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JORGE'S RX

All You Need to Grow

by Jorge Cervantes

Thu, Feb 21, 2008 1:48 pm

more: april 2008, jorges rx

Compassionate Grower
I run a grow operation for a compassion clinic. Recently, I planted six germinated seeds and threw them in the dark, but they did not come up. Then I put them under two small desk-lamp fluorescents. It is Day 4 and no seeds have come up yet. Is there a problem with my setup? I’ve been using 24 hours of light a day, and the garden is bordered with Mylar. It gets pretty hot in there. The lights are providing warmth and lumens. Also, I found a small worm about a millimeter long and removed it.
T.
Via Internet

Dear T.,
Germinated seeds are very delicate and should be “placed” in the dark rather than “thrown.” Your choice of language indicates rough handling of the germinated seed. You also say that it “gets pretty hot,” but you don’t say how hot. The ideal atmospheric temperature range for germinating seed is 78�F to 80�F. Keep the soil a few degrees warmer to speed root development—but if it gets much hotter, growth is impaired. Most importantly, a hot environment will dry out the soil and the new tender roots. The roots must remain moist at all times; if they dry out, growth will be stunted. As the moisture dissipates, the severity of the problem progresses, growth stops altogether and finally death occurs. Keep the surface of the soil or growing medium evenly moist until the germinated seed has broken through the soil surface and grown for a week. The first two weeks of growth are the most critical, because seedlings have a small, delicate, developing root system and must receive proper moisture.

If the worm you removed ate any part of the seeds, you will find evidence in the form of physical damage to the germinated seed. If the seed is affected or dead, you must replant. This time, use store-bought soil that is guaranteed to be “sterile” and you should have no problems with little worms.

Ladybird Beetles
Is it true that you can put ladybugs in your growroom and they will keep spider mites and other pests away?
T.S.T.
Via Internet

Dear T.S.T.,
No. In the United States, most ladybird beetles (ladybugs) are collected in California in the Sierra Mountains. The ladybugs are hibernating and full of fat (stored food) when they’re collected, and they are refrigerated to keep them in a state of low metabolism. When they’re released, the ladybugs warm up and start looking for a mate; food is the last thing on their mind at this time. Once they mate and lay eggs, young larvae hatch out. The larvae that cannot fly have a ravenous appetite, and their favorite food is aphids. Seldom do they eat spider mites.

If you introduce 100 ladybugs into your growroom on Monday, there will be only a few left by Friday. Most of them will be ready to look for a mate and will take off toward the “sun”— which is actually a high-intensity discharge (HID) light. They’ll fly straight into the hot lamp and pop like popcorn!

Roots
If you plant in a short, deep, wide and long container (4” x 18” x 8”), will the roots grow healthy? I know if you plant in a 5-gallon pot, the roots grow down, but in this case would they make their way across the container?
J.R.
Via Internet

Dear J.R.,
Four inches is not very deep. This shallow pot could hold only 3 to 3.5 inches of soil. Cannabis generally throws deep anchoring roots that also bring minerals up from the soil to the plant. These roots generally circle the bottom and sides of the container. Small feeder roots are located near the growing tip of such roots. Other roots filled with fine feeder roots also grow from the subterranean stem. The problem you will have with such a short pot is that it will fill with roots quickly. And since the container is so shallow, it will dry out quickly, which will make keeping it moist a constant problem. You will have to use an automatic watering system or water by hand once or twice a day to ensure that your plants receive adequate water. You could also put a tray under the container, then water the container and let the excess drain into the tray. The plant should use all the water in the tray in a day or so. However, don’t let the water stand in the tray for more than one and a half to two days or you’ll create the ideal conditions for root rot.

Hot Grow
I have a grow space that is 6 by 7 feet, and I use a 400-watt, 600-watt and 1,000-watt high-pressure sodium (HPS) light for flowering. The 600-watt was added recently, and I’ve been experiencing yellowing and a drop-off of fan leaves ever since. Could this be caused by too much light in my grow space? What would be the best spacing for the reflectors?
Matt
Via Internet

Dear Matt,
You added light and heat when you added the 600-watt lamp. Natural sunlight provides much more light than most plants need to grow, and plants like cannabis grow well under very intense sunlight. You have 2,000 watts of HID light in a 420-square-foot room. That doesn’t appear to be too much light. But did you add more ventilation or increase the air circulation to allow for the added heat from the 600-watt lamp? The lamp and the ballast both radiate heat: Did you put the ballast outside the growroom?

You should always remember that heat comes along with light. When the light shines on the surface of a leaf, the temperature inside the leaf is about 10�F higher than the exterior surface. Such extra heat taxes the plant’s cooling system; hot leaves require more moisture so they can stay cool. Plants draw in more irrigation water and dissipate it through their leaves when they transpire. When plants are too hot and can’t stay cool enough via transpiration, they generally start losing their lower leaves. You can see the same thing outdoors during dry years: Trees start shedding their lower leaves.

Buy an inexpensive light meter and measure the light in your room just above plants. Hang the lamps so that you distribute the light as evenly as possible.

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man

Feb 23 2010, 1:05 am

Can you tell me when and where you cut for cloning?

ER420247

Feb 16 2010, 4:31 pm

Wondering if anyone can help without seeing. My experimental plant has gone from outside to inside back to outside. It has started flowering at least twice as well as going into vegetation mode twice as well. All the hairs turned red although the top was well more mature than any of the other branches, so i placed it in a 24 dark environment for as of now 1 & 1/2 weeks. From what I can see the bottom branches have started flowering while the top is now dying. What to do What to do? Anyone got an answer?

jdubs

Sep 21 2009, 7:54 pm

just recently started my first grow op, my room is 9x8x7.5. i am only growing ten plants in foot by foot pots. under two 55 watt cfls and a 1000 watt hps and the plants seem to be doing great there only a week old and there almost at four inches only two slower growing plants out of the ten. i am having trouble regulating my temperature. i have three small fans one in the corner blowing air out, one blowing in the door way and one kitty corner to the door panning the room. but i have tried moving the fans around to try to keep my temp down but i can only get it to 28C w/e that is in feirinhiets. i also dont vent to the out side for the fact of some one noticing the sound or smell etc. any other methods to change temp of room other than using a smaller light? also in a room that size i would like know wat kind of height am i susposed to expect to start flowering at?
keep token, jdubs

Sep 17 2009, 10:18 pm

Which nutrients is better to use outside during the vegetative stage, the 20-20-20 plant food or the 24-8-16 plant food, and during the flowering stage which is the best, the 15-30-15 or the 12-55-6 bloom booster.

