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Without ruffling too many feathers around here, way too much time is spent on the ph issue. That's all I'm going to say.

Whoever said that a Metal Halide lamp was useless after 2 weeks of flowering has absolutely no idea what they are talking about. On the contray, although HPS lights are better suited for flowering, metal halides do an excellent job. It's amazing the kind of ridiculous things you hear around...

Absolutely use your MH lamp for flowering - yes, the whole time. The more light you have, the tighter, healthier plants you'll have - and, the more yield you'll harvest in the end. I can't imagine why you would question using more light, or, why on earth you would take it away after 2 weeks...

Here's some simple, straight-up advice for you. Buy ProMix Soilless Mix. It is one of the best 'soils' there is for growing cannabis, plus, as long as you use ProMix you don't have to worry about ph. (ProMix contains an agent which buffers ph levels.) Many experienced growers (myself...

Unfortunately, no. A space 5x10 would be possible however. Think of it this way ... hope I can explain this ... from the center of each light you are covering an area 2-1/2 feet outwards. (For our purposes we think of it as a square.) This gives a total area of 5x5. When you put the 2...

No worries Tito ... every single one of us had to learn everything we know - one way or the other. There's nothing wrong with making mistakes or misunderstanding something, it's all part of the process. I'm with you on the 'advanced techniques' thing ... all I can say is, there is a lot of...

Tito, I still don't think you understand what topping does ... the plant doesn't grow new 'heads' (which can only mean the main stem turns into 2 by your description), topping is done so that the side branches below the cut (where you 'topped' it) will take over as 2 main stems/colas. Normally...

You'll be fine in that space with a 400 watt. It's a little large but not by much. If you haven't already, paint the inside of your cupboard flat white, or use mylar or another good reflective material (NOT aluminum foil) to maximize light reflectivity. Keep the light 3 to 4 feet away when...

Don't worry about about making your space wider, just taller. A common beginner mistake is trying to cover too big of an area for the lights they have. Use this as a guide: 400 watts = 4x4 feet max; 600w = 5x5; 1000w = 6x6 - and that's pushing it. For optimum lighting it should really be 400...

You probably have nothing to worry about. It can take week to come up through the soil, in fact, in some instances up to 2 weeks. This is, of course, as long as it wasn't planted to deep to make it to the top. Seeds have limited energy; if they're planted too deep, they won't make it. All I...

You should keep in mind, the less light you have, the taller your plant is going to be. Also, if you only have 3 feet in height make sure you put them into bloom early enough or you will quickly run out of space - especially if you're just using CFL's. A height of 3 feet isn't really enough...

I think you misunderstood ... when I said good points, I meant it. The rest of my comment was just some sarcasm of my own - along the same line as yours, which is why I said, "like the drive ..." Sorry for the mix-up; I guess I should have been clearer.

This plant has been overfed and probably over-watered. There's nothing wrong with Miracle Grow but it is highly concentrated and often people use too much of it. The instructions on the label are intended for plants that are grown outdoors. If you have 1000 watt light or more you can use that...

No one can give a definitive answer unless they know all the details of your grow, i.e., how you feed, what you feed, how you water, lights used, light positioning, the soil you are using and so forth. It could be heat damage but it could be many other things also.

When you 'top' a plant, that stops the main stem from growing further and allows the 2 side branches below the cut to take over as main colas. This gives you 2 main colas whereas, without topping, you only have one. It sounds like that is exactly what happened with your plant, meaning it did...

If it's grown properly, you'll have sticky buds, no need to worry about that. I suggest your friend did not do so, if, as you say, at harvest time his buds were not sticky.

Good points ... like the drive to stop people from growing cannabis so we'll all be safer, healthier ... Right on! Great idea! That'll get people to stop smoking pot altogether, or at least only buy it off the street where it must pass a stringent quality control test before being sold. Idiots.

That is so ridiculous it's not even worth my time.

That's one reason why the soak and dry method is so effective. Some people misunderstand what over-watering is and think it is about giving them too much water at once when actually it is about giving them water too often. When watering, keep pouring until it runs out the drain holes in the...

When addressing an American 'think tank' in the states, Harper said the following: "I was asked to speak about Canadian politics. It may not be true, but it's legendary that if you're like all Americans, you know almost nothing except for your own country. Which makes you probably knowledgeable...