Ozstoners FAQ

[pipeman]

For those that missed the thread in the bitchin' room, I suggested that this site should have a FAQ, then Tom suggested I put one together, so here we are with this thread.

 

I will facilitate organising it and getting it together, but being a newbie grower cannot do it without a major contribution from experienced growers, especially on the more advanced topics like nute management, pests, breeding etc because on things like this I have virtually no idea. Or maybe we decide the FAQ shouldn't deal with advanced topics, only basic information? At this stage everything is up in the air.

 

OK so at this point I'm looking for any ideas people have about the FAQ, including what we should call it, what type of info it should have, how it should be structured, what topics it should have etc etc. For those that have already posted suggestions in the Bitchin room, feel free to repost them here if you like so they're all in one place.

 

My plan at this stage is to get a brainstorming session going so we can all (or mostly) agree on a skeleton format, then we can work on filling it out, all with the contributions of Ozstoners members and links to various topics already posted throughout the forums.

 

and hopefully after it all comes together Ozstoner will think its worthwhile enough to add permanently to what is already the best MJ site on the net.

Edited June 6, 2003 by pipeman

[Buster]

Well, I think that a good place to start would be to outline the basic botany of MJ. It could be called "Maraijuana Life Cycle" and could cover basic Nute needs and the different stages of growth including micro nutrients and trace elements.

 

Try not to forget what you are trying to achieve, IMO it needs to cover subjects needed to get newb growers up and running with a decent idea of the basic priciples. It could be very easy to have far to much info for it to be easily digestable for people who are starting out, subjests like breeding and advance nute managment are subjects which are the core of new and intresting threads, after all, if someone had a question about breeding and was told "read the FAQ's" then we may all mis out on the brain storming threads which make the site what it is.

[barefoot]

I think its a good idear

i cant help with indoor but i can help with outdoor grows. i studied biology & horticulture in uni and i am a 3rd generation market gardener, with a few years exp in mj outdoors

[pipeman]

I think its a good idear

i cant help with indoor but i can help with outdoor grows. i studied biology & horticulture in uni and i am a 3rd generation market gardener, with a few years exp in mj outdoors

excellent barefoot, I'll definitely look forward to your contributions as those are all areas I know very little about.

[Tom]

Keep it very basic and in plain English, when you have enough information on a subject post it, if anyone want's more then they can post a query, the answer could also be edited into the FAQ (somebody please suggest a better name).

 

Feel free to link to or quote from posts on the site, they are there for growers to use, but please ensure that the author is acknowledged.

 

A glossary of terms used on this site would be a useful addition too.

 

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[white_cluster]

I think the advanced stuff should be missed out. Some of the breeding stuff at overgrow is written by people like Mr_Soul, etc.....

 

I also agree with everything buster said.

 

yeah, FAQ sounds insulting, but what else could it be??

[Paranoid]

Maybe it should be split up into say 2 groups, "Newbies" & "Experienced".

The main thing would be to concentrate on a basic Newbies section to get the newbies up and running.

As has been said, You have got a lot of it put togeather already with the great info and pics of your experiments.

[Guest]

Heya pipe,

 

Just an idea for what you could put in the faq, not sure if you have considered it yet.

 

Maybe we could have a summary of common australian homegrown strains? That would be a good place to start for people looking into getting seeds/clones inside australia, and it'd also encourage people to come here as info on aussie strains aren't as widely available as other strains around the world.

[Guest weekprik]

how about this index for starters???

stolen off rosengrow of course

 

CONTENTS

 

Foreword

 

Preface

 

History and Taxonomy of Cannabis [1]

Cannabis and Ancient History [1.2]

Cannabis and American History [1.3]

Cannabis and: Species or Varieties [1.4]

 

Cannabinoids : The Active Ingredients of Marijuana [2]

Cannabinoids and the High [2.2]

Resin and Resin Glands [2.3]

Production of Cannabinoids by Cannabis [2.4]

Cannabis Chemotypes [2.5]

 

Before Cultivation Begins [3]

Choosing Seeds [3.2]

Cannabis Life Cycle [3.3]

Photoperiod and Flowering [3.4]

Inherent Variations in Potency [3.5]

Cultivation: Indoors or Outdoors? [3.6]

 

Indoor Gardening

 

Introduction [4]

 

Artificial Light [5]

