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Hello I have a question regarding the carbon filter for 140 you have pictures of? do you have any in stock? Also I would like to buy a 400Watt HPS lamp pluss ballast and power cord and reflector, I see you list this item do you have and if so for how much. I would be able to pick up around the 20th. Thank you in advance for you prompt reply.
can you please tell me when the mariguana march is.
when taking a cutting how many leafs should i cut in half just the biggest one or maybe the 2 biggest ones?
how much flora nova should i use when using a 400 watt mh...If any1 is reading this and you use flora nova for veg and with a 400 watt mh can you tell me how much i should be adding per gallon
does any one have kush clones plz contact swallowdis@hotmail.com
I would luv to get sum new genetics for my producer seeds are good but clones is better is there a time to meet to
Question about power spikes?, two rooms on 12/12, power board timer shuts off one room, then turns on the 2nd room. Is it best to avoid these spikes in power use, is it monitored, would it be advantageous to use a switcher box or does it really matter?? Paying the power bill, what is a safe number of 1000W you could use in a home without showing up on someones radar. Just looking for your valued input, and thanking you in advance for your time, and professional opinion.
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Hello Im very new and I need some help! I bought a over 200 dollars worth of seeds, NLXSkunkXjuicy fruit, Hindu Kush, G-13, afgani gold *(for outside) and some skishkelberry wrong spelling. So I am trying to germinae them. I have small dinner plates 1 per 5-10 seeds. they are labelled and dated but Ive been scambling to find the right place and temp and its on day 2 so I have them under my bed but because of the heating its dry and cool. So I have a closet in my bathroom which is small but warm so I moved them into the bathroom closet telling my girlfriend not to open the door. I have put 1 large cup of water beside them to add to the humitity. Have I done the right thing? On the dinner plates im using two ply bathroom tissue but its literally falling apart after lifting the side to take a peak. If anyone can add or has helpful hints I cant aford to waste the seeds so ive trying to follow what 420 has for the growing guide which is great . Thanks in advance.
Hey there! Looking to grow some nice tomatoes hopefully long term. Just wondering if you think it is better to start from seeds, or clones? Also how does using a mother work? To my understanding after you find a strong mature female you use her buds and then take cuttings? You leave her alive seperately under a different light? So for a clone selection to work you need fluorescents for clone developing hps for veg/ flower and another small hps for mother? How long does one mother live? Do you sell clones? I have some clones available to me for 20$ each. More expensive then the seeds I plan to buy from you. Does this turn out better? I'd love to swing by your store for a chat this week. Also do you have age restrictions in place? Thanks in advance.
Mark, is it necessary to use promix hp/bx? I use the promix seeding and potting mix you can get at CanTire (red and white bag) because a) Im cheap; and b) I dont want to get a hernia trying to lug those huge PM bales around. Anyway, I've used it for a couple of grows now with no drainage or any probs really. Jus' wondrin'...
Any comments on that G13xbuddha sample from yesterday ?
roughly how many strains of feminized seeds does this store have? none, we only carry F1, feminized are F3 and what r the price range? ask these guys
If you run 240 volts, to a 1000W ballast, but instead of hooking it up to the 240, hook it up to 277 - it lowers the amps being used. What effect will this have on the ballast and light? it will slowly kill it ... over a month, a year who knows..
my bulb is 3-4 months old. not old at all my bottom foilage is droopy but top looks really good 4 what reason is this happening n can this b the problem 4 the clones? & how can i fix this? you mean the mother plant is droopy? its either the bottom branches are too far from the light or she is under watered (I doubt that)... lets say she is over 2 feet tall and the top branches would prevent light from reaching the bottom/lower branches and those branches would be really weak or even die off.... all that is normal, if you're good you can take clones from those shitty lower branches but its better to take clones form the higher/better branches, they will root easier..... the only way to prevent the bottoms from dieing is to either chop off the tops thus allowing light to reach the bottoms branches (since they are mother plants this is what I would do) or remove the bottom branches all together (this advice is true only when you are in veg, in bloom never ever remove the tops)...
re: trouble starting BBS- As soon as they 'pop' I find it helps to remove the hard shell once they "pop" and the head looks like its naturally shedding the shell, i put them in promix BX or HP in 3" pots, already soaked no nutrients, promix has enough food to sustain them for a while, and just cover them with the shoot pointing down not too deep, less then a inch deep, then spoon more water over to make sure they are saturated check. All straight, room temp tap water at this point. Then they go in the tray on a seed mat, and under the dome with vents 1/2 open. soil temp is about 80*, air in the dome slightly less. I see nothing wrong with what you are doing here, but I do not do any of this, I find it unnecessary, most seeds sprout at pretty much normal ambient room temperature whether under CFL or HID light They are 4' from 600w HPS. I think you must be right, with the water, I am... somewhat north of TOronto, on very hard well water, pH is over 8 (thats as high as my tester goes). I use phosphoric acid to lower for watering plants, never thought of it for seeds, havent needed to. What should the pH be for sprouting? I use tap water at 7 pH which is neutral pH which is also standard pH for tap water in Toronto.... remember also that promix was designed to work specifically with tap water, not well water, it has pH stabilizers, if you are using well water then perhaps you should try using regular dirt... or use only tap water if you stay in promix... try both, place some seeds in regular dirt + well water, and some in promix + tap water..
hi i was just wondering do u know of any groups or organizations in Saskatchewan that can help me find a doctor that will sing the health Canada papers for medical marijuana my wife has arthritis and the 3 doctors we have seen would not sign the papers hope u can help ty unfortunately I do not, sorry
Hi Mark, I am having problems getting my next crop started, in the last month i have gone through 25 BBS (not all at once): 15 have 'popped', but only 5 have taken root. can you be more specific about what you do from this point ?, medium type, temps, how you transfer ... tell me what you do and let me see what can be going wrong, it is odd 4 sure I have tried the TP method, and glass of water. Planting is straight in promix, soak them, then on heated seed mat, 4' from 600w. I really only want maybe 3-4 female, but I am a little concerned about my odds at this point. Any suggestions? Is BBS a little temperamental? not THIS temperamental Staff at Sublime have already been very generous and helpful, great people! Thanks again, HD. it is possible to get one bad batch but its hard to get this many bad seeds.... I assume your water is regular Toronto tap water? so it can not be pH issues...
hi there been checking all your strains out and i will be stopping by. what is the best outdoor producers you have fast pine for yield and summertime x buddha for yield + taste and i was also looking for the shishkaberry I have a Shiskaberry mixed with Buddha do you still have this thanks
DOWN HERE IN THE EAST SIDE OF FRESNO CALIFORNIA ITS HARD TO GET GOOD WEED PRICE IS TOO MUCH AND AMOUNT OF WEED THEY HAND YOU IS WAK AS HELL AND 70% OF THE TIME ITS DISAPOINTING BABY SHIT!. YOU DONT EVIN KNOW IF ITS NATURAL AND SHIT IM TIRED AND IM FROM THE HOODS. AND SHIT. GIVE THIS MAN SOME HELP WHAT I MEAN BY HELP IS SOME "GRADE" YOU FEEL ME I DONT WANT TO PAY NO MORE GIVE ME FREE WEED PLEASE. DOWN HERE YOU DONT HAVE NO VERIATYS AND THE ONLY WAY FOR ME TO GET IT IS HAVE TO BUY IT IN THE STREETS RISKING MY LIFE DAYLIE FOR A SMALL DISAPOINTING SACK OF SHIT KNOWING THERES GOOD WEED OUT THERE AREA CODE 559 MYSPACE CRO MAGNON YOUTUBE THE KRONYAK SHOW AND .CONTACT US.
My babies are sagging/falling over and leaves wilting... watering is every 3 days. I let the water sit in the room so it is constant temp (28-30 in the room and 35% humidity). They are in jiffy pellets and about 3-6 inches tall. Seemed like great growth until mid-day today. I keep em under the flouros 24h and are about 6-8 inches away from them. PLease help asap!!! i dont wanna lose em they are so beautiful. if you see roots re-plant them immediately into a better medium, jiffy pellets are not the best
how many seeds can i get for a $100. outdoor.
so i did everthing u said with the dome. its now the 2nd day lids soon coming off. but i noticed brown spots at the tips of the leafs. even more on the 1 i cut in half. what r the brown spots. is it normal. not really, this could be a pH issue and/or water issue... water has to be cold cold cold, Not even a hint of warmth as warm water contains iron... not good.... NO nutrients whatsoever, plain cold tap water, .... your medium is rockwool? it may need to be pre-soaked for 24 hours before cutting clones.. how old is your bulb?
when are you going to have a pic of Sour Diesel ? I dont know
How deep can a 150 watt hps penetrait.someone told me14 inches but I have to keep my 4 plants 6 inches from the bulb just so they wont stretch. My Tallest is 6 Inches With The Others At About 5 inches.with 6 internodes .Almost 3 Weeks from Seed.i Was going to top them At 9 Inches.flower at 12 inches.When should i lollipop them i was going to just do the first couple internodes up untill they started showing 5 finger leafs .i started l.s.t. when they were a little over a week old but since untied them when the curve hardend up . figured that was good enough to redirect the growth auxins But i,m not so sure this light can handle this project. What do you think This is my first indoor grow and it.s alot harder then outdoors lol thanks my fellow brother of the left hand path you seem to know a lot so I wont advise on growing... but if you are a type who knows outdoors then bare in mind that a 5 x 5 feet space outdoors receives about 1300W of sunlight.... your plants under the 150W will behave completely different then outdoors.. with so little light, stretching, slow growth and low yield and fluffy bud, are normal in fact..... the only advise I can give you is to get a 1000W as this is the only light then can come close to outdoors .... your plants would behave pretty much the same as outdoors ....
i actually think your wrong about the freezing of seeds killing them because ive been using this method for 2 years now with most of the seeds germinating. my question was will the small amount of fumes off the rubber cement kill them? I really do not know, fumes should not do harm but who knows
Lol now for my question. we.ve all heard 48 hour darkness and cold water b4 harvest to trick/shock the plant into thinking its diying and in a final attempt to get knocked up produces more trics makes some sense but I've never done it but i.ve also do the same b4 switching to 12/12 to reset the internal clock of the plant . have you ever heard this b4 nope or does this sound like another hippie tall tell . and again thanks for the help / imput .sorry there so many questions I do not do any of these things, I find them unnecessary...... the only "hippy" thing I follow ... is to cut them (at harvest) 1/2 hours after they wake up.... why? I dunno, something about sugars ...
