What is your biggest question about growing cannabis?

[MidwestWeedNerd]

The topic I usually wonder the most about is pheno or geno hunting cultivars. 1st off genetics are everything BUT…Is the hunt really all about the amount of seeds you go through or is the environment and grower the largest factor. If it is a quantity of seeds thing how are some of our elite cuts from a bag seed where quantity was limited. If environment has little to do with it why did landrace strains only grow in particular areas. What makes a 1000 seed pheno hunt ran in a 3 part or slightly boosted 3 part fertilizer better than a full blown organic 30 seed hunt where symbiotic relationships between the plant and soil biology play a large part in expressions shown. I’m not a breeder no do I aspire to be. I just question everything.

[Atriax]

How many plants can I feasibly fit in a 2x2x4 tent? I have 3 autoflower seeds left and I'm hoping to grow them all at the same time.

[SoOrbudgal]

Depends on you skill level in training them low.

[Atriax]

>Depends on you skill level in training them low.

Yes I'm on the final stretch of my first grow. I have 1 superskunk photoperiod and one Northern lights autoflower. I did some minor training like bending and topping. but next time I plan to scrog.

[Atriax]

I'm about to go out of town for 6 days. My 2 plants (5 gallon pots) are in the early stages of flowering. How many gallons on water should I set up with watering spikes

[jamaicajoe]

When do I bend it? I attempted to bend it and it leaned at the base not really a bend so I didn’t bend it. It’s an OG mush auto wk 4 day 32.in Happy Frog in a 10 gallon fabric pot.

[SoOrbudgal]

You can do it now. Make sure to anchor down the base stalk in the soil before you gently begin bending the center stalk in about a 80-90 degree and then tie that down. Let it get use to that for a few days you'll see her top reach upwards, then if want to do further training It's OK.

[jamaicajoe]

SoOrbugal thank you so much!

[Atriax]

Tent growers: How long do you usually keep your exhaust system on? I usually turn mine on when I wake up and turn it off when I go to bed.

Light cycle: I'm planning my next grow and I'm wondering what the most cost effective setting is for my light ( Groplanner LED Grow Light GP1500). I'm doing all autos next this time so I figure I have some wiggle room with lighting.

[Ckbrew]

Turn it on high, leave it on until harvest when the tent is shut down.

[Bluey]

I'm growing my first autos this grow mixed with some photos so will be keeping 18/6 throughout the photo veg which will be the entire grow for the autos. I'll adjust the height of the autos to get the correct DLI for both....well that's the plan anyway...will it work? NFI.

[StickyNugsAZ]

I have an energy plan that charges me 4 times the rate during peak hours 4pm-7pm so I usually have my grow lights off then to save money. In the winter we have super off-peak hours with even less of a rate so I make sure that falls into my plants daytime also to save.

I have an 8" ac infinity fan and controller and run it somewhere toward the middle range. That gives me room to adjust the humidity. Plants go thru transpiration phase after watering and the humidity jumps up and then I can increase the exhaust fan to compensate. I used to turn off fans during dark times thinking to save money. That is a mistake in my opinion and adds to issues with fungus gnats and mold problems. I always have exhaust and air moving now. Sometimes you think you are saving money but in the long run you are costing it.

[Atriax]

Got a few quick questions
1. How much dyna grow bloom should I mix per gallon of water my plants are about 3 weeks into flowering

2. Can I reuse fabric pots on my next grow? And are they washing machine safe?

3. I was thinking of using my tent and my Scrog net to dry my buds by using clothespins and hanging them upside down from the net. Do I need my grow lamp to dry them or can I turn that off while they're drying?

4. Do I need tinted Mason jars or can I just use regular ones for the curing process? Is it safe to spray paint them black?

[StickyNugsAZ]

1) Use 1/2 the recommended amount to start and adjust from there
2) Yes, I wash them with baking soda in the washing machine and give multiple rinses
3) Your tent is a great place to dry and control temp and humidity and airflow. You dry in the dark
4) Just keep them in a dark place or a box. I do not see why you couldnt paint the outside

[Bluey]

Your tent/grow room is probably the best place to dry them.

Be conservative on temps and humidity.....and dry slow.

