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If you click on 'seeds' up at the top menu of the rollitup.org page, one of the suppliers the point you to is http://www.speedyseedz.com. If you order from them, apparently you can get 10% off using the coupon code "rollitup". Maybe I'll check them out if I decide to embark on choosing seeds...

Adding cups of water is not an efficient way to add humidity, especially if you have a big fan sucking all of that air out of the grow area. That humidity in the air that's created by the cups of water will get sucked out of the grow room along with the rest of the atmosphere. Depending on the...

(question, is that cfl 5000k or 6500k? -- i know that 5000k is considered 'full spectrum, but 6500k is just a more broad spectrum, and blue light is very active on photosynthesis) one light is definitely more easy to manage than multiple lights, however if your 200 watt cfl breaks or (through a...

okay, here's a thought. cfl's that are closer to daylight temperatures (6000k, 6500k, etc.) tend to emit a white light. cfl's that are closer to 'autumn' (2500k/3000k, etc...) will emit a mostly red/yellow light. now, remember that our daylight cfl's -do- emit red light, however since they're...

1.7ml per liter of 35%. I'd basically have to use a dozen times that dose with my 3%. That'd be around 20ml per liter of 3% H2O2 -- good thing I just went out and bought a liter bottle of it. However, I'm using around 10 liters in my res right now, so that would end up at 200ml to cure up my...

I just checked my water temp, and it stays around 72-74. I believe at one point I had the bubble-cloner directly on top of my heating pad, and then later check the temps at 82, which I thought was too warm so the heating pad is now only partially under the bubble-cloner. It actually has to...

Alright, I've taken five new cuttings and placed them in plastic cups. I scraped the bottom of the stems, and they're held up in the water with some extra 2" neoprene inserts. Purple Kush. I'll be watching these girls and let you know how it all turns out =] Honestly, growing in general is...

That's exactly why I want to keep trying my cloning in hydro, just in a different container. I've read about people getting roots in a cup of water, and that's fine, I just figured I could get this method down -- nope. So, perhaps I should try a different method. There's a definite reason that...

I use H2O2 in my solution. Hand-water potted in coco-coir. They seem to enjoy it =] Can't wait to get my hands on some food-grade H2O2 so I can quit buying this 3% nonsense.

I spray my shears or razorblade with a 1:1 mix of alcohol and water. I don't use gel on the cuttings I place in my bubble-cloner. Also I've heard that cannabis doesn't suffer from embolisms (even though it's a vascular plant), so I haven't worried about that much. From the time I cut them to...

how many watts is your lighting system, and about how much yield do you get per plant (wet)?

You don't have to use a rooting hormone for bubble cloning, but you can if you want. I'm sure many people have had different experiences, so I can't say what would be better or not. However it's my understanding that most people don't bother with rooting gels or powders when bubble-cloning. I...

I get a lot of bubble action on the top of the water. The water level is about 7", and the clones sit at about 7.5"... so I'm sure they should all be getting enough water and aeration. It's really bewildering. I've almost lost hope for the older cuttings, which I'm surprised have survived this...

i'm going to build a smaller dwc-cloner, well... at least i want to. I want to start a new one, fresh, give it new cuttings and see what happens. I keep thinking my main problems were water temps (too low, around 70-71) and possibly light leakage. (I'm watching this 'marijuana inc' program on...

This is a 3-gal rubbermaid bubble cloner. I'll cover all the stats to really fill you in on how ridiculous this is. I've had cuttings in there for 30+ days. Some of them had rot on the bottom 1" of their stems, because i had them submerged in the water for a week. I now have the tips of...