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    seedlings,coco,nutes......when?

    most regular tap water has enough minerals to get you going for the first couple weeks or so. I usually sprout in soil which also contains a little bit or minerals and nutrients. I know coco is devoid of nutrients so im a little torn between staright water but for now i would use water and in...
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    One pound plant grown in a closet??

    I had a full blown mother (4'-5' tall) i use to cut clones from. I decided to flower her in a 15gal bucket under a 1000w HPS and i got a little over 3/4 lb. of dried weight. i could of done a little better but i didnt really care i had clones and my intentions where to re-mother her i figured it...
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    What Do you Tell the Kids ?????????????

    http://www.justaplant.com/ this author has written a childrens book about marijuana and he has been invited to a few talks shows and stuff. its a very easy unbiased introduction to marijuans for you kids. it basically says that it is for responcible adults only
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    Anyone have any interview tips?

    take a shower, shave, put on some smell god ;) google interview questions, this will be a good chance to go over some of the questions they may ask. have your own separate copy of your cover letter and resume and dont be afraid to memorize it. iif they dont use it to ask you a few questions...
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    first attempt cloning. help plz

    i mist with water only a few times a day. Nitrogen prevents or slows down root development and it is heavily found in your ""Grow nutrients (not your bloom nutrients). So it is recomended that you flush your mother plants before you take clones to minimize the amout of nitrogen and hold of on...
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    leaving the light on 24/7

    the science channel televised a documentary called Revenge of the Plants. a study was conducted about the effects of a 24hr lights on cycle. Their findings show that about 1 week in plants will begin to yellow out and stress showing signs of definenceies. By the end of the second week with 24hr...
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    Clorine from tap water, how bad for the plant? Nutrients increase or decrease ph?

    You wont find very many meters that auto calibrate. I personally like hanna instruments meters. i have a black ph/tds/ec meter that has lasted me for ever. Every 2 runs i calibrate using refference solution which you can pick at the hydro store. but this one should do just the ph...
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    Clorine from tap water, how bad for the plant? Nutrients increase or decrease ph?

    your water will still contain minerals and heavy metals especially if your on a well. theres a few cheap water filters (around $40) that you connect to a the end of a hose or some thing nicer and more expensive like a hydrologic unit that can do reverse osmosis to "purify" your water ** most...
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    Advance Nutrients Calculator/ Schedule HELP!!!!

    PPM Levels If your using the advanced nutrients calculator, you will notice they estimate what your ppm will be for however many gallons of water you will be using. This is a good reference, mind you, it may be a little off but it's a good platform to start with. On your next run you can try...
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    Advance Nutrients Calculator/ Schedule HELP!!!!

    Hey Bud :) your correct in your first assumption, grow micro bloom (4 weeks) is for vegging then you will switch to the grow micro bloom (6week) which is for bloom so yes your correct. Sensi is a 2 part solutoin from AN. "Sensi Gro" consist of part A & part B both are used for vegging only...
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    Blue lights? Red lights? please give advice about correct HPS lighting

    Ok, I C i was comparing a true 1000w HPS to a 1000w dual arc, and you are right, they are all old news :) New technology would be LEDs like this 90w Quad band UFO which i plan to use over my ez-cloner. Twice the wattage of a 48w 2foot T5, twice the area coverage, 1/4 the cost (not that...
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    Blue lights? Red lights? please give advice about correct HPS lighting

    Brick Top was absolutely correct in his description of lighting in his previous posting. For example i have here a link to some joe smith hydro store and look at the description to their 1000w dual arc bulb... (http://www.littlegreenhouse.com/accessory/lights4.shtml) They basically describe...
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    i want to switch my lights from day to night but how???

    Thanks for sharing your opinion... but i can read as well as the next guy for example. Referencing my Jorge Cervantes "Marijuana Horticulture: Indoor/Outdoor Medical Grower's Bible" A Must Have! (ISBN:13:978-1-878823-23-6 & ISBN10: 1-878823-23-x) Chapter 5 pg 84 Harvest Step-by-step step...
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    i want to switch my lights from day to night but how???

    I agree with the extended night theory :) You pose several risks by giving them an extended day cycle, especially for the 2 late in the flowering stage. Under stress they can go hermaphrodite then possibly seed on you. You might even loose a few due to lack of water and or heat cause of the...
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    Blue lights? Red lights? please give advice about correct HPS lighting

    I to have to point this out but you can't claim that "[Metal Halide] is a waste of time only to go on to admit that your using a dual spectrum bulb. It's basically the same thing, ann emission of blue spectrum lighting
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    I Want More Lights but With the Same Amperage!

    More Lights same Amps or less? You have a few options that i can think of at the moment. 1 Digital Ballast If you happen to have the old fashion cap & coil (big, heavy, hot, usually white) ballast. Look into upgrading them to some new digital ballast. The Quantum Hort digital ballast is one...
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    LED Light Pods

    DO NOT USE Ultraviolet (UV) light in your LED systems !!! If you decieded to undertake the task of building your own LED lighting system so not use Ultraviolet (UV) light. It is harmful to your plants as well as yourself. Never use LEDs that claim to have a wavelength of 400nm or less due to...
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    Welcome :) I'm an avid connoisseur of our most humblest plant and an amateur indoor class...

    Welcome :) I'm an avid connoisseur of our most humblest plant and an amateur indoor class medical grower with a few years under my belt. Everyday is an opportunity to research, study & document my work towards the semi pros ;)
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    Confined Space 850W LED Master Kush Grow

    You can see he mentions that "The 850watts only adds about $15 a month to {his} power bill"... You might be comparing it to your TOTAL power bill a simple mistake but i believe he is still right! I have a 400watt MH that i run for 18hrs/day and it adds $30 a month more to my power bill... LEDs...
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