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I personally like to use Tabasco sauce. For an extra kick use the Habanero version cause it's hotter. So take your average spray bottle fill it with water, and put about 2 tablespoons of the stuff in the bottle and shake it up. What I would do is spray your plants every 2 to 3 days when you...

I'm thinking of personally getting the Sunleaves Pioneer Designer T5 8 lamp for my veg room, and then a Ushio 1000w Super HPS Lamp (2100k color temp, 146,000 lumens). The T5 won't be that bad, but when I kick in the HPS it'll add to the pain. But the harvest will more than pay for it all.

I like distilled water to insure there isn't any buildup of minerals over time. Sparklets makes a decent distilled water that is supposed to be at the 6.0 range, so if you add nutrients to the water it will most likely bring that ph up higher, especially if there is nitrogen, but then adding...

I guess you may have not read what I had posted earlier about how you need to add some trace nutrients that MG soil lacks and cannabis needs. Once I started to see some red stem developing I figured out my issues and fixed it. Mine was my soil had mineral deposit build up from hard tap water...

I like using the ISO method, but using a 99% pure ISO. I mean if you can find pure alcohol that would work better. If you follow Rick Simpson's method, it's very easy to make your own OIL that is 100% alcohol free with pretty much nothing more than a rice cooker to boil off the alcohol.

I actually have a follow up on the Miracle Grow issue. Not only will you have to add magnesium, but I found out it's lacking in boron, manganese, and copper as well. All trace minerals that are required in low doses and even if you don't see red stem or even discoloring or curling of the leaves...

I'm using Miracle grow basic potting soil for a single plant grow. The soil has a base N-P-K ratio of .10 - .02 - .05. I also got some vigaro all purpose fertalizer with a N-P-K of 24 - 8 - 16, and it's got copper, iron, manganese, and boron, which is lacking in the MG soil. Also there is no...

Yep, that's the same stuff I got. You'll have to add Magnesium. CalMag is good, or even just regular epsom salt, like 1-2 tablespoons per gallon of water. I'll veg mine for an extra month to give it time to catch up on my stunted growth due to me not realizing the soil lacked Magnesium. That red...

Generally speaking Justcause910 has the right answer to your direct question. I understand that you don't want to veg it for say 7 months and end up with a 10 foot plant cause you used really awesome lights. I would honestly work on an indoor flowering solution as if you had a plant vegging...

Hey Guitar Man, doesn't sound like you ran into any issues with MG soil. I'm not running into any issues myself except in the beginning because I failed to realize the soil would burn the roots if I watered the soil too much. So I cut back my watering to every 3 days instead of every 2 days...

The best way is to make sure all your trim or bud has been put in the freezer over night, as well as the same for your ISO. You need as much ISO to completely cover your plant material. So it depends on how much plant material you have. 6 minutes is all you need and you need a mixer or you'll...

That's one thing you gotta worry about if you end up with bugs that you think, gee I'll just flush them out..........Did you forget that MG soil can cause root burn by flushing the soil too early? Usually that stuff has 3 to 6 months worth of nutrients waiting for water to carry it to the plant...

Sounds like you have too much chemical residue left over from your iso alcohol hash making. Some people don't dry it out in the air, they burn off the alcohol with a match, or you can boil it in a double boiler until the alcohol basically boils off into vapor, but you have to watch the temp or...

How about you start from the beginning, which is learn how to germinate your seeds before you worry about anything else? If they don't germinate, then what does it matter if we talk about what kind of potting soil to use or what spectrum the bulbs should be or how often to water? That said I...

I've talked to some pro's and they tell me basically the trick to using miracle grow soil is simply to remember to water every 3 days at most, including when flowering, and to only add nutrients during flowering cycle, never add nutrients during veg as MG potting soil usually has time release...