THanks,
JT

whodat

Aug 8 2009, 4:55 pm

fertilizers are very consentrated especially hydro ferts.i use general hydroponics-1/2 teaspoon micro,1/2 ts.gro, and 1/2 ts bloom in 4 gallons of disstilled water in an aeroponic bucket deal. everything is just fine under 2 400 watt lights hps and mh. i'll change the water out every 2 weeks ,gradully adding more grow, and micro up to 1 1/2 ts.til i,m ready to flower then i,ll start to up the bloom.now i use bag seeds and i will let them flower for like 3 to 4 months depending on what the plants do.if they keep flowering...when about 1/4 of the white pistils turn amber it's its time to flush with disstilled water and pure cane sugar and this will provide very high quality smoke in about 2 weeks. so go easy on the ferts,use disstilled water or reverse ozmosis water, watch your plants they will let u know what to do next.this system never fails me.ps...ph is not a problem just be sure to check so you will know for sure.good luck

CoLomBi@nGro

Jul 16 2009, 10:23 am

Hey Jorge, I have a few nice "babies" I read ur previous articles about watering and all but my question goes a bit more into it. I've had fruit plants where the time during the day matters as far as watering, is it the same for this kind of plant? or I can water whenever morning, noon or evening?

smksum

Jul 15 2009, 1:20 pm

ok first off if you are asking how many "seeds" are needed to make "A Plant" you dont need to be growning. second you can never tell how much you are going to get off a plant unless you take very good care of it and everything works out. third off you gotta germinate,plant,water,sun,water,sun,water,sun,nutrients,water,sun, and over and over and over... if u want nice plants then hook them up with all the growing stuff (nutrients, soil, lights, clean water..ect.ect.ect

stirlingcityite

Jun 18 2009, 1:00 pm

Is there a major growth difference in using distilled water as to tap water on outdoor plants? Will someone please respond?

MCLOCO

Apr 17 2009, 2:19 am

IM ON DAY 2 OF FLOWERING CAN I STILL TOP TO GET MORE BUD SITES?

ptslim

Mar 14 2009, 1:44 pm

also how many seeds do i have to plant in order to produce a plant and how many ounces usually come outta a plant

ptslim

Mar 14 2009, 1:41 pm

wanna know if i can plant the seeds out of the buds i buy

scooter

Mar 13 2009, 10:43 am

Best mite control ever
I have had trouble with these little suckers for years & managed to get them sort of under control with neem oil spraying once every couple weeks, But I recently used a product to get rid of fungus gnats containing "imidacloprid" from Bromide "Systemic houseplant insect control."
imidacloprid is a synthetic nicotinyl and appears to be of low toxicity from the research I've done.
Your sprinkle it into the soil in the top inch or so after a month I cant find any mite eggs at all on any of the plant including the lower leaves, it does enter into the plant itself so it may effect the end product to some extent but with moderate use I cant imagine it would be a problem.

OZAK47

Mar 3 2009, 8:54 am

hi, i have my own grow room,1'x2'x8'high, i think was a old closed, i have a 400hps on, since fisrt day after germ. my temp. is 85f to 90f w/ lights on, i have lights off at night, dont know yet temp. w/ lights off, my wife dont like the lights on during the night, no fan for out take air yet, but a have natural in air, my house is a big house and old, so ventilation in there not a big problem, but i need a out take air, think about buy next day, air come in from basement cause holes on the fundation or walls dont know, during the day the temp. w/ out the lights are 70f to 85f, do u know if 90f is a high temp. for cannabis, i have two lowryder#2 feminized i dont know the sex yet, it been only 4 days after first sign of life. i like to know if there is a problem w/ my gorw room temp. and any problem w/ the lights, cause plants are to early to go under 400hps lights, my tube put 50.000 lummens, plants are growing but yesterday i water them and one of them was litle tiped over whem i look today in the morning, i will check for temp. at night w/ lights off,

homegrown707

Jan 18 2009, 5:14 pm

alot of people tell me I should leaf my plants a few times to increase production... whats the deal with that?

anonymous

Jan 11 2009, 4:54 pm

damn ceemenow i wish i had you in my corner! easier said than done!!!!

doser

Dec 18 2008, 9:15 am

pro mix soil for all your plants!! clone when ya can!, seed all the time!,everywhere!!!!

ceemenow

Sep 24 2008, 4:27 pm

i have use a bubbleponics system in a 2" by 3"ft and all i had to do was ajust a couple of fans to move the air and i put the flower and candecent bulb on a timer 12 on 12 off feed them and changed the water about three weeks and and produced 5 foot long buds in 4 months on one plant that was 2ft tall jst have faith in your self

captian crunch 420

Sep 4 2008, 3:03 am

hey everyone luv high times alot get alot of good input on cultivation and i take in all of it as they say their are more then one way to grow but i was wondering if anyone has bought any seeds from the sites on here i was lookin at the dutch seed company and i seen a couple different strains i would luv to get but im not gonna pay money on sumthin i wont ever get because i live in the usa im not sure that they will be able to send me seeds if i ordered can anyone tell me if that site is legit??? my other question is i was lookin at the strains and sum strains cost more then 160 dollars for ten seeds and other strains cost only 50 dollars wat is the difference is the cheaper strains as good or is it a hoax to make u spend money to get bad seeds or just rip u off of ur money if any one who has experiance in buying from sum of these seed banks that live in the usa i would greatly apreciate ur helping hand and if u could post to me sum good legit seed banks to get good seeds and if i got to pay more to make sure i get good seeds i will gladly do so i just dont want to get got.....

jnos45

Aug 12 2008, 4:09 am

hey HT ADMIN,
I can't find the Q&A section, can you help

MISS GANJA

Aug 1 2008, 10:13 am

PLEASE HELP I HAVE HUGE OUTDOOR PLANTS THAT HAVENT BUDDED YET THEY KEEP GETTING PISTOLS BUT THEY DIE...THEY SEEM TO BE FEMALE BUT THEY KEEP FOOLING ME THERE IS NO REAL SIGNS THAT THEY ARE MALE OR FEMALE NO BANANAS NO VASES BUT I HAVE SEEN PISTOLS WHY HAVENT THEY BUDDED AND WHEN WILL THEY??? THEY ARE GETTING VERY HEAVY TOPS BUT NO HAIRS YET HELP...IM A HOTTIE LOOKIN FOR A HELPING HAND!!!

Green man

Jul 10 2008, 12:52 pm

desimon, your plants should bud in about the first two months, and the way to tell if you got male or female is to look in between the main stock of the plant and a new shoot if its mature youl ether see a pod like struckture or a vase shape with two white hairs sticking out, the pod is the male and the vase is the female, if you find a male eliminate it emidiately!!, cause if you dont its polen will cause the female to stop making buds and start making seeds so you wont git verry big buds. peace,and keep smoking herb

chevyed34

Jul 9 2008, 6:53 pm

i satarted my plants in april 08 and they was doing great they was almost 5 ft tall and then the rabbits chewed them up what is the besrt remedy for this

Green man

Jun 18 2008, 11:24 am

ive been trying to grow for a year but every time i go to germinate it doesint work and i live in a very hot and dry enviroment,what should i do?

stoned age

Jun 3 2008, 1:03 am

i own your bible and dvds what i'm looking for is a pest and disease book with good close up pics of pests and signs of disease. My problem is finding a place that carries a good book anywhere in MN, a friend suggested your rx book but has not seen it.
please help. trouble in paradise

need2no

Jun 2 2008, 11:08 pm

When a seed sprouts how do you know which plants will have thc? How fast do you need to separate the plant from each other?

Michelle Gomez

May 16 2008, 4:25 pm

I have 3 outdoor plants of Snowcap
that are all seperated
and its on its 8 Nod already how much Weed to you think It will give off?

