bro, patience they should reveg in time seeing u got some lekker roots on them babies, half the battle is won.

Are those the Ethos babiesnu mentioned?

3 hours ago, Batista said:

@Dank What genetics is your Wedding cake? Ethos?

 

I am really not sure man, was a donation, i didn't ask too many questions. 

The dude wasnt sure if it was birthday cake or wedding cake, but if i recall he said its most likely wedding cake.

I just try look after her cause she is pretty loud.

How is the flavor profile on the Ethos selection. This particular cut is gassy and sweet, quite complex, best description i heard was, like rum a d raisen icecream.

1 hour ago, Bakstein420 said:

Thanks for bringing that up. I use it as I saw it was recommended to another forum member. Will stick with DE in the future 

No worries, DE with the addition of stickystips (even upside down duckttape) in the grow area should keep them in check.

Weddingcake cut painting some nice purples.

Exodus Cheese also doing her thing.

Awe @StickyD420  so basically i dont like to use toxix stuff, messes up soil biology. States on the label that its toxic and harmful to bees, fish and wildlife.

Just a heads up the mention for DE was in regards to gnats, not really mites. However if use the DE correctly during veg (extra silica) you could end up with plants strong enough to withstand mites.

Welcome to the forum @PeeWee

They most likely come from your soil.

U can use diatomaceous earth as a topdressing during veg, as well as stickystrips.

I say veg cause it will provide silicate which can cause a dark ash when used too much in flower.

Some growers cover the tops of their pots with silicate sand or perlite, this sjould also keep them away.

Good luck.

Edit, forgot to say, karbadust is toxic, i wouldnt use it in my garden.