What is your biggest question about growing cannabis?

[allmyown]

I just got a new DWC setup , that came with startup nutrients {Rocket grow & bloom ),the problem is the supply not enough to complete the grow.. Asked around and nobody heard of it , seem like i can only order a resupply on eBay .
question : if i switch the nutrients to another brand like RX Grow & Bloom when i get ready to switch to 12/12, will this harm the plants. growing 2 white widow i plan on flipping in 13 more days . today is 18 days Veg. i topped them yesterday .

[NebulaHaze]

It's okay to switch nutrient systems partway through the grow. However, you should never mix two nutrients together because they can react with each other in the water. But that just means you need to do a full reservoir change if you do decide to switch nutrients. It's possible the plant may react slightly (especially if you give much higher or lower overall nutrient levels than before), but as long as you're giving a good amount the plant shouldn't show much difference.

[allmyown]

Thank You NebulaHaze....That information just took my worries away, when i flip them i full reservoir change and switch to RX bloom which i have plenty of

[Yuroknative]

Whats a good number of plants to grow under a 1000W hps lights?
and what are some good high yielding strains for an indoor setup?

[Newf]

The # of plants depends on if they are autos or photoperiod plants (Autos are smaller and need less room.) and the size of the plants you want to grow. (3 gal pot vs 10 gal pot / 4 weeks of veg vs 12 weeks of veg etc.) Here is a quote from the GWE website. "A 1000W ballast is slightly less efficient than a 600W lights and will cover an area of about 4' x 4' (1.2m x 1.2m) up to about 5' x 5' (1.5m x 1.5m). The further your light from the plants, the less powerful the brightness but the greater and area the light will cover." So however many plants you can fit in that 5'x5' space. A good, relatively high yielding strain that is very easy to grow indoors is Northern Lights. Yield is also very dependent on training and I highly recommend you check out the website tutorial on maximizing yields. Great luck to you on your indoor set up!

[Yuroknative]

Thank u. I have aprox a 5x12 grow area with the 2 1000w lights. As of now I'm growing 18 plants. all my plants were vegged for 4 weeks except 1, I vegged the 1 plant for 6 weeks just to see what the diffence would be....and wow what a diffence!! Ya i used topping and LST to get as many colas as possible.
it's been a long time since I tasted northern lights. I'll search for some clones or seeds for my future grows.
thank u for ur advice.

[BlueBudz]

This isn’t directly related to growing but how do you private message someone from the forum?

[Yuroknative]

I'm still new to the site. But I believe u can private message someone from your messages tab on the top of the page.
you just need to know the username of the person you want to message and type it in where it says to write persons name.
hope this helped.

[BlueBudz]

Thanks yuroknative, got it

[dang228]

Hi Nebula and Sirius - Since subscribing to the newsletter my past 3 grows have been awesome. Thanks for your time and efforts!!
I Don't have filtered water, just tap. No problems actually but am I wasting my time using microbials since I
cant filter the water as yet? I know that it has Chloramin in it and is around 200ppm.
Thanks in advance for any insight and keep up the great work.

[dang228]

Hello? is this the wrong place to ask a question?

[DingusKhan]

Tap water doesn't have enough chlorine in it to sterilize your soil colonies, you should be fine.

[BlueBudz]

Hello, I’m wondering if this is a sufficient cloning environment? The ends of the cuttings are at a node cut at 45° dipped in gel then powder. And put into a seedling strength 6.0ph water mix. In humidity dome with a seed heat Mat under. Is it critical to shade the water from all light or will the styrofoam on top provide enough light shade? It’s under a 25w t8. Thanks look forward to your replies!

[Newf]

You need to shade the water and the roots from all light and from all directions.

[BlueBudz]

Thanks newf I did about ten min after writing that. I just taped up the glasses with black electrical tape.

[TheGreenGiggler]

I have a few big questions, but the first I would like to start with is plant growth stages. Help me out with some thoroughly detailed info so I can plan steps?

