John Stonedwell

Just now, The_StonedTrooper said:

I havent got time now to lay mine out and pull them out their places

Not sure who is worse, or let's say, best at collecting them

Yeah let's coin ourselves collectors.. sounds better than addicts 

Just trying to store them proper so that they don't end up ageing and sukkel with germination...

10 minutes ago, The_StonedTrooper said:

Oh snap

Yeah it probably has to stop sometime.. but not yet..  

4 minutes ago, Golden-Goose said:

We love people with seed addictions!!

My wife sure doesn't    

17 minutes ago, 420SA said:

For those of you who may have wondered how this forum looked in its early infancy. Follow these links. 

17 August 2015 - 356 members - https://web.archive.org/web/20150817101103/http://www.420sa.co.za/ 

26 June 2017 - 747 members - https://web.archive.org/web/20170626174458/http://420sa.co.za/

You can see the site on a bunch of other dates if you like. Just visit https://archive.org/web/ and enter the forum's URL

 

 

Wow this is awesome thanx for sharing.  Out of curiosity how many active members does the forum have now? 

And one can see web development has come a long way 

13 minutes ago, Golden-Goose said:

I'm very excited about this next seed drop. Here are the strains we will be getting in the next 2 weeks:

OSG

Blue D#5 - Josh D #1 x NL5 x 80's Blueberry

Blue Cough - Caramel Cough #30 x NL5 x 80's Blueberry

Banana & Cheese - Exodus Cheese '87 x Banana Punch

Old School Octane - Triangle Octane x Jamaican Blueberry x Red Khyber

Wedding Cake x Jamaican Blueberry x Red Khyber

Super Silver Haze S1 restock

Larry OG S1

GG STRAINS

Flash Glue - GG#4 x Flashbang (Snowman x Biodiesel x MAC)

KARMA GENETICS

Sherb Biker - Gelato 33 x Sunset Sherbet x Biker Kush

LUCKY DOG SEED CO

Dog Patch restock ChemD x Chem91 BX2

Sweet Chem - Zkittlez x Chem 91 BX3

Chem Flyer - Durban Thai Highflyer x Chem 91 BX3

Fuck me bro.. you're killing me 

I have about 20+ different strains still to run and with the crazy fire you have here it might go up to 30.. I think I might have a seed addiction..

55 minutes ago, PsyCLown said:

This is the issue though.

 

Over the years there have been a few strains which have become very popular which lead to a lot of breeders trying to have the same strain.

So they take the parents and chuck some pollen to be able to claim it as the "same strain" but in actual fact it is not as the original cuts were not the same.

 

Let's use an example, let's say you have a very special pheno of a strain called ABC and you decide to cross it with a strain to Fire OG and you decide to call this new cross Alphabet OG and it does really well and is a huge hit. Everybody wants it!

 

Now strain ABC and Fire OG have been released to the public, so the seeds are available to pretty much anyone... But not everyone is able to get the exact pheno of ABC and Fire OG which you used... However due to the popularity other breeders will simply take any cut of ABC and Fire OG and cross it to be able to claim to have Alphabet OG... Which is not the case as it is not the original parent plants, despite the parents being from the same strains.

 

This is why knowing your breeders and who released what and being able to trust them is soo important and why a lot of the bulk EU seeds are in essence expensive jut.

Purple Punch is not Purple Punch - just because it has the same name does not mean what you grow will be the same. Purple punch from breeder X could be amazing! Purple punch from breeder Z could be complete utter shit.

 

Then on the other hand, you get people who are even more scaly and try release counterfeit seeds - I believe this happened recently with In House Genetics and their Pancake lines. There were some lines which had not yet been released, but somehow there were seeds being sold in the IHG packaging claiming to be those unreleased strains.

So where you source your seeds from is also very important!

 

One needs to also keep in mind the variance with phenotypes and some breeders typically just have a high morphology due to the way they breed and release their strains. So the picture for the strain looks superb, you grow out a 10 pack of seeds and end up with no plants which look remotely like what they advertise picture wise. Other breeders you have a much higher chance of getting the pheno which is what was being advertised in the picture from a pack of 10 seeds...

 

 

So to sum it up, end of the day - get to know your breeders and stick to the trusted ones and you will end up growing a lot more 

Shit this is exceptionally well said man. Couldn't agree more 

4 minutes ago, Prom said:

And the Update for the 19th May. Get 20ml of Fish Mix (1ml/L) and 2 ml/L Bio Heaven

And the Video, 18th to the 19th May

 

Hey man. The videos are a PROMinent feature of this grow diary and I love it. 

Its awesome to see the little ladies grow with timelapse!  

You are really taking grow diaries to another level! Much respect for all the effort you put in.

