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Durban poison simba seeds
Sf grow Light Emitting Diodes/220W
Sf grow
Indoor
Room Type
Defoliation
weeks 9-17
ScrOG
weeks 10-14
LST
weeks 5, 7-11, 16-17
Soil
Grow medium
0 L
Pot Size
0.25 L
Watering
G
Germination
2 years ago
Using freedom farms seedling starter. Got these two babies from simba seeds looking forward to this grow cause it’s my first time using actual genetics from seed 🤪 Can’t wait to keep y’all updated. Promise not to defoliate this plant too much LOL. Keeping humidity etc at 70% in a dark space for them to germinate. Got my little clone tent out for my soon to be seedlings. I don’t know about you guys but I feel like the best way is straight into some soil. Feels weird to start from scratch again since I had a clone last. Happy growing friends
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Directly In Substrate
Germination Method
1
Week 1. Vegetation
2 years ago
5 cm
16 hrs
6
No Smell
65 %
0 L
15 cm
I accidentally kicked over one of the seedlings so I made a lil DIY support for it to mend itself hopefully. Still growing fine though hoping the bend will make it stronger instead of weaker. Had a helmet head with the other seedling , misted it with some water and used some tweezers and managed to get the shell off without any damage to the seedling One of them is really stretchy cause I forgot I was supposed to put it under light when it first sprouted but covered it up with soil and I’ll put it it into a deeper pot soon So far so good. Promise not to do too much defoliation on this plant guys lol. I’m just gonna do some LST nothing else 🙏🏽🤣
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Week 2. Vegetation
2 years ago
7 cm
16 hrs
5.8
No Smell
65 %
20 °C
0 L
0 L
15 cm
Nutrients 1
Silica 5 mll
Seems like they’re growing VERY slowly to me but I could just be too excited. They’re healthy and I’m not sure why the little seedling leaves died on one of home or if this or normal but seems fine to me. Started feeding silica, gonna feed them every 7-10 days Also put these babies into bigger pots, so I can start to see more growth. Thanks for the tips in my questions friends. I got two pots a 11L and 15L wanna see the difference in the two plants with a bigger and smaller pot. Added some mycorrhizal from rhizz-up before transplanting them into their new homes. I’ve heard good things about it so hoping this transplant won’t cause too much stress.
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Week 3. Vegetation
2 years ago
7 cm
16 hrs
5.8
No Smell
65 %
20 °C
0 L
0 L
15 cm
Transplanted them and started to notice growth within 24 hours I was worried for a sec cause they weren’t growing in the little cups. But now I know - only keep them in there for a week or two. Only feeding them with water for now. I will continue to do so for the next week or two. Some people say 2 weeks some people say 4 so I’m just gonna start at 2 lol.
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Week 4. Vegetation
2 years ago
7 cm
16 hrs
7.8
No Smell
65 %
20 °C
0 L
0 L
15 cm
Nutrients 5
Molasses 1 mll
Cal-Mag 1 mll
TriPart Bloom - Terra Aquatica
TriPart Bloom 0.7 mll
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Week 5. Vegetation
2 years ago
17 cm
16 hrs
20 °C
7.8
Weak
65 %
18 °C
0 L
0 L
15 cm
Nutrients 6
Molasses 2 mll
Cal-Mag 1 mll
Silica 1 mll
Gave these ladies some silica after 14 days. I was supposed to wait 7-10 days but I got lazy LOL. I feed silica exclusively because it says not to mix with calcium etc I’ve also started LST, this strain is supposedly really stretchy so I’m hoping it will help with space. They’re beautifully green and so far I’m loving them. I can smell them in the room a bit so I’m hoping they’ll be super pungent. Happy growing friends 🌎🌱
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LST
Technique
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Week 7. Vegetation
a year ago
17 cm
16 hrs
20 °C
7.8
Weak
65 %
18 °C
0 L
0 L
15 cm
Nutrients 6
Molasses 2 mll
Cal-Mag 1 mll
Silica 1 mll
I must admit LST for me is a lot more complicated than it looks lol. I’ve been trying to maintain an even canopy but that main stem LOVES fighting for apical dominance. I’ve feed silica every 10 days. Missed one weeks diary cause I’ve been swamped with work and studying Been feeding twice a day and keeping on the same light schedule. I did start to notice a yellowing tip on the much more developed plant wondering if maybe that could be from northern toxicity so I tried feeding plain water for one day and it hasn’t spread so I’m guessing that’s it. If you think otherwise please let me know in the comments cause I def don’t want it to spread. Overall a lovely green plant and it has a lovely smell I kept my tent in my room so I get a good whiff.
