General Cultivation Q&A

Topping a Plant 1. Locate the very top of your plant and cut through the main stem just below the newest growth. This should be done after the 3rd or 4th leaf set but can be done at any time after the 3rd leaf set. 2. Shows Plant Top cut off and where the 2 new Branches that will form a "Y" in the main stem will grow from. 3. Shows the newly topped plant after 2 days of growth, notice the Y in the Stem Forming. FIMMING A PLANT! Fimming is actually no different that topping, what fimming does is virtually the exact same thing only your leaving part of the new growth. This only takes of part of the new growth and actually topping the very very new growth which is…

Hi peoples. Just wondering how old plants usually need to be before i can tell its sex? Also my plant seems very short , yet stocky and compact. Its 11 days old. Unknown strain. It looks very healthy with moderately fat leaves. System is aeroponics and drippers. 1x400w hps is 30cm away. Im a newbie and just trying to get a scope on a plants average size at this age in optimum conditions. Thanks any help would be appreciated.

hay everyone what is a pgr? what dose it do? and what is the diff between a pgr and p/k? seams like i have a lot left to learn never realy used hydro nutes up untill about a year ago always just chook shit and pot ash and always outside in prepared plots and is there somewhere on this site where i can find out what names are given to different grow set ups as i dont know what dwc and other abeverations stand for? thanks stinky

So I am going to order some new genetics over the internet, probably from greenhouse seeds and I have a couple of questions if any of you have had experience with this. What I'm wondering is should I use my real name for postage address?? If the beans arrive in a regular envelope then an alias will be fine, but I am concerned that they will come in a box/package that I will need to provide photo ID to pick up from the PO. Or If they send TNT do I just need to sign? What is the safest way to get beans in the post?

hi guys its my first grow my start date was 24th dec using the hydrophonics stystem with water im now into bloom when would u suggest i add the buddy food which has to be added weekly for 4 weeks until my final flush the thing is the guy who told me how to set up etc told me to turn from growth to flower after just like 2 and half weeks now after realising ive lost importsant growth time im now real not sure on taking any more advice from him he says i have 6 weeks left on my crop how long would you carry on in bloom until you put them on there final flush ? he says my end date is in 6 weeks time then do i flush them or is 6 weeks including my flush ....im confused hes to…

I HAD A CRAZY IDEA...JUST MIGHT BE CRAZY ENOUGH TO WORK!I HAVE A 2FT X 4 FT RESOVOIR.INSTED OF LETTING CO2 GET WASTED ON FLOOR I HAD AN IDEA.COULDNT I TAPE A 7" STRIP OF CONSTUCTION PAPER AROUND RESIVOIR AND CATCH THE CO2.IM IN THE VEG CYCLE AND I KNOW YOU ONLY NEED CO2 FOR BUD CYCLE BUT I WANT TO CLONE ALOT AND I FIGURED IT WOULD SPEED THINGS UP.PLUS MY ROOM AT THE FLOOR IS A LITTLE LEAKY(AIR).MY PLANTS ARE ONLY 4".WILL THIS WORK!!!!!!

Hello - I'm not only a first-timer here, but also a first-time grower. I'm growing a couple of plants outdoors in the sun, in large pots. They're doing really well, so far. (10 weeks old) I have a problem with nosey neighbours, however, and wondered about pruning the plants to keep them low. Could someone please give me some advice on how and when and where to prune my "babies"? Many thanks in anticipation, Oz1

Hello All! This is my first post on this site and I just want to start out by saying I am proud to be a member of this greatly established community and hope I can learn and share as much information as possible with yall. A few months back I was charged with a DUI, therefore I am under supervised probation with random drug screenings every few months (Bastards!). So in the meantime while I wait to smoke again, I have decided It would be enlightening to grow my own crop, so when I can enjoy my smoke again, I will know the quality, and also not have to be ripped off by money hungry pot dealers (no offense, I know everyone has to make a buck) I think I have a pretty goo…

hey im on my first grow and im 1month and 19 days into flowering the top cola is getting almost as big as a pop can the thing is that ive taken some of the smaller bud just to taste it ( i just couldnt wait) and i foud a seed in them ??? wtf a darn seed it was with i started flowering with 3 plant 2 of them ended up male si ui cuted them asap and the female showed her sex almost 3 or 4 days after i cuted away the male no flower on the femel while the male where present and now i found a seed is she gonna turn into seeds if i wait to long should i harvest her now to keep the seed count down ??????