I have tried five doctors to RENEW my medical marijuana application, including two GI's, one spine doctor (I had surgery) and two GP's. All of them have refused to sign my application including the original GI. Can anyone help me find a doctor in downtown Toronto to sign my renewal form? Sue it took me 5 doctors but it is not easy to find a doctor who understands, ... and/or share him/her with others once you find them .... you should try for a referral to the big hospitals in downtown Toronto, they are the most progressive and they already deal with a lot of patients like yourself
Congrats on figuring this out, man! As for your nutes - there may be nothing wrong with them in your situation, especially when you get used to them after few grow cycles, mostly good organics. I have a few points to make life easier for myself: 1) when nutes premixed in the soil you never know how much is released and absorbed. So I personally would use just soilless mix and add nutes with watering. Same bat guano you can either use already liquified or make a tea. 2) have a pH buffer, otherwise you *have to check* you pH regularly. Like the Pro-mix that Mark here loves - has dolomite lime which controls the pH from acid to neutral (also source of Mg and Ca). 3) stick with one nute line like FoxFarm or GH - their products add very well together, unlike custom mixes, unless you absolutely sure what you are doing. So again, basically it's fine, just harder to control and more work. :-)
It worked, I have a hawiian sativa X Skunk in flower and a clone of super lemon haze in veg both had started to wilt_I fed them diluted fish emulsion + H202 and the leaves sprang back to life. Once again thanks for that link. One question about my soiless mix (50% Coca coir/50% Perlite + bat gunao, worm casting and kelp meal) and my food (age old organics + B1, fish emulsion, epsom salt, and molassas_I also add a shot of GH Floralicious during flower)is this a decent mix? Am I lacking any nutrients? Is it overkill? (I guess thats actually 3 questions)...seems like overkill, but ultimately if it works it works
i was just wondering is your Hindu Kush share genetics with strains like og kush , master kush and etc probably but I doubt it, but the over all info on all breeds is scarce or un-trust worthy (in general)
I bought some seeds from your vender in toronto and this summer will be my second year growing t420 seeds. Here are my questions: 1.I had the seeds in the case that they came in for about 5 monthes in a vest in a closet. ..do you think they have gone bad? should not but a fridge would be better for better chances of survival 2.I froze if you mean a freezer, then they a most likely dead, freezing makes the tiny water bubble inside pop..my seeds by putting them in a small plastic container with some brown rice. I made a divider and glued it to the container with rubber cement. Will the rubber cement hurt the seeds in any way??? Thanks for the help ~toni ..if you mean a fridge, not a freezer then they are ok
im going plant some clones up north.thats anywere i live in windsor.im goning to have to bring soil can i use pro mix BX or HP, yes thanks al
cloning 4 me has been the hardest thing 2 conquer yet. I took 1 clone 2 days ago & 1 today. there shaded & over 4 ft away from bulb. I put a humidity dome over them 4 an hr a day, & spray often. i leave the dome off all night, + i have them on a heating pad. I took 4 clones almost 2 weeks ago but they started 2 get brown spots all over the foilage, so i pulled them. can u explain the best way 2 clone, what temps should b, & should i worry about humidity. tnx ur the best. some basics for me: use rockwool (not jiffy cubes/pots), use tap water without any nutrients, use stim-root no.2 as a root hormone for dipping (or anything from a hydroponics store)....... this is important, the clones need 100% humidity for 2 days after cutting.... so the dome should be ON them right after cutting and may as well leave it ON for the next two days, no need to spray as humidity inside will build up nicely.... on the 3rd day take the dome off for few hours, spray often, place it back ON only if they wilt too much, repeat next day, until they get used to humidity outside of the dome..... because you are new, try placing clones fairly far apart so they do not touch too much, also it can help if you cut one leaf on each clone in half, this will allow the plant to breath easier in a crowd... 3 feet away from the light may be better as 400W is weak... and if its old then just change it ....
hello......instead of adding my nutrients every 2-3 waterings what if i add my nutrients every 4-5 watering as long as my plant is a nice green would it matter when i add the nutrients... I presume you have CFL lights so they don't need much in terms of nutrients... technically there is nothing wrong with your plan.. so long as you remember that IF they should get a dark stem and leafs start yellowing it may be time to mix nutrients more often
Hello kind sir, just wondering how long do you bloom the northern lights/buddha strain? 56 days Any tips for late bloom or the strain in general? Pure Blend Pro Bloom + PK-13-14 added in week 3 to 6 Also, I bought blueberry skunk from you, but sadly only got males, not complaining, shit happens...I just really wanted to try some. So, if I take the male bb/skunk & seed some nl/buddha, which one gives plant structure & which gives bud structure? I don't know never bred them this way How many grows would it take to stabilize something like that? a year Also, I have female white widow females, seeds are from sensi seeds cafe in amsterdam. I want to seed it too and ideally, eventually, blend the 3 strains. Is it significantly harder with a third strain in the mix? 2 or 3 years of proper cross breeding Any tips or suggestions? where do I begin, .... look its a long process, I dont even know where to start Thanks for your time.
When is the best time to harvest an unknown indica strain . ive heard 8 weeks ,end of the 8th week and it also has a 2 week window .Does that mean you have 2 weeks after 8 weeks no, some people would cut a week later if they desire sleepy effect from the bud, but in general as long as the hair have turn 75% dark the plant is ready to be cut at any point, this should happen at any time in week 7 or 8 or 9 (for sure) .Thank you
Now that I have talked this out and read the link< i think I am over watering, and my mix isn't mixed consistently. I still try to feed once per week (my summer schedule) but some of my plants/pots may not be ready very important to let them dry out a bit more if necessary for more (less evaporation during winter). Ill try adding h202 to each feeding to see if the added oxygen helps out, how much would you recommend. hydrogen peroxide I presume, anywhere from 1 ml per gallon to 1 ml per litre is a good range, personally I do not use it as I find it unnecessary, I just see no difference And thanks for the help.
looking for best seeds for outdoor grow. looking for good yeild but quality is more important summertime / buddha for quality and yield and fast pine for yield
I use a soiless mix of coca coir and perlite or vermiculite and bat guano. I watch to make sure I get desent draineage and I always check the moisture of the soiless mix before each feed by sticking my finger a half inch in. I feed with age old oragnics (grow and bloom) and add epsom salt/molassas and fish emulsion. The wilting seems to be occuring more often now and it even happend on three plants just after flushing. I also have rocks in the bottom of my pots for drainage. I have tried flushing (with water and molasas) and repotting when I first notice it but it dosent help. When I pull the plants from under the lights they recover a bit but once they back under the lights the wilt comes back. Could I have poor drainage and roots are overheating?
Hi i was wondering if you could help me. i have 5 plants from seed 14 days unknown indica . 2 of them are bushy giant leaves 2 inches tall working on 5th internodes and starting leaves in corners of internodes .My other 3 are just no where Near that bushy . the leaves are skinny could be a male, but its not a definitive sign, also seeds even from the same batch will look very different from each other, unless they are inbred but They do have the 2nd growth .Are they underdeveloped or possibly male i heard they grow tall and skinny.Thanks for the help if you cant tell first grow the odd behavior can be blamed on pH of the soil or the nutrients or both, I think your medium is wrong... my bet is, this stretching would stop if you got the correct medium, pretty much only available in a hydroponics stores, or some Rona,
Hey, I've got a 1000w, white widow,nl/buddha grow at 6 weeks. The nl/b is from your seedbank. Very nice plant! I topped & lower branches caught up with the top. All 4 top colas are falling over already.SUPPORT THEM with some bamboo sticks, more support, bigger yield :) Can I take clones at harvest from the lower branches NO, only may be 2 weeks into bloom can you take clones, now NO, these clones would take 2 or 3 months to root if I pick off the bud? Is that faster than starting from seed again? you should have taken a clone much earlier, now you probably have to start from seeds What's the meaning of life? that's easy, 42
Also, your watering schedule - 1L water/1g pot seems very little. Are you sure they get enough? What medium are you using?
Hey James, sorry about your plants. Are you saying you did not have that problem and then you got it even though you do exactly the same thing? Then it may be a disease. In this case I'd you need to replace everything. Sterilizing your pots but reusing gloves won't do any good - the germs/spores would be transferred on gloves. If your room is sealed - replace mylar too or whatever you are using for wall cover. Check guides too - http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=11688&page=1&pp=15
I want to buy some seeds from you. I am looking for a big producer. what is your biggest producer white widom XXX
Is it risky to run two 1000 watt lights for 24 hours a day plus fans which add 600 more watts. the reason for 24 hours is cause its a bloom room separate to dark room. I want to switch plants ever 12 hours from one room to other. DOUBLE HARVEST dangerous in what sense? as long as plants get 12 hours of light and 12 hours of darkness, how you arrange it its up to you.... if you are asking about electricity.. then you better ask an electrician.... so long as each 1000W light is on a separate 15 amp circuit it can work on 24 hours a day and it should be fine... fans should also be on separate circuits from the lights.... if they are not then yes you run a risk of heating up the wires too much... fire? may be...
I have started to have a problem with my plants starting to wilt than dying with-in 5-7 days. once it starts i cant correct it, i have tried flushing and repotting nothing helps. it happens at all stages. i clean my pots with diluted bleach + rinse and an extra rinse with peroxide. its either the issue with water (you tell me if anything has changed), dirt (should be promix BX or promix HP or similar triple mix) OR the light is over 1 year old ... the bulb is ONLY good for 8 month of continuous usage or 12 month on 12/12 cycle....
hi i recently purchased a 90 watt quad band ufo led light and as im interested in a low heat low energy system .Im just wondering if i add a 250 watt cfl during flowering will it mess up the light sprectrum coming from the ufo?? not at all, it will add more lumens to the blooming plants and this can not harm them.. in bloom more is better
hey max, looks like IronSeeds has them. http://www.ironseedsales.com/catalog.htm
I think I figured out the problem. It looks like it is Ca deficiency caused by too much N, K and Mg. Basically - I overdid the nutes :) Being a newbie it was almost inevitable :) Oh well, will cut back next feeding. less is more, it happens
Where can I find DJShort seeds in this town? ask these guys
do you know anything about the product over drive.it is supposed to swell up buds twice the normal size is this true.is this product worth using.hydroponic ....yes its worth using but its a diluted formula of this product.... or this product... its all the same .... choose/use one (and not all) together with your normal food/nutrients in the 3rd to 6th week of bloom cycle.... it will fill-in your buds
When is the best time to plant fast pine outdoors in Ontario? sprout them indoors first but the earliest is probably the 24th May weekend..
Hey mark about replacing the seeds i don't have the original packaging because i was told to keep them in a plastic bag in a dark place to make them last longer. But i do remember the packaging they came in if that helps maybe its better if i give you a call? I don't wanna come all the way down from up north to be disapointed. email me at mark at toronto420.com
Hi Mark, I noticed some brown spots, like dry leaf, on big FAN leaves. When I turn a leaf over - it's clean on the underside. The plant just began 6th week of bloom. I checked with magnifier - no pests. Seems like nutrient problem, but what could it be?? very normal, you may choose to remove them at this point (its a choice)... you are feeding them well and fan leafs are not necessary at this point so she (the plant) is getting rid of them...
Sorry i should clarify - im using jiffy pellets not cubes. Not sure if it makes a diff. again, jiffy wont kill your plants but they are not as good as rockwool, jiffy cubes are pH-ed for other plants then pot so I don't like them, your plants will stretch, so replanting into some dirt aka promix is best
Cannabist and Mark - thanks for the helping hand. Its nice to know there are people willing to share the expertise so people like me can get it right the first time. I thought i knew a lot from reading etc. but i get a lot of anxiety that Im gonna kill em by making a mistake. Another question - my sprouts have popped through the soil(jiffy cubes..are bad, pH is off in them, better to use rockwool... jiffy wont kill them but rockwool is better ) and shot up so fast (in 24hrs) there are some reaching the top of the clear plastic cover(but they are still infants like 2 mini baby leaves and 2 nutrient leaves, if i can call em that). My flourescent lights (2700k is that enough? until they are 10 inches tall )are about 8-12 inches above the tops unless they are T5 the CFL light should be 2 inches from the plants - is that too close or too far? am i stretching the babies? jiffy + 12 inches away will stretch them Also should i keep the lid on for most of the time to keep humidity up or should i just maintain a high humidity in the room? they should have the dome off by now and dont worry about humidity (whatever it is it is) and make sure the temperatures stay within 24-28C, you can bring up the room tempos up OR bring the lights closer (there is some heat even from CFL), OR get a small heater.... thanks guys really appreciate it. i feel like they are my children lol ...replant the small plants into some promix, the jiffy may cause you problems but once you transplant that should fix it
I READ IN HIGH TIMES ABOUT A PRODUCT CALLED STAMEN-IT .THE COMPANY PLANTAEGENOMIC@LIVE UK SENDS THERE PRODUCT FROM AN ADDRESS IN B.C. CANADA . CAN YOU FIND THIS FOR ME . THANK YOU I am sorry I never heard of it
Iam looking to produce female seeds .Do y.ou have an address to buy gibberlic acid nope sorry, I do it the old fashion way, STRESS
hey dude thanks for the help....im just wondering does it matter on what kind of strain i have b4 i top my plant or it doesnt matter?...Also how much more yield would some1 get if they were to top there plant I top all strains
yes, it will increase yield, if everything else is ready to support it - i.e. you have enough light, room and container. Also, you may have to wait a bit longer - because 2 new colas (instead of the 1 you cut) start growing from the very beginning, so they will take more time to grow to the same size. Also, you don't just cut 1-2 inches - you cut the very growing top but not two immediate branches near it - it's very important. Check this guide out http://forum.grasscity.com/absolute-beginners/122559-how-fimming-topping-made-easy.html
Hey budlover, welcome to the club :) First of all - jiffy cubes is a bad idea. I have never tried them personally, bud I've read many reports that plants grow weaker in them. Apparently roots don't develop as well as in soil/less mix. Don't know why. Second, seeds or seedlings don't need any nutes at all. Everything they need for the first week of life is already given to them by Mother Nature in the seed - perfectly balanced and calculated. While seeds germinate keep you medium wet, not soaked - they need oxygen. Once they sprout - use ideas from Mark's guide - basically wait until medium is dry (but not bone dry) or until your plants tell you that they are thirsty - you will learn to recognize it quickly - they get that sad droopy look. :) After a week start giving them nutes, start at 25% of recommended dose and go up if they take it well. thank YOU
Hey man, im using jiffycubes which i soaked in nutri+ start 1-3-1 to plant my seedlings in. Is there anything wrong doing this? not really Also, how moist should i keep the cubes once ive put my germinated seeds in em? Also, how often should i be giving my baby sprouts water? soak/submerge the whole cube for a minute or two.... watering once every 4 days is usually ok also should i continue watering with the nutri+ start 1-3-1? sorry if i sound like a dummy. thanks im a newbie. I prefer to give them plain water, in seed form there is nothing that will give them an advantage, and plain water is all they need... there is probably nothing wrong with giving them the nutri+ but remember that all it is is a diluted nutrient, so if you really really want to give them something when they are this tiny then just take a regular veg nutrient and dilute it at 5% of regular dosage ... and you have nutri+.....
