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Spring is the time to plant those seeds and begin the magical process of growing outdoor pot plants that will be "knee high in July" and result in heavy harvests come Autumn.

By Danny Danko, Senior Cultivation Editor, High Times Magazine

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Recent events have placed marijuana use squarely into the public eye and never has the time been better suited to a real discussion of what legalization would entail and how we're gonna get there. This isn't the place for that however. This blog post will assume you already consider pot to be legal in your mind (or your state) and now need to grow some out for yourself.

Whether you're trying to save money, learn a trade or control the quality of your cannabis (or all of the above), growing your own comes with a few challenges and getting those seeds popped properly and at the right time is one of them.

This guide is specifically for the outdoor gardener with some space in their backyard or on a remote deck or rooftop. Outdoor pot plants will thrive when treated properly but will also die quickly if neglected. They need to go out strong and stay strong in order to fully acheive their potential.

Seeds should be planted in cups or trays of moist soil mix on a sunny, not drafty, windowsill. It doesn't hurt to put some clear plastic wrap over them until you see the seedling popping out of the top. Clones (cutting rooted from female mother plants) will save you time but can be hard to come by. Anyone can order seeds through the many online resources (Google it Holmes - I ain't doing all the work for you).

Once sprouted, the seedlings need at least 12 hours of direct light to thrive. If you don't get enough sun, you must supplement with some fluorescent lighting or low-wattage growlight (125 to 250-watt Metal Halide High-Pressure Sodium HPS lights work well for this).

After the threat of frost or crappy weather has subsided, the plants are ready to go outside. First you must transplant them into larger containers. Water them in and acclimate them slowly to the outdoors - a few hours at a time for a few days, then add more hours each day until they can stay out for the duration.

They're going to grow out vegetatively through the summer. This means the plant will continue growing new shoots and leaves. As it grows it will need more and more water and nutrients to feed it so adjust accordingly. I always recommend using a little less than recommended unless I see signs of deficiencies.

As summer turns to fall, the loss of daylight will trigger the plants to begin flowering. If you're growing from seeds, this is the time you will determine the sex of your plants and discard the males, keeping only the females through the rest of the flowering process. But that's a whole different blog...

In the meantime, check out my High Times Microsite at: Danny Danko's Get Growing Now. There's plenty of info there to get started, including six of my favorite beginner-oriented articles from past issues of HIGH TIMES as well as my favorite pot growing videos on youtube. Above all, stay safe and enjoy the process. Get growing today!

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drodro

Nov 12 2009, 4:15 pm

also how long once you put them in a 12/12 before you start to see the little white hairs or the little pollen sacks?

drodro

Nov 12 2009, 4:13 pm

can you tell by looking at the seed or the plant what gender it is...or do you have to wait until it buds ??

diana

Oct 30 2009, 11:57 am

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sMokAloT

Oct 16 2009, 4:18 pm

It is nine days later and im celebrating dia de los muertos early, (day of the dead) i just cut my male plant down. FUCK. but i have 6 other plants growing. question, at nite when the sun gos down i bring my plants in and i put them in my lil grow box with a10 watt led light and three 60 watt lights. its that a good idea? by the way their about two weeks old and already growing tiny leaves between the fan leaves.

jblaze

Oct 13 2009, 5:29 pm

How do you tell if its a m/f when there about ten inches?

wolf

Oct 7 2009, 5:43 pm

think you wizkid for the info i got me a female so think you

sMokAloT

Oct 7 2009, 12:58 pm

i have a plant thats about 11 inches high its still vegin is it still early to tell the sex? it dosent have branches yet lil leaves are bearly starting to grow on the stem. but the thing acant get over is that im looking at my plant and by the lil leaves in between lil balls are starting to grow, now could it be that their pollen sacks? or lil baby leaves growin? im a first time grower and im not about to grow a fucking male. please can some one comment.

niles

Oct 6 2009, 10:33 pm

this last guy is clearly an idiot.

