Cannabis Forums Message Boards - Medical Marijuana, Cannabis Club, Dispensary, News - Growing Information http://boards.cannabis.com/ en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:56:54 GMT vBulletin 60 http://boards.cannabis.com/images/misc/rss.jpg Cannabis Forums Message Boards - Medical Marijuana, Cannabis Club, Dispensary, News - Growing Information http://boards.cannabis.com/ Pump and Tank questions for Aeroponics http://boards.cannabis.com/growing-information/177898-pump-tank-questions-aeroponics.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:34:47 GMT I'm creating a high pressure system and tonight I tested it. Fail! It would seem that the pump I bought it too powerful or something. The water is coming out at the misters really hot. What I think is that the pump needs more flow then what I am allowing and thus the pump is probably working harder then it needs too and causing the water in the chamber to boil over. I think most industrial aero setups use a tank between the pump and misters so that's what I am going to do unless I hear something better. Hopefully I can get a tank at Lowes rated for 125psi and connect that to a sprinkler solenoid. The pump will need some sort of shut off sensor for when the tank is full. Hopefully this will even out the mister pressure which seems erratic, reduce the water temperature and save the pump some unnecessary work.

What kind of tank and solenoid should I be looking to get? I'm really getting tired of all the trial and error and guess work. ]]> Growing Information Prodaytrader http://boards.cannabis.com/growing-information/177898-pump-tank-questions-aeroponics.html White Widow, 400w HID Grow Cabinet. http://boards.cannabis.com/growing-information/177746-white-widow-400w-hid-grow-cabinet.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:48:22 GMT This is my first grow and I got 5 femenized WW seeds that popped from the soil on November 1st. Yesterday (Nov 13th) i woke up and the leaves were drooping, so i transplanted to 3gal pots and watered them and they perked right back up. Are these ready to start giving ferts next watering? When can i... This is my first grow and I got 5 femenized WW seeds that popped from the soil on November 1st. Yesterday (Nov 13th) i woke up and the leaves were drooping, so i transplanted to 3gal pots and watered them and they perked right back up. Are these ready to start giving ferts next watering? When can i FIM these plants so i can maximize the space i have? Unfortunatly I am using miracle grow but with added pearlite and sand, plus i sifted out much of the large mulch chunks. Since it has those time release nutes in it, should i flush the plant with fresh water every week or so?

One of the plants looks different then the rest, and it has since it's first set of leaves. The leaves seem more rounded, also like it is a ifferent strain, i provided two close up pics, one is the oddball and the other is a normal one, whats the deal with this one?

Any answers or advice is greatly appreciated. ]]> Growing Information Zompton http://boards.cannabis.com/growing-information/177746-white-widow-400w-hid-grow-cabinet.html Pruning http://boards.cannabis.com/growing-information/177730-pruning.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:07:03 GMT Should I prune leaves that obviously wont survive? Anyone that's been following my saga should know that my lower leaves are all shot to hell so should I just go ahead and cut them away so the plant doesn't have to put any further energy into them? ]]> Growing Information Prodaytrader http://boards.cannabis.com/growing-information/177730-pruning.html Leaves dropping http://boards.cannabis.com/growing-information/177723-leaves-dropping.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:38:22 GMT How much should my leaves be drooping at night? I swear they practically fall over at the end of the day which has me concerned. I don't recall them doing this before. During the day they pretty much come back, but like I said, I don't recall them ever drooping this much before. Leaves green and bright no spots. Am I still over watering them? I have fog 15 on 15 off and wet misters coming on every 15 minutes for about 30 seconds. Thoughts? ]]> Growing Information Prodaytrader http://boards.cannabis.com/growing-information/177723-leaves-dropping.html preventing bud mold http://boards.cannabis.com/growing-information/177619-preventing-bud-mold.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:47:55 GMT what is the best way to prevent bud mold? Would having just a dehumidifier be enough? My last op I had to get a sulfur vaporizer cuz there was already too much mold and I didn't have a dehumidifier. ]]> Growing Information InvertedSaint http://boards.cannabis.com/growing-information/177619-preventing-bud-mold.html Nutrient Line-up Help Please.. http://boards.cannabis.com/growing-information/177471-nutrient-line-up-help-please.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:45:43 GMT Hey All! I am running the botainicare soil lineup: pure blend pro grow, bloom, liquid karma, aqua shield, cal mag plus, sweet, and silica blast. I have been following their feeding schedule, but I wanted to add a flower booster and finisher so I picked up Bushmaster and Gravity today. I also... Hey All!

