Wulf

4 minutes ago, DamDave said:

What we've learnt is that after sales service is more important than the sale and make sure you have suppliers who will back you up
 

Golden words!!! After sales service is what retains the customer and more than that, there is no better advertising then word of mouth, so a happy customer will refer others and an unhappy one can potentially ruin your reputation.

@DamDave wow dude! Here I was thinking God stopped production on human beings like urself, truly I take my hat off to you 

Look I can see how people can abuse such a system where one gets their seeds replaced if they didn't pop.

So with me, I decided to take pics, documenting the way I germinated my seeds.

The guys at MSA actually have a germination procedure they want you to follow and if your seeds don't pop using their method then they give u store credit.

They basically use "the soak ur seeds and place in a paper towel method"

Hey bro, sorry to hear about your issues. 

I had a similar experience when I bought from marijuana s.a...except they gave me store credit to replace the seeds that didn't pop.

I think this should be the gold standard, if your seeds don't pop they shuld be replaced!

@Chris JayHey bud, thats awesome news! Where or how does one meet up with these like minded people? I live in the garden route, would be awesome to meet up with other growers...

Epic! Balls of Steel, sorry big balls of Steel,  

What a song!

I really love this video and the song suits it 100 percent in my opinion.

Oh how I miss it!!! Wish I could fly again...

PS watch the guy at around 2 mins and 50 seconds, is it not enough that you are wingsuiting??? Crazeeee

18 hours ago, Stinger96 said:

Good evening Growmies...

So I stumbled across this stray the other day and was intrigued by it for some reason...

It seems to be a Strong Sativa and a female... So I took some clones there and then and when I got home put them in some soil and in a make shift Scorpio Coffee cup dome..

Going to grow them out and hoping for a surprise..

 

Hey dude, where u been " stumbling " i like to go stumble there to...lol...looks like a Sativa 

28 minutes ago, SAgrower said:

2 hours ago, Wulf said:

@Bos Whats up dude, Thanks for you reply, Exactly as you describe it! These worms seem to love the buds and I usually find them inside the buds along with their webs and poop. I have done it exactly as you have suggested, I opened all the buds and inspected them closely, and yesterday only found 3 bud with webs and poop but no worms.
I will have to check daily like this, I ended up with sticky fingers yesterday and quite a pleasant smell, its tiresome as I said earlier but I think its worth it. (Im wondering if I should be wearing latex gloves???)
@Stinger96 once mentioned indoor is not for sissies, well I think neither is outdoor!
@Bos where does one get the Margaret worm stuff from? do you remeber how much you paid? (Thanks in advance)
 
Does any one know what the hell this worm is called? Trying to read up on it but keeping finding things on caterpillars

Is it not a caterpillar from a moth or butterfly?

I was also thinking caterpillar....

15 minutes ago, PsyCLown said:

Some people do not want to work, they want an easy life.

So they sit at robots and beg for money or they turn to crime as its easier and less effort than finding a job and doing the work.

 

If you are that desperate, you will make a plan and find something - take any job you can find. I am sure he could work in someones garden, pay may not be great and it's a lot of effort but its a job... But no, its too difficult to they decide to take the easier route.

@PsyCLown Dude my point exactly! Flip man, get a garden job and earn R200 for that day, suffer for one day, buy food for R50 and take the other R100 go buy tomatoes and sell it on a corner and make profit doing that and you on a roll now because you now started your own business, plus you have R50 left over from the day before so food is sorted....something along these lines...I mean you get my point....people want goverment grants and instant gratification! no more hard work....

1 hour ago, Wulf said:

BRING BACK THE DEATH PENALTY! And dont tell me about human rights, wheres my human rights when you rape and kill my wife in front of me and then kill me just for fun? Rape a grand mother, your own grand mother and rape your neighbours male kids? These are sick people and dont belong in society, please dont tell me that people are hungry and they doing what they neeed to, to survive. GO GET A JOB!  The worst part is that I must work, pay tax, the goverment takes my tax money and pays for the rapist and killer of my wife to have a nice life in priosn, you have a roof over your head, you have your meals sorted out,clothes are provided, you have TV, Lights and water etc etc etc. Hell you can even become a lawyer while you in prison and you cant be called a prisoner as that is a derogatory term, you must be called a client of the state??? Plus you have rights, so if you dont eat meat, I mean you are a vegetarian, then the state must provide veg dishes for you?? WTF??? Seriously? haibo and eish!

