General Cultivation Q&A

How you doin. Just wanting to find anbody with aeroflo experence. I have come across an aeroflo 36, and would like to have a succesful grow. So I was thinking maybe you could help a fella out with some of those rookie mistakes and things to look for. There are a few things I have gathered like the tubes are a little small so you veg very little 5-7 days to keep them small. Res. temp I've been told is critical to prevent root rot. I've seen several methods of cooling them, whats yours? Is there anybody that makes these look easy?

Does anyone know if there is significant yield loss (in weight) if you pick crop at 6 weeks as opposed to 7 weeks and then compared to 8 weeks. I have been told that the buds put on all of their weight in last 2 weeks. Is this true? Thanks

I am having trouble with smell even though I think I have done every thing possible to eliminate it. The smell is not outside the house, just inside especially around the door of grow room, but if I shut doors and windows in house due to paranoia the smell wafts through the entire joint. Can't have visitors and god help me if a neighbour needs to borrow a cup of sugar.It's really starting to fuck me off. I have detailed my exhausting and inlet set up below, can any one find the flaw? My grow space is about 1.5m x1.5m it is partitioned off with white plastic from ceiling to floor but is not airtight. It is a manmade plastic room inside a normal bedroom. Suspended from the …

Hello every1,Just wondering where you buy ph testing paper etc for testing ph

I've noticed that after I've watered, with nutrients added to my water, the water that drains into the overflow buckets has a green film on the top of it. I always clean the buckets with hot water before re-use, can anyone tell me what this is, and if it may be harmful. thanks

Hi all I have just recently (1.5 weeks ago) began the flowering phase. My question is at what point can I expect my girls to stop "stretching", as this is the term that I read on Luke's grow. It's something that I have never really paid attention to b4. What are the signs that I should be looking for as my girls are getting a wee bit too close to the lights & I'm going to have to start tieing them down, which I don't mind doing (better than having burnt bud b4 you intentionally want to burn them

The leaves I have seen on plants grown under fluro's seem to be larger then those grown under sunlight. If one was to try and get their plants to flower by taking them from 24 hour fluro light to sunlight, should one expect any sort of problems

Hello every1,Just wondering how often you feed young very small girls ive had nuteburn/lightburn,Flushed now giving 1/2 a 1/4 strenth nutrient (manutec)its like im starting over again lost 2 weeks live n learn i surpose,So do i feed every time i water then flush once aweek?Using perlite in big pots at the moment watering every 3-5 hours and leaving overnight untill morning(hand watering)Cant get anything to test the ph of the water around here ya wouldnt belive it eh but using rain water and friend used manutec without ever testing his ph and ive seen the photo they were great i think it was light burn more than anything as i had 2 600 hps 40 cm away from plants it was …

i just done the temp of my rootzone in my aero cloner and its 30 C , its under a 600 watt HPS , im a bit stumped as to how to cool it down , as the room temp is 28 C. My light is an air cooled Ablite , being vented out side the room , i also have a 120 mm fan venting heat from the top . its winter and gets cold as hell in victoria ,so im on 24 hr lighting atm , the aero cloner is 2 feet from the light . do es any one think i should lift to 3 feet the light ???? from what ive read root zone should be 22 C is that correct ? EDIT: I have put a bigass fan in there , its now 25 C is that ok ?

I'm not having a lot of luck on my first grow so far. I'm sure it'll get better as I learn, but if there are any soil growers out there that have had success with an easy to do mix I would like to copy it. By easy to do I mean all the incrediants available for purchase from hardware/nurseries. I don't compost or collect manure or anything like that. So if there is anyone out there that can share the exact ingredients and nutrients they have used for a successful soil grow this newbie soil grower would be very appreciative.

I have 6 plants unsexed! These plants are now about 2 to 2.5 feet, and have growth in the middle, meaning there getting alittle bushier... I want to sex them and loose no time veging them! I want to cut from each one and sex the cutting when rooted and ready! How do i know when to take cuttings from the orginal plants i spoke of and where would be better the new middle growth or the top? Thank you, I hope that made sense! :)

Hi all, Just wondering if it is possible to keep a strain going on & on by taking clones from clones. I've heard that after a while the clones lose their vigour. Is this true? I am currently thinking of getting a motherplant chamber and take my cuttings off her but as always $$$ is a problem for the time being.