McMan

How did you find this product? I was considering it vs neem oil.

Howzit
I found it effective as a preventative solution - no complaints.

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Happy National Leftovers Day and Merry Christmas for yesterday! Been a while since I posted - apologies, things have been a bit wild since starting a new job.

Typically this grow is not even done and I'm already thinking about how I would do it better next time... This plant has gone into flower and then reveg and now it seems the flowering has continued? Not really sure but I'm just letting it do its thing and I will try harvest these plants when ripe and use it for edibles. 

 I topped the smaller one in the hope it would stimulate some more veg but both seems to have maxed out in terms of size quite a lot earlier than I had anticipated

However boxes have been ticked:
I wanted to grow a plant that can pull off being a Christmas tree - (Its bigger than the Christmas tree we have inside so I'll take that as a W)
Even though I don't think these plants will get bigger, there is still some time left to but and I can already say that this is biggest plant that I have grown so far in terms of height - yield is too early to say. So that's another checkpoint -

I must admit that the unanticipated flowering after transitioning outside has left me wondering what could have been. Lessons learnt and next year I will be back to continue the search of monsters, hopefully controlling the light cycle swing better!



As we close out 2021, happy new year - I learnt a lot here this year and I hope to repeat that in 2022. Thanks to all who have shared their knowledge with me 

 

10 minutes ago, Naughty.Psychonaut said:

where are you based?

I'm in Northern Suburbs in CPT. I think the preflowering could also have been triggered by too drastic of a change in light schedule when moving outside, even if they were still getting a bit more than 12 hours of light when they moved outside. They were on 18hrs a day inside.

More notes for myself...gradually phase the light cycle from 18hrs on per day to 14hrs a day in the last few weeks before moving them outside. That should avoid a big swing in light exposure and still keeping it at +12hrs light a day. 

 

11 minutes ago, Naughty.Psychonaut said:

I hope they reveg, those bud sites will then not form properly and kinda fox tail out of what they are doing now into veg and just start pushing leaves and nodes again. Then she will keep on stretching till next year winter.

Yes I would much rather prefer this option Option B. Final answer. 

On 10/26/2021 at 6:31 AM, Naughty.Psychonaut said:

by then she'll probably be huuuuuuuuuge!!!!!  

On 10/26/2021 at 8:00 AM, Weskush said:

Beautiful stuff mateI also noticed my outdoor fems starting to push preflowers. Hopefully it is pre and not full on. Reg showing no sex yet.

I suppose the concern would be the potential of bud rot if flowers develop now when there is still 7 months to go. 

Note-to-self for next year: transition from tent to outdoor a few weeks later. Although maybe this does no harm and the ladies just get really really thick   I can hope haha

A few changes to report on:

Plants have moved to their final pots. Was quite a job but I'm glad with how smoothly it all went.

So pots...we are all here for the pot right?

200L and 100L:

 

Started with a layer of 3 different stones. 

Next - river sand. Wet it down and aim to remove the air pockets between the stones and sand.

Next - an orgy of Orgasoilux and mycoroot

Next - lift up the plants in their existing pots and give it a slight bear-hug to loosen to sides. Tilt it to pour out any loose soil/material. Using one hand to support the stem, flip it over and get a friendly helper to come pull the pot off. Gently place plant in new pot.

 

Currently 1m from soil surface

 

There is a spotlight which points I'm their direction that I have been running until around 9pm/10pm every night to try avoid any preflowering but despite that... here we are...pistils. A little reveg won't hurt... right? 

 

I've been using Jamie's Orgasoilux pretty much since I started growing but have finally taken the plunge to try his nutes and rooibos mulch - because science says I must fuck around and find out. Feeding according to Jamie's Organic Liquid feeding programme - Organic Liquid Feeding Program.pdf

Wurmbosch's Vermi Pure for dessert.

 

 

Wow. I won something. Shame, my wife is never going to hear the end of this haha 

Thanks again, it was a great experience and would definitely want to do it again. Appreciate the opportunity to learn from all of you. 

Some bud pics:

 

 

I take this as confirmation that mother-nature has accepted my plants into her domain and blessed this grow with good luck

27 minutes ago, Weskush said:

How big are those pots?

They are in 30L at the moment but will be going up to 80L and 200L in about 2/3 weeks

The plants have moved outside for good - with some added support to counter the strong winds. 

Some close ups of how they have been tied up - adjustable and avoid strangling the plant, leaving space for it to grow. 

This, repeated from different angles to get a stable core. 

