14 hours ago, Live Canna said:

Hey hey, its going thanks  

My auto got destroyed by the cat in its early days, so I had to plant another. This threw my timing off for the 2 photos I was running at the same time. Fast forward to today and the Auto is almost done but definitely struggled with the cold and lack of light between 3 plants >> not doing that again . BUT she has some beautiful looking bud, even though there is not much there. (I will attach pics).

Then my  Bubba Kush and Bubbleberry are rocketing!! The Bubbleberry is one of the most perfectly trained plants I have done and they are both primed and ready to flower. I have switched to 12/12 as of a week ago. (will attach some pics too). So they are going to be monsters. I could basically just fill the tent with the Bubbleberry, but I am going to try and keep both in. Else I might boot the Bubba Kush to the outside.

Loadshedding has of course messed me around. And then this week, I changed a setting on one of my switches, and this, with the power coming back on, started the heater cycle (but it was in the dark period). So a 'red element' heater going on and off every 15mins or so has no doubt hurt them for the few hours it was going. But I hope it has no lasting effect. Time will tell.

Thanks man! Some solid tips there. Issue I have been facing is that the garage is just too cold..eish. All the air is cold  but the heater has been working. Looking forward to summer though!

Awsome to hear bro. More plants is always better then less plants though. 

Hopefully ur struggles are over soon. As i can notice a considerable difference in night time temps. So its warming up slowly bro.

Summer is coming.

15 hours ago, Naughty.Psychonaut said:

Update:

Not much has happened except the plants grew some more. 

Still so impressed with ur light bro. 

Keep that shit up.

Dammm bro. They looking frosty as fuck. Proud moments. Gona be a sweet harvest man. Awsome looking ladies.

15 hours ago, Totemic said:

You know I'll keep males alive for you. I'll keep females going for you as well if space really is an issue

Niceee. @Totemic. Taling 1 for the team

16 hours ago, EthWal said:

Third seed still hasn't sprouted, but I'll be patient. Won't be surprised if she doesn't pull through though

I feel ur pain bro. Im also waiting on a seed.

Looking good @Prom. They looking good for a no effort grow. 

Where u disapeared too?

55 minutes ago, SkunkPharm said:

Ok so I feel that my lights are at the optimum for the new tent. 525w in the middel and 120w on each side. The Slurricane is almost there one more week to 10days I guess. Starting to see some amber trics.

Thats a powerful punch of light u got happening there bro.

8 hours ago, Newbie_2020 said:

Thanks let me try again , need to up my photography skills.

Getting better bro. 

But its fucking hard. When i bought my Macro lense. I was suffering to steady the ship. Takes lots of practise.

Sticky and ultimate noob have a shit load of experience with these kind of shots. 

But the macro lense helps alot. Was only 50 bucks at makros online store

@Teal Smith what up bro. I was too tired to stay up for this chat. 

My last 2c.

The pure sign wave inverters are the better option. But also a pricier option.

I went with a sign wave inverter. After a mate of mine had been using the sMe 1 for over a year.

Its a good quality 1 from outdoor warehouse. Was about 2k 1000w.

U can get cheaper 1z. But i would stay away from anything under 2k. For quality reasons.

If u really wana get bang for your buck. 

The inverter system is a very simple system to wire up your self. Its liyerally 2 wires from battery to inverter.

Yes u might not get 1 that looks as neat and put together as the mercer unit. But the functionality is what matters.

N u know exactly what components u using.

U could even get urself an enclosure and work with that. Thats what i did. See below.

My system was bought for entertainment purposes only and not for growing. 

So its a small system. I get about 4 hours. To run my tv. Wifi. Playstation. Couple of lights.

Even though its not a pure sign wave. It functions well and never had issues for the last 4 months. My mate is pushing on 2 years now with no issues.

Also by building this thing myself. I got 250w more power and saved about R1500.

If u wana do it uself. Im sure we would be more then happy to help out.

Its really a simple thing bro.

Side note. If i wana use more power or if i wana use shit for a longer period of time. I would just add another battery.

@Bakstein420 did u come right with the pics brother?

Awsome stuff bro. Cant wait to see what your next grow is like.

Those qbz are gona be a game changer. And u got 4. Dammm.

Whats on the menu for the next grow?

2 minutes ago, StickyD420 said:

Pure sine, no other way if you want your stuff to last, and I know some will not like that statement, but it is true...

My parents have these spots, charge day time and on at night, last the whole night, and sure you macgyver it to a timer or sorts or relay to work when power is out.

Not bad for a 100w and as u say last the entire night. Free freaking power.

Also the auto idea. As @Prom suggested is excellent. Screw the lights.

But either way i suggest getting the inverter system. 1 of the best investments i made for loadshedding. 

Allows me to stay sane and keep myself well entertained. 

Depending how long your loadshedding is too bro. Make sure u have enough batteries.

U mind me asking what u were quoted on the system and what size it is?

Good luck bro. Watching this 1. 

1 hour ago, Bakstein420 said:

I have never seen anyone grow regular autos before, so will be watching this with interest.

I was wondering if it was just me . was parking puzzled

34 minutes ago, StickyD420 said:

Precisely, makes sense and agree...

Real side note, if you need a new phone, a Samsung Note 8 is now about 6k brand new, or cheaper second hand, and has 2x optical zoom and you'll have shots like mine and a semi nice phone

Give him a preview of your shots bro.

2 minutes ago, Newbie_2020 said:

Thanks will definitely investigate first. 

Whats something like that cost if u dont mind me asking?

55 minutes ago, Newbie_2020 said:

Is it worth getting one of these 1000X 8 LED USB Digital Microscope Endoscope Zoom Camera Magnifier + Stand

 

 

 

 

Just get a jewlers loup or a macro phone lens bro. 

This gona be 1 dank ass harvest bro. 

Awsome job so far.

57 minutes ago, zolrooker said:

There was a fire at a substation and ive been without lights since 6pm yesterday. They havent yet assessed the damage, so im not sure how long the lights will be out. I ran a backup light for 12 hours and temps dropped to about 9 deg. Hopefully power can be restored today.

Pop them in the sun if u can 

58 minutes ago, zolrooker said:

No problem bro.. no offense taken at all (and yes i love to fiddle haha), i just want any solution that works. What do you suggest? biobloom? Or can i get away with just using molasses and compost tea? (i throw a tablespoon of kelp and a tablespoon of microbes into my compost tea)

If compost tea and molasses alone will do the job perfectly, then ill use that alone.. I was just worried that i was lacking  P in my feeding plan and thought that id rather go organic since it will reduce the likelihood of overfeeding etc...

I suggest maybe getting a 3 pack kind of nutez bro. Some sort of nutez to be used at each stage. There are a few ranges out there and it comes with a schedule . So u know exactly what to do and when to do it. 

I use biobizz. But u can maybe check what the other members are using. 

This would be the simplest and easiest solution to not screw anything up.

Just my opinion though.

42 minutes ago, EthWal said:

It was going yellow so I ended up planting it. It was germinating for a while

I had it between two plates wrapped up in a hoodie in my cupboard, which was fine for the other two. But for my next grow I'll definitely give it something that gives off heat too

The modem thing works bro. I tried it.

All im thinking about. Is the amount of freaking light we would need for that shit.