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If you can find them, it's best to keep a couple simple ingredients on hand to make 2 different soil mixes, one for seedlings and one for more developed plants. Others add more "active" ingredients, but I've always just made a base mixture of potting soil, perlite, and vermiculite. The soil...

The buds are where the PM starts, so I feel the neem is necessary. At the point I mist the buds, they've got 2 weeks left of watering and light, then 2 weeks of drying, then 4 weeks of curing. By the time they're getting smoked, the neem is long gone. I come by the loco naturally. :-?

The bottle says "concentrate" so you've likely got to dilute it. Check the label for the right ratio of water. Some spray bottles come pre-labelled with marks to make various concentrations, they're pretty great for stuff like 40:1. I apply neem by sprayer as a single application, done 3...

They'll be mucho happy with the new light! Mebbe it's just me, but the top of your soil in the last pic looks kinda powdery - watering time?

I'm with Vi (as usual) Too much water.

I water when I can press my finger an inch into the soil without it feeling wet. My rule is that it's better to under-water than over-water. If you under-water, the plants will get thirsty and ask for water by wilting and then they'll perk right up with a little drink. If you over-water...

The closet under the stairs!

I'd say the consistency is more like the crinkly plastic wrapper on a CD case. Unlike the impermeable CD wrapper though, mylar tears into shreds if you just look at it funny. :) If you can find black/white plastic sheeting, it's much cheaper and easier to work with, both hanging and...

That's plenty of space for 4 or more plants. Remember to use side lighting at the ends. Peace!

You won't burn the plants, just raise the light to an appropriate height. You do run the risk, however, of baking the plants if you don't have a lot of ventilation going on.

A single CPF bulb is not going to do you. Try hanging a pair of dual fixtures and you'll be able to veg nicely. I will never recommend flouros of any kind for flowering. Do not read the incandescent equivalent on your CPFs, use the actual wattage to calculate. A "127w" CPF is actually under...

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The myth must have changed. It used to be that 72 hours of dark would increase crystal production. In any case, I've never seen anyone produce any kind of verifiable proof that the 72 hours will do anything.

As long as you don't make a habit of it, it shouldn't cause problems. Peace.

Some guidelines to get you started: I'm a closet soil grower, without any multi-light or mover experience. More advanced techniques will have different, but similar requirements. The best possible assets a grow room can have are vertical space and access to ventilation. Without these two...

I like to use an oscillating fan at stem level on my plants, and rotate the plants themselves every couple of days. In addition to cooling, the gentle breeze in changing directions helps to build a thicker, stronger stem.

Hi - With 9 sq. feet, a 400w HPS will give you almost 50w/sq. foot. That's what I'd use. Mount it on chains or pulleys so you can keep the plants on a stable base and just raise/lower the fixture as needed. You might want to think about some side lighting at the ends, like a dual compact...

Starting this again are we Vi? ;)

My space was just 2' x 2.5', but 7' tall. With tight training in 5 gal buckets, I could get 4 plants going, though 2 was really optimal. I settled for doing 3 at a time just so I could have more variety, it probably cost me a couple ounces of yield per grow. HID is going to give you problems...

Hi everyone - I build up tolerances to strains fairly quickly, so it's always hard for me to find a good stone. I've been smoking some Black Baloney by clips for a while and it's worked out pretty well. It's a kinda mish-mashed blend, I'm fortunate I kept the C-Bay printout (ah, C-Bay...) -...