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@PsyCLownI don't think it's the Strains we're smoking these days. I have the hypotheses that with everything we do for the first time we also create new pathways in our brains and this makes the first experience a unique experience. I am not just talking about cannabis or something similar. Remember when you were driving a car for the first time? It was special and now it's just something you do without really realising it.

Once these 'pathways' have established in your brain they only get broader the more often you use them. So it's basically not a new experience for us anymore.

That's just my idea and it could be total BS though 

First of all: Awesome thread!

I really enjoyed reading your stories, so I feel I have to share mine. On a sidenote it's interesting to see that the mayority of us growers started off smoking quite early.

I grew up in Germany and smoked for the first time when I was 12. I didn't feel anything, but it still sparked my interest. You must know in the late 90’s most of what you could get in Germany was hash as it was easier to smuggle from Marokko to Europe than actual bud. We had to mix it with tobacco and smoke it through a bong. It was baaad stuff but we didn’t know any better. One day my brother, who also smoked got me some very good super skunk which was the first actual bud that I smoked. Me and 3 other friends smoked it through a selfmade pipe and boooom that was the first time it really hit me. I couldn’t stop laughing for 3 hours or so. From that day onwards i met with my friends everyday in the woods to smoke. I think most of out pocketmoney has been invested in weed lol. Just on a side note the friends I used to smoke with are still my best friends even though I don’t see them that often anymore these days. But I think our little secret has made us some kind of “weed brothers” in a way... I am sure a few of you know the movie “half baked”. The beginning of the movie pretty much describes what we experienced those days. And yes, it makes everything more enjoyable. Not that I don’t enjoy life without cannabis but with cannabis it’s even better so why not using it.

Only later I figured out that Cannabis also makes me feel more balanced in a way and that it has many medicinal properties that helped me getting though some rough times in my life, be it mentally or physically.

At some point I started my traineeship as a metal constructor, had my own flat and decided to give homegrowing a go. There was just too much weed circulating that was laced with something else those days. Also it got quite expensive and it’s just nice to know how it was grown. Besides that I always felt like I have a green thumb and had an interest in botany. So I read up on cultivation, ordered seeds and gave it a go. That was around 15 years ago.

Then about 8 years ago I came to this beautiful country. At that time I stopped smoking cigarettes and weed for 4 years and met my significant other. After a while I found a job in a callcenter which is basically modern slavery but I didn’t have other options. One day when I came home totally exhausted and stressed my wife said more in a joking way “why don’t you just get a joint to relax.” That’s what I did and you can surely imagine how that blasted me away. It helped such a lot dealing with the stressful job. That’s when I found a bag seed and just gave it a go. It turned out nicely and my supply was sorted for a year.

I am so grateful to be in a country that legalised growing your own. Even though cannabis doesn’t get me a psychedelic high as the first time I smoked it, I still enjoy it sooo much. It has become a part of my life that I don’t want to miss. Hopefully I will be able to still smoke/vape when I am old sitting in my rocking chair on the veranda...

Sorry for the long post, but I hoped you enjoyed my story.

Good luck hunting! Hope you'll find a lot of keepers.

Stunning looking buds! Awesome training you had going on there. Hope she smoke nicely and look forward to the smoke report. 

@TheUltimateNoob, how did I never notice this growlog before... Beautiful flowers you got there.

I grew the Inzane outdoor and am impressed by the potency every evening. Best Sativa leaning bud I've had so far.

Will you do a smoke report once cured? Woul be interested if your smoke turns similar to mine.

@Popcoen Hi, just mixed my own batch for summer season. I would give you my input regarding ingredients but since I am new to this I'd rather like you have a look at the already tested and prooven soil mixes. There are two recipes in the organic growing section. I think one is by @Totemic and the other by @Green Leaf Organicss

These two threads are gold if you're new to this... lots of valuable info.

Super Soil is a very complex topic that needs a lot of research to understand what each ingredient is doing.

I fully agree!

@Rob189Ah I see, therefore you've got a beautiful climate for cannabis. It's been a few years but it's one of my favourite places in south Africa.

8 minutes ago, Bakstein420 said:

Eish, that stuff can usually be found for under R200 for a 30L. 

Jep, I also just saw it for 169. Someone got a nice bonus there...

@Rob189Hi, I am sure you'll be fine with 'just cannabis' soil. Heard only good things about it so far.

Love to see the baby being happy and healthy bro. I would have started feeding her now too.

Thanks guys, really appreciate your input!

@ORGANinc.,jep it's a beautiful morning here in WC... and it's even better after a nice breakfast vape .

I mixed my soil in the beginning of June and intend on germinating my first batch  of seeds on the 1st of October and the second on 31st of October. So the first batch will get soil that cooked for 3 months.

I'll keep you guys posted how it goes.

Hi everyone,

my soil is cooking (first time I made my own super soil) and I read up on the layering part. Subcool recommended to layer the soil and put a layer of super soil into the bottom of the container and cover it with regular soil. Background is not to burn the roots of the young plants during early stages of their life. 

After reading some forum posts on other growing forums I saw that many growers do not layer their soil and still have decent outcomes. 

What is your take on it? Do you layer your soil mix or do you think it's not really necessary?

@Bospatrollie2beautiful! Curious how they'll react to the SST. I will try it too this summer season. 

3 minutes ago, Bakstein420 said:

I follow the chart below since I'm growing in freedom farms soil.

