Search results

  1. Dowd1

    a good led to replace 1000w hid setup

    I have been using hid's forever, and I was looking at buying yet another f'ing bulb and started reading about led lighting. I want to try this but do not know a cost effective way to go. I have read about this in the past, but reviews were pretty lackluster.Leds have apparently made a turn for...
  2. Dowd1

    a good led to replace 1000w hid setup

    moved thread
  3. Dowd1

    ph keeps climbing

    does using pea gravel in my E&F table raise the ph?My current setup is pea gravel for medium,AN connoisseur,big bud ,carbo load,sensizyme,b-52 in RO water.When i change the water i dont even bother adjusting the nutrients ph upward (as it is usually about 4.8 at the finish of change) cause after...
  4. Dowd1

    Chemical veg organic flower

    I want to try to do this and am just looking for advice.I want to veg in 1/2 gallon pots with chemical nutes.just before they start to get rootbound i will flush out the soil really well with clearex and water.then transplant into 5 gal buckets of prepared organic flowering soil,veging for a...
  5. Dowd1

    Bud hardeners

    I just recently picked up some Gangster brand organic frost.It is a finishing and flower hardening enhancer.Ive never used stuff like this before and its like nothing ive read about.It contains monosaccharides which from what ive read is the building blocks for sugars.I have read about other...
  6. Dowd1

    venting an old hydrofarm light

    I just broke out an old 400w hps hydrofarm light i had sitting around,after hooking it up my temps are a little high. My room is only 2'x3'x6.5' but this 400 puts temps into the 90's. the hood has intake/exhaust holes-1 on top (the venting holes dont go through past the reflective shield, so it...
  7. Dowd1

    Growing in Acidic Soil

    Ok ive posed this question before so im going to try and explain it a different way.Before i start i want to explain I am NOT looking for a fix it idea.I want to know why marijuana will grow in an acidic growing medium.I have seen first hand that it can happen and yes it maybe more of a pain in...
  8. Dowd1

    Soil Ph Problem

    I am an ebb and flow grower,but with temps in my area creaping to 90+ degrees outside and i grow in my garage that reaches almost 10 degrees hotter ive decided to do a couple of soil grows to get me to the cooler months.I followed a friend of mines directions on making just a peat 2/3 and...
  9. Dowd1

    starting seeds under 600 watt hps

    I recently tried to find out info on starting sprouts under a 600watt hps.I found conflicting answers,and decided to try for myself.i started some seeds in some rapid rooter plugs.when the sprouts were 1/4" tall i put them under the hps light.My light was almost 3 feet away,and my sprouts have...
  10. Dowd1

    using an old fridge to cool my res

    whats up guys.I live in a very tropical climate (93 degrees plus without the heat index)my whole setup is in my very warm garage.i have my grow closet cooled off by my central air but my res is getting way too hot as it sits outside my closet in the HOT.I would just put it in the closet with my...
  11. Dowd1

    can i use h2o2 and clearex at the same time?

    I grow in an ebb amd flow system every 2 weeks i give a clearex flush.After the flush i drain the clearex and fill with R/O water and H2O2 and let run for a half hour or so then add my nutes. I also put molassess in my chemical nutes,but im finding when i add all the nutes and additives...
  12. Dowd1

    Guess im DWC now!

    Just looking for pointers.I was until a week ago, growing in an ebb and flow.I awoke one morning to go and hand feed (Plug in the pump cause im short a timer)and walked away,then i went to work,then i came home and watched a movie,then went to check my babies.When i arrived to my closet i could...
  13. Dowd1

    dust control

    Does anybody know how i can control dust.I noticed what almost looked like grey mold invading some of my lower leaves but was not affecting the buds at all.So after further investigation with a microscope and some reading i found the supposed mold to be little dust fuzz balls.My 4" intake is at...
  14. Dowd1

    what is this?

    I have looked all over and dont know what this is.It starts as gold spots that slowly turn the leaf brown and curls the leafs upward. the leaf does not feel crispy or dried out when its fully ate up,but feels kind of soggy. I grow in an ebb and flow table,Pea gravel and coco croutons I use...
  15. Dowd1

    what do u think?

    I have a problem and need advice. the problem looks like to me(after doing some intensive research)a magnese difficiency brought on by high ph.The new lower growth seemed yellow.I have flushed with 2 gallons every pot (1 pot=1 gal before medium)1 gal was a clerex solution and the other was...
  16. Dowd1

    Ebb And Flow Question

    I recently changed up my ebb and flow system.I initially had a couple of 6 x 24 window sill boxes with a flood line and a drain tube.I was pumping the nutes directly into the boxes.Well i had leakes and other minor root issues (root bound)so i decided to get some large flower pots and set them...
  17. Dowd1

    water ph question

    I have noticed whenever i change out my nutes I start with water PH'd around 7.2.When i add my nutes, mollasses and cal/mag my PH drops to as low as 4.8 sometimes lower.I use R/O water and i only add just enough nutes as recommended by the bottle.I dont use Ph up because after 2-4 days the Ph...
  18. Dowd1

    I have a DWC question

    I currently grow in an ebb and flow system.I wanted to try DWC. I know ebb and flow is a type of DWC,but i want to do away with all the timers and pumps.My question is how big will the root mass get,and do they grow as much as they do in an ebb and flow? I only ask because Im looking into the...
  19. Dowd1

    Wtf

    Everytime i try to post a lengthy post i get loged out,When i log back on I go back to the post and everything i wrote is gone This is really F'ing annoying.What seems to be the problem.This can and has happened every 5-10 min.If i take too long posting this i will be loged out and lose...
  20. Dowd1

    Ideas needed

    Whats up guys.I currently have an ebb and flow system that i constructed very crudely,but worked very well.I now have some money to spend and bought a mixing tray from home depot.The bottom is completely flat.I put two bulk head fittings in it,however the fittings stick up 1/8" above the bottom...
Top