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    trichome question

    why nab a pocket scope when I have a digital one that works just fine? looks better in person than the pics show... but anyway, I was hoping for a little more amber but still hasnt changed since I posted this last week. im now in week 13 from day 1 of 12/12. I even pulled 2 other ones that were...
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    trichome question

    8-9 weeks. but at 8-9 weeks these were looking more like week 6. over the past few weeks they have fattened up a bit but still whit hairs and mostly no amber
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    trichome question

    so in the past i always pulled when she looked right. Trichs were mainly cloudy with a red here or there and almost no clear. calyxs were receded and turned color, so all looked good.. Now i have a couple plants i grew from seed for the first time. Both were off 2 different plants that managed...
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    aeroponic cloning... how long till growth after planting?

    just curious for anyone that clones with an aeroponic cloner (ez cloner or something similar), how long does it take after transplant to soil to notice any upward or new growth? I use an ez-cloner and plant Into 1/2 gallon pots of promix from the start.. I usually dont see any growth whatsoever...
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    8 months of experience, and very happy.

    Ooh and just in case anyone is wondering. I veg with a 400w mh open air and flower under a 1000w hps inline-cooled.
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    8 months of experience, and very happy.

    Pretty much 8 weeks from what I can remember. I dont pay attention anymore though lol. Never topped but was bent down on its side a couple times.. the main stem was actually about 2 ft high the day before I put her in flower but I bent it at a 90 degree angle about 6in up.. let the plant do the...
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    8 months of experience, and very happy.

    Its ripe. Been in 59 days on a 8-9 week strain, a tiny bit of yellow on a plant thats been nute free for a week isnt bothering me any
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    8 months of experience, and very happy.

    So I started this whole thing 8 months ago and honestly I didnt think I was going to pick it up as well as I have. In no way am I an expert and I still run in to problems here and there, but I really like the way my plants turn out. Most of my help came from fellow members of the RIU...
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    Basic water guide for my plants help

    Every environment and situation is different. Sometimes in veg I dont even have to water but once a week up to 2 weeks at a time. I have low humidity and liw temps too so they dont dry out fast at all
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    bho making in the winter

    Im doing my first extrac tomorrow. Wonderful weather I have chosen, but the end result shall be worth it
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    2 weeks of darkness

    As long as you really flooded them with water before leaving and ur temps stay down, they shouldnt be too dry. I only water once a week as it is with the lights coming on every day, so with no lights that may still be ok. My only worry would be that it turns out middy instead of real good and...
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    buying new bulbs tomorrow. Need a bit of advice

    I like that pic. Iv seen similar ones showing digilux out-performing hotilux though so it makes me wonder who really does the tests.. Im curious about these agromax and sun system bulbs. I watched a video on youtube of a comparison of digilux vs suns systems side by side after 4 weeks of flower...
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    2 plants very near harvest...should I pull now or how long ??????? HELP !!!!!!!!!

    Listen to althor. Get a loupe or scope and look at the crystals. I jusy harvested a skunk #1 amd it took 60 days. I harvested with 80% cloudy and 20% clear. Some people would have let her go another week to get the amber in there to try for 10 clear 80 cloudy 10 amber but I picked it where I...
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    buying new bulbs tomorrow. Need a bit of advice

    Im buying 2new bulbs tomorrow. My 2 ballasts are 1000w, one is magnetic, the other is a quantum digital. local htg store has all agromax and sun systems on sale for 50 I currently run a plantmax and digilux the agro is rated at 150k lumens... I am thinking of either getting 2 agro/sun...
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