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    First hydro grow, PPM question.

    Okay, so I went away from soil and went with a fill and drain bucket hydro setup, and wow "set it and forget it. LOL So my question is ive been monitoring my PPM's in my reservoir and here is what I got. 1330 on Mon 1260 on Wed 1401 on Fri Isnt it good when the readings are...
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    Nutrients and PH question

    My question is should I be checking my PH before or after I add the nutrients. Ive always have set the PH to about 7 and then I would add my nutrients. I use Foxfarms full line. So today I decided to check the PH after I added the nutrients, and it tested around 5.5. My plants dont seem to...
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    Some buds have gotten moldy. please help

    So Im in my 12th week in flower, and I noticed my top colas were drying out. When I got a closer look they were moldy in the centers of them. What caused this?
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    Safer Soap used; can I use leaves for butter

    Like the title says. Used Safer soap for my thrips problem. Can I use the leaves for butter? Will it be toxic, or bad for you?
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    Grand Daddy Purple, not turning purple???

    This is my 3rd time growing this strain and it never turned purple. Any ideas? Im getting the clones from a reputable dispensary. The bud is pretty good, just never turns purple for me. Ive also tried harvesting as late as possible, thinking it will come late, but it never does.
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    explination needed please!!

    Ok, Ive done some research on topping plants. And it seems that the consensus is that people usually leave 4 nodes left after topping. Why is this? Why not leave 6 or 8? Wouldnt 6 or 8 nodes yield more than 4 nodes? Hopefully someone can enlighten me. Ive been topping and usually leaving...
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    Thrips infestation - 12th week flowering...Options?????

    Any ideas??? Let my girl take care of the plants in my grow tent while i was gone and i get back and i see white flies and thrips on my leaves. It looks like im going to be cutting them down if a few days. Do i have any options?? Please help.
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    Topping question.

    So I attempted topping my plant last week. I read alot of threads here on this forum, and thought that I had understood where to top my plant. So its been a week now and the place that I "topped" (the cut portion) has shiffted to the side and the node that was directly next to where I topped...
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    drying baskets???

    Has anyone seen these?? I saw a hanging round flat mesh basket that you can snap tiers to each flat. I saw this at my local plant shop. But they were sold out today. Does anyone know of anywhere else i can find these?
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    Trim popcorn buds?

    i want to trim lower popcorn buds. I am in my third week of flowering. Is this a good idea? I want more energy to go to the upper buds that get more light.
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    fungicide question

    I sprayed my plants with this fungicide spray on Sunday and then again today (Tues.) My question is I have to water today and today is the cycle where I feed with nutes. Will watering with nutes and fungicide spray would be to much for them? Or should I just water with plain water to be safe?
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    Cutting fan leaves...... Ok?

    okay, so I want to trim some fan leaves from my plants, because it is blocking light to the lower branches. I have a few leaves that are 8in long and 7in wide. So my question is how many can I cut that would hurt or shock the plant from growing? Or if it is an okay practice to cut a large fan...
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    transplant question

    so i just transplanted my 5 week old clones into bigger pots, my question is can I use Nutes today or should I wait till the next feeding? Its this week were Im supposed to Nute again, but I was just thinking that after transplanting using Nutes may be to much for them. What do you guys think?
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    Is there something wrong?

    Plants are 4 week old clones. They were under T5's for about 3 weeks, then I put them under my MH lights. The leaves started to turn downward a few days ago. Does anyone know if this is okay or normal? Will they jump back up? They were doing so well.
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    Harvest question........ Need help

    Ok, looks like my pistils are just starting to turn orange on the upper most buds on the plant. And the lower buds havent really turned color yet. Also the trichomes on the upper buds are for the most part amber, where the lower buds are still clear. Should i harvest already? I just fed...
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    Can you nutrient flush Miracle Grow potting soil?

    Ok i have a plant that is in the 4th week of flowering. The buds arent as big as i would like, so i was thinking of flushing the time release nuts. and feeding it with some Foxfarm nuts., is this okay to do?
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    What is wrong with these Buds?

    okay the first picture is of a bud where the white pistils have shriveled and turned orange; there a couple of these buds like this. The second picture is of the top bud with white pistils; these are how the majority of the other buds look like. So my question is why are the couple of buds...
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    Did I screw up????

    Okay, i had picked up some new clones and put them in my grow box and went out of town and had my girl water them while I was gone. It has been two weeks and when I got home and checked on them they are flowering already. The plants are about 5 inches tall and flowering. So I looked at my...
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    New clones... Are they okay?

    i just cut some clones on monday the 1st. and two of them look sickly and one of them looks okay? can you tell if they are okay by the picture? I am using a CFL daylight bulb, 9w 5500k daylight bulb. Is this enough? They are in rockwool and using ph water in the 5.5-6.0 range. 24hrs light.
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    Soil ph at 7.8... Need help. How to lower?

    Like the title states. Soil ph is somewhere around 7.8 Is this okay? Or do I have to lower it somehow? And how do I do this? Is this causing my leaves to curl in?
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