General Cultivation Q&A

Hi all I've been doing a bit of thinking and I've come to the conclusion I'm obsessed with growing plants in hydro. I'm not just talking about our favorite Ganja weed, but any plants. I've been intersted in gardening for year and used to work in a retail Nursery and do landscaping etc..... so it's not like plants generally are the prob, it's hydro. I'll give you an example. Just last week I deciuded I'd like to have a outdoor greenhouse to grow my own veggies over winter. Went to Bunnings and picked up a cheap one (~ 2m x 2.5m x 2.5m). Once I had it I couldn't even think of planting them in soil, it was straight to the hydro shop. Another $500 later and I've now got 2…

as stated im switching from a waterfarm. not happy with it. I made up some 5gal. buckets, 5" net pots, 2 airstones per, these are stand alone and light proof.. i have 6 total for growing and few for backup as i plan to just pop the top and put the plant in the backup when its time to change the water/nuets... makes it much faster and easier i hope. want to add im in the country, and my well water PH is 5.8 will this work ok? what water temps are ideal? im using 400 watt mh/hps lighting anything i should change or add? thanks for the help guys and gals. burntone

Hey people, im on my 3rd grow now and have a good idea on most growing aspects but im having trouble timing my clones. I have a cupboard set up with 400HPS, and on top there is a cloning section. The problem is that i have been taking my clones after my plants have been under 12/12 for a week, the strike fine then grow too quick and run out of room before my plants a ready to harvest. Im just interested as to what other people do? Im thinking of setting up another cupboard with a little 250MH what are your thoughts??

Sorry but this propaly sound like a really dump Question but does any1 know a marijuana plant that doesnt look like marijuna

The F&D Image Sorry I can’t post flash images into here..... This is just for some of the curious people out there that I figured would like an explanation of this type of system (Plus easiest of the systems to do the image for ). The Flood and Drain (F&D) systems use a basic dunking effect at regular intervals to provide moisture to the root mass of the plants. In order for this to be at the right time intervals and for the right amount of time flooding it is mainly an experimental affair so times provided will only be a guide within this article. CONSTRUCTION HINTS As you can see from the image the system contains 2 main tanks and a plant tray below…

Hello All, I've been reading many topics especially in regasrds to harvesting, manicuring, drying. Basically I started out with 14 seedlings (all outdoor) & have cut it down to 2 plants. My best plant was raided by persons unknown in the middle of the night & took out the centre but its regained good growth. A couple of quick questions please - Can the 1 plant be grown over a period of years, ie not to harvest but to occasionally pick buds off when needed?. - Would a cold frosty area kill a mature shrub? - Is it normal for most of the branches to have LOTS of flowery bud like features or is it stressed (pls see pics) Ive attached some pics & any hel…

Hey all. I really want to be able to sustain my personal smoko with stuff that i have grown myself. Just need some on where to start. I want something that want cost to much and is pretty easy to do . Is there a simple way to do it. Thanks in advance for any help . Frizzlez

will seeding a plant with a hemi male pollen give a seed strain with hemi tendencies

hello, all. me a n00b here. a mate found a single seed in one of his bag-o'-goodies and started growing it way back in winter, so its strong enough to withstand a light pruning now. a few cuttings are to be transferred into my hands so that i can start a small population, myself. i wish to grow my plants (just 2 or 4 - for now) in an area that is prone to flooding, or in other words; a floodzone, but its more like a swamp. the ground regularly has a light film of water above it (around 1-2cm) and up to 2m on rare occasions. many plants in the area seem to be doing fine, but i fear that my plants roots will rot, so i plan to create a small, hydroponic resorvoir system…

Hey Fella's i was in bunnings 2day and i saw that they had 500w helagen flood lights for like $18. i will be starting a new closet grow. 130hieght, 70across. are they ok to grow with because i dont have much money

I have noticed that people talk about flushing their plants regularly with fresh water, and it seems to be offered as a "fix-it" for a lot of peoples problems. I have been growing hydroponically since 1976 and I worked in the Hydroponics industry for 15 years, so I am not just pulling this advice out of nowhere. Do not think that a hydroponic system for indoors is any different to a hydroponic system for outdoors, hydroponics is hydroponics and the people to learn from are the growers who grow multi million dollar crops for a living. If you look at what commercial growers do worldwide you will find that they do not flush their plants with fresh water. It stresses them. If…

Just got a hanna combo pen and testing the water i have available. Dam water Ph 5.4 Ppm 30 Rain water Ph 6.1 Ppm 7 Tap water Ph 7.5 Ppm 26 Will be using in a NFT system with sensi 2 part Nutrients. What water should i use ? I'm thinking the rain water would be best because it has the lowest ppm or the dam water for the lower ph. Thanks in advance.

Alright, heres the deal. My buddy brought back 3 trainwreck seeds from a trip he went on. One sprouted and im currently growing it. I found out about a week ago that it was male. Ive decided to grow it and make seeds but I only want to pollinate the bottom branches of one of my Skunk females. I know you can put the pollen pods in a plastic bag, put the plastic bag over the branches, and shake, but what I dont know is how to tell when the male pollen is mature. Anyone have any pics, or a way of telling of the male plant is ready? Also, at what stage do I pollinate the female flowers? what do they look like?

Do you think I could use scoria as a medium im told its inert so it shouldn't matter???