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Artificial Emotion
Bluelighter
^ yes, I can pretty much always tell a male from a batch of regular non-feminized seeds simply by it's taller height. They usually look a little bit more 'spindly' as well IMO. As I'm sure wise wil agree, you soon get so used to telling the difference it becomes second nature.
I would take clones from all your plants, mistee, and put them under 12/12 to find out the sex for sure. That method is a pretty foolproof way of being sure.
I would take clones from all your plants, mistee, and put them under 12/12 to find out the sex for sure. That method is a pretty foolproof way of being sure.
Artificial Emotion
Bluelighter
Anyone experimented with high RH flowering? There was an (in)famous grower called krusty that used to get great yields using this approach. After all, the plants don't actually want to be in low RH (40-50%) conditions; we only use these environmental conditions to avoid budrot. I was thinking of using this approach but using a either a HEPA filter to filter out airborne pathogens or a UVC bulb in the intake to sterilise the incoming air before it gets a chance to reach the plants (or a combination of both). I would also use Plant Magic essence microbial foliar spray as a primary means of avoiding budrot and other fungal diseases.
This would make an interesting alternative to the common practice of using dehumidifiers to dry out the grow room air during flowering when in fact plants thrive in more humid environments naturally.
This would make an interesting alternative to the common practice of using dehumidifiers to dry out the grow room air during flowering when in fact plants thrive in more humid environments naturally.
^^ very very pleased. well the node i was scared about, was actually new growth 
had me very worried but yep, she is new growth, i am gona make a clone and quad check. i did previously take a cut and change it to 12hrs of light and it definately did spit out pistills up the top, but not along the stem (possibly due to no roots)
thankfully the plant that i previously found sacks on was very 'spindly' its not as big as the bigger one, but thats cause im giving my big naughty sex kitten alot of nutrients and she has the biggest bed (50ltr) the others only have single beds (10ltrs)
had me very worried but yep, she is new growth, i am gona make a clone and quad check. i did previously take a cut and change it to 12hrs of light and it definately did spit out pistills up the top, but not along the stem (possibly due to no roots) thankfully the plant that i previously found sacks on was very 'spindly' its not as big as the bigger one, but thats cause im giving my big naughty sex kitten alot of nutrients and she has the biggest bed (50ltr) the others only have single beds (10ltrs)
goaheadanjuna
Bluelighter
hi guys can ani one help my baby is doing great she has loads of lovely buds forming with loads
of pistills every where but the top of the five biggest branches look, well they dont look as healthy as the rest of her, could it be that they aint getting enough water and feed? Could it be there to near the light? Its my first grow and i would have thought that the tops would be the best with descent sized colas but these dont seem to have any thing like wat i expected, now the rest of her is doing fantastic, she looks so healthy with no signs of any thing wrong, lovely green colour loads of pistills, im just so worried about the top i would be devasted if i loose her now, also some of the leaves have got an orange tinge to the edges and the leaves at the to are dropping down and limp, pls any one any advice on wat is wrong and wat i can do to help her, after all she is my baby and i love her so pls guys HElP, THanx alot
of pistills every where but the top of the five biggest branches look, well they dont look as healthy as the rest of her, could it be that they aint getting enough water and feed? Could it be there to near the light? Its my first grow and i would have thought that the tops would be the best with descent sized colas but these dont seem to have any thing like wat i expected, now the rest of her is doing fantastic, she looks so healthy with no signs of any thing wrong, lovely green colour loads of pistills, im just so worried about the top i would be devasted if i loose her now, also some of the leaves have got an orange tinge to the edges and the leaves at the to are dropping down and limp, pls any one any advice on wat is wrong and wat i can do to help her, after all she is my baby and i love her so pls guys HElP, THanx alot
Artificial Emotion
Bluelighter
I plan to build a sealed room within a room and set up a CO2 system. Normally the main costs involved are due to having to use powerful air conditioning to cool down the air, since you don't have ventilation running constantly like in a normal room. However, I have found out about an ingenious way to cool the air with virtually no running costs using a heat exchanger and a water reservoir. This should make growing a hell of a lot more efficient. I can't wait.
Once I start a perpetual grow using multiple areas I can harvest ounces and ounces every two weeks instead of every 3-4 months.
Once I start a perpetual grow using multiple areas I can harvest ounces and ounces every two weeks instead of every 3-4 months.
Prelude2TragedyII
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Purple Kush
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Northern Lights
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Family Photo , lol.