 

45 minutes ago, SkunkPharm said:

I hope this post is not to late. Please look at this video. I really think it’s the way to go if you want to grow monsters.
 

 

 

 

I'm 25mins into this video and it's incredibly informative, thank you! Looks like my lazy ass approach of just filling a pot with soil out the bag needs to be refined a little bit. Appreciate the share will use these lessons when repotting to the bigger and final pots. 

Getting comfortable now so I can watch the rest of the video

 Full house  good thing other tent will be available again soon. 

This weekend the trees-to-be in the back got slight alfalfa mulch island top ups and diatomaceous earth around the stem. Also did some slight defoilation of inner and lower branches. They got some time in the sun outside on Saturday but rearranging the whole tent to get them in and out is a mission yoh it will be easier once some other plants move to the other tent soon and there is more space.

This week, they have been fed with Amino boost, very light dose of fish mix, microbes, activera and k50 for silica.

 

39 minutes ago, Weskush said:

 

 

Very exciting! Laying a very solid foundation

 

How big is this pot and have you grown in it before? If yes, how did the plant look at the end?

 

Are you letting your soil cook there?

 

 

Got a few updates for project tree:

So I'm planning on taking these 2 outside by end of the month. I took then outside for some sun the other day but the wind is quite savage compared to the oscillating fan in the tent they survived the beating but I will look to supplement silica to strengthen stems soon (gonna need strong stems to hold up all the tinsel and decor anyway). Since plants in flowering tent have been harvested, veg plants moved in there to benefit from the stronger light. Took the opportunity to pot-up the 2 plants for project tree to 30L pots. 

Before pot-up:

 

 

Pot-up to 30L Orgasoilux and mycaroot fungi 

I dropped some red clover, dill and coriander seeds in some worm castings around the plants for cover crops for the next 5-6 weeks before I expect to pot-up again. I'll try and transfer as much cover crop as possible when I transplant but I will just plant more seeds if I rough them up too much. 

The plant that is top centre in the pic above will go to 200L and I'm not going to top at all - want the Xmas tree shape. The plant in top left will go to 80L and I'm going to top a bit once I'm confident that the plant in the bigger pot has settled well after transplant, otherwise this will be plan B for the Xmas tree.

Gave all the plants a spray of buddi all rounder. So far I have been giving them liquid gold microbes, activera and based on the recommendation of @Prom - Canna Pro Amino Boost, the most recent addition to my toolkit.

So quick visual recap of the adventure so far:

 

This lamb is ready for slaughter.

So this is my "final post" for the competition... 120 days since seeds got wet, I present to you 3x Totemic Tortoni grown in Orgasoilux under LEDs, nourished very lightly with biobizz grow but more activera almost throughout and bloom in flower. Also, Biodyne liquid gold microbes,  molasses and worm tea. Buddi All-Rounder spray to avoid undesirables.
 
Let's start this post like so many others in this grow log - a GIF, 5 - 10 September:

So on Friday, 10 September - after 70 days of 12/12 and trichomes are milky and around 10-20% amber, #2 is perhaps closer to 5-10% amber.

 

 

 
Here are the 3 plants in their final form before the cut:
#2:
This one is a stinky girl. Reminds me of the aroma that welcomes you as you enter a Durban-beachfront-public-bathroom on a hot day in summer. 

 

 
#3:
This one has a sweetish smell and was a close contender to be the chosen one, but not quite.

 

 
#1:
This one smells sweet like #3 but this one the smell is quite a bit stronger and this plant has the biggest cola of the 3 plants (big in the context of my grow, perhaps not the comp lol). I present to you the chosen #1:

 

 

 

 

 
 
Want a GIF of the journey? I got you

 
My first time documenting a grow. My first grow competition. My 2nd indoor grow. What a thoroughly enjoyable experience which I feel has taught me a lot.
Thank you @420SA, sponsors and judges for a great competition.
Thank you @Totemic for the quality genetics, I hope you have enjoyed the show. I look forward to growing many more of your seeds in future.
Thank you @Pants again, for roping me into the forum and competition.
Documenting a grow like this has been a fun experience for me - I tried to make it an enjoyable or at least entertaining read. For those that followed the journey, offered support and guidance - thank you.
For now, drying is underway until stems start to crack rather than bend. Then trim and into terploc bags for +3 weeks but I suspect some sneaky tasters may happen on Heritage/Braai day weekend which seems like an appropriate occasion. 
When I entered this competition I had a goal of producing bud I can be proud of... while I'm not quite at the finished product yet to confirm that - I think I'm going to need to set new goals.
 

