General Cultivation Q&A

Well I should be gettin a digicam in a few days but I just couldn't wait to post this...I'm too pissed off. My very first grow...about a month and a half of growing (15 days into flowering) and I'm pretty sure they're males. When I get my cam I'll post actual pics of em but I got this pic from some site and this is exactly what they look like. Little tiny balls

We've probably all 'jagged' a ratio something like 7,8 or 9 out of 10 females from a particular batch of 10 seeds at any one time. My question is; How often does the opposite occur to everyone ? That is, how often do you bum out and get a shitload of males instead ? Obviously the answer should be, just as often, but I'd like to see if any kind of statistical trend emerges.

i missed my watering this morning and decided i'd water late in the afternoon. once getting there, i noticed that the water in the holding tank was very hot . too hot to keep my hand in there for more than 10 secs or so. so i decided to postpone until early tomorrow. would anyone have any idea a max sort of temp range for water? there have been times in the past when i haven't been game to water with even luke warm water in fear of causing damage to the plants. do you think i was being over cautious and could have watered. i have always been curious about that. thanks guys wade

I spotted this at the local smutshop this morning for the low low price of $8.50 so I picked it up for light reading material. It's got a bright yellow light cardboard cover and is 48 pages long. It's written by "D. R. Wakefield" and revised in 1986. http://www.wellcoolstuff.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/Taustraliawakefield.jpg It's written informally and covers a broad range of doping issues separated into chapters. It has diagrammes and drawings throughout including some of common ailments (like wilting and over fertilising) and male and female plants. I bought it cause it was the INDOOR guide and has the HID/Fluorescent lighting thing splashed on the front cove…

Heya, I've had a 400w closet system going for a few weeks now and no problems so far but the 12v transformer which runs 2x12v 12cm fans gets pretty hot. I have the fans wired up in parallel, one's an exhaust connected to ducting and the other is for circulation. There appears to be sufficient airflow coming in so I don't think the fans are being stressed. It's on/off for 12 hours. Should it be running so hot? how can I work out whether the transformer is rated high enough? I believe it's 500ma. Sorry for all the questions, any help would be appreciated. thanks mr_magoo.

I am a beginner indoor grower. I just started growing my first set of 4 plants. I grew them in my room and they got to be about 4 feet tall and my step father decided that he would kill them on me. It was very depressing. Is there any way to get the same results from an indoor plant outdoor? I was growing a strand of Northern Lights, but as i understand its an indoor strand. but the money i spent on it went down the drain. Also it took me a longer amount of time then the usual plant takes to grow. now i know that there are many professional growers here so could you please give me some pointers? It would be very helpful. Thank you.

hey everyone. ok, for my first indoor grow im planning on buying the following as my budget is small beyond belief, and outdoor is out of the question. -2-4 cf lights(400 watters are out of the question) -a cupboard, traditional 2 door job -some nutes (you opinions please) -some medium(prolly some cheapo bunnings shit(pinions please)( -a watering can -a fan for ventilation(where i will be growing is very cool, even in summer, prolly around the 25-27 degree mark) some white paint for cupboard, and black plastic shit to cover ground to make more sterile i have probably forgotten somthing, so please give me your suggestions. me and my mother will probably…

I recently aquired 5 seeds and have been trying to germinate them using the paper towel method. I found a tupperware container, put 2 layers of paper towel on the bottom of it and soaked it. I then spead the 5 seeds evenly over the paper towel and placed a wet piece of paper towel over them. Then sealed the container and placed on top of my dvd drive, which is nice and warm. It's been about a day and a half now, and nothing noticeable is happening.....how long does this method usually take? Just worried that I may have 5 dud seeds.... Cheers

hi ppls was just wonderin on the best way to clean your tubs and your clay balls

I finally found some organic nutrients that I want to try soon so instead of losing the link again Im posting it here. Ill post some links to other organic nutes also while Im at it. Natures Own - Guano: [Aussie brand] Super Grow and Super Bloom Natures Taste: [the ones I want to try first] Organic Grow Organic Bloom Age Old Organics: Grow and Bloom FoxFarm Organics: Grow Big Big Bloom I dont know anything about these products yet Ive seen all but the one I want to try in local shops. Organic fertilizers can have their own thread - I might put some links up if I decide to try them later [ive used composted manures and they were good but its harder to get the ri…

Well i posted this first in Indoor lighting but after a few days, 8 views and no replies i am going to post here in hope of an answer. If you have seedlings/clones on 24/24(fluros), what is the best way to change the light cycle to be able to put them outdoors? Will i freak them out putting them straight outdoors or should i gradually reduce light hours and then put them out? Advice appreciated....

Hi all, Just wondering peoples thoughts on weather nute strength has anything to do with the high. I normally go around 600 ppm for veg and a max of 1200 ppm for flower. My problem is that recently i've grown out some C99 & some AK47, Both were nowhere near as good as discribed, I've smoked homegrown leaf, Grown outdoors, Thats givin me a stronger high. I've never had any probs with the high off any of the bagseed that i've grown outdoors but, As soon as i moved indoors with known strains, The high has just been average. What am i doing wrong?, Can anybody help me?, Please. Thanks heaps, Much appreciated, Paranoid.

Hey guys, I had a mongrel plant come up from seed. When it was about 14" high, I brought it inside and put it on 12/12. It took about 12 days to tell me that it was a male so outside it went again. Now, it is covered with buds. Wxcuse my ignorance but is this usual? I have attached a pic but it is a bit blurry