Well, got about another week on the NL and PK, got about 2-3 more weeks on the Afghan Kush, SD, and G13.
The pics don't do much justice as they didn't catch my plant with the most thc crystals on it, I tried taking like 10-15 pics of my NL and PK, and they didn't come out as clear as Id like.
Artificial Emotion
Bluelighter
They are looking good, despite the minor burnt tips. Well done, you must be proud.
Prelude2TragedyII
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Really , you think they are looking good? Glad to hear that :D
I was thinking they look alright but Ive never grown Indoor bud, so, Idk how its supposed to look in the final stages, I know that Im aiming for Mostly Amber/Partly Cloudy. Ive got a nice magnifier to look at the trichomes.
Mostly cloudy, some clear, some amber, getting close what I want
I haven't really been giving my plants nutrients, I figured there was enough in the soil to keep them going until I flush them a week before harvest
They seem to be okay, the ones with Iron Def didn't improve a whole lot, but , they did start putting out a little bit of green foliage, which is nice.
I love the colors on the g13, very colorful plant, it's beautiful.
My Northern lights Is probably bigger than a soda can at the base of the large bud.
My purple kush I would say (right next to the Northern Lights) has the most trichomes. My Afghan kush doesn't seem to have alot of trichomes , Im wondering if thats because its going to need a longer flowering period, or if thats just the way it is, I was told 65 days, about 14 days from that, idk, guess I will find out when the trichomes are amber, whether there be alot or a little, We will see, thanks all for the help, hopefully the product is a nice smoke, I know some will, Im figuring some will be mediocre.
I was thinking they look alright but Ive never grown Indoor bud, so, Idk how its supposed to look in the final stages, I know that Im aiming for Mostly Amber/Partly Cloudy. Ive got a nice magnifier to look at the trichomes.
Mostly cloudy, some clear, some amber, getting close what I want
I haven't really been giving my plants nutrients, I figured there was enough in the soil to keep them going until I flush them a week before harvest
They seem to be okay, the ones with Iron Def didn't improve a whole lot, but , they did start putting out a little bit of green foliage, which is nice.
I love the colors on the g13, very colorful plant, it's beautiful.
My Northern lights Is probably bigger than a soda can at the base of the large bud.
My purple kush I would say (right next to the Northern Lights) has the most trichomes. My Afghan kush doesn't seem to have alot of trichomes , Im wondering if thats because its going to need a longer flowering period, or if thats just the way it is, I was told 65 days, about 14 days from that, idk, guess I will find out when the trichomes are amber, whether there be alot or a little, We will see, thanks all for the help, hopefully the product is a nice smoke, I know some will, Im figuring some will be mediocre.
Veganic growing
I'm relatively new to this type of growing but its pretty simple and Ive seen others with great yields theres just so many different products out there I wonder what type of cocktail of nutrients I could combine to give me the best results,any knowledge would help I'm not new to the game I'm just kinda lazy on it lol
I'm relatively new to this type of growing but its pretty simple and Ive seen others with great yields theres just so many different products out there I wonder what type of cocktail of nutrients I could combine to give me the best results,any knowledge would help I'm not new to the game I'm just kinda lazy on it lol
Artificial Emotion
Bluelighter
Fermented comfrey juice, seaweed extract, garden compost made from composted organic matter (outdoor plants in the ground only please, due to pests), vermicompost made from fan leaves etc., fermented nettle soup etc. Unless you're growing outdoors in soil this approach is very hit and miss IMO. You'd get better results just buying an organic fertilizer that is quality controlled and gives predictable NPKMgCaS values you can rely on. There are usually no ethical issues with these fertilizers. Even fishmix, one of the best organic fertilizers, is made from fish waste that would have been thrown away anyway.
If it's for the novelty or kudos I would give it a miss personally, if you're 'lazy'. With some effort it can work. Outdoors in the ground it works very well and I'd recommend it.
If it's for the novelty or kudos I would give it a miss personally, if you're 'lazy'. With some effort it can work. Outdoors in the ground it works very well and I'd recommend it.
Artificial Emotion
Bluelighter
^ those flowering times are only a guide. You're plants are imprecise biological entities and so don't follow a timetable. So, judge by how the plants look.
I would harvest when about 2/3 the trichomes are Amber coloured.
I would harvest when about 2/3 the trichomes are Amber coloured.
A Lucid Pet
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Well I started growing about 2.5 months ago. I bought 20 Blue Dream clones from a friend and stuck them in a hot box with a 4' 8 bulb T5 light fixture. They were rooted in rockwool in dixie cups. Not thermometer, no humidity, no fan, just a light lol. Out of the 20, three survived. One of them started to show mites and I didn't even want to deal with those so I just exiled it from the grow.
