MissMayhem

Hey guys!

So @Jedi Messiah and I started growing a few plants around June this year, random bag seeds.

Two of them already look like they are flowering, but I'm not cetrain because they but the one in particular seem very small. 

First picture is oldest and is pretty big, she was grown about 3 weeks before the second plant. 

Been very healthy and vibrant. 

Topped it and did LST, grown outdoors.

Didn't give it much feed in the first month or two.

But give it bionitro and bioneem once a week and water. Pic #2 and #3 are some of the what I think are preflowers? 

Then we have plant #2 (pic #4)

the younger one, northern lights bagseed, this plant is 3 weeks younger than the first and i's only at about 15-20cm tall and maybe 10cm wide but very bushy and has a lot of also what I see to be preflowers ? 

Same feeding and water schedule.

Pic #5 is a close up of its flowers.

So my question is,

is it starting to flower? If so, will it reveg when the daylight hours increase? 

 And if we should stop foliar feeds and using neem if it's flowering?

Thank's guys

need some help, germinating seeds seems to be going horribly wrong. some are completely fine, while other are just not doing much of anything, with the same method. we tried germinating 4 seeds, in cotton, on a plate with cling wrap over, 2 germinated fine, tap root came out, one has died since, put it in soil, and it just never came out of the shell, the other two have been in the cotton for just over a week now, with no growth. really not sure what we are doing wrong =/ tried the same method with bag seed, and not a single hiccup, all of them sprouted. any advice, please guys? considering throwing in the towel with growing. pics attached are of the two in the plate.

Hey guys, tried germinating my gorilla glue photo period I got from biltong and budz, germinate alongside a psychedelic, which showed the Tap root in less than 24 hours after the soak, already popped her in some soil, but the gorilla glue isn't showing a Tap root yet at all, 48 hour in cotton later, it did crack, quite significantly, but nothing else. Quite disappointing as I was mostly looking forward to growing that strain. Anything I can do? Should I wait a bit more and hope it bounces back, or just give up on her?

22 minutes ago, PsyCLown said:

I do not think you will have any issues growing the Indica strains, even outdoors in our summer. No different compared to a Sativa strain.

I am not aware of Indica strains not growing nicely in warmer climates, what are your concerns?

Was mainly just the heat. December the temperature sometimes hit 35, didn't know how they would handle it. 

19 minutes ago, CreX said:

The Indica are just better suited to indoor growing due to their short stature... Where as sativas grow very tall and are not suited to indoor growing. 

But outdoors, as long as you have great sun and goor rains... You will have a great Indica plant right here in jozi

Thanks man, appreciate the feedback guys. What forms of training do you guys use outdoors? Was thinking of just topping them, maybe some lst to bend the whole stem down and spread them out even more? Just not sure if it's necessary with indicas. Just don't want any tall plants peeking over the walls

Hey guys, does anyone have experience with growing indicas in a hot environment? Got our hands on some awesome strains from B&B when the relaunch specials were on. But in the excitement research wasn't done, and we got mostly indicas. 

2x ananas funk. Stated as mold resistant, but it's mostly indica. 

1x gorilla glue, also indica dominant

1x gorilla glue auto

1x psychedelic. Indica

1x bigger bud. Indica

1x northern lights. Indica

1x amnesia haze, probably the only sensible choice because it's like 95% sativa. 

All from bulk seed bank, germinated the GG and psychedelic, both seeds cracked in cotton, under a diy humidity dome. No tap root yet. 

Plan on growing them all in small 4l pots until they mature enough, then moving them straight into the garden. What can I do just to help indicas flourish a bit more in the warmer days to come? Any training I should consider implementing? Thank for any advice guys.

Happy growing

46 minutes ago, Bospatrollie2 said:

Reddish mites....? Red spider mites. They are usually found on the undersides of the leaves. Any pics?


