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    Issues with lucas formula in soil with LEDS. feedback much appreciated

    I have been growing for a couple years now but I still feel like newbie as I havent dialed in my set up I have 3 tents in different phases of growth all the time and harvest every month and a half or so. The problem is that all my recent grows have been less than ideal. I wanted to use lucas...
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    Long post looking for discussion on harvesting with history of recurring thrip, WPM and foxtailing issues. dealing with space afterwards.

    Alright so first of all, I live in Canada, which is why you won't see mention of spinosad in my efforts so far, but I have received some in the mail which I can now use going forward. Thank you very much in advance for anyone willing to read all this and offer feedback and advice I have 3 5x5...
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    are these plants foxtailing and how long would you guess they have left?

    Its a 5x5 12 led strip build green gelato general hydro nutes humidity 54 temp 72 end of 8th week is wednesday, but i feel like it still needs atleast another week maybe 2. royal queen site says 8-9 week flower indoor. Light is 2 feet from the plants lux meter is reading 55000 at canopy...
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    Are Bridgelux EB series gen 2 strips still the best bang for your buck if you're in Canada?

    Been a couple years since I started growing and the best setup I could find to build in Canada for a 5x5 seemed to be doing a 12x4ft LED strip build, mainly because of the fact large heat sinks for cobs were hard to get here. I've since built 2 set ups. one with the original bridgelux strips and...
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    quest, questions, advice for gummies without jello, using kief from dry ice bubble bag?

    I couldn't really put enough detail in the titles limited size but here's where I'm at I couldn't find any recipes using kief that doesn't use jello, and I couldn't find any not using jello that also use any type of cannabis product. I have decided to go on a journey to make some awesome...
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    Made my LED parallel strip build about a year ago. wondering what's new and exciting with LEDs

    Looking into making another fixture soon as was wondering if there have been any cool developments in terms of DIY LED lighting. I was on digikey and noticed that the gen 2 bridgelux out which is sweet. apprently higher efficiency. Whats everyone else opinion on best strips to use for a build...
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    Made my LED parallel strip build about a year ago. wondering what's new and exciting with LEDs

    Looking into making another fixture soon as was wondering if there have been any cool developments in terms of DIY LED lighting. I was on digikey and noticed that the gen 2 bridgelux out which is sweet. apprently higher efficiency. Whats everyone else opinion on best strips to use for a build...
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    Feel like I'm missing something in terms of checking trichomes. Bought 3 different loupe/magnifying

    Like title says I've bought 3 different louped/maginifying glasses and all three have some issue 1st one you have to put your eye right up to and the microscope has to be touch the bud. pain in the ass to do while the plant is moving around, im moving around, proper light etc. amazon link 2nd...
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    doing second grow, input on flower periods using LED lights highly appreciated.

    Last post i made about same grow with different topic got few to no responses so hopefully i have better luck with this one. 5x5 tent 12 Bridgelux 3500k LEDS average 32,000 lux at canopy 4plants northern lights photoflower currently in week 6 of flower. I remember some people mentioning...
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    I am wondering if my reservoir is too warm and some other questions relating to using a barrel to pr

    I am using a 55 gallon barrel to premix a large batch of water/food. Filled a half barrel first time to make sure everything was alright and noticed after checking the barrel afterwards that there was alot of what seemed like algea or some kind of buildup. also the tubing that was inside the...
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    questions about selective defoliation, light rating, lumen output, and LST

    Hello, second time grower here Due to phenotype, the 2 plants on the left of my tent are much shorter and much bushier. as a result i feel like alot of bud sites are being covered by fan leaves and I wanted to know if its okay to take alot of them away. Here is a pic here is a pic of left...
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    2nd time grower. Am i doing LST right? Should I not have done it? and other questions

    Alrighty. So this is my second grow and during my first grow I came here and got a lot of excellent answers to a bunch of questions i had about creating my set up and then the issues i was having. the issue ended up being i didn't have proper drainage. Always make sure you put your drainage...
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    What has happened to my plants?

    First time grower here. Growing with coco, 5x5 tent. 12x4ft bridgelux strips Started off with problems as I didn't make the drainage holes properly. Eventually I changed them to bigger pots and gave them a feeding. They loved it and thrived and all was right in the world. After a week or so I...
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    What am I doing wrong? My guess is too much water.

    Hey I'm gonna post a couple of pictures to go along as i feel its hard to get a proper diagnosis without pictures. Also today i realized that i have to start a water/feeding journal so that its easier to show a full picture when asking for help or if i wanna look back at what ive been doing...
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    questions about germination, seedlings and LED strips

    I recently planted 4 seeds that i germinated in paper towels. planted them in coco, in dixi cups and realized I have alot more questions about environment. I am running 12 4 foot bridgelux LED strips in a 5x5 tent, ducting carbon filter etc and a clip on fan inside, just ordered another one...
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    thermal paste/thermal tape for LED strip builds

    My first question is whether or not it is even needed? Right now i have all the supplies (except thermal paste or tape). U channel, 12, 4 foot Bridgelux EB gen 1 strips etc.. I forgot that I need and am now wondering what to get and where i should get it. I've found this on digikey...
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    Canadian DIY COB Questions and Material List Request.

    Hello I've been looking around the forums for about a week and figured it was time to post my questions all in one place instead of going between threads and looking through some out dated ones. I have to appologize in advance for not having any links (site wouldn't let me because being a new...
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