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I store my seeds in my fridge and do not have issues germinating them.

I never put my seeds directly into the medium that, but that comes down to personal preference in terms of germinating seeds.

Many ways to get it done.

44 minutes ago, CoolJ said:

I found as I got older and having less time to spend hours on games I became less interested in story modes and it became more about playing online with friends and having fun in the short time. 

Before my girlfriend and I moved in together we used to play battle royals almost every night during the week. 

 

How often do you playing during the week now that you live with your girlfriend?  

Did you possibly spill some nutes on those leaves?

@CreX 100%

You get some really awesome board games and card games, good fun to play with friends.

Munchkin is also pretty cool and there are many more.

I have played Catan a few times, it is a lot of fun. Games can last for a while though!

12 hours ago, Smelly Joe said:

Xbox Player for about a year and a half. Not sure if its my head/mind that just cant decide on games but I downloaded a lot of games and uninstalled cause I just cant get anything that keeps my attention or is "fun". 

The games that stay on my console that I play due to some buddies playing is :

Fortnite

Pubg

Gears of War etc

I am thinking of downloading Titanfall 2 and just want to know if anybody play it and what your thoughts are... 

 

This is kinda part of the reason why I stopped playing games as well.

As a kid, the games which were available at the time which I loved playing were very different compared to what is available now which literally feels like the same game you've been playing for the past couple of years just with different looks and characters.

A lot of games have gone online and multiplayer too, which is cool and all but its soo repetitive and let's not get into the talk about how many hours some people spend playing and how good they are which can at times take the fun out of it... Counter Strike is like this for me - go around a corner and you're dead before you even get to see anyone.

You need to keep up with the meta, find OP combos, know the tricks and tips etc.

I did enjoy COD Mobile when I was playing it. I wouldn't mind an Oculus Quest 2 either.

EDIT: What happened to games like Spyro, Croc, Crash Bandicoot, Metal Slug, Contra even Metal Gear Solid was cool, God of War, Devil May Cry.

Strategy games like Age of Empires and Red Alert - those were awesome and it was something new. Now it just feels like much of the same from back then and it's kinda boring I feel.

I use to enjoy the Warcraft 3 custom maps which were made, like the battle ships maps etc. That was super fun and exciting and by changing the map you could be playing an entirely new game!

Gaming does not feel the same anymore. At least not to me.

1 hour ago, Marzcanna said:

Thanx I was suppose to do a heavy schawazz but as i said im not a fan of this so i went lighter than usual 

Yeah, I feel you could do a bit more defol still if you wanted to.

5 hours ago, Ill_Evan said:

"The results of this survey confirm that most rolling paper products available on the consumer market contain pesticide or heavy metal contaminants"

"With pesticides, the story is largely the same. Though less prevalent, the concentration of pesticide contaminants varied widely, and a significant percentage of the products tested were contaminated with pesticides in concentrations that exceeded the action limits."

Reminds me of the fact that most soda cans have rat poop on the lids 

Sometimes one just needs to say FUCK IT!

Light your joint and open that can of soda... and enjoy!  

What does not kill you, makes you stronger... right?

On 10/13/2021 at 10:04 AM, Naughty.Psychonaut said:

I spent a lot of my days picking out the thinest of papers, untreated, organic papers, hemp papers....  it's only logical, right? No, it's all bullshit. 

I believe we're being taken for a whatwhat by the marketing sector. BIG RED FLAG FOR HEMP BASED ROLLING PAPERS  BIG RED FLAG FOR ANY CELLULOCE BASED PAPERS BIG RED FLAG FOR ANY WHITE PAPERS

Here is a video to help some understanding how to look at rolling papers before buying and not only to read the name on the box

 

So attached is the report from SC Labs, however they don't state all of the products tested and which failed or passed.

Cellulose papers seem to be something one should stay away from though.

SC-Labs-Report_Rolling_Papers_MKT00308.pdf

Looks good!

I doubt you will have any negative effects from the defol you did.