 
Peace
 

 

42 minutes ago, Pants said:

Looking incredible the man. Bacon!!!
 

Bacon!  Thanks kappie

Everyday at lights on:

Okay so I gave final final watering today and that should be it until harvest. It has been a bit warmer the last few days and will quite likely stay that way this week and with anticipated harvest day being Friday, we are 3 days away so that should be a good sweet spot between giving the plant some moisture to swell up with in the remaining time and also limiting the moisture carried into the drying stage. #1 and #3 got less as I expect those plants to be harvested before #2 which may go a few days longer.

#1 - 0.75L

#2 - 1.5L 

#3 - 0.75L 

Light has been running at +-50-60%% since end of week 9 of flower. Viva la electricity units, viva!

#1 is looking like the one that will be put forward as the chosen one.

Week 9 done and now into the 10th and (I expect) final week of flower.  

Gave 2L straight water each last night and I expect that to be the last watering for #1 and #3. Unsure about #2 at the moment, she might go a few days longer if she wants to swell.

31 Aug - 5 Sep:

#1:

#2:

#3:

 

 

There was this one you shared



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Ha yeah that was from an even tighter space to manage sun exposure but that is currently the biggest plant I have grown so far. Had to go dig up a charger for an old phone to find these photos




I've also dabbled with the Xmas tree idea before but we going a bit bigger this time  

4 hours ago, PsyCLown said:

Nice that you give them a chair, far more comfortable compared to the hard, cold, ground.

Last season looked good, obviously may need to water more often with them being outside, but I am sure you are aware of this.

 

Cannot wait to see these monsters!  

The extra height saves strain on my back when gawking at them daily and also helps lower the risk of damage when the gremlins are playing outside unsupervised. At least CCTV is there to record any crimes that may take place for what that's worth

Thanks for heads up on the watering... First time I'll be taking a plant from indoor to outdoor but yeah would make sense that they will work through water at a faster rate outside.

I've been thinking of approaching the transition to outside slowly. When days are a bit warmer I'll start taking the plants outside and then bring them back inside overnight. Do that for a week or 2 and then leave them out in the wild for good.

This approach of bringing the plants in and out of the veg tent makes me a bit wary of bringing goggas into my tent - hence companion plants and buddi spray(s) are part of the preventative plan. 

14 minutes ago, Pants said:

Why are you not showing off what you can do?

Or should I ?


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Me? Lol show us. I also want to see now.

 

Some close ups

#1

#2

#3

Tried using a phonescope to get really up close and personal with the trichomes but I just can't get it to focus for a decent photo.

What does it take to be able to take nice trichome photos? I have an android phone at the moment, do iPhones (sies) have magic zoom powers or is this just not a job for a phone and a proper camera and lens is the answer? I'm far more likely to spend money on ph and other monitoring equipment rather than stuff for pics at this point but just curious.

40 minutes ago, SkunkPharm said:

Can you plant into the ground?

Unfortunately not. My outside space is full on astro turf and while there are a few garden beds the best spot for max sun ray collection is in the middle away from walls. So I typically give my outdoor ladies a seat or even a table to sit on out in the open away from shade - found a pic from my last outdoor run as an example.

 

 

Been a while since I posted an update here- nothing too exciting but things are progressing along. Potted up since my last post here.

So far the plants that are top middle and bang centre are looking like the front runners to be the chosen one for project Xmas tree  

The bare looking pots on the outskirts are coriander and dill which should sprout any day now... trying out some companion planting which benefit the plants and I can also use as herbs for cooking   Alfafa mulch has been added to the arsenal. Never mulched cannabis before but what better time to start than now, right? Always levelling up, or at least trying to!

Gave a clone to a fellow growmie to spread the Totemic love and culled some stragglers which were forming new growth but just too slowly for my liking and with bigger pots, space under this light is limited. Decisions were made. 

 

 

Harvest gear has landed  

Fresh set of snippers

Hand condoms  

Terploc Grove bags

I tried terploc bags with my previous harvest while also going traditional with the boveda pack in glass jar to compare (and also just didn't want to put all eggs in one basket without testing the bags first). My opinion in comparing methods? Well I wont be wasting time burping jars again ( even though glass jar + boveda pack is the tried and tested and I stuck to that method through a few years of growing outdoor).

After the same amount of cure time I found the buds in the terploc bags had more pungent flavours in taste and smell than the buds in glass jars and I found this across all 3 plants I had harvested. I'm convinced this is the future, except its already here!

Any one else out here got love for the terploc bags?