Mr nice guy x g-13

Oct 3 2009, 6:47 am

Thanks Danko for the tip on the Botanical Brothers Pots in your Sept issue those things work Insane. I just got there 15 gallon Monster Buckets with 4 gallon res built into the bucket. i now water my outdoor crop one every 2 weeks and all my indoor girls im running the 10 inch pots with fox farm ocean mixed with light warrior and im having amazing results. I reccomed everyone check these guys out you will never grow any other way ever again. there in the sept issue stash award for best grow system for a reason. The site to order from is www.botanicalbrothers.com

Thanks again,
Mr.Nice GuY

BOOSTER

Sep 25 2009, 4:26 pm

I HAD A FEW THINGS I NEEDED TO ASK HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH WHITE WORMS TREATED WITH BACILLUS THURENGENSIS SHOULD THAT TAKE CARE IF SO HOW OFTEN SHOULD I TREAT IT ??????? ALSO THE BUDS BEEN THRU THE WHITE STAGE NOW TURNING RED HAVE A MIC.GLASS 5+10+15+ WHAT AM I LOOKING FOR ????? FIRST ONE IT ALSO OUT SIDE TEM. IS 60 AT NIGHT HIGH 70 AT DAY

pat

Sep 22 2009, 6:33 pm

how do you find out if it a male or female

USC777

Sep 8 2009, 9:31 pm

you guys should get on a forum for growing (420magazine.com) it's alot easier, and more experienced growers. if you need assitance im 'skreezlycorey' on that forums (420magazine.com) sweet deal. and happy growing to all!

mikes9977

Sep 2 2009, 9:10 am

is i possible to grow plants inside with a proper set up. if so how. This is pretty much my first time trying. what would i need to get started.

anonymous

Aug 22 2009, 10:17 am

http://www.growlightexpress.com/grow-light-systems-2/sun-system-2-hps-250-watt-6.html

BiggyB420

Aug 18 2009, 1:23 am

Mr.Nobody,

I've used as low as a 150 HPS for the veg and at least a 750 HPS in a white box for flowering, and have had tremendous results. But now I'm using fertilizer instead of compost to see if there is any change in taste and aroma.

MrNobody

Aug 13 2009, 1:37 pm

I have been looking a few places for grow lights but haven't found anything. does any one know where I can go for grow lights and which ones should I use?

BiggyB420

Aug 12 2009, 10:49 pm

How would I know what the best time to start using fertilizer on my baby?

grow stand

Aug 10 2009, 6:21 pm

Hey Im just getting started and would like to know where the best place to get info on growing? any advice would be nice. thanks

twin2 chicago

Jul 28 2009, 5:20 am

get at me asap.I NEED HELP

anonymous

Jul 28 2009, 5:13 am

What are the best seeds 2 use? Can i buy a bag of weed off the street an do it like that?I need a white dude to show me how 2 start it.please from chicago help me please

twin2

Jul 28 2009, 5:07 am

Im from th west side of Chicago.I need help if you are from chicago please help!!!!

NE Ohio

Jul 26 2009, 9:07 pm

Just wondered if anybody here has ever used "Single Seed Center", are they for real? A scam? Inquiring minds want to know!

ps - their link is here on HT

WizKid

Jul 25 2009, 6:30 pm

To: Wolf

A female plant has numerous little white hairs coming from the top of the branches and a male plant has pollen sacs(looks like little bananas) coming from inside the branches.

wolf

Jul 25 2009, 9:53 am

i got one how do i now if it is a m/f

WizKid

Jul 22 2009, 10:44 pm

To: Joker and New Guy
You could take a clipping from your plant and treat it as you would a clone. veg it for a little while, then force it to show its sex using the 12/12 light/dark cycle. This would tell you the sex of the plant before it's time to harvest it

The Joker

Jul 20 2009, 12:23 am

im in the same boat, i've been growing a couple since feb. and i still dont know whether they're male or females and the guides don't help. all i seem to be growing are seeds

the newguy

Jul 11 2009, 11:34 am

ok i have an outdoor plant that starting growing in may and is about 5 ft tall and really bushy, it has a lot of nodes but i have yet to see any ball around it anywhere im still not sure if it is a male or female what do you think?