HELP

May 13 2008, 4:37 pm

After 6 months I am in the process of killing a sixth set of seedlings my room is 2'x4' and im burning a 400w light about two feet off of them. My seeds are 15 yrs old but seem alright. I might be keeping my coconut coir too moist how often should I irrigate it? My first 5 attempts where foiled by the salt build-up from the water softener. I have since switched to lake water and have yet to even add fertilizer as thet looke as if they are over fertilized, brown tips and such. Also the rockwool has a slimy green algae looking stuff on it that I remove every morning. But it was present before the lake water. I've sterelized after every attempt due to the possibility of wilt. What the hell else should I try?

May 13 2008, 3:02 pm

how can u tell a female from a male? what characteristics should u look 4?

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monkey.man

May 7 2008, 8:31 pm

i put a 1500watt metal h in a 4 by 8 8ft tall room how close can my plants be to them there at four feet it seens that its to hotits 89deg elc on the plants an 52 percent hummity i have a6 inch 525cmf inline fan with a4by4by fresh air the other 4 inch goes to my ohter room is 4 inch fresh air enough im running my ligth 24hr a day at this time should i cut it back it on 20 nice plants i m working on getting me a few good mother plants

Lt. Dan

May 7 2008, 7:31 pm

How do you tell when to harvest your buds? Do they stop growing after awhile or do they continue to develop?
I'm sure different strains have different harvest times, right?

Granny

Apr 30 2008, 10:36 am

MO grower... It sounds like you have a good thing going, your idea should work, but just in case, you might want to add some polymer water retaining crystals (not too much or the plants will swell out of the soil) or bury the innards of a disposable diaper under the plant to help retain water. The midwest has been having droughts these past few summers.
Low stress train the plants by tying them down using coat hanger staples, this will hide the plants better and give you a much bigger yield.
In veg use Blood meal, and switch to bone meal in flower.
best of luck!

Eladimari

Apr 25 2008, 6:05 pm

My third year as guerrilla grower in the outdoors, both prior years had small ambitions being a novice with only couple plants. On a southward facing slope with dense foliage and many deterrents such as thorns, briars, ticks, and posion ivy, I already developed a spot having dug a large hole several feet wide and deep and filled it with mixture of topsoil, potting soil, peat moss, and a little bone meal. The spring rains have done well filling the area with dense growth. There I have two dozen or so plants about month old started from bag seeds. I would like to keep visits to a minimum reducing chances of being caught, forming trails, and hauling suspicious materials(water), so I was wanting some knowledge on setting up a drip system for the hot dry months of July and August to come. Could I just half bury a water cooler and camouflage the top, have the spout rigged to drip into an attached hose at the cooler's base. Then run the hose down hill to the spot and bury it as well, allowing gravity to do the work. Any information would be of great assistance.

Eladimari in Missouri

jondoe

Apr 23 2008, 11:39 pm

How would you go about trying to lace in pain killers into the pot while it is growing? Or is that possible?

theDude

Apr 21 2008, 2:44 pm

Has anyone tried to clone Hashberry? I am about to try it myself and was wondering if it was an easy ar hard stain to clone.

jnos45

Apr 21 2008, 1:10 am

HEY HT. THANKS FOR THE INFO ON Q&A. EVEN THE MOST EXPERIENCED GROWERS CAN LEARN SOMETHING NEW.

tampuh

Apr 19 2008, 3:22 pm

Does anybody know how to safely get rid of spider mites or any other pest for that matter without killing or ruining your harvest?

HT Admin

Apr 19 2008, 2:20 pm

Q&A is coming - we are going to have a new improved section with all the old content imported to the new system.

Please just bear with us for a few days while we roll out all the features on this new site.

thanks.

jnos45

Apr 19 2008, 4:43 am

hey growers - as of this date the old web site don't exist. i have not found the new q&a section / if it still exist.

jnos45

Apr 19 2008, 4:03 am

hey suggs4drugs. are you growing indoors or outdoors. i have been growing off and on for 26 years - in and out.

bilbo baggins

Apr 11 2008, 2:28 am

just like what kind of soil, nutrients, chemicals, light, pot, anything really. help a fellow pot head out

bilbo baggins

Apr 11 2008, 2:26 am

yo guys i hate to be the noob but ya'll seem pretty set in the "how to grow" department. i'm bout to start growin myself and i can ballpark how i'm supposed to start but i wanna make sure i do it right with no mishaps. what do ya'll think of a pull down attic, about 8 ft tall, 4x4 ft board. what would i need in order to make some dankity dank dank, holla

pacman

Apr 10 2008, 7:03 pm

what kind of website is this? i've been asking questions on here for about a month and no one answers. i really need some help.

monster

Apr 9 2008, 9:50 pm

does any body know how to speed up the growth process i hav three plants the tow males are 2 inches and female is abot 4 inches but it's like they just stopped growing completely now

pacman

Apr 8 2008, 7:18 pm

when do i make my first cut? the third or fourth node or does it really matter? i have a lot of questions. i know u don't know me but i really need some help.happy or whizard or db. anybody !!!!!

happy

Apr 8 2008, 2:17 pm

Your seed's will sprout in 5 to 10 day's.

Apr 8 2008, 11:06 am

hey everyone. Im trying to start growing and I started out with soaking the seeds in water and now i have them inbetween moist paper towels. How long does it usually take for the seeds to start sprouting?

hey

Apr 7 2008, 11:02 am

I planted seeds on Feb.29th this year. Now I have 18" plants showing sex at age 5 weeks from starting germ. I'm sure it's the extra CO2.

Tony-The Tiger-Hunt

Apr 4 2008, 8:36 pm

I planted 30 seeds,in march 2008.And they are ow 4inches.Started outside now inside,in a 10x6 inch pot.And they get around 11hours of sun lite.

Apr 3 2008, 8:19 am

moving humboldt county cali will be gone off for 2weeks..

whizard

Apr 2 2008, 2:51 pm

i'm gone.will not be back,by ya'll

whizard

Apr 2 2008, 1:08 pm

j.d.that answer was for you,sorry

j.d

Apr 2 2008, 1:06 pm

root rot sucks,you cant get rid of it,start over my friend,

whizard

Apr 2 2008, 1:05 pm

db,have you tried a soil sample,try that and find out whats in you soil,your beans could be genetic,try grafting,it took me nearly a year,but i finily got it donecant really tell you about your organic,i quit using dirt or what ever u use,hydo is the best,try grafting,it works,just takes time

Apr 2 2008, 6:30 am

gont really have a problem.its just my organic blows the dro away.just thought dro would b better but it just grows faster.also more yield with the dro.like i said my friend owns a hydro store so i think we got it rt.the problem is potency the beans came from same strain,maybe genetic from that seed??

J.D.

Apr 2 2008, 12:17 am

ROOT ROT
WHAT DOSE IT LOOK LIKE AND HOW DOSE IT HAPPEN?
ALSO IF YOU HAVE ROOT ROT HOW DO YOU GET RID OF IT?

Suggs4Drugs

Apr 2 2008, 12:07 am

I have a few years of growing experience, you can email me if you have any questions. But please dont ask me, "Hey dude, I want to grow, how do I do it". Give me a SPECIFIC question.
Suggs4Drugs@live.com

whizard

Apr 1 2008, 10:39 am

db,my nuts are....rockwool formula A/B,cant tell ya whats wrong,didnt get enough info on your problem

Mar 31 2008, 7:03 am

GROW DONT KNOW HOW THE BABY GOT THERE ON THE END.FORGOT TO SAY DO NOT THROW THE WALLETT AWAY.ULL KNOW AFTER UGET IT SOMEONE ALMOST DID LMAO THINKING THEM MF RIPPED ME OFF.HOLLA.

