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    Humidity questions

    Hi guys. I am wanting to start my second closetI grow, but my first was a mess and my plants ended up stunted. I want to figure out what went wrong before going through this again. I don't think it was a soil problem, because during the grow I took a couple of the plants over to my Mom's...
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    %20 humidity, can my plants do well?

    The humidity in my closet is 20 percent, sometimes 25. My plants have always had problems and I am wondering if this could be why. I have deal and dying leaves. leaves that are folded upwards length wise. This isn't heat because one of my plants isn't folded up length way. Could someone...
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    Is this a male? Need help fast.

    Just wondering if thisa is a male. My other plant in flower doesn't have any of these on it.
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    reveg female questions?

    Hi folks. If I decide to reveg my favorite female after harvest, what steps should i take. Should I pull her up by the roots and snip off the root ball down to a nice small one so she can start fresh and have new room to grow roots?? Do I need to put her in new soil? If I just want her for...
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    12-12 from seed. Dutch method?

    Hi folks. This was an interesting thread on the chronic forum. HomeGrown420 - Opinions on this new 'Dutch' method? Anyone here doing this? I think I want to go this route. There are a few good things about this method. 1. Lights are on only 12/12, This will mean a lower electric bill...
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    PH up/down slutions, where to buy?

    Can anyone tell me what these soulutions are, can you use certain home products for this purpose, and where do you folks get your up and down solutions to go along with your testers. I would like to simply buy the ph strips and be able to buy some up down solution separately, or make it out of...
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    Holy crap, I can't understand how to use Timer

    Jeez, I must be stupid, but I can't make heads nor tales out of this Sun Leaves brand timer. No directions came with it, only a sticker on the back. The first step says this "Push down the joint slices according to the working duration of the household appliance you need". WHAT THE HELL...
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    Distilled water and a Co2 question

    Hi folks. I have still not picked up a ph meter yet. I plan on getting one soon. Is it ok to use distilled water? Is all distilled water 7.0 on the ph scale (neutral)? I had been using spring water purchased from the store, but the distilled is the same price. is this what I should be using...
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    Where to get light proof black plastic?

    Hi. I need to cover my second closet door from the inside. Does Walmart carry light proof black plastic? What should I bee looking for and where should I look? I have a Walmart and a Lowes here. Also, anyone know if lowes has a reasonably priced inline duct fac, like HTG has for 37...
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    Power for my PC fans?

    Hi guys. I have decided to build a grow box like the one Jethro gave instructions for. I have a couple PC fans that hook to a PC power supply. I also have a PC power supply. So, when a power supply is in a computer it is plugged to the motherboard. You hit the power switch and the power...
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    Heart broken, gotta shut down my grow!

    Man, I am just so depressed. Folks, I live in a mobile home, single dad with two kids, 16 year old boy and 12 year old girl. I have had to keep my closet door open and they saw the light from my hps 250. They were both in my room tonight and I saw my little girl peak behing my barrier I had...
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    Just scored an HPS400 for about $95 dollars

    Scored myself an hps 400 for about 95 bucks. It looks like the htg model, and I already have the 250 from htg. I can veg with the 250 and my 35000 lumen enhanced blue 250 bulb, then flower with the 400 and only have to run it 12 hours, which will be using less than running the 250 24 hours...
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    Just bought this timer, good buy?

    Sunleaves SunDial Dual Timer 24 hr for hid lights(NEW) - (eBay item 230163721135 end time Aug-27-07 09:57:02 PDT)
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    Time to get a handle on the ph issue.

    Howdy folks. i am now ready to start getting a grip on the ph issue. i thought by simply using store bought spring water that this would be natural from nature and have the proper ph. So, I guess I need to ask some basic questions. Do I need to test both my soil PH AND test the water I use...
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    Leaves folding upwards length wise

    Hi.I am afraid I may have my hps 250 too close to my plants, or just a general heat problem, but my leaves are folding upwards length wise. Can anyone tell me what's causing this? I have had my hps 250 oh, about 7 or 8 inches above with indirect air blowing around. My closet also get pretty...
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    Busted growing stories you guys?

    I would be interested in any stories about getting busted growing in the past, and what happened. Makes for interesting reading, the excitement and worry, then the devastation of knowing you were busted, then what happened over it.
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    Question on hermes.

    I have been reading the thread on fem seeds. I understand that fem seeds can produce more hermes on average, but this made me think, fem seeds turning herme is also a good thing, isn't it? Wouldn't those seeds be fem seeds, and you would have a crap load of fem seeds? Yeah, they might be even...
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    One thing that6 has helped as a nube

    I saw on a growing video a recipe for a soiless mix. 50 percent Pete moss, 25 percent each of Ver and Per. What I have noticed is that this is a very forgiving medium. I have overwatered my plants a few times. It can be bad for a day, but this medium drains so well, it lets go of the water...
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    HPS 250 whipping my 26 wattx8 6500k cfl's

    Howdy folks. I had been veging under 8 26 watt 6500k cfls. 6 of them in the round metal reflectors you get at wallmart and the y splitters. Day before yesterday my HPS 250 came. I set it up about 12-15 inches above my plants. 33,000 lumens. I turned off the cfls. They were miserable to...
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    Baking soda/vinegar, I mixed some

    I used a spoon and put a few spoon fulls of baking soda in the bottom of a plastic milk jug. Stood over my plants and then poured some white vinegar in the jug. That stuff went to bubbling and fizzing, and I mean really fizzing, like seltzer or something. Was this co2 being released? Seems...
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