General Cultivation Q&A
General cannabis cultivation queries, information and discussions, growing techniques and propagation
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Hey everyone When it comes to using silica, my usage is sporadic at best, and I am always changing the way I do things, so I can't be sure if silica actually does anything. Then recently a LHS told me it was a total waste of money and time and all it did was dissipate the nutes so it was a double waste of time and money, so I put it back on the shelf and went home without it. I have just finished a run, and to be honest, although covered in glitter, the mid to lower buds are not very tightly knit. I can't say for sure if it was the absence of silica or not. Do any of you guys have silica experience, or know what the advantages of using it are? I am wondering why t…
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I need a lil bit of help. y wood a 3 year old plant that has been the pride an joy my life go all white on me??? I mean the hole thing went white stem an all. the soil has no bugs or pests that i am sure of. I reali don't no wot to do from ere. any help wood b great full.
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Hey, There are so many bloom additives out there so im a little hesitant to get anything just yet. I have 2 weeks to decide. can anyone help me out with a good product? Cheers
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Hey all, This is my first post and I am completely wet behind the ears when it comes to growing. I have a few questions that my online reading hasn't answered (Largely due to lingo and "growers" terms ). Firstly I am just wanted to grow small for now, perhaps maybe 1 or 2 plants just to see if I can actually yield something so it's more like a project than a "need" for the current moment. My questions are: 1)Is it possible to actually grow 1 or 2 healthy plants in a "grow box" type setup? 2)Where can I source seeds of different strains? Any constructive replies or advice is greatly appreciated
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Hi all, long time reader first time poster, what a great forum you all have here indeed! Now for my question: I missed the start of season last year and have tried to veg some plants indoors to take outside, I was looking for some opinions on whether this will work? I live in Western Australia and I have 4 plants and 2 clones that have vegged in a small double closet, Considering 4 of the plants have been on 18/6 for 2.5 months and are about 3ft tall, do you think it is possible for me to take the plants outside for flowering this late in season? winter only seems to be just kicking in where i am situated. Our outdoor temps are around 22 deg max and 9 deg min, but…
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1) Thinking of planting my seeds in Searles potting mix. Lable says its suitable for potting most plants - will it work for canabis? 2) Thinkin of adding blood n bone, mnure & Urea to the mix - would this be beneficial? 3) Can anyone reccomend a good fertilizers for vegetive & flowering stages? 4) Is it possile to ovrdo the fertiliser? 5) Which is best liquid or peleted/powdered fertiliser?
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Hi Im following the following soil recipe and have all the ingredients bar 1: -Potting Mix -Perlite -Building Sand -Worm Castings -NPK premix N12-P6-K6 The NPK premix fertilizer is what i can't find. Any help help with finding this mix or an alternative that goes with what I already have would be greatly appreciated Cheers
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Hello Just wondering if this is a good nutrient for a beginner? If not can someone please suggest something that will show positive results but won't send me to the point of poverty please All help appreciated
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hey folks.. as mentioned im setting up a system similar to sukonmiskunks recirc system in perlite.. i am wondering when i top up my resi daily, should i be adding straight tap water ? or should i have an EXTRA resi setup, with a heap of fresh water with an extra airpump in it ? that way i can top up the resi frm the grow rooms with this additional PH adjusted resi ?? should i adjust the ph of this 3rd resi ? also, the local hydro chick says for my recirc system i should run nutes for 6 days, and straight water for 1 day. So flushing the system once a week to remove excess build up of nute salt ?? i thought this was only done once or twice throughout the grow ? …
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i cant seem to get in contact with sukonmiskunk - else id ask him/her directly. my comp seems to freeze up whenever i try send a PM. for his/her recirc setup with the 8 pots in perlite - im running the exact same system but in a system of 12 pots instead of 8. i am just wondering how often the water pumps will need to run ? 15mins every 3 to 4 hours someone said???? and how much water am i looking to feed each plant each watering ?? im near ready to do a test run of the pumps and all the plumbing, but i am just wondering how much water im looking to average per pot per watering ?? thanks EDIT - I WILL BE USING ALL PERLITE ASWELL..
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Hi to all, have been a member here for years but never took it up then but now am attempting my first hydro grow. plants are going into 2 30l pots in a grow box 1.4x0.8x1.7h under a 600w hps cooltube. strain in blueberry and will be recirc with clay. but anyway i have germinated 4 seeds totally in 40mm rockwool cubes and they are approx 6 day old seedlings. they are being misted with a clone/seedling nutrient booster formula solution and are in a tray in an ablite box atm with the 2 grow fluoro tubes in it. the cubes are sitting in a tray but elevated sitting on a layer of expanded clay. they have there first set of true leaves and the tap root has pushed about 1cm t…
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allrite, well everytime i seem to take cutting, the leaves seem to go yellow and die off. between 20-50% of the growth dies before they shoot roots. After they shoot roots the clones pickup with 7 days and are helathy again. But at this stage all the clones are at an uneven rate of growth. i am trying a SEA OF GREEN style grow in my new rooms. So all clones need to have healthy even consistent growth. Therefor i need to set all the paramaters correct. Spending the money isnt an issue - as long as the end product is beautiful clones. i am using a 130CFL big globe about 40cm away from clones in small humidi crib with heat mat. clones in rockwool, use clone-x gel and s…
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g'day, im kind of wondering.. thease new digital power meters for homes - are they intended to bust dope growers, or more so people cant steal power ?? Does this mean your power reading is transmitted to the electricity company instead of a bloke coming round to check your power box ?? cheers
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Am I right thinkin that hps light will encourge faster roewth compared to flourescent tube lights? 2) If flouro tube is used, will the bulbs found in hardware stores (used to light kitchen/workhps) be adequate?
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