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  1. NeonTetra

    Moroccan hash

    Does anyone have detailed instructions on how to create Moroccoan style hash? Specifically I'm interested in kif separation. What do they put over the bowls, how do they prepare the bud? I know there's a silk screen followed by dried bud. What's wrapped around that? Just cloth, and what kind...
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    Connecting a drain to NFT fence posts

    Hey all, I'm putting together a small NFT using 4" vinyl fence posts. I'm trying to seal most of the system, and am opting for 1-1/4" PVC for the drain pipes. I thought I'd connect the PVC to the end of each run using a PVC flange, however the flange is 5" in diameter--even smaller PVC pipes...
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    Clawing leaves, what does this indicate about flowering/yield?

    Nice, that's a good specimen for sure. I had a few leaves like that earlier in my grow and backed off the nutes. Also indicates that nitrogen might not be my problem (or it's not quite as bad). I've attached a photo for further inspection. Additionally, if it is a little nitrogen toxicity...
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    first germ, 12 hours later seeds are already showing root??

    Yeah that sounds great, really glad that will work out for you! Every room has a kind of "ideal" configuration, and it sounds like we're getting close. Actually everything above I learned in a course called "transport phenomena" I took in college, and designing large rack mount computer systems...
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    first germ, 12 hours later seeds are already showing root??

    You want your air flow over the plants to be more like wind--a little chaotic. It will help distribute heat more evenly, but also, if you were constantly blowing a plant in one direction, its leaves would catch the wind and turn on their sides--away from the light. But that's for your...
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    first germ, 12 hours later seeds are already showing root??

    I'd alternate the filters with the lights, keep the filters closer to the plants and lights to more rapidly remove odor and heat. Right, your normal fan is usually an oscillating fan so you're not constantly blasting all your plants in one direction. And the filter fans are the inline fans...
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    first germ, 12 hours later seeds are already showing root??

    Hey yeah that looks like a nice space there. As for cooling. I assume you have some form of intake (can be an active intake with a fan or just an opening somewhere). Keep intakes low, outtakes high, and place outtakes opposite the room from the intakes if possible. Imagine sucking cooler air...
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    first germ, 12 hours later seeds are already showing root??

    Sounds like you've got all the right equipment, guessing you're talking inline fans, CFM matched to the filters, etc. Have you tested how hot the space gets? One foot might be a little close. I run a single 600W and I'm keeping mine at 18" - 24". Any closer and I can start to feel the radiative...
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    Clawing leaves, what does this indicate about flowering/yield?

    While I'm just now entering flowering, this grow has been really breezy so far other than this little bit of clawing. Chocolope is apparently a good sativa strain for beginners, and takes well to indoor. Definitely understand the imbalance issue. Something interesting is that I have one plant...
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    first germ, 12 hours later seeds are already showing root??

    I helped my brother grow in soil years ago and had the opportunity to see several grows all the way, learned all the basics and got to see what works, what doesn't. I'm just now 1 week in to flowering my first hydro grow ever and growth rates, node spacing, lusciousness of the plants, seem...
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    first germ, 12 hours later seeds are already showing root??

    NP, I never mind shootin' the shit. That sounds like a pretty reasonable technique to start with--spray isn't as likely to drown your seedling for sure. And keeping the number in mind is a nice approach--again, always numbers when newbie growing--even if measuring them yourself, it allows you to...
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    first germ, 12 hours later seeds are already showing root??

    Best of luck. I'm a really new grower myself and am going for a somewhat challenging hydro technique, and I've managed to do very well based purely on reading online and books. Take advice on boards with a grain (make that a chunk) of salt and try to cross-reference with other materials. The...
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    first germ, 12 hours later seeds are already showing root??

    I don't think there's much difference whether you wait to put them in or not, other than having even more exposed tap root to damage. Stay away from the nutrients for sure, the seedlings are self-sufficient for a while and are very sensitive to nutrients. I'm a hydro grower, but others can fill...
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    first germ, 12 hours later seeds are already showing root??

    Sounds like a typical distribution of crackin' times to me, in the last couple batches of seeds I always had a couple quick-starters and the later ones took a couple days. When I was a kid I had a science class where we tried germinating hard-shelled mimosa seeds using over a dozen techniques...
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    Clawing leaves, what does this indicate about flowering/yield?

    Tips are just fine, absolutely no spotting or burnt edges or any other signs of stress. The clawing doesn't progress past a certain point--basically the leaf matures in to a clawed formation and stays that way. Leaves are green and generally very healthy looking except for the claw. This is only...
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    Clawing leaves, what does this indicate about flowering/yield?

    Thanks, was definitely leaning towards res temp. Nice to know it won't necessarily impact yield, but I want things nice and healthy going in. We're getting cooler temps here with the season changing. Ambient temps in my grow room will drop to about 65 in a couple weeks so maybe I can get away...
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    Clawing leaves, what does this indicate about flowering/yield?

    On my first grow. Hydro NFT. Going splendidly for the most part. For most of veg, I've had a lot of clawing leaves on some plants. I'm growing sativa, and have heard clawing is a bit more common. They're growing prolifically and there's no spotting or any other signs of plant stress. I'm keeping...
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    DWC air pumps on a timer?

    Hey, it's your lady's beauty sleep or your other ladies... something has to give! j/k, I guess I was imagining a simple timed titration system, probably could rig it up for less than a new air pump--electric valves, some NPT tubing, and a 12vdc programmable timer. I'm looking at all the parts...
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    Ergonomics

    Little thread on ergonomics, specifically for hydroponics... what do you do to make your grow area comfortable, easy to work with? You know you should only trim from an aeron, configured to your specifications. My setup is pretty gnarly, lots of twisting and bending and stretching to work with...
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    DWC air pumps on a timer?

    This is totally random advice, and would definitely have to be tested, but you could try dosing small amounts of H2O2 throughout the night. I read a paper about dosing H2O2 at as much as 1 tbsp/gallon/day. What I don't know off the top of my head are the dynamics of how H2O2 will react over time...
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