PapaSpliff

I dropped the seeds straight into solo cups with some new soil I'm trying (420Mix). Kept them in the dark in my cupboard.

Gave up on them after 2 weeks, so this weekend I removed the seeds from the solo cups and put them straight into the ground/garden as a last resort .

The seeds popped cos I could see the small taproot but the roots looked dried out.

@TotemicApologies for saying that your seeds did not pop

I think that I under watered them, as I did not want to make the mistake of over watering them.

Looks like it was my bad all round (rookie mistake)...

Anyways, that's a tough lesson learnt from my f#ck#p...

This week I started some bagseed I found (just to keep me busy this season). But this time, I'm gonna do the tot glass soak and paper towel method before dropping into soil... 

So much information in one place. 

Thanks for taking the time to put this together...

Great read

Congrats to all the winners - well done...

As a noob I really learnt a lot following everyone. 

Thanks for the great learning experience. 

Hope your flowers taste as great as they look - enjoy...

3 hours ago, Totemic said:

Strange that non of them popped. Could you provide me with more detail. What strains, from whom you purchased, if not from 420sa.

There are however non of those specific batch seeds, but I could get a few others off to you in a bit. 

 

I purchased the 4 pack (palomino, chocolate gelato, Tortoni and cherry CBD). I'm pretty sure I purchased it from 420sa, back at the end of April 2021... 

Had them stored in my refrigerator since the until the beginning of October. Do you think that was the problem??

On 4/29/2021 at 12:58 PM, PapaSpliff said:

Received my order this morning...

That was really fast - great job 

@420SA and @Totemic

 

Good day guys. 

I was really excited to start my grow this season. 12 plants were going to be too many for me to grow, so I gave 6 seeds to a buddy of mine to try out.

It's been just over 2 weeks since I dropped them into the soil. None of my seeds took off and only 1 of my buddies.

Think I'm gonna need to buy another pack. @Totemic Do you have any more of the mix pack available?

@iGrowDagga After which node did you FIM? 

Good Luck everyone... 

As a non-participant I'm keen to see what's put on the table at the end, but I also want to learn from you guys along the way... 

Happy Growing

Sup guys.

Just wanted to close off this thread by saying thanks to all that provided me with guidance and advice during this past season. I have certainly been enlightened and can't wait for the next outdoor season to begin...

I managed to grow 3 strains:

Super Lemon Haze (Green House Seeds)

Purple Urkle (Bud Buddies)

Blue Dream (Bagseed)

All plants have been harvested and are busy curing...

I've already dipped into the blue dream and I'm really happy with the result...

Thanks once again and hope you all have a great harvest as well...

On 4/28/2021 at 9:22 AM, PapaSpliff said:

Just placed my order as well @Totemic

Can't wait to get started on this grow

Received my order this morning...

That was really fast - great job 

@420SA and @Totemic

Just placed my order as well @Totemic

Can't wait to get started on this grow

Congrats @Dookie69 and @CreX... Both beautiful bud shots

@WeskushGood save bru...

I'm just keeping an eye on my ladies for now and hopefully we can get past the Easter weekend. Should be ready for harvest by then...

6 hours ago, Weskush said:

@PapaSpliff I just discovered the start of budrot on some of my main colas, 1 week from harvestGuess who's harvesting tonight

Ain't that a itch...  

Are you gonna chop just the damaged cola's and let the rest of the plant go on, or are you gonna chop the entire plant??

@Weskush Thanks for the advice

I got rid of what I could see today... Will keep an eye on it daily from now on. Hopefully they can pull through the last week or two But if I see any more bud rot in the next couple of days, I'm gonna give her the chop... 

@EvenSteven Thanks for the link bru, very informative...

After today's rains, I gave my ladies another look and found a couple more buds with signs of bud rot, so I got them removed as well...

Hopefully there's no more, but I'll keep a close eye on them until harvest...

Thankfully there's a few more large colas for a decent harvest...

This is my second grow, so I'm kinda still wet behind the ears... I started some Blue Dream, Outdoors, in the Ground, using a lil BioBizz nutrients along the way, and my ladies are well into flower...

We've recently has lots of wet weather in my area, and today, I found one of the buds looking a bit "off"...

I immediately thought it was bud rot, so I painfully cut it off, just in case... 

Is this "Bud Rot"?? (or did my inexperience get the better of me?)

How do I make sure non of the other buds get it?

All advice is appreciated...

My first grow: Fastbuds Cream Cookies...

@Bakstein420  Ladies looking lovely. Especially like the purple... looks like juicy grape/berry... Good luck with the final stretch...

@afternoon blazer  Nice grow bru

Hope you enjoy the "flowers of your labor...

So, Sober October was called to an end last night...

Feeling great after this month's detox. Started a training schedule, and putt on some weight at the same time. Hope to keep up with the training in the weeks to come...

Blazed up a spliff after 1month, some blue dream from my last harvest... like a noob, I didn't need much, only got to about halfway and it was more than enough ...

Then went trick-or-treating with the offspring... Sweet tooth sorted after that

Be safe bro's

Hey guys. I'm halfway through my "Sober October" and thought I'd let you know how it was going.

At the start I was wondering just how or if I'd be able to pull this off. Have to say that putting your mind to it is the first step. Apart from the first day, days 3,4 and 5 were the hardest, as I questioned why the hell I was actually putting myself through this. Knowing it was in my best interest, I powered on... After dragging through the first week, the second week was actually quite easy and smooth sailing... 

So far so good 2 more weeks to go... 

I don't think I'm qualified to answer this, cos I only have 2 sun grown harvests to date, plus I don't own a scale... but I measure the success of my harvest by the quality of the smoke and satisfaction of the buzz...

16 minutes ago, Bos said:

Took a mandatory 2 mnth break from March this year for work medicals, only to get hit with Covid. Medicals got postponed to July, all told 5mnths break.  Was not very lekker....

Didn't stop growing though and the comeback was epic.

I applaud your willpower

2 months is a long time... let alone 5

Can't begin to imagine what that comeback smoke was like

14 hours ago, StonerZN said:

The kind of weed that you find yourself having cleaned the whole house, washed the car and bathed the dog before thinking... I was just having a cup of coffee on the couch, how did this happen??

This is how I felt after smoking the last Blue Dream I harvested... Stashed the last couple of buds for the right time/activity

But the same strain could have different effects for different folks I guess...

6 hours ago, SkunkPharm said:

I had a 14day break recently. I had Lyme Disease and took antibiotics and lots of pain pills. So just thought my body needs a break from the rest.

Sorry to hear that bud. Hope you fully recovered and everything is back to normal...