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Grand Daddy Purple Fast getting the chop this week(week 9 of Flower) her colours turned out very nice and has sweet grape scents. I must say I was very impressed with this strain so far grown from seed and was a few weeks behind the clones but still ended up solid.

Just finished week 4 of Flower! The Grand daddy purple fast is starting to pick up weight nicely and has some purple tones coming along, she should finish. The Buddah Cheese and Twisted Helix are not too far behind on the stacking but look frosty already! The Jilly bean is the futher behind in terms of bud development but she's a 12-13 week strain so she should pick up weight abit later as advised by @Dr. Greenwho I got the clones from. Still got a long road ahead and had slight bug issues but I got some preditor mites from @Dr. Greenwhich seem to sort it out. The rain and low Temps has thrown a curve ball with the humidity but I've managed it fairly well with a sonoff sensor connected to my exhaust fan and turning it on and off when needed.

Keen to see how your Rooi Baard turns out. I was gifted some Rooi Baard from someone who got it from GSR. I germinated 3 and 1 was female but when I put her outside she got crazy PM even though the plants next to it had nothing so decided to chuck it.

I would like to try out Organics Matter but don't see it around the Cape(maybe I'm blind). The 420 mix peaked my interest because of the price.

I saw this product on Facebook a while ago and wanted to try it, the price was around R100/R120 a bag for the 420 mix 30dm but I couldn't find it in Cape Town. I saw another grower on Instagram use the 3sixty brand compost in their mix, he said it had less chunks of bark in it.

Yeah, definitely start stocking and promoting local genetics! I've got a pack of Head Honcho genetics I still need to plant. Planning to do a "locals only" tent in the near future.

When to look at it the weekend(forgot to take pics) the fan is very small so might be a booster? The 150mm was about 315m^2/H if I remember correctly. I decided to get a ram inline fan it's abit noisy, any tips to lower the noise?

I'm not too sure if they booster fans? I think I will go to one of the stores this weekend and see if there's any specs.

Good day 420 fam. Has anyone used these inline fans? https://www.acdc.co.za/pages/product-individual?VKO1K-150 https://www.acdc.co.za/pages/product-individual?NVVKO1K-150_3 Anyone have experience with this? Thanks.

They don't let you use it but more they do it for you. You can drop off your material or book a session with them and you see them do it all. The Rosin pressing services cost R15 a gram. Not 100% sure what the other services cost.

If you in Cape Town check out East City Rosin, they have various Rosin and extraction services. They have a some machine that you can decarb your Rosin inside, they might be able to help you or definitely give you advice. They also make tincture with material you provide. I had coffee with decarb Rosin from them and it hit lekker.

It's been a while since I've posted about my grow. My last grow turned out average and I found out my QB was running at half power(always test with a watt meter before) so yields was not amazing but I've learnt a lot! Im growing 4 different strains, 3 clones from @Dr. Greenand 1 seed. The 2 on the left Big Buddah Cheese and GDP Fast(Seed) are about 2 weeks behind the others so I raised them with bricks The 2 clones on the right are Jelly Bean and Miss USA. I have the Jelly Bean growing in Orgasoilux, Miss USA in Freedom Farms(green bag) Buddah in half Orgasoilux and half Bio Leaf and GDP Half Freedom Farms and Bio Leaf. For Veg I used 2x 90w Modugrow and have added my QB288 for the last week of Veg before I flip to flower. 1st Picture is 2-Jan 2nd Picture is 13-Jan 3rd Picture is 27-Jan

I have 2 90w Modugrow and really do enjoy them, I've used the 2 for Veg in my 1.2mx1.2m and will now add my 240w QB in the middle for Flower. The driver is 94% efficient. I do think they are abit expensive when looking at R/per watt and there are a lot of options available but I must say the customer service is good, part of my one light failed and they shipped me a replacement light within a no further questions asked when I messaged them. They also have spares for end of life replacement which I think will pay in the long run.

Caught this little one enjoying my outdoor Auto Black Domina.

Yeah, that would make sense. It had no visable PM inside the tent.

I've actually had a similar experience where I took a plant from inside(no PM) and placed it outside next to my other plant but only the plant I brought from inside had heavy PM and no signs of PM on the one that has been outside.

Hi man, the 2 clones(Jelly Bean and Twisted Helix) on the right are just about 6 weeks. The top left is clone(Big Buddah Cheese) about 4 weeks and bottom left seed(Grand daddy purple fast) about 5 weeks. I agree with @PsyCLownthat ExploGrow is great for germinating seeds or even clones. In my previous grow I added ExploGrow to my Bio Bizz but then used half the dossage. I also did an experiment with some avos. I put some ExploGrow in the container on the right from the beginning and haven't changed the water since and about a month ago I added some the left to see if it will start to catch up.

Hi man, exciting times ahead! Im currently growing 4 plants 1 with Orgasoilux, 1 with FF, 1 with half Orgasoilux and half Bio Leaf and another half FF and Bio Leaf. I haven't had to feed anything besides water and some ExploGrow and Cal-mag. The plant in the top right bucket is in Orgasoilux and I haven't had any problems yet. I'm going to start feeding some Bio Bizz for Flower and see how it goes and how the plant reacts. IMG_20210112_093508.jpg

I've only done bud washing on my outdoor plants as the wind blows sand and dog hair all over. What I found very handy is to use a salad dryer spinner after my wash to get most of the water out before I hang to dry.

So I harvested about 2 weeks ago and she weights just under 40g, there was a sweet smell while drying but now has a slight rooibos smell. Will leave it to cure for another 2 weeks and give it a proper taste.

They not worth it IMO. I had about 3 x 100w versions and they cost about R100 each. They get very hot and after about 2 months or so they start burning out. Rather get an LED flood light from ACDC.

@PsyCLown how long would you say the shelf life of the Hortimix? I have some pre mixed as well that's been standing for more than a year and a packet of each left. I would like to give it to a friend but not sure if it's still good.

Hey man, I haven't harvested yet, will probably do it at on Sunday. I definitely think she can be pushed further than 8 weeks. I'm just a bit impatient to and she seems fine at 8 weeks. I would go a week or so extra to be safe if you don't have a loupe.

Just some more pictures I took with the lights on, thinking of letting her go a few more weeks

She is almost ready to chop! Trichomes are milky with about 15% amber. Really impressed with this plant. She is still pushing out new pistols and looks like she could be stretched out. Once again thanks @Bay Seedsfor the beans! Was fun growing this and excited to see your work in the future.