General Cultivation Q&A
General cannabis cultivation queries, information and discussions, growing techniques and propagation
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 I've been germinatin seeds for a long time, and over that time I've had like 2 not germinate. I usually presoak then into rockwool cubes. I use distilled water, keep em warm etc. I've never had a problem till - Recently I got some Sensi NL, and went about germing them. Out of 10 I had 2 make it. A couple didn't crack but the others were all the same. They had a little tap root coming out, but it had gone brown and they died. One of them even cracked in the soak and had a tap root after a bout 6 hours, but after it went into the block - nothing. I pre treat the rockwool, but I also did a couple with just distilled water after the first few failed. The seeds were in th… Last reply by Spurious,
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				cloning help 1 2by Gruntus- 11 replies
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 G'day all .. I've been snipping branches from a well established outdoor plant (grew throo' Winter) and trying to get them to root. I read an article on the Overgrow FAQ years ago that advocated water cloning. I'm not having much luck with it. Can anyone recommend simple ways to get cuttings to shoot that doesn't require aftificial light, rockwool and so on. I can propogate basil just by plonking it in a glass on my kitchen bench - why is cannabis harder ? Or am I missing something obvious ? I've seen rooting hormones at the local hardware - how do these work ? Any help appreciated. Thanks. Last reply by pipeman,
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				Male plant 1 2by mush887- 16 replies
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 my mate has his crop growing. It's about the stage where the plants are starting to show their reproductive organs. Does the male plant contain enough THC in the leaves to make you high. We would like to keep some leaf to make hash cookies for an all day buzz. We would like to know if it is worth taking the leaves off the male plant to make some leaf before we destroy them.? Also if we were to keep the male plants just to get leaf, how far away should we move them from the females to stop them from recieving the pollen.? Last reply by pipeman,
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 hello fellow growers, need some first-hand advice please i have some babies raised on 24hr light, now i want to take them outdoor (14hr light) but want them to keep growing for bout 3months will this work or will they go to flower sooner? anyones advice gratefully received. Bonging out  Last reply by jaikai, Last reply by jaikai,
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 Greetings, I just switched some plants into 12/12. One strain, Dutch Passion Orange Bud has 4 plants with male-looking preflowers. Three others have female pistals. I don't want to pull the "males" just yet after reading that some male looking preflowers can turnout to be females after 12/12. Is that true in your experience? Can male preflowers release pollen? I never really paid attention to the preflowers in my previous grows. Thanks for any feedback! Last reply by AcidBoy,
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				Computer case growing 1 2 3by boff- 22 replies
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 Hey fellas. I'm totally new to growing..infact I'm not even a pot smoker or anything. Me and my mates thought it'd be fun to do little stealth grows at our houses. Anyway, I chose to grow 2 plants in a computer case (see pic). There's not much space (at all) so I have to plan ahead how I'm going to manage the height. (This is no serious growing operation, just enough for myself hopefully) Can someone help me out with growing techniques? I've been reading about tipping and fimming and pruning..but yeah, being new, they've all sort of merged together in my mind. Remember, I'm new and stupid Last reply by Bud_Man,
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 gudday,i took some clones off a reveging,outdoor growing indica yesterday.i'm just doing the old coke bottle method. are they getting enough fresh air each time i spray them.during the day i give them a good spray every couple of hours and a couple of times at night this is the first time i have taken mj clones,i've tried to find the answer,but most clones seem to be taken from mother plants that are grown under lights and not grown outdoor. thanks heaps 
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 Hi All, If anyone has any advice about how to train down my plants with string so as to expose more light to the lower shoot and promote more colas, I would appreciate it!! Thanks, Cheebafan Last reply by Buddy,
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 Hi Ive just started a recirculating system 2 pots with expanded clay balls, under 400w light, the nute timing flows for 15min then stops for 30min, Im using a TDS meter @ 1.0 until theres a few more leaves then going to around 2.0 for the rest of the veg cycle, does this timing and strength sound ok?. MADOGA Last reply by quizywig,
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 Hi all im looking for advice on setting up my first hydro grow, I have the buckets and piping and will be buying the rest when I have decied on what system im going with. I am growing in a wardrobe, it will just be the two buckets. Bubblers are out of the question as they will make to much noise. I may go with bubblers next grow as i am currently designing a grow cabniet to combat noise. I need to setup something that will be easy to look after and cater to a noob like me. I will be getting a trunchie soon but not for a few months. So my question is, Is there a system that would provide for my needs and if so who can I pester via Pm's with future questions and and troubl… Last reply by pipeman,
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 hello fellow grower,looking for outdoor seeds,anyone who has had success would like to hear results,im looking for a high yieler,ive looked at all the seed banks now and i like global seed bank has any bought off them recently ,as i like there strains and yielding but would like to hear from any with any info, results,bonging out Last reply by Valley Villain,
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 hello fellow growers,what r the best methods for hooking up a drip system for outdoor growing as wanting to use 70 to 100 litres drums per plant as visiting plants will be kept minimised by a fair bit,can this be done,is this wise as dont want dead plants next time i visit ,bonging out. Last reply by Valley Villain,
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 hi all... well there is hope yet.as some of you know....i had a nice crop going, only to have it stripped by some lazy fucker that cannot b bothered growing their own.25 2 and a 1/2 ft plants, and abot another 20 seedlings.all gone cept for one plant and one of the seedlings....thy missed these.we r having really good growing weather here in brisbane at the moment so this has set me back a bit. but someone on ozstoners has come to the rescue!!!!i won't post the name for security reasons....but thanku all cause i wouldn't have met up with them if ozstoners wasn't around! my basic plan is this...i expect to recieve seeds wed/thurs....and i will germinate them straight away… 
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 Hey all, I'm gonna start my own little crop soon (saving cash for equipment) but I just wanna know when to flower the plants and how, when I plant em i'm gonna wait until the plants are ready to flower then buy a HID but what lighting times do you put on them? like when they get to a certain height what do you change your light timers to? By the way to save cash im gonna grow with CF's, if they are enough to grow with until flower how many would I need for each plant in a closet? Thanks for your previous help guys. 
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				around 9-10 weeks not sure... im letting them go prob one more Respect Ele Last reply by Rattdogg,

 
	 
	