General Cultivation Q&A

Hi err'body, I have a couple of questions if you kind be so kind to enlighten me. I read that indoor growers switch the lighting to 12/12 to make the plant flower, how do we achieve this outdoors? When is a good time to make this happen? Surely I'd want my plant to get the most daylight possible, no? My garden bed is up against a wall that shields the sun for a few hours in the morning, would you recommend I grow there or in smart grow pots in the middle of the lawn? In Perth when is the best time/ month to plant or sew seeds? What is a typical harvest period. Lastly, can anyone recommend a good seed bank that is relatively good value for money and has success shi…

After doing much reading and research about growing organically, I came across this company - http://www.greenlifesoil.com.au They have all the good stuff like bio char, dried kelp, fish hydrolysate, Diatomaceous Earth, zeolite and all the standard minerals. They also have some nice mixes which I am going to try and blend with perlite and zeolite.

I honestly didn't know a thing about "main-lining" until after I started my plant. I topped at 3rd node and trained the 2 stems to be horizontal with bobby pins into the soil over the stems. I then started to top them and apparently that is what this technique is. From what ive seen im doing alright but ive done it way too early. What do you guys think and also that weird arse leaf with 3/5 yellow with green fleck and 2/5 normal green!? Fucking weird. Also sorry for the phone pics. Thanks, Shauden.

Hey, i've been reading up on different growing methods for other plants and I came across banana peels which are generally used as food for roses. This gave me an idea, after researching banana peels, they are high in potassium and a good bloom booster. Banana peels are buried directly into the soil around the roses, also you can chuck them in the compost pile, i'd like to try make some banana compost when I get time. I also read that banana compost can reduce watering by 20%, lead to better yields and increase the micro-nutrient availability to the plants. Banana peels are apparently also a favourite food for earthworms which are an important factor in my garden. Does …

Hey, how's it going? here's some different methods of drainage in medium Perlite vs Vermiculite - Have you had better results with perlite or vermiculite or both?? The size of the vermiculite particles are larger than the perlite which i've found has given me better drainage over the years, although I recently tried using both to see if having different particle sizes in the medium would make a difference and it's working great at the moment. The plants hold enough water and drains well, i've had to water my plants everyday as the drainage is a bit too good next time i'll be adding more coco to the mix as I only went about 20% coco 40% perlite & vermiculite mix and t…

Does anyone know about grow shops in Morocco Algeria or Tunisia where I could buy fert. or addit. I mean Gh Canna Attami etc. I could not find any on the web.

Hey everyone just wondering if anyone has used ozi magics monsta bud? Been thinking of running it on all my outdoor girls been thinking of trying something different than canna pk13/14 have 2 litres sitting here . I would also be using my gt coco a and b with the monsta bud in flower. Is that a problem being organic stuff mixed in? Any help would be great thanks

Hi all, New here hopefully I've landed on the right sub forum! Just build my box and finished germinating my seed, I've got a sprout (Jeremy) and he is growing quite nicely in my opinion. only a week old (from seed). wondering if my setup is okay for the current stage and what do i need to add to allow for the future. Trying to keep it low cost. Current stats: 2 CFL warm globs @ 1550 Lumens each 1 15W circulation fan Temp & humidity monitor soil is a seedling potting mix for my local hardware watered twice daily to keep the soil moist 24 hour light cycle

I've spent a fair while searching the net trying to find a source of a shell meal/powder to build my organic soil and have come up bust, has anyone managed to find somewhere to order it online within Australia?

Some may already know, i wont go into details but my plants obtained extensive root damage and the roots had to be cut to aprox 15cm in length. I could of chucked out the plants and started again (infact iv already germinated a few seeds for a better, cleaner fresh start, but all those rotted away in the cocopeat pellets) ... BUT anyway since im now running low on seeds im glad i didnt completley give up on my original plants, and so far they are doing ok. I expected them to be slow growing ofcourse while the roots adjusted, and i gave it about a week before i was sure the plants were even going to survive. Its now been 3 weeks and the plants have been producing new min…