DIZZLE

Jul 9 2009, 5:13 am

peep this!
www.misshightimes.com/users/dizzle

Kinney

Jul 6 2009, 3:36 pm

The best and easiest way i have found to sprout my seeds is to simply place your seeds in a small sup of water and just leave it for a few days. There should be nice sprouts ready to be put into soil with 3-4 days for most seeds, some take longer than others though so be patient!
I find this is the simplest way for beginners.

owly58

Jul 3 2009, 4:33 pm

Hi,
With all the "starter kits" that are out there, my husband and I would like to know which is best?
We have trouble getting the seeds to germinate, keeping them alive and thriving is easy.
Could someone please tell us what to use for the germination process?

kingerr

Jul 2 2009, 9:15 pm

my plant is outdoor and is about 3.5 foot and i have 9 leaves on top 7 int he middle and 5 on the bottom what does this mean u think if any1 has any info post plz

treehugger

Jul 1 2009, 2:16 pm

Angel, is the problematic plant leaning "toward the light"? Are you rotating the container daily/weekly?

angel

Jun 28 2009, 2:38 pm

I have 2 plants growing together in 1 pot, sometimes 1 of them gets weaker than the other and starts leaning. what am i doing wrong?

trehugger

Jun 27 2009, 10:22 am

jersey devil - go to a head shop, or porn shop, and buy a year or two of Hightimes. Each one is packed with helpful tips, horry stories from newbies, stupid questions from people that don't buy or read Hightimes, etc.

I'm sure their 2 grow DVD's would prove invaluable too. But if you're a dedicated reader, you don't need the DVD's.

treehugger

Jun 27 2009, 10:17 am

kenny - once they pop there's no need for the extra humidity, though it wouldn't kill it if you left them in for an extra week, let some roots establish before your fist transplant.

But once they pop, go for the full 18 hours of flourescent or LED's.

treehugger

Jun 27 2009, 4:27 am

everytime I see this headline I see HIGHTIMES STARTS GROWING POT. It's been a longtime dream, or nightmare, but I hope I live long enough to see Hightimes Retail (and get rid of that fake shit!).

treehugger

Jun 25 2009, 5:36 pm

420 - slick trick, if the pre-flowers actually form that fast (1 week?) and you don't wind-up with a bunch of Hermi's.

Don't you risk genetic mutations by doing that?
Or if you have very stable strains it's not a problem?

kenny in austin

Jun 23 2009, 7:10 pm

Started seeds in peat pots and put under flourescents in a humidity dome checked and wiped dry 3 to 4 times per day.
Question is at what point is it time to remove from the humidity dome and leave under flos.

JerseyDevil

Jun 21 2009, 8:14 pm

Oh yeah you can shoot me an e-mail at minortimes@aim.com just have HT Reply in the subject line so I know its not spam. Thanks!

JerseyDevil

Jun 21 2009, 8:13 pm

I'm interested in starting to grow but I honestly know nothing about it. What would you guys recommend reading/learning first? Is there a safe way I can buy/view articles online without having to worry about anything? I'm just looking to grow one plant to see how everything works at most 3 plants. Nothing big. Just to smoke and save money. Any information would be appreciated.

sickofpaying

Jun 21 2009, 2:15 pm

So i'm sick of having to pay for it and saving roaches until i get paid again... I have a pretty large walk in closet, Two 250 watt Metal halide lights from my saltwater aquarium and a master Gardner for a mother:) wHERE CAN I FIND CLONES OR SEEDS THAT i can order without having a script? I also have a few regular 40 watt grow lights my mother isn't using anymore for supplemental light.. Anyone have any suggestions?? I would like to get started asap, i already germinated a seed i found in some local chronic, maybe i got lucky?

Wolverine420

Jun 15 2009, 5:49 pm

How do I get Extra THC in The Plant

kcn

Jun 14 2009, 1:40 pm

How and when should I pinch plants grown outside?

jon

Jun 7 2009, 6:58 am

to the guy asking what police use for cameras THEY USE FLIR CAMERAS.

if you want more info contact me at jonmeray@aol.com

thanks,jon

NWA

Jun 5 2009, 9:30 am

f*ck the police

Dan .K

Jun 4 2009, 12:29 am

Does anyone know anything about the certain type of cameras the police use, when flying overhead looking for crops ... i quess the plant will illumnate or something??

easygoing

May 28 2009, 2:20 am

anything past 18 to 19 hrs in vegetative state is usually a waste of electricity. this also reduces shock from going to 12hrs for flowering

420grower

May 27 2009, 8:04 pm

you can tell sooner than that
I usually grow my plants under 24hrs light for about 2 weeks then i turn the light to 12/12 until i have determined the sex of all the plants. this usually takes about a week, then i simply put them back under 24hrs light again until they are about 3 feet tall, then i flower them out.

treehugger

May 7 2009, 5:07 pm

Hawkeye - like the name! If there was, they'd be paying you billions. Not until 60 days...from what I've read.

treehugger

May 7 2009, 5:04 pm

1st timer - if you're already at the gender phase(60 days?), why would you go back to vegetate? Seems like it's time to flower.

