A Taste of Africa from Malawi

[oldbootz]

"I don't have a circulation fan in that veg closet but can easily put one in."

Try this. I have definitely had strange things happen without a circulation fan.

And are your nutrients designed for coco specifically? I know there are some Cation exchange capacity problems you may get if you are not using a proven nutrient for coco or adapted your nutrient to coco. It does relate to magnesium as well.

 

[oldbootz]

As far as the logic that your other plants are not showing problems therefore abc. I think your other plants could also be healthier. Always remember that each leaf needs to transpire and without airflow a micro-climate develops around the leaves that chokes or slows further transpiration.

 

[oldbootz]

Cation exchange capacity problems you may get if you are not using a proven nutrient for coco or adapted your nutrient to coco.

This is why I changed to an organic version of coco. 30% coco 30% perlite 30% mix of worm casts composts and other additives. I lose the really nice wicking that coco does naturally but I also can ignore some of coco's more challenging problems.

 

[onavelzy]

Hi Oldboots.

I chose the Veg + Bloom nute line specifically because it was so strongly recommended by several coco growers that I have been following here. A circulating fan is in place now. Thanks for the suggestions.

I didn't mean to hijack the thread with my inexperience and questions. Someone post some pics of some healthy Malawi so we can move on to better thoughts.

 

[dubi]

Just harvested my Malawi at 71 days.

before:
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and after:
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This Malawi clone is now dried and in a jar.
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9g - not much, but it was just one single cola in a small pot.

Thanks spugg

It's always a pleasure to remember your epic Malawi grow, glad you found such a nice New Killer Malawi pheno!

You are also very lucky to have had the chance to find the more elusive Malawi fruity pheno, the fruity Malawis with better and more refined terpenes (sweet mandarine) can be mainly found in the more recent P3 and P4 Malawi generations, it's a more tamed, compact and fast flowering pheno, with very nice flower/leaf ratio, the effect is not so strong and the yield is not so high like in the best green killer Malawis, but the terpenes in the fruity Malawis are much better than the average of the line (which are mainly woody/oily). Antonio (the grower who gave us the Malawi) commented me that he found some very tasty and good smelling Malawi plants in his initial selections with the strain, but unfortunately he lost them and he only was able to keep the Old Killer Malawi selected for stronger potency (parental plant that started all our Malawi breeding programme).

Fortunately and thanks to our latest selections and breeding with the strain, the fruity Malawi was found again in the P3 generation and now it is also available through Malawi Breeders Packs.

 

[dubi]

will leave in dark for couple days. The one girl is going to be a real yielder.

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Hi Borderliner,

You got a really abundant Malawi harvest Glad you had the chance to experience Malawi plants with different plant structures. The wilder, lankier and branchy pheno that is more related to the first Malawi generations, and the compact, columnar, main cola pheno, more related to latest Malawi generations. Both are interesting and provide different growth patterns that can be useful for different kind of grows (SOG,SCROG, etc ...).

As i think i commented you in another thread, some parts of your flowers look brownish, brown parts of the flowers lack of terpenes and good resin (the terpenes and resins easily degradate at this stage), it's maybe a sign that the flowers suffered too hot temps in late flowering, or that they were overmatured. I would recommend you to harvest your sativas enough mature, but before the senescence of the flowers.

 

[dubi]

Well someone said on this thread the taste and all wasn't impressive..
ill have to agree.. it gets better with cure. a couple weeks even makes a big difference. i brought some to my Vermont buddies that grow some pretty good stuff. mostly outdoors. said malawi is some of the best ever smoked. ive got some awesome pot thats going to last a long time.

Thanks again Dudi

Thanks to you fastzippi

I'm glad you and your close friends rate your Malawi as some of the best strains you've ever smoked!

 

[dubi]

Pic schematic: 1 2
3 4
5

Ok, #1 and 4 are at an approx date(forgot to write down) r at day 76. 2,3 &5 r at day 62. Trichs on 1 & 4, 90% cloudy, planning on riding out another week then flushing. All r in coco w gh nutes, hydroguard n bot cal/mag and the ff flowering trio, b blooms, open sesame n cha ching

Hi Lowellprince,

Thanks for updating us with the progresses of your Malawis and with the info about your feeding and growing variables. Your Malawis look well developed at day 62 of flowering. We haven't tested to grow Malawi under LEDs yet, she has always performed the best for us under 600w or 1000w hps.

Please, keep us updated with your impressions before harvest and about the smoke test after the curing.

 

[Borderliner]

Hi Borderliner,

You got a really abundant Malawi harvest Glad you had the chance to experience Malawi plants with different plant structures. The wilder, lankier and branchy pheno that is more related to the first Malawi generations, and the compact, columnar, main cola pheno, more related to latest Malawi generations. Both are interesting and provide different growth patterns that can be useful for different kind of grows (SOG,SCROG, etc ...).

As i think i commented you in another thread, some parts of your flowers look brownish, brown parts of the flowers lack of terpenes and good resin (the terpenes and resins easily degradate at this stage), it's maybe a sign that the flowers suffered too hot temps in late flowering, or that they were overmatured. I would recommend you to harvest your sativas enough mature, but before the senescence of the flowers.

