General Cultivation Q&A

Hi All, Pic was takin about 4 or 5 weeks ago, I've had him/her under a 12/12 cycle for 1 week, 2 days, and it's getting rather large. I've read that a satvia's flower cycle can last upto 20 weeks!!!! If this is the case, how much larger might I expect it to grow?? Currently it stands at 54cm. I've recently (last weekend) lined the cupboard it's growing in with aluminum foil (dull side out) to try and increase the amount of light getting to the plant, but it's rather noisy now (i've got a desk fan on continuously to try and keep temps down), can anyone suggest a quick/cheap way to cut down on the racket? I'm growing under 3 fluro's, two 20 watt, one 24 watt, the 2…

hey, i'm planning on growing in the next few weeks and i've never built a grow room before. I wouldn't mind raking in a couple Os from the whole thing and i've been doing research about homegrowing for about a week now(about 6 hours a day) so i have a fair bit of info. I don't know if i should try and build a grow room or buy the SpaceMonsta 8. I have a couple qs about this thing if anyone can answer them: Is the any odor remover that comes with... if not where can i buy or or see a good link where i can make one(i checked overgrow.com, but that one is too big, one factor being that i don't have too much space) Is it a good system, and is the fan a good one Would i ne…

My friend Stinky Pete (I have a strain named after him, he gave me the original mother of the line) showed me this technique. He's a bit of an old timer and he doesn't like fancy new fangled things like screens, so he just breaks his branches and bends em over. It's a bit more of a careful process than it sounds. If you feel the stem you will notice it's hollow, but stringy. If you squeeze the stem and slowly bend it over, it will fold, just like a straw. (practise on a straw till you know what I mean) The woody 'skeleton' has been broken but all the'skin and veins' of the plant remain intact and it will heal within a day and start to grow on this angle. Side shoots …

Hey i'm just starting to grow and one of my friends was telling me that he did until pollination became necisary... I have no idea what it is, could someone please tell me what it is, what it involves, and what the point of it is? many thanks g

hey ozstoners, i have just been reading up on all these SCROG & SOG set ups but im still a little undecided which one to go for i have attached a pic of my set up except for the resavoir which holds 35 liters and at the moment im growing in a built-in wardrobe thats 1 foot by 6 foot so i dont have allot of room but how much room do i need to do one of these set ups and can i expand my current set up to suit them or is there any other ideas on how i can expand my set up to get bigger yields

hey if i utrn my lights down from 12 to say about 10 hours within the flowering period will it.. help speed up the flowering process.. i ask this coz.. my buds dont seem to b gettin any bigger... and its on the 7th week.. of flowering and i was going to flush on the 8th.. or r my eyes playing tricks on me coz i watch them too much..?

I was just sorting thru some old pics and I found this one of a bud from an early system. This was from a plant grown in 2 x 4 inch rockwool cubes(one on top of the other) surrounded by expanded clay in a 1.5 litre basket. The baskets sat in kitty litter trays and wicked up the nutes - they were plantastic nutes at that stage. I flushed with water once a week. It shows that big solid buds can grow in simple cheap passive systems. Point : THey were however grown under a 400 watt hps, not flouros. I think one of these costs about $150 - 200 with a ballast nowdays. So, a tip to newbies, put your initial money into a good light and a pair of fans. Youre lookin at about…

Do any of you hydrogrow anything besides weed, like veggies and/or fruit? And what have you had (or had not have had) success with? I'm currently sharing my weed with basil, carrots and peas...

I am looking for a method of storing hooter for up to six months without freezing. I have heard that vacuum sealing works. Anyone tried this method or have another idea apart from smoking it quicker. Thanks.

Anyone ever seen this before? I have seen similar, but on a larger scale. This size seems more realistic. This is directly from The Pollinator Company website. I am cautious of cutting and pasting, so I have edited it a little: "The Pollinator Company is proud to be the European distributor of "THE CAGE". It is the newest and most innovative product on the market. By using the Cylindrical Growing Technique, you are maximizing your growing area. THE CAGE takes up only 120 cm squared of floor space; thus utilizing the vertical space that has previously been saved for plant height compensation. You can expect the same yields as two traditional flat 1.25 m x 2.75 m garden…

I have six plants under a 400hps lamp.. They are growing in soil. I have just switched over to 12/12 cyle. For the past week or so the leaves have started to curl up. They are not drying out and they are still nice and green. This is happening more on some plants than others... I have been told this can be from overfertilising them so I have just been feeding them plain water ph 6.5. Just wondreing if anyone else can help with what may be causing this.. Thanx GrowMad

I use nitrozyme as a foliar spray from clone until about a week before bloom. It bushes everything up, but I read somewher the other night you should mix it with 1/4 strength nutes rather than filtered ph'ed water. The bottle says water. What's everyone else reckon?

Sup ppls... i was just wondering when is the best time to do produce co2, in the beer yeast method..? my plants have just bounced into flowering and the buds r slowly forming, its been one week already.. and also if i decide to use a budding addative eg: big big whens is the best time to put it into my mix.. pls note this is the 2nd week of flowering approching.. and do u have any suggestion on buddin mixtures.. that i can throw in with my canna flores.. much respect

Do any of the more experienced growers have opinions on how vegging a plant too long can lengthen the time it takes to flower fully? Any experiences with this? Ta (Your plant's cannot 'see' green light. Try painting yourself green and see if they notice you - a good birthday party trick)