1000Hills Nursery

@CleanGreen 

I was not being a dick I promise. Telling you what I see. You supposed to take it that there's something wrong somewhere. Maybe it's just the genetics or something but I suggest you look into it for the sake of all the hard work you put in. 

This is a random pic of my current grow at around day 18-20.

58 minutes ago, CreX said:

I agree with PsyCLown... Those ladies still look like they have a full 2 months to go still. 

And the eskom power nap... Looks rediculously bright for lights out. 

How light proof is your grow area? 

Light leaks was also my first thought, They look like they at day 18. 

Check your timers etc to make sure they still in their correct flower cycle times

Hope you figure this out

Merry Christmas 420 South Africa...

Hope you guys and your families have an awesome day filled with love and joy...

here's to sharing the FIRE...

2 hours ago, Yodaspike said:

I actually.have 3 400w hps lights, but no ballast.

So buy yourself a ballast for the 400W and you will have yourself a proper grow light. 

You have 2 choices:

Electronic ballast

Magnetic ballast

Even though there are some differences both give the same end result.

Magnetic ballasts are alot cheaper and quite reliable long term.

Electronic ballasts has advantages like being able to dim the light. Quicker at igniting the lamp.

Post a pic of what 400W light fittings you have and maybe we can work something out for you.

56 minutes ago, Yodaspike said:

Oh, forgot to mention, i saw a incadecent light at 3000k, so would then gooi out the theory of them being worst lights to use?

And lastly, does any one have hps 400w balasts to sell?

 

Thank you

They are the worst lights to use... only one way for you to know for real if you don't want to take our word for it, is to try it...

But still please do yourself a favour and buy the 400W hps offered. Just know that it's not going to cover the 4 x 4 on its own but it is 100times better then what you planning on using.

If you do buy the 400W from @CreX I will sponsor you an extra 400W MH lamp and best of all I'm in durbs too

@Breadinator 

Nice companion plants, I've heard marigolds deter pests.

Don't be shy with that Painkiller, clean more of the bottom before she reaches midflower, she will thank you in late flower when shit gets real... 

@Yodaspike 

Dude, don't get me wrong but it looks like you have been researching LEDs and I'm pretty sure you noticed that LEDs are way over your budget. 

You need to rethink your plan and come up with a total budget that you want to spend growing and come back to us so we can help you cos lighting is only 1 part of the costs of growing

21 minutes ago, Yodaspike said:

I have read that having both 5600k and 2700k leds/lights is fine, but at the same time its also said that just 2700k is best, thats now besides hps lights.

Should i maybe not just change to normal old school element 100w or 60w bulbs, incadecent i think is the fancy word 

 

What's your budget?

Incandescent lights are not for growing. They can be used when germinating seeds and cloning for the warmth they give off but that's as far as it goes.

You have 3 options for flowering,

Something close to a 3000K LED or HPS.

Option 3: The Sun.

10 minutes ago, Yodaspike said:

Morning all

So just to some up if you would,

I want to run leds, should i buy a combination of 2700k and red and blue, or run only one or the other, and how many per plant is min required.

 

Thank you

I think you need to provide more information so that the guys that use LEDs can recommend lights they use...

Grow room/tent size being the most important factor in light selection.

Are you going to veg and flower under the same light?

I'm also standing by to find out what are the best bang for bucks LEDs in the market?

@Bospatrollie2 

I really like your approach on making a cheap potting soil into a cannabis haven...

Boys south of the burg... where only the buds get covered in snow... 

@LionKing 

Hi and welcome.

Got anything growing?

2 minutes ago, CreX said:

Nice man, so straight forward and simple... And it could save a shit ton of bucks if you are looking for a bunch of them

True story... I made tons of them in the past... although the material is alot thinner I used them for a few runs with no issues... still have half a roll of the material... anyone battling and need some material... PM me.

The sewing machine I paid 200 bucks from a 2nd hand shop...

And I learnt how to sew from YouTube...

This diy is for those that cannot afford fabric pots... standby for the next diy...

Treating coco like soil and feeding only teas...

So what you see is the bag inside out... Turn the insides out and you now have a square bottom fabric pot with no extra folds on the inside...

Now cut out those triangles...

Fold the bottom corners into a triangle and sew straight across...

