What is your biggest question about growing cannabis?

[Rocmonkey]

I read (here- Thank you, Nebula Haze!!) that the 2 ways to tell when to pull / harvest a plant is 1. when the white hair turns red and curls inward and 2. (the best way to know) when the Trichomes are 70% cloudy. BUT my red hairs were about 30% red but the Trichomes were about 80% cloudy- so I pulled my plant. Was that a bad idea or did I save myself from having a batch of Indica (which I don’t want)?

[Rocmonkey]

Thanks, guys! I used plain potting soul mixed 50/50 with peat moss and grew a 6’4” plant full of buds. Pulled it yesterday due to 80% cloudy Trichomes. Will be working on it, trimming, etc, for quite a while.

[FunkyButtLovin]

Sure, I would recommend paying a little extra for a decent quality 100w quantum board LED like an HLG, Spider Farmer, Mars-Hydro, etc. but you can definitely get a single autoflower plant from seed to harvest with a single 100w light.

[Cenobias27]

hello everyone...i was wondering if i can start a small project with a strain that is auto flower, for cold weather and with a simple led 100watts lamp in a small closet? is possible to go through all stages of plant with this simple set?

[RedEagle]

Micro growing training Autos.
Thanks Nebula

[Canoas420]

Everything I do or have done to my plants I learned most of it on your site, it is my go to reference for everything grow related. Thank you will post some pics soon!

[NuggetMan]

It boils down to what works best for you and what you are comfortable using. Organics is "living" soil and nutrients to feed the soil, not the plant. Growing with synthetics you are feeding the plant, not the soil. Very important to know the pH of your water (6.0 - 7.0) I keep mine between 6.4-6.6 and fluctuate it because nutrient are absorbed through different pH levels. Cloth growing bags are supposed to be better for roots (I do not know as I have used my plastic pots with no issues). Again, it's up to you...

[BackWoodsBud]

Still somewhat of a newbie myself but from what I’ve learned over the past couple of years from the fine folks here and the tons of information at the GWE website, I don’t know if there is a “best” way to do it. I think it boils down to what works for you and what you have confidence in. Lots of other more experienced growers on here will chime in and you’ll find that the soil all depends on how much work you want to put into it and how many extra nutes you will have to add. Amended soil is basically a custom soil built by the grower and they put whatever they want in it. Most amended soil won’t require bottles and bottles of nutrients because they’re already built into the soil. Having the ability to have stable pH is another plus for amended soil. Lots of people only water with that soil. I’ve always bought soil because I don’t have the privacy or the space to mix soil, but the bought soil has worked for me. I have to add nutrients along the way and pH my water to make it work but my grows have turned out pretty good. I know tons of gorilla grows that’s used just dirt and probably turned out fine but a lot of folks would rather buy soil than take a chance on just plain dirt. In any case, starting out might be easier with bought soil. Fox Farms and other make soil just for cannabis and of course there’s coco and those mixes also. What I would suggest is read and learn everything you can about the way YOU want to try to grow. Every grow you will learn what to do and what not to do and that’s the key. Good luck with whatever you decide and remember to not only enjoy the fruits of your labor, but take time to enjoy the journey getting to those fruits.

BWB

[NuggetMan]

I use plastic pots and water every 3-4 days with no issues. I use Fox Farms Ocean Forest, better than outside dirt or amended dirt/soil. depending where you live and weather will determine how much and when to water. I grow indoors using a small bedroom as my grow room.

[Rocmonkey]

I’m a newbie to growing. In fact, this is only my 2nd year and 4th plant I’ve ever grown. So, what is the best way to grow- outside, inside, in the ground or in pots, real dirt, bought ‘dirt’ or a mix of dirts? Please excuse my ‘growing’ ignorance. I do know if you use plastic pots you will have to water 2-3 times a day / more often! I learned that the hard way this year.
Thanks, in advance.

[tdelo56]

When is a good time to prune your plant?

[NuggetMan]

just to give you an idea, here are 6 freshly transplanted plants in 3 gallon pots. This next picture is one of my grows indoors with no tent and look at the space it took up... there were 8 in 3 gallon pots. You would still need breathing room for plants to grow and bush out...

[Superjd]

It was a total exaggeration and I’m scaling down to 4, 3 in larger and 1 in smaller tent. It was nice to see those all growing nicely but totally unmanageable.

[StillHigh1982]

Sweet, thanks. That's a cool picture, to actually see the different shades of clear all next to each other really helps to distinguish them from one another. It would be a poster I would buy for sure.

[FurnaceBoi]

I just bought a 5x5 I was thinking 16 also. In 3 gal. NuggetMan. Your opinion would be appreciated.