General Cultivation Q&A

Guys.. This year round im having terrible trouble raising my outdoor seedlings... 4 autos I have which are "super autos" that actually do very well been raised outdoors are pretty much stunted. Due to sydneys hot weather I'm not sure and a dodgy ph pen Im waiting for replacement from ebay. I also found a mazar seedling (non autoflower) that I had in a pot. and forgot about with a 70%coco and 30% worm mix.. Its been raining after our storms and its the third week now and it still looks like its JUST risen about the soil with its first tiny set of staggered leaves.. pathetic !!! Ive swapped houses and use to have a fluro tube setup. I had no problem raising seedlings to t…

so the very bottom leaves on a few of my 8 week old plants are turning yellow, but the rest of the plant looks relatively healthy. plants have been outdoors their entire life, watered every second day (when necessary), get a weak solution of soluble all purpose plant food once a week and are still in their original pots which contain seed raising mix (about to move them into the ground though) have tried searching this on the forum but there's topics on everything from potassium deficiency to heat stress. Any thoughts experienced members?

Have been growing my own for around the last 10 years and I am thinking about getting hold of some seeds and find that there are some types that are "autoflowering". What does this mean and what are the characteristics of plant ?

Am I right in saying my plant here is a female? If yes all my plants (10+) from bag seed are female, is this possible? or am i sexing the others wrong?

Hi everyone, I need help with sexing some plants - they have outgrown their 1L airpots and I only want to transplant keepers [female]. They are all the same strain [Mandala 8 Miles High]. There are 2 plants showing what appear to be calyxes but no pistils [1st and last pics] - can these still be male? or am I safe to assume they're female. And 2 that look to have male pre-flowers [2nd and 3rd pics]. I'd really appreciate if someone, with more experience than I, can confirm these for me.

Hi everyone, So I was reading the pub ammo in ZOO magazine today and it say's "plants are able to recognise their close relatives and grow less aggressively when surrounded by "family members"" not sure how true this is though. Thought I'd just put it out there. Btw anyone here ever tried to make a solar led grow setup? Thanks

What's the best stuff to use here in OZ for Autoflowers that I can get at Bunnings or Big W or Coles? Someone has said before Yates Seedling starter. What else to add to this soil? Also, what is the best feed for autoflowers that you can get at Bunnings or elsewhere?

Hi all was reading a thread a wk or two ago on here bout making run to waste buckets out 20lt buckets, and cant find it again, beats me.. It's was nice an in depth, easy for me to understand... if anyone' knows of it or the owner could they drop me a line, cheers..

EBB-12 Ebb & Gro Hydroponic System • A smaller reservoir (55 gallons) can be used with less water compared to flood & drain tables. • Reservoir does not have to be lower than the plants! • The EBB-CTR controller is all you need to control all pumping and level control functions. • “Active” hydroponics system compared to rockwool resulting in faster growth and larger yields. Description The Ebb & Gro system is a multi-pot hydroponics system that uses two 2 gallon buckets and clay Hydroton as a growing medium. The two buckets are nested one on top of the other, the top bucket holds the Hydroton and the lower bucket holds and catches the nutrient water…

Just ordered a Cash Crop 2.7 - 6 Plant Hydroponics Grow Box and was wondering if when I start with the seeds do they all have to be the same kind, or can I use a variety? Thanks Doug

I have some outdoor sativas going from seeds which i got online. There are two clear phenotypes. One is doing clearly better than the other in my climate. Im aware enviromental factors effect phenotype. Im planning on breeding these plants for seeds. Now of course i will breed with the two healthiest plants of that helthier pheno type. BUT will these seeds still have that other pheno type in there gentics??? or others or am likley to just see more of that healthy phenos Cheers for help guys http://asset2.rollitup.org/smilies/icon_smile.gif

Gday, Does anyone know any good ideas for slowing growth for a particular branch? i've attached an amazing paint drawing to help illustrate what I mean Should the bottom set of branches just be pruned off as the sets above will always be shading it or is the a way to slow the upper branches so the bottom branches can make it clear out the side? Cheers ps. Id love to hear some peoples pruning methods for their plants. ie. Do you prune the branches to grow the same way every time like topping on the 4th set, taking off particular branches, the same amount of colas etc

SO i have some seeds i got off a mate. They were grown in my area outdoors and do very well (i seen). I live in Australia, victoria. They are a hybrid of some kind. I have them going now only just started in the green house. My question if i grew them in green house instead of outdoors like they were, and bred them for seeds, would these seeds be more suited to grow in the greenhouse when i planted them the next year? Or does it take a lot more generations than that? Would it weaken the genetic ability to grow outdoors?? Thanks