If i cut of the top inch yes or 2 no to make it bushy and short.Would this give me more yield? it makes the plant bushier and yes it should produce more yield... you can do this only once, only in veg and at least a week before turning to bloom... some people do this twice but they grow trees so if all you have is a closet then do it only once, usually when they are 7 to 10 inches tall....
what is your opinion of williams wonder and white widow concerning from germination to smoking both good strains, easy and short and bushy ... typical indicas... heavy brainless stone, me like
HEY THANKS CANNABIST....I KNEW THC WAS OIL SOLUABLE....WHY DIDNT I THINK OF THAT? MUST BE SHORT TERM MEMORY LOSS I GUESS.....LMAO THANKS AGAIN :)
Hey Mark… I’ve been reading about leaving plants in constant dark for a period of time before harvest… I’ve read people do this for 24 hrs and up to two weeks… what’s your take on this, how much does it help?....Thanks P. I have never really tested this therefore I can not recommend it at all... I see some theoretical benefits BUT only when it comes to 1 and up to 3 days of darkness ... but more???? I just cant see why it would be a good thing
Whoever asked: it says it right there on the label - "Fruiting/flowering: 10-12ml per 4L of water." http://www.americanagritech.com/sites/default/files/product_labels/LiquidKarma_GallonBackLabel.png
Hey Jimmy, THC is soluble in fat/oil and alcohol. Use something you don't mind ingesting - i.e. high-proof drinking alcohol or cooking oil (canola, vegetable, olive - will do) and wash it off. It does not come off fast, so you may need to shake the jar with solvent for a while or rub the walls with a brush. true, make sure the oil is warm if not hot
im thinking i should start adding liquid karma to the bloom stage how much liquid karma should i use per gallon read the lable please... I really don't know because I think liquid karma does nothing
my closet space is 3ft deep 2ft 30in wide 3ft 41in tall i am growing all auto flowering strains is this closet big enought it should support 400W light and up to 8 plants may be
it is to cold to go outside here i was looking at sizes of closets that you can use mine is 3ft deep 2ft 30in wide 3ft 41in tall is this to small or not good enough for a 400W light
hi mark....im going to be buying a heating pad so i can take a cutting....just wondering how hot should it be when placing the pad under my tray the basic heating pad is set at 72F I think so as long as you place it under the tray when the tray is withOUT the dome ON, as in the dome is OFF the plants, if the dome is ON the tray and the pad is under then they could cook..... but otherwise when the tray is without the dome then the heating pad can be underneath at all times....
hi mark.or anyone else who could help; i have a stupid question...lol i have 10 large mason jars that i use to cure my weed which have loads of thc stuck on the sides of the jars. what is the easiest way to extract the thc from the jars.cant fit my hands inside the jars.lol thanks ??????????? made me laugh ... I really don't know...
thanks cannabist, i have been enlightened. mine is a passion, not a problem.
Hey Joe, do you know about Mark Emery? It will answer your question. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Emery
why won't you send seeds, to a US address? look up Marc Emery on google, I am not a martyr
Hi Mark. When it's time to harvest, there are bud sites and branches of different size, does it make sense to harvest tallest ones first (as they are closer to the light, so may be more mature?) then wait for a few days and harvest smaller ones? Thanks! NO, it is best to kill the plant all at once (I believe) .. cutting is stressful so making more stress over a span of a week is not a good thing, its better just to kill her right off so the sugars stay in the leafs and the stress does not show... when plants become stressed they change the taste of bud....
Hi joe, 400W is perfect, you wont want it at 7ft tho, try and keep your plants short so the light will penetrate at far as possible, that means more pot! :-)
Is a 400 watt mh light to much for a 2 ft deep by 3 ft. wide and 7 ft. high closet tight squeeze but no, if you can provide even some basic ventilation then the space should be ok
i have been waiting 6 weeks now..how long does it take for you to send them...i have been trying all these numbers frustrated 647-835-4212 there is only one number open Monday to Friday from 12 to 3 pm eastern standard time (this Tuesday I lost my Bluetooth and I could not pick up when driving, sorry) ... check your visa first, IF it was charged then 6 weeks is way too long, I would send you express replacement ..... not too many people complain about getting through to me ???
what is the best product to use for healthy roots B1 in general no matter the brand
Iam looking for a product called stamen-it. I e-mailed plantaegenomic@liveuk and got a vacation reply there product is sent from an address inB.C.CANADA DO YOU KNOWTHE ADDRESSD sorry dont know
I planted seeds in rockwool they all germinate and sprout within two days they yellow either they are too wet in which case you should transplant into a bigger rockwool cube or into promix OR just feed more nutrients and about a 1/4 inch long is that normal is been 4 days they should get some nutrients and proper light... if you see the leafs then they need nutrients fast, start at low dosage but bring it up to no more then 50% of what the lable recommends...
Hey Mark, I bought 10 G13 seeds off you a few days before labour day. It was actually someone else working for you in the cafe. I was only able to get 2 out of the 10 seeds to germinate and then had ph problems in my resevoir that ended up killing the 2 plants. I know it was probably my fault that the seeds went bad, maybe too cold stored in my basement. Anyway you can replace these seeds or give me something at a very cheap price as im out of work and can't really afford to pay again for seeds, (with my luck i won't be able to germinate them again) when you bring back the envelope they came with, and tell the same story we should be able to just replace the seeds....
mi mark. If i were to over feed my plant. Does this slow down the growth of the plant. over feeding can kill them, in bloom there is no recovery, in veg it can take a week... when you get burnt tips that's over feeding but that's not death... the next step is death so when you see burnt tips pull back on nutrients...
It's inmportant to make the 45 degree angle so make the 45 degree angle, dammit :>. (If you make the cut flatly water could possibly well up in the cut on the plant when spraying - or when raining if outdoors - causing mold or mildew there). I use a pair of fiskers pruners and cut downward at a 90 degree angle to the floor, being very careful to just use the end of the snips and watching out for any tiny new leaves. Happy growin... its always better to be clean and precise, the less precise you are the longer it takes them to root, and yes, more problems develop as well
hello mark how important is it to have a clean razor blade when taking cuttings and also how important is it to have a 45 degree angle? for me?, a broken glass bottle seems to work but for you it seems to be pretty important, ... look .... its always important to be clean but it very unusual VERY unusual to infect the roots with a dirty razor, I mean you would have to be a real pig, so be clean but I don't think your problems come from this part what would happen if i didnt make the 45 degree angle..takes a day or two longer to root and how important is it to have a cutting 4-6 cm what would happen it it was lets say 2-3 cm.. not at all, its just easier to work with a larger cutting ..and also is it normal for the cuttings to droop bad after taking the cutting from the plant. not unusual at all, but make sure they are under a dome for the next 2 days to keep 100% humidity, after that (2 days) remove the dome, if they droop again, place it back for an hour and remove again, do this until they stand on their own without a dome...and how long does it take a purple kush cutting to start rooting? all clones should root after 12 days in rockwool, not in dirt
Hey Mark, I am thinking switching over to T5's and would like to know if it's a viable option to running a 1000 watt. Thanks switching from 1000W to T5s ???... you would need a LOT of T5s to supplement the lumens you get from a 1000W... for veg T5 are great but for BLOOM? I would not bloom with T5s...
hello..if i were to use a 1000 watt (MH)instead of a 400 watt (MH) in the veg stage would this give me more yield and if so how much more? in veg it does not really matter as much as you think so I will say nothing, the plants grow a bit faster and get a bit more bushier but its the bloom cycle that determines the yield...Also if i were to bloom with a 1000 watt (MH) instead of a 1000 watt (HPS) do i lose yield and if so how much? some strains respond better to MH then to HPS so it may be that you get more yield with MH, however in general terms you could lose 5% of yield BUT get more % of THC which MH helps to make... that is why people use hortilux bulbs which have both blue (MH) and red (HPS) spectrums....
hi mark i have used you're site for years now! and thus follow grow guide and you're method of using promix. i like it very much have no complaints its tried and true! but hauling it around is not as easy or stealthy!!!! :( thus i want to try coco coir specifically cocogro(the blocks are so compact and easy to carry). now i was wondering if i can achieve the same results as with promix if i add dolomite lime to the coco....if you always add nutrients to your water then coco can work the same way as promix... promix has ph stabilizers and coco does not, however all nutrients have ph stabilizers thus so long as you always give your plants at least 25% of regular nutrition (which my guide already recommends) you should not have to ph the coco or water and treat everything pretty much like promix, .. note: coco dries faster... I grew coco pot next to a promix pot and I did the same thing and it all worked well....BUT I would never give coco plain water.. which could potentially harm the roots... i know how important PH is i just don't test PH thanks to promix. please tell me you're thoughts on the matter, any pros and cons are much appreciated!!
Sorry let me rephrase that ... have to excuse me i.m a little high.When do i start giving seedlings nutes .I had 6 pop up today .Is it 2 or 3 weeks Or should i wait longer i would star feeding at low dosage when i see well defined leafs, so 2 or 3 weeks after they sprout is a bit much, 1 or 2 weeks seems more likely
Whats going on mark. Had a quick question when should i start fertalizing my plants .I`ve heard 2 weeks but want to make sure.I know i have to dilute the nutes the first couple weeks.Thanks for your imput sounds about right but start with a low dosage like 10% of what they recommend and go up slowly
mark i kinda just gave up this cycle of bloom due to various reasons..early too!mainly the mite prob. 12 plants 10 inch pot bout 1 foot each topped with atleast 4 bud sites on each usually get 5-7 oz just curious what my losses would aprox be if i have say 5% sign of mite issues on the fan leaves at the end of week 1.. if you do nothing they will become millions in days, and eat all the leafs, lose of 50% I would guess just starting to see the hairs and they getting taller fast..i know i can take steps to control the mite thing but im goin on vacation soon and im just planning on doing a extensive cleanup job in 7 months and staring fresh with my clones which i have elsewhere. so what u think? i plan to spray with 10% dish soap whenever i water(4 days or so) atleast until i see some kinda decent looking buds mabey week 3? will it affect the taste? taste will be a bit off, but not dangerous, if you dont do nothing then there may be no crop, but correctly done, all you should do is spray once and repeat in 3 days, all mites should be then gone for at least 3 or 4 weeks, if they come back after a week then you did not spray well enough should i spray with straight water after a certain point to stop some kinda soapy taste? sure but it may not change the taste, only remove the surface soap i have some kinda mite spray stuff but everytime i use it f's everything up. all i do is spray it on plants out of their rooms let them chill for like 4 hours then spray straight water to rinse then back in the 24 hour cfls. seems like a goood plan no? but either doesnt help much or burns shit. so ya mainly if i just water as usual and dont worry about mite infestation which is showing at week 1, what kinda weight u thinkin? ive smoked mites befor and have no moral objections lol lovin this site since day 1 thx for the wisdom I would not use the product that fucks it up, I would rather stick to water and /or soap and water, alternatively get some clear tape and wrap it around you palm and pick them one by one with the sticky side... there are products out there, bang comes to mind, they work against mites and the taste they leave behind is ok .... you can spray this stuff well into bloom, its a herb mix, safe for smoke...
just wondering if you guys have sifting bags there try this place, they have what I call water bags, not sure its the same thing
High mark. I had a questions . Can you tell me the dangers from growing in a greenhouse .Like can the cops fly over and see inside a g.h. Thanks lol i know this isnt a normal question but i.m hoping you can help anywhere in S. Ontario there is a chance a chopper will fly over but that chance is small... how small? who knows....
hey mark just wanted to let you know you were right about it being my ballast, ignitor messed up getting new one. Also I am 99 percent sure i seen you in the documentary cannabiz, 4 times does sounds like harassment to me. Hope california legalizes it this year then that should spread like wildfire, just like the prohibition did. Anyways no questions this time, Happy Growing.. ..yeah I hate having my face splashed across the screen, but hey there it is
hey mark, i chose to grow your hindu kush, sour d, and nl skunk. i have grown 1 of each now throught-out Veg under 2 4' fluros. they looked fine thrugh veg (bushy, didnt stretch). When the were 16 inches i put them in bloom under my 400w hps,2100k. all of them turned out to be males!. do you think that going from 2 fluro's to 400w hps is forcing them to be males? the transfer would not really turn them male i am going to try again, and any help would be appreciated. ps. my veg room is 15-20*C these temps could cause them to turn male, 15-20C is very low, at minimum they should be at 24C +, at best at 26C, and higher.. in bloom you are ok... 55-65% humidity my bloom room is 23-27*C, 50-60% humidity...this humidity is good for early on when they are young, but it seems to tell me that you ...probably grow in a cold basement with no ventilation.... low temps, high humidity is bad because it creates mold..