Mar 31 2008, 6:50 am

EVERYTHING IVE SAID IS TOTAL BULLSHIT I DONT GROW NEVER HAVE,NEVER BROKEN ANYLAW AS FAR WHAT ISAID IT WAS FOR ENTERTAINMENT ONLY....NOW SAYING THAT GO TO WEEDS THAT PLEASE LOOK UNDER DO AND DONTS FOR ORDERING ONLINE,ILL GIVE U HINT CURT.IS WHAT I WOULD USE.GLAD TO C U BACK.EASY HINT HERES ANOTHER HINT BCUSE DONT WANT THEN SHUT DOWN.HES DEAD OF OVERDOSE.BIG BROTHER IS WATCHIN R IM GETTING PARANOID U NEVER KNOW THEY MAY WANT TO MAKE AN EXAMPLE OUT OF SOME ONE WHO NEVER SELLS AND ONLY GROWS 6 PLANTS FOR PERSONAL USE.IF UGET MY DRIFT....................FUCKIT ITS NIRVANA.BUT DO GO READ WHAT I SAID BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY.THERE PRICES ON THE AK R AROUND 50 FOR 10 BEANS SOME PLACES OVER 100.THOUGHT FOR THE DAY HOW MANY PEEPS HAVE BEEN STONED AND KILLED PEOPLE WHILE DRIVING.HELL IM ALWAYS 10 20 UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT THINKING IM DOING 100.WE ALL NEED TO VOTE TO GET MJ LEGAL.U CAN GO TO BAR GET DRUNK OFF U ASS AND THE BARTENDERS KNOW U R AND STILL SERVE U ?THEN LET U LEAVE WITH NO CARES.ALCOHOL IS KILLER MJ IS A HEALER.NOW THIS IS PERSONAL MJ SAVED MY LIFE IM BIPOLAR AND USED TO B A 100 A DAY CRACKHEAD,STOLED, BEGGED BORROWED O N AND ON.THEN WENT TO REHAB DETOXED OFF THE CRACK.NOW GET THIS ONE OF THE DOCTORS TOLD ME THIS ILL QOUTE HIM HAVE U EVER SMOKED POT I SAID OF COURSE DO U STILL HE ASK I SAID NO.HE ASKED WERE U HAPPY WHEN U SMOKED I SAID OF COUSRE.SO WHEN I GOT OUT 90 DAYS LATER I STARTED GETTING THE URGE TO GO BACK TO MY OLD WAYS.SO I THOUGHT ABOUT THE DOC AND BOUGHT SOME GOOD WEED TO MY SURPRISE IT MADE THE URGE GO AWAY THAT WAS 10 YRS AGO.HAVENT TOUCHED IT SINCE 97.WENT RICHES TO RAGS AND ON THE STREET.NOW I OWN MY OWN BUSINESS AND DOING WELL.SO ALL U PEEEPS WHICH I KNOW U WILL SAY UR SO FULL OF IT AND ON AN ON IDONT GIVE A CHIT IF THIS HELPS ONE PERSON IT WORKED...ALSO PAYITFORWARD GOOD KARMA WILL COME.GROW SOAK AND DROP DUDE BABY NIVANA.HIT ME BACK BRO,

growdakilla

Mar 30 2008, 11:52 pm

hey db how you doing? The babies are doing good im left with 8 females, i got rid of my newly sprouted ones that were late they were over takin by the others, I only had one male, lucky me! Where do you get your seeds? Im ready to stock up here soon, so i may continue, then i will start cloning. I used dr. green thumb, recived in less then 2 weeks, they all germinated , 4 were a lil slow, where do you recommend, Im looking for some killer. I have some blue dinomite, a friend grew, seeds were from a canadian shop, but it was unreal, It was mind and bdoy numbing never experienced. He drove to canada to get them, i do not hav time to do that so any advice on other places would be great.

Mar 30 2008, 5:02 pm

HEY WIZ WAT NUTES U USE I USE DUTCHMASTER.HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON MY HYDRO PROBLEM..THERE BOTH ON THE SAME EXACT LUMENS HELL THERE IN THE SAME ROOM.SEPERATE LIGHTS OF COURSE 400W HORTILUXEYE. EVERYTHING IS EXACTLY THE SAME IN BOTH ROOMS..

whizard

Mar 30 2008, 10:42 am

oh yea,my bud room uses 400 watts of hps,and has the same watering times,i put them inthe bud room when there 12 inches high,and when the bub there about 5 feet high,i yield aboout 1/2 lb,from each one

whizard

Mar 30 2008, 10:39 am

hey dutch boyd,i use rockwool formula a/b,i water 3 times a day at 8hr interfulls,lights,are on 10hr's and 14 off,in my grow room,there on 24/7,using 250 watts of flourescence bulbs,with cooling fans,i grow indica,been growing the same strian for about 5 years,i grew up in the 70's,was great,dont remeber to much about it,lol,but 'm sure it was great

dutch boyd

Mar 30 2008, 10:13 am

hey whizard...sounds good might try it.i knew a friend who did it in soil all he got was ants but he put sugar in it.i grow ak47 and it is so strong i have to mix it with shake r it blows my lungs out.now take it i grew up in the 70s and have smoked columbian red gold and other very strong strains but nothing comes close to the ak.my dro for some reason is no where near my organic even the guy at my hydro store cant figure it out.i have a small buckett hydro 4 plants and 2 organic which i use worm castings and bat guano.i make guano tea by puting some in a old sock in a 5 gallon buckett and let soak.water ever other watering works great.2 weeks vegin under 600 w of cfls 24/7 then there atleast 16 to 18 inches then 12 an 12.oh yea also use wood ash from old fire place dumpings and bone meal.the dro grows faster but is not as strong.my organic has a real hashist taste and the dro kinda piney its really strane becus ive cloned both and it still the same ??/?

whizard

Mar 30 2008, 9:11 am

i dont use sugar,just the unsweeten kind,gives the bud a sweet taste,and hides the smell,i change my water once every 2 weeks,and i do keep it clean,very clean.the temp is 77 degrees,water temp about the same.rockwool for the plant holder,and expanded clay pellets for the medium

Mar 28 2008, 9:38 am

PEOPLE.WHEN UASK ? WE HAVE TO KNOW WHAT U HAVE DONE...IE.WATER NUTES INSIDE OUTSIDE MEDIUM GIVE AS MUCH INFO AS POSSIBLE,DO U PLAN ON SOG.LIGHTS SPACE ON AND ON.IF ITS A FT TALL GO TO 12 12 IF GROWING INSDE IT WILL END UP 3FT.

pacman

Mar 27 2008, 11:38 pm

the tips of my plant has started turning yellow.what should i do

Zion I

Mar 27 2008, 12:56 pm

One more thing: when it comes time to sex it, you'll be able to tell if its a female from a male if it will have long white hairs (pistils) coming out of the calyxes, which are located on the nodes of the plant. Males will have what looks like little football shaped pods.

zion I

Mar 27 2008, 12:53 pm

It might have been a good idea if you had researched growing a bit before you decided to start growing, but since i dont know your circumstances I'll give ya some tips you need to know. First, make absolue sure you do not overwater. What I use is a moisture meter (costs like 8 bucks) and i make sure it is at 2/3 moisture. If you decide to use a fertilzer of some sort make sure to use very little of it, and if your leaves start turning yellow that means you're using too much and that you've overwatered. If you're growing in a pot, what you need to do is transplant it into a much bigger pot (say about 2 to 3 gallon) once your plant is about 12 in. THis is very important, because if you are growing in a pot and it is fairly small, your plant's growth will be vey stunted if it remains in there too long. If you're growing outdoors, then all i can say is that i hope you have a good spot and you should probably surround the perimeter of your plant with some chicken wire. Outside plants need much more water than when in pots, and it's pretty hard to overwater when its in open soil. Other than that, and barring any unforeseen problems, all i can say is good luck and just let it grow and see how it does in the coming weeks.