I had the correct temps and RH last dry in my room but I had too much air movement and they dried a bit too fast and a bit too much so take it easy with the dry

[Atriax]

I have a 2x2x4 tent. Its it possible for me to grow and scrog 4, 5-gallon pot plants in that tent? It is even worth it to scrog just 4 plants?

[Bluey]

It's worth scrogging a single plant if it means the colas won't fall over when they get too heavy.

It also helps spread them out for better light penetration for larger buds.

Edit... and buds crammed together and touching each other reduces air flow and is a recipe for mold.

[Atriax]

I have a 2x2x4 tent. Its it possible for me to grow and scrog 4, 5-gallon pot plants in that tent? It is even worth it to scrog just 4 plants?

It's worth scrogging a single plant if it means the colas won't fall over when they get too heavy.

It also helps spread them out for better light penetration for larger buds.

Edit... and buds crammed together and touching each other reduces air flow and is a recipe for mold.


But I can do four plants in that space if I scrog tho?

[Bluey]

You can but you won't want to veg them for more than a few weeks.

The way I grow I'd only do 1 or at most 2 plants in that space.

You will need to be very good at cropping to keep their height down too. 4ft high tent doesn't give you any room for error, none at all.

[Atriax]

Does it mean anything if the perlite in your soil starts coming up to the surface the day after you water your plants?

[Ckbrew]

It is low density material.

[SoOrbudgal]

No it doesn't mean a thing mine do it all the time and the older the perilite like if you reuse your soils mix it gets darker so don't worry about that either. And i would not unless your really good at it crame 4 plants into that space. You want more get a bigger tent. But then again you probably grow autos I can fit 6 autos in a 3x3x6 tent but 4 is more manageable.

[Atriax]

>No it doesn't mean a thing mine do it all the time and the older the perilite like if you reuse your soils mix it gets darker so don't worry about that either. And i would not unless your really good at it crame 4 plants into that space. You want more get a bigger tent. But then again you probably grow autos I can fit 6 autos in a 3x3x6 tent but 4 is more manageable.

Yeah see with my first grow right now. I didnt factor in the height of each plant so now i have a tall photoperiod and a medium sized autoflower. I decided to do one photo and one auto to get an idea of how each one acts and its comparative grow time. I didnt factor in the height. So now I'm planning my next grow with more detail and making sure the plants I choose will all have similar heights and grow times.

[SoOrbudgal]

My question is...........why do people make growing so complicated an feel so helpless?

[Rwise]

Spot on! When I started growing we just put the seeds in the ground and came back for harvest.

[Baddaddy]

Growing autos alongside photos. The photos got too big for my space so I flipped them to 12/12 along with the autos. I heard it can be done. Only that. No details. my problem is, the autos slowed to a crawl. They are over 17 weeks old now. still clear tric's. Is this normal for my situation or did I just stumble on some drag forever cultivar? Can they be moved to 18/6 (It's been 2 months in 12/12) in some other space without reveging or some other craziness? My current plan is to just ride it out for the other 6 weeks till the photos are done.

[Atriax]

Growing autos alongside photos. The photos got too big for my space so I flipped them to 12/12 along with the autos. I heard it can be done. Only that. No details. my problem is, the autos slowed to a crawl. They are over 17 weeks old now. still clear tric's. Is this normal for my situation or did I just stumble on some drag forever cultivar? Can they be moved to 18/6 (It's been 2 months in 12/12) in some other space without reveging or some other craziness? My current plan is to just ride it out for the other 6 weeks till the photos are done.

I had the same thing happen unfortunately. Autos do what they do regardless of light cycles.

[Baddaddy]

Thank You! I guess I'll wait. Do you recall how long it took?

[lazee]

did Durban Poison auto flower in doors this past winter, Oct to Feb, not sure how long it was supposed to take but it took 16/17 weeks from first 2 leaves to harvest.

[Baddaddy]

Thanks Lazee! These Critical Autos must be a sativa like the Durban Poison fems I grew the same time as you. If it makes me as nervous as the DP, it's going in the trash too. I need something that'll put me down (in that good way). Finishing up these autos with the Jack Herrer photos in a month. Hoping they don't take forever too. Got some OG varieties next. hoping one of them will do me right.