Rootman

May 4 2009, 2:08 pm

If you guys want to up the quality and performance of your favorite crop, you have to visit these guys website www.genesis-soils.com
I started using Mycorrhizal Inoculum on my plants a few years ago and the difference is unbelievable, really, I am serious! They have some proprietary blend that totally surpasses anything I have tried before.
They are a cool funky company from California that really know their shit. They spent tons of time with me helping straighten out my growing medium to accept the mycorrhizal hyphal mycellium growth.
Dude, the quality and quantity is way out there.
Check em out.
Rooty.

grasshugger

May 3 2009, 12:30 pm

4life - probably, among other things. More importantly, it would probably keep the vegetarians away? Albeit not as scary as lion urine, if it keep the deer out....

hawkeye

Apr 15 2009, 8:36 pm

Is there any way i could tell if a pot plant was a male while its young

first timer

Apr 11 2009, 8:20 pm

hey!!guys or gals!!im 3 weeks in on sexing some plants and i've pulled all the males.need to go back in to veg. should i go rite to 24/0 with no dark or 24 dark then 24/0?.new at this. not to good at this sexing thing.can enyone help?

erbgotti

Apr 9 2009, 7:39 pm

During this injust time when the economy is in sucking dire straits its the perfect time to start a grow program for u and your best of buds its time we took action and start the grow culture with everybody taking the first steps in growing there own bud and with the web we can find anything and everything we need to start our grow revolution. young and old we need to unite and let the powers that be be warned we will grow till there no light left in this universe and its are's to do as we see fit in a peaceful and positive manner. People of the world lets go and grow damn it!!!!!!!!!

DEBBIE

Apr 8 2009, 2:39 pm

debeb1958@Frontiernet.net
If any one has grow ideas indoor pot growing

DEBBIE

Apr 8 2009, 2:36 pm

fIRST YEAR WITH GROW ROOM, MY PLANTS ARE SO BIG ALREADY.

G. Howie Phartz

Apr 6 2009, 9:02 pm

My Balls Itch!!!

hightimes4life

Apr 3 2009, 6:58 pm

does human urine realy help build calcium in your garden or is that false

LOL

Mar 31 2009, 5:08 pm

THE POSTER "indoor vs outdoor" is right. Fox news is depressing, but then usually all news is. It seems the news organizations seem to believe people want to hear about sickly gorey things. Wierd. I guess the saying misery loves company might have truth. Most of those miserable folks would not want to see all that crap if they were feeling good :)

stlab3

Mar 28 2009, 5:50 pm

YES!! IT IS SPRINGTIME AGAIN!!! JUST IN TIME FOR THE NEW AND IMPROOVED DRUG WAR ON OUR SOUTHERN BORDER!!! GETEM STARTED!!! WAIT TILL THE SOIL IS WARM ENOUGH!!! THEN LETEM LOOSE IN THE SUNSHINE!!! NOW THAT IS A GREEN MOOVEMENT WE ALL CAN GET BEHIND!!! START EXTRA AND DO NOT BE AFFRAID OR PARINOID AT ALL., SMALL PLOTS DO NOT STAND OUT THAT WELL AND FOR THE MOST PART ARE SAFE IF YOU CAN KEEP A SECRET AND BE PATIENT!!! MAY THE RAIN GODS AND THE WEATHER HOLD STEADY AMERICA WE ARE GOING TO NEED ALL THE HOMEGROWING HEADS TO PUT IN EXTRA EFFORT THIS YEAR FOR SURE THANKS TO OUR AFFIRMITIVE ACTION PRESIDENT AND DICTATOR!!!!

Infinite Whisper

Mar 27 2009, 9:16 pm

I have a sea of green, vegging for 3months and flowering for 58 days now... The thing is they aren't looking like these huge buds in the magazines. What am i doing wrong and how much longer before I should harvest??? All info is apprecaited!!!