 

Sorry for the repeat, I just had to! This makes me so crazy!

Morning Guys!

Wanted to update this thread.

So apparently there were 4 burglars that broke into our home.

One was caught by a community member! he happens to be 17 years old!

Shortly after his arrest he was released into the custody of his mum as he was regared as a minor!!!

2 of the 4 have since decided to stop their nonsense but the other 2 have continued.("Inside information")

Having said that a week or so ago, the 2 that decided to continue were out late "working" (I have been now told that they regard this as "work"), They came across a coloured male and decided to rob him, and in the process they stabbed him in the neck!

At the time they did not realise who it is that they stabbed, this guy is/was part of a gang called the 28s, as soon as the gang found out, they searched the area for the 2 robbers and managed to locate one, while the other has now fled our town. (According to "inside" sources.)

The one that was found is the 17 year old black male, the 28s tried to assault him,/kill him, who knows, but the police were called. They, the police I mean, apprehended the 17 year old and put him in the back of their bakkie but the gang members got into a quarrel with the police and one of them was also put into the back of the bakkie without been searched! He happened to have a knife on him and stabbed the 17 year old!!!! (NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!).  He was injured and taken to hospital....this is as much as I know for now.

I was called by the police to ask if I want to pursue any legal case against the 17 year old as he is still a minor, what a joke, so he was old enough to break in to my house and stab someone in the neck, but not old enough to take the punishment for his crimes???

BRING BACK THE DEATH PENALTY! And dont tell me about human rights, wheres my human rights when you rape and kill my wife in front of me and then kill me just for fun? Rape a grand mother, your own grand mother and rape your neighbours male kids? These are sick people and dont belong in society, please dont tell me that people are hungry and they doing what they neeed to, to survive. GO GET A JOB!  The worst part is that I must work, pay tax, the goverment takes my tax money and pays for the rapist and killer of my wife to have a nice life in priosn, you have a roof over your head, you have your meals sorted out,clothes are provided, you have TV, Lights and water etc etc etc. Hell you can even become a lawyer while you in prison and you cant be called a prisoner as that is a derogatory term, you must be called a client of the state??? Plus you have rights, so if you dont eat meat, I mean you are a vegetarian, then the state must provide veg dishes for you?? WTF??? Seriously? haibo and eish!

10 hours ago, Stinger96 said:

How's MJ doing bud?

@Stinger96 Hey bud!

She seems to be doing fine for now, Inspected the entire plant yesterday.

11 hours ago, Bos said:

@Wulf

With worms you have to be vigilant. They like to hide in the buds and hollow them out from the inside. You just see the bud wilting all of a sudden and their poop is germinating grounds for budrot. If you can, open the buds up and check inside, hopefully the neem/pyrol spraydown got them all. (Hate cutting out buds cause of worms or rot.)

The Margaret R worm stuff works for me, my girls will be getting a routine  spraydown tomorrow. 

@Bos Whats up dude, Thanks for you reply, Exactly as you describe it! These worms seem to love the buds and I usually find them inside the buds along with their webs and poop. I have done it exactly as you have suggested, I opened all the buds and inspected them closely, and yesterday only found 3 bud with webs and poop but no worms.

I will have to check daily like this, I ended up with sticky fingers yesterday and quite a pleasant smell, its tiresome as I said earlier but I think its worth it. (Im wondering if I should be wearing latex gloves???)

@Stinger96 once mentioned indoor is not for sissies, well I think neither is outdoor!

@Bos where does one get the Margaret worm stuff from? do you remeber how much you paid? (Thanks in advance)

Does any one know what the hell this worm is called? Trying to read up on it but keeping finding things on caterpillars

@Stinger96 Hey bud, I was so sure I posted a update to this thread but dont see it now (???), anyways to answer your question, Yes I did spray her down yesterday afternoon.

