General Cultivation Q&A

Backcrossing is crossing the newly grown seed with the parent plant where that seed came from, right? And not with a new strain? How will backcrossing a plant effect the next generation? for example, seeds that are backcrossed twice. why would you do this? And is backcrossing twice crossing the newly grown seed with each consecutive seeds own parent twice or with its parents parent once (two generations back) cripes, i could be so far off track, but i'l take a punt. ta

allrite.. now ive heard of growing along the ground by tying up your plants etc, which i plan to do this year because i totally farked up last years grow.. i want to grow a plant along the ground & when its around 8ft long.. i want to bend the main stem in the middle of the plant towards the ground & put a little nick in it & cover it with dirt.. as ive heard it can start to grow roots from there.. the bigger the root system, the bigger the plant can grow because it can uptake more stuff right ? stuff being nutrients & water & whatnot.. so if i was to have a plant with 2 root systems, wouldnt that be twice as good as one ? :scratchin oh, an…

Hey guys, only recently discovered this site and what a great site it is! :thumbsup I am thinking of growing in the future and was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of some guides explaining the basics of indoor (soil) growing. I have searched the site but cannot find enough information. Where did all you guys learn to grow?? thanks for any links/information u may have

Well u have all convinced me to start growing and was wondering what would be a good place to order some seeds from. And what strain would u recommend? I am not too into the full couchlock scene so was thinking something a lil sativa not too indica. Any ideas? Any help would be most appeciated Pillager

ok folks you will have to bear with me here 20 ltr bucket pump air pump water lid 4 bucket net cup 13mm polypipe 19mm polypipe asorted joiners elbows packet of misters now when i asemble i was going to put sprayers about 15cm from lip of bucket i was going to run the pump in the bucket with airstone and nute mix about 60cm deep is this a good set up or a dodgy 1 that i will have dramas with the plants in it..

Can anyone out there help me out with my first DWC grow? I just need to know what medium to use so I don't get ANY insects or mites of any type in the medium [mainly fungal gnats, which I HATE] I was thinking of lava rocks? How do I grow without using a medium in a DWC setup using net pots. Do the roots just sit in the net exposed to light or...what? Any suggestions and information is appreciated treestump

OK I have a rather unusual setup for those who aren't familiar the link is below. Though I grow a kind of hydro set up I know very little about hydro. I need to know if there is a piece of information available that lists the ppm's of nutrients that plants prefer in Hydro. And is DWC or recirculating systems different in feeding requirements, if so, why? Do temperatures play a part in nutritional uptake of plants (they affect fish feeding rates) Also, what does the conventional test type equipment that growers use test for? Nitrate? Phosphate? Etc. Do testers give you seperate figures for seperate nutes? With these figures, some equipment, and similar figures …

have some nutes with little thin wriggler shaped bits throughout can it still be used??? thanks crew

dwc???? what is the best ph to run a dwc at during all cycles??? dwc is something i want to try the only thing that throws me off is, the ph levels, the monitoring and maintaining side of things.. is the ph diff durin seedling stage to vege and then again in bloom,do you have to set it at another level in each stage.. in another system i set it at 6.1 at 9am,check it at 530pm an d its no where near 6.1 but then i can check it at 9am and perfect 6.1.. i understand this has something to do wih medium, withdwc, having no contact with medium does the ph remain level??. please help me under stand this ph prob..take care peace out someone.............

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This is not a support for prohibition, this is seeking strategies to help get a younger brother who is not a 'good' smoker get off the weed. Some people don't handle alcohol well, others dont handle weed well. He is a long time intermittent smoker who is having clear difficulties but will not accept it. To give you an example, he is like Barney off the simpsons. When he stays clean he gets active, participates, smiles, looks great and healthy, shares a joke, holds down a job, and is generally a great guy. When he has a smoke he flips, jeckyll and hyde, into a seedy looking waster who doesnt give a shit about anything or anyone, acts selfish, acts like an arsehole, gets…

this question is completely hypothetical: lets say i bought some pot seeds from an online seed bank (i live in america, by the way) and had them deliver the seeds to a p.o. box (post office box) and let them sit there for a while. how much time would i have? it is 9 degrees f. here so it will probably be between 70 and 80 indoors. very low humidity in my state. edit: i just read the "safe seeds" post and i have already planned for actually getting the p.o. box.