General Cultivation Q&A

Hi guys, I plan to start my first grow sometime this week, however I'd prefer to get my medium/nutrient situation sorted before I start so I can have a solid plan! My grow will be between 2 small cabinets, one for mother/parent plants and the other for flowering. (mainly) Due to the small cabinet sizes I will be using CFL's for lighting. This grow will be a stealth one, and I'd like to keep maintenance to a minimum and as such I have ruled out hydroponics(for the time being). At this stage I am leaning towards using soil/perlite as a growing medium as it seems to be more resistant to ph fluctuations and nutrient issues. However I have seen some decent grow…

ok im setting up a grow room in my closet 2widex7longx8tall im going to use soil but thats about all i know what should i add to it im going to be either covering my floor in plastic and just making it a coot or two deep or im going to build a box with is what i think im going to do but im not suere how to make it really but hers my question i havea 400 watt light and some ice seeds but i dont really know what to do with them at all my ive ever done is throw some seeds down on the compost heap and watch them grow any advise would be welcomed

Hey all i have just put some black widow and some whiter pointer seeds in and waiting for em to germ, then i will sex em and go from there and i will be doing a time laps of the whole grow once thay are under the hid, i am going to do 2 weeks worth at a time, but here is the thing may be yous could help me out with, what intervil should i set to for each pic to be taken every 5 mins or 10 or less than every 5 mins, and once i have put it tougher to watch as a video clip but i need some were i can host it on line so ppl can download it to have a look so dose any one know of a site were i can upload it once i am done.

Hey everyone Just wanted to know if the tech i used for outdoors would be a good 1 for indoors What i normaly do is place some seeds into a small clear glass, fill about halfway with water and leave them in a spot that gets plenty of sunlight for about 2-3 days. After that you can see about 3mm of it sprouting and is ready to be put into the planting medium. is this way ok for indoors? As ive found this way to be the most effective outdoors in not only speed of growth but also the health of the plant everytime ! thanks for your thoughts

The guy at my hydro store has a box full of dead electronic PH meters and reckons that he is having a lot of trouble finding a brand that is worth the price he has to sell them for, I was just wondering if anyone out there has one that has lasted them two years or more, how accurate it is and of course what brand. I am also trying to find a cheaper source for them than the hydro industry, if anyone has any suggestions along those lines they would be welcome too as they are commonly sold for a higher price than Truncheons are.

Hi there......... I live in South Oz and would like to know whats the ealiest time i could start my seeds this year ? Im going overseas in late february 2006 and want to have my plants harvested by then......... Its winter now in SA but when would be a safe time to plant again here........i was thinking the end of august since winter will be gone by then ? thanks JAS

Hey all are hermies caused by stress or genetic problems? and will seeds taken from them turn out hermie? Sorry guys posted the damn question twice....way to stoned for this , i'll give up before i do sumthin even dumber

In what way would i be best off mixing Vermiculite , Perlite and expanded clay balls ? I was going to go DWC but i was concerned bout overwatering etc. I didn't want to go organic so this was my next best idea / Dicey.

is it possible ? to get stoned ...... of ya head with a hermi plant 3 wks into flower? . cos i grew this plant to 5 foot then it t urned hermie , but i dried it , had a cone and i'm stoned as ? luckily i've got a full blooded fem to take it's place ........... but this is the scrag .......

Hi everyone, I have never grown anything before, but I have been reading a fair bit from this site, but I haven't yet found what I have been looking for. Basically everyone wants to make their plants bigger, but I am wondering if there is a way to keep them smaller? I live right near feral central and don't have huge fences (this would be an outside grow) so I was wondering can the plants be kept small, or is there a certain strain that can be grown in pots etc. thanks...

Hi Guys, With my first grow almost over now I'd almost run out of flower nutes, I went to the Hydro store and decided to switch from DM to Canna. I'll keep running the plants on the DM veg nutes + my normal additives OxyPlus in every watering and DM Guardian every second week. I want to know the following about the Canna products, so those who have used them please let me know your experiences: Should I treat Cannazym like DM Guardian? i.e. - use every second week continuously with watering? The nutes are Canna CoCo part A and B, they have no seperate flower and veg nutes but the guy at the store told me they were designed to run the whole way through, complimen…

Hey all Still in design phase of the new setup. Ive decided on my lights & footprint - 2 X 600w on a lightrail with a crossbar ( so the lights are on each side of the rail ) in a footprint of about 6' X 7' X 7 1/2' Tall. Anyway, Im considering a continous harvest SOG setup atm. My only experience with hydro thus far has been DWC, & Im unsure whether DWC is the best method to use in this situ. Im thinking the new clones going in ( once hardened off )will need to be sitting on something to get them close enough to the light, to avoid any excessive stretching. Atm Im thinking maybe about 4 clones/sq metre......Ive ordered some Big Bud X Northern Lights, so wi…

Hi fellow oz stoners. I was just wondering if it would be possible to start a lowryder grow outside in winter and perhaps have a greenhouse type thing going on to prevent the onset of frost- or perhaps bringing in the plants during the night and then putting them out the next morning after the frost has settled. Would this be possible? Any input in the subject would be greatly appreciated. btw- I live in a climate pretty similar to Perth's-if that helps. cheers.