General Cultivation Q&A

Hello again everyone, it's been a while between posts! I finally decided on buying a Growlush grow tent 1.95x1.95x2m. For lighting I went with one 600w hps and one 1000w mh lamp, I will use this for veg, then when flowering comes I will use 600w mh and 1000w hps. Ventilation will be carried out through a 6" centrifugal fan, which I plan on having outside the tent, connected with the 6" carbon filter, further ducting it directly outside. I haven't purchased a silencer yet, I wasn't sure how loud the fan would actually be, can anyone confirm thier effectiveness? I've got 6 feminized Pure Kush seeds germinating presently, the description along side them says that …

ok nub question here but, are there / is there any adverse effects if you start growing a plant one way then change it later? ie indoor / outdoor combo? for example: i want to start growing some plants, but i go on holiday in about 7 weeks for 2 weeks - so i wont be there to keep an eye on things. and its too short to get a decent grow. so what i want to do it plant the seeds outside in pot plants so i can look after them for now a bit b4 i go on holiday then hope that mother nature will keep em in check for 2 weeks - i can always put a small bit of slow release fert and / or trickle water. so then when i come back from holidays i can get my lights going and bri…

I thought this might be of interest to coco and or soil growers, unfortunately embedding is disabled so you'll need to watch from youtube - segment begins at 5.55mins and runs for about 2 minutes. ps you don't need the fancy tool they use for taking the samples, an apple corer works fine. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SMPNg1DCGE&feature=relmfu

Hi all, I keep hearing how great H&G is so thought I'd do a litle research before giving it a go and found on their website they recomend NOT aerating the res.... WTF? Under the FAQ section on their US site they state: How is the nutrient container prepared with House and Garden nutrients? When preparing the nutrient container, fill it two-thirds with water. First add Aqua Flakes A; circulate well and wait 10-15 minutes. Then add Aqua Flakes B; circulate well and wait for 10-15 minutes. Adjust the pH-value of the nutrient with pH- (Down) or pH+ (Up). Add any root, growth or flowering stimulators. Your nutrient mixture is ready to water. Notice: Do NOT add Aqua …

Soooooooooooooooooooooo. pic 1 (IMG_068) was it one night before pic 2 (IMG_0678). there were no ball/node looking things, then, next day- BAM! nodes... yet- im not sure if it is a tranny, or a male... or a female doing something wierd.... As you can see- some of the pods opened, and spread out much like a flower. Im just not sure.... i have provided the best pics my sh*t camera will take. i hope you can all try to help me- i've googled/ searched forums etc... but no help/ hints. Please and thankyou my fellow stoners and growers. p.s- i dun wanna rip the thing out until i know for 100% fact... also- i was planted about 2 months ago- and due to moving, i had to t…

Okay so i got my first female! However- her wonderful strain is unknown What i can tell you is that she is around 40/60 or 50/50 indica/sativa. She has a redish...purple red, underneath her sexy leaves.... I've never seen a plant with red under her leaves (under the bud leaves) One mate of mine said she could be a Mango-Head (I've never heard of that- he said it's a un-common strain grown in high places) Has anyone come accross this strain? we are not sure if it will consume the whole leaf and be red all over. The EXACT colour of her is similar to this image http://kymk.files.wo...2010/10/bud.jpg (Exept her hairs are white (due to the fac…

I am looking to start growing my own but really don't know where to start. I just moved to Melbourne from Vancouver, BC and realizing that this is my best option for a good and consistant weed. I just don't know where to start. I know i will be starting from scratch with seeds and that's all I know so far. If anyone could help me and point me in the right direction with articles and literature that would be greatly appreciated. Cheers

In the next coupla weeks there will be a new grow medium coming to Aus called Growstones. It has better water and air retention than expanded clay and perlite and is claimed to outperform other mediums. Its made from expanded/kiln fired recycled glass. It also has readily available silica to help fight that budrot.....sounds pretty good..think i might get me some and try it out....oh...and apparently its replacing hydroton brand of expanded clay which will no longer be available.