@Bakstein420Bakstein420thanks for sharing. I didn't even know there’s a biobizz feeding chart for FF soil.

6 minutes ago, Louis said:

I figure 3g is 3ml grow and 2b is 2ml bloom but cant make out the rest, it's probably really simple but im lost lol. 

Sorry 4 my ignorance

Hi @Louis, I used the biobizz range myself and I would interpretate it as follows:

1st week: 4ml root Juice

2nd week: 2ml Fish mix

3rd week: 3ml Fish mix

4th week: 3ml grow / 2ml bloom

5th week: 3ml grow / 3ml bloom

6th week: 4 ml grow / 3ml bloom / 2ml topmax

7th week: 4 ml grow / 4ml bloom / 3ml topmax

8th week: 4ml grow / 4ml bloom / 4ml topmax

9th week: see week 8

10th week flush.

That's how I would interpretate it and how it makes sense. Correct @afternoon blazer and @Prom?

This is promising to get interesting! Wish I would have enough space for a project like that. I am going to watch this space

Stunning man, those pictures justmake me want to take a bite!

1 hour ago, Ill_Evan said:

 

Nooooooo! The ArGo airflow is min min min. If the Solo is giving struggles, the ArGo won't do you much better if at all. 

If you want airflow, Da Buddha Vape is your boy. DBV is my daily and only smoking utility at the moment.

 

Thanks man , I need to check out Dabuddha. But I take it needs to be plugged in isn't it? Then it's a bit complicated. I need to be a bit sneaky if you know what I mean ;).

@Deliciousthanks for the tip! At some point I figured that out, but even lightly packed there’s this resistance that I got used to but sometimes I wish for less resistance while taking a drag.

For me the ultimate vaping device is the mighty but it's sooo pricey...

Nice thread! I started using my vape after 4 years of a break and stuck with it ever since. I got my Arizer Solo since four years now and used it nearly every day.

What I like about it is the full and vapor and taste it delivers. I am still surprised it's still working perfectly.

The only downside is the fact that you really need to drag strongly to get out the vapor. The airflow just sucks.

Never heard anything about the Arizer ArGo. Has any of you had the Arizer Solo and Arizer ArGo? If so do you think the ArGo is better in terms of airflow, flavor, etc?

51 minutes ago, afternoon blazer said:

Howzit bro. Just some 2c.

I believe autos handle cold alot better then photo plants. 

So shouldnt u be worrying more about the temps for the photos?

Hi bro,

the photos have plenty of time to recover and are generally more forgiving when it comes to grower mistakes. When an Autoflower gets stunted you'll possibly end up with very little yield.

Yes, it's possible that autos are not as sensitive to lower temperatures due to the ruderalis genetics, but in general the rule of thumb is to try and not go lower than 15 degrees Celsius. Last season I grew them during coolish night temperatures and it went well. What I try to do this season is to fine tune my grow as much as possible. 

Thanks guys for the input it's much appreciated .

What I normally do is germinate the seeds inside but put them out not long after the seedlings broke through the surface. 

Buying new things at the moment isn't an option (have been retrenched due to covid) so I need to make use of what I can use that's already available. 

However I like Crex's idea as I think these items are fairly cheap, so I might go that route...

I am not so much worried about my photoperiod plants, it's more something I have in mind for the Autoflowers.

Back to brainstorming. I am sure I will come up with more stuff.

Hi everyone,

yesterday evening I was thinking about how I can improve my outdoor grow.

Let me quickly explain how I got to my idea. I do germinate my seeds according to the moon. I checked and saw that fullmoon this year will be either on 1st of October or 31st of October if i remember correctly. Now germinating on the 1st of October is a bit of a gamble when it comes to night temps in the Western Cape. Last year I germinated in the end of September and we had quite a few nights that were around 10 degrees celsius, which can slow down growth. I grow a combination of Autoflowers and photoperiod plants so I am especially worried about the Autos as the do not forgive any mistake. I had decent results after all, but I think it might have been better to just wait a month for higher night temperatures... However I know it will be tough for me to wait for the 31st of october this year. I just want to plant asap because I am addicated to growing ! This is why I tried to come up with a solution. I think the most important thing is to keep the temperature around the roots around 20 degrees at night (correct me if you feel I am wrong here).

Ok so now this is my idea. I thought of using an aquarium heater in a water reservoir to keep the water around 20 degrees. A pump will pump water trough some tubing which will go directly through the soil in my fabric pots and will then be diverted back into the waterreservoir. So basically the heated water will circulate and keep the temperature around the roots at a nice temperature. I googled a bit and found a company that already did some research on this and it looks quite promising. Below you'll find a link if you're interested (it's going to be a PDF File).

http://rootssat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Roots-Heating-Cooling-Cannabis-FINAL.pdf

I will also add a little drawing I made soon for better understanding.

What do you think about this? Is it nonsense? Have you tried doing something like that already? Thanks a lot for your input.

@PapaSpliffHi, in my experience the night temperture shouldn't be lower than 15 degrees Celsius otherwise your plants growth will slow down. Of course it depends a bit on the genetics you grow.

Maybe check the monthly average temperatures for your area and germinate accordingly.

This will be the plant I will test my soil on. It's an Inzane in the membrane cross with a mistery strain. Don't know how it got pollinated... Maybe my neighbour doesn't know how to identify males. Let's she how she'll take it.