So when I pot clones or pop seeds (just did some seeds yesterday).

I saturate my medium with 2L to 3L of full strength veg nutes (GHE tripart), that is in a 20L fabric pot. Never had any issues with stunted growth and the medium stays moist for around a week as it mostly evaporates over time as they don't drink much.

Even if the medium is still a bit wet after a week, I will give a bit of feed as well but not the full 3L per pot. My grow environment is likely different to yours though - RH, temp, air flow etc.

I always feed with nutes though, you have your 2nd set of true leaves there as well. Never tried to get seedlings going in coco without nutes, but never had issues either. Not saying it is needed as I know seedlings can go without nutes for upto 3 weeks, just easier for me and I make sure to PH obviously. It does not do any harm. The nutes are then available for when the seedling is ready.

Auto's can be iffy at times though, the most issues I have experienced have been with auto's. Pop multiple seeds at once, some have amazing growth and out of say 5 one is just super slow. Never had this with photoperiods and I have popped a lot more photo seeds.

I really doubt it is your light. You could lower it a little if you really wanted to but I don't feel that is necessary.

@John Stonedwell Eish, how far into the grow are the Motherland Genetics plants?

2 hours ago, Khakibos said:

There's a lot of people who honestly have no interest in the plant, or helping the community, they just want to make some quick $$$. And unfortunately this is something that is going to happen.

100%

I have said that exact thing in a different thread.

As a consumer now a days, one needs to become the expert and do a full investigation before committing to something, otherwise you can end up being shafted and taken for a ride.

One needs to ensure they buy from reputable breeders.

People buying seeds in bulk and reselling, putting different names on these strains, using pictures from others and not of the actual seeds they're selling etc.

IMO these strains / breeders / brands you want to avoid. Rather buy seeds from a breeder who has input into what is being bred and not just from someone who buys their seeds and resells (not talking about seedbanks, but "breeders").

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My question is what type of microbes are those brands using, for example Biodyne and moss blend by umya do not state anything besides dosages and I've used a few others with no mention either. 
I can see how redosing can be a waste in soil and a thriving environment. But what about soiless? Will it than be beneficial to inoculate or is it possible to maintain a healthy environment for the microbes to thrive? 
 

I have seen it before, never tried it.

My thing is, how does this compare to other microbe inoculations?

Products like Biodyne, EM pro soil, ExploGrow etc?

Perhaps a little off topic, but a lot of these products all recommend redosing throughout the grow - if one is providing feed for the microbes, surely they should be happy and thriving and multiplying and not require another inoculation? Perhaps it is for those who do not provide food for the microbes.

Some interesting results.

RAW and OCB both have some strong following! 

However RAW has a wider range and in SA more (maybe all?) of their products are available. I have never seen pre-rolled OCB cones being sold locally.

RAW on the other hand, it is becoming very common - a lot of the vape shops and most headshops sell RAW and a large selection of their range too.

As everyone else has said, the plant is busy re-vegging as the amount of hours of light is now increasing, so they will continue to veg until next year March / April and then will start to flower if you keep them outdoors.

They're going to be BIG plants. Monsters of note as they are going to have a looot of time to veg.

1 hour ago, greenkush said:

Ordered on Saturday morning, received today.

 

Even got the freebie seeds!  

I also started reading the article and quickly stopped.

It was hard to read. 

22 minutes ago, Khakibos said:

I'm just having a hard time deciding what light to go with  

Well, I think both are decent.

I personally would get a light with some Samsung LM301B/H diodes - I have been growing with LM301B diodes for over 3 years and they're awesome and still some of the best value for money diodes around which are tried and tested. Most of my friends also use lights with the Samsung LM301B diodes and no complaints, they're just happy and impressed with the performance compared to the lights they were using previously.

Epistar diodes are also good but I feel the Samsung LM301B has the upper hand in terms of efficiency. I do not think Mars Hydro state which Epistar diodes they make use of, so cannot pull the specs and confirm. I doubt the Epistar diodes are more efficient than the Samsungs though.