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LST
Technique
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Week 8. Vegetation
a year ago
30 cm
16 hrs
20 °C
7.8
Weak
55 %
18 °C
0 L
0 L
15 cm
Nutrients 6
Molasses 2 mll
Cal-Mag 1 mll
Silica 5 mll
I’ve seen a lot of growth this week. Went away for 2 nights so I tried to give them a little more water the night before I left but they’re still looking good. Been feeding silica every 10 days as recommended. The yellowing tip from last week doesn’t appear to have spread.
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LST
Technique
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Week 9. Vegetation
a year ago
30 cm
16 hrs
20 °C
7
Normal
55 %
18 °C
0 L
0 L
15 cm
Nutrients 6
Molasses 2 mll
Cal-Mag 1 mll
Silica 5 mll
I’ve done some very light defoliation on the leaves that were broken or dying. One of the plants seem to be growing less than the other so I’ve decided to invest in a new light because it doesn’t seem like this light has enough energy for both these plants. Been feeding then silica 10 days a week as per usual 1 or 2 times a day. Really lovely scent coming out of the tent too!
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LST
Technique
Defoliation
Technique
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Week 10. Vegetation
a year ago
30 cm
16 hrs
20 °C
7
Normal
55 %
18 °C
0 L
0 L
15 cm
Nutrients 6
Molasses 2 mll
Cal-Mag 1 mll
Silica 5 mll
I got a new light for these ladies cause it was clear my other lights weren’t doing justice. I went with an affordable option which was a Lumii black 600w HPS light. It made the temp reach 44 degrees luckily I checked on my plant about an hour later and they were looking really sad but they were okay once I moved my tent closer to the window. My temps went down to 33 degrees Celsius which is still to hot PLEASE tell me how I can get This down guys 😭😭😭😭!!! Anyway they were okay before that growing beautifully and very healthy before I got the new light. I can definitely see the different in intensities
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LST
Technique
ScrOG
Technique
Defoliation
Technique
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Week 11. Flowering
a year ago
30 cm
11 hrs
28 °C
7
Normal
55 %
21 °C
0 L
0 L
15 cm
Nutrients 6
Molasses 2 mll
Cal-Mag 1 mll
Silica 5 mll
I’ve done very little defoliation with this plant. Only taken off the leaves which were dying or not in good shape. I used my scrog net as well for the first time (properly) and I see the purpose of it now lol really makes that canopy nice and even so I’ve got even light distribution
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LST
Technique
ScrOG
Technique
Defoliation
Technique
12
Week 12. Flowering
a year ago
30 cm
11 hrs
28 °C
7
No Smell
55 %
21 °C
0 L
0 L
15 cm
Nutrients 6
Molasses 2 mll
Cal-Mag 1 mll
Silica 5 mll
I did some defoliating on the bottom leaves of the plants and the bud areas where the little buds were gonna be. Kept all the top growth though and also removed all the big leaves that were dying or yellowing She has been a good girl! Not given me any problems thus far and looking beautifully lush and green. This has been an extremely low maintenance plant. I’ve never tried Durban poison for so excited to try a strains which originated from my home country South Africa 🇿🇦 Happy growing bestiesssss ❤️
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ScrOG
Technique
Defoliation
Technique
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Week 13. Flowering
a year ago
30 cm
11 hrs
28 °C
7
No Smell
55 %
23 °C
0 L
0 L
15 cm
Nutrients 6
Molasses 2 mll
Cal-Mag 1 mll
Silica 5 mll
Noticed a lot of yellowing on these ladies over the past 2 days. Appears to be from the middle and the bottom leaves not really sure where it started from but overall these ladies are doing good. They were suuuuuper loud earlier but their smell is gone now no trichomes yet but I guess I’m ahead of myself 🤣.