Machete

Mar 27 2009, 2:28 pm

How do you male and female sprouts differ?

BIGJOE

Mar 16 2009, 11:54 am

THANKS HIGHTIMES YOU DIDNT ANWSWER MY EMAIL BUT I THINK THIS ANWSER MY ?S THANKS

msnbc-Al Roker

Mar 15 2009, 11:12 pm

Just watched Al's report on marijuana,right on,they showed that the busts by DEA on medical clinics were carried out in the usual military strike force style,and the dea officer they
interviewed was spouting nothing new but their own anti marijuana propaganda,that they paid researchers to find.
We are winning! And the establishment needs too get on board,or start hiring more prison guards and building more prisons. Over 100 million Americans have smoked pot and it's
time to stand up,or,rather kneel down and STOP the BUY
GROW YOUR OWN

ETC

Mar 15 2009, 9:06 pm

And some of the hydro suppliers and some of the seed companies have growing instructions you can access free. And
if you order seeds so you can grow exotic,some of the seed companies tell you when a strain is an easy grow or a hard to
grow strain. Anyone can get pictures and all the info they need from the internet,god bless Bill Gates.
STOP the BUY GROW YOUR OWN

anonymous

Mar 15 2009, 8:56 pm

Researching your materials will save you considerable amount,
which you'll see when comparing prices. But your biggest savings will be when you watch the video's at youtube.com and build your own hydro unit. Some of those hydro supplies are way too proud of plastic containers you can buy from walmart
for a few dollars,invest in a 3" hole saw for cutting good holes in the lid,insert baskets and your choice of grow medium
and put an ultrasonic fogger inside and an air stone to keep it stirred up,and you have a cutting edge hydro for about $50.

And

Mar 15 2009, 8:40 pm

while we all hope that it won't always be like it is now,
using a 45 watt led grow panel with a 65 watt 2700 kelvin bulb
on 1 side and a 65 watt 2700 kelvin bulb on the other side won't raise anyones interest at the electric company and they
won't make a heat signature for the patrols looking for it.
And in the veg room. One 125 watt 6500 kelvin will vegetate your plants nicely,or two 65 watt 6500 kelvin bulbs. The 45 watt led covers a 5 square foot area,which is perfect for a closet grow. And before someone hollers,be sure that your
6500 kelvin bulbs are full spectrum bulbs.

gstlab3

Mar 15 2009, 8:26 pm

GROW MORE WEED!!! MAKE MORE SEEDS SPREAD THE WORD!! GROW MORE WEED! IT IS YOUR DUTY TO DIS OBEY AN OVERLY INJUST AND TOTALTARIAN ONE AS THE ONE WE ARE NOW PRESENTED WITH! JUST GROW THEY CANNOT AFFORD TO LOCK UP ALL OF US NOW!!!

worth it

Mar 15 2009, 8:14 pm

Until recently,the initial cost of going hydro and the electricity use made it where you had too grow big to get your
money back. But now,with relatively cheap fluorescents and low wattage led grow lights,a person can,by searching the web carefully,put together a small hydro that will pay for itself
in 1 crop because of the savings of not buying the same quality weed from elsewhere. And being able to harvest every 2
months you can supply yourself quite nicely. You harvest every 2 months by starting new seeds when you turn the timer down to 12 hrs to start your first crop flowering and it's even quicker if you learn to clone. After your first crop,you will always have 1 crop in the flower chamber and 1 crop in the veg chamber.

jeffthebear

Mar 15 2009, 12:54 pm

Take cuttings with 3 or 4 nodes. then cut stalk at 45 degree angle with sterile razor. apply rooting hormone. place in starting cube (i use rapid rooters) under 24 hours light. Put a humidity dome over the clones and keep the light close. i use an 8x4 t5 for this. mist bi daily since plants need water but dont have roots. roots should pop out the bottom in 3-5 days. now im off to make some thunder horse (jack frost x white rhino x memphis mook) cuttings.

Candu

Mar 15 2009, 11:42 am

can someone tell me how to clone a plant, I need details, "how to clone for dummies" when to cut where to cut etc: etc: and is hydroponics really worth the expence over soil for indoor growing?

