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Robert Bergman (ilovegrowingmarijuana) sent a newsletter a week or two ago saying it was the last chance to plant outdoors for the year. A week or so later he sent a cool newsletter telling how to pierce the main stem of a plant, leave something in the hole, like a chopstick, tape it up a...

Is a second washing necessary? Is it risky? I became curious about what would come out with a second wash, and exactly how rough could you be without losing significant trichomes, I have a fine 3" metal screen with a handle, used by Asians to scoop junk out of fry oil (if you don't have...

Plant washing info for newbees: (Summary: washing removes caterpillars, and no noticeable trichomes are lost) Outdoor grows are disgusting! I just harvested 5 White Skunk plants. Last time I harvested, I pulled the caterpillars out by hand. Found 8. After it dried, I discovered 2 more had...

Seed drying info for amateurs like me. I had 3 batches of homemade seeds that I test sprouted this week. I stick 6 to 12 in wet jiffy cubes and wait to see who comes up. By the way, in my experience, rapid rooter cubes do not have a better germination rate than jiffy cubes. I like them a...

Actually the pot is only 1 gallon. I designed a hobby growers kit to sell at tattoo shows in California, so I can hang out with beautiful young women with pink and purple hair. (Only partially joking there). I also designed it to sell to the old women at Leisure World, just because it's...

Here's why the LED light works so well on a one for one basis with short plants. Check out these 2, both under 12 inches tall, both Autoflower. And look at how a super skunk is forming, under the led light. They stay very low, store up energy, and when they spread out, I've heard it said they...

Stick with something short for those, like Super Skunk, Amnesia Haze, AK47, or LowRyder. Otherwise they spread out too much and I fear you might need 2 of them (though I haven't proven it yet). At any rate, you'll get at least an ounce, more likely near to 2. But if you have 2 of those...

No, I make a point of using plain tap water, with 350 ppm dissolved crap. I suspect the plants like the extra minerals. I don't know about using better water for germination. I get a pretty poor germination rate lately (50% worst, 80% best). Pure water didn't seem to make a difference last...

Yea, it is. But you have to leave your american political correctness at the door, or you won't figure out what's up. I'm just an observer (old enough to know better), but I like to go to the worst places to do the observing. It's sort of like growing marijuana. It's a little bit bad, which...

Here's what growing with the 36W Levin led lights looks like (see pic). I guess my digital camera is kind of stupid when it comes to judging colored light. Some points about growing with E26/E27 bulbs, not so much for you guys, but because in general, single plant growing encouragement is...

I spend some time in asia. You'd be surprised what happens around temples there. Asian culture is very good at hiding odd things from foreigners. You have to become very good friends with a guide before they start pointing out the stuff they know would ruffle your puritanical american values...

Yea, my idea is that they have to let people mail "hemp" seeds, because they're in lots of things (birdseed for example). In California it's ok to give seeds away (can't sell them yet). But when you mail it, the feds might have a say. So I'll try to figure out when it's ok to send seeds. If...

No, you spray it on a branch. There's a ton of info on this procedure, but I'll summarize it. You use pure silver wires and a 9V battery to get the silver to dissolve into pure water. Makes a yucky yellow/grey color when you have enough. That's sprayed onto a branch or two, perhaps twice a...

If I do something, I'll research it and make sure it's ok. Maybe I could find an old bottle of japanese shichimi spice and see if you like it. It's on wikipedia.

All I can say is, check out this pic. One little Super Skunk autoflower made them. Still have 80% germination rate after months in the fridge.

Too bad it's illegal in your state. When will this unjustified prejudice against marijuana end? I swear, stoners are the problem. If everyone who drinks wine ran around imitating a hallucinating drunkard wandering the streets, we'd have the same prejudice against wine. Anyway, you have...

Where you guys located? It's legal to give seeds away in California. I went nuts making clone seeds from the ones I bought, and now I've got 3000 seeds in the fridge. I'd give both of you some if it was easy and legal.

I get my Levin's on amazon. $12 each (had to buy 10 to get that deal). Be SURE it says 36W Levin brand. Just being E26/27 isn't enough, and DON'T believe the ratings. I bought 6 to 8 different kinds. One claimed 54W; it was only 12W. The ones that claim 24W are mostly 12W or less, with an...

I bought autoflowers from ilovegrowing guy. Had to enable the credit card. The bank didn't like the foreign location the first time around. All seeds I bought from them sprouted amazingly fast (1.5 to 3 days). Great genetics! See how beautiful and dense they are when using a 19W E26/27 LED...

So, here's the question on my mind I haven't gotten an answer to. What do you get from reputable seed breeders? I've been making seeds lately, and giving them out (California). The results of crosses between seeds from a reputable dealer are a lot more stable than I expected. Ten seeds grow...