These clones have basically become learning tools. I've never grown anything in my life lol. Well I can tell you that the last couple of months have been a pretty fun learning experience. One thing that I've found is that the plant wants to live. Reading around some of the forums you would think that the plant is constantly on a suicide mission and you have to be there to save it. That does not seem to be the case with my plants. You can bend them, break them, cut them, whatever, they live through it.
On one of my plants I wanted to try air cloning. I brushed some clonex on top of a supercrop that I had put incurred on the plant and then wrapped a rapid rooter on it. This was taking longer than I thought and in the mean time my plant had started to become root bound. So here is a little peak at some transplanting, my first root pruning experience and what I have started of my garden.
Notice the rapid rooter on there?
Cutting through this was a bitch and not clean at all lol.
When I unwrapped the rapid rooter there weren't any roots there at all. Just an engorged stem with root bumps. I just stuck it in the dirt and hope for the best (but expect nothing).
eeeeehhhh, nice haircut sister!
Alrighty lets get this thing into a bigger pot eh?
Root prune
New home
Group shot. Some other "bag seed" seedlings, a mexican bag seed plant a couple of successful BD clones, BD top8), and my clones in my DIY aerocloner.
Using FFOF and general organics sample box for nutes at the moment.
I have some stuff I want to put in my flowering chamber but wouldn't you know it, the ballast doesn't work. I've used it a few times just to look at the lights and dream. I had it on just the other day. I went to make sure everything was going to be right to start to flower and the light won't work.
I'm pretty pissed. It's strange because my little volt detector stick (the beeping kind) detects power all the way to the lamps but when I hit the switches nothing happens. No clicks, pops, buzzing, nothing. I guess I have to send it back. This is a Lumatek dual 600W digital ballast. Shits annoying.
Like I said, I've only been doing this for a couple of months so any constructive criticism is appreciated.
These clones have basically become learning tools. I've never grown anything in my life lol. Well I can tell you that the last couple of months have been a pretty fun learning experience. One thing that I've found is that the plant wants to live. Reading around some of the forums you would think that the plant is constantly on a suicide mission and you have to be there to save it. That does not seem to be the case with my plants. You can bend them, break them, cut them, whatever, they live through it.
On one of my plants I wanted to try air cloning. I brushed some clonex on top of a supercrop that I had put incurred on the plant and then wrapped a rapid rooter on it. This was taking longer than I thought and in the mean time my plant had started to become root bound. So here is a little peak at some transplanting, my first root pruning experience and what I have started of my garden.
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Notice the rapid rooter on there?
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Cutting through this was a bitch and not clean at all lol.
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When I unwrapped the rapid rooter there weren't any roots there at all. Just an engorged stem with root bumps. I just stuck it in the dirt and hope for the best (but expect nothing).
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eeeeehhhh, nice haircut sister!
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Alrighty lets get this thing into a bigger pot eh?
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Root prune
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New home
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Group shot. Some other "bag seed" seedlings, a mexican bag seed plant a couple of successful BD clones, BD top8), and my clones in my DIY aerocloner.
Using FFOF and general organics sample box for nutes at the moment.
I have some stuff I want to put in my flowering chamber but wouldn't you know it, the ballast doesn't work. I've used it a few times just to look at the lights and dream. I had it on just the other day. I went to make sure everything was going to be right to start to flower and the light won't work.
I'm pretty pissed. It's strange because my little volt detector stick (the beeping kind) detects power all the way to the lamps but when I hit the switches nothing happens. No clicks, pops, buzzing, nothing. I guess I have to send it back. This is a Lumatek dual 600W digital ballast. Shits annoying. Like I said, I've only been doing this for a couple of months so any constructive criticism is appreciated.
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Prelude2TragedyII
Bluelighter
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Hit it on the head AE,
That's exactly what I had planned, they are about 1/2 and 1/2 right now. getting somewhat close, laaaaadeeedaaa
That's exactly what I had planned, they are about 1/2 and 1/2 right now.
getting somewhat close, laaaaadeeedaaa
Artificial Emotion
Bluelighter
You should get one of those cheap handheld x100 microscopes you can pick up for about $10. They make it easier to allow you to harvest at the right time. You'll find that some branches can be harvested before others so don't feel you have to do the whole plant at once.