Inquisitive minds

Mar 14 2009, 10:34 pm

Since plants use carbon dioxide during the day,and oxygen(at a lower rate)at night,would it help to inject oxygen into your
grow room at night. Come on you closet biologists,inquisitive minds want to know.

Limits

Mar 14 2009, 7:54 pm

And there will probably be an ordnance against 3 people in the same block growing skunk out doors or with no carbon filter on their indoor grow.

community effort

Mar 14 2009, 7:51 pm

We will have too help each other out through the first crop,
but by the second or third crop,we'll have a whole country full grow guru's. And I wonder what a billion pot plants will do for the atmosphere? Need some ecologists too do some quick figuring and see if it's not also an ecological Plus.

SEEDs

Mar 14 2009, 7:39 pm

tee hee,buy a bag of good mexican cartel pot and clean the seeds and start with them. Some kind if justice in that.
IN another year,there will be good seeds going for a lot cheaper than they are now,and if the seed companies go crazy on their prices,just coop up and learn too clone and grow your own seeds.

Duck you sucka

Mar 14 2009, 7:34 pm

And for the people that are:A. too stupid too grow a weed.
B.too lazy to do anything that involves getting off the couch.
C.too cheap too hire an experienced grower too garden for you.
D.think dealing pot is the only way you can make a living
I'm sorry,and I hope your friends put up their stash when you drop by.
You lucky devils get too be the future customers of big business and government taxes.

plant day

Mar 14 2009, 7:19 pm

Plant day is April 1,2009,and our goal is reached when we harvest and free our selves from the cartels,local and abroad.
And yes,April Fools Day is a good day to start stopping the
buy,and that will be realized when everyone has their own
stash. When you remove the market,you remove the problem.

DECLARATION of PEACE

Mar 14 2009, 7:12 pm

We,the marijuana smoking people of America,do here and now declare that the war on marijuana is now over. We will no longer buy marijuana from anyone or sell marijuana to anyone.
We will either grow our own marijuana,or hire gardeners or skilled persons to maintain our own personal gardens,so that we can be 100% sure that our money is not going too any
terroristic or unlawful activities by anyone. We will donate
any excess too a local community pot bank for medical use.
We promise too spend the money we now spend on marijuana in the American economy. We believe this will do more for the economy than letting the government collect taxes and use it
responsibly, like they have now for so long,and we believe
it will help the economy more than if big business makes money from it and continues with their present practices
with money. We will BEAT the CARTELS,BEAT BIG BUSINESS and we will do it with a hoe and a water can.
STOP the BUY GROW YOUR OWN

If you can live with that pledge,copy/paste it too your federal and state reps,and yes,too OBAMA too.

Great

Mar 14 2009, 12:26 pm

some supremest group or hate monger has edited footage to tell the story they want to tell. Well done,a fine example of propaganda and misinformation. We need to start doing the same kind of propaganda against the anti-marijuana groups,only instead of sending misinformation and myths like they do,we'll
use truth and facts. STOP the BUY GROW YOUR OWN

Freedom or Death

Mar 13 2009, 9:41 am

Infowars Presents "The Obama Deception" directed by Alex Jones.

video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7886780711843120756

copy and paste that ^ and watch it with your family, friends, play it at your school, and MOST IMPORTANT BURN THEM TO DISK! The 2nd American Revolution is here!

Side lights

Mar 12 2009, 11:46 pm

Too increase your lower buds and popcorn buds inside,when your plants are 24"to 30" tall,buy two 10 1/2" brooder lights
from lowes or a feed supply,then buy the adapter that splits
the socket into 2 sockets,these fixtures are the clamp on type and try too get them caddy-corner from each other appx 1/2 the height of your plants,put
(2) 65 watt,BRIGHT EFFECTS bulbs,they are a spring cfl with a medium base and cost about $16 each ,but they are 2700 kelvin bulbs and perfect for flowering.
Put them on the same timer with your overheads. Then every day
turn either your plants,or your lower lights,1/4 turn back and forth too increase your yield. If your upper buds start growing into your lights,instead of cutting them off,or tying them down,put a separate timer on your overheads and side lights,and cut your overheads back too 8 hrs and leave your side lights on 12, this will cause your top buds too
grow toward the sides and slow the fast upward growth into
your lights.