Fold the material in half, inside out and sew the side and bottom with a straight stitch...

Fold a 15mm strip along the 1000mm side and sew it straight across...

Hi Guys,

So the wife asked me to sew something for her, seeing as the machine is out I'll take this opportunity to help those interested...

I've come across a few diy fabric pots by members. Thought I would show you guys how I use to make them when I used fabric pots. 

The material I'm using is called Spunbond, it is very cheap compared to the Covertex material used by some manufacturers.

To make a 40 litre pot cut a piece of material 1000 x 500...

1 hour ago, Cannabist said:

@Mambawana have you managed get some fire strains from the states yet?

If I can get a list of what isn't available on seedmans that guys want to breed, I'll forward to my supplier and see if they can make a plan as they bring in from cali..

Empire Breeding Company...

They have a website. Go check out there . 

Ocean Grown genetics i.e. Vader OG gear. That guy has really worked his lines. Will be good gear to work with as most of the hard time consuming work has already been done.

@Dank 

Thanks for showing some interest. Appreciate it.

No problem I will create a new thread for this in the appropriate place as you mentioned. I'm very close to harvest at the moment so what I will do is take some pics of each of my chosen cuts on harvest day so you guys can see why I chose those cuts. And I'll also show the female versions of the chosen males in flower. This way whoever I give testers too can be confident of the lineage and test the seeds to the best of their ability...

1st bash @ selective breeding...

So I have chosen the 1st male that's part of my breeding plan. He's too stinky to ignore or look any further at his brothers. The other male I need I will probably choose in early flower.

Male 1: Electric Watermelon x 9lb Hammer

Male 2: Pineapple Skunk.

The 4 chosen ladies that I want to knock up are:

Gorilla Girl

Sweet Orange Cookies Sherbs

Wedding Cake

Amnesia CBD

I have taken 2 cuts of each strain so each gentleman has a set of ladies of his own. 

11 minutes ago, Za Weed Lover said:

I cant comment yet on the exhaust fan yet, will install tomorrow but I find that I have to run a dehumidifier in my room some days, as humidity is super low. Inland problems but I have DIY some fabric pots and have noticed that with them in the space, humidity has  gone up to about a consistent 40 rh. Maybe it's not but that's what I have noticed.  Wired.  

Now I have no experience much but I am hoping that my exhaust fan will be able to control such. But like I said not sure. 

You doing well so far. Just keep it cracking on. Humidity only becomes an issue when you in midflower and the plants are transpiring like crazy. 

I keep my humidity high with higher temps, it aids in quick growth and making conditions poor for pests like spidermites, etc.

My flower room runs at 25C 50%RH. Now that I'm close to harvest I've dropped the temps and RH... 23C 45%RH and 20C at Lights OFF, the humidity thou fluctuates at Lights out between 50%-70% RH which is not ideal but nothing I can do till I get a bigger dehumidifier.

On 12/19/2019 at 6:21 PM, PsyCLown said:

As long as the extraction fan is running 24/7 and there is enough passive air intake, I do not think humidity will be an issue when lights are off.

I have not experienced that at least, all my fans run 24/7.

 

obviously the humidity in the room which the air is being sucked in from will play a massive role in the humidity inside your tent.

Without an aircon or dehumidifier, the humidity inside your tent will never drop below the humidity outside your tent.

Maybe things are different with tents but whenever my lights go out my humidity spikes and I'm running 250mm intake and exhaust fans 24/7. I'm forced to use dehumidifiers during lights out. 

Maybe me being on the coast is a contributing factor to the humidity.

If you can teach me a way to keep humidity down during lights OFF without me using a dehumidifier I will definitely give it a shot as it will save me a lot on electricity.

57 minutes ago, Za Weed Lover said:

Thanks bud. True will be installing the fan tomorrow and 200mn inline . Will be running that 24/7. It is hot here and low in humidity. 

Set it up to draw passive air from inside the house and vent outside... Will help as the air temp is cooler inside. Keep the exhaust fan close to the lights and have a fan blow air between the lights and the top of the canopy. And yeah remember to run your lights ON cycle at night. The fact that things are dry there is a benefit.

All this is only important in flower. In veg the plants are fine with things being hot. Should anyone disagree I'm happy posting a pic of my veg room running hot and the plants are thriving with no heat stress symptoms.