If you’re sprouting Humbolt blue dream using the paper towel method, when do you plant or transfer? (Feminized)

Once planted in a solo in soil with drainage, in a dome with full light 24/0 seven days a week under “plant spectrum” cfl, when do you transfer? How long does that take most people? (Sunshine pro soil)

After you transfer to a veg area, in air pots, how long do you veg under a 300 to 600 watt COB LED? (might need a bit of help understanding the specs on lights - more on that later...) LST method to control height.

After switching to 12/12 how long till you see a reasonable bud growth? Not just one bract... but a bud of size.... say 1/4 inch? Also do you switch nutes right when you change the light schedule? (Advance sensi, big bud, candy and overdrive).

Little help?

[alltatup]

@TheGreenGiggler

I think all your questions will find answers here: http://www.growweedeasy.com/basics

[ColaCola]

After the first month to 12/12 switch,when stretching has really quit, and you've LST'D your plant, would you still keep the stems held down with your ties or release them free?

[ColaCola]

Yea true, you are right. Guess I read somewhere saying don't start LST in flower but maybe my head got confused and thought any LST in flowering was bad.idk maybe I felt bad for them always being tied down. But no worries, I'll be setting them free w the scissors soon,free from their stems then free floating in the wind, when it goes up in smoke that is

[ColaCola]

Hey alltatup like your journals, really nice plants.

[alltatup]

ColaCola Thanks dude! Yes, I would keep them tied so that each cola has room to breathe and air circulating all around it. Where's your pictures? ;-}

[DingusKhan]

IF the difference between true, living, organic soil and a product like Fox Farms Ocean Forest is the live population of microorganisms that are actively eating the "dirt" and feeding the plant, which I understand FFOF lacks because it is sterilized during the manufacturing process: DOES adding a live culture product like Bush Doctor Microbe Brew give you pretty much the same thing?

Peace

[Paracelsus]

if you add live microbial amendments to organic soil and allow it time to compost and you give the microbes the conditions they need to thrive, yes is can become a living soil over time. You must be exact in your preparations and follow directions to create it and to treat it as a living whole including your plants and their total whole environment. It doesn't happen over night. The soil needs to be agitated and allowed to ferment into a living soil by activating the organic amendments with water, sunlight, oxygen and carbon dioxide. Here are recipes for making Biodynamic soils, amendments, fertilizers and magic potions to bury in a lactating cow's horn during a full moon.

http://www.biodynamics.in/Recipes.htm

[DingusKhan]

Thanks again, Paracelsus. Of course I want all the benefits of live organic soil, but I don't have the will or energy (today) to do all that mixing and waiting. I was hoping for a stupidly easy hack. So far, I'm using Fox Farm Happy Frog and Ocean Forest, and I've been adding Bushmaster Microbe Brew which is mostly bat quano and earthworm castings, and a long list of microbes. I may go down to the bait shop and get a little tub of worms to add to the soil. I wonder if the LEDs will hurt them.

[Paracelsus]

Your right it is a lot of work , aand you need a lot of room and time to do it correctly, from autumn to spring.
I lived on a Biodynamic farm in Spring Valley.

[Bootsy]

Help. My 4 plants in a 3 by 3 grow tent are doing seemingly well after about 7 weeks with a 300w knockoff LED panel. I have a 600w HPS setup ordered, because i am having to add a lot of heat to keep temperature up and might as well get the benefit of the HPS (so I am told). i've got to leave town for awhile sometime soon , so I started them on 12-12 yesterday. I did read in one of the posts that changing lights could shock the plants, so now I wonder if I should add the HPS when it arrives. Does it make sense to change the lights out if they arrive withing a week or so of switch to flowering? I will be leaving them under my wife's care for most of the flowering stage, so i do want the climate stabilized as much as possible. Thanks.