I am running the botainicare soil lineup: pure blend pro grow, bloom, liquid karma, aqua shield, cal mag plus, sweet, and silica blast. I have been following their feeding schedule, but I wanted to add a flower booster and finisher so I picked up Bushmaster and Gravity today.
I also have B-1 from home depot, super thrive (only for seedlings), fish emulsion, seabird guano, and mix 5ml/gal of h2o2 in my water. I use mad farmer ph up/down. New soil mix is 1.5parts Fox farms ocean forest soil, 1part light warrior, 1 part pearlite and vermiculite. I put hydroton on top of my soil to weigh it down and I also have some sweet dolamite lime and epsom salts.

- I mix my Botanicare nutes based on the soil chart I have from them (week by week chart).
- I currently only use the fish emulsion if I see a N def
- B-1 anytime I use nutes in both and veg and flower
- Bushmaster as directed when the cycle changes to flowering
- Gravity as directed 3 weeks before harvest.
- I run a soil/water PH of 6.0 for seeds and 6.3 for veg and flower.

If anyone has any suggestions on how to improve this line-up, revisions, cut back here, step this up there type information I am all ears! My yields have been great, but am looking to dial my nutes in (just added bush master and gravity to push my flowering into over drive).

I am going to get a new PH pen that does TDS too, because when I add gravity I cannot calculate 300ppm of my botanicare line-up and worry that just adding 1/4 of the recommended dose of everything is just guessing.. So I add Gravity by itself like the label says you can do.

Ok, so my questions, any feedback on the line up? Anyone have experience with Bushmaster, Gravity, or Botanicare and care to offer advice? See anything wrong with my process? Additions? Can I take advantage of my other items more?
Let me know! This is my third medical grow and my medicine could definitely benefit from the feedback!!! I am planning on getting some sand to use on top of my soil instead of hydroton.. In my last crop I mixed up subcool's organic mix and didn't have to add any nutes until flowering, but next time I plan on using my new mix and adding their nutes week by week for veg too... Thoughts on this? For or against? Also, when I transplant seedlings or vegetative plants into Fox Farms ocean forest, the plants don't seem to need any nutes for awhile.. So I use plain R/O water with 5ml/gal of H2o2 and 5ml/gal liquid karma, or should I still blast them with something? Maybe just the Silica and sweet?

Thank you all in advance!
Jah bless :rastasmoke: ]]> Growing Information MCOner http://boards.cannabis.com/growing-information/177471-nutrient-line-up-help-please.html Naming your ladies... read first.. shoot later :) http://boards.cannabis.com/growing-information/177418-naming-your-ladies-read-first-shoot-later.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:27:07 GMT Hey peeps..

I know there's a bit of a stigma that goes with naming your product..
however...
I'm on my 3rd/4th generation bagseed, currently flowering 3rd (all from a single seed), with a 4th gen rooting as I type.. One clone (3rd gen) deliberately ferted with her moms pollen (2nd gen) about to produce I'm guessing about a hundred seeds.
My question is... at what point am I able to name my ladies??
I'm thinking 4 generations from a single seed, producing a fair amount of meds comes close to the right to call it something??

I think she's down right gorgeous.. no jenna jamieson but gorgeous :D

Comments?? Cheers :)
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]]> Growing Information Jungl3Jim http://boards.cannabis.com/growing-information/177418-naming-your-ladies-read-first-shoot-later.html do drying buds need total darkness? http://boards.cannabis.com/growing-information/177350-do-drying-buds-need-total-darkness.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:01:50 GMT I read that buds should be hung to dry in a dark place. Does it need to be as dark as a flower chamber during night cycle? Would it have to be direct light to degrade potency or would anything less than total darkness be an issue? I read that buds should be hung to dry in a dark place. Does it need to be as dark as a flower chamber during night cycle? Would it have to be direct light to degrade potency or would anything less than total darkness be an issue? ]]> Growing Information MedusaGrower http://boards.cannabis.com/growing-information/177350-do-drying-buds-need-total-darkness.html heat stress right before harvest http://boards.cannabis.com/growing-information/177312-heat-stress-right-before-harvest.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:33:42 GMT Hello all,

I haven't posted on this forum in a while... I just finished my first grow. One chocolope plant under a 250W HPS. I will post some pictures later in the week. I am concerned about the possibility that I burned the tops of the buds in the last couple of days before I cut her down. For 2 months I had a box fan blowing into the open wardrobe, and for these last 2 days I made a dumb decision to turn the fan off. In addition to the box fan outside the cab, I had a panasonic whisperfan exhausting the cab, and I left it on thankfully, and I left the doors to the cab open. The ballast is built into the light so it gets hot, and my exhaust fan didn't suck air directly from the light like an air cooled hood or anything. Temperatures with the box fan blowing in were low 70's, so I'm afraid it could have been a bit hotter with no direct air flow to the plant. I had the plant pretty close to the light. When I trimmed after harvest I noticed a few brown tips on some of the small leaves coming out of the buds. these leaf ends would have been trimmed off anyway so none of the good flowers were noticeably affected. But I'm really worried that some potency was lost in the high heat. If you have a plant that has been flowering for 2 months and looking great, could you ruin it by keeping it too close to the light for a day or two? If the THC degraded or anything this mistake is going to haunt me. ]]> Growing Information MedusaGrower http://boards.cannabis.com/growing-information/177312-heat-stress-right-before-harvest.html Third attempt ever (with some advice?) http://boards.cannabis.com/growing-information/177304-third-attempt-ever-some-advice.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:59:12 GMT Hi ya'll haven't posted in a while. My only connect dried up/ has an attitude problem. So...