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ScrOG
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Defoliation
Technique
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Week 14. Flowering
a year ago
30 cm
11 hrs
28 °C
7
No Smell
55 %
23 °C
0 L
0 L
15 cm
Nutrients 6
Molasses 2 mll
Cal-Mag 1 mll
Silica 5 mll
Originally the smell of my plants was supper loud when I was using the much weaker LED light during vege. After getting my HPS light I’ve noticed much larger growth in my plant but while my plants have been in flowering I’ve noticed they’re developing brown pistols without having any trichomes. I’ve checked and it’s most certainly a female plant - there are very very few trichomes in there but as you’ll see my smaller plant has a lot of brown pistols. Does anyone know if this is normal or am I just being paranoid ? 😭 Also this nitrogen deficiency is killing me! I added some organic fish liquid (5mls/L) and I haven’t really seen much difference I also changed the nutes back to the recommended pre flowering measurements (to increase the nitrogen) so basically started adding 0,5ml of grow nutes extra Defoliated the leaves which were super yellow. Anyway - never say never. I thought we hit a home run but these ladies decided to give me a lot of stress towards it’s last few weeks Happy growing besties! 🌻
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ScrOG
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Defoliation
Technique
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Week 15. Flowering
a year ago
30 cm
11 hrs
24 °C
7
Weak
55 %
20 °C
0 L
0 L
15 cm
Nutrients 6
Molasses 2 mll
Cal-Mag 1 mll
Silica 5 mll
There’s still a nitrogen deficiency it doesn’t seem like it’s getting better but it’s not getting worse either. Buds are starting to get some weight on them they’re so beautiful orange green and purple just like the Durban poison pictures I’ve seen. I’ve been putting them outside in natural sun light for a few days to take a break from the heat of my light until I get a cooling hood. Happy growing buds (pun intended)
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Defoliation
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Week 16. Flowering
a year ago
58 cm
11 hrs
30 °C
7
Weak
55 %
20 °C
0 L
0 L
15 cm
Nutrients 6
Molasses 2 mll
Cal-Mag 1 mll
Silica 5 mll
They’re really getting nice and fat , I noticed they don’t have as many trichomes as my maverick grow from bay seeds but that was an auto. They’ve still got some trichomes on there but not as many not very frosty still got two weeks left though so I’m really hoping they start to produce a lot more. I’m going to flush starting from week 17/18 Also did a lot of defoliation removed old leaves and lower popcorn buds. Also removed leaves which weee taking away light from other buds and did some LST because they were all bunched up together after I removed the SCROG net Happy growing bestiessss 🌈
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LST
Technique
Defoliation
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Week 17. Flowering
a year ago
58 cm
11 hrs
30 °C
7
Weak
55 %
20 °C
0 L
0 L
100 cm
Nutrients 5
Molasses 2 mll
Cal-Mag 1 mll
TriPart Bloom - Terra Aquatica
TriPart Bloom 2 mll
I removed all the lathers fan leaves because they were dying anyway and I’ve seen that a lot of other fellow growers do the same towards the end of their grow These ladies are getting phat! I love it they’re not very strong smelling but have a lovely sweet gassy smell when you get closer to it. I’ve started flushing as well preparing for harvest
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Week 18. Harvest
a year ago
Happy Harvest Day!
Lovely sweet gassy smell coming from these ladies. Buds are a beautiful orange green with a hint of pink in the centre of each bud easy growing throughout only faces major issues towards the last few weeks of flowering
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Spent 114 days
Ger Veg Flo Har
25 g
Bud wet weight per plant
2
Plants
1.2
Grow Room size
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Day air temperature
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She’s got a lovely gassy sweet smell.
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Bread_n_Buds
Bread_n_Budscommentedweek 11a year ago
Love the Classic <3
yourbestbud
yourbestbudcommenteda year ago
@Breadandbuds, thank you 🙏🏽
Herbie101
Herbie101commentedweek 8a year ago
Such a nice strain! Wish you all the best for your grow! happy growing 🌱🌞🍀
yourbestbud
yourbestbudcommenteda year ago
@Herbie101, thank you so much friend 🌱
Ieiogrow94
Ieiogrow94commentedweek 02 years ago
Buona coltivazione bro 🔥🌲
yourbestbud
yourbestbudcommented2 years ago
@Ieiogrow94,thank you
SteveMcT
SteveMcTcommentedweek 7a year ago
I don’t think your light is strong enough. I’d trim off the lower 2 branch nodes, top and flip to flower in a couple weeks and see what you get. I grew the same strain a few months ago and by 7 weeks after it was big. Not too much stretch so give it 2 weeks after topping before you flip.
yourbestbud
yourbestbudcommenteda year ago
@SteveMcT, I’m using a 220w LED it’s an older purple light butttt saving up for a quantum light board so def hoping that will improve growing 🤪 Thanks for the tip friend! 🌱🙏🏽
SteveMcT
SteveMcTcommenteda year ago
@yourbestbud, 700 watt LED for 5 plants
yourbestbud
yourbestbudcommenteda year ago
@SteveMcT, what kind of light did you use?
Lemonhazelover
Lemonhazelovercommentedweek 12a year ago
Happy growing and good luck buddy ☘️
Lemonhazelover
Lemonhazelovercommenteda year ago
yourbestbud
yourbestbudcommenteda year ago
@Lemonhazelover, thank you!! 😊
Omisan
Omisancommentedweek 10a year ago
Plants looks really good ☺️ have you an air extractor, in your tent?or can you put once in?it will decrease a bit more the temperature 😉 Happy growing bestbud! 🙏
yourbestbud
yourbestbudcommenteda year ago
@Omisan, thanks! I am loving it so far lovely smell
SubliminalSociety
SubliminalSocietycommentedweek 9a year ago
Looking good! Wish I could smell their sweetness. Durban Poison was my first grow 25yrs ago. Looking forward to see her grow!
yourbestbud
yourbestbudcommenteda year ago
@SubliminalSociety, if only we would send bud virtually!! Thanks friend🙌 Happy growingggg
BudBoutique
BudBoutiquecommentedweek 11a year ago
Have a good transition into Flower buddy !! Really good work u put in advance to prepare them for flower 🧑‍🌾
BudBoutique
BudBoutiquecommenteda year ago
@yourbestbud, that should be a good booster hehe 💚
yourbestbud
yourbestbudcommenteda year ago
@BudBoutique, thanks friend. I put some extra TLC into this grow hoping it will pay off🤪🌻
justsomedude420
justsomedude420commentedweek 16a year ago
😍👍
yourbestbud
yourbestbudcommenteda year ago
@@justsomedude420, thank youuuu 🌈
SteveMcT
SteveMcTcommentedweek 15a year ago
Why do you think there’s a nitrogen deficiency? It’s normal for older leaves to yellow as flowers mature. The new growth looks a vibrant green. I wouldn’t be adding much nitrogen this late in flower
yourbestbud
yourbestbudcommenteda year ago
@SteveMcT, I went to hydroponic grow shop with the symptoms and they advised it is a nitrogen deficiency. I’ve stopped feeding nitrogen now because it’s late into flowering Happy Growing 🌈
GrowerAlien
GrowerAliencommentedweek 15a year ago
Hey Bro! Nice grow U can see my grow too 🤸💯
yourbestbud
yourbestbudcommenteda year ago
@GrowerAlien, thank you🌈
Omisan
Omisancommentedweek 14a year ago
Beautiful ladies, growmie! 😇 Don't worry about brown pistols, it's normal 😉 just see the plants, if they grow up then they will restart the right buds maturation.. Why do you think is there a Nitrogen deficiency?some leaves "speak" you about?could you share a photo of it?don't exceed with Nitrogen in this stage, they don't need really much of it..and Silica, because whit this roots can becomes too large for the pot and plants would suffer 😉 On the last photo they seem thirsty, you give them 0,25 litres/day? Good job, have great experience!
yourbestbud
yourbestbudcommenteda year ago
@Omisan, thanks to much for the advice! They were super under watered in that particular picture, the shop where I buy my water was closed and I had run out so my ladies were dry for 24 hours. Gonna cut down on those grow nutes asap! Thanks again friend happy growing ! 🌻🙏🏽
BudBoutique
BudBoutiquecommentedweek 10a year ago
happy veg time 💚
yourbestbud
yourbestbudcommenteda year ago
@BudBoutique, it’s is indeed 😆💚
XII_XII_EarlyRaver
XII_XII_EarlyRavercommentedweek 32 years ago
Broo good luck with them so far so good mate !! 🤙🏻💪🏻
yourbestbud
yourbestbudcommented2 years ago
@XII_XII_EarlyRaver, thanks so much! Looking forward to this grow Happy growing friend 🌱
MiyaguiOkPolilla
MiyaguiOkPolillacommentedweek 32 years ago
Durban es una gran elección ✨🍵
yourbestbud
yourbestbudcommented2 years ago
@MiyaguiOkPolilla, thank you 🙏🏽 I’ve never tried it but heard good things can’t wait 😜
GoldenFinger
GoldenFingercommentedweek 22 years ago
Viel Glück buddy 💪 , viel Spaß beim Wachsen von 🌱
yourbestbud
yourbestbudcommented2 years ago
@GoldenFinger, thank you very much super excited for this grow 🌱🤩 Happy growing friend
Dabking
Dabkingcommentedweek 18a year ago
Looks great. I'm about a week behind you. Happy harvest, hope it's amazing
BrigadeDesTerps
BrigadeDesTerpscommentedweek 16a year ago
Good Luck and happy grow🌱💪🏻
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