General Cultivation Q&A

Hi all. I am a relatively new grower and also new to this forum. I have done a lot of reading on cannabis flowering time but I would like to know if the flowering time for cannabis starts at the beginning of when you flip to 12/12 or when plants start to show their gender (about 2 weeks). So would a plant that takes 8 weeks to complete flowering actually finish in 8 weeks from flipping to 12/12, or would the length be 8 weeks PLUS an extra 2 weeks before they show sex, making for a total of 10 weeks. Any help appreciated. Hope I am clear enough in my writing. Cheers.

After about a year of trial and error (And spending a small fortune), it looks like its finally going to work. A High-pressure Areoponic system that won't clog in the Australian Outback climate. However, the Water pump and Solenoid valve still need their own sound-proof boxes. Something which hasn't been included in the guide yet. The Drums may also need Insulation blankets to keep them from heating up. While its not up and running yet, given the equipment, an Organic-based Reservoir for Aeroponics should be plausible, even in the West Australian (Semi-desert) climate. Please tell me your own experiences with building a High-pressure (5 - 6 bar) Aeroponics system. Has any…

Morning good people. I have a question regards my grow, first timer. They are into the fifth week of flowering and the smell is divine, BUT, they smell totally different, and growing different? Both Black Domina, but one smells like a fresh lemon tree and the other like you stuck your head into a bag of wet pine chips. Is it normal for the same strain to smell so differently from plant to plant? PS. They are growing differently too. When is tall and thin and a bit scraggly, the other is short stumpy and bushy. I'd wonder if the seats were mixed up but they came in the same bag.

Good morning all. Hoping I can get some advice. I currently have two Black Domina, in week three of flower. I recently changed the lighting from two LEDs, to Mars Hydro, TWS 2000. They have been under that light for nearly a week and seem to be doing well until this morning when I noticed the leaves were pointing straight up! The light is at the recommended distance of 12-18inch. I'm not sure if the pointing up for more light, or too much light? Any help would be great, thanks in advance. Soil...equal parts of coco coir, perlite, compost. Fertiliser....Super Grow guano.

Have noticed over the grow, how 2 strains are thriving under 18/6 light schedule and other 2 not so much. Most growers out there will recommend 20/4 or an 18/6 light schedule start to finish for autoflowerplants My 2 northern lights are about to shoot well over the expected life cycle from the breeder I think this is due to the genetics carrying over more photo period traits then not, have also noticed now that there in flower they are shutting down and going to sleep 3-4 hours minimum before lights off, this tells me they would thrive more from a shorter light period ( can’t be done until the 2 chimp glue are out of tent) I did shut off lights a bit earlier one day …

Coco, perlite,geolite. It's a fantastic, trouble free media. Best of all, you can use it over and over again if you clean it right. After harvest, let the root ball/pot dry out for a few weeks. Then you can clean the media ready for the next crop. Here's the rooted media hehe. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/grizzydog/judynstuff004.jpg You need some 5mm wire mesh and a catcher! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/grizzydog/judynstuff005.jpg Chuck on a good few handfuls of the rooted media and rub it around, the coco/perlite will go thru the mesh leaving the roots and geolite. Pluck the roots out (they gather into balls as you rub the media makin…