Apoche Alypse

Hi guys, I have a question, it might be a stupid one but I'll ask anyway .

I'm currently using Terra Aquatica tri part and also have some Terra Aquatica pro organic bloom booster left over from a previous grow. I'm going into last few weeks of flower and wondering if I could add the bloom booster to the tri part or feed it on separate days or Can they even be fed to the same plant at all?

What do you guys think?

TIA

On 1/15/2023 at 2:29 PM, Weskush said:

Ja im thinking to scale down to 10L fabric pots due to space restrictions. Anything smaller than 10L will get rootbound real fast. Dont know if you have rootbound issues?

No I haven't had any issues with plants getting root bound. The fabric pots are working out. You shouldn't have problems going smaller than 10l in a fabric pot, roots will grow proportionate to the pot. 

I keep mine in 4 litre fabric pots, atm I have 15 mothers so anything bigger and I won't have space to keep them all. 

5 hours ago, Prom said:

It goes a bit that way  I open the 2.4x2.4 on both sides, take a plastic sheet and wave the moist air out till i get bored or my arm falls off. Is all about commitment hehehehe

LOL, that's commitment. I think I'll go with the rechargeable fan. 

1 hour ago, Prom said:

With the flower tent I take the hit and just vent by hand

Thanks @Prom, what do you mean when you say you vent by hand? 

15 minutes ago, CoolJ said:

What's up 420fam?! It's been a while since I've posted about my grows I just finished my first harvest with Greenhouse Powder Feeding Bio Line and was impressed with the results so trying it out again and to see if I can better things. 

I upgraded my tent to a Secret Jardin Ds120 (inspired by @Dr. Green) and got a 240w on a black Friday special.

I Wanted to do a seed run but things got abit busy last year so had to get some clones. 

We got: Beach Wedding, Purple Sunset, La Alfie and Future #1 all in 15lt Bato pots with Medicoir 70/30 worm castings and Greenhouse Powder Feeding Bio Grow.

They got 1 feed of Enhancer and rest just water.

17 Days between the 2 pictures. 

Nice brother, so you just give 1 dose over 8 week period? Nothing else? 

Always seen this product but didn't know anyone who used it so wasn't convinced. There are so many available, I'm using Terra Aquatica at the moment. 

1 minute ago, Weskush said:

Howzit guys. Ive got a couple of clones in a humidity dome on a shelf in the garage. 30w led floodlight on 18/6 timer. With loadshedding, this throws a bit of a fork in the cork of course.How many hours of interruption in light cycles will have a significant effect on my clones? 

Howsit Bro, I was just speaking to my cousin about this today. He was worried about his clones not rooting because of LS. I haven't had any problems with clones though, I keep the lights on 24/7 for mine, I use those cheap 100w globes (R12 each), So even if LS is 4 hours it still doesn't affect the rooting. I don't know what the threshold is before they get affected but maybe keep your lights on 24hrs, they should be fine. I have some in the dome at the moment and they're starting to root after just over a week. 

6 minutes ago, GreenGalaxyFarm said:

yes veg is very important stage as well to get optimal results

edit; i have either a cat or dog who eats fan leaves off of my plants outside. and then there's the wind damage they contend with green house sounds about good, did you construct yourself?have log?

Greenhouse will definitely help with wind and uninvited visitors. Yep I built it myself, nothing fancy, just basic to keep the wind at bay and try to minimize pollination from anyone growing males in the area. 

But here's a link from this forum from someone who shared their log with us. 

45 minutes ago, GreenGalaxyFarm said:

i will be in late flower come late march with 12 plants in a 1.8x1.5 area ,rh 49 temp 26.9 currently with 2 600w hps lights what kind of rh can i expect at that time without a dehu

In cape Town I find that humidity usually picks up around that time of the year, a few years ago I had a big problem with pm on my outdoor plants during this time. It might be different if you're in another part of SA. If you can get a dehumidifier before then it'll be a big help to keep RH down,especially if you gonna be in late flower. 

34 minutes ago, GreenGalaxyFarm said:

side question @Apoche Alypsewhy don't you grow outdoor and skip the inverted all together

Yes I do grow outdoor as well, in fact I have a little greenhouse setup. I veg them indoor, the loadshedding doesn't have a big effect during veg, then I flower them in the greenhouse most of the year. But indoor is where I really get the most out my plants, ito quality so I don't want to give up on it. 

5 minutes ago, CoolJ said:

Its small one see below, doesn't bring RH down much but at least the air doesn't stand still in the tent. 

That's a decent size, will definitely look at getting one, it's a battle against pm, need all the help I can get. 

9 minutes ago, GreenGalaxyFarm said:

apparently they are working on reducing load shedding by doing maintenance or some shit so hope stage 6 disappears in a few months.

I really hope that's true bro, nevermind the growing, I don't see how we or the economy gonna survive permanent stage 6.

11 minutes ago, GreenGalaxyFarm said:

still not sure how we are supposed to go through flower with load shedding, someone on this forum said indoors is possible

It's definitely still possible to grow indoor, I was just doubting myself because everyone said it's not possible, even though I've been growing through LS all this time. 

The way I understand it is that canna doesn't depend on light to flower, it needs a 12 hour uninterrupted dark period to flower, the light period is just to support the the growth and bulk of the flower, so loadshedding minimises the light received which reduces yield and quality. But with stage 6, it just stresses the plant out way too much so you need to make a plan with some kind of supplementary light just to keep them in their cycle. 

