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  1. Islander5000

    Plant ready for nutrients?

    Go with Fox Farm, liquid nutes are much easier to deal with. Perlite is mixed with the soil when the palnt are potted to help aerate, improve irrigation, and promote root growth. Start and 1/4 strenght nutes and gradually move up to 1/2 strenght; wouldn't recommend going over 1/2. Use the...
  2. Islander5000

    What is the best way to water a plant?

    Seems to me that Cowboy made a simple statement; not rude or dickheaded. Nothing wrong with that especially considering that it was a simple ass question. What was wrong was the angry google comment/outbusrt. That was just unnecessary; especially if jab about the post is true...
  3. Islander5000

    foxfarm liquid nutes help

    No, Big Bloom alone is not enough.You'll need to feed with more than that. The rating is .01-.03-.07. which is far less than recommended for any stage. You could try it and see how the plants react. If leaves change color or growth seems slow, graduate to something stronger.
  4. Islander5000

    foxfarm liquid nutes help

    All 3 always come highly recommended, i use the trio myself. If you wanted to separate them keep Tiger and Grow Big; I would consider Big Bloom optional or supplemental to the other 2. It has a very low nute content and wouldn't be missed if left out although, it does work well if included...
  5. Islander5000

    seed str8 in soil??

    Seriously!?!? Germinating first makes sense. I guess you could lazily toss your seed in the dirt and then hope to see something. Germinating seperates good seeds from bad in a few days giving you the opportunity to avoid planting a seed that won't grow? All you have to do is stick it in a wet...
  6. Islander5000

    first snow white grow, need help

    Get a small fan at Walmart (maybe $15) to help circulate the air in the room. On days when it's really hot stick the fan in the window on hi facing out to speed up the air exchange and you should be fine.
  7. Islander5000

    Male or female?

    That's a nut sac 4 sure
  8. Islander5000

    first snow white grow, need help

    You'll need more than that to get quality smoke. Try Metal Halides for the veg and High Pressure Sodium for the flow. You could use the MH for the whole grow if you wanted to. You'll want at least 4oo watts, better if you go 600. You can get a kit online that comes with the reflector. Use foil...
  9. Islander5000

    2 foot tall weed plant in an 8ich pot

    You need a bigger pot. Do it quick so she has time to recover grow strong for the remainder of the phase. The shock will be minimal if done correctly (as stated above). The pot having a 15in diameter doesn't exactly translate into a specific capacity. For pretty much any indica and sativas that...
  10. Islander5000

    Is anything wrong with my plant?

    Plants that need water droop; that plant didn't look droopy to me. Yellow leaves possible (browning on one tip) looks like nute deficiency. Which nute?? Hard to tell but whatever it is, I'd blame the soil because she has to get her nutes from the soil. The plant is still too little to feed nutes...
  11. Islander5000

    Need to flush - Is AquaSafe water conditioner safe?

    No experience with it, never heard anyone metion anyting like it, and wouldn't consider it. What if the effect causes you to have to flush with h2o anyway?? Just use water, make a way to get enogh of it. Having the h2o set out several days is great, 24 hrs is good, but overnight will work too...
  12. Islander5000

    Top a bud??

    Bad idea. Let her use her energy to make the bud better vs. recovering from late pruning.
  13. Islander5000

    2 Weeks in!!!

    ..if you are some place where flowering is possible now you're probably a little paranoid. Allow another week or so for the pistills to show
  14. Islander5000

    2 Weeks in!!!

    They should flower naturally. The plants have to have enough tme to notice a gradual shortening of the days indicating the onset of Fall. If your in the same hemisphere as me...the days are gradually getting longer still. It could be that they aren't noticing a gradually shorter days and won't...
  15. Islander5000

    in-direct sunlight

    You want at least 3 hours of direct sunlight. Take the time to "map" the sun; visit the location starting from 9 or 10am and note where the sunshine falls (take a picture or draw a map). Re-visit every 2 hours and note where the sunshine falls has moved to, do this until 5 or 6pm. At the end...
  16. Islander5000

    When & How do I "pinch" my outdoor plant?

    Now is the time. The plant should be strong enough and you still have a few weeks for the new "twin" tops to grow strong. Definitely within the next two weeks. I'm sure you've noticed that new leaves sprout from the top in pairs. Slowly each leaf fans out and grows into 3 leaves. By the time...
  17. Islander5000

    5 foot bucket 5 feet tall

    Can't say much about the yield; different strains do different things. 5ft tall is right if it's a stiva and likely for a hybrid. I wouldn't expect that height from an indica.
  18. Islander5000

    i need help hang drying

    Cut off the large leaves but don't touch the smaller ones around the buds. As the small leaves dry they curl around the bud and help protect it...then they make good hash. To slow the process (if this is really a concern) rig a cardboard box for the dry proces: punch holes in opposite sides and...
  19. Islander5000

    Soil Grow

    Ditto on Fox Farm. Check your ph regularly. Watering frequency and amount depend on plant size and growing conditions. You'll have to be more specific to get a better answer. Prune bottom branches so when it's time to work with the soil you won't have to work around those branches. Keep a little...
  20. Islander5000

    i have a couple questions regarding outdoor growing

    You don't make an outdoor plant flower, sit back and watch it happen naturally. Once the solstice passes on 6/21(I think) the days start to get shorter and that, plus strong branches and roots, is all the plants need. Each strain will bloom at slightly different times and for longer or shorter...
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