Good luck!!!!

14 minutes ago, Naughty.Psychonaut said:

KING TRUMPET

first one for the colder months

compared to regular sized oyster

the weigh in

Oh wow that is really something beautiful well done man 

4 hours ago, MrE said:

Looking good man! I also have that Magneto LED as a fuck you for Eskom when loadshedding starts. I think it should do enough to keep the plants in Veg.

17 minutes ago, PsyCLown said:

Well, by the time flower comes you will be able to tell.

Blunicorn, at least the pheno I have, is very frosty - about as frosty as the slurricane I grew. Above average for sure.

I must take some bud pics and post them in my diary sometime. I had some very nice colour come through on mine as well.

Haha the suspense is killing me! 

Will wait to hear what you think once she hits flower. Hoping for some nice expression.

4 minutes ago, SkunkPharm said:

That Palmino leaf structure is very much like I remember the Blunicorn. 

I am very happy to hear that!! 

Never grew Blunicorn before so it will be nice if the Palomino takes on dominant Blunicorn traits.

Hi folks,

Nothing much to report on this side.  I did the last defoliation for the vegetative part of the grow and will probably do one last defoliation before the end of week 2 of flower.

All the plants are showing the 8 main colas quite nicely except for the stocky Bubblegum who only has 4. It might not look like she was defoliated due to the very tight internodal spacing.. 

The clones have only been getting water but from the leaf colour it looks like they are ready to join the nute feed with the other ladies.

Will probably go for 1 or 2 or even 3 weeks more veg and then the flip. Will try to get the plants to be 50 to 60cm tall.

Atleast in flower I don't really care too much for Eskom and their kak tendencies..

GSC

Twisted Helix 

Palomino 

Tortoni #1

Tortoni #2

Bubblegum 

Tent view 

5 minutes ago, Naughty.Psychonaut said:

Uncle Paul is the King, lol the man with the mushroom hat! 

some real guru types when talking about mushrooms there's some deep knowledge almost this unspoken universal awareness of it's somehow "godlike" presence or powers or whatever. everyone respects them doesn't matter who we are, cause of the whole being able to kill you thing, and then some of them you can eat and will fill your tummy so that kinda makes them equally humble in their existance, but then theres a few that can introduce you to god. or yourself rather, but you know, same thing basically. and that humbles a person down to earth so hard you'll have your face in the dirt lol! anyone who would care to indulge in the experience, that is. 

there is a book, written by James Arthur, called Mushrooms and Mankind. you checked that shit out? 

goes into how a lot of religions was formed around it

I have yet to be as privileged as mr. @PsyCLown, but have heard a few trip reports on the pan cyans. 

I could possibly source some LC of it, but to be honest I am not looking for anything stronger hahahah so I'll gladly wait till they happen upon my way. 

blessed @Totemic really hope you made it through the trauma man, you defs been helping a bunch of us through some kinda trauma with all the beautiful work you doing for our community! read the whole thread this morning, from way back in 2019 before I was even on the forum. any kinda trauma sucks and I am glad to see you in good health and happily opperating as the gentle gians we are.  

keep the good shit pumping

 

Very well said man and thanx for the heads up on that book. Will definitely give it a read.

Yeah if you roll back time mycelium is the one constant throughout all of the history of our planet. The biggest living organism at this moment on earth is the honey mushroom and its mycelium network. So that just goes to show how proliferated they are. I have had the honour of using teachers, NSS,  amazonian,  Mexican blues and albino penis envy.. all with their own different journeys. 

4 minutes ago, Naughty.Psychonaut said:

psilocybin causes high neurogenesis (forming of new brain cells and nerve pathways in the brain)

YOU CAN LITERALLY REWIRE YOUR BRAIN WITH MUSHROOMS

doesn't matter who you are, how smart you are, how much discipline you portray or how little you believe it will work on you, 

IT WORKS.

medicine? 

mushrooms

Have you read/listened to some of Paul Stamets experiences and knowledge? That guy is the godfather of mycology. Really appreciate his knowledge and perspective on the humble old mushroom.

Something that I still want to explore is panaeolus cyanescens (blue meanie).  It's not part of the psilocybe genus but supposedly 2 to 3 times stronger than cubensis?

Nature is awesome 

On 5/12/2021 at 7:39 AM, Naughty.Psychonaut said:

anyone heard of these groovy guys?

 

Lead sounds like Fil Bo Riva. Will surely check up on him. Thanx for the share 

17 minutes ago, Weskush said:

By the looks of the general music preferences, this might be a bit heavy for most.

This band was the pioneers of Death Metal and still remains one of the best Death Metal bands that existed. This one is for the Death Metal fans. Fuck yea!!

