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[MEGA]Community Growing advice, tips, tricks, & experiences Part 4

I believe I'm running a bit into problems with this seedling, somehow he looks really sickly, although temperature, lights, etc are way better than in my first grow where the plants pretty much just blew up really fast =(

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greetz xayo :)
 
There's nothing wrong with that seedling from what I can tell. However, I don't know if you know, but unfortunately bag seed usually doesn't turn out like the parents and there's a very high risk of hermaphrodite traits being expressed. As long as you're aware of the risks then I wish you all the luck. Occasionally bag seed can turn out great, so you might very well be lucky! Some of the best clone-only strains originated from bag seed so you never know.

Here's a couple of photos of my Cream Caramel bud. Unfortunately I won't be able to grow like this for about a year since I'm probably going to be moving to Poland next week to live with a relative where the laws are much stricter. Come May this year I'm seriously considering doing a guerrilla grow over there though. I've no idea what latitude I'll be at so I'll have to check what the climate is like there.

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a friend of mine is polish and he says that weed is basicly extinct in poland only speed and meth and occasionally shrooms are available. also polish society seems to be waaaaay against drugs as everyone is big into the vodka game :'D

When ur growing in poland I would probably settle for frisian dew (looked up some strains for growing outdoors here in northern germany and I would guess that climate is alike, maybe a bit more continental climate as opposed to my 100% maritim rainy foggy shithole im living in
 
^Xayo said:
a friend of mine is polish and he says that weed is basicly extinct in poland only speed and meth and occasionally shrooms are available. also polish society seems to be waaaaay against drugs as everyone is big into the vodka game :'D

When ur growing in poland I would probably settle for frisian dew (looked up some strains for growing outdoors here in northern germany and I would guess that climate is alike, maybe a bit more continental climate as opposed to my 100% maritim rainy foggy shithole im living in
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Yeah that about sums it up over there. I've grown Dutch Passion Frisian Dew before and it was a very good strain but I think the seeds are a bit steep for me (if they were a third cheaper I'd buy them in a heartbeat). I'm definitely going to be growing Arne's Hashplant II and Female Seeds X-Line outdoor mix (Purple Power, Purple Maroc, Maroc, outdoor Grapefruit and Easy-Sativa). I've also got plenty of landrace strains I'm gagging to grow.
 
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that seedling looks good Xayo.. seedlings are probably tougher than at any other stage of their life with the exception of sensitivity to over fertilization...I had a seedling that sprouted but the shell of the seed was stuck on it. I'm not a very patient person, so I decided to pull the shell off.. well, when I did, it took off all but the smallest trace of the leaf greenery with it. The seedling still survived..
 
Hope you'll still be around to share your knowledge AE ;) Also that Cream caramel is mouth watering, especially after 3 days of soberness.

Did you have any problem growing it? I'm considering growing the Cream caramel and Black Jack from the same breeder, but I read it might be hard for a first time grower because the plant will flower even if it's in bad shape.
 
ive noticed thrips on my plants but they are 5 weeks into flowering... i have spinosad which completely destroys thrips but i dont want to spray this on forming buds... what should i do?
 
Hoes call me santa said:
Hope you'll still be around to share your knowledge AE ;) Also that Cream caramel is mouth watering, especially after 3 days of soberness.
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Course I will mate ;)

Hoes call me santa said:
Did you have any problem growing it? I'm considering growing the Cream caramel and Black Jack from the same breeder, but I read it might be hard for a first time grower because the plant will flower even if it's in bad shape.
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It practically grew itself lol. I was just noticing, the buds seem to be developing an undertone of a slight vanilla fragrance if I'm not mistaken. Don't read to much into the claim that certain hybrid strains are too difficult for a beginner to grow. In my personal opinion and experience that's nonsense. Some plants are slightly more difficult to grow but it shouldn't present you with too much difficulty that you can't overcome mate. Pure sats or possibly some sat dom strains, yes, but not most run of the mill hybrids.

When you see some of the photos of mature female Black Jack plants you'll want to grow it even more. It's meant to be a lovely strain and I think it's safe to say you'll almost certainly enjoy it. The amount of resin on one of the plants I saw that someone grew was phenominal. It almost seemed impossible that a plant could look like that lol

If I were you I would also look into KC Brains strains. They are probably some of the cheapest seeds sold (a regular pack is about the same cost as a couple of packs of cigarettes - really really cheap), but the quality of the genetics is of the best around in my opinion. Unfortunately too many people fall into the trap of thinking that more expensive genetics is better, but because people can just charge whatever they feel like and still get people buying their strains regardless, this couldn't be further from the truth. I'm personally going to be buying KC33, KC36 and KC Mango for my guerrilla grow this year (in fact I'm just about to order them today!).

