General Cultivation Q&A

hey all i wanna grow outdoors thio year, and i only wanna at tops check my plants once a week to top off water in my res. ill be using prolly a 50L or 2 x 50L big buckets, which i will camo in the bushes. i was wondering, if i get like some rubber tubing, a little grommit and a dripper ring, or one of thoes dripper stakes, does that mean that it will drip 4L an hour only if the dripper ring dripped 4L of cause, but the one i looked at was 4L p/hour. how much watering do outdoor plants need ? how often will i have to fill up my buckets. ta

7 Day old clones, under 20w cfl x2 no roots to be seen yet. no idea of the strain (sry) the rockwool cubes are starting to dry out and the stems are turning purple. Is this normal or is it all down hill from here ? they are largish clones Im misting the leaves with a very weak nute solution. Cant show you pic my hubby has the camera ( grrrr ) One of them had started to sag a bit so I wet the bottom of the rockwool cube, hoping it might only be thirsty.

hey i want to grow with soil in my wardrobe (160H X 150L X 48D), under a 400w which i am purchasing within the next week. i want to get around 24 oz. DWC i was going to use, but i have to be stealth. the ir pumps and all that make too much noise. ill have 3 x 120mm fans for exhaust/intake. how can i achieve this ? i will be properly fertilizing the plants, and growing them at this soil ratio coco peat 75% Medium size pearlite 15% Vermiculite 10% Wetting agent dolomite lime (to make ph 5.5-5.7) at what height should i flower the plants ? off a 400w light, how much can i expect ? how many plants will i neeed ? ta

This might sound like a really dumb question, but I was looking at my empty, fairly large fish tank, and started wondering if I could grow some plants in it. Anyone ever tried it?

Hi all, I'm in need of some help/info re the use of cocopeat in a recycling system. I'm a first time grower. I've had on-going probs with fungus gnats & deficiencies which upon further reading & advice, Have been led to believe this could be because of the coco in recycling?? Can anyonne offer me any advice on this? Should i change to a run to waste system? How do i do this if i rent my place & my rooms pretty small? How big does your res have to be then? & if i stay with recycling, what's perlite like compared to clay balls? I know there's a lot of questions here, but i'm feeling a bit overwhelmed rite now! (perhaps, i need a little toke to calm my…

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hey i want to grow with soil in my wardrobe (160H X 150L X 48D), under a 400w which i am purchasing within the next week. i want to get around 24 oz. DWC i was going to use, but i have to be stealth. the ir pumps and all that make too much noise. ill have 3 x 120mm fans for exhaust/intake. how can i achieve this ? i will be properly fertilizing the plants, and growing them at this soil ratio coco peat 75% Medium size pearlite 15% Vermiculite 10% Wetting agent dolomite lime (to make ph 5.5-5.7) at what height should i flower the plants ? off a 400w light, how much can i expect ? how many plants will i neeed ? ta

Thought I'd try adding some oxyplus to my recirculating system because the roots were taking on a slight brownish tinge. While I was at it I also added some PK 13-14 to give the buds a little extra treat. Now my nutrient water has gone a little cloudy, is this normal using these products ??