General Cultivation Q&A

Hey I was just wondering what EC yous mix your Flores to? I thought following the instructions on the bottle would be the best way to mix the nutes but have recently been advised that I should lower my EC to about 1.4- 1.5? I have recently started flowering my plants and thought I'd give er a go at the low EC... I can already notice a little 'leaf burn' so am going to make up a slightly stronger solution of about 1.9 EC. I'm growing in clay balls, nearly a week into flower... Just Curios, Cheers

Hey there, just dragging out the bits and peices of equipment I have been sensible enough to hang onto, and I'm just wondering how to check if my truncheon is still ok? I always rinsed it religously when I used it, I took the batteries out when I stored it, and just now cleaned the sensors the way i read someone mention to do so in a thread the other day. I.e. gently with some creame cleanser. I havea roll of litmus tape, so I can check my PH meter against that , but what about the truncheon? i just tested some tap water and it was about 200, but I guess that's a variable, but sounds familair. Imean I'd just buy another one, but I'm dreadfully broke and wil lhave to g…

i'm new to indoor growing & nutes in general. i have canna vega a+b for the veg stage of my indoor grow. it says to mix equal amounts of a+b @ (ie)2-3ml per litre. my question is, if (for example) it says "equal amounts of A+B @ 1ml per litre", is that 500mgA+500mgB or 1mlA+1mlB ? i ask this coz i thought the total of A+B should equal the required 'ml per litre' but it seems that i can't get my EC high enough using this method. i think i may be using only half the nutes i should have been. i hope this post makes sense, it seemed to make more sense in my head.

I've been living watching over my shoulder for a couple years as the cops were put onto me by a "mate" who lost his mind. i've moved house a few months back and want to start growing again, but have sold all the old system. I want to build what seems to most frequently be called a "Dutch pot" system. It all seems very straight forward, just got one or two questions if anyone can help it might save me some strife and a few bux. I need to drill holes for all the grommett connections. Can anyone tell me what size hole I need to drill, to allow the appropraite grommets to fit into them, for a good water tight fit for 17 and 13 mm pipes? The bloody hole saw are 20 bux e…

Hey all... Roughly how long does it normally take once you've turned to 12/12 till they start to show, 16/17 Days sound 'bout right? Cheers

Hi guys i am on my first grow,sk#1 and bb,the question should i wait for flowering to determine sex or should i force flowering?also how long does it take if i let them sex and not force?also when i switch to 12/12 to show there sex should i keep them at 12 12 to bud or go back to veg stage?i am using a 400 mh..

Anyone ever actually used anything like this before? http://www.accenthydroponics.com/prod_info...0soak_info1.htm It "binds high nitrogen to Ethylene Acid (feminine) which stimulates the seeds to encourage a tendency for the plant to become female". Sounds like it has a two-prong effect ... "Stimulates the seeds to encourage a tendency for the plant to become female. This results in more flowering sites and overall greater flower development". I've also heard of people leaving their seeds in an airtight container with banana peel before germinating them to achieve the same effect. The only other thing similar that i know of is Sensa Soak which is pretty much the same…

Hey all Well my new seedlins have pop ther roots through the rockwell cubes and have now just planted them into some cocopeat. I plan to put them in the GR in about 2 weeks but till then i have them in this bodgey setup. My Question is what do i feed these babies and how often. Would i be right in saying about 4ml total (2ml of each)of A+B vege nutrients to 4lts of Distilled water as a mix for them. Cheers

I read a post some where that said that deeper pots are better then the wider ?One person said he uses 2 liter soda bottles because ther long.Do roots go down more or out more?

I am interested in hearing peoples opinions and experiences regarding starting seeds under fluros or hps bulbs. I have heard a few people say that fluros give weak stalks and that it's better to throw them straight under a HPS bulb positioned some distance away. I have only ever tried the fluros but wouldn't mind trying it a new way - just don't want to bake my White Russian! I only have a 600W HPS with a china hat - would that be too much? Jimbo