General Cultivation Q&A

Hi, anyone got any ideas? i bought some afgani seeds by mail and they wont germinate properly, ive tried all the normal ways, paper towels, direct sowing etc. All that happens, the white tip comes out a fraction and goes back again, wont extend at all. The seeds have been kept at a pretty constant 30 degrees while germinating. Do these things need a hotter temp?

hey everyone, its been a while, but once again i'm lookin for some advice . i've got some babies coming along on my front porch, bout 200mm high, at the mo i'm watering em once every two days, with a bit of liquid fish emulsion, they seem happy enough. firstly, whats the best way to get rid of insects - few interesting colours but mainly white things - not aphids tho.? also whats the best watering regime for month - month and a half old plants? thanks again guys, look forward to your help. cheers

OK guys here it is. im just starting out. i know how to check for good seeds, sprout them etc etc. what i need is some names of fertilizers to use. what do i put in the pot? do i mix it with anything else? what do i feed it with while its growing? do i need to change the fertilizer as it grows closer to maturity? can u please tell me exactly what to give the plant and when? i really appreciate all your replys to me previous posts and keep up the great work cheers guys, flameboy

i have trees about a index finger long and i was wondring how much should i water them osow how to make them rel bushey thanks

just picked my first few buds from my crop, hoping to rip the rest on the w/end its nothing to get excited about bit leafy bit seedy smokes up ok not he good hydro stone Id like but all things considered It'll save me a grand or 2 in the next few months and half the gear we pay for around here isnt any better than what I've grown. expecting 6 to 8 oz (maybe a bit to hopeful), plus some hash to be made from the off cuts, final results in a week or 2

My fellow Stoners im about to use dutchmaster superbud to control the extension on 12/12 with my scrog whay r yr thoughts. This time i have filled my screen and will extend about 12" above with 12/12 then superbud to stop extension

Hi OZ stoners & general visitors, I was scanning thru the FAQ at OVERGROW.com i found these very useful articles by train1 & highgrade. Those articles inspired me to GROW & STOP paying DEALERs for shitty little GRAMs, Quaters, Half Ounces etc. I'v decided to follow the same plans on train1 & highgrade's articles but scale it down so it's a TWO BUBBLER setup. My SETUP has to be quite, light-proof & supply me all year round. Im completly new to all this INDOOR GROWING & would appreciate if ANYONE could help me with a few QUESTIONs I'v read on OVERGROW that MH bulbs are better for VEGETATION growth and HPS bulbs are good for FLOWERING. Is th…

Joy. After 18 weeks and close to two thousand dollars investment I did it. I luckily considering the problems I encountered pulled close to nine ounces after drying. See? You kids grow one plant in the garage and take photo's of rubbish. I would love to photo the leaves on my latest SOG as they are the biggest I have ever seen. Like 20 centimenters long and 4 centimeter wide each of the five fingers. It has trippled (more even) over the last two weeks on Coco Canna and Canna Zym and Bio-Bugs with Evolution Solution's Leaf Feed. It frustrates me to see photo's of leafy heads (all of thirty grams! Wow not) almost mature male flowers (how could you leave it that long? Males…

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hello everyone,what are some of the ways to keep a plant as short as possible?i was thinking cutting the tops/pinching/tieing down but dont really know how this is all done,anyone that can give directions it would help me alot,does this decrease yield as i think it would?but it does make the plant bushy so what do youse all know?good luck to everyone

Hey all, A mate of mine had two 5 foot sativa females we were growing at his place ( different plants to my plant in the grow thread ), but he has since moved house so they are totally in my care. I transplanted them straight into the ground with some of their original soil, as they were grown totally natural from seed. And 12 hours later all leaves and supple branches are drooping towards the ground. Since i discovered this, ive topped their holes up with good potting soil, stamped it down nice and hard and gave them a pretty big water. My question is that i think the drooping must be transplant shock, from what i described can anyone verify this ? Ive never had to…

Webster's Dictionary Definition of Hydroponics: Adj. Hydroponics - the growing of plants in nutrient solutions with or without an inert medium to provide mechanical support. If hydroponics by definition uses an inert (inorganic) media can Coco peat (organic) be counted as a type of soil in a run to waste system? If so how would the law see it if you are in front of a magistrate charged with cultivation of your paltry 1 or 2 plants in states like WA? Is this a possible loophole or has the government covered this angle already?

G'day folks I've been growing in a Hypergrow chamber (see Hypergrow) Been using the pumice they supplied but want to change it to something else - perlite maybe? What do you reckon? I want something easy to work with and not needing too much ongoing maintenance. I've reused the pumice once but it's a pain to clean for reuse. Perlite could be just replaced after each grow? Pros/cons of perlite? Alternatives to it? Ï'm using PowerGro nutes if this makes any difference. So it's a pretty basic setup but is going ok cos I don't have much time to fuss over it. Thanks for your advice

Here is my first plant and girl ( i hope:) ) She has been going a couple of months now, and was starting to show indifferent primordia, but im fairly sure these are now calyx's, as two thin hairs are starting to emerge from the preflowers, please glance at my pic and post some opinions on sex thanks guys, keep on growin

what a really good website for growers,the best i think,hope you pros can help?and hello and good luck to everyone,what are the best ways to use water cyrstals in pots?if plants are in hot dry temps,how long could they go with out water?still want good healthy=4 days youse think?if give good water before the next,do water cyrstals affect weed as ive heard it make weed taste like plastic,love organics,maybe covering the top of the pots with panda plastic/bark to keep moisture in,what do youse think?p.s big pots