<p>Hey Mark,<br> <br> Have a small grow area, 5x3 with a couple of plants on my second grow. Am also 2 weeks from harvest but plants have considerable less yield this time. The only think i changed was going from 12 inch pots to 9 inch pots. it could be a reason, but its not usually the only reason, smaller pots implies more plants, more plants means higher yield.. if you just decrease the pot size without increasing the number of plants then the gain is not there... Went to smaller pots to get plants closer together to get more direct light exposure and to increase watering frequency to address any potential issues sooner rather than later<br> <br> The other factor that changed is heat, Where temps were in the mid to hi 70's two months ago and now in the hi 60's and low 70's. bud grows smaller at those temps <br> <br> Figure heat is the major cause so my question would be do you have any opinions or tips on what to look out for when buying a small heater? I would look for one that has no coil to heat up, any heating element that heats up glows red and can not be used when they sleep (light is bad when they sleep), ..usually it means getting the cheapest heater possible, one with no LED lights, no coil to heat, but all it does is works ON and OFF.... Cdn Tire has them and so does H. Depot igure having a thermostat would be good ;) any thoughts?<br> <br> Saw you on CBC this weekend... keep fighting the good fight<br> <br> Cheers</p>
neem oil has somewhat thickened on plants and woundering if could turn out to be problem..If they have not burnet yet, then no, it should not be a problem, spray with water if you want to wash it off. if so how to get it off without stressing them too bad water spray, once a day, for couple of days
Whats up man . I just wanted to say thanks for the help and its cool as hell you take the time to help people out this way Thank You
I have kush seeds that i tried to germinate but they did not sprout over the span of 1 week. I tried your method recommended on the site + the j-cloth method + dropped em in jiffy cubes. They were placed in a dark and warm place, and the jiffys were put in a tray @ room temp. Nothing worked. Can i continue my efforts with the seeds ive tried with already? Any tips? thanks in advance. Im very frustrated. in short: I do not know why, your fault, my fault, shitty seeds, bad batch, novice grower, who knows... get them replaced, if you got them from store, go back there and if it was through the website, call me at the number above.... next time, take a glass of water and throw the seeds in there for 2 or 3 days.... keep in dark place and stir with a spoon once a day (to add oxygen)... this method never fails
As an expert on growing big budz, would you recommend flowering 24 hours on then swich to 24 off and repeat the cycle until harvest.NO, I have a feeling you are kidding Would this method accaully work better than 12 on 12 off.
Hey mark whats up . I had a light question .In two days i'll be sending off 4 a 150w hps from htgsupply.com it says it covers a 3x3 area. i have a table that is 2x2 .My question is how many plants can i get under this light . I know i.m not getting trees with this light but how tall should they be when i flower. i have 6 one gallon pots set up and i was thinking about l.s.t. ... Is this too many . with 150W HID you can do up to 10 plants in 3 x 3 area... pots should be 6 inches in diameter OR you can have bigger pots but less plants (6 plants for you in 1 gallon containers should be ok).... the plant can only be 1 foot tall before blooming... this is because the penetration of light from 150W HID is about 1.5 feet into the canopy, so your light 18 inches away from the light can not penetrate more then a foot (or so) into the plant, thus even if you let the plants get bigger the light just wont reach this deep......
Just wanted to say Thanks Mark,I followed your suggestions and was very pleased! Your thoughts please, my space is approximately, 26" wide by 44" long. Would a 1000 Watt be pushing it? you are on the edge of yes or no... sort of ok if you can maintain the temperatures, and temps are what makes for good crop.. yield will be definitely better then a 600W, BUT you will not get as much as you would if you had more space... or 600 Watt a wiser choice. ...I do not like the 600W because its equal in cost to a 1000W... BUT 1000W also requires ventilation where with a 600W you COULD get away without one...in the end if cost is no issue go with the 1000W + kick ass ventilation By the way, I have had no heat issues because you had a 400W, just wait for spring and have only used is a 16" oscillating fan. With the up grade,I plan on adding a fan/filter combo. Also, is Lumatek what most claim it to be? 1st generation of this ballast is a dud (so stay away from the used stuff, they lose 70% of their power in the 1st year and you wont know)... they have out the 2nd generation which is good, and I mean it works as advertised.... Thanks again,and all the best! Thank You
whats the best way to transplant with promix. the stuff falls apart so easily? tnx! if the promix is not holding then the roots are not yet root bound and it may not even be necessary to transplant... I am not sure how to describe this .. but youtube has lots of video on transplanting and etc...
does anyone know what strains thunder punch has in it?? i know they grow about three feet and has a great yeild just curious as to what it has in her, how much sat to in and so on and so forth nope, sorry
Hey Mark - I've got my MM permit. Thanks for all your help through the years! Say how many days to flower the kush? cut at the end of week 8 of bloom (I guess that's 56 days) And what's your thoughts on autoflowers? what makes auto flower is a gene from rutheralis mixed with indica/sativa strain from N. America, rutheralis is Eastern European hemp strain... makes nasty smoke but great rope.... I would stay the F away from that...... in the end auto flower is a nice gimmick but its just a gimmick Thanks
Hi Mark. I am one of your thoroughly satisfied customers with g13xBuddha seeds :) Very good results. Thanks a lot! :) Now I see you have many other Buddha hybrids and I wanted to know more about genetics, but I can't seem to find anything on Sativa Buddha. There's Reclining Buddha, but it's 100% indica... Do you have an information on Buddha (i.e. its parents) or could you point me where to read about it? Thank you for all your hard work! the Buddha i have is a strain from India, Rishikesh region .... I brought it over in 96/97... they just called it buddha so buddha name stuck.. I also had a Buddha from Australia which I crossed with the India strain ... this cross created a stronger sativa....... this buddha/india x buddha/aus cross is a mix which then went into all the strains I have.....
About nitrogen for curing - it seems that oxygen is required to break down chlorophyll. The more chlorophyll - the harsher the smoke. From "Cannabis Curing" article on Ganjabus (http://www.ganjabus.com/2006/05/cannabis-curing.html Curing requires slow drying in the presence of oxygen (over 3-4 weeks or more if you can) otherwise anaerobic decomposition by bacteria and mold will occur leaving the telltale ammonia smell and a crappy smoke.
Is there an age you have to be to buy seeds from your store? 18+
hey mark, i have 2 strains growing under T5"s, (Im gettin ready for outdoor early this year, go big or go home right?!? lol) first strain is durban poison from dutch passion and the second strain is one my local hydroponic store owner has been workin on for a few years (excellent strain!), i noticed a leaf curled up on the durban poison a few months ago, i looked underneath the leaf and saw about 5 spider mites making a nest, i removed the plant immediately and destroyed it...On the other strain i seen some white spots and checked every leaf and stem on the plant with a magnifyin glass and i couldnt see n e mites at all, its been 2 months and i check them every few days, but still dont see n e thing, all the new growth is fine with no spots, i keep the room at 75f...My question is when i get these plants outdoors above 30c are the mites goin to show up and ruin my whole year? :( I am very interested is starting some of the "fast pine" and "summertime buddah" but im worried that they will catch mites you can not avoid mites.. mites are always there in the environment as eggs... so every time temps go above 30C the mite eggs hatch.... you can only "manage" mites, darn impossible to completely kill them... by managing means, spotting it early, and removing the affected leafs, then spraying the rest of the plant... I would never destroy a plant simply because of mites... at worst you can always spray with ivory soap at 10 ml /L ... even in bloom... soap will make the bud smell odd but is in no way dangerous (like lets say pesticides)
i have a mylar grow tent 4ftx4ftx7ft and a 600 watt hps lamp in a flood and drain system i use 6x6x6 grodan cubes and this is my first grow do i want to wet the large cubes befor i put my rooted clone in the hole in short yes... generally you want to wet the cubes for 24 hours in tap water before putting the clones in... however I have never seen a problem if you just wet the cubes 5 minutes before placing the clones
I was woundering where and how do i apply for a medicial marijuana card, weather to grow or smoke both ,I have bad nerves and a bad back. when i smoke a joint, the pain goes away. I live in ontario
Hi Mark: Some thoughts on curing. To limit humidity in addition to opening the canister every few days to air it out I would submit two additional options. A small spray canister of Nitrogen that people use to preserve wine after opening can be purchased for around $10 and provides at least 100 uses. Nitrogen is inert and stops the mold oxygen generates. A one second blast per mason jar should help. In addition the Silica Gel packages that come with consumer electronics can be reused in the jars as they also are a drying agent which absorbs moisture. They would not harm the product, just don't eat it. Hope all is well. Regards I must research this , interesting indeed
hey mark, got 2 questions. The first is that i just went to my room, and my light seems to have dimmed and has reduced the heat output also. I'm guessing i need a new light you do, this one is most likely broken, and I would also check the ballast, i.e. plug another bulb and see if this is not a ballast problem but this is only my third grow, thought i would beable to get 4 without changing, it is a osram plantastar hps its a lesser brand but it worked for me in the past. I'm guessing it's shot but what kind of hps light brand would you recommend that has a some blue spec in it and would last a year. i'm guessing hortilux brand is very good, never had it fail after a third grow but just want to make sure. For my second question, i finished my second grow and it turned out good, but it still has nutes in it when smoked, not horrible but not what i wanted. I leeched with 10 to 25 percent nutes for 2 weeks before flowering, should i really over water it when i start leeching to get the nutes out or just water my normal dose. And i also has a little accident with the light hitting the plant but it didn't interrupt the sleep cycle it just extended it by a couple of hours cause the door was open and the room light was left on by mistake. Would that cause the plant to holds nutes that late into flowering? it is possible that even 2 hours of incorrect light in sleep may do some damage, I say some, because it could be zero and it could be bad, and you just wont know, may be the taste is the result, ......if I assume no damage was done, and if you feel nutrients still in the smoke after this type of regiment of leaching it means that they are not really up-taking nutrients this late in the cycle, which is not unusual.... in your case I would probably water them with 25% the 7th week twice, but zero nutrients at the 2nd last and last watering.... I am assuming that they at least need water twice a week.... what your suggesting is not a bad idea, as in take them to the bathtub and pour some extra gallons of (lightly 25% nutrients) water through the pot... it would work, just a lotto work....