K.B

Mar 27 2008, 12:44 pm

after germination~

I have planted a seed after germination, it is about 3 inches now, how long would it take for my plant to start bud'n up? and i was also woundering would it matter how close to plant them, and also when should i pick the male plant if i want sum good bud?

Pacman

Mar 26 2008, 5:30 pm

hhheeeelllllllppppppp

Pacman

Mar 26 2008, 5:29 pm

i've just started growing my first plant. it is about 4in tall and has started to grow it's second set of leaves.i really don't know what i'm doing.can you please help with a couple of tips to get things on a role.

Mar 26 2008, 12:01 am

lol Need alot more info.nutes gentics lumens min 30 watts per sq ft.wat light u have hydro on on all info....1 gm per watt r seek help no exceptions....so 500 gms every 2 months on rotation...

dreadhead

Mar 25 2008, 7:48 pm

I knew 4 females with 500 watts in a 3'x 2.5" with good ventilation, and fertalizers (but not too much). It's almost harvest time and it looks like i'm only gonna get about less than a half. (oz. that is)I read an earlier article in HT about someone in my same situation and he's pullin out 2 lbs. What tha hell is up with that?
Any ideas? Anybody?
my 12 grams ain't gonna cut it. I'd appreciate some suggestions.
Peace

growdakila

Mar 25 2008, 5:42 pm

My ballist shwoed up this morning! Cross my fingers, i cant set it up till its there wake time! I just hope it starts up. Im out myself, I refuse to smoke swag, I am not fayin 450 for a o. So i will wait for mine!

Mar 25 2008, 6:43 am

Kewl hydro does wilt when in the dark for long periods of time r even 12 hrs they will droop.hope there droopin not wiltin.

Mar 25 2008, 6:39 am

Grow,let nature run its course.Dont cut it will just b more stress.I forgot r u going sog?Let plant get Established More B4 u start H ackin On IT.If its the tips only u can some peeps train there plants this way for better light distribution.gl 420s a comin.everybody plant 100 seeds at the county courthouse.Better yet where they will have to find em.dont even go look wait a yr. then go,,,,who knows u could have 1000 then?????im out of my ak guess ill try some citral..

growdakilla

Mar 24 2008, 11:19 pm

I found my ballist is under warrenty, they are overnighting it to me,they told me to keep the one i got id loe to get it fixed! In the mean time, I got 8 100 watt cfl in there on them, but they did get 20 hrs of darkness. They seem to have gotten bigger, slight wilt to the leaves. In ther early stages of growth i got the light a lil close to the tips, got a lil browning on two leaves of 3 of the plants, Is it okay to clip that off? Seems a waste to have a half dead leaf hangin around. And thanks!

Mar 24 2008, 1:54 pm

grow chILLL.I WOULD CKECK CAPACITOR FIRST,AND LOOK INSIDE OF BALLAST FOR BURNT WIRES IM A ELECTRICIAN.FIX ASAP R THEY WILL FREAKOUT.DO U HAVE ANYCFLS TO PUT ON A TIMER R OTHER LIGHT SOURCE UNTIL U CAN GET IT FIXED AS LONG AS THEY GET 12 AN 12 SHOULD B OK.I TRIED TO DO A 14 AN 12 AND SCREWED UP 4 YRS AGO AND THEY WENT BACK TO VEGIN.COST ME A MONTH BUT TURNED OUT OK.GL KEEP ME INFORMED,,,,

growdakilla

Mar 23 2008, 5:34 pm

What a day! My ballast took a shit! It cut out right around its 12 off time, so ill have to get another tommorrow after work! Lets hope this extended dark period wont hurt anything, and i also had to get a small space heater for the area is dropped to below 60 a few times, im so afraid to stress the beauties! Whats the longiest they can go in the dark befor damage occours, should i be worried if they are with out light fo 20 hours? Maybe this swag is making me perinoid.

Mar 22 2008, 4:56 am

puy sugar in ur hydro c how long it runs b4 stoppin up drippers then add yeast and ur ph will go crazy.keep it clean keep it simple.ive tried alot of things florilicious is 1 the taste is gonna come from genetics and a good long cure.curing is alot harder than growing IMO.

growdakilla

Mar 21 2008, 9:48 pm

Hummm.cool aid? W/ or without sugar? If used with suger, you could add a lil yeast, an your resivor would produce c02, wich would benifit the plants and add a fogger youd have a lil brew factory. okay most likley not! a clean grow box is a happy one. cool aid does not work well for cotton mouth.

Mar 21 2008, 8:00 pm

wash cloth for a medium hmmm..likes the smell of cool aid hmm..whats the point?LMFAO MYDRO DONT STINK AND WHEN IT DOES I CHANGE THE H20.AVID GROERS DONT TELL PEEPS HOW DO GERMINATE SEEDS.ITS AS SIMPLE AS SOAK ANDROP GET REAL WIZARD

growdakilla

Mar 21 2008, 7:34 pm

I got it from a local hydro shop, it was 30 bucks, the fog goes thru the hydrton and looks like smoke, when i check my nutes i need to blow the smoke away to see the water level, id love to send you a pic sometime

whizard

Mar 21 2008, 12:08 pm

i been a avid grower for years,i find that if you put seeds in a wash cloth and place in a cool dry place,seeds will gremanate in two days,and for my water,i use hydro,with watermellon/kiwi kool aid,its smell great and has no effect on the plants.