Features [5.2]

Sources [5.3]

Setting up the Garden [5.4]

Electricity [5.5]

 

Soil and Containers for it [6]

Pots and Other Containers [6.2]

Properties of Soil [6.3]

Preparing Commercial Soils and Mixers [6.4]

Buying Soil Components [6.5]

Digging Soil [6.6]

Growing Methods [6.7]

 

Maintaining the Correct Environment [7]

Requirements for Germination [7.2]

Light Cycle and Distance of Lights from Plants [7.3]

Water [7.4]

Air [7.5]

Humidity [7.6]

 

Gardening Techniques [8]

Thinning [8.2]

Transplanting [8.3]

Supports for Plants [8.4]

Uniform Growth [8.5]

Pruning [8.6]

Training [8.7]

 

Nutrients and Fertilising [9]

Nutrients [9.2]

Application: Fertilising [9.3]

Nutrient Deficiencies [9.4]

Soilless Mixtures [9.5]

 

Diseases and Plant Pests [10]

Microbial Diseases [10.2]

Nutrient Diseases [10.3]

Plant Pests [10.4]

 

Maintenance and Restarting [11]

 

Outdoor Cultivation

 

Choosing a Site [12]

Where to Grow [12.2]

Light [12.3]

 

Soil [13]

Types of Soil [13.2]

Humus and Composts [13.3]

Texture [13.4]

pH [13.5]

Fertilisers [13.6]

Techniques for Preparing Soils [13.7]

Guerrilla Farming [13.8]

 

Planting and Transplanting [14]

When to Plant [14.2]

Preparing to Sow [14.3]

Germination [14.4]

Transplanting [14.5]

 

Caring for the Growing Plants [15]

Weeding [15.2]

Watering [15.3]

Thinning [15.4]

Staking [15.5]

Pruning [15.6]

Gardening Tips [15.7]

 

Insects and Other Pests [16]

Biological Control [16.2]

Chemical Insecticides [16.3]

Common Pests [16.4]

Vertebrate Pests [16.5]

 

Flowering, Breeding and Propagation

 

Genetics and Sex in Cannabis [17]

Flowering [17.2]

Sexual Variants in Cannabis [17.3]

Sexing the Plants [17.4]

Sinsemilla [17.5]

 

Propagation and Breeding [18]

Producing Seeds [18.2]

Producing Female Seeds [18.3]

Breeding [18.4]

Cuttings [18.5]

Grafting [18.6]

Polyploids [18.7]

 

Effects of the Environment on Potency [19]

Stress [19.2]

Nutrients [19.3]

 

Harvesting, Curing and Drying

 

Harvesting [20]

Harvesting During Growth: Leaves and Growing Shoots [20.2]

Male Plants [20.3]

Harvesting Female Buds [20.4]

Weather [20.5]

Potency and Decomposition [20.6]

Timing the Harvest [20.7]

Final Harvest [20.8]

 

After the Harvest [21]

Stripping [21.2]

Grading and Manicuring [21.3]

Curing [21.4]

Drying [21.5]

Fermentation [21.6]

Storage [21.7]

 

 

Bibliography [22]

[pipeman]

hey weekprik, I think thats a little too involved/detailed for the little FAQ we are trying to set up here. but it did provide me with a good checklist though, so thanks for that.

 

OK here is my first draft of the index

 

 

• A basic overview of indoor and outdoor growing

• Indoor Growing

• Outdoor Growing

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

• Life cycle of marijuana cultivation

• Seed germination

• Seedlings / Clones

• Vegging

• Flowering

• Plant Sex – Male, Females and Hermies

 

• Cloning and Mother Plants

• Making seed

• Harvesting, drying, curing & storing

• Common Mistakes / Plant Problems

 

 

INDOOR GROWING

 

• Growroom & growbox design

 

• Growing methods

 

• Lighting

 

• Ventilation, temperature & humidity

 

• Mediums, Nutrients and Watering

• Soil / Organic

• Hydroponic

 

 

OUTDOOR GROWING

 

• Selecting Location

• Mediums, Nutrients and Watering

• Tipping and tying down

• Growing seasons – when you can plant & harvest

• Stealth and protecting your crop from pests

 

 

Where to get seeds & clones

 

Glossery of terms and abbreviations commonly used on this site

Edited June 8, 2003 by pipeman