Gonna try again (I think). Not worried about quality just want a successful grow to gain experience for the long-haul.

BTW, my buddy grew some of the best shit I've ever had from the seedy brick we always get around here. He did everything right and culled the males and hermies. Wow. Showed what commercial schwag's potential is if the growers bothered to cull the males!

Currently I have a setup with the capacity to place 6 of the 26w cfl's over the plant(s) with a reflector.

Been looking at the 90w LED UFO. Experiencing ENVY. Am I OK with the cfl's I already have for this trial re-run? How much does it affect grow time?

My third question is: how soon can the plant be induced to go into the "flowering stage?"

And a fourth- primarily looking for a 90-120 day turn-around. If I got an oz total out of say 4 plants in that time window my heart would sing... Is it possible?

Thanks in advance!

rad ]]> Growing Information radtek http://boards.cannabis.com/growing-information/177304-third-attempt-ever-some-advice.html First SCROG grow, just a few questions http://boards.cannabis.com/growing-information/177275-first-scrog-grow-just-few-questions.html Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:44:49 GMT Hey guys, I am probably about to start my first scrog grow. I am planning on running six plants under 1000w MH/HPS. The plants will be in a foxfarm soil mix (which the ph stays VERY close to neutral) and eventually be in about four gallon pots, and fertilized with only foxfarm nutes. I plan... Hey guys, I am probably about to start my first scrog grow.

I am planning on running six plants under 1000w MH/HPS. The plants will be in a foxfarm soil mix (which the ph stays VERY close to neutral) and eventually be in about four gallon pots, and fertilized with only foxfarm nutes.

I plan on vegging for 2.5 months and topping the plants three times (which should give me 8 shoots per plant, right?)

I have seen a few SCROG logs here and there, and I guess my question is "How much should I be expecting from each plant?" My goal is three ounces per plant. Is this reasonable? Is there a way to get more? :)

Please help! Need any advice I can get.


P.S. - Growing Subcools (TGA seeds) Space Queen ]]> Growing Information Hugh Downs http://boards.cannabis.com/growing-information/177275-first-scrog-grow-just-few-questions.html I grew pot, now I want to grow tomatoes. Any differences? http://boards.cannabis.com/growing-information/177229-i-grew-pot-now-i-want-grow-tomatoes-any-differences.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:41:55 GMT Can you grow tomatoes like you would grow pot? Examples: Will I need to remove male plants at first sign? Are there difference between lighting or temperature? Can I train or prune them?

I'm giving a presentation Monday for a class, and it needs to be a "how to" presentation. I was thinking of doing a "how to grow marijuana" presentation, but I don't know my teacher very well, so I would rather do a "how to grow tomatoes" presentation.

Thanks for the help fellas ]]> Growing Information Sjapp http://boards.cannabis.com/growing-information/177229-i-grew-pot-now-i-want-grow-tomatoes-any-differences.html 1st time outside. http://boards.cannabis.com/growing-information/177187-1st-time-outside.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:56:14 GMT hi guys,

im new and just wondering a few things. Can i just plant seeds in fertilized soil in planting pots outsides in the sun? or do i have to do something special. i don't wanna be a big grower or anything just 1-2 plants. any help is apprecitated. ]]> Growing Information Jared6727 http://boards.cannabis.com/growing-information/177187-1st-time-outside.html Is this a male? Go ahead...break my heart. http://boards.cannabis.com/growing-information/177180-male-go-ahead-break-my-heart.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:05:44 GMT I'm pretty sure I know the answer to this question, but just need others to tell me straight. It's been in flower for 15 days. Is this plant a male?

Go ahead...I can take it.
Thanks,
Pete
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]]> Growing Information thatpeteguy http://boards.cannabis.com/growing-information/177180-male-go-ahead-break-my-heart.html coco outdoors? http://boards.cannabis.com/growing-information/177146-coco-outdoors.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:01:54 GMT can it be done with ease? what are the differences of growing in soil compared to growing in coco?does it make the buds denser and finally whats the best coco mix for growing outdoors can it be done with ease?
what are the differences of growing in soil compared to growing in coco?does it make the buds denser
and finally whats the best coco mix for growing outdoors ]]> Growing Information smoke_and_fly http://boards.cannabis.com/growing-information/177146-coco-outdoors.html