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    First time grower needs assistance on determining if my plants are ready for harvest

    hey if anyone can give me a few before and after pics showing me exactly what to look for, so i dont make a mistake and harvest too soon because i dont wanna screw up the 2 plants i have room for in my stealth grow, i also have a 60-100x handheld microscope so i can use it if needed and ill be...
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    First Time Grower, Question about lighting and production with autoflowering plants

    Hey, Im growing an Afghan Ryder Kush Autoflowering plant that has been flowering for a while now, I am limited to a low budget so I have been flowering my autos with 6500k and 5000k T8 flourescant lighting 4 foot long tubes. It has been working surprisingly well but... I was wondering if I...
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    Friends stealth grow having issues, any advice???? Look at the pics

    Hey one of my close friends started growing a little after me and ive been helping him out, he doesnt have internet so im doing this for him. I got some pics of the plants in question. 4 pics are of the same older plant(approx 1 1/2 months), the other 4 are of 2 different 3 week old plants...
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    Looking for opinions on an unknown plant.

    This is not a bag seed plant i actually orderd from attitude, 3x afghan kush ryder(AUTOfem). I got bonus seeds with that order and this is one of those bonus seeds. Unfortunatly I lost my order info so I cant figure out if this plant is an auto, or just feminized, its most deffinitly female from...
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    First time DWC grow, resevior strangely stinky

    I just set up my single bucket DWC unit about 2 days ago, I filled it up with water and turned it on and now I noticed 2 days after that its starting to smell like something has gone rotten. I also added some nutes to it that are GH, not made for hydro but can be used with it says right on the...
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    Glue safe for dwc unit(fastening air stones)

    Can anyone tell me with a safe kind of glue to use in a dwc application for fastening air stones onto the bottom of your resevior, can anyone tell me what I should use, I was thinkin a hot glue gun because u can take it off if u need to change. Any thing that works would be great and FYI I live...
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    Seeking advice on transplanting, when should i repot? and how frequently? (organic)

    Just wondering when it is okay to repot my plants into bigger pots? and how many times during its life do you repot it? I have gotten a mixed review so if anyone could give me some insight I would appreciate that greatly. My plant are almost 4 weeks old, and 3-5 inches in height, they are in 5...
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    Germinating Auto for first time

    Hey this is my first try with autos and im germinating my seeds in water with 100% darkness, I started them 2 days ago and almost have had little to no activity meaning the tap roots are showing just not advancing at all yet. i know seeds can take up to 2 weeks to grow... but they did crack...
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    BIOTHRIVE GROW/BLOOM VEGAN PLANT FOOD, any feedback??

    Hey i posted this in a nutrient thread earlier today but have only recieved views so I decided to post in newbie central simply because alot more people view that thread trying to help people. I have got these nutrients from a friend that got shut down(long story). So just wondering if anyone on...
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    GENERAL ORGANICS "BIOTHRIVE GROW&BLOOM",possitive feedback???

    Hey every one on RIU, I just recieved these nutrients from a friend of mine that orderd them and then had to get rid of his set up(long story). I was just wondering if anyone has used them on this site and how they worked for you? It says they are 100% vegan because I am an all organic...
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    Using earthworm castings, anyone have soil ratios that work?

    Hello RIU I am a fairly new grower and this is my first time using earthworm castings and would like to know if it could hurt young plants(14days) if you use to much?, im automatically assuming it would at the moment. not knowing of course. So if anyone can tell me how much they think i should...
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    Searching methods for using earthworm castings!?

    Hello, I am a relatively new grower and i have not used earthworm castings before. Can anyone give me any safe ratio's for mixing it with soil? approx enough to fill a 4" pot. The plants in question are just about 14 days old, would using earthworm castings in low dose or any dose be harmful...
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    Noobies first time using rockwool. Please any working methods that u reccommend!!!!

    Hello I think the title speak for it all, anyone got any methods that I can try for planting germinated seeds into rock wool?????
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    Noobie from canada needs help with ordering from internet

    If u read the title that basicly says it all. I need to order to Canada and would like to ask the users of this site to let me know where I can actually get stuff from because I tried the sites that is recommended in the where to buy on the internet guide. It should say, "where to buy from the...
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    I think I messed up, please let me know

    okay boys and girls I went out and bought a T8 flourescant bulb setup, the fixture is a 2 bulb holder and i have 3 of them, so i have 6 6500k, T8 48" bulbs, in 3 diff fiztures... will this even grow my plants??? please tell me I messed up cause i recently had 5 plants go male on me, they werent...
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    Planting seeds??

    Hello RIU I am a new grower/member, I was wondering if its okay to plant your seeds as soon as they have a white root sprouting from them, or does it have to be a bit longer in length before u do so?
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    24 hour light, or 18-6?

    Im a new grower and i recently had 5/5 of my successfully germinated seeds go all male, long story short, im pissed. Could a 24 hour vegetative light schedual make my plants go male??? Should I have gone 18-6 from the seed??? please any tips and help would be much appreciated.
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    New grower need tips on lighting, ect

    Hello I have recently started my first grow and im using 5000K/6500K lighting for vegetative state and im wondering which would be best for vegetative? 5000k or 6500k? they are also T8 48" flourescant bulbs I am also wondering if it would be better to have all one kind or the other? or to...
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    New grower, what size of pots should i use?

    I am currently growing my first time and i have 1 month old plants in 4 inch pots, can anyone please tell me how big i should go for my pots? my plants are 6-10 inches in height and already have root shoots growing out the bottom of the pot drain holes the only things is i dont wanna transplant...
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    Did I over nute? or is it my miracle grow?

    Hello all, I am a first time grower and this my first attempt at growing my own. I started off with miracle grow(0.14-0.14-0.14) enriched potting mix, I have fed my my plants no nutrients because of this. The picture you see below is the best i could get with the camera i have, the plant is 22...
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