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There weren't any on the leaves, just in the soil. Think they might be soil mites. Couldn't take pictures of them, camera won't focus on anything that small

If they aren't a real problem, should I consider leaving them as bait for good critters? Would prefer to do less and let nature take care of it and step in when I have to. 

On a side note, when moving the soil to look for larvae, I found what appeared to be reddish mites or something. Looked like arachnids of some sort. 

2 minutes ago, Totemic said:

Karbadust or diatomaceous earth. Its composed of microscopic exoskeletons and dices and shreds the gnats.

I actually have some karbadust from when my dog had fleas. How would I go about applying it?

After some more investigation, I think it's gnats. Found a couple of winged aphids and they looked completely different. Seems we have a bit of a pest problem. Don't have any companion plants, or plants thb, just grass. Bio diversity is awful, looking at other put door grows, I feel sad for my plants. . I have my plant in the ground, not pots. Did some reading and think I will water less and do a neem drench when she's dry. The neem really isn't doing much with the pest problems though.

Is Jamie's garden neem oil good for that?

How do we go about getting rid of them? 

hey guys, keep finding these weird winged bugs on my plants, assuming they might be female aphids with wings, as I found a small green bug too, too small to get focus on it with the camera. also some black spotting on a few leaves. I've been using bio neem from Jaimes, first spray was around 3ml/L, increased it to 5ml, sprayed the leaves at sunset 3 times in the last 5 days, but these bugs persist. clears up for a day after the neem, but the neem doesn't seem too effective. any ideas or suggestions? thanks guys, appreciate any input first pics are of the bugs, last one is the black spotting.

We planted this little girl (hopefully) about 10 weeks ago. only got nutes late last week and growth is going a tad better. the leaves have gone a lighter shade of green though? we did top her last week, may have been too soon. does she look okay? pulled our male that was growing the fastest, and this one doesn't seem to be developing balls (as of yet). first picture is from about a week ago, without any nutrients, second is from a few hours ago, topped her and fed. last one is a close up, but screwed up the focus, so its shite.

Joints, edibles, really interested in learning different extractions and different ways to consume/smoke. 

Looking forward to trying a few things out with our next harvest.

Hey there, welcome to the forum. :)

i have no experience with indoor growing, but good luck. 

 post pics once you're up and going

On 4/25/2018 at 5:01 PM, SmokeyTheBear said:

I’d like to start this discussion to learn which genetics you guys are interested in or look at growing next.

 

I spend way too many hours unproductively just browsing various international seed banks.

 

Here is an example of what is love to grow and why:

 

LSD by Barney’s farms.

 

Description from breeder.

 

“LSD is a hardy mould and disease resistant plant that responds well to all growing conditions. It was given its name by the Barney’s crew because of its powerful trippy high. This plant is very easy to grow, and can give you a high yield of award winning and powerful buds. LSD gives a euphoric, psychedelic and powerful stoned effect, giving an immense cerebral high. LSD has a musky smell with the intense flavour of earthy chestnut.

 

Specs:

Type Feminised

Photoperiod Normal

Cultivation Indoor/outdoor

Genetics Original Skunk #1 x Afghan Indica

Indoor Yield (g) 700 gr/m²

Flowering Time (days) 60 - 65

Feminised Outdoor Harvest Month October

Feminised Outdoor Harvest Month Week 1st-2nd week

Height (cm) 90/100cm

Height Indoor (cm) 100cm

Indica % 70%

Sativa % 30%

Medical No

Taste Intense flavour of earthy chestnut

Aroma Musky smell”

 

Why this strain?

 

A friend of mine gifted me with 3 grams of a less than premium harvest of his. I fell in love with the smell - almost a bit like yeast, barley and hops. Almost like a craft beer - which I really enjoy.

 

The effects were long lasting, very interesting taste and great smoke even with a less than ideal grow.

 

So which strain is on your wishlist and why?

 

 

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I'm actually really interested in growing the lsd by barneys, myself. 

