General Cultivation Q&A

just wondering, how safe are double adapters,powerboards an extension leads, i mean is it ok to get a power board an plug double adapters in it an then run it off an extension lead, i normally used to just plug shit in anywhere in the house an wack double adapters in, but since i got this set up, ive really been thinking about whats cool to have what ,plugged into where," if u get what im saying" an does anyone have any advice or maybe the way u plugg shit in, cheers , overanout

Just a q about general elec usage, if you have an "average", and I say that very loosely, 400w hps double wardrobe setup, what would the average per-month cost/usage be with everything put together? I mean, say we define "average" as being that you have a 400w, a couple of 12cm ball bearing computer fans, a small 15cm pedestal fan, 600 lph pump, small airpump, timers, and a temp/humidity sensor, and running a couple of pots on a recirculating expanded clay system, what would you think that would use, in total per month? Of course, I may be under or overestimating what one needs, minimum, to grow in a wardrobe, so in answering feel free to add to the list. I don't know, …

I have 8 plants here that need to go. There free to a good home, I dunno what strain they are, I can send pics if needed. The plants are in 6" pots in a bubbler. Anyone in sydney interested? i can meet u somewhere with em. i didnt wanna have to see my babys go but its either this or i throw em.

The common way to do a lids for bubblers is to have a solid pice of wood, or just the bucket lid with a hole cut out that the net pot sits in. Now I have this little problem in that I got buckets without lids. I'm not too keen on using timber for moisture reasons, plus the possiblity of leaching chems. What I thought was just run a couple of rods through the net pot just under the top rim that rest on the sides of the bubbling bucket and cover the top with black plastic. With this I can also check inside the bubbler if I want without having to pull the plant up.....just peel back the plastic. any thoughts?

How important is it to use airstones for indoor grow ,what size would i need for 50 ltr tank,and where to buy,thanks for advice,

This plant has been flowering for 3 weeks exact. Just wondering how long she has to go........

Welcome All, Well I thought that I would start my diary today as I am going to collect all my lighting gear today, plus SPC will be sending off my clones tommorrow. Set Up Lighting: Son T Agro HPS 400w, Small Bat Wing Reflector, 400watt Control Unit. Strain Headstone from SPC. WateringPlants will be hand fed for first grow, Will look into drip watering next grow. Plants The 2 Headstone clones and a small basil plant. I have a good digital cam, So expect to see plenty of pic's as i get set up. AzZa

OK, let me tell you something about 20L buckets, THEY ARE BLOODY BIG! too big to comfortably fit in my little grow cupboard in fact. I decided to go with 11L square buckets and 100mm net pots, one per bucket. reckon that will be big enough? PS - had trouble locating a small water pump and float valve today, any suggestions on where these might be available? (hydro store was out of stock)

i know this sounds a little silly, but i setup, watering system kinda like toms, but my drippers wont drip, all they do is suck air and make my resouvoir bubble, i got a feeling i havent done it right, ok, i got a resouvior, with some line running around the cupboard an back to resouvoir" just had a second look at toms an i didnt put in the small line, it is the one size right round "13mm" i think, that part works, the water goes around an comes back to resouvoir, but when i punched in a dripper, it sucked air in? an bubbles the resouvoir,"also on a second look at tomo's, i didnt put in the preesure relief line, i felt like such a spastic, as id done most of it yesterday…

Im using coco as my medium for my clones i'm wondering how often do i need to water a day i know my ppm will be at 700-800 and i know that the clones are in rockwool so should i sock the coco before adding the rocwool so the rockwool stays dry to incourage roots to grow into coco. Basicly can some one give me a idiot proof step by step guild so i dont f$$k this one up thx While u at it i ve got a soil grow happening that is in all sorts of trouble its basicly 50% perlite and 50% potting mix with nothing else added but a few slow release osmocote pellets what else do u reckonment i should add. thx

g'day; here is Desert Rose, been on 12/12 for 21days.

im wondering with a hydro setup,how often do u feed them nutes, and how often do u feed the water, and for how long should u do it for?, example, do i feed them nutes all day everyday or for a few hours a day , and when i feed them water do i water them all day or for a few hours a day, im not really sure , my babies are only young an wont be getting nutes yet but, should i be running water till then,, im using a perl/vermic mix, by the way how lightweight is that shit"perlite", i acccidently knocked the bag off the shelf at the shop an it nearly floated,, any advice on the running of hydro ? cheers

I have a home made bubbler and I'm wondering if the plants have a good root system, do i have to keep feeding them from the top? or will they be fine just getting nute from the roots?

Hi guys, just did a check on my young bbxww plants I started recently, and one of them has done something very strange.... She seems to be growing with three leafs coming out from the stem instead of the standard opposing two! I just tipped her a couple of days ago, and that was what I thought it was (I'm trying to FIM) but the three leaf set is underneath the cut, so have I got a freak plant or what? Has anyone else had this happen? peace