Mar 20 2008, 11:39 pm

1 GRAM PER WATT IS AVERAGE FOR ME...

Mar 20 2008, 11:37 pm

WHERE U GET AND HOW MUCH PLZ THANKS

growdakilla

Mar 20 2008, 11:04 pm

fogger was like 30 bucke, comes with a float, fogger device, and a/c adapter. It produces rock and roll stage effect fog lol! My roots are huge 12 inch long already and just hundreds of arms and legs coming out all over ot. My box is in inchie not ceiling to floor. The temp stays steady around 79 somtimes 81 at the hotiest ive seen. I got a fart fan, to suck and two small fans to draw in fresh air, and a inline duct fan cooling my bulb, the bulb enclose stays cool to the touch slightly warm. Im not sure on what kind of yeild itll produce im hopin for 7 ladies.

dutch boyd

Mar 20 2008, 9:32 pm

ur box is growing thats some bad shit drip fogger eh.it was 42 20 41 lmao.serious tho ive heard about that drip fogger heard it great keep me in formed. ugot me so confused ceiling to floor 42. insulation stuff is r-max.how about fresh air my 400 watt room raises temp 20 degrees.get a fart fan for expelling hot air.hortiluxeye is a great upgrade always keep a extra bulb no fun lookin for a bulb at 300am the hortilux 80 bucks backup 28.really interested in the fogger my hydro store says there great.how much was it and what all it come with???

growdakilla

Mar 20 2008, 7:09 pm

thats a total of 14, the idea here is to not grow then to big, I hope, im hoping to finish up at about 36inch. they veged for 10 days on 24/7 now they are under 12/12, the space there in is 36w,20d,42t. I have 400w hid, switchable. The chamber is ceiling to floor with that reflective insulation stuff, the fixture does not even get really hot, you can put your and on it amd hold it for awhile and just feel warmth, they say a plant can grow around it. Im tryin to get that small bushy plant. this is a trial by fire for me, so I have no idea how itll end up. hopefully gooood4m eeee.

Mar 20 2008, 8:31 am

so u have a total of 14 now RT.do u have enough space and watts to reach 5 ft plants?bcuse they will double and probly triple in size after u induce flowering.keep em until signs of sex.u never know bought 10 seeds 9 males then bought 10 and 8 ladies.

growdakilla

Mar 19 2008, 7:09 pm

man the fewseeds that did not sprout, well they did, should i just leave them and carry on with buissness as usual? Will thy flower with the rest and just be tiny, the are 10 days behind the rest. Or should i just pluck em and leavethe space for the rest. Just dont know, just tried some of my dads lateiest crop of Jack hare, it is wicked! He is old school does not know about hydro, just dirt and 15 dollar flourescence, but it is always the greatiest.

Mar 19 2008, 9:30 am

grow goto Q/A Section 2001 feb 9th hydro hints,he explains it better also read all aspects of hydro questions because what works for some does not work for all ie some peeps run ppm as high as 1500,best advise dont listen to every 1.JOLLYGREENHYDRO ASK FOR DAVE FOR SERIOUS QUESTIONS HES KEWL DUDE.BUT REMEMBER UR GROWING TOMATOES BUT HE KNOWS BETTER JUST USE GOOD JUDGEMENT WHEN ASKING QUESTIONS,FRICKIN FLIGHTS CANCE3LLEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD. MFSB OH WELL

Mar 19 2008, 8:27 am

GROW heres where it can get tricky.it depends on temp humdidy air flow becuse u have 2 watch ppm some plants like more than others and smaller r larger can use more h20 than nutes.its strange but i shoot for 900ppm ph no more than 6 but i use rockwool.the 900 gives a little fluctuation.... day to day ppm wont be the same. kinda confusing eh sick with whats working now.gotta catch a flight holla back in a couple days r whenever going snowboardin yeeeeeeeeeha

growdakillr

Mar 18 2008, 6:21 pm

db
They are 5 inch my typing is bad! what do you like to keep nuets at? im at 815ppm today, 6.7ph. they seem like thet re on steroids after i bumped up the nutes been a day seems like they put another inch on! Im goig to try the dutch for my bloomin pase, what level do you keep yours at during bloom. thanks!

DUTCHBOYD

Mar 18 2008, 1:18 pm

5INCHES.TAKE CLONES WAIT 5 TO SEVEN DAYS THEN GO 12 AN AN 12N BUMP NUTES.OFF WORK TO DAY THOUGHT ID BONG MY FIRST HIGH GETTIN A LITTLE OLD IGUESS TOOOO MUCHHH.ONLY TOOK 2 HITS WAS RIPPED UNTIL NOW...AK RULES

Mar 18 2008, 8:14 am

grow thought they were 5 inches cut clones and wait 5 days do this when lmao there 5 inches just bonged some ak sry for the cufusion,

Mar 18 2008, 8:14 am

grow thought they were 5 inches cut clones and wait 5 days do this when lmao there 5 inches just bonged some ak sry for the cufusion,

Mar 18 2008, 8:09 am

grow start takin clones now out of 9 plants u will prob.get atleast 5 ladies mark everone where u got em.....where theres no confusion.6.3 6.5 ph never over 7.ive use 1 liter dutch master grow and bloom for yrs it aint broke so im not fixix it.its high about 60 bucks for both but well worth it.have had4 6 ounce DRIEDstalks of buds on 1 plant. have a small hydrofarm bucket system in 63 days from seed not clones.clip wait 5 days and go to 12 an 12 oh also bump yhose nutes up and hang on for fantastic grow.OVERGROW 420 IS A COMING PEEPS.

growdakillr

Mar 17 2008, 11:06 pm

Oh! Just remembered, im using organic plug, no rockwool. Not sure what its made of. Its amazing at what a rapid rate these guys are growing, from seeds to 2 inc in less then seven days, roots are 5 to 6 inchies and branching out.

growdakiller

Mar 17 2008, 11:01 pm

they are medium priced beans! I decided to just get use to things, the littel ones are doing very well. Im just using a two part genral hydroponics. what kind of bloom booster do you recomend?

Mar 17 2008, 7:48 pm

2 grow ..r they high priced beans r bag beans.i would get used to my system first.what medium u use ph is a little high for rockwool for the guy asking about nutes never used those but i highly reccomend dutch master nutes

Mar 17 2008, 10:39 am

to help..im stumped im assuming ur buds r not real stringy with high leave ratio in buds from to much nitrogen u say its u r 4 th grow were all grows the same 2 strains?u sound like u know alot for such little time growing ive grown for 10 yrs and sometimes things dont work out the way we plan,and u get pissed and quit.do have hid lighting of 30watt min per sq.ft.loose buds will not taste good at all im sure ur set up is atleast 600 watts just guesin tryin to help b4 u crack.try lookin at planetskunk google it go to the forums these people and moderaters help alot i only grow ak47 for personal consumtion.i dont see anything ur doing wrong.but the slower and the longer cure the better the taste my best tastin has been over 45 days in the jars like ur doing.gl DB.KEEP ME IN FORMED ILL KEEP LOOKIN FOR INFO.

growdakilla

Mar 16 2008, 7:18 pm

I just started 14 seeds in a drip/fogger hydro set up temp is stable 75-79, humidity is 39% its ben up under 24/7 400watt mh in a 42"x20x41 gb. for 7days, out of the fourteen i have 9 nice sprouts approx 2" my nutes are at 450ppm, ph is 6.9 I was wondering if its to late to add 5 newly germinated seeds, was planning on upping nutes to 800ppm soon would it be to late to add or should i just grow these out and try new germination method next grow, after i get a lil experience i want to start cloning so to avoid this. what do you fellow cultivators have to say, my goal is to end up with 6-8 nice ladies in the end

BATTMANN84

Mar 16 2008, 5:55 pm

IS ADVANCED NUTRIENTS?THE BEST R WHAT?

help PLEASE guy

Mar 16 2008, 2:04 pm

ThaNKS db for writing in response to my post about my CURING problems. YES, I flush my plants for the last 2 weeks in spite of the fact that all I use is organic medium, amendments, and fertilizer. From my research and conversations with fellow growers using the entire organic gambit one doesnt even need to flush before chopping, in fact you can use them up to helf and quarter stregnth right up to chopping. Guano and worm castings and the like are the opposite of harsh chemicals and are all natural so it shouldnt matter. HOWEVER i used to grow with chemical based amendments so I just got into the habit of flushing and continue to do so.
Either way, my trees still taste and smell like garbage when they are dried. My Super Silver doesnt taste Hazey and my Star sure isnt Sensi. Even though they shine like the sun and smell glorious throughout the entire growing process. Please ANYONE read my first post below and any HELP would be apperciated. Happy 4:20 ALL!!! and THANK YOU

Mar 16 2008, 9:26 am

DUE U FLUSH UR PLANTS??TRY CUTINN THE STALK AND PUT IN A 5GALLON BUCKETT WITH FRESH WATER AND A AIR STONE FOR 3 DAYS WITH THE LIGHTS STILL ON WORKS FOR ME.GL CURING IS HARDER THAN GROWING IMO.