Hey i have a question about where to find CFL's in toronto. Do you know of any places that would carry a good selection unlike rona, home hardware, etc.., i just want to make sure i can get ones of the 2700k and 5100k light spectrum. thanks. they do, but you better try a hydro store, they only stock the good stuff
what is the perfect conditions?. while lights r on it dosnt go over 30c n not under 26c. perfect is 25-27C, but ok is 23-30C, above 30C mites breed, below 23C they slow down... humidity is low, I pay little attention to humidity unless it exceeds 65% which means you have ventilation problem, and/or you need to upgrade the out-take fan cant keep it at all in the hut. inline fan comes on twice in a hr, 4 15 min each time.
mark i have uped the food as recomended and moved to 20L pots and added a new 15" fan .the temps are a breezy 25 and 21 at night.will the extra fan be to powerful for the plants when they are taller? when in veg the plants need to be constantly, but gently "rocked' by the wind in order to build up the stem, BUT in bloom it is best that the wind moves the air around but not the stems, so usually I point the fan away from the plants, up, above the canopy, between the tops of the plants and the bottom of the light, so the light moves air but not the plants... now the plants in the 3rd week of bloom better be staked with bamboo stakes (or similar)... if you do not stake them the plant will waste its energy on building up the stem and not the bud... i have a 7*4*7 room with 2 90 cfm exaust fans and 1 more for intake and before the 15" fan i only had a 12".thinking about getting 500 cfm exaust and scraping the two little ones.its been 24 h since those pics but since the switch some look alittle perked up .gonna give them a week .thanks for all the help
Hi Mark, I have 5 blueberry plants under 600w and good conditions. I have one plant that is lime green but growing great. temperature stress? seems like... colour discolorations can happen usually due to cold breeze or fan constantly blowing air in one spot of the plant or ... temps drop too much at night (like below 10C)... or some food you mixed was a bit less perfectly mixed then other food and this is the result... I could go on... usually this does not actually damage anything so carry on :-) ..... but if it is some form of stress then you need to identify it, just in case I give all the girls the same nutes? I'm going to grow it out for fun. Weird...
Hello . How much time does it take to get a mother plant started before u can begin cutting clones. 2-3 weeks I'd say, you can take one clone early on and as she grow more How much money is needed to set a mother plant up. minimum 100W light, preferably 400W thanks
Hey there, Thanks for the advice. I now know what I should do. As to the question about me testing PH; yes I do. Interestingly, I've found that once I've added my PBP nutes the PH settles in to about 5.9, which is almost perfect for coir. It's very convenient for me, as I only have to check the PH every so often to make sure it's still solid and hasn't changed over time. all (good) nutrients have pH stabilizing things/enzymes? (after all they know we grow pot not vegetables)... that is why in majority of cases pH-ing of water is unnecessary so long as you always add some nutrients..
I have my license permit now to grow and possess cannabis at my residence. Im interested in the proper procedure to contact u Mark about faxing my information to u so I can get clones. thanks talk with u soon I am sorry but T.I.M.E. (my circle of permit holders) is full, clones can only be purchased from CALM or CSE or THC, you can still call me at the number above at the time given but honestly if all you want is clones, please contact the compassionate centers
Sorry for the double post. I refreshed the page without thinking.
Hey Mark, I'm doing 25 plants in 1 gallon pots. The medium is coir (which I really like, btw, a very forgiving medium) do you test for pH?. Right now they're vegging in a 3x4 box under the 400W MH and 9 CFLs. I recently picked up a 1000W MH for blooming, although, I'm considering extra light from the sides using CFLS and am also considering using the 400W too, as it won't be vegging anything. I have experience blooming with the 400 (usually switch at about 1 to 1.5 feet and end up with them a uniform 2 feet (not much stretch at all (using White Widow and Juicy Fruit from the Market). I have no experience with the 1000W. I can make the bloom area as big as I'd like. Ventilation will be controlled and heat will not be an issue (I have enough experience to handle that). My question is: how tall should they be before I switch to bloom? Thanks. Keep up the good fight!
Hey Mark, I'm doing 25 plants in 1 gallon pots. The medium is coir (which I really like, btw, a very forgiving medium). Right now they're vegging in a 3x4 box under the 400W MH and 9 CFLs. I recently picked up a 1000W MH for blooming, although, I'm considering extra light from the sides using CFLS and am also considering using the 400W too, as it won't be vegging anything. I have experience blooming with the 400 (usually switch at about 1 to 1.5 feet and end up with them a uniform 2 feet (not much stretch at all (using White Widow and Juicy Fruit from the Market). I have no experience with the 1000W. I can make the bloom area as big as I'd like. Ventilation will be controlled and heat will not be an issue (I have enough experience to handle that). My question is: how tall should they be before I switch to bloom? Thanks. Keep up the good fight! ....you have good idea of light coverage since you get so little stretching with a 400W in bloom (for me a 400W means it will double in bloom), .... the bottom line is that a 1000W can have a plant bloomed at 2 feet at best (and even if you let them veg till 3 feet, you will end up removing/trimming the bottom 1/3 because the light simply won't reach there), you then end up with a plant at may be 3 feet in the end (if you add CFL you add lumens thus have even less stretching, for you 2.5, its a guess).... the theory is that a 1000W can penetrate about a foot INTO the canopy below, you can use bamboo stick to prop the stems so more light goes inside of the plant, strategically remove some fan leafs in the 4th week of bloom, again to allow more light inside of the canopy, these tricks can increase the penetration to say 1.5 feet.... that is why I prefer to place my plants as close to the light as possible without burning...placing plants 6 inches from the light is ok so long as you have kick ass temps, 6 inches from the light I get may be 2 feet penetration into the canopy, every little bit helps... I am not sure if I need to tell you that your plants will be able to absorb more nutrients now that they have a 1000W .... on the average I would say increase nutrients by 25%, may be 50% ... more as you see fit, of course do it gradually... also, the plants should be bushier and stronger, yield more per branch, but not necessarily faster per se... bloom is still 8 weeks wehetehr its a 400W or a 1000W
mark i hope this link will help (pics of my widowxxx ). i am letting them dry out completely this time. should they stand right back up if the air gets to the roots right anyway or is this gonna be a longer process? ....an average recovery may take a week when in veg.... in bloom its not clear...... from the thread/link I gather you are being advised to increase your ventilation to decrease temperatures... I agree, especially in winter you should be able to either bring in cold air or suck out hot air easily, if you can not achieve 26C this time of the year imagine when it gets a bit hotter outside.... 1000W should have 150CFM (Cubic Feet per Minute) fan as outtake, and 50CFM for intake, preferably on a temp-stat, turning intake fan ON only when temps reach above 26C....
Hey Permit, we all thought this was a forum to ask questions, get some advice and not be bashing the guy who's giving us his free time. Don't know what your beef is with Mark, but is this the place for you to vent? Your a very hurtful person, i will not speak for everyone here, but you really should go away, we all don't want to read the crap your saying here. My name is Big Budd, for a reason, and I will always stand behind anyone who gets trashed buy someone like you !!! may no attention, just a lost soul
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Hi Mark, sure is nice to have a place to go for adivce and questions. For that we all thank you !!!!!! So here goes... Once my crop is dried, can I store my weed in masson jars make sure the bud is very dry as it will mold, to prevent mold open the jar once a day for 1/2 hour for a week, later once a week for 1/2 hour afterwards to release any left over moisture... after couple of weeks of this the bud should be able to be stored either in the fridge (in a light proof container, no light is better) or in the basement (low humidity and low temps, like wine)... the longer you store it the better it should get (in theory), then put the jars in the freezer fridge is better, freezer will separate the crystals from the bud and not necessarily diminish the taste but this is not desired, so fridge temperatures are better for the long term .., and if I can, how long would it stay fresh. bone dry in a dark place and 2-8C temps, years? decades? like wine for ever? Days, weeks, months, even years perhaps? Bless you for all your work here, thanks soooooooo much !! Big Budd
how do i get more females from seeds? have perfect conditions and perfect temps and they should in theory be 100% female.. I repeat -IN THEORY- all seeds are actually female, from what I know stress makes males... so the less optimal conditions you give them the more males you get..
if tomato plants streatch, is that causing stress? if the plants stretch that means that they are not in optimal conditions... can be they are too far from the light, can be they are too close together (overcrowded)... can be lack of heat... stretching means that they are stressed..
Hi man, why use molasses when DNF bud fortifier or botanicare hydroplex is made for pot growing? maybe the sugar in molasses will attract some buggies? for carbohydrates you can try advanced nutrients carboload, but maybe youll get ants with that too. when i started using carboload i got ants, but maybe it was just a conincidence.
i moved the lamp closer as sujested .but still no change .inbetween Q&A they all have stared to hang low all day .do you think i could be over watering water ONLY when they dry out completely.. should be days.. how often do you water? ? they look exactly like the ones in the pic on this link .thanks I looked at the page and there is many pix .. which one?
Hey mark....I am not able to call you from 12-3. I want to send a money order to make sure my strain isn't out of stock when I'm home from working out West this spring. If I go ahead and send it now and pay in full, will you just set mine aside and hang onto them for me until I can stop by? This would relieve a lot of stress for me man, as I've run into this problem before with other seed banks. I am a true believer that genetics ARE everything so I wanna make sure I get the girls I want - peace, thanks man. (of course I'll include my order details with my money order) I am sorry but I dont do money orders, just ... a hassle.. I know, I know business.... but this seed bank sells my strains and they do money orders... also, worry not I am not running low on stock or anything
HI everyone. Im a beginner with quick simple question regarding connecting my ballast wires into my light. I realize the wires have to match up correctly ( black green white) DO i have to disasemble the hex box entirely and take the wires out completely?/ does anyone have a diagram illustrating this procedure/ i hope i explained myslf clearly thanks. this is my 1st time hooking up my light with a ballast. I feel uncomfortable to play with electricity so I can not say, ask your local hydro store
Mark: No question; just a thank you for having the site and taking the time to answer peoples questions. Best regards sweet ... thanx :-)
If my plant is dark green tips not burned just really dark green..could i still take a clone without having problems.or should i wait till the plant is a little bit healthier? what you are describing is a well fed plant, you can take a clone but water her with a lower dosage of food so when you remove the foliage she wont burn...
hi mark a friend of mine told me i should use molasses 2 teaspoons every watering well I'm in flowering i was just wondering if u know of this product and if its any good. should use it or no? never tried so I can not tell you, I heard similar stories, if you wish take one plant and feed her this mix.. see what happens..
i live in a country that has frequient power outages,my question to you is will these blackouts that last about one hour give or take a few, how would this affect my plants. 1 or 2 hours a day will not be a disaster, it would place some stress on the plant, but all that means is that you should feed her a bit less then generally recommended... 10 or 15% less then recommended is a good start
If I were to prune a marijuana plant would this give me more yield? Or just keep the plant small? prune ONLY the bottom leafs (I would say the bottom 1/3 of the plant), prune only the stems/leafs that are getting no light from above and they should be removed, do this ONLY in the 3rd or 4th week of bloom, in veg it is not necessary to trim any leafs at all... I am not sure if you mean to ask for this BUT you can also "pinch" a plant when in veg, usually this would happen 1 or 2 weeks BEFORE going into bloom.... when you pinch the very top of the plant the energy gets directed to the side branches and the plant becomes fuller and denser but also shorter....
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hey mark My WidowXXX is 19 days old .8 out of 10 going strong .my problem is that the last 2 to 3 hours of an 18 hour period all the leaf seems to start drooping. i have promix ,temp 28 to 30 oC ,lamp is 3ft from tops,and dark greens leaves.4*7*7 room 1st I must say that this could be normal, as they anticipate sleep time, but 2-3 hours ahead of this time is a bit unusual,.... try this.. your plants may need more light, 3 feed away may be a bit too far, at 19 days you should be able to take it down to 18 inches..... if they look like they wilt pull back the light back up by a foot BUT try again the next day... condition them a bit...
hi mark. What is the best product to use for salt build up...and how would i use it. Also how would i be able to tell if i have salt build up.... salt build up pretty much only happens when you use the commercial nutrients bought at home depot like 20-20-20 or 10-30-15 (I call them blue powders) ... the looks plants show is the same as over feeding,... usually the leafs burn from the tips on, the stem turn blue or dark colour, sometimes the stem turns colour (like overfeeding) but the leafs turn yellow (like underfeeding)....the point is that salt built up is stress, and stress manifests itself in weird ways..... and it gets really confusing.. also real salt built up pretty much kills the plant within couple of days may be.... anyways no matter which of these symptoms I described there is only one solution to all of them.... you have to leach them, as in give them 25% (of what they usually get) food mix and leach out whatever is in the roots, usually you do it one day then you wait a week, if you have to water them in this period , you leach as well.... then after a week you water them with 75% food mix..... the idea is that all the problems happen in the roots, thus remove old nutrients from the roots and give them new once... leaching solves a lot of problems.... please try not to leach with tap water as it could further stress the plants (an cause nutrient lock which looks the same as salt build up).... when you mix a little bit of food in the water (and I say 25% of normal but it can be 10% or 15%.. as long as its below 25%) its is far better then plain tap water....
