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Hi friends, Twenty-three days ago, I transplanted 30 seedlings from Jiffy pots into 6" square pots. I'm trying Sea of Green in a 6' x 2' closet with a 400W MH bulb ( I have a 400W HIS to switch to when I go to 12/12). I used two different brands of commercial potting soil, and after a couple...

Dear friends, Hello all, it's good to be back. Some of you may remember me from my first grow a couple of months ago that was unfortunately affected by the appearance of a hermie. I had started with10 Shiva Shanti seeds from Amsterdam; all germinated and after a month of vegetative...

. . . or so they say. Has anyone seen this before and attempted to use it? Or has anyone had any success with any method of determining the sex of a seed? If so, it sure would simplify things later on in the life cycle!

I'm about to start my second grow, and need advice. Four months ago I ordered and received seeds from Amsterdam Seed Co. I bought 10 Shiva Shanti, and included were 20 "free" seeds, strain unknown. I germinated them, grew them, and harvested them. I would have to say my first grow was a...

I thought I did everything right, but I have a nagging suspicion that some of my male plants released some pollen before I could move them safely away from my females. Judging from this photo, do you think some of the females got nailed, so to speak?!

Okay, this question may strike some as being a bit paranoid, but you can't be too careful sometimes, right? Here goes . . . My daughter and her husband are coming to visit and the closet that happens to be my grow room happens to be in the guest bedroom. They are open-minded and don't care...

Hi gang, I purchased 10 "Shiva Shanti" seeds from Amsterdam. They were described as a sativa/indica hybrid, expected to grow 50-80 cm, low, bushy plant. The result? The plants grew to 6 feet after 28 days of 18/6. They are tall, not bushy. And I'm no expert, but the leaves are very...

I just posted a couple of photos of my plants that are on Day 38 since going to 12/12. A very experienced poster replied that they looked heavily seeded, even though I was very careful to move the males away as soon as I knew which was which. I guess all I can do is wait and see, but I have...

Hi gang, My first grow is getting close to harvest time. I see different growers use different indications to decide on when to harvest: Some go by the pistils, others pay close attention to the trichomes. I have 10X and 20X loupes and a 30X microscope and I see the trichomes clearly. I...

I have 3 plants growing indoors under a 400W HIS lamp. After a month under MH lamps for18 hours/day, I made the switch to 12/12 days under the HIS lamps 30 days ago. There are nice buds growing on all three, with trichromes galore. I expect harvest will begin soon. Just one concern: One of...

Mi amigos, Again, the wisdom on this site about growing high-quality smoke has saved my sorry ass. Thank you to all who gave advice and brought a little comfort to me during the difficult time when we discovered one of our daughters is not, in fact, a daughter at all. I thought she was just...

Again, I seek out the expertise of my betters. My very small grow room, a 2'x6' closet, after selecting the best growers and then weeding out the males, contains 4 plants. Three look gorgeous; after switching to 12 hours of light 3 weeks ago, the buds are coming out beautifully. But plant...

Hi gang, this is my first post, and my first grow since 1968. I started with 10 Shiva Shanti seeds and 20 free, mystery seeds from Amsterdam. Germination went well, ended with 7 Shiva Shanti (SS) seedlings and 5 Free Seeds (FS) seedlings (in Jiffy Pots). After app. 2 weeks I transplanted 5 SS...