General Cultivation Q&A

Hi all, just wondering if those of you using drip emitters could advise me on drip emitters? What kinds are there, and what are the best to use? I'm growing in growool, so any tips on the best types of drippers or even what's the worst would be greatly appreciated.... I've heard of "self-cleaning" drippers, what the heck is that? Anyway, I'll look forward to ensuing discussion on the relative merits of the pro and anti dripper growers, (I know it will turn to that eventually, :: ) and hopefully we can stay on subject long enough to get an answer here.... Just joshin.... Talk to you all soon!

I am intersted to hear peoples different theorys on watering times for my specific system, recirculating bucket. Capacity is 15litres and the 2 buckets (30litres) flow 1litre in 45sec. any ideas :-) Thanx Heaps nimer

hi guys Im curious as to how hard it is to keep mothers around for continuing cloning (indoors). I gather that it depends on the strain and so on.. Just wonna get a basic idea of how big they must be before you decide to isolate her, what light intensity they need, and any other basic principles. (eg.nutes). Are most mum's a pain in the arse or not fussy plants that keep producing clone after clone ? Cheers Lok

ok guys I have been told by a few people that if you are growing in Perlite only that you should use a PH of around 5.2 but I used this PH and the plants would not grow too much at all I am thinking that I should go back to a ph of 5.8 or so...... what do you guys think??

Hi Guys, Im tossing up whether to go for a run to waste system or a recirculating one. What are the pro's and con's of each system, also what differs between how the systems are run ( feeding, flushing, testing etc...) Thanks

Hello hows it going. I was just wondering if i am going to use a bubbler setup in a rectangular tub say a 90Ltr. I was wondering if i am growing 6 plants how much area between the holes would i need? Like what is the minimum and maximum area between plants that i need ? Write back thanks.

hi ppls found another rockwool guide this one hosted on a oz site memnock rockwool growing

G'day guys, I was surfing a few weeks ago and stumbled across ed rosenthal's "ask ed". Anyway some dude asked him if it was ok to have a green lamp in the grow room for nightime gardening. Ed said yes but didn't go into specifics. I know for a lot of people this would be a very handy idea. Is there a downside i wonder. Also is there specific brands of green lamps to buy? I've asked at 2 hydro shops and they said they'd never heard of idea. So has anyone else got any thoughts? wc

Hello, I'm a relavtive nuub as to this as it's only my third crop. I'm growing "red devil" in perlite. Anyway this is my first time growing in perlite and wonder what people thought of it as a growing medium? Furthermore how often do people think it'd be appropriate to water in perlite given that it doesn't seem to hold a lot of moisture. I now have a problem. I've just turned the plants over to 12/12 and lifted up the the grow tubs to find the resivours beneath full of roots. What should i do with them? A mate said to put a spacer in because they'll rot. Will they harm the plant if i leave them there? Looking for any shared knowledge.

Hey guys, I was peeking at some OG posts and came across this nutrient that is supposed to be excellent. I checked it out on the webpage given and was surprised to see it came from oz woohoo! http://www.geocities.com/sanmateopropagati...ntsystemweb.htm it's got some pretty detailed info which is mumbo jumbo to me hehhe, maybe you guys can check it out and let us know what may make it so special. Cheers

Hey hows it going. Well i can spend up to $500 AUD dollars or so... Well i am looking for something which will include the following. Main lighting area with HID lighting up to 1000 watts.. Mylar or reflective film on all the sides and roof to produce more light. 3 Or More plants growing under the 1 light. Automatic watering system so i dont have to water as much only water when its needed. What do you think is the best watering system drip, ebb, flow or any others ? Or should i go a NFT system ?? A Water timer and checker,PH checker (Any other checkers ?) Medium either Rockwool or Cocco Canna Grow space will probaly be about 3-4 ft in width by 6ft or so. On the …

Hey just wondering what medium should i use for a tub bubbler setup ? Rockwool,Clay balls etc ? What do you think ?

Ok I had a look through the older forums and could only find scarce reference to dwc setups....this idea was floated to me recently and I am keen to know more.... anyone care to elaborate?

I have always been of the opinion that Ganja grew in the summer and flowered in the winter , therefore making impossible to start a crop in winter time. However I hve met a couple of growers who grow in both winter and summer. These guys asked me if I wanted to put some seeds in and I accepted. My question to you guys is how exactly does a winter crop work? Surely the plant will flower in the winter? Do I need a special winter seed? What size heads will I get? Please disscuss.......

I have turned my plants to 13/11 and when i got up to look this morning I found 1 of the plants had water coming out of the leaves, it was in drops waiting to fall, where the hell does this thing get the water from and why is it doing it anyways??