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[MEGA]Community Growing advice, tips, tricks, & experiences Part 4

^ He'd have to flower it for about two months so I don't think that would be worth it if I'm honest. Plus with it being a male the results would be weak at best, especially since the likelihood of it being a resinous male is negligible. I think the best course of action is for him to cut his losses and try again, as frustrating as it is. With growing you have to take the rough with the smoothe, especially when starting out.
 
By the way, if I can give a new grower one good piece of advice, that is never grow with anyone other than yourself. And more importantly, don't tell even your partner about it if you can avoid it (I appreciate that it can be hard). Relationships with boyfriends or girlfriends often don't last forever and often end up in messy split ups. If your girlfriend knows you grow and is the vindictive type, she may very well give the cops a nice little anonymous tip that they could use to bust your door down, scare you and your pets or children and basically trash your place and steal your stuff.

I broke my own rule and had a grow partner last season outdoors and at harvest time we trimmed the plants together and I spent quite a bit of effort, only to have my calls to ask about how the drying was going ignored. He basically stole the harvest for himself and is keeping some of my grow gear I left at his place, like an NFT system, reflector, drying racks etc. I kind of knew he might do something like that when he suggested that he would like to sell 1g bits of weed for the cost of an eights and other shady stuff. Never again will I trust anyone IRL, ever. The only person I can really trust is myself and I'll certainly be practising what I preach. It's just not worth it IMO. People can be really shitty and treat others like crap. I could never bring myself to fuck someone over like that, but not everyone takes the same view as me. It's a shame really that something as insignificant as a bit of weed can turn people dishonest. It shouldn't have to be like that. It kind of makes me lose faith in humanity when you get people being selfish like that.

word to all of that. funny how its always the fuckers who want to charge ridiculous prices n such are the same fuckers that steal and lie and otherwise act like animals. and the ones with reasonable prices know their shit, and play clean(typically)
 
The sad thing is almost all of the really honest growers (I consider myself to be one of them in that I wouldn't dream of ripping anyone off) would never sell. This is why growing is so important, because it breaks the link between yourself and the dishonest scum that don't give a shit about you or your wellbeing. That isn't to say the aren't decent, honest dealers out there. I by no means mean this at all, but a lot of them out there are scum. That really is part and parcel of prohibition unfortunately though and there's nothing we can do about that apart from try and help and educate one another.
 
the necessity to deal with sketchy people and waiting somewhere outside for ages etc. definately contributed to my motivation in growing. It's just very annoying for me to deal with people I don't really like. I'm not that worried about getting sub-par weed because Hamburg is pretty saturated with excellent buds grown indoor or outdoors but still I don't like all this hustle trying different telephone numbers and making my enjoyment of the weekend dependent on some random dealer.
 
it doesnt matter if im in north hamburg or south hamburg since hamburg is pretty small (only 1,5 million inhabitants, still one of the bigger cities in germany)
 
Here is a Royal Flush cutting I just let grow and used a couple of branches for a seed run. I had her tied up so that's why she's all bendy.

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Had bad news from my buddy, he's out of the dealing game.

I'll have to stay sober for a while or pay way too much that I want to on buds.

Although this has raised my envy once again, 3 questions here :

1) How many plants could you put under a 600w lamp?

2) How many plants would approximately fit in a 4' by 2' by 6,5' height space.

3) For that kind of space would the fan be really noisy or tolerable?
 
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I guess it has to go 24/7 too? Is it too loud to prevent you from sleeping if the grow tent/closet in the same room?

Pretty much 24/7 yes, otherwise you will have a high risk of mold especially during flowering stage. The purpose of air exchange is not only to lower the temperatures. Also when the lamp turns off, it's still quite hot and emits heat for a while. I don't think the fan would be much of a problem regarding sleeping, it's not that loud and the noise it produces is pretty stable/static, you might even find it soothing and actually helpful when it comes to sleep, YMMV.
 
at first i thought that iwas really noisy but when i had to cut down the plants etc. and the noise suddenly wasn't there I felt very lonely :'D
 
I sleep in the same room that my grow closet is in. I have to adjust the light timer accordingly. there is no way I would be able to sleep with the fan and the hood exhaust fan running. That's the reason I don't grow hydro. because I assume the pumps would have to run 24/7..

the longest i can keep the lights on is 15 hours..
 
Look into making a 'Leepy box' to dampen the sound of the fan.

As for plant numbers, well you can grow anywhere up to a plant per square foot in a SoG grow from clones, or 1-4 plants in a SCRoG grow.
 
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I'm starting an outside grow this summer and am curious about a few things.

How much soil would i need to accommodate about 10 plants and would i just mix the potting soil in with the ground soil?
How tall can i expect plants to get if i plant them near the end of may or beginning of june?
Lastly how much work would 10 plants require at the end as in trimming/drying/curing...ect?

If it helps at all the strain is Sativa dominant.
 
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Hey guys, I ran into some spider mite problems and need some advice

3 Questions:

Can spidermites thrive in the home as well? I'm concerned these fuckers are crawling around my living space.

Are these mites still living in my grow tent?

If so, what do I do to clean them out?
 
I'm starting an outside grow this summer and am curious about a few things.

How much soil would i need to accommodate about 10 plants and would i just mix the potting soil in with the ground soil?
How tall can i expect plants to get if i plant them near the end of may or beginning of june?
Lastly how much work would 10 plants require at the end as in trimming/drying/curing...ect?

If it helps at all the strain is Sativa dominant.

Potting soil is designed for pot plants i.e. container growing rather than growing in the ground. I would try and do it the proper way gardeners would do it and prepare the soil in the correct way, by cultivating it with a garden fork and a mattock (to chop up roots) and then digging in garden compost or composted manure. You have the right idea in that it's best not to dig a hole in the ground and fill it with potting soil like many do. This can act as a sump and cause waterlogging. It works but not nearly as well as the right way. I could bore you with the physics of how it all works but I'm sure I don't need to get into that. No fertilizers are needed 99% of the time - just organic matter.

Height is impossible to predict as it depends on many factors, but expect something as tall as 6-8 feet high.

10 plants will require hours and hours of trimming. It will be hard but fulfilling and worthwhile work. Make sure you have music to listen to and a comfortable chair and surface to work on at the right height. Use comfortable high quality trimming scissors, latex gloves as well as alcohol to clean the hash off. I would dry the plants first and then trim all the leaves off since it makes it a lot easier and means you're not under pressure to trim it all at once.

Hey guys, I ran into some spider mite problems and need some advice

3 Questions:

Can spidermites thrive in the home as well? I'm concerned these fuckers are crawling around my living space.

Are these mites still living in my grow tent?

If so, what do I do to clean them out?

I would get a UV bug zapper and an intake filter. You can improvise the filter with stockings i.e. tights, but a purpose made intake filter would be best. Try and vacuum the whole area and spray with a thin bleach solution.
 
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Hey AE, has your Caramel autoflowering buds been cured yet? I'm curious to see a shot of those buds!

For those who have used them, how did you like growing in a grow tent?
 
I really like my tents. I went DIY at first and that was pretty cool but not as cheap, or convenient than a tent. It has it's drawbacks when compared to my DIY like not being able to put a screw or a hole in somewhere just because but the way they've been designed there really isn't a need for such things. If I had to do it all over again I would just go with the tent in the first place. Plus if you ever have to move or something it's a lot more portable. Well, more portable than a 12' x 4' x 6' cabinet made of wood anyway!
 
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