Some help PLEASE

Mar 15 2008, 10:25 pm

let me just say that I have some serious sticky icky that was grown organically and is absolutely world class. I have both indcas and Sativas and among them several cup winners.
HOWEVER it appears that I cant cure for shit. No matter what I do the finished product tastes horrible and smells like hay or grass lawn clippingg and show NONE of the incredible smell that the plants profused. Its a real bummer, man. Here are the steps I take. I chop the lady, trim off all the leaf while it is wet and freshly chopped. I then hang these trees in a well ventialated cardboard box for a week to ten days. I open the box regularly for even more air flow. I then trim all the buds from the stems and allow them to continue to dry on trays for several days. Then I place them in mason jars which I open regularly to let the air flow. This is my 3 or 4th grow and I cant shake this problem. HELP me PLEASE save my buds!

Mar 11 2008, 5:45 am

also have had no hermies,, which i find the ak very very resistant to stress and temp changes these plants have gone thru 48 degree nights 3 times due 2 timer failure,word to the wise put hid lights on total seperate circuit.

Mar 10 2008, 8:36 am

I MEANT 40 BUD SITES ON 4 8INCH PLANTS.THIS AK47 IS NON FORGIVIN LOL

Mar 10 2008, 8:33 am

The insulation board is called Rmax it might b the brand name tho thats what i was talkin about great for making grow boxes.I was just goofin around the other day and my friend said u cant clone a budding plant.Well ILL SHOW HIM.U GOTTA TRY THIS i took one well actually about 8 little bottom branch buds used cloning powder and just put in soil.under 600 watts of cfls now mind u it took a long time but 2 my amzment the plants 4 made it now i have 4 plants that have A MINIMUN 10 SHOOTS COMING OUT THE TOP THATS 40 MIN BUD SITES ON A 8 INCH PLANT they look like freaks BUT IT WORKS AWESOME.....THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IVE DONE IT WITH GREAT YIELDS IN A 3BY3 SPACE HAVE A 400 WATT HORTILUXE EYE BULB,TRY IT U WONT BE DISSAPPOINTED....

dreamzintime

Mar 10 2008, 4:17 am

I forgot to mention that in the hydroponic system i told you about...the plant pot that you use make sure you poke a bunch of holes in the sides and in the bottoms that why the roots can grow freely and the water can get to the roots but make sure you put them on the bottom cause it you dont it will fill up inside the pot and that will deffently drown your plant..but its pritty cool and its very cheap...peace

dreamzintime

Mar 10 2008, 4:05 am

i had to post mine 3 different tims cause i was so long so if you want to read in you will see it starts bought 3 or 4 of dreamzintime down then it works it ay to the top

dreamzintime

Mar 10 2008, 4:04 am

wont absorbe the water and it lets the roots breathe and it aloues the roots and water to flow freely...personaly i didnt think it would work i thought it would drown the plant but my brother proved me wrong...it grew up to be some of the purplessss bud i have yet to see today...for the hole harvest as i said we had some very nice purple buds and as well the very comen orange haired buds as well...they came out not to floff but not like a rock...in myeyes the were pure perfect and i couldnt have asked for a better harvest...it was some of the best bud that was around that year and i was very proud of that and i forgot to mention if you are a keef lover like me...you would have love this bud cause i could have swarn it was a bach of that white rhino all over again...hope you all have a good grow!!!!! And try not to do anything stupid and im trying to be serious when i say that but its kinda hard when your saying it to a bunch of pot heads.......!

dreamzintime

Mar 10 2008, 4:03 am

(which is not to smart cause if you do this you have a good chance the plant could die...try to start it when its bout 12 inchs tall)and then took a normall 12 inchs by 10 inchs pot for plants and put a bunch of holes in the bottom aboout the size of a screw driver...placed the roots and part of the stem inside the pot and placed small rocks to the top to hold the plant up then set the pot into the hole with the water and miracle grow and plant food stuff like that...so not the plant can easly suck up as much water as it needs as well any nutrients with the plant food as it would get from soil...the put to more holes in the top about the size of a screw driver and one of them things that you put in a fish tank that makes the bubbles and give air to the water...(cant think of what they are called but you get what i mean)place the 2 or 1 hoses into the holes and into the water and you got yourself a home made hydroponics system...o i for got to explain what why use rocks which is simple to figure out but i no how some of you pot heads are out there...the rocks aloue that plant to be stedy and stay in place as well the rocks

dreamzintime

Mar 10 2008, 4:02 am

have good heat off of just the lights...also it aloud us to have enuff room to start plants whenever we wanted...and also you think about it your plants have enuff room to grow all the way to the sealing which in most cases is anywheres from 7-10ft...this was my 3rd attempt of growing inside and it worked the best out of them all worked so good that our friends want to bring theres over and put them inside it...but by that time we new it was working great so that thing was filled...now you can grow the field that every grower dreams of but you would be surprised how much you can grow in that much space...ill tell you this on our first product we grossed well over what the house was worth and filled our lungs happly...and this set up took no more that $200 bucks and thats with lights..that insolation stuff...fans...exstention cords..card board box...curton..and some hinges...to be honest i dont even think it cost that much...and most of that you can fined sitting around the house...all you will prolly have to buy is the insolation stuff which im geussing at the most would be $50 bucks...but ill spend it to make thousands...and another thing we did...we took a toute box and cut a hole in the top and filled it with water..then we took 1 of our plans and up rooted it

dreamzintime

Mar 10 2008, 4:02 am

This is waht i did and i grew an amazing strain and a lot of it for being in doors...I used on of my rooms in the back of my house that we just chilled in that was prolly 25ft long and about 15ft wide...The room had 4 windows in it as well...im not quite sure of the name of the stuff but its used for insolation and its really thin and it looks like it has tinforal on the outside...you can get it at your most hardware or housing stores...now what i did was i built a 13 ft wide 20 ft long box that was inclosed at all sides..(the stuff is so thin that is very easy to cut and if you had to its so light you could tape it together)we stapble this hole thing together and in the front we simple cute a door slapped some hings on it (which you can us string or tape if you want)so we could get in and out...now on the inside we placed cardboard boxes on the side with lights attached to the top with a curten that would drop over the front...now we used the boxes just for the ones we were just starting out so they wouldnt get steped on or whatever could happen cause there so small...but the rest we just set inside that 13 ft by 20 ft well i geuss tinforal box haha...and this work awesome...i dont remember how many lights we had but it was a few or enuff...we also cut a hole in each side to place a fan in there and the other hole way so the air had a place to go out..(you can also take the fan out and open the windows for air or you can build it next to the window and do it that way so you can stay at the right temp.)temp. plays a big facter in how good your plants are going to grow i belive cause if its to hot the die if its to cold well they die...but anyways on the inside of this 13ft by 20ft box like i said it looked like it was rapped in tinforal which made good light and kept it a good temp at all times...doing it this way thought you have to keep a good eye out for the soal drying up...but by us doing it this way we were able to grow year around and

jamal

Mar 10 2008, 12:35 am

How do you grow pot? I have seeds and I want to grow inside but that's all I know.