Dubi thanks for the info. This was first run with a new amare lights and it's a learning curve for the fish eye magnifier lens. When to screw them onto the leds is the trick.

 

[dubi]

Today i cut her down after 13+ weeks of flowering i hung the hole plant for slow dry and after that curing i will try some cobs too some foto preharvest with scrog off.
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I am in the phase of curing in jars,meanwille i make some bubble hash from trims,i start the outdoor grow and she already go very good photo soon.some pics of random buds
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Congrats on your Malawi harvest kerberos
Excellent results and growing skills, i love the structure of your Malawi, compact and manageable, with strong branches full of big sized resinous buds of high flower/leaf ratio!

Please, let us know your opinion about her after the curing

 

[dubi]

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Welcome Nekker

Nice Malawi! How many weeks into flowering ?

 

[dubi]

what kind of soil comp. does Malawi like outdoors?

Hi catalysthunter,

We use basically the same soil mix to grow organically all our strains (indoors or outdoors): 70-80 % of high quality peat, 10-20 % coco fiber and 10 % worm casting. PH in soil must be between 6.5 and 6.8 through the whole growing cycle.
Malawi prefers soft ECs around 0.80-1.00 in their 3 first weeks of life, EC around 1.2 for bigger plants in growing stage, and you can increase the feeding up to 1.5-1.8 in the flowering stage, depending on your pheno and size of the plant.

We like to use organic fertilizers like Bio Bizz or Bio Canna line.
Hope it helps!

 

[dubi]

I wanted to post an update on my Ace Malawi seedlings but they're not looking that great right now so I'll post the ugliest ones. Opinions and suggestions welcome.

They look like Mag def but I've been adding Epsom salts to each gallon of RO water. I've been using Veg + Bloom nutes. I haven't fed above an EC of 1.0. pH has been middle of the spread, usually 5.8 - 6.1.

When I started noticing the changes, I began doing more foliar using the V+B Push foliar product and added epsom to that as well.

I figured there must be some kind of lock out occurring but my run off today showed an EC of 0.9, same as I was feeding.

There are 6 seedlings. About half are a mildly taller pheno (17-18 inches at 7 weeks from germination) and the others are a little smaller (13-14 inches). The taller ones show the most leaf fade.

They've been vegging under two rows of LED bulbs, alternating between 8.5W and 13W bulbs.

Anyway, here's the pics:

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top down view of one of the affected plants

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One of the smaller plants with minimal changes (and cattle dog guardian)

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Some sour diesel-ish plants in same conditions, light, feed etc with no fading:

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Hi onavelzy,

The correct Ph in your soil, waterings and feedings must be always between 6.5 and 6.8, if plants are not grown with a correct PH then they can show many different feeding problems.

Be careful when you use different fertilizer products in your feedings, as some can increase the PH and others will lower it down, so check carefully how the products you are using could modify the PH in your waterings/feedings.

It's also very important to start with high quality water (of around 0,3 EC) with neutral PH as a base. Then add the right nutrients (depending on the development stage of your plants) to increase the EC up to correct amounts.

In your case, i would flush your plants with good water (0.3 EC and PH between 6-7), let the pots dry well, see how the plants react. If the plants still look hungry, then feed them in your next watering with EC around 1.2-1.4 with correct PH, check if you see improvements in the upcoming days and get back to us in case you have any doubt. We will try to help you in all what we can.

 

[onavelzy]

Thank you for the advice Dubi. I am growing in coco, not soil. Most of the guides I have seen recommend a lower pH range for hydro and soiless media like coco. If your experience and discussions with your customers shows that a pH in the range you described would be better in coco, I will give it a try.

Thanks again. We all appreciate your attention to your customers' grows and your willingness to answer questions about the cultivation of your strains. What would it be like if every one treated ppl like that?

Take care,
Ona

 

[rolandomota]

Ace seeds The #1 seed company in the industry im sure many others feel the same way.

 

[SuperGreenGuy]

Ace seeds The #1 seed company in the industry im sure many others feel the same way.

If I was found the Ace several years ago, I could be more happy.
Anyway, I got Malawi beans, nowadays is there a strain more "potent" with more "long effects" than this pretty awesome Malawi? or like Ace says, this's the most potent and strong strain available?
Thank you Dubi

 

[Old Toker]

..nowadays is there a strain more "potent" with more "long effects" than this pretty awesome Malawi..

Man....which strain will get you higher is a discussion that will never be settled. I will say that MY experience is that Malawi will definitely get the job done for ME.

 

[oldbootz]

SuperGreenGuy if you find a good plant with 10 seeds. Imagine what you can find with 100 or 1000. Even one good Malawi can be different to another good Malawi.

 

[SuperGreenGuy]

SuperGreenGuy if you find a good plant with 10 seeds. Imagine what you can find with 100 or 1000. Even one good Malawi can be different to another good Malawi.

I agree, I'm growing lot of Mala Seedbabylings right now and I already can see some different purple pheno even in this early stage.
For me, it's only for medicinal purposes and I just do micro-doses per day.
It's will be fun

 

[Nekker]

Welcome Nekker

Nice Malawi! How many weeks into flowering ?

16 weeks