General Cultivation Q&A

Hi all, I'm just wondering the best age to start flowering. I've got a few babies at 3 weeks old and 1 at 8 weeks. The 8 week old VB is already showing pre-flowers. Can i start flowering now?, Or do i have to wait longer before they are mature enough to turn the lights back?. Any help much appreciated, Thanks.

I just had a thought when I was looking at the hydroponics website where I am a member aswell, they have a food & plant dehydrator with six drawers for $308.51 (members price) I was thinking just as an experiment how about using the machine to dry the buds and see what happens?if I was to purchase one I would certainly shop around for a better price Just a thought Happy hunting

B)hey all i was wondering if anyone no,s whether u can grab a 600w hps ballast and run 2 plugs off it instead of the 1 @250 w each? which would mean that im only drawing 500w of off a 600w ballast ..now is it posible to do this for luca do a 250w globe and would like to do this if posible cheers everyone and thnx

1st sog and last grow in sydney. i know i'll be growing single bud plants next time, this methond is great for so many reasons.

hi does anyone use Aeroponics here? if so how good are they and is there an online store in oz that has them? I like the one on this page http://www.quickgrow.com/Aeroponics/ might be better to make one anyone know how hard it is? looks easy. any ideas would be good.

I did a fair bit of research before starting my grow, but what I didn't do is plan everything out and get my cabinet running and tested before I started growing. Now I've had plants growing for about a month, I still have to put up sheets of ply and blankets at night around the cabinets to stop light leaks being seem from outside the room. Also when the doors are closed the cabinets get up to 36 degress, so during the day I have the doors open with an oscillating pedestal fan in front of them. So in short I've got two cabinets running way too hot with light leaks galore and no smell control in place yet and I want to put these babies into flower within the next mont…

Has anyone here ever used a hydroponic grow chamber like the one on this site?http://www.medigrow.co.uk/ if so could you give me a little info on how good it is, and if it is worth the money, etc. Also could someone please explain the advantages and disadvantages of using hydroponics as opposed to regular soil growing? Thanx....Keep Tokin

anyone had any dealings with this company?

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Images of dry buds after first harvest, no idea on weight but there is a fair bit there, I did first harvest 26/12/02 chopped all the tops off as they were ready and have given the rest of the plant a little longer to finish will rip em out after another 2 days darkness (day after tomorrow) The smoke has quite has a unique taste to it like stuff we used to get years and years ago, not as harsh as expected smoking in joints, quite strong couch lock, not much chance of doing much after a smoke. when chopping up the buds are extremely sticky, cant wait to taste this after its had time to cure, heaps of trimmings to make oil with (would make bubble hash but dont have access t…

It's been 8 weeks now since I ventured into the world of hydro... I got a few emails from people here who wanted to see my 240 gallon setup. So here are some pics, they're not great but I haven't rtfm on my new camera yet. I'm open (and desire) your comments and suggestions to make anything better. I started out with quartz-halogen shop lights (900 watts total), but just yesterday received my 1000 watt HID and HPS lights (now pictured) I got them through Access Discounts, $282 (U.S.) for a dual ballast, swichable, reflector hood and one each of the lamps. Their URL is http://store.yahoo.com/accessdiscounts-sto...oinone10me.html http://www.twofishmedia.com/tankfull…

2.5 months veg from seed currentlly started 3rd week Flower interested in clones..? mail me..? but pls check out the rest of the pics first..

Marijuana is perhaps the only plant in history grown primarily for its trichomes. Whether used for hashish or marijuana the objective is the same: production and harvest of THC-rich trichomes (crystals). Yet often the cultivator loses sight of the real goal of growing this plant. Bud size, density, coloration, flavor and odor are all of little value if they do not produce the euphoric sensations we seek. Trichomes and resins Trichomes come in many shapes and sizes and are used by plants for many different purposes. Cannabis uses its trichomes for a variety of purposes, some of which require THC and other cannabinoids to be effective, and others that do not. The prim…

one of the most common reasons for ppl getting busted in Holland for growing (hehe,..yes, they bust ya here too) is becouse of smell leaking out the growroom! there's allways some one who's calling the cops,...even these sweet neigbours of yours, happenes a lot. Anywayzz,..there's an easy way to make sure there's no smell leaking out of your grow, or dry room (drying gives the most odeur/smell) here it is : first make sure your growroom is airtight. that's nearly impossible to do but try to secure the biggest airholes. when that's done what you need to do is make sure you have a more powerfull fan at the outletair of your growroom than on the inlet-fresh-air fan! wh…

ANother thing I forgot to ask is when do I start flushing Do i start at day 31 flowering? Or am I better off waiting for a certain amount of pistils to go brown. How do you guys decide when to start flushing? Cheers