Is it just those 2 lights which you are considering?

Based on the pricing I can find, the below is the price per watt. Might be more useful comparing value this way considering the one light is 240W and the other is 300W.

Light It Up: R17.70

Mars Hydro: R29.33

In a 1.2m x 0.6m tent (you said it would fit better in the space you had) 240W would be sufficient I feel.

In a 1m x 1m tent (I feel a bigger tent is the way to go, the space will always be appreciated) having more than 240W would be nice but you can get good results with just 240W in the 1m x 1m still.

When taking price into consideration, you could spend the same amount of money on 2x 240W lights for a total of 480W vs 1x Mars TSL-2000 which is 300W.

Both are dimmable lights, both are silent and fan less.

On 10/9/2021 at 5:34 PM, Khakibos said:

I looked more into mars hydro and saw these tent & light combos. 

- Mars Combo FC-3000 - Aeradix | Mars-Hydro South Africa

-Mars Combo TSL-2000 - Aeradix | Mars-Hydro South Africa (I'm extremely keen on this combo even though the tent is smaller, will be easier to manage in the space its going in)

-Mars Combo FCE-4800 - Aeradix | Mars-Hydro South Africa

Edit: I have seen some great reviews of the lights from Powerful LED Quantum Board Grow lights - Light It Up Store and they are also on my list.  

1.  100 x 100 x 180 tent w/  240W Quantum Board LED Grow Light - Light It Up 

2. this 120 x 60 x 180 tent combo Mars Combo TSL-2000 - Aeradix | Mars-Hydro South Africa   

 

Option 1 gives you a larger grow area (1sqm vs 0.72sqm on the 1.2m x 0.6m tent).

More space is always welcome! Based on this I would recommend option 1.

In terms of the lights, well, you have seen the reviews.  

Let us know what you decide and then start a grow diary for your indoor grow!

I do not recommend Mammoth. I am quite disappointed with the quality of mine, I expected better or a lower price to justify the quality.

I have heard good things about Mars tents and my friend loves his Mars tents. The quality looks good from what I have seen.

Budbox, I love mine! There are 2 gripes I have with it where I feel it could be improved to make it near perfect but not the end of the world either.

Secret Jardin is not bad either, but the quality varies depending on which range you are looking at.

Also a big no for the Magic Garden tents, even worse quality than Mammoth.

I'd also give that Plant Living tent a skip, seems to be a no name chinese tent and often the quality is questionable - despite the fact that some use metal corners.

Light House I have heard of but never seen in person @Ill_Evan may be able to give more info on the Light House tents. I think he has seen them in person.

1 hour ago, ORGANinc. said:

All good points to bring up as they all effect everything, but I think the best way to picture it is to look 1 sided first, understand a type of scenario and the factors at play, lets take an inert system total of X water goes in, the ability for that water to stay in the medium and not be leached out or by evapotranspiration is your holding capacity, if that X stays in for a short or long time, it directly affects the holding capacity. 

Now lets take a living system, of the same volume, not fresh out the bag, this needs to be said. Reason being, the system has not begun the cogs have not been greased and the organism are very much dormant. Once a bag of any soil really that contains some or many amendments goes through wet and dry cycles, according to what's growing in the medium, (ideally the same plant) that microbiome will become more and more robust, the more it goes through wet and dry cycles. increase OM and subsequently water-holding capacity. Some would think more organism more water, but not the case, microbes unlock water in the soil for roots in a microscopic part of the clay colloids that the roots cant even get too.

 Om really increases your water holding capacity, that and covering your soil. lots of water goes up in the air. Generally water is never servicing 100% of its purpose in soil, there is always irregular expenditure, like our government. 

 

I think I see and understand it a bit better now. You are basically saying reuse the soil and as time goes on the organic matter content would increase and therefore the holding capacity increase as well? All the dead roots and perhaps some other matter too.