Good luck with your new grow, hope it works out.

36 minutes ago, CoolJ said:

I'm not usually worried about LS in my area with max 2 hours out twice a day but now with stage 6 it might cause some issues but my main concern was the RH spike and stagnant air I got a small rechargeable fan that helps airflow I'm looking to add another just to get air moving abit more but haven't had any PM issues yet. 

Same here bro, I didn't really feel it with normal LS but stage 6 is another story, now I've got the light and RH to worry about. You say you use a rechargeable fan to keep air moving. What size fan? One of those small ones? Does it help to reduce RH? That'll be a great solution if it can work in my grow space. 

57 minutes ago, Ill_Evan said:

permanent stage 6 it's gonna be hard. If it were somebody new I would tell them to start really small so that if they got really into it they can at least then invest in a small trolley inverter for the whole system and keep it small scale. For somebody growing not just for themselves then it's gonna be an issue. At this time I'd probably push towards outdoor/greenhouse if I hadn't already put so much into the indoor space already. 

Stage 6 is going to be really tough and eskom forecast for the year is looking bleak. I haven't considered an inverter before, I heard it's quite pricey and my wife already says I treat my plants better than I treat her and the kids, now I'm gonna come home with an inverter to keep them lit while I sit with her in the dark, so will probably need to get 2, lol. But that's good idea. 

1 hour ago, Ill_Evan said:

and when the cables get stolen from time to time use a inverter/battery/solar system

Battery not a bad idea to keep a fan running, but solar is definitely out of the budget. 

1 hour ago, Ill_Evan said:

yeah dude. Guys are making plans out here. The indoor must flow.

You know what I'm saying bro, this is South Africa, ons maak n plan, lol. We can't just give up.

Hi guys,

I couldn't find any threads related to loadshedding and hope I'm asking in the correct category. 

I've been speaking to other growers about loadshedding and everyone says it's impossible to grow indoor with loadshedding. Well, I don't agree that it's impossible, it's harder but not impossible because I've been growing through loadshedding for years now. 2022 was the worst year thus far to grow with the amount of loadshedding we've been having. My yields suffered a lot and the last grow with stage 6 caused much stress to my plants and for the first time I had a major problem with seeds in my bud. 

For my current run I got a 100w rechargeable led that I use when LS hits. I hope this will reduce stress so that they don't push out seeds again. 

My biggest problem with LS is keeping RH under control because it sometimes goes above 90% when the fans go off. 

So anyway, this is the only place I trust to get solid answers to my questions. What do you guys think about growing during LS, is it impossible? What do you guys do to mitigate the effects of LS? Is everyone still doing indoor during power crisis or am I crazy? I'm starting to think the people I'm speaking to don't fully understand the grow cycle of the plant or maybe it's me that's confused. 

TIA for your feedback, happy new year and may you harvest abundantly.

I know this is an old thread, but just thought I'd add canna cuts to the list. They have a nice variety and well priced. 

Really happy you guys are back, Hopefully to the same high standards you set the first few times i bought from you, i was amazed with the service but then i had a very bad experience when i ordered my last batch of beans. when i did get them the stock was swopped and 2 of them were crushed so I'll pop you an email regarding those. 

But really looking forward to buying from you again, you guys give the best freebies.

3 hours ago, Bakstein420 said:

Quickly try reverse the EFT or payment. It is so sad how things have turned out, looked so promising when he first hit the scene.

True, I heard about them on this forum beginning of the year and ordered from them, the service was AMAZING, they responded to my emails within 2 minutes and had my order the next day. 

I was very surprised to see them turn out this way. Anyway, i was reading through their T&C's and it says orders could take 4-5 weeks to arrive. You can usually dispute bank payments with bank or pay gate for up to 6 months, so i'll wait and hope i guess. 

I can't believe Cannabist have the audacity to have a link on their website saying "feeling a bit weary , no stress ask members on 420SA about their experience" and it leads me here.

Put in an order with them a month ago worth R2000, a few days later i check out the reviews on 420 just for interest and i realized that everything had gone to sh!t, they haven't responded to my emails or whatsapp. I'm sitting here with pots filled with soil , everything's ready but nothing to plant. Out of 13 local seed banks I chose Cannabist  

These guys should be closed down , they can't run a business like this.

Great stuff, your plants look amazing and welcome. Friend of mine is interested in getting those Brooklyn sunrise autos, have you grown them before? 

Thanks guys @Dank I'm doing that right now  was there a problem with the website yesterday? I couldn't respond or view notifications. 

Hi All

Thanks for the welcome and advice . 

I'm in Cape Town, I haven't grown autos before but going to give it a try. 

Aweh everyone, 

I'm glad to have stumbled across a local forum. Seems like there is a good vibe in here. 

I've been growing outdoors in coco, this is my 3rd grow, So I'm looking forward to learning as much as I can from all of you experienced growers. 

At the moment I have 2 GG#4 and 3 critical CBD plants which I got from Nirvana seeds. They are approximately 6 weeks into flower. 

I also have 1 super cheese plant which I got as a clone from a friend, I put her in the ground. 

I'll put some pics up.

I have a question. Is it too late in the season to grow an auto flower plant outdoors? 

I'm thinking of getting a Gelato auto flower to plant outdoors, in a fabric pot. 

Thanks. 

... I'm struggling to add attachments of existing pictures from my phone. I'll post pics when I figure it out.