good luck

Mar 12 2009, 10:35 pm

Growing outdoors is the easiest,and it is only a weed. Most people try to do too much,instead of too little on their plants. And when the thermometer is hitting 105,whether your plant has plenty of water or not,it's gonna droop,just from the heat,Check the soil and if it's not dry more than an inch
below ground level,stick to a regular water schedule and fertilizer schedule,and better too weak than too strong. There are some excellent grow articles and grow dvd's that you can get pics too help you spot problems. And most of the nutrients,organic and chemical have instructions to use those and the super additives outside as well as inside. STOP the BUY
GROW YOUR OWN

etc

Mar 12 2009, 10:19 pm

Anyone wanting to know what it's like to try and grow outdoors in the dry part of Texas,Okla,midwest states,grab (2) 5 gallon buckets full of water and walk around the block 2 or 3 times with them and tell me what you think.

Duck you sucka

Mar 12 2009, 10:15 pm

Fred,we gotta quit reading the same books. Have seen 2 or 3
big named grow guru's that say you have too wait longer than you actually have too in order too spot males. You can spot males and females after the third or fourth node,been doing it for years outdoors,but gonna try indoors also this year. And even if you wait till you flower too spot your males,you still have too watch your females,because sometimes,when they don't sense a male around,they will morph on you.

Baltimore Fred again

Mar 12 2009, 6:06 pm

How to tell male from female plants at about 3" high / 3 weeks old (approximwently). I don't grow anymore, the thought of sitting in a jail cell doesn't appeal to me at my age. Anyway I read this in Hightimes about 25 years ago and it worked great. I got a few hermaphrodites but what the heck. You have to watch the plants closely. the little pistols (white hair) and male flowers are there for about 24 hours and then are gone. There are only 1 or 2 per plant; it's not like a neon sign by any means. The minute flower will be located on the main stem above the oval leaves. After hauling water and such for years, only to lose 1/2 the crop to the males, this growtip was a godsend.

Watts

Mar 12 2009, 5:12 pm

Total wattage for flowering will be 350 watts when lights are on for 12 hrs a day. Not enough electrical use too raise an eyebrow.

total indoor set up cost

Mar 12 2009, 5:09 pm

With a 2'x4'x5' grow tent,lights,vent fans and circulation fans,timers and odor control,appx $800 dollars so far on a unit that should turn 3/4 to 1 lb of buds in a 4 month seed to harvest,and if you clone from your first seeds,every 2 months,after the first harvest. Enough,I hope, so that I don't have too buy any,at any price again.

wow

Mar 12 2009, 4:19 pm

Just saw the prices of this months pot crops. A true testimonial to people that have more dollars than sense. And some of you say a $50 an ounce state tax would be ok? Crap,the price that you pay for some of those strains would drive a hippie to drink. And then add the store markup and the federal tax on top of that? that would mean in Dallas Tx you'd be paying appx $1000 for an ounce of grand daddy? You have got too be shitting me. If the feds or whomever try to set prices like that to the general public,I predict a long and profitable future for the cartels. STOP the BUY,GROW YOUR OWN

DUH

Mar 12 2009, 4:09 pm

thats why I gave up the idea,with a life expectancy of 100,000
hrs for the led's,figure the ready made @ $140 each would buy something that will actually pay for itself in electrical savings

ETC

Mar 12 2009, 4:04 pm

Been searhin the internet for the 1 watt high output bulbs in the right colors but they are expensive and hard too find
but I'm sure that a person could find them

mba1189

Mar 12 2009, 3:05 pm

so, is it possible to buy a LED panel KIT? Buying a premade panel is pretty expensive. If someone were to buy the led's and the panel/circuitry separately, and do all the wiring and saudering on their own, it should be a lot less expensive. Then again, Im lazy and I dont have an electrical engineering degree.

And

Mar 12 2009, 2:06 pm

In your vegetation room,just go with (2) 65 watt,6500k bulbs,available from Lowes for appx $16 each. Look for flourex
replacement bulb. 65 watt,2700k bulb,same place and about the same price,look for bright effects bulb w/ medium base. Flourex bulbs have mogul base.

pricey?

