Search results

HPS is definitely more worth it if you're thinking about input costs; they're not that expensive and they will definitely produce a decent harvest. If heat or power bill is your biggest concern, go for the LED. ~ooli~

Sorry for the abbreviation. A set of phenotypes that breed relatively true. ~ooli~

It might be nice to breed SLH with something that has a shorter flowering time. I would try out using other male pollen and spray down some of the SLH bud with colloidal silver as to collect some feminized SLH pollen. Just my 2 cents. ~ooli~

What he said. It only takes a short while for the data to travel from the pistil to the ovule. Moisture contaminates pollen, so spraying it down will prevent the pollen from spreading unintentionally. ~ooli~

Keeping a variety of genetics is a healthy practice. You can, even on a small scale, build a pheno-set--or better yet several--while you're growing. ~ooli~

Interesting info. I don't really deal much with AF's, so I'm curious; how do you know that the AF gene(s) is only passed through the male? ~ooli~

Yeah, it can be done. I don't even think you'll have to grow out that many seeds. Go for the gold! ~ooli~

A balanced diet is best for seeds. Really not a great idea to starve it of nitrogen. A lot of people mix bloom/grow ferts for seed production. ~ooli~

There are several ways to produce a feminized seed. I believe most breeders use the Colloidal Silver method which is just treating a budsite with a colloidal silver solution, which, in turn, causes an ethylene change in the area, causing the female to grow male sex organs at that site; male sex...

The First progeny of two parents should exemplify 100% of the dominant traits if they are a true-breeding varieties, wherever the genes come from. If you then cross all of the F1 progeny, their offspring (F2) should exemplify 75% dominant characteristics and 25% recessive. 25% of the 75% being...

I always let it sit for 24-48. ~ooli~

I'm well aware of the method you are mentioning. It was my understanding that a Sea Of Green method simply meant there was a constant rotation of plants and a perpetual harvest. A fast one-cola-ed grow is just a way of utilizing it. ~ooli~

My mistake. SOG doesn't just apply to a straight-to-flower operation; a veg stage can be implimented. ~ooli~

Are you talking straight to flower? Because, you can make the your yield as big as you want really, just by vegging longer. It would just save you some time. ~ooli~

Lol, sorry, I wasn't very specific. I just got 7 400w MH's for about $0.99+pickup--total. I'm only gonna use one or two as I usually run a 1000w HPS or two. ~ooli~

Well, if they pass the viability test (Squeeze Test) and look healthy then hell yeah! Plant 'em. In theory, the only staminate (male) DNA donated to the seeds should have been the pistillate (female) individual's DNA, because that is all the plant has. So, the plant would have split its...

I just got 2800 watts worth of MH so I could try this out. I thought it would be really useful, mostly for tightening up the internodal space when the plant goes (into/under) (flower/HPS). I don't know whether it would be more useful to use both simultaneously or in stages. ~ooli~

DWC is pretty damn easy too. ~ooli~

They add the flavoring to the molasses that they mix in the tobacco. That's why it's all wet and sticky. ~ooli~

Typically, a MH bulb will be in a traditional bulb form, and halogen's usually come in a tube shape. You can always tell by the light of the MH because of it's blueish hue. The ballast is usually housed within the light housing. Just make sure it says Metal Halide on the box when you buy it...