Hi Mark: A book I've seen listed "Old Mother Sativa" from Australia as a heavy producer with a lot of THC. It sounds like a good strain for southern Gulf Coast of US outside grow since we have a long season and a lot of sun light. Any experience with it? Thanks in advance. (any) Sativa + Your region should do well... sativa is what pretty much the whole region grows (outside at least) .... Australia shares many weather traits with southern regions of US so they should match for sure....
can white widow xxx be grown in northern ontario and if so when will it finish ty been tried twice and it finished around the end of September ... BUT if its starts to rain around that time, and it often does, then its all about being lucky... hard to predict N. Ontario in September
the plants are so stretched because there form seed, been under floros until they were over 4 feet*** that is what made them stretchy that's for sure
theirs only 1 plant doing this, i don't believe i ever gave i plain water unless i made a mistake and thought i put the nuts in but didn't. i guess giving it too much nuts could have don't it as u say to use 80% max i was using 100, but i have a plant half the size, same strain, hashmaster, giving it full nuts and its done in 7 days and theirs no sign of any leaves dieing. Besides a few bottom leaves going yellow of course.I don't live in Toronto so i need to check my ph.The plants are so stretched cause there form seed, been under floros for until l they were like 4 feet lol, explains the stretching, a fluorescent light is really good for a foot not much more and because there 60% sativa. plus my lights are only 32w. i have a ghetto style cooling system, its works pretty good keeps it from going over 80, before i added this it was at 90, the room has a large attic door on the ceiling so i just open that and point a fan towards it lol my point is the plants are between this 20$ oscillating fan so i cant put the lights closer than like 20 inches...... On a different plant almost every single leave has tiny rust spots, this plant is like dark green leather so mabey to much nuts? this happened over night it seems. I hope they dont all turn yellow and die like the other plant..when this happens overnight I blame the food.. too much would be my first guess... leaching it immediately in a tub with lightly nutrient level water is best. Ok so, the first plant with yellowing leaves, it now has like 3 fan leaves left and ALOT of branch leaves are dead or dieing like 80% of plant excluding buds.....Also i found a pretty large spider web on the bottom of a plant connected to the pot i believe, is it 100% "spider mites" or a chance it could have been just a normal spider? thx again!!! one problem after the next :S spider mites creates webs as well, so it may be one giant mite infestation OR just a spider doing its thing... mites would look like tiny specs of dust under the leafs, and on the upside of the leaf you would see small white dots starting from the inside of the leaf... overall your problem seems to be matching correct nutrition level to the tiny lights you have (the bigger the light the more you feed, consequently the smaller the light the less you feed).... the simply answer is to use less... after all its easier to give them more food when needed then leaching them when you give too much (and that's usually too late)... that may not be all since as you said you feed other plants the same and they are fine... I am lost because I never dealt with tiny lights like yours and plants behave differently under different lights... the smallest I grew with was a 400W
i think its the other way around for clones, too much light is bad. I got 100% success first time ever using dirt (which is not recommended) under no light, there was lights in the room but no light directly over the dome, i believe the dome also shades the light helping the clones. its pretty simple ur trying to grow roots, roots don't need light, they need a plant thats alive so a little light is necessary just to keep it alive until roots develop then u can give it more light as u don't want to just keep it alive anymore you want it to start growing, too much light and the plant will focuses alot of energy on trying to grow leaves instead of roots making it take longer to root. so any light will do really some like to use cheap 60w incandescent bulbs because it gives off heat, good to use if u don't have a heating mat the only thing i can think of is that if the light is to far away the plant will focus on stretching instead of rooting? hmmmmm......... EVERYTHING I SAY IS JUST ME ASSUMING NOTHING IS FACTS LOL.......... btw this is a really easy question to google lol why wait for information when u could have already had it by now well said
Can a 24 watt T5 fluorescent light successfully root a cutting? I believe it would... I see no reason why not, I used an incandescent once and it worked
hi...If you under feed underfeeding will lose some yield but can be easily fixed or over feed overfeeding can kill the plant dead, in bloom overfeeding can not really be recovered from, and if you do recover somewhat then the yield drops by 70% a plant in bloom do you lose yield....and also is it better to transplant when the soil is wet or dry? wet is better as the roots break less
hey mark. i have bought just about every one of your strains, and was looking at some strains at the canadian seed exchange. it says you get seeds from them I do? some strains true, but that was a while back, they actually sell my strains . i just wanted to know if you had any comments about buying seeds from them. no, I refer people there all the time, usually when they look for feminized seeds which I dont have, I find them all good people, never had any problems is the buying atmosphere as casual as the sublime cafe? its not a cafe, but its nice as well i would rather pick seeds up myself, can you go in a browse to buy seeds at the CSE on young st? I dont think they are on young street anymore, they are now on Wellesley and Jarvis, check they website any info is always appreciated.
hello i see on your website that the prices for the seeds are different...what is your best strain...i am not looking for best yield or easy to grow i just wwould like to know whats ur most poutin seeds are....heavy indica is what you would consider potent plants (lets call that vodka).... hindu kush, ww xxx or NL x SK.... all dominant indica... the other stuff is mix of indica and sativa.... sativa is like champagne, not as potent, but the high is more refined... so if vodka you like get dominant indica strains, if champagne you like get sativa..... my prices work like this.... if a plant produces me a lot of seeds, the seeds get cheaper because I have a lot of them.... if the plant produces less, it gets more expensive because I have less to begin with... so the price is not about quality at all...
oh ya i asked for your opinion on bloom nutes to buy, i heard organic is better/easier cuz its harder to over fead. as i am still a newb i believe, id prefer to go this route to be safe. im not as "into" growing as i was the first time so i dont use much precision these days. so whats the best organic primary nutrient for bloom? besides dnf fortifier any other additives worth trying? Pure Blend PRO (1 for veg and 1 for bloom) or Flora Nova (same)... both organic ..... one problem with them, because they are organic its best to store them in cool place AND always always remember to shake the shit out of them before mixing... organic settle on the bottom and if not mixed wont work well....
ok mark i will take your advide and not use the bud candy.. i dont think it does much with flavor and smell anyway, the kush is good enough without.. so im also gona buy a diff bloom nute. suggestions? Pure Blend PRO line or Flora Nova line, both organic, both good i also want to buy some seeds to try a diff strain and will come down to buy some soon. also suggestions? low smell would be my only concern dont know if thats an option or not. generally sativa dominant strains smell far far less then indica..... from us ...I don't remember now if we have it but G13/Buddha was the lowest smelling plant we had i know its hit or miss with seeds but i should get at least 1 fem from 10 seeds correct? you should get 5 and I replace seeds if you don't get 7... seeds are in fact by default female... stress cause males... thats all i care to get im not much of a complainer lol so how long would it take to plant a seed, then grow them to the age when u can take clones? just to take some clones around a month... but 6 months to go from seed to a verifiable quality mother plant also at what time in the cycle will male plants in bloom pollinate my fems? anywhere from week 3rd week of bloom to 5th thats my greatest worry about using seeds to get a new mother. grow 10 seeds, take 2 clones from each, then bloom the clones under whatever light (incandescent light works), two weeks later you know which clone is which sex, thus you should know which plant is male/female... thx again
hey mark i am still a bit unsure how much nutes to mix into my feedings. im using promix bx in 10" pots, 400w hps. i have been using pureblend pro 3-1.5-4 for veg, and 2.5-2-5 for bloom. i recently bought pk 13-14. What would be a good starting point in the mixing ratio between pureblend pro and water through out the growing cycle. aswell as how much, how often to use pk 3-14. any advice is always appreciated. thanks mark ...in veg, start with 2ml/L for the first week when they are young sprouts.... around the 2nd (or so) week of veg, bump that up to 5ml/L.... alternate between 5ml and 2ml when watering in veg.... 1st week of bloom, feed 5ml OF VEG (no need to alternate between 5ml and 2ml, the plants should be able to take up 5 ml for the entire week).. in 2nd week of bloom switch to bloom food at 2ml/L, 3rd week increase bloom food to 5ml AND start adding 1ml/L of pK-13-14 together with the bloom food..... you should be able to maintain this level of nutrition for the entire week 4, 5 and 6 (and bump the pK from 1ml to 2 ml if you want to)... week 7 start leaching, mix 1 ml of bloom food and NO pK... week 8 plain water.... IF you see burnt tips on the leafs it means that its better to change my advice from 5ml per L to 4ml.... some strains like less some more so watch for the burnt tips..... let me know if this helps...
Hi mark, are they any growing competitions in southern ontario that anyone can enter? none that are not rigged, I like them all especially boat cruises but I have not participated at all last year... busy with lawyers and crap...
hey thx for the help, im not sure what my soil ratio is. its premium pro mix bx professional. I just copy a licensed horticulturist who also grows weed but he got busted so cant contact him anymore :( he told me that's the best soil and i looked it up and everyone uses that to grow weed so i don't think that's my problem. Also, its only happening to 1 of my plants you have the right soil, its what I use.... 1 of many does not make for a disaster however ... I am betting at some point you gave them plain tap water and that's whene the issue began or is a simple issue of overfeeding (once) and now they are sort of recovering... sort of because in bloom they will never "look" better...
Hey man, i took a look at your pics and i had the same appearence with some plants i put into a coco coir / promix mix 50/50. I had never had any problems like this before i tried coco coir/promix, i switched back to almost enitely promix and maybe 5-10% coco and it never happened again coco fiber may require more attention when it comes to ph-ing.... again I would sort of blame it on watering the plants with plain tap water and zero nutrients... plain water + 20% of nutrients is the minimum when it comes to watering.... promix is supposed to protect from this type of issues but .. water in TO is different then Ottawa, etc... tap water should be 7 pH from the tap, which is neutral to people ... promix can self adjust the pH to the plants liking BUT if the tap water is for some reason different then 7 then weird issues may occur... adding low dosage of nutrients to water brings the pH down to 'bout 6.6 or so which is just right....
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when trying to access ur seed catalog i get a 403 forbidden code. Is anyone else having this problem? Please help. Thanks to all in advance.
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Hey mark thanks for the explanation! i had much more questions but i read the first page and that answered most of them lol anyways i flushed my plant a few days ago to see if that would help but it seems like just leaves just continued to die, even faster now, my whole plant is like like green i think because of no nutes but my main concern is that my buds aren't going to grow very big because almost every fan leave has died! fan leaf dying is not a problem by itself, if the non-fan leafs are dying , that is a problem ... I though about pH and there is a possibility that your tap-water may be other then the regular 7 (neutral) like it is in Toronto, you may want to check that with a basic pH strip.... now I am confused, so I repeat that leaching still means you put some nutrients in the water, like 25% of regular dosage, never ever give them plain water... now its killing the smaller leaves too! 3 sets of leaves down from the top is also affected. shes scrawny plant lol my frist grow, shes almost 4 weeks into flower she came from a seed here are some pics ( i couldn't upload pics on your google thing so i put them on photobucket here is the link: http://s746.photobucket.com/albums/xx106/southcomft/ under a 1000W they should hell of a lot better ... are you sure you have no mites? mites would chew up leafs like that as well... would look like lots of little tiny dots covering the leaf, and small white specks of dust under the leaf ... it looks also like they got burned (overfed) at some point and they are recovering, but in bloom this type of stress can not really be reversed, in veg they would recover .... there is also the issue of them stretching, at some point either they were too far from the light OR they got underfed (in veg).... stretching means that there is a lot of distance between one bud and the next, the plant tried to reach for the light so instead of proper growth you get stretching... the problem with having stretched plants is that they prefer less nutrients so .. for example if your nutrient says ex. 5 ml/L you should have used 4ml... in general its better to use less food then recommended and add as necessary.... the problem is now that your plants will not really recover, you may want to continue feeding them a low dosage of nutrients .. say 50% of recommended... there is nothing that will really help them.... ph of your water may be of issue, but that's easily solved if you always add at least 20% of regular dosage when watering AND not exceed 80% at max.... if next time around you get denser foliage (as in no stretching) you can get to 100% .... I have to add that stretching usually happens because people are afraid of placing the big light close enough to the small plants... keep the plants 18 inches away from the light and stretching should not happen.....
