General Cultivation Q&A

I went to see someone who is usually a reliable source of quality bud the other day and he had something different. Told me it was 10 bucks less for an oscar and that he didn't have any of the usual. I took what he had and its nothing on the usual stuff. It sparkles when you light it almost like ya sprinkled flint or gun powder into it. I remember as a teen being told that buds that smoked like that were sprayed with something to ad weight. Haven't thought of it since but now that I do, that seems weird. Is it possible that its cos the bud hasn't been flushed properly?

Hi guys and gals, Firstly its pretty silly of me not have checked this before hand but is "liquid lead" and "uptake" the same thing? Also i fear i may have doubled my Liquid lead portion in my last res. fill. Can anyone tell me if that will be an issue? Having said that, if 'Uptake" and "liquid lead" are the same sort of product then i have now possibly tripled it. Surely thats a problem, well im not one to find out so will empty the thing and start again if so. But mostly need to know if double the LL is going to murder things or not. Cheers.

G'day everyone, I've just been to the electric calculator to get an idea how much it costs to run my 1600w set up, with a bit of a shock :| Does anyone run a similair set up to mine? I'm also running a 6" centrifugal 18 hours of the day at the moment. If yes, then what are the average prices of your bills when growing? Thanks!

G'day everyone, I'm just about to purchase some Pure Kush seeds from Bonza, just wondering if anyone has grown this strain? any replies would be good!

So another quick question - am growing outdoors, if that makes much difference, but if I wanted to add another 3 or 4 plants to my grow is it going to be a better idea to order some more seeds and grow from seed or just start to trying to take clones of what I already have? Not that concerned about having all different varieties this grow so that isn't a factor in choosing seeds over clones. Will it make much difference either way? Is it maybe getting slightly late to be growing from seed now anyway, assuming ordering today and 10 days delivery it could be early December before they start to germinate.

Hi folks. i have 4 winter plants in pots, all flowering outdoors. I was wondering wether i should move them indoors under 12/12 lighting now that daylight saving has kicked in? i have 300w of CFL and 90W of LED ready to go. i would appreciate any wisdom bestowed! cheers...

hey everyone just wanted to ask can u add great white to coco? i have heard mixed responses from different shop owners, so im confused about it. anyone use this for cloning? and how do you mix it in to coco? great_white_black.pdf

Try this has left out: pot size - 140mm plastic pots in 4lt ice cream containers growing medium - 75% perlite, 25% vermiculite mix clone box with 15w fluro light and grow/bloom box with 400w son-T-agro grow box dimensions - 1m x 1m x 1.5m high clone box is cardboard box with old lead light stuck in to fit with gaffer tape ventilation - inlet hole in side with standard 250mm desk fan to inhale fresh air over plants 300mm exhaust fan in top of box to exhaust heat from box ducting for inlet and exhaust as required to smother light escape TRY THIS.doc Hope thats everything..... if not, someone can fill the gaps.... good luck

Gday guys I've recently dont the research and found that coco should help bring in a stella crop only thing is this wil be a grow that can only be attented to twice a week. I will be using the Canna brand coco mix with canna coco part a + b also with canna additives hole size is roughly 2ftx2ftx2ft and holds 60 odd ltrs of coco and could provide 100ltrs of water per week. will this be enough so bottom line can coco be somewhat low maintenance ? thanks everyone

Hi all I have had a few questions reguarding the pots I use, so I decided since the tent is empty and pots too I would take some photos for all to see. I got these pots from me local hydro shop. I havent seen them around on the net, sure they are there, haven't really looked. Cost me about $100 for the 3 pots, 3 grid inserts, 3 stands & 3 pot socks. Running this system elininates the need for 2 pots by having the grid in the bottom and drain below it. In that space allows a dry area after the run off has passed through for all the benificial bacteria and goodies like that to brew and receive oxygen aswell as the roots. Run off and roots easily pass through the mesh …

I read that spraying 100ppm of gibberellic acid on a female branch once a day for 10 days will turn it male but because the plant is female it will have female chromosomes. Crossing the pollen with another female from a different mother will then create all female seed without risk of inbreeding. Does this work? Would save a lot of water carting if I could make my own all female seed.