Recent content by DecimateForce

My grow is completely legal in my state and very relaxed in my county (Sonoma, CA). I actually had my plants stolen from me and called the police as soon as I came home and found out. They came and checked everything out and told me they don't have any problems with what I was doing, but this is...

I usually give my plants 1-2 days of darkness before harvesting. I do believe that it forces the plant to use up more energy reserves to create the sticky goo we all love. However, I mostly do this because it takes 2 days for me to harvest everything and I'd rather save the $ in electricity...

I have found that it is nearly impossible to get rid of the smell completely. I run two 30"X16" active carbon filters which is more than twice what is recommended for my 300 cu.ft. of airspace. My inline fans create strong negative pressure in the room, so I know air is not escaping anywhere. I...

I've kept 6 mother plants in an ebb and flow bucket system for 3 years now and they do great. They do produce much more clones than keeping them in soil will, but that works great for me since I run an entire clone operation. I'm taking 210 clones every 3-4 weeks with a 400 watt MH (more wattage...

I would say that your plants appear to have a bit of heat stress. Heat stress looks similar to nitrogen burn and the tip start to curl downward. Though your room temperature readings appears to be normal, the temperature of the leaves may be too hot or dry. Your humidity level is way too dry...

Good info Ocean59! Puts the mind at ease. I've pretty much came to the same conclusion as you. Now that I think about it, it was probably a 3rd party vendor PG&E uses to upgrade households using the CARE program. The do-it-yourself excuse was genius. I was more in a state of shock and panic when...

FYI...You cannot simply increase the size of the breaker to get more electricity to the room. You must make sure that the wiring within the walls can handle the load you require. Chances are, if there is a 20amp in there right now, the wire gauge from that amp is only rated to carry a maximum 20...

I've been on the PG&E CARE Program for many years, throughout college, and it has been great. However, I'm have a big problem now. I got a good paying job that disqualified me from continuing the discount. I have been continuing on with the program regardless. They never requested a pay stub or...

I typically let the hash dry out on glass cookware for a few days till it is bone dry. I use a razor blade to scrape and turn it over after a day so it dries faster. Afterward, I crush it with the round end of a spoon which turns it into more of a powder. Then I press it. I've found that...

I switched over from magnetic ballasts a long time ago. The advantages are great. They do save a lot of energy. It's easy to tell because they don't heat up nearly as hot as magnetic ones. Extra heat basically means wasted electricity. You can practically rest your hand on an electronic ballast...

I can't find any information on using Physan 20 in the nutrient reservoir. Is it OK to use it during the normal growing cycle? I made a mistake and introduced some rot into my system and was wonder if I could put this in for a few watering cycles before changing my nutrients? I'm running an ebb...

This should entirely be possible. I've actually thought about doing it myself. It would be really nice to have 2-4 different strains on one mother plant.

I tried the bathtub once but the roots kept plugging up the drain.

I use the same system and clean everything after each cycle. 1. Hydroton Cleaning: I constructed a 3.5'X2' wood frame and fitted one side of the frame with chicken wire fencing. Make sure the fence squares are smaller than the hydroton. I used 2X8 sized wood to make the frame so I would have a...

2 - 1000W HPS 1 - 400W MH 1 - 1200W Air Conditioner 3 - 800W Water Chillers 2 - 200W? Inline Fans 1 - 900W Dehumidifier and, probably around 300W of water and air pumps that operate at any given time. Before Setup: US$80 After Setup: US$295