[Paracelsus]

I've been following your thread, your plants should be in good care while your on the road. You have provided them with a strong beginning.

[KingKush]

In a drain-to-waste fertilizer regiment, what are you supposed to do with your runoff that's collected?

I read the GWE GH feeding chart and even there I couldn't find anywhere about what a person does with the runoff once collected.

[Californiakid]

A lot of people I have spoken to, use runoff or res changes to water stuff around the yard. I don't know of anyone putting it down the drain. I dont water to runoff but the excess I mix up goes to flowers and fruit trees. For the most part I think most cannabis growers are conscious of the environment. But there are bad apples in every bushel. They aren't likely keeping a journal and helping others & freely sharing experience though. 😉
Cheers

[TheGreenGiggler]

How big of a deal is pot size? I have three gallons and 3 plants that wall to wall fill my 4x4 tent and they are crowding each other in hieght and width. I will probably go with two next time, but wanted to know if anyone believes a 5 gallon pot would really affect much?

[DingusKhan]

A smaller pot will limit plant size. If you use one big pot, you will be better able to grow a bigger plant. Or you could plant several plants into one giant tote that fills your tent floor. You may create other problems that way, but the roots would have more room to grow and have more access to more earth to grow more plant.

[Paracelsus]

How big of a deal is pot size? I have three gallons and 3 plants that wall to wall fill my 4x4 tent and they are crowding each other in hieght and width. I will probably go with two next time, but wanted to know if anyone believes a 5 gallon pot would really affect much?

Depends on the strain, training, lights, so many things, 5 gallon at what stage of growth? a mature strain can need 7gal or more What are you growing in?

You have a free library card. good luck

http://www.growweedeasy.com/link-guide-growing-cannabis

http://www.growweedeasy.com/simplest-guide-to-growing-cannabis

[TheGreenGiggler]

Would you explain a bit further? I understand much can be a factor..... but in simplest terms for indoor growing help me understand this:

Does a five gallon over 3 make considerable difference?

What would be the largest difference? Quality, quantity or other factors like increasing speed of growth?

I am thinking about changing but want to know if it would truest affect anything in a tent or would I see minor t no change in a 4x4 tent with two plants.. (I have three but the tent is wall to wall crowded in between them so I think I will go to down to one or two next round. Lots will be smaller due to cramping.)

[DedeCampos]

Hi fellow growers,I'm a newbie who harvested his first plant ever few weeks ago.It's Girl Scout Cookies by Fast Buds. The thing is beautiful,both look and high.I obtained purple buds thanks to cold temps.
Actually,I don't really care about how much I got from it,I just want myself to be able to get relavitely free weed every night.But I still have a question,not my biggest question though.
The process took 10 weeks from seed,plant was pretty healthy throughout her lifespan.No heat stress,no nut burn,no overwatering and I applied Tang's Easy Auto Feeding Schedule.Temps was optimal,humidity was low during whole process(%30-%45 . the city is too dry,I couldn't be able to increase humidity even with a humidifer) .My question is;
fast buds say it can reach %22 THC but I think it requires more experience.For a plant like this,what would be,roughly speaking,the potency range?
(I have its diary on growdiaries,search for 909HighRoller for a closer look at the plant.)

[Paracelsus]

your right, it would require I experience it LOL
If all conditions were ideal you could expect THC near or above that mark, but without hitting every mark with every trick in the book it is only an arbitrary number. Your experience and my experience wouldn't be comparable unless we were in the same room at the same time smoking the same joint and then it would still be arbitrary based on our past experience.

[alltatup]

Hi Dede, unless you want to pay a lab to test it, your best bet is the Smoker's Test. Get your weed expert buddies to tell you how they like it.

[DingusKhan]

Actually, the Paracelsus, Alltatup, and I are a triumverate of THC testing technology. We're like the precogs from Minority Report. We can tell you exactly how strong your pot will be before it kills you.