Hey Mark, love the grow guide but can't get in to see it. Do you plan on getting that up and running again? I sure hope so. Thanks, forgot to pay bills for a while.. fixed now
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hey mark really informative forum you have leart alot form it thx :) but after reading the first page im finding im doing a few things wrong... "if the water is still its only good for 24 hours, if you put a bubbler inside the water container, water is good for 20 days" what exactly do you meen, the oxegen in the water is not active after 24 hours or the nuts arnt active after 24 hours? after 24 hours the nutrients mixed in the water may break down (unless you oxygenate the water with a bubbler) and thus become useless so I usually advice to take the water, mix nutrients and use immediately ... not all brands of nutrients will break down quickly, but organics will especially... its ok to take a bucket of water, leave it there for days at the time, then just before using mix-in the food, that's ok, but with organic nutrients if you take water and mix nutrients in and then leave it for more then few days then you never know what will grow in the bucket... Will cold water right out of the tap shock the roots? in dirt/promix no, in rockwool maybe is room temp water beter or dosesnt matter? for young plants room-temp is better, for mature plants cold water is better so best would be to make soulution 12 hours prior to watering to let it sit and get room temp but use it before 24 hours is up? don't over think this, just use the water as needed, if you have some left over its good for a day or two im a newb i bought stim root no.1 (no 2 is better but no 1 will work as well but got 100% succes good, no.2 you find is much better for pot or dosnet really matter? I tried all brands and I tried nothing, it all seems to work the same i will switch anyways. optomal plants per 1000w is 8? for you? sure, I like 20, its really as many as you feel you can handle DNF Green for clones instead of something like superthrive? once clones are rooted I mix 10% of whatever veg food I got, seems to work as well as B1 (superthrive) and when rooting they only need tap water, no nutrients needed .....but you know, in the end if you 100% success do not listen to me, just repeat whatever you did before Start countdown (eg. 56 days) the day you switch when you switch or until flowering's first appearance on the plant? for outdoors only yes,, indoors you start counting when you switch them to 12/12 if so what flowers, small baby bus or just white hairs, so if plants were already showing sex in veg just start ountdown same day as switch or wait for baby buds? One of my plants in bloom is acting up. all other plants are heathy. leaves are dieing starting from bottom up. turing strange yellow color the bottom leafs are the farthest from the light thus they naturally die off first, nothing to worry about, it would be an issue if the same was happening to the top leafs, ...however, if it seems like there is too many rust spots and weirdness, .... decrease the nutrients level by half, or less for one or two watering cycles and werid rust like spots all over them :( i belive its Magnesium deficiency but really have no clue. shoudl i try epson salt? st least 50% of tghe plant is yellow so i cant see it hurting, but do you have a beter alternative to epson salt? what nutrients are you using, how much do you mix, how often do you water? i cloned using tiny pots with promix like on jorge cervates*? movie, first time cloning and got 100% succes in 10 days :) also started 30 bag seeds in promix all but 1 sprouted. my fried is a licensed horticulturist and grows the best weed around, he told me to just stick it in dirt lol anyway do you know anyone who clones like this or should i really consider switching my method, remeber this is my first time growing its not like ived been doing it this for years I prefer that if something works, stick with it so mabey i was just lucky or very easy strain to clone? why care, if it fails next time, switch methods but if it works it works cfls's under my 1k light to help out premature bottom buds, why is it bad to have light shinning up on the underside of the leafs? the leafs are naturally designed to receive light from the top not from the bottom is it acctualy BAD for plants or just not great because plants cant obsorb light from there? I don't think its bad-bad, but it is most likely is a waste of time and lumens so really its just a waste? its seems what dose of dnf grow a & b for under fluorescents, 50% of recommended? I would start at 20% and go up from there, fluorescent lights can be tricky, some have more lumens then others, everyone seems to have different experience, 50% would be after making sure they can take lesser amounts and not burn sorry for so many questions and thanks for taking the time to lend a hand to so many people.
i dont add anything in veg but a&b, as most people dont because most people are cheap. I just find it funny when someone says "DO NOT" because have you actally tried every single additive out there? what if some scientist whom spent years on research actually did find something that makes the plant grow 15% faster or whatever. It would be people tthat consistanlly say "DO NOT and NEVER ADD" that makes it hard for these products to get well known. not saying there is any out there, but theres always tomorow :) just seen on the news they found a switch to life (using plants) they can turn off (kill) the plant and turn it back on lol fair enough ..... but let me emphasize that every time a new product comes up I get excited, I really do... it is fun to test stuff ...... if it sounds like I am discouraging any one from trying new stuff, it is the opposite.... however I did try many of these things already, and I am old, thus experienced... no point wasting time ... people ask I share...
Mark, my question is how many hours of use to you recommend on a 1000w hps. My hortilux paper says the bulb life is 24,000 hrs. I have a bulb with just 2,800 hrs on it. I'm thinking your gonna tell me change now or one more grow. Why? I count by bloom cycle, I would prefer to change bulbs after the end of the 3rd bloom cycle but usually end up changing it after the 4th.... I have a light meter as well, if the bulb is less then 60% lumens of a new bulb I change it....
I dont really a see a difference in final product depending on what different nutes i add in veg, i just use a regular veg formula (pb pro veg). Nutes you add in veg will metabolized and wont really have that great an impact on the final product. Sure maybe adding some other additives during veg may help things go a bit faster but honestly i dont see any difference in final product. What do you add in the veg cycle? Perhaps you could inoculate the roots with fungus in the veg so it will be established in bloom, but whats the point spending extra on veg nutes when pot grows super fast and healthy on a simple veg formula. Keep in mind this all goes for soiless medium, such as promix or atami B*cuzz. full hydroponics may need more additives, but i dont know too much about hydro systems. maybe starting putting additive a week or two before a plant goes into bloom. people love things that make them feel better so they think there are miracle products that do this or that better, marketers exploit this to no end by creating endless stream of new products that do not differ from the last one.... in veg there is no need for anything special, I even tried B1 and I saw no difference, I tried fulvics and additives and I see no difference... in veg regular nutrinets work well and there is no need for additives unless you have a particular problem..... I wish someone would pay me big buck to promo some fucking useless product, anyone out there?
LOL @ *** do not give any additives while in the veg cycle, other than you veg nutes!:)
i can see a difference between plants with liquid karma and no liquid karma, i view liquid as an additive that helps faciliate the nutrients coming together, and a part of that is carbohydrates ensuring your plants have enough food to bluck up. i see a big difference when these are used in conjunction with one another, whether is be carbo load or sweeet. ive never used fulvic acid but the guy at my grow shop raves about it sometimes, and ive heard it referenced in several other places as well, overall i think it adds to resin production, but im not sure. but unless temps and ph are correct these prducts full effects will never be seen.the store on yonge street Toronto hemp club sells grow stuff on the lower level.
i have some himalaya gold seeds that the breeder says you can harvest at the end of september north of the equator i live at 43 latitude i have heard growers at 38 latitude harvest end of september should i wait a week or two longer I prefer to by the motto "when in rome do as romans do"..i.e. harvest when everyone around your region is harvesting, that's usually the best bet.... but get yourself a 16x Magnifying glass and learn how to tell if a trichone is ready.. when cloudy they are ready to harvest.. when 80% of all trichones are cloudy its time to harvest....
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thanks for the help its greatly appreciated...1 more question how does those 3 products help the plant in the bloom stage... healthier.bigger.better?.would i be able to see a difference if i were to use them 3 product liquid karma, fluvic acid and carboload on top of my flora nova and pk-13-14.....and also do you k know a store in the downtown Toronto area tthat sells all 3 products......thanks your help has been greatly appreciated
*** do not give any additives while in the veg cycle, other than you veg nutes!:)
should be ok to add with floranova instead of botanicare pure blend pro, just use less than prescribed. also, all the additives are for bloom only, DO NOT give any additives while in bloom cycle. not that I want to discourage trying new things and all, but for bloom all you need is a 1: primary nutrient like Pure Blend Pro OR Flora Nova + 2: bud booster like PK-13-14 OR DNF Bud Fortifier..... that's it really, the rest is all about temperatures and light
are those ok to use with flora nova and pk-13-14....and do i only use them in bloom or veg and bloom? NOTE: I do not use any of these BUT if you wish to here is how to use them (as I know to use them at least) liquid karma - add in bloom on top of regular nutrients, this is nothing but a diluted nutrient thus whenever you add it its ok.... fulvic acid - 4 to 6 week of bloom on top of other nutrients, as a spray, spray only the underside of leafs in the 5 to 6 week of bloom ever 3 days.... carboload is "filler" similar in purpose to pk-13-14 OR DNF Bud Fortifier (DNF and PK are basically the same), but carboaload can be used on top of pk-13-14 pretty much throughout the whole bloom cycle.... Sweet I believe adds "flavour", but I may be wrong on this....
i suggest adding liquid karma, fluvic acid, and some carbohydrates such as advanced nutrients carboload, or botanicares Sweet (there is grape and berry, the grape has nutrient content while the berry does not for some reason. i have seen the best results with carbo load) keep in mind i also dont use flora nova, this all goes with pure blend bloom for hydro, and dnf bud fortifier)
Hey Mark…or anyone else, here’s the situation 5 week bloom 400w in promix - 69 degrees- 50 humidity …two plants on dnf look good…. one plant on flora nova looks bad, plant is yellowing and dark spots are appearing on fan leafs Followed the Flora Nova directions then advises to go through 2 water only cycles, then feed again, followed by another 2 water only cycles and so on and so on. I just finished the second only water on the flora nova plant and was wondering on the best approach help her…. She’s yellowing really fast… thinking a couple of things but wondered which would be the best approach Should I wait for the soil to get dry and feed as per instructions of: feed-water-water? Not so crazy about this approach. Give the pant 1/3 of the recommended flora nova nutrients and keep with that regiment for a bit and see how it goes Switch the to DNF ;) Also should I feed it now or wait for the promix to dry out a bit more… like I said she’s yellowing fast and I want to help her but the promix is pretty wet and i don’t want to drown her with over watering either ps this is my second grow and this yellowing also happened with the first but only with flora nova this time… dnf fed plants went great… think i might stop looking for something better and stick with what works. Your help and this site is greatly appreciated… thanks Mark I think you are not shaking the Flora bottle well enough to mix it (shake the bottle violently before using).... BUT in the end stick with DNF if this works for you... sometimes one nutrient works for one person but not for the other....
dave, theoretical yields are not determined by the number of plants but rather the wattage dedicated to growing. the light canopy is area under the bulb that receives adequate light for growing, for a 1000W bulb this 5' x 5'. this 25sq ft space could be filled with 100 really small plants, 25 small plants, or your friends case, 3 really large plants each occupying approx 8sq ft. growing 16oz - 24oz each cycle using a 1000W is the ideal to strive for. there are several other factors which come into play based on your experience growing.
i use flora nova veg and bloom with pk-13-14 in pro-mix .....my question is..Is there anything else i can use on top of my nutrients that will help in prove my growing cycle I tent to advice beginners... with these nutrients you have, you should have a beautiful crop ... you can always try out new nutrients but generally they are all a gimmick.... do a year with these nutrients and then get back to me :-)
hey dude thanks for the reply....i am a new growing myself and not sure what that means ...(if those three plants filled the entire light canopy)..what does that mean....sorry for the stupid noob question technically whether its 1 plants or 20 the yield is the same..... example: 1 plant will veg longer to take over this space but it will yield the same as 20 plants vegged far shorter... since 20 plants will take over this space quicker, you have to bloom earlier, I have an explanation somewhere but that part of the site is down... get back to me again and will post more later
I sprouted five Summertime Buddha seeds two weeks ago in wet paper towels. Two are healthy seedlings now in promix and three stopped sprouting after a few days. On close inspection, the three dead sprouts are full of tiny white worms! Is this common? What can I do to prevent this in the future? worms? that's a first one.... were there eggs in seeds? fungus gnat eggs? .... soak roots in a mix of neem oil
you get 16oz from three plants under a 1000W if those three plants filled the entire light canopy. his problem is space, with 2 x 3 space its hard to use a 1000W to the max hydroponics yields more than soil, given you know what your doing.
