General Cultivation Q&A

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???

I have to buy some nrw clay balls only problem is there is no hydro shop in Bendigo and I cant be bothered going to Ballarat at the bmoment . Does any one no of any clay ball substitutes or vwhere Im could get some around Bendigo area ?

Ive recently got into bonsai plants, i reckon theyre cute as kittens and i've started training them with the aluminium wire that was supplied. Up until now i've just used strings to tie down my mullies like i guess most LST'ers do, but im considering trying some wire on one tonight. Does anyone do this/done it before?? I can't really think of any disadvantages when compared with string tie-downs, but the advantages that i can think of: - complete 360-degree control vs strings where youve only really got vertical control - no need to tie down to anything like screws in the pot - should be able to get better light distribution to more parts of the plant - you can make …

Gday OZ Stoners Well ive got 4 White Widows at around day 20 of veg in 8 inch pots, under a 400watt HPS on 18/6.. NUTES: THC Grow A-B There into the 5 internode around 6inch tall and they have very thick stems already This is a test grow of WW's to see if i want to grow this strain again, and make it my main grow and do it properly next time... I dont want these to get to big ( no taller than a meter) sort of like a Xmas tree shape .. So..... Q: When should i start to flower, at what hight or internode??? Cheers Dallas

: hey all I got 2 seeds cracked open with their tap root showing Now i want to put them in rockwool cubes....So i wanna now what and how long to soak the cubes in ? And which way to face the tap root?.......was thinking of using an old desk lamp with a fluro bulb (energy saver type) to shine over them? And whats the best way to keep the cubes moist? like sit them on a pot plant tray or what? Ive never stared from scratch before,always had clones before..... Thanks in advance cheers roy

This is my 1st attempt at a hydro setup and would like your opinions. I have a number of 5 gl buckets. That's 18 plus liters. the bucket is 300 mm across the top and 350 mm tall. Basic bucket right? They are white and I plan to paint them with black krylon paint supposedly this stuff is designed to adhere to plastics. whether it is anough to keep light out is still unknown. I want to set these buckets in line with a large single drain manifold leading to a central nutrient sump and a pump feeding a supply manifold that will tee off at each bucket. Both the drain and feed manifolds will be rigid pvc the short sections of both the drains and feed lines between…

Could someone please tell me the sex of my plant. Here are some pics. They have long white pistals but looks also like seed sacks. All help greatfull Buddy.g

hi guys im new to growing,ive got around ten plants i put seeds in around 10th of december in those expandable jiffy things,anyway on the 3-01-07 they were put under 600 watt hps i think so they were grown naturally up until 13 days ago,im surprised how much they have grown since being put under the light,also i put a few more under the light from seedlings on the 3rd of this month they are going realy good as well,anyway i need help in the light cycle like how many hours must the light be on from the start of the grow up until the very end of the grow,also whats the watering procedures.when to water and how much to water.2 of my plants are around 11 and a half inches tal…

planning a holiday to aussie (living in nz now) in a few months , but was wondering what are the rules regarding cultivation , possesion convictions for cannabis. Basically am i allowed into australia or wasting my time trying to plan it. any feed back will be helpfull

Was chatting to hydro shop dude the other day not about how to make profit, but the easiest way to grow. In the course of the conversation he told me a story of a guy who came in, one of the few he knows of that have 'actually made it' using hydro. This guy only bought 4 inch cubes and Optimum nutes, Flower only. Seems he had a shed with a large concrete slab beside the shed, out of town. Shed was set up to veg only, but flower nutes were used the whole life cycle from clone to flower Clones were taken continually and put into the 4inch cubes The cubes sat in trays on trolleys and were wheeled outside at 3 weeks The rooted clones began flowering straight away and were flo…

Im just wondering if any one can give me some detailed info on the correct method of tipping my plants. What does tipping achieve and how is it done.Im growing outdoors in reasonable size pots on the gold coast... And any ideas on some good shit mulch and fertiliser....Thanks for everyones input ....What a sik ass site,wish i had this source years ago..CHEERS...