To give you an idea of what I'm on about with regard to the quality of the genetics, here are some pics from another forum of KC36 plants someone else grew which shows what it looks like and what I'm talking about. I was quite impressed, myself.

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PsychicBuBBLe said:
ive noticed thrips on my plants but they are 5 weeks into flowering... i have spinosad which completely destroys thrips but i dont want to spray this on forming buds... what should i do?
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You might find this article useful:

Control and Eradication:

The main Thrips Predator Mites (Amblyseius cucumeris) are only effective where humidity is between 70-90%, this does not really suit cannabis, If the humidity drops below 70% the predator mites stop feeding and die out. Reports have been very poor in low humidity environments, so the use of these predators in interior locations is only worthwhile with high humidity levels, so not really recommended for the indoor growroom.

Equipment and Insecticides:

You will need a good pump up garden sprayer such as a killer spray, get one with a hose and a wand. Not a hand held sprayer or worse still a bug gun. We are only going to consider low toxicity short life Insecticides as cannabis is a product that is eaten and smoked. I recommend that you use a combination of an insecticide and soft soap.

Only buy insecticides in concentrate forms.

Pyrethrum may be the safest option but it is very unlikely that will kill them all, as most thrips have resistance to it.

The newer types of synthesised pyrethroids like “Plant Rescue Bug Killer Fruit & Vegetable Concentrate”, active ingredient = lambda-cyhalothrin and Bayers greenfly killer containing Deltamethrin are both said to be effective in eradicating thrips.

Insecticidal Soft/horticultural soaps are only capable of killing a few adults used on its own but when used mixed with an insecticide it thoroughly wets the insect and helps keep it wet for 2 to 3 times normal, this gives more time for the insecticide to work and for the soap to block the insects breathing tubes suffocating them.


There are several soft soaps on the market, safers soft soap is no longer marketed in this country, there others one made by Savona you can buy on amazon and uncle tom sells soft soap.

An idea of the equipment needed, the picture is out of date relating to spray product

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Method:

Block your air input, turn off extraction and all circulation fans. Mix soft soap to its normal recommended concentration then add the insecticide at its maximum recommended concentration, mix well.. Pump the sprayer to maximum pressure, set the spray nozzle to its finest spray pattern. When you spray, cover every leaf to run off, this includes the underside of the leaves, stems and soil surface. Also mist surrounding surface area ie floors and wall etc.Turn off your lights and seal the room for the night. This keeps the plants wet for longer, these products are most effective while wet also light breaks down the active ingredients in the pyrethroids. Wash out the sprayer with a little washing up liquid and water then rinse well. Do not keep any mix left over it looses potency and goes off quickly. Always mix a fresh batch and use immediately for best effect. In the morning open the input duct, turn ventilation and circulation fans back on and wait half an hour before you switch your main lights back on. Repeat the process a week later whether you see any thrips or not. If any thrips are evident after the first spray you need another type of insecticide as your thrips have resistance to the first type you used.

Final Note: Good luck with your extermination.

I would like to thank Wilbur Nutsack for donating the feast and leaf damage pictures also his time helping me with this. I would also like to thank Mono and MrBenn for reading through and suggesting alterations to the text.
 
thanks AE... but I'm in week 5 of flowering! I dont know if I can use these products while budding...
 
Off topic, but... Don't leave out several grams bubble hash out anywhere. Your cat may get into it and lose/eat your stash. Fucking sucks. Now I gotta go through the whole god damn process again. This was a fresh god damn batch. I love cats but fuck. First time I ever got mad at him. Sonnington Cat is fine by the way, and I know he ingested alot. I have heard it is toxic to them. It is my bad, should have put it up. I was in a hurry to get to work. Aghhhh!!!!!
 
PsychicBuBBLe said:
thanks AE... but I'm in week 5 of flowering! I dont know if I can use these products while budding...
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Generally, it is not ever advisable to spray anything on your plants after one week of flower cycle. Determine how bad the infestation is, and as a last resort use an organic means of control. You will most likely not eradicate the problem until this flower cycle ends. Then you must clean you area and use some form of pesticide to kill any additional thrips. How is the growth affected thus far?
 
those kc36 look incredibly good, might think about them. Still got the kc33xlowryder seeds lieing around, probably gonna bring them outdoors then :'D Hope they turn out not that high as for kc33 theres a height of 3,75metres outdoors and that would be a little too much i guess :'D
 
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