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I have found that watering plants from the bottom is extremely beneficial. I place all of my plants, which are in their own pots, inside of a common drip tray and pour my water or nutrient mix into this tray. The soil soaks up water via capillary action. This ensures all plants get just as...

Is it ok to premix nutrients specifically general hydro flora-nova series in a reservoir with an air stone and just use them when I need them?

Whats up westsiders, I'm planning an excursion to Cali late this coming summer. I want to stay in hostels and keep it cheap. I really want to find work as a trimmer to help with expenses. Any tips?

We have been rooting clones in a homemade Aerocloner we built which I am very proud of, we are getting roots in 5-6 days and by day 12-13 most plants have ropes ready to transplant. We've been transplanting in to coco and this is the weakest point of our grow. The clones need excessive amounts...

I've had some clones in my home built ez-cloner for about three weeks and they still are not rooting. They have had those white bumps that show up before roots for about 15 days now but still aren't showing roots. I have changed the reservoir a few times and always keep the ph at 5.5, I also...

I'm setting up a drip system using hydrton and I'm wondering how often I should water and for how long. I plan on getting either half gallon or one gallon per hour dippers and running my pump 30 on 15 off, rather than on 24 hours, in order to keep my res temp down. Any thoughts?

So I know the Lucas formula calls for 8ml of Flora Nova bloom per gallon. Is this really possible for all stages of growth? Also I hear that with the Lucas formula you don't have to flush, any thoughts? I ask because I can only fit two reservoirs in my flowering area but would still like to...

Hello every one. I'm building some hydro units out of Rubbermaid totes. I'm trying to decide if it would be worth it to build an aero/dwc hybrid or if I should just got straight DWC. I found a really cool video on you tube where they build a top drip/aero/dwc system. the idea was to use the...

So I'm building an aero garden out of a rubbermaid tote. I see that most people do not let their roots grow directly in to their res and I'm just wondering why. I don't have the space to set it up any other way. My plan for res changes is to build a spare system and just move my lid, with the...

Hello every one. I am a medical grower, growing indicas for chronic pain, sleep an appetite issues. I am permitted to grow 36 plants. Due to space and time concerns I'm leaving soil and am going to try my hand at hydro. Other than some DWC grown tomatoes and an EZ-cloner that I built, I...

Every night about 2 hours before my lights go out in my flower tent, my plants start to sag, before light out all of the fan leaves are lying down, then by the morning they are reaching for the lights again, what is causing this? I let my soil dry out in between watering, and always water with...

So I'm three days in to 12/12 and have set my lights to be on during the day, which was a mistake because it is to hot during the day and to cold at night. How should I go about switching the times for the lights to come on at night and turn off during the day? Should I slowly move the start...

How can waters PH be balanced with out killing beneficial mycorrhizae? I've heard that balancing your PH in organic soil grows is not as important as in other growing methods. I'm not sure if this is true or not, but I have added lime to my soil in order to keep the ph in check. Is this...

Hello every one. I'm wondering if it is possible to mix and store large batches of organic nutrient solution that will later be used in soil. Would it be ok to mix a large amount of fertilizer and leave it in a tub with an air stone for a month or longer? I'm using General Organics if that...

What size clones should I cut and root for a sea of green grow? Thanks for any help

I have some tiny white bugs crawling on my plants they have been leaving small grey spots and laying eggs I killed many by hand sprayed neem oil and am buying pyrethrin I also isolated the affected plants Is there anything else I can do?

Any one know how big of a veg area will be needed to keep a 4x4 flowering area full using the sea of green method? Also how do t5 lamps compare to metal halide lamps for the veg stage and keeping mothers? Thanks for any help

What are some strains that have the right qualities to be used in a sea of green method? Some qualities that are necessary Fast flowering Fast rooting clones Tendency to flower one large cola rather than side branches. A couple of strains that come to my mind AK47 Hash berry Please add...

Whats an organic line that has every micro and macro nutrient? Also the less to mix the better so two or three bottles at most.

I'm going to try a grow in a soilless medium, using RO water. Once my seedling are established I know how to feed them, but how can I get them through there first few weeks of life? I don't want to feed them and kill them to early, but my medium has no nutrients, and neither does my water...