What is your biggest question about growing cannabis?

[MmmHmmml3]

@mmmhmmmmI3 Here what’s in my tent now. The two in the back are white widow autos. I only have the photos in there to start them. They’ll get transplanted outdoors in a couple weeks. If you have more questions for professional growers come to me and my friends thread The Great Auto Showdown. He do back to back growing competitions and always happy to help out new growers. Hope this helps. If you zoom in on my pics you’ll see where each have been clipped.🙏🏼✌🏻

Looks nice. I am trying to do my photo lavender like your big plant split into 4 stems. It's definitely split into 2 stems and they each go at a 45 degree angle. Then topped each of them again and it seems to be starting to explode. I see a tiny little leaf, come back from work, it's now a few times larger and see another leaf coming in. I will check out the Great Auto Showdown, thanks. Not sure what's up with the picture. I'll fix it sometime tomorrow.

[Retodd]

It’s fun af to try different methods! They’ll come back. Hell, last grow I accidentally set my soil on fire for 3 hrs and they lived. I’d have a habit of smoking in my room and putting my cig out in the corner of my flux box I built. Wasn’t thinking about how dry the soil was there and POOF....smoldering fire...lol. Lost half of my grow, but they lived. I now have a ashtray hahhaa

[Retodd]

Here’s a picture of the box I made for fluxing. I’ve since given it to my mom for herbs

[oldjarhead100]

Retodd That really is to nice of a box for herbs lol did you make a different one ? I will say I really like the idea of fluxing and from what I can tell from my girls its going to be a massive plant .

[mingzhu]

My biggest question: the lowest lux data for the bottom bud position

Because of the difference in lighting; I want to know, plants in the 12/12 stage, the position of the bottom buds with LUX measuring instrument to measure the light level; at least what data (XX lux) need to be reached; in order to continue to grow effective flowers! This is very important! I am a beginner; I now know that the light energy during flowering determines the final yield; so I need a valid number (bottom bud position ~ lux can not be lower than how much data). If I know this data, I can train my plant accurately. ! But unfortunately; I have been looking for a website for a long time; there is no value for this! I am currently using LEC630+LEC315; I don't know if my description is detailed because of language restrictions; I hope my question can get the answer! Thank you

[alltatup]

https://www.growweedeasy.com/lux-meter

Hi mingzhu, that should help you. I got the lux meter she recommends, and I use it on each grow to see how much light is penetrating to lower areas.

[oldjarhead100]

Mingzhu the lux meter will allow you to get you light at the right height for the top buds , if you want to increase the size of the smaller ,lower buds side lighting or harvest the top and put her back in bloom room to fatten up . personally I would do side lighting never had much luck with other method lol

[wolfalias]

People say the biggest mistake made by new growers, is over watering. I've also read where you should water your plants to, I think 20%, runoff. My question is this-what's the difference between over watering, and watering to runoff? Seems like a contradiction to me.

[Retodd]

Another thing it will depend on is what you’re growing in. For my indoor I like using the fiber bags. It’s almost impossible to over water. Best way to check is to stick your finger in the soil a couple inches down. If it comes out dry it’s time to water. If you over water it’ll just come out the sides. Hope this helps

[alltatup]

Over watering is watering them too often.

[Retodd]

I water mine every other day.

[Farmall]

Watering too frequently is really over watering and standing water is a no-no as well. I have friends with houseplants that kill them by watering every other day

[wolfalias]

So when they say over watering, what they really mean, is watering too often. Their talking about watering over several days, as opposed to a single shot. I have 3 autos 2 and a half weeks old. I've been giving them around a pint of water, waiting till they dry out some, usually about 2 or 3 days, then water again. I guess I should be watering till it drains out the bottom, then wait till it dries out some. Do you start from day 1 watering to runoff, or 1 week, or 2?

[Farmall]

I’m guessing your referring to seedling so be careful not to flood them yet.

[Retodd]

wolfalias The two auto white widows in airbags and iced grapefruit and glue photo starters here....they get a gallon split between them all every other day. The photos will get transplanted outdoors next week and will just get watered when it rains. The widows will get 1/2 gallon every other day. Hope this helps

[oldjarhead100]

heres a question we know that training will increase yields , I am curious about manifolding and fluxing ,both of witch the goal is to make 8 kolas ,now I'm wondering if the yield is bigger with just 8 kolas or with all the side branches growing buds instead of clipping them , I mistakenly left all the side shoots on and tied them down then let the side shoots on the side shoots go from their right now they are about 6 inches high , not sure if they will keep growing up or do they reach a certain height and thats it . I guess we will see but if anyone has done both ways what was the bigger yield

[MmmHmmml3]

Do they grow taller outdoors and is this due to less light than a grow room? I moved a small plant photo and a nice size 3 week auto outside and I swear the whole thing stretched up and the new nodes are spaced out more. It's like 90 degrees here and sunny. The leaves are all stretched up towards the sun which I never notice in the grow room.

The indoor leaves don't look funny, they do angle up some, but not like when outdoors. Indoor leaves are closer to a 70 degree angle vs outdoor around 30 degrees. What causes this and is one better than the other?

Plants are ready sooner indoors and I assume grow rooms have better light than the sun which makes them grow shorter indoors, they don't need to reach. Just seems a little odd because I thought sunlight was the technically the best for a plant. I have a lot of light directed into a small area if that makes a difference here.

[Retodd]

As a outdoor grower for 20+ years and only growing indoor for 1-1/2 yrs, I’d just have to say that you’re correct. On a outdoor grow your plants relieve natural vitamin D from the sun, are exposed to more oxygen, and are on a variable schedule between light and temperature. This will make a plant strive more and a ton stronger than a plant indoors. You’ll also have the option of not topping and have plants that will sometimes grow to 10-12’. Follow me and Spidermite on our grow this year on the great auto showdown. I think you’re on there already. He’s growing the same plants as I am indoor that I’m doing outdoors to see who will produce the most. I’m transplanting my photos outside tomorrow. Hope this helps

[Mithc]

Is it possible to grow sensimila in hemp country

[laurairish]

I know this is a massively dumb question, BUT what the hell. I just received my seeds in the mail. I live in north Florida. Is it too late to plant outdoors?

[oldjarhead100]

I think you can plant now they wont be ready until November but your in FLA.so it wont matter

[Chris77474]

Question on the lbh famous scrog. How big do I make the stakes with a coat hanger? I'm having problems keeping the stakes from popping back up.

[oldjarhead100]

I'm assuming that you mean stakes to hold the sgrog up ,if so I would make them long enough to reach the bottom of your pots

[Elkobon]

Can I grow 4 plants in a 2,5x2,5 tent with a 1000w chinese castnoo led light (actual 230w)? Ive read in this that I need at least 75w per plant but with 3 plants the Reservoir is big and I have height problems

[oldjarhead100]

you can put 4 plants in there but you yield will suffer ,you will do better to grow just one with lst and topping your yield should be greater than with 4 plants , or you could do a sea of green where you put small plants in and flip .

[Elkobon]

Thank you for your answer! I use a scrog net...i didnt understood the second option (scrog)...sorry im a newbie...here is a picture using 3 plants and a scrog