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Hey, y'all - This is my first grow, so I'm pretty much hitting all the bases for newbie mistakes:dunce:. Problem: I have six G13 Haze that were in veg for 2 months, about 18" when I transplanted them to the bloom tent. They are in a 2X4 flood table, in 4" Grodan cubes set into Hydroton...

I'm in my first grow, and have made many newbie mistakes. One of them was this: If you are using distilled or RO water, you have 0 calcium and 0 magnesium (most tap water already has these elements in it). Plants need these. Now, the general rule of thumb is never to feed your young...

1. Lose the dome 2. Get them closer to the light 3. Distilled water needs a bit of CalMag, maybe 1/4 normal dose for your seedlings, 1tsp/gal once they're stronger Good luck!

Wow, great info! And a relief....when I started this grow (my first), I knew I was ignorant. And the longer I get into it, the more I discover how much there is to know. I've viewed 100's of hours of tutorial videos and read 100's of forum posts, articles, journals, etc, and still every day...

I've had five plants in the bloom tent for about two weeks, and flowers are starting to pop. So far, they all look female - yellow tendrils coming out of a small yellow fuzzball, pics to follow. They were all grown from seed; G13 Haze Feminized from Barney's Farm, via Attitude. Big...

This is my first grow; the fact that I've even gotten so far as to have a problem with plants that are too big is very satisfying. That said, I puckered up and went ahead and supercropped the tall girl. Boy howdy, it's hard to deliberately damage a plant that you've been loving and nurturing...

Thanks, guys, for the excellent info. F1, it never occurred to me to just take the bottom out of the tent and raise it up...I'm just not sure if I have the heart to do that while it's still so new:sad:. And next grow, I won't leave them in veg so long...newbie mistake, I figured bigger is...

Well, I can't make the tent taller :roll:, so I guess it's my day to practice supercropping. Thanks, y'all!

The tolerance you build up as your daily usage increases stays with you for a long time (months/years). The reason is this: Your brain changes physically; it grows extra receptors to accommodate the extra opiate. But, even after withdrawal, those receptors remain for a long time before they...

One of the 5 girls in my 4X4X8 grow tent has grown twice as tall as the others. Her top parts are crisping on the cool tube and her sisters are too far from the light (1000W HPS). They've been in bloom light cycle for about a week, no flowers showing yet. I'm concerned that if I crop her...

Hey, y'all - I've got six ladies in the bloom tent, doing well under a 1000W HPS. Problem is, one of them is a complete gorilla, growing fast and nearly twice as high as the others. Top leaves are burning where they touch the cool tube. There really isn't enough real estate in the tray for...

Thanks, James, all exactly on point. The girls are mostly G13 Haze, 80% indica, so I want to keep them a bit cooler. I'm also an IT guy, and the idea of portable AC came from some old issues I had with a hot server room. And you're exactly right - There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch...

There are some great video tutorials on Youtube. My personal favorite: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KVO26htvoQ&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL It's a 9-part series, takes you from germination to harvest. There's tons of other stuff on YouTube, as well as right here on Rollitup. Happy growing!

Thanks for the concern, tp - I try to be cautious and fly under the radar. The plan here is to set this small roll-around style portable AC unit next to the tent and let it blow directly into the tent through 6" duct. Both the tent exhaust and the AC exhaust are straight into the garage, which...

Typo, your post popped just as I hit Submit on the last one. Good thoughts; the night air isn't really all that much cooler. I plan to just blow cold air into the tent, rather than cool the garage, which is not insulated and gets opened several times a day. Only thing I'm not sure about is...

Thanks, y'all for the suggestions. Well, the quick 'n easy fix is clearly the first thing to try - just set the tabs differently on the light timer. Never thought of that:dunce:. Question: Will a one-time over-long "day" bother the girls, or should I give them 12 extra hours of darkness when...

Greetings, Brethren - I've got a 4X4X8 grow tent in my un-air-conditioned garage in Central Florida. There's a 1000W Cool Tube running 12/12 with a 400 CFM fan on one end exhausting to the garage. There are also two 250 CFM duct fans blowing air in from the garage, so there's lots of air...

First time growing is like Whack-A-Mole - every time you beat a problem, a new one pops up. You just gotta keep Whackin!:lol:

I use a Milwaukee ph600, which is probably what 80% or more of us use, due to it's sub-$20 price and ease of use. I have discovered that at least some of what seemed to be ph drift was actually drift in my meter's calibration:shock:. The weird ph movement I've been seeing lately (see the...

TDS has remained pretty steady at 1100. I just heard the term "ph stabilizer." Is there such a thing, like an additive that decreases ph drift?