Please keep us updated on how your grow goes and how dank the final product is xD

I'm so sad. R.I.P

3 hours ago, Bospatrollie2 said:

Yes it will, leave the airstone off and just weigh the end of the pipe down.
My basic recipe...
20lit dechlorinated water
25ml seagrow(food for fungi)
25ml unsulphered molasses(bacteria)
500gr compost in netbag/stocking
(EWC will work too)
Let brew for 24hrs
Good signs- biofilm foam on top
Smells woody/musty/sweet/clean
Golden amber colour
Bad signs- turns dark-bad bacteria
Smells off,bad, stinky, rotten,shit
(Discard)
Don't try to brew constantly, do small batches and start each one fresh.

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Thank you, I really appreciate the recipe.

Definitely want to give it go sometime. :)

12 hours ago, Pat999 said:

You can use BioGrow and Fishmix for veg. Fishmix is nice to use during veg and you can use BioGrow through veg and quite some ways into flowering. You can brew a tea also but I've gotten good results with just the biobizz range. People that do get nitrogen toxicity are blindly following the manufacturer recommendations instead of looking at what the plant needs. Feeding with 1ml/L is more than enough, make sure you check pH with a pen or the basic drops. FF soil needs the feed to be pHd and I usually aim for about 5.5-6.2, but end up mostly around 5.8

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Thank you, that's really helpful.

15 minutes ago, Jedi Messiah said:

Fuck. Was hoping I wouldn't have to ph. Thought the soil regulates the ph? More precisely the microbes and the plant.

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Yes, how important is the ph when using soil? 

Is it necessity or can I wing it?

23 minutes ago, Bospatrollie2 said:

Missmayhem,
We're doing an organic outdoor grow, using my own soil mix. I alternate with Seagrow, AACT and rainwater every 3 days approx depending on the plants requirements.

Cannabis plants require more nitrogen during vegetative growth, during flowering they require less. So if you want to use both, you can alternate between biobizz and fishmix(not sure if they can be mixed), but be aware that you'll have to reduce the N feeding during flowering. Too much N during flowering will cause toxicity.

FF soil is good(reviews on forum),have a look at the ''organic'' thread on this forum. Lots of info on FF soil and organic nutes.

Cheers..





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Hey there,

Thank you! 

May I ask what AACT is?

Hey guys, planning an organic grow, out doors, in pots though. Going with FF soil and biobizz. 

All the organic growers out there, which nutes do you use, and what additives? 

Been doing some reading about biobizz grow and fishmix, and I'm stuck on which to get, new to growing, and I've read that the fishmix can be a bit more forgiving, some do both, but got conflicting reports about it leading to possible nitrogen toxicity? Which do you use, and why?

Any input is appreciated. 

I've been to two of the cannapax shops, one on witkoppen and another in northcliff. 

The service and product at witkoppen was very decent,

The other was not up to the same standard, weed was not great. 

Overall, I don't agree with the business because it does seem dodgy and they seem to be pushing their luck, which might cause new firmer laws in regard to marijuana use, distribution etc.  

Capitalism trying to get their hands on the weed community. 

Also found they weren't very knowledgeable as far as even a rough estimation on thc content and cbd, which seems important for a dispensary especially if it is being used to help for pain and other medical ailments. 

Hey guys, 

I'm new to the forum, I saw there was a poll on the local seed banks but a few of the sites were down and some were great. I'm just looking for some variety on a pick n mix batch of about 3 different high thc strains. Feminized. 

Can anyone suggest any decent places and nice very high the strains?

I've been thinking of buying from cannasmiths, biltong n budz or greensmokeroom. 

Have some nice strains, decent prices and sell individual seeds,

Looking at royal gorilla, Jack herer, utopia haze, Durban poison

Jackys girl on gsr sounds amazing, a touch out of my price for one seed. 

Any local strains that are especially good in our climate?

Is there anything I should watch out for with any of the local seed banks?

Any and all feed back appreciated :)