Birdman22

Mar 9 2008, 7:41 pm

I've got a small setup in the back of an old dresser, about 3 1/2 feet tall, 3 feet wide, about 2 feet deep. Light is a 175 watt MH that was given to me, and it seems to get hot as hell. The dresser is kept in a closet at all times so it can be concealed. I do everything I can to regulate the heat with several fans and the closet is situated near the back door of the home, which allows an easy way to let in fresh cool outdoor air every once in a while when I'm around. What I know for fact is that my temp climbs to somewhere just below 90 at night when the closet is closed up. As soon as I get up, I let fresh air in from outside to cool things off to normal temp. My primary questions are: Will the 175 watt MH light be sufficent for growing any decent pot in the small space? I'm afraid my temp variances will kill my plants. Right now the Plants are about 12 in from the light. The entire crop is 16 plants, right now about two weeks old from seed,anywhere from 2 to 6" tall. Some leaf tips appear to be yellow or burned. If I just move the plants a little further down from the light, can I solve my problem? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

mangogrower

Mar 9 2008, 7:22 pm

whats up with dea busting growrooms that are small and ac cooled at 70 in my area which is florida one room busted with just one 4 foot t5 cfl light 4 plants and the temp was 70 i think we need the a.c.u.l. to check this out also the room was poly wrap no one knew about it but the d.e.a did also i had to remove my room when they cops called me and ask me if they can search my home that my name was on advance nutreints mailing list for hydroponics i told them no and cleaned house i kiled my plants wtf

DUTCHBOYD

Mar 8 2008, 8:51 am

HERES WHAT I USED WHEN I U
SED 2 GROW IN MY CLOSET.1 BATHROOM LIGHT FIXTURE THE KIND THAT GOES OVER SINK WITH 4 SOCKETTS.4 42 WATT CFLS THAT IS A TOTAL OF 600 WATTS BECUSE THERE = TO 150 WATTS PER LIGHT. I ALSO GOT SOME RMAX BOARD ITS 8 FOOT BY 4 AND MADE A BOX ALSO MADE A WING FOR THE LIGHTS OUT OF SHEET METAL AND A PIECE OF DRYER DUCT AND A SMALL FAN.TOTAL COST ABOUT 80 BUCKS. GREAT FOR VEGIN LIGHTS PUT OFF VERY LITTLE HEAT SO THE FAN IS FOR FRESH AIR.HOPE THIS HELPS.

Adder

Mar 7 2008, 8:38 am

I'm using a closet as my garden, but I curious as how to create proper ventilation with a closet, also whats a good insulation to keep warmth inside

cypress

Mar 6 2008, 9:00 pm

any tips as far as lighting for a closet set up

RT420

Mar 5 2008, 10:14 pm

Hey "reefcouple",
A 1000watter is perfect for a 4x4 area. Now that you have changed from organic (in soil) to hydro your going to notice that the plants are going to grow quite a bit faster than before! Depending on how you want to grow in that area I would say a sea of green setup would give you the most pot. So budding them at 12" is too big!! I would say about 10cm and I would put 20 plants under that 1000watthps. You said heat isn't an issue so sounds like a nice little setup! If heat does become an issue, I would get an aircooled shade with a inline fan and vent it out side through a dryer vent or chimney etc... 75 to 80 Degree's is perfect any hotter and you will have problems along with a big loss in bud. So thats about it. Happy Growing!!!

james

Mar 3 2008, 3:54 pm

wasn`t trying to ask any dum questions

thedoctorzoidberg

Mar 3 2008, 2:49 pm

people ask some dumb questions.

james

Mar 3 2008, 2:23 pm

I do not have a isolated room for my plant, but it is clean. what other method`s can i use to keep my plant heathy? I planted a seed in some moisture soil that i have, its been one week and its already grown three inches. I use a riptile lite for sunlite and i keep the soil moist. It`s not in a very big pot, thinking of changing to a 12inch or a 22inch. Could use some of advice and trick of the trade.

DUTCHBOYD

Mar 3 2008, 10:36 am

2CHANG u did not give enough info .but assuming u have proper ventin and supply of fresh air go for it.how big of space u have

Chang

Mar 2 2008, 5:57 pm

I have 2x 1000 Watt Hps, and one 400 watt MH, along with various 3-6 foot flouro grow lights... I also have 2x mother plants (juicy fruit and sweet tooth). can anyone recommend how I should use my lights for perpetual harvest. I have had my mothers under the metal halide, and my new clones are under flouros. Should I put all the clones and 2x mothers under flouros, and use the MH with the 2000 watts of HPS in the bloom room to increase the lumens and spectrum?

IrieVibes

Mar 1 2008, 3:12 am

i dont why you would want to move a plant from outside to in, but i wouldn't recommend it because there would be no safe way to uproot it without damaging most of its root system. Plus the shock it would receive from such a dramatic change in environment alone would be more than enough to seriously damage the plant substantially. So no, its not a good idea.

Ralleigh

Feb 28 2008, 3:45 pm

Hey Irievibes Thanks for the come back on my question re seeds shelf life.

drizzle

Feb 27 2008, 10:46 am

is it a good idea to take a plant from the outside and plant it in the house

IrieVibes

Feb 27 2008, 12:05 am

seeds usually stay good for months as long as theyre kept in a dark, dry and cool spot. Don't let any moisture be exposed to the seeds. and to be sure if the seeds are still good, give them a good pinch between your thumb and forefinger. if they crack theyre no good, but if they hold up hen they're just fine. peace

Ralleigh

Feb 26 2008, 6:17 pm

Can any one tell me if seeds have limited time where they can be planted or do they dry up in storage? thank you

reefcouple

Feb 24 2008, 11:24 pm

Sorry Jorge and readers, many of my "t's" dissapeared and i didnt proof... soner momen :)

reefcouple

Feb 24 2008, 11:20 pm

I have a simple question i cant seem to get a straight answer on....

I have a seperate "bloom room" using a 1000 watt HPS and we are about to start our hydro system, either a 4'x4' or a 3'x3' ebb and flow tray.. will a single 1000 watt HPS be sufficient for a 4'x4'? and if so, how many plans can i grow in ha area. We have no hea issues and we currenly clone, so our move o a full hydro sysem kicks off in a monh or so (our curren harvest is in organic soil)... I plan o move he young ladies out of veg hydro and into bloom hydro when hey are about 12" tall...

hanks Jorge, we really enjoy all your postings...

~cheers reefcouple

Whipp

Feb 22 2008, 1:50 pm

good article this month. nice 2 c u guys steppin up ur game finally.
;-D

Suggs4Drugs

Feb 21 2008, 10:41 pm

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