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    Spidermites have won the fight!!

    I harvested early because of my first ever problem with these bastards. I had them in both my veg and flower room (I really don't know how they got there because of my setup).I thought alright, chop em down early, clean out the flower room, get the veg room under control before I start another...
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    Outdoor Classification???What is it considered outdoor or indoor....

    I have had 3 wonderful harvests indoors,wanna move everything to a greenhouse type environment for the summer.Is using the sun considered outdoor or is it the other environmental stresses that put it in that class.I'm looking to try a new strain and curious wether I should get outdoor or indoor...
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    power outages and HID lights question

    Just moved to a new place and the wind here is insane!the power will go out on windy days (like today) breifly,like 2 seconds.It's enuff ofcourse to shut down my 400 w hps and I run and unplug it, as it does not fire up on it's own when this happens, wait 10-15 and plug it in.I have a 1000 w as...
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    2 part nute question

    1. Can you use nutes that are old or have been frozen?(long story haha) 2. Can you use nutes made for hydroponics in soil and if so what would I change with recommended dosage?(The bottles state all over that it's for hydro)
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    400w HPS acting up need advice....

    My light seems to choose when it wants to work.Some mornings it has engaged except there is no light,just some minor,blueish electrical arching down the inner tube while near the tip of the bulb(inner tube)there is more of a orange red arch.If I unplug it for 10 min it sometimes works but...
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    curing time and mold,can I leave these in jars or.....?

    I just finished my first harvest.Let my buds hang for a bout a week at 65 degrees.They dried up to the point of stems snapping so I threw them in jars.I used this site pretty much the whole grow and I gotta say it was a biiig help!!I got 15 oz of 4 plants for my first time and not bad stuff...
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    to have unflushed bud or overdeveloped bud.whats the better way to go??

    This is my first grow and a.s.a.p,my first harvest.I have miscalculated my schedule a bit and have just fed my babies as of yesterday but just realized these are ready to be pulled now!!Any longer and I think I might be in trouble.so whats better,pull em full of nutes or go ahead with the flush...
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    Hey White Widow growers!!!!need advice for good harvest time please!!!

    got no pics sorry but I figure I am about a week away from harvest...maybe....first grow so not sure.about 20-30% of pistil hairs are red and receding and I got about a 50/50 ratio of amber and milky trichomes.If I go by tric's then they seem ready now,but seems that I have a lot of hairs going...
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    strange odor in 5th week of flower???Any ideas??

    I am currently in my first grow of WW,5th week of flower.about the end of the 3rd week I started noticing a....off...smell.It smells almost mildew like...like wet swim trunks that sat to long.My RH is between 40-50%,temps are 82 lights on and 75 lights out.Plenty of circulation and fresh...
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    Try to view my posts and this happens....

    vBulletin Message searchd error: per-query max_matches=500 out of bounds (per-server max_matches=0) What the hell does this mean????????can't see my posts or started threads???
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    Using H2o2 on foliage for fungus...what ratio is safe?

    as asked above,I found good stuff on flushing soil and using in hydro but am curious about ridding fungus on leaves.Can't seem to find much.I have 3% here I am thinking 1 tblspoon per gallon???litre??
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    Young leaves severely curling down and stunted growth in 3-4 week of flower...

    4 babies all doing great for my first time except the last 2 days.young leaves are sharply curling down on one and this is now passed on to the others.My levels are all good,I may have an issue with ferts or to much water as I just flushed them before flower,but my water schedule has been good...
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    Cloning in 3rd week of flower??

    I'm about to try taking some clones for the first time but I am almost 3 weeks into flower.Do I leave these little buds on and throw it right into 24 h light and humidity dome or cut these buds off or what?
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    Can you take clones after you start flowering???

    I wasn't set up for it when I was vegging but now I've got a little more space.Problem is is that I am about 2 weeks into flower.Just wondering whats best.Trim them up good once they flower fully and throw them back into veg?..or just take clones from flower and throw them into veg??Whats...
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    Chlorine??? 0 or .5...which is better?

    Need to do a really good flush but don't have time to let my water stand out to rid chlorine.It is at .5 before I do this,is this to much for the plants??
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    From flouro's to 1000w hps,would this explain the yellowing of the bottom growth?

    I actually did a little light pruning and changed my lighting,bottom leaves are sagging and turning yellow now....everything was ok till then just wondering if this is normal with the flowering switch,lighting change,and pruning....maybe to much at once??
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    Small town,limited supplies.quick grab nutes for flower,"Cactus Plant Food",2-7-7.??

    Just wondering if this will work for food through flower,been rushing to try and find good bloom fert but it's a few hours away.I'm new but the numbers seem right.no?????2-7-7...does it matter that it's cactus food????It's got all the micros as well...
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    1000w Hps light...does this raise flags with power company???

    Just got a kick ass ballast that runs 120v or 240 v,MH and HPS.I am not set up for 240v but is this 1000w bulb gonna bring the "heat"???I know it has to spike my bill but is it enough for someone to notice?I'm seeing it as 10x 100w lights going for 12 hours...thats a big jump from conventional...
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    How Can You Raise Your Ph...Soil To Acidic

    my ph is roughly 5.5.I would like to raise it as I was told I might be at risk of potassium and cal-mag lockout...how can I do this?My water seems to be more alkaline but I have not seen any change.need something to add to it or give it a boost!!my first grow so I went with miracle gro moisture...
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    Sexing plants...early distinction...

    My plants are showing signs of sex.I proceeded to remove a few that had what looked like lil' pollen sacs to me(was pretty confident in my research)...so I said my farewells and tossed them.....upon reading further haha..I found some things that said early distinction is difficult....oops?some...
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