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I live on a well and my water that comes out my tap reads 7.8 on my PH pen. I want to lower it to 6.0ish and I read on Wikihow website that using pure white vinegar which has a PH of 2.6 will lower it. I was playing around and found that only a little bit is needed to bring it to the level I...

I cut some clones to put into my greenhouse this year. They are currently in little seedling pots about the equivalent of a red solo cup. The medium I used was PROmix high porosity peat-based. I want to put them into a 5" square pot before their final destination of a 10-gallon pot. My plan...

I just moved some seedlings from the paper towel to some pods. I have put the on a tray under some fluorescents that already have some fresh cuttings under them and under a 18 on 6 off lighting schedule. Is this alright for the freshly planted seeds?

My carbon filter is wrapped with white fabric. Over time this has discoloured and I'm considering washing or replacing. Thoughts, please.

Alright. I've diagnosed my nursery with a fungus gnat issue. I was at the hydro store a bought a spray bottle by Dokter Doom called Go Green which has the active ingredient "Pyrethrins". Its been a few days and I still haven't used it. Today I'm going to transplant the nursery plants from...

I have some little black flys appearing in my nursery. Some of the plants are in Rockwool and some in soil. The Rockwool had a bad case of green algae before I bought some black/white to guard the Rockwool against the light. I normally wouldn't be too nervous about a few flys but my partner...

It's my first time using Rockwool as a growing medium. Instead of leaving the paper around the outside of the cube-like it is recommended I ripped it off completely. Now I'm starting to see roots coming out the sides where the paper would have stopped them forcing the roots to go down. I...

I'm looking to buy a light that I can use to maintain a small mother plant and start the clones that I cut from it. I'm considering purchasing a ballast and bulbs for a T5 Fluorescent with 4 bulbs (full spectrum 6500k) and setting it up with some metal shelving. This will be to supply my...

I was wondering how long before you should give my seedlings full wattage light with my 315cmh. I have been using 145w for about 2.5 weeks now. I think I want to turn up the intensity. I have 215w, 315w, and 345w options.

I've got 10 seedlings in my tent with a 315w CMH. The seedlings are about 2" tall but have been really slow going. Ive had the light on 24hrs. Any suggestions on how to stimulate some growth. should I have some hours of darkness everyday? 20/4 18/6 16/8? shoud I turn the wattage down on the...

Is it ok to run CMH 315w on seedlings? I have a dimmer and it goes to 215w and 115w maybe I should use that for seedlings? how far away?

Im germinating some seeds right now and getting ready to transplant to a peat pod. I have a new LED light (red and blue spectrum) that Im going to use during the seedling phase but Ive never used a LED before. When I turn the light on the red spectrum switch and wait a few minutes and look at...

when my plants were hanging to dry the temp was high and the humidity to low. they over dried and too quickly. I ripped them off the stems and put them in a Rubbermaid with a couple humidity paks. Will this bring them back so they don't crumbly? did I screw with the quality? Opinions please

I cut some clones off a donor late that was late into veg. When I did this it was also late into the summer so a month later (now) the plants are in 3 gallon pots and they are well into flower in the greenhouse with failing light. they are about 8-10' tall now. the problem is I want to put...

4x4 tent with one 315 CMH. I have five plants in there well into flowering. My humidity is in the 90% range. I live on Vancouver Island and it is raining outside. Any suggestions on lowering humidity in tent? I thought the heat from the lamp would help but it doesn't seem to be.