General Cultivation Q&A

hi guys, i'll apologise in advance if this is in the wrong section, but i figured wat better place to ask simple questions than in the newbie section? im from melb, and thanks to this site im piecing together my first indoor setup, my question is: is it a good idea to invest in some quality seed/clones for my first indoor grow or should i "practice" on some less definate shit i have lying around? if its a good investment, can anyone suggest some good strains for a chilly hillbilly region - yes i'll be monitoring temps etc but rather have something pretty sturdy so i dont need to make my bedroom into a bloody incubator! quick ps - does anyone have comments on …

Ive started 3 seeds (2 weeks apart) in a bucket which has large holes at the base, 2" large flat pebbles, 2" sphagnum moss and is topped-off with 8" 50/50 soil/peat moss. The bucket is in a small cupboard with 6 vertical 4' 38W cool white flouros and has a homemade CO2 maker (aired bottle with water/sugar/yeast) and a container to catch water. So far one plants stem was eaten when it was young so I had to re-root it. Right now 2 plants are 4" and are being trained already and the other milky-green one is a seedling making its first 3 leaves. All 3 seeds were from bag weed but the weed was excellent. My webcam is broken for now (well the Windows part of it is) so…

I was building an Airo system but have decided to try DWC. I have 2 x 50 litre tubs i am wanting to use, I have 4 holes cut with netpots in the lid of 1, I'll keep the second for my control tub. At the moment i have 2 airpumps, Both are the small single outlet type, Dont know size, 1 has pi-3000 written on it. I only have 1 small airstone till i get to the pet shop. I just need to know if i can do 4 plants per tub and get away with using these pumps, Using T connectors and 2 stones per tub/pump, Or should i go a bigger pump and more stones. I'll probably get a third tub for a resi soon also. Any other advice much appreciated, Thanks heaps, Paranoid.

I have a 3 month old plant which refused to pre-flower after 2 weeks of 12/12 and being transplanted outside for a week and a bit. Does this mean its probably either male or Sativa-dominant? Ive never seen this happen! Also, would flowering a clone work or do some strains flower only after a set time?

hey guys, is there some kind of consensus as to the best indoor hydro system, or is it all personal preference? also i get the impression that a shower recess may not be so handy as i thought, its a standard 3x3x7f shower, with three enclosed white walls, inside a small ensuite bathroom with a sink. with all the talk of fans etc is this a viable option? ideally i want to grow 4 plants indoors, probly hydro, can i do it in the shower? cheers guys for your help.

Hey all, How does everyone go from veg to flower? I mean do you just flush then change the nutes from grow to bloom in one day, ie: one day your plants are on say 18 hours light with grow mix in the reservoir then bang, next day all change to 12 / 12 light cycle & bloom nutes in the res? Or do you stagger the process & if so how? Eg You could turn the lights on to 12/12 or whatever a few days before changing the nutes from grow tro bloom formula. Could maybe change the nutes then do the lights a few days after that? Is there a best way to go from flower to bloom? Do different methods produce different effects like more stretching or denser buds? Does anyone know…

Hey everyone Im 12 days into 12/12 just been using DM hot coco for veg now i got some DM advance for bloom figured it was worth the 6 bux more if it only grows me 2 more grams then the cheaper hot coco stuff its worth it Growing in a 20L bucket with coco under a 400w Ill have some pics for you all sometime...