General Cultivation Q&A

What kind of pH tester will I need there are some many out there to choose from I am starting to get confused with all the different brands is there any real difference? or is just the usual meaning that you pay for the brand? So any help would be helpfull Cheers Andrew

Hi all, I'm just about ready to harvest and want to try the 48 hour dark trick. I'm using an airo system with pumps running 24/7, I have a beautiful VB at day 54 of flower, I hope she turns out ok as she is full of seed, More seed than i've ever seen. Should i keep the watering up?, Or should i give her less or stop completely?. I hope i've got the harvest time right, I've been flushing for 2 weeks and she still looks verry healthy, Alive and green as though i'm feeding her N. Any help much appreciated, Thanks heaps, Paranoid.

Hi all. I am again pushed for grow space, a never ending problem it seems, and one we probably all share. Tigger sure seems to have this problem . So I thought about the best way to condense the plants of a new batch of seed, I want to grow to select a mother. It's White Widow x Sweetooth. I bought a slab of rockwool from the hydro shop for $11.00. I sliced some cubes off the rockwool, and made drills in them, so to germinate the seeds. At the same time as cutting out the 1 inch cubes, I also made my own larger cubes similar to the hydro shop jobies that sell for for $1.20 or more each. You get far more than eleven out of a slab of rockwool. While I was waiting …

I'm starting this thread basically just as a grow diary for my second grow. Since the first grow (ak47 & white widow), I have made quite a few changes, first time round I had big problems with heat in the box, so I decided to use a small air conditioning unit, which I soon realised was doing very little for the power/space it was using, this time round I traded the a/c unit in for an air cooled hood for which I have installed ducting that goes into my roof, much more effective and economic! (I like)... For the grow I have 3 clones all swt#3 (I origanally had 4 swt#3, and 2 headstone from SPC, but seeing as I didnt have the room the rest have gone into a mates grow …

HEY OZSTONERS, THIS MAY SEEM LIKE A SMALL TIP BUT IF YOUR MATES ARE AROUND ON A 35+ DEGREE DAY FOR A SESSION IT IS A MUST! TO PUT SOME ICE IN THE BONG IT EVERY ONE WILL LOVE IT THERE IS NOTHING WORSE THAN A BONG THAT FEELS LIKE A JAR OF HOT COFFEE!

hi all ive been looking around overgrow.com forums a bit in between looking at these forums and ive noticed theres a bit of discusion about rapid rooter plugs and i would like to try them im just wondering is there anywhere i can buy them online from an australian source or should i just order them from america? thanx ClosetCultivator

Hi all, my 2 indoor babies(bout 4 months ) are in their new outdoor tubs in a shed with roof partially removed for light and get about 5 hours full sun daily Used potting mix and put some mixed commercial poo in so have 2 questions 1 is this enough light? 2 do I need to add extra ferts..was thinking of foliar spray once week or whatever Cheers

Oi theRez PPlZ! these r pictures of my plant hey, seperate posts, theyre coming but anywayz when you see them.. there are 3 pots, one contains a random indica variety, i wud really like if anyone could help identify it. and in the same pot is a variety of sativa, the local MANGO variety, very nice smoke the otehr pot has a single plant mainly indica as far as i can tell but im not sure what it is ??! help plz peepz. theyve been under a 400watt light on a 20/4 cycle all theyre life but todaii i put them in a room that floods wid natural light theyre gunan stay here for a week or so so start theyre flowering in a 12/12 cycle. they havent even chose a sex yet!!! well …

I'm planning on setting up a small grow in my wardrobe on a shoe-string budget. I need someone to give me some advice on whether the following idea is a good one or not. - Two chambers. Bottom one used for growing, top for drying. The bottom chamber is 40cm high, 40cm wide and 45cm deep. The top is 35X40X45. - Plants will grow in rockwool, using X-Factor or similar nutrients. - CO2 provided by vinegar/bi-carb drip. - Flourescent lighting. - Holes to be cut in rear of both chambers (about the size of a 50c piece) for ventilation. I'll be growing White Widow X Sweet Tooth. It will only really be for myself and a small circle of friends, essentially because we're…

These are some pics from my first grow (400WHPS, Organic), the plants are SWT#3 ( from stonedas) thanks mate , Blueberry, and Northern Lights. The pics where taken yesterday and i think i will be harvesting the NL and SWT#3 in a couple of days, the Blueberry was slow to flower and has another week or 2 to go i reckon. Ill try and get some pics of the finished product in a few weeks. I have also put a few pics of my outdoor Very Berrys, thought you might like to see what they are like outdoors. Sorry about the crappy pics , the camera was a bit old. Also a big thanks to stonedas, rob and some other people off OG for helping me out along the way and giving me ad…

Chlorine overdose causes leaf margins and tip burn and leaves to turn bronze. Repeated applications of chlorine also acidify soil. Remove chlorine from water by letting it sit overnight in an open reservoir or barrel. When in contact with air, it volatizes into a gas and dissipates into the atmosphere.

Hi all, I'm about 2 weeks away from harvest and have noticed most of my buds are starting to form seeds, Will i lose much in the way of potency when ripe?, Or will the end product still be ok?. Thanks all, Much appreciated, Paranoid.

I have 5 Afghani #1 Clones in my growbox 1.7m height x700mmx700mm, 400w Son T Agro, Do you think this is enough space? Any advise on this strain would be much appreciated, I plan on veging them till about 1 foot befor flowering them, what aprox yeild do you think I will get. Should I be tipping these plants or pruning or anything?

Hi Ppls, Another newbie question here I've decided to make the splash and try my hand a little gardening. I'm thinking of getting a SpaceMonsta 8 (http://www.grow.com.au/pspacemonsta.html) an I have a couple of questions before I get started. Would this box be any good to start with? They say it can grow up to 8 plants. And, what are some strains that wouldnt produce much odour? My space is very limited (it'll be in my cupbaord!) as I live in a 1 bedroom apartment so my options are quite limited, an smells would be a bit of a problem because this place isn't too big. Any thoughts would be really appreciated! Thanks.

Hi i was jus curious if melbourne water is the right pH for gorwing or if growrite balances the pH or if in addition to growrite i should add bi-carb soda/hydrogen pyroxide. sorry bout the confusing post, prolly have to read it twice Pete