Mar 12 2009, 2:00 pm

With the use of a mix of led and cfl lights,because of the closer plant settings(6" with leds & cfl's) you can reduce your electric bill and maintain the amount of light required to grow excellent buds, 2 led 45w panels with a 65 watt 65k
cfl will equal appx 1000 watts in performance, costs appx
$300 to assemble this overhead light. be sure too get good
mix of colors on led's and does it with 155 watts. When you put in your flower chamber,be sure and use a 65 watt 2700k bulb.

bob

Mar 12 2009, 1:56 pm

Feminized seeds produce an inferior end product.

not danny

Mar 12 2009, 9:37 am

im not danny but through all the years of my experience you have to wait until the plant start to flower. it will show small white hairs or pistols whatever u wannna calll em if they are female. Male grow little pods, aka pollen sacks. As far as i know you cant tell until you see one or the other, unless feminized seeds.

Baltimore Fred

Mar 12 2009, 6:21 am

Hey Danny, tell them about how to identify females from males when they are about 3 inches high. I don't know if this is too much information for the scope of this blog but it could save space, time, and effort (plus cumlitive numbers in case of a bust) on something that you are going to pull up.

Mar 12 2009, 4:04 am

2nd generation- on contrair when growing indoors i always go hydroponics for good bud and its not necessarily that its rushed its the way of growing, environment its grown in, lights, how well taken care of it it is, but at the same time its similar outdoors

2nd generation

Mar 12 2009, 3:42 am

however most times the pot is better out doors when its not rushed to bud every 2 months and is more cost efficient out side but safer indoors

420

Mar 11 2009, 11:30 pm

Fo Sho!!

RE:indoor outdoor

Mar 11 2009, 9:20 pm

Good things about indoor growing is that you can setup a flowering room as well as a vegetation room, thus emulating the suns hourly apperence in the sky. Doing so will drastically drop the amount of time need for vegetational development for the plant. When your plants mature well enough you can put them in the flowering room and have bud almost every 2 months if you actively keep plants growing as well in your vegetation room while your females are flowing, and just keep repeating the process. It's a little pricey and takes some time to get your rooms setup properly, but Im sure it's worth it.

INDOOR VS OUTDOOR

Mar 11 2009, 5:33 pm

It is easier too grow pot outdoors than indoors but you can't
grow in the winter and you can't lay in your bed with your grow tent open at night and watch your plants grow instead of watching Fox news and getting all depressed.

Change

Mar 11 2009, 5:30 pm

Change is happening right now and everyday from now on. For the first time on over 80 years,there are Americans growing,
distributing and consuming pot with the federal government not
busting them. As each state adopts new laws or decriminalize
their present marijuana laws,they no longer have too worry that the law they are passing is contrary to federal law when they allow medical pot in their state.
Along the border of Texas,N.M.,AZ,and CA,the locally based
cartels are committing atrocious,violent crimes on both sides of border and our gov't is gearing up to throw more of our money away trying too control them.
We are in the worst economic recession since the great depression in the 20's and we don't have the money to continue with the wars we already have going,much less a new one. We,the pot smokers of America,can defeat the cartels and organized crime and we don't need guns and gunships to
fight with,all we need is a hoe and the freedom to
STOP the BUY,GROW YOUR OWN
It is a viable,non-violent solution for a stagnant,violent
situation. STOP the BUY GROW YOUR OWN

Nigtmove

Mar 11 2009, 4:54 pm

If you order seeds online from the US, do you get them?

Who are the best online seed brokers?

anonymous

Mar 11 2009, 4:29 pm

outdoor is the way to go for sure..taste like no other and you cant replace sunlight for a lightbulb. you just cant.

GanjaDave

Mar 11 2009, 1:44 pm

Yes grow your own I agree with clay why buy when you can GROW and SELL your own

Clay

Mar 11 2009, 11:56 am

Break up that ground,build that hydro,this is the year we beat the marijuana cartels and we can do it. Buy a grow dvd/book/or
both. Pick a secluded spot or build one. April 1st is plant day,and we all win when we harvest enough pot so you don't have too buy any. STOP the BUY,GROW YOUR OWN

ALEX JONES

Mar 11 2009, 11:45 am

Just do what you have to do folks and show them whose boss.

GET UP STAND UP, DON'T GIVE UP THE FIGHT!

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