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  1. mr.swishas&herb

    Sunkan grow lights????

    So, I am going through eBay and I am looking into a 600 watt light...I have gone w/ HTG and they were solid...however the deal seems to be with this SUNKAN system this time around...
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    MH to HPS TRANSITION QUESTION

    So this is probably a stupid question, but I have heard that flowering doesn't start until you see pistils as opposed to the day you switch the lighting schedule...in said theory would it make sense to leave the MH bulb in during the first couple of weeks after the shift from 18/6 to 12/12 in...
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    Yellowing in the lower leaves and quickly spreading...

    So i know i have made similar posts but last time I was told that yellowing is perfectly natural in the flowering stage...I feel like this can't be normal and almost every other post/sticky says that color change is due to a deficiency, and I don't want my plants to be defective!!! I am using...
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    Is a electronic ballast necessary?

    I have a 400 watt HTG light that I got of ebay...it does the trick but I have seen that hortilux bulbs can vastly increase yield and I was wondering if I can stick that bulb into my current setup? or do I need a electronic ballast?? thanks for the info/help
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    So I am Royally Confused!?!

    Ive been looking into the argument of dense vs. fluffy buds and most of it makes sense, but I thought it was a characteristic of sativa to be "whispier," fluffier, or less dense? This must be a myth since I saw so many people stand by the fact that fluffy buds are simply the result of poor...
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    My first LST...

    Hello all, this is is the first time i have tried LST'ing a plant...just a couple pics let me know what you think and what i can do to adjust for the next one...last pic is the monster that is living above this little guy (the reason i had to bend it over)
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    What causes slow flowering stage?

    So this is my second grow now and I don't understand why my flowering stage always goes so much slower than the flowering period the companies state? like 2 to 3 times longer than expected...it is quite frusterating:evil:...i have recently invested in a grow tent to help with light leak but what...
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    The People of California

    So I am from the East Coast and am looking to go to grad school out west (cali) and was wondering if any of you have attended either JFK University (Pleasant Hill) or San Diego State University in Cali...and your opinions of the school and area (especially when it comes to bud) I am guessing the...
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    I still don't get it...

    So I am now on my 3rd grow (2nd grow using the fox farm nutrient lineup) and I am continuing to get massive amounts of yellowing on all of the fan leaves... it seems like everytime I enter the last couple of weeks of flowering my plants go from green looking beauties to nasty yellow/brown dead...
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    400 watt big buddha buddha haze grow (Starting from flowering)

    Hey all...i am not sure how long I vegetated these buddha haze plants because I pretty much grew them as high as i could before they hit the veg. room lights but I am forcing her into flowering today Originally vegetated under 2 42 watt cfl's Soil_____Fox Farm Ocean And Forest mixed w/ Perlite...
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    1000 w light bulbs in a 400 w socket????

    :confused: I already have a 400 watt hps ballast bulb up in my reflector and I was wondering what I would have to do to move to more watts? would I have to get a new reflector and ballast as well? or could I just put a new bulb up in that socket? PLEASE HELP...also do you think that 400 watts...
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    How do you know if a plant is done w/o microscope?

    Hey I was wondering how do you know if your plant is done without a 3x microscope to check the trichs? I have heard when all the pistols change colors...is this true? Thanks...p.s. check out my girl who is a cpl weeks away!
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    Best Looking Seeds of 2010

    So I am looking to re-up on some seeds soon and I finally have a decent harvest on the way so i'll prob be dropping a couple hundred on seeds this time and wanted to get the best of the best! What is the best of the best for 2010? And I don't really care about what high times said is the best as...
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    Plant problems...PLEASE HELP!

    Hey everyone, I am growing a white castle seed from Nirvana with: 400 watt hps fox farm o&f fox farm nutrient trio originally I was vegging her under a CFL and then moved her under the 400 watt as soon as it arrived and forced it into flowering... The plant has been flowering for under a...
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    Vegetation to Flowering Transition (MH/HPS)

    Hey guys I have a 400w light otw w/ both MH bulbs and HPS bulbs and I have a girl ready to flower but I recently saw on a thread that you should keep it on MH for the first cpl weeks of flowering to prevent the "mad stretch" stage...has anybody else heard/tried this? any help is valuable.
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    Advanced Nutrients/ General Hydroponic Questions

    So I still have until winter break before I move home from school to start up my bubbleponic setup but I have been doing a bit of research on bubbleponics/hydroponics...I was wondering if anyone has heard of "Advanced Nutrients" I saw an article in High Times and apparently it is a line of nuts...
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    Unknown Bud nearing the end of flowering...advice?

    Okay so I have been growing this unknown bud for about 13 weeks and its been flowering for 9 weeks and a half as of today (saturday) I was wondering what of all of your professional opinions would be about harvesting this little girl...grew her in miracle grow under 42 watt cfl (standard...
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    to flush or not to flush...

    I have a plant that is on week 9 of flowering and is nearing the end of its life...I am growing this little girl organically in miracle grow and I was wondering if there is any flushing technique that I have to do prior to chopping her down?any help would be useful...thanks
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    New to hydroponics...

    How is everyone? I am somewhat new to growing, a week or two away from harvesting my first plant but I grew it organically and I was wondering if ya'll could tell me why hydro is better than organic and a round-a-bout price to starting up a small hydro garden like 1-3 plants...Thanks, oh plan on...
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