Nice move man. Bringing some metal vibes to the joint!! So on the same train don't know if you know darkest hour. Used to rock out on their shit decently! 

On 5/12/2021 at 11:04 AM, PsyCLown said:

@Naughty.Psychonaut Not bad, reminds me a bit of December Streets.

 

 

So I heard this song being played on the radio last night on my mission to the shops, a rather new song and its DnB - must have been a DJ mix on 5FM and likely a DnB mix too.  

Bro if I could like this twice I would 

11 minutes ago, Pants said:

Just chilling on the stoep



Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Looks like you are quite high (up)

Nice view bro 

1 hour ago, CreX said:

why do you do it like that? 

my veg is off from 11 - 5pm and then on through the night same as flower

Yo man.

For me it is purely from a practical perspective.  I like working on my plants during the day. 

So with veg, lights off between 2am and 8am and with flower down time is between 8pm and 8am.

1 hour ago, Prom said:

So, the daily update starts with bad news.. my Pen electrode is a goner.. ^^ never used and gone  So I first need a replacement part before I can post you guys numbers (Ph and PPM)... bummer.. good thing.. soil.. not really needed anyhow

I also take Anna out of the comp.. to slow when compared to the first 2. So will only go on with Tarryn and Sisa from today on. Post is an hour late, had to clean up some leaves in the flower tent and watered all in need. ^^ Adding the animated font to the video isn't making rendering shorter either 

13. May both got 20ml rain water

And the video for the 12 May, you just see them grow below the dome. I cut the dark time, just a black screen anyhow. Lights go off at 2am and on at 8am. 8am I grab the file edit it and post it.

 

I like your light cycle. I also do 18/6 with the lights off at 2am and back on at 8am. 

Good luck with the 2 ladies left at the party 

1 minute ago, Prom said:

 Lets name the girls... No3 is still in hiding. Tomorrow morning she will smile at me for sure 

No1 Tarryn

 

No2 Sisa

Shit man. You literally had the most perfect environmental conditions for solid and quick germination.

Really really impressive man, well done and I hope you wake up to a smiling *insert name here* 3rd Tortoni that germinated. 

8 minutes ago, DamDave said:

So after dropping the seeds in the shot glass I put them in the corner of my little mother plant area.

 

As of this morning none of the seeds had split yet.

 

Popped the seeds into jiffies then into my humidity box and in the cabinet under the light courtesy of @Light It Up.

 

Must admit I'm feeling very nervous all of a sudden.

The 2 Tortoni's I popped in March also took quite a while to split open and show tap root.  I think they will be happy in the jiffy pellet and probably show some action in 3 to 5 days. Good luck man

8 minutes ago, Ill_Evan said:

24 hour soak in the shot glass and I have three sunken seeds. 

 

Next I soaked some EazyPlugs in 5.8pH water and then let them warm up on the heat mat before popping the three seeds inside at a depth of about 5mm and lightly covering the tops via pinching. 

 

Then into the veg tent in a closed propagation dome on top of a heat mat. 

 

The veg tent itself is a 1.2x1.2m LiteHouse Lite tent. I have a 120W Quantum Board set at 100W at about 120cm high. From past grows I have found this to be a sweet spot for seedlings/clones but I must still play around considering this is the first time I'm using this tent. I am looking to optimise the light spread as much as possible without necessarily upgrading the LED as well but I am confident it's got enough oomph for a 1.2x1.2 veg tent. The mylar seems way better than my old generic tent but I can't objectively say. 

Other than that I also have a 4' exhaust fan just to pull stale air out of the tent at low speed as well as a DIY panel heater with a Sonoff switch to automatically regulate the temperature within the veg tent. At this time I like keeping the temp at a cozy 24C. 

 

 

Next we wait for the seedlings to present themselves 

Yes please. The cop has got shit going on. Good luck bro your setup looks proper 

Morning folks.

I did a defoliation on the ladies this morning to open up all the mains and growth tips. For the last couple of weeks of vegging I want the canopy as open as possible. 

I have picked up that the Twisted Helix has a tendency to start splitting at the stem where the plant was topped.. Maybe because she grows so vigorous?  So I wrapped the topped tips with insolation tape and will keep it close by if the situation becomes worse. 

Here are the before and after pics..

Palomino 

Twisted Helix 

GSC 

Tortoni #1

Tortoni #2

Bubblegum 

Tent view 

23 minutes ago, Prom said:

Just had a check, none of the three seeds popped so far.. checking in 12 hours again ^^

I am very interested to see how long it takes the Tortoni's to germinate with all the different germination methods being used. The two I currently have running took quite a couple of days to show tap root. But then again I dropped them straight into a peat pellet. 

Good luck man