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Actually, the plant has started to rebound since introducing the FF nutes... before that, pathetic. Do what you want, but I'll never use Miracle Gro again.

Thanks for the answers... makes sense to me, I just didn't know why until now!

With a grow box or small grow room, why not mirror the inside? Wouldn't that be the most light reflective surface possibe? Plus, think about the infinity of weeeeeed... What's the downside or possible issues with this? Why are other options better if they are? Thanks!

Ocean Forest doesn't need additives... Fox Farms' soils are expensive partly because they're pre-mixed and good to go... I'd just slap 'em in the ground! As for causing hermies, I dunno... I definitely would like to know a foolproof method, as generating my own feminized seeds would be nice...

Someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think it's a wider spectrum for the MH, as much as it is which part of the spectrum... ie, MH puts out a ton of blue light. Thus, great for veg. But a MH's red spectrum is limited... which isn't great when you need it, ie during flowering. That's...

btw, just so you don't think your friend is a complete dumbass... he was possibly confused about hermaphrodites. You can cause a female plant to form male sex organs by stressing the plant. See, the plant thinks it's going to die under harsh environmental conditions. In a last ditch effort to...

3 tablespoons of Grow Big??? No wonder you think the nutes are "hot". For "heavy feeding" the bottle suggests 2-3 TEAspoons per gallon once every 2 weeks! I stick with the 1 teaspoon per gallon for every feeding, and it does really well. My Hydro shop was out of Tiger and Big Bloom, so I...

Yeah, come here, forget talking to that friend about this... Sex of a seed is predetermined by genetics. Period. The night cycle on a plant is necessary and crucial to proper growth. Interrupting the night cycle of a plant in veg is more likely to stunt it than to cause it to grow bigger...

I just follow the instructions on the bottle... Seems to work well enough.

Check out my thread here... you'll see Purple #1 grown in Miracle Gro with FF's liquid nutes, while Purple #3 is in Happy Frog with the same nutes... It's no contest... none. It DOES matter what you grow in, and by the time you buy plain jane soil and mix in the crap so it doesn't compact...

If you're moving out of the box, I'd definitely top the plant now... it'll help fill out the whole thing... Also, yeah, you can get a good digital timer with battery backup for like $15... saves a lot of hassle (battery backup saves trouble when there are power outages... your plant might be...

The really large fan leaves tuck so nicely under the newly developing under-branches... there's really no need to trim... Ever. I even leave the leaves that are discoloring... sure, they're not at full production, but they're doing more FOR my plant ON my plant than if I cut them off... it's not...

Anyone know the spectrum of light a blacklight tube gives off? Wonder if the extra spectrum would help at any phase?

Have you always been using the same spectrum lights? Remember that for the veg period they need much more blue (cool) light, and they need much more red (warm) light when they flower... I'd say that it's the combo of factors of size of pot and light... Also, what sort of soil are you using? A...

I'd also consider topping the stretching plant... will make it fill out better if height is your main restriction...