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I only do/did tolerance breaks when I had to go on educational trips for work.

I don't smoke a lot. 0.5-1 gram in the evening and sometimes a one hitter as wake and bake. I feel I don't really build up a tolerance that way. 

In the beginning of lockdown I started to smoke non-stop and pretty soon I just couldn't get the effect I was aiming for anymore. No matter how much I smoked/vaped. That's why I decided to get back to my regular program.

Hi, I mainline my plants always and never used another medium than soil. You'll be fine.

Keep in mind that your plants generally grow faster in hydro as you're kind of force feeding your plant whereas in soil your plants take only what they need and therefore grow a bit slower.

It's always interesting for me to see how people say the word 'dagga' like they just want to spit it out. You can feel how discusted they are by it. So brainwashed. Fascinating and sad at the same time.

I don't feel it made me 'disabled' at school. If anything I was more focussed. Watching this however really gave me braincramps...

Done! A bit late but done. Thanks for the reminder @ORGANinc..

@Bakstein420, ah man that sucks! Hope the remaining plant will do it's best to compensate for the loss.

I agree with @afternoon blazer. Also love autos. I find they have their place in cultivation but I guess they aren't the best choice for everyone. I prefer variety over quantity. Plus as an outdoor grower I can enjoy the fun of harvest several times a year. But yeah they are more finicky than their bigger photo-sisters. I'm going to germinate mine soon. T-3 days.

Oh one big upside for me is that in the Cape PM only comes towards the end of the season. It's good to have some bud save in the jars before 'PM season' starts.

1 hour ago, Bakstein420 said:

On a side note, how do people usual tell when equipment needs replacing? Obviously stretch like in your case is one sign. 

Wouldn't a lux meter be an instrument to check whether a bulb needs to be replaced? Might be wrong about it but I think I remember I read it somewhere. 

That's what I was talking about guys :). 

Ah cool thanks @Bakstein420, it's the floodlight right? Going to take a closer look.

Hi, as some of you might know I am an outdoor grower. However I am thinking of getting some genetics that are more expensive than the seeds I usually grow.

Now if this plant turns out to be a keeper, I'd like to make it my first motherplant. This in turn will make a little indoor setup necessary to bring it savely through winter. I look for a suggestion regarding the light I would need. It should be low in energy consumption and the light itself shouldn't cost too much as my budget is a bit tight.

My goal is to be able to clone it, give these clones to the community and of course also being able to grow it next season.

I look forward to your suggestions.

Nice, they'll surely like the new light.

Thanks for Finding out :).  250 gram would be totally fine for me. Especially since I haven't made any SST yet and first want to see what it does.

Thanks @Onion! I also saw the seeds on seedsforafrica and agree, they aren't cheap. In case you live in the Helderberg basin we could split a bulk order. Don't need too much though :).

Thanks @Prom for your input. I agree smoking wouldn't necessarily be the best way for a first time user that doesn't smoke anyways. So vape it is.

Don't get me wrong I didn't start this because I believe you can die from and overdose of THC. As far as I know it's impossible to die from an overdose of cannabis. This is one of the reasons why I chose cannabis over alcohol in my teen years. It's just that too much THC in your system can be quite an uncomfortable experience.

For me getting into cannabis was a bit like learning to surf. You'll get whiped out a lot in the beginning but eventually you'll get the hang of it and learn how to handle it and always have a good time. Many surfers give up as they get frustrated by getting whiped out and I think many people have an uncomfortable first-time experience with cannabis and will never do it again. That's what I'd like to prevent with this thread :).

Hi everyone, 

I haven't seen a thread of this nature on this forum so I guess I'll just start one. I am sure that this would be usefull especially for people that just started or are about to start using cannabis for whatever reason. Surely many first time users will never use cannabis again because they overdid it and their experience turned into anxiety and/or paranoia instead of laughter and joy.

Which consumption method would you recommend for first time use and why?

Also what do you do when you find yourself being "too far out".

Let me start. I think a little vape or smoke is the way to go if you're new to cannabis. The effects come on way faster than with edibles and therefore it's easier to find the sweet spot you're most comfortabel with.

When I get too enthousiastically and accidently consume too much there’s one thing that helps big time and that is foooood.

Sounds like a good plan. I think there’s too much growing stuff out there to spend money on anyways. I am convinced you can grow some decent plants with the additives and soil you've mentioned. 

I myself plan on using SST to and want to use alfalfa seeds. Where do you get your alfalfa seeds?

Welcome @GoodGrow! I'm sure you'll have a good time here.

Looking better and better with each update! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you PM won't show up again. 

3 minutes ago, ORGANinc. said:

Huge benefits to adding microbes. Wish I could better understand all the different species of which there is soooo much! All with different characteristics and traits. That’s something I would love to learn. 

Yes, I was actually thinking about getting a good microscope to be able to see them working, identifying them and so on.

I'll use this for my next grow:

https://www.jamiesgardenshop.co.za/shop/cannabis-microbial-consortium-cmc-750ml-r125/

Can't say if it'll any good to my plants but it surely sparked my interest.

Other than that I add passion and dedication to everything I grow.

That was an awesome read @TheUltimateNoob. Quite a lot of information. And that plant of yours filled the tent quite nicely. I think I'll document my process too. This below are four mainlined plants from seed just after the went into flower.

@TheUltimateNoob, thanks I really appreciate your input. I have plenty of time to train my ladies and enjoy the process.

Going to check out your link now :). 

Thanks @SkunkPharm, for some reason I overlooked your post. It seems like I don't always receive notifications anymore. Anyone else with that problem?

At what stage do you take wire the off? I always just tied the branches down and left them tied down till harvest. Maybe I should go with the wires this run.

Awesome thanks @Ill_Evan, I guess it's just a bit more training then.

Hi everyone, 

this season I'll grow some clones besides plants grown from seed.

I always mainlined my photoperiod plants from seed so far. I know it's a bit different to train clones that way. I'll follow nugbuckets technic but maybe one of you guys has some additional advise? Or should I just follow the instructions in the link below?

https://www.growweedeasy.com/main-line-clones-nugbuckets

Thanks for any input!

No no don't try it . Just to be on the save side, when I said PM I mean powdery mildew. Last season I had to deal with it and it wasn't fun. And last season was also the first season that I had to water in the evening too, as it got so hot during the day. I think I got powdery mildew on some plants because I watered in the evening.

This season I'll get bigger pots, only water in the morning and if necessary I'll do a bit of defoliation to hopefully prevent PM in future.