Artificial Emotion
Bluelighter
Well I started growing about 2.5 months ago. I bought 20 Blue Dream clones from a friend and stuck them in a hot box with a 4' 8 bulb T5 light fixture. They were rooted in rockwool in dixie cups. Not thermometer, no humidity, no fan, just a light lol. Out of the 20, three survived. One of them started to show mites and I didn't even want to deal with those so I just exiled it from the grow.
These clones have basically become learning tools. I've never grown anything in my life lol. Well I can tell you that the last couple of months have been a pretty fun learning experience. One thing that I've found is that the plant wants to live. Reading around some of the forums you would think that the plant is constantly on a suicide mission and you have to be there to save it. That does not seem to be the case with my plants. You can bend them, break them, cut them, whatever, they live through it.
On one of my plants I wanted to try air cloning. I brushed some clonex on top of a supercrop that I had put incurred on the plant and then wrapped a rapid rooter on it. This was taking longer than I thought and in the mean time my plant had started to become root bound. So here is a little peak at some transplanting, my first root pruning experience and what I have started of my garden.
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Notice the rapid rooter on there?
NSFW:
Cutting through this was a bitch and not clean at all lol.
NSFW:
When I unwrapped the rapid rooter there weren't any roots there at all. Just an engorged stem with root bumps. I just stuck it in the dirt and hope for the best (but expect nothing).
NSFW:
eeeeehhhh, nice haircut sister!
NSFW:
Alrighty lets get this thing into a bigger pot eh?
NSFW:
Root prune
NSFW:
New home
NSFW:
Group shot. Some other "bag seed" seedlings, a mexican bag seed plant a couple of successful BD clones, BD top8), and my clones in my DIY aerocloner.
Using FFOF and general organics sample box for nutes at the moment.
I have some stuff I want to put in my flowering chamber but wouldn't you know it, the ballast doesn't work. I've used it a few times just to look at the lights and dream. I had it on just the other day. I went to make sure everything was going to be right to start to flower and the light won't work.
Like I said, I've only been doing this for a couple of months so any constructive criticism is appreciated.
You need ventilation for your plants to be able to 'breathe' carbon dioxide and to remove toxic gases as well as removing heat. Otherwise you'll never really be able to grow properly. That's probably part of the reason so many if your plants have died.
Just out of interest, are you growing for weed or is it more for novelty?
Also, when you say you're growing in a box, what do you mean? How big is it?
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Veganic growing
Ive already done organic lol and I'm an indoor grower I like to test new things I would like this post Ive started to engage people in the talk of veganic gardening and its benefits,see the thing about veganic gardening is theres no animal products there are no mineral salts or left over residues from the organics so you dont have to do all that unnecessary flushing you harvest even when the leafs are still green im not really a lazy grower I just like to see what people will say I love talking to other intelligent growers and see what kinds of ideas they may spark
Ive already done organic lol and I'm an indoor grower I like to test new things I would like this post Ive started to engage people in the talk of veganic gardening and its benefits,see the thing about veganic gardening is theres no animal products there are no mineral salts or left over residues from the organics so you dont have to do all that unnecessary flushing you harvest even when the leafs are still green im not really a lazy grower I just like to see what people will say I love talking to other intelligent growers and see what kinds of ideas they may spark
Artificial Emotion
Bluelighter
You're mistaken, unfortunately. Organic fertilizers are carbon containing natural subtances, not ionic mineral salt fertilizers e.g. substances that can dissociate into ions upon forming a solution, which crystallize into mineral salt deposits and as such do not and cannot form salt deposits. Therefore there is absolutely no benefit to flushing at the end of your harvest when using organic nutrients.
It's a misconception that with mineral salt fertilzers you can flush away salt buildups deposited throught the grow. The only thing you can do is flush out salts from a short term overdose of these nutrients. People flush at the end using mineral salt fertilizers to leach out the fertilizers from the plant, but with organic fertilizers this is pointless.
IMO there is no benefit to using vegan fertilizers in terms of how it affects the plant. There is only a possible ethical advantage, however it is debatable whether this is the case.
I hope that helps mate.
It's a misconception that with mineral salt fertilzers you can flush away salt buildups deposited throught the grow. The only thing you can do is flush out salts from a short term overdose of these nutrients. People flush at the end using mineral salt fertilizers to leach out the fertilizers from the plant, but with organic fertilizers this is pointless.
IMO there is no benefit to using vegan fertilizers in terms of how it affects the plant. There is only a possible ethical advantage, however it is debatable whether this is the case.
I hope that helps mate.