Got some Bio Neem and Bio Pyrol, mixed up 3 liters of water and hosed the plant down like proper, proper.

Also found 2 more much smaller worms.

I also tried to manually remove all "webs" and poop using a ear bud as suggested by @SAgrower, (Thanks for the tip bro, it did help), I did wet the ear buds and that seemed to have helped even more. 

Its a very tiresome process, having to go thru each bud site.

After inspecting every single bud site I must say it doesnt look to bad as not asll bud sites had webs/poop/worms,just a few of them.

I hope the hosing down sorts out the problem

Any other suggestion in as far as pest contrl is concerned will be highly appreciated.

4 minutes ago, PsyCLown said:

I am thinking pyrol may be better as it does break down a few hours after being sprayed onto the plant. Do not use the full strength, start at the low dose otherwise you may burn the leaves on your plant. Make sure you get a spreading agent as well to avoid the spray from forming drops and rolling off the leaves.

Dude thanks so much for your advice.

Ummm a spreading agent??? any suggestions?

PS: Can I use both Pyrol and Neem simultaneously???

13 minutes ago, PsyCLown said:

Eish.

 

Spider mites will also leave spots / marks on your leaves (similar to thrips). So monitor and see.

I am sure you can hose the plant down to get rid of the poop, just with a gentle spray.

 

With the plant being outdoors, I am always worried about spraying pesticides and the effect it may have on some of the good bugs.

Perhaps get some pyrol, bring the plants in at night and give them a good spray with pyrol and leave them inside for the night. In the morning take them out again - for just incase.

Thanks for the reply!

I just called the local Agri in my area, they do have pyrol in stock, its like R370 for the 500mls, so will go buy that today.

Also they do have bio neem oil in stock, its like R250 for the 500mls.

Should I apply both of these at the same time??? or do one today and the other the next day???

TIA

11 minutes ago, SAgrower said:

My opinion is that it's only the worms. Spider mites you will see walking around, check under fan leaves for spider mite eggs.

I had the same worm problem in my first grow and had to also remove them with a tweezer very early in the morning.

Im not sure if you can spray anything during flower but perhaps some Margaret Roberts or Ludwig's, I know one of them makes an organic spray for worms.

Be sure to remove the worms asap otherwise bud rot will set in and you should not smoke that.

Hiya, Thanks for the reply.

How did you remove the worm poop and webs? manually? 

Did u do a bud wash after harvest?

Im thinking about cutting out all the affected bud sites??? (like cutting out the cancer before it spreads)

@Stinger96 Dude is it possible that Im having 2 different problems occuring at the same time? As in is it possible to have a spider mite infestation as well as this worm issue???

Check out below link, really looks like spider mites.

https://2fast4buds.com/news/most-common-pests-in-cannabis-spider-mites

Hey dude,

Clearly you been busy, It looks really good thus far! Good luck!

@Stinger96 Thanks for the reply bro.

My question is should I spray the plant with anything? Besides manual removal how else do I get rid of these pests?

Hey guys

Need sum help please.

Went out today to check up on MJ and was very upset to find this guy on my beloved baby. 

I got the wifes tweezers and removed it, he/she held on for dear life. I managed to get it off but I noticed a silk like web coming out of one end of this  caterpillar looking thing.

Once removed I took a closer look at the bud sites and found more of this web looking structure with a bunch of small red eggs??? (Think they eggs)

And the more I look the more "worms" I found, 4 in total and a whole lot of ??? "eggs" (vs worm poop)

So my question is what do I do???

Is it to late??? Can the plant be saved???

Hiya

Welcome to the best forum on the palnet!

The guys here are very knowlegeable and willing to advise.

Enjoy!

On 2/11/2021 at 8:40 PM, GreenGrow Garden Route said:

Beginning to End...

 

 

Just the way I like my corn flakes, nice and frosty  

18 minutes ago, Weskush said:

 

Love that first pic...

WOW! Just WOW! 

Can we be freinds? LOL!