hi mark.i see on your web page that the expected yield should be about 16 ounces or more with a 1000 watt......my friend had a 400 watt mh for veg then went to a 1000 watt hps and only got about 5-6 ounces with 3 plants the space he was using is about 8 ft tall 2 ft deep and 3 ft wide ...the plants were about 2 and a half feet tall at the end bloom....is 5-6 ounces on 3 plants really bad? ...how much could you personally get of 3 plants. your space is limited and the plants are not using this space well.... essentially you are growing in a 2 x 3 space, should be 5 x 5 or 6 x 6 ... 5-6 ounces is bad, in general, in your case the plants could be a bit taller, but its difficult to advise you without specific questions ....Thanks Dave
I live in a very small community in the north and I am wondering about your seed mail order packaging. How discreet is it? What does the packaging look like? Who is named as the sender? simple brown envelope with address, that's it
thanks... but how many hours should i keep the jar closed b4 i open it and take the buds out....and what if i take the buds out for 1 hour instead of 10 minutes would this stop or mess up the curing process????? no, the time is arbitrary, the idea is to ventilate the bud, and this should be done in under 15 minutes, but 1 hours wont hurt it, may be just ventilate too much, which means it will lose some smell
yeah about curing...for me it all depends on how fast you want your budz....like obviously you can dry them out fast as possible....but the way I do it is with mason jars......plastic bags or something shud work too...basically with the method I use...the whole idea is to dry the weed out as slowly as possible-Without getting any mold or anything... so you have your freshly harvested budz...I ususally let em dry out in the open air for atleast a little while (hard to say - all depends on the humidity in your area - I'm from Prince Edward County - Southern Ontario) Basically i just let it dry until the budsz aren't feeling like a live plant anymore...then i move to the mason jars or bags....you could goto the bags or jars right away...just would take longer and you'd have to take special care there's not too much humidity.... Once they're all in the jars...it's really an art...keep feeling them and smelling the jars or bags.....basically you're trying to lock all the good stuff in while not letting it get too humid in there to have any mold or anything... I keep the jars closed for a while (hours) then when I think all the budz have been a little too humid,, I take everything out and let it all air out for a few minutes...then go back to the jar... BTW - I know this is all pretty vague...but remember this: you have some nice wet and fresh buds....you are trying to get them kinda nice and dry/moist like when you buy a bag from your buddy...so that's your goal... It's like keeping bread at your cottage by the lake...
hello can some one tell me there method on curing marijuana
still wondering if someone from this website will let me make sure a number of seeds will be available for when I drive to your location....love you all-grow on!
just a small tip...I find a lot of people...including on this website...are having difficulty because they are "over-thinking" their dope.....think about this people....marijuana is a weed...it has been evolving for millions of years....it will do what it is supposed to do... it is meant to GROW......this may not apply so much to indoor growers but I have years of experience behind me when I say that a natural plant is a happy plant....simply give the girl what she needs and she will provide....find a place outside where she will get a drink throughout the year and you will be happy....love you all....Operation Overgrow!! BTW I love my home Canada!!!
just a small tip...I find a lot of people...including on this website...are having difficulty because they are "over-thinking" their dope.....think about this people....marijuana is a weed...it has been evolving for millions of years....it will do what it is supposed to do... it is meant to GROW......this may not apply so much to indoor growers but I have years of experience behind me when I say that a natural plant is a happy plant....simply give the girl what she needs and she will provide....find a place outside where she will get a drink throughout the year and you will be happy....love you all....Operation Overgrow!! BTW I love my home Canada!!!
Just wondering why this website only has news articles from 2 or 3 years ago I gave up updating the news ... just use google....I have asked a few other questions on here....maybe I'm just an old paranoid grower....I plan to be picking up some seeds this spring in person....thanks everyone....
what the problem is my 600w light hasent bean working properly for the last 4 weeks this had gone unsean i have now fixed this problem how long iam in flower 4 weeks will it still bud ok
Was wondering how will the Afghani Gold be in an indoor lst grow. ?
thanks for the help im gonna go to the place down by yorkdale! estefon science
VINNIE...your best berst bet is to look online...i bought mine from a place called optics planet...but any camera store would have them...as far as your theory on the trichs and the colors you stated your on the mark .....but they can only be altered a lil bit as your strain realy dictates couch lock or heady cerebral high.....HAPPY GROWING AND GOOD LUCK.....:)
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You can get them at science shops for 25-30 dollars. Some say you can get them at the source (aka radio shack) but I couldn't find any. I've heard electrical supply places but I never got to check. Once you get one: clear trichs-light buzz, cloudy trichs-medium buzz, 30-40% gold/amber trichs-dabom buzz
im almost at the the last week of flowering... and was wounder were the hell can i but a pocket microscope!! someone help cant find on anywhere!
im almost at the the last week of flowering... and was wounder were the hell can i but a pocket microscope!! someone help cant find on anywhere!
I have a plant thats 4 wks old. It's has been under 18hr.of light it's whole life. It's has little white balls opening up like flowers. Could this be a boy plant already? I thought it had to be under 12/12 for the plant to show sex? The balls and flowers are on the trunk of the plant and in the new growth, the plant is about two feet tall. Have you ever seen such a thing? How long do I wait before I start to cut clones, my plants are 4wks. old. 2 1/2ft. tall. is this an auto flower? plants that do this have ruderalis genes in them, an Eastern European strain of (crappy) cannabis....
I agree with JIMMY. Come on guys and gals. we have to help each other. Mark is also a busy guy. I am a 1st time grower and cannot offer much advise but for all other growers that have had successful harvests please teach teach teach. as i read all the forums there are alot of good questions with marks answers i find that reading all the posts in this forum really helps. but if we all put in the effort to answer each others questions things will be more relaxed here and I am sure Mark will answer our questions and correct our problems when he has a chance. In the mean time we have to help each other.OPA and a happy new year to all. well put
WHY POST IF NO ONE OFFERS HELP OR COMMENTS?...A FORUM IS A PLACE FOR EVERYONE TO CHIME IN...NOT JUST MARK...!
Hi Mark hope all is well. I have your g13 plant (not g13x buddha) I topped it 1st week of bloom probably not a wise choice? a week earlier would be better The plant is in its 5th week of bloom it is short and bushy with nice big buds all buds at the same height, very beautiful girl with lots of cystals. I use a poket microscope to view the tricoms 30x zoom with light. The tricombs are still clear. My question is what is the flowering time on this strain as you do not show it on your catalog any more (sold out)? end of 8th week should be the time . and how and when do you recomend i flush it for the final harvest. start flushing at the beginning of 7th week I am also growing bbs blue berry skunk. Do you know any thing about jacks kush nope Like flowering time or indica to sativa ratio (from hotbox cafe) the reason i got these seeds was to find out where your cafe was and ben was very nice and directed me to sublime where i met reza and bought 45 seeds.I only have 3 plants right now 1 g13 1 jacks kush and 1 bbs under a 400 watt hortilux hps bulb in a 4 x 4 foot area, 5th week bloom and at around 3 feet tall any idea on final yield of each plant? nope, because I count yield PER light and not per plant How mny plants can i go with for my next grow with 4x4x5feet high area and a 400 watt mh for veg and 400 watt hps for flowering? I would do 8 females, starting probably with 15 seeds All the best to you in the new year. Thank You Thanks
where is everyone ??/ no more posts ?
I hope everything is fine also I need to get more clones soon. I dont like having to grow from seed.
I hope all is well with mark
OK i stand corrected. I thought he was only growing in 1 location. anyhow no problem what ever happens ..happens.
Ya he has a license to grow....just not at 63 locations....give your head a fuk'n shake, get off the pipe for more than three hours and get with the real world. You think just because you have a license you can't get busted? WOW!!! dsl imagery short for .......disillusioned imagery....ha....!!!!! the cops do not care that I have a license, 63 locations, I made it I MADE IT yeaaaahhh
mark has a license from the canadian government to grow and possess marijhuana simply put he is NOT going to jail the police r chasing the people who dont have a license.
busted? no, actually the 5th bust from last march is done, all charges stayed... yeeppy, look out for marihuana Inc. (the canadian version since there is an american film of same title) a documentary which will have some footage from the bust
I am about a week away from switching to bloom, I just noticed that the nuts I got was a soil formula. I am using pure blend pro veg and bloom soil. I have them potted in pro mix and my question is if anyone can answer (I notice Mark has been away extendly) is the soil bloom good to use in promix? I read somewhere that the soil bloom is good for the later stages of bloom (last 2 weeks) and that the regular formula should be used at the beginning of bloom, is this a good idea? Also what bud boosters would work well with what I am doing now? I can take back the bloom soil formula in exchange for the regular bloom if thats the best option and go with bloom fortifier. Any suggestions? Anyone? I hope you are OK Mark, and hope to hear from you in the newyear :) there is no issue, they simply changed the lable, both nutrients are actually identical... (yeah marketing is fun)... in general all food will work on all mediums but some mediums are more sensitive then others, promix is very very accepting of anything you throw at it
Hi Mark, Wondering what seed strains you recommmend for a very strong anti-depressant effect (white widow variety? or...?) Also interested in a seed strain for for deep sleep. Low odor preferred. thank you :) G. you want anything with 100% (or close) to full indica, and may be even bloomed 1 full week longer then recommended, if you keep it longer then recommended in bloom the sleeping effects become more pronounced
Hey Mark i was thinking of buying some bud booster for the ladies. I heard of people using blackstrap molasses, have you heard of this? would you recomend it?. or would i be better off buying some bud booster? I like DNF Bloom fortifier but for smaller grows PK-13-14 works better (easier to measure) If so.. what kinds would you recommend in what to look for? I use pure blend pro like, both bloom and veg. i was just wondering what how much i should be using in my feedings? thanks week 1 of bloom use veg still, week 2 start bloom food at half stregth, week 3 full bloom food + 1/2 of normal dosage of DNF or PK, week 4, 5 and 6 full dose of PBP + full dose of DNF or PK, week 7 and 8 leaching
Mother Plants Hello Mark, my mother plants didn't have any light for about 35 hrs. Any room for concern of any kind? Will they flower? Quality loss? I put the lights on for 24 hrs/day for now...crossing fingers. Cheers, Teebs they will recover, takes a week
Hi Mark. Or anyone that can help me out. Does it matter on what kind of Fluorescent light i use for my clone? the one that says FULL SPECTRUM, or generally designed for Aquarium plants, but even if you make a mistake, it will still work, since pretty much any fluorescent works
have u ever heard of a marijuana mail order service called expressbud.net and if u did do u know if it is a scam never heard, general rule? DO NOT TRUST
hey hows it going i was just wondering if u know of cheap home made fertilizers i read that coffee grounds,egg shells, urine ,epsom salt and rice water r good fertilizer have u had experience with any of the above or have heard of people that have used any of the above ty 4 your time NO please do not do this.... however for veg, 20 parts water 1 part peeeee.... and for bloom pigeon shit
hello mark i jsut got a clone from a friend it looks pretty good nice little root ssystem coming outta the bottom.....when should i start adding my nutrients? depends on light you have... but generally you start feeding at low dosage immediately after transplant.... under fluorescent 10% of recommended full dosage, under 400W 25% of recommended and 1000W at 50% of recommended
OOPS my bad. It's bubblebag.com
They come in different sets up to 8 bags. I think at least 5 bags are necessary for good potent bubblehash. www.bubblebags.com
hello so what or how many bubble bags would i need to make good hash? whatever bag I bough always worked well... they are all designed for hash making so don't worry... so long as it says "Bubble Bags" the bags are good
does Mark answer questions anymore?...lol been busy
2 bubble bags aren't enