General Cultivation Q&A

Is it still necessary to aerate the water if using an aeroponic system..? just seems since the roots are hanging in the air it wouldent be required. any help.?

I came across this article at this web site.. I would appreciate some feedback before i go ahead and buy a timer. Thanks.. http://www.intelli-cycle.com/information.php Growing with an 18 hour Day/Night Cycle The Theory The theory behind the 18 hour Day/Night cycle is that during a normal 24 hour light cycle plants will usually acheive high growth rates peaking at 100% capacity during the first 50 - 60% of the day. The growth rates will then diminish rapidly and the last 20 - 30% of the day acheives minimal growth. So by reducing the length of the day we are triggering an increased growth mode where the growth rates are at their peak for the majority of the day. Th…

Im sure it was another site that i read about this,. but i would like to know if anyone here has heard about doing this. Some people were using grow nutes the week before final flush/rinse of the root/medium system to reduce the amount of phosphorus (i think thats the name ) being consumed by the plant. (Nasty stuff for us apparently) I think this is an effort for a better quality smoke. Normaly i would use flower nutes & flush with straight water for 10 days or so. For the 10 days prior to that should i use just grow nutes or should i use flower nutes? I have posted nearly the same question on this other site ive been lookin at but no answers yet. Lookin for some…

I read this on another forum (not as good imo) and wondered if there is any truth to it? I am running at 5.6 all the way through, but if it's true....??? Jimbo

I read to soak rockwool cubes at ph 5, what do you do??

I have had my plant under 12/12 for 2 weeks now. I noticed yesterday that she is a female,...but she has red pistoles. It is only the lower part of the plant upper part has no pistoles yet. Is this a problem or stain related?? I can't quite get a good pic as my good Cam is getting fixed ATM. Any help very much appresiated. - BTW It is just a bagseed grow for my first go. In soil under 500watt cfl

Is it ok or can you transplant plants from small pots of coco coir to larger 30 or 50 litre pots. Or if not how can i without using soil. will need to transplant to a recirculation sattelite system.

G'day, Quick question.. when taking clones to sex, can you put the cuttings straight under 12/12 while they grow roots to sex as soon as possible? Or do they need to be under 24 hour light until they root, then 12/12 them till they show their sex? Because immediate 12/12 would have them showing sex in around 2 weeks, whereas waiting until they root and then sexing could take around a month.. but if they need 24 hour light to survive then I guess I have no choice And am I right in thinking you should wait until the plant has 5 nodes before taking cuttings? Or can you do it earlier? I want to determine sex with clones as early as possible... Cheers!

Do my fans need to be on or off while the dark period is on?I ask this as i have a growbox in my shed that is powered by a extention cord coming from the house into the shed that is connected to a powerboard on top of my growbox that has two fans and a ballast with 250watt light connected to it.I have a timer pluged into the power point in the house then the extention cord pluged into that.So obviously when the timer goes off so do the fans.I think that makes sence,sry have had a fair few bourbons.I cant have anymore than one extention cord going to the shed as this would look very suss.I have my light and fans on for 14on10off.My seeds have been in the soil for 2 days.

Do you ajust the ph of the water when u flush and what to..? 5.8, 6.0 ? Im using an aeroponic system that sprays a fine mist to the roots for 3 mins every 40 mins.. how long should i flush for..? 8, 24, 48hrs..? Do i flush during the flowering stage as well..? Are there any addatives that might help the flush process..? Thanks.

Just bought adv nutr sensi grow and superthrive, are these enough for me to use??? anything else special ill need or is this good 2 go?

These White Widow girls are about 9 weeks into flower. I had a problem with a cheap timer 2 weeks ago, it was staying on 24hrs during the flowering time for i think 4 -5 days before i picked up the problem. I think my girls started to go back to the growth stage. The heads are thick and solid and a good size, but there is no christaliation and not much of the sweet smell.. Even after handling my fingers are barely sticky or sweet smelling. About 30-40% of the pistols have turned amber color, still not a lot of smell and no christals at all. please help..

Looking at doing 1st grow and would like 2 know what would be easiest hassle free system besides hand watering, maybe satellite recirculating? Thankyou. p.s has any 1 used a grow tent and how good are they? the hydro shop has aluminium frame that you can set up with panda but im not a good handy man and would prefer the tent as they are easy to set up, although will have 2 put an inlet and out fan, or could i just put in an air cooled light?

G'day all, I recently purchased a Bluelab EC truncheon and a small test tube liquid pH kit (can't afford a digital one yet) and tested my tap water after letting it sit for a few days. The EC is 0.8 and the pH is 7.5+, which I understand to be not too good. My question is, do you think I should use it (with some pH down), or should I purchase distilled or some other bottled water each week? I am concerned about the cost of buying water, but it is only for a few pots so it may not cost that much each week.. (also I don't think a reverse osmosis system can be covered by my budget at the moment). The seedlings are currently in rockwool cubes being watered with distille…