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PATSR420

PATSR420

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Yo guys been Abit slack lately super busy here's a few pics of what I got going I ended up giving all my mother's to mates to flower, biger plant is a bag seed Ive been vegging but for some reason looks like it's about to start flowering she showed her sex about a week or so ago but yea don't know anyone else experience this ? Has been on 18/6 it's whole life she is a bit stressed though . The gelato auto seems to be going good the purple critical had one germinate gave it to a mate was quite disappointed I when only got 1 out of 4 haha , 2 out of 3 og Kush germed have got a zkittlez germed these are about 2 days old and just sowed a critical seed yesterday . These are all under the 100w qb in a 4x4 untill I sort a proper space may be moving houses so just waiting for now IMG_20211029_194606.jpgIMG_20211029_194549.jpg

Cheers to a good weekend hope you all enjoy yours !!
 
the native

the native

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churr fellow growers, its awesome to see more content from us kiwi's. Looking good. It'll be good to see the out come @PATSR420 for future reference of those strains.


I've had a recent attack on my ladies from thrips in about 3rd or 4th week of flower, the buggers lay there eggs in the soil, and when it warms up they emerge and eat your ladies. Bioforce NZ sells beneficial microbes and predator mites. My IPM wasn't good enough again to the stop mites. The predators I purchased wiped them out, so hopefully get a clean run to the end. Also added some Karanja and neem meal to the top soil, to stop them laying dormant during the colder temps.

IMG_0612.JPG They sell them for 10bucks, these particular ones which I thought was pretty good considering the situation. I just cut a few slots in the tube and leave the container in there till the end.
IMG_0607.JPG There was a bit of damage done already though, but nothing major.
 
PATSR420

PATSR420

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Yea man definitely keep youse updated hopeing the end products are full of flavour.

Bummer about the thrips hopefully taken care of but your buds are looking good bro how long till harvest ? And are those fabric posts with plastic wrapped around em ?
 
the native

the native

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Chur butha, ye I think regardless of what strain you grow from that selection should be tasty. 20 gal fabrics. Water only no-till, about the 6th grow I think in these same totes, but had a bit of Rot and spider mite on the last grow but not much. Got enough to last to the next run.week 8 in flower now I think,ye I wrap plastic around them so they don’t dry too fast. some Xmas smoke hopefully.
 
Scuzzman

Scuzzman

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have never had an issue with trips/gnats/spiders - caterpillars /moth now and again nothing major- but I grow with coco coir 100% and water 1-2 times over a 24 hour period which helps keeps things moist at all times, had to many issues in the past with soil (both indoor and outdoor)with bugs and other issues - wont go that path again...
 
PATSR420

PATSR420

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the native said:
Chur butha, ye I think regardless of what strain you grow from that selection should be tasty. 20 gal fabrics. Water only no-till, about the 6th grow I think in these same totes, but had a bit of Rot and spider mite on the last grow but not much. Got enough to last to the next run.week 8 in flower now I think,ye I wrap plastic around them so they don’t dry too fast. some Xmas smoke hopefully.
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Should be just hoping I do them justice haha after seeing a few threads on here I really need to up my game should probaly start with a pH meter I've never checked ppm ec or anything like that just run rain water and a few grows back made the switch to dry amendments, Herbie's specificly. Before this Ive always used bottle nutes. Yea man I like the notill gardening I eventually want to do it just learning about it more before I make the switch been watching that buildasoil channel on YouTube seems like heaps of good knowledge. Your garden is what I want mine to look like haha, that's a good idea I may use it my putter parts of the soil dry out faster then the middle I bet your Christmas will be good !! Those bud look great .

Scuzzman said:
have never had an issue with trips/gnats/spiders - caterpillars /moth now and again nothing major- but I grow with coco coir 100% and water 1-2 times over a 24 hour period which helps keeps things moist at all times, had to many issues in the past with soil (both indoor and outdoor)with bugs and other issues - wont go that path again...
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I've got a few mates that grow with coco they tell me I should to but Ive always liked soil for me it seems more lenient if that makes sense have never had any problem with bugs indoors (touchwood) plenty outside but always manageable . You notice any taste difference to weed grown in coco compared to soil ?
 
the native

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Scuzzman said:
have never had an issue with trips/gnats/spiders - caterpillars /moth now and again nothing major- but I grow with coco coir 100% and water 1-2 times over a 24 hour period which helps keeps things moist at all times, had to many issues in the past with soil (both indoor and outdoor)with bugs and other issues - wont go that path again...
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Hey @Scuzzman , I Believe I tracked the critters in from my veg garden outside, I've never had thrips or mites through any of my grows(only knats, which I've never had in any of my no-till grows).
I've grown in coco before and found it grew the fastest. I was doing manual DTW and found it laborious and sucked up alot of nutes which was really expensive. I didn't totally nail growing in coco, so I cant really say too much, and also, each grower finds there own way, and if that works for them,
then all power to them:cool:.


@PATSR420 Its good to read that your looking into no-till. Its a journey mate, but well worth the efforts. Blu-mats are a good investment and cheap. Takes a few grows in your totes to get the soil pumping, but when its dialed in, you can reap some mean buds. Herbies dry amendments? haven't heard of them, I get mine from seacliff organics. Most growers that use nutes usually ph there mix. There's whole articles on here about what order to mix and what ph etc. I use nutes on the outdoor ladies, our window for the season is pretty short here in nz imo.
My first cuts this year went to bud strait away....DAMIT:wall:
put them outside too early.

Here's some new ones, and a couplee that are about 4weeks.I just use aloe vera for my cloning gel.
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Here's the ladies(sorry bout the pic quality)the taller one on the right, the old man gave to me, seems nice and handled the thrips better than my Gelatos.
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DavoeNZ

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jzs147 said:
You will be fine mate used em for years my last order didt make but got a resend an got them.
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Awesome bro, shot for that feel better seeing people her have got th thru. Ordered grandmummas purple and runtz punch and a few auto as freebies. Should be good, can't too wait to grow some proper strains.
 
jzs147

jzs147

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DavoeNZ said:
Awesome bro, shot for that feel better seeing people her have got th thru. Ordered grandmummas purple and runtz punch and a few auto as freebies. Should be good, can't too wait to grow some proper strains.
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Yea seed city good to mate
Use to use seedsman but they aint doin resends any more.
 
DavoeNZ

DavoeNZ

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Nah bro still waiting. Where'd you order from man? Says my order has left and is in transit. Expecting it too take another 2 weeks or so
 
the native

the native

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DavoeNZ said:
Nah bro still waiting. Where'd you order from man? Says my order has left and is in transit. Expecting it too take another 2 weeks or so
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Herbies.mine saying the same thing.got a couple random strains and heaps a those freebies , so hope they make the journey
 
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