Recent content by TokeMcLeod

PTFE thread tape- what a great idea! Since the tape is so thin and elastic, it can be wound really snugly. Nice one. I'll be switching.

Thanks for the thread, LA! And to everyone chipping in with info and experience. I am currently growing one clone strain only, but in the interests of stealth my plants have to be moved around and sometimes they're stressed as a result. One of my plants went hermaphrodite so I harvested some...

Thanks for sharing your experience- good info. Yeah, my fogger unit continually shoots up a small "geyser" of water to about 2-3", so that could perhaps be how the damage is done if this hits the stems. Stuck a heating pad under my reservoir just now and hopefully that will eventually heat...

I did use clear plastic cups and a spray bottle when my cuttings first wilted- this certainly rescued and resuscitated them. Problem with individual cups are that they're too small and squashes the leaves of the cutting together (I took large cuttings of about 180mm with large fan leaves). As a...

Are you saying that I should discard the humidity dome altogether? (I'd be very pleased to ditch that!) Thanks for the advice. No rot on the cuttings yet and the black spots seem to have grown very little overnight. As is, there are only two tiny spots on inserts far away from the inserts...

Many thanks Roach (and to JohnyBtreed). You've both done a mighty fine thing. Got all the stuff together- black plastic tub, ultrasonic fogger with float, inserts improvised from a lovely peach-colored "pool noodle"...and fired 'er up with 3 test cuttings 15 days ago. I swiftly learned that I...

Does anyone have experience/advice of taking cuttings from woody growth, rather than growing tips?

and in South Africa you can expect to pay anything from (SA Rand equivalent of) $1 for commercially grown Swazi/Lesotho weed to $25 a gram for the good stuff...even higher if you are not streetwise or connected.

My Exodus Cheese plants grown under fluorescents in 5 liter bags (soil/coco mix) have now been in the veg cycle for close on 20 weeks. This was certainly not planned (should have been 8 weeks only), but conditions forced me to keep them in veg. My plants are all very healthy and have each grown...

Good stuff booby, I'll go look for a suitable contactor and all should be fine. I tell ya- I was getting worried about this lot. Many thanks for sharing your knowledge- much appreciated!:bravo:

I am in southern Africa where domestic supply systems are all 220V, single phase. I'd guess that our systems are closer to European systems than US. Standard installation in any DB first routes the supply through an Earth leakage unit (example here: Earth Leakage Unit). I think this provides...

Thank you booby! You're a lifesaver. Can you please clarify a few points for me: 1) Why a double breaker? (Will a single 40A not work?) 2) What is a "DPST" contactor? 3) How to wire the contactor to the two-speed fan, so I get the switching between the two speeds as set out in my post above? 4)...

112 My timer is rated 20A

My plants are ready to go into the flowering room, but I have not yet completed the wiring. Stealth purposes prevent me from asking for advice from local electricians and supply shops. I need help with a few items, please Allow me to describe my set-up: 220V supply New circuit breaker...

Hello vickp and thank you for your offer of help. My plants are ready to go into the flowering room, but I have not yet completed the wiring. Stealth purposes prevent me from asking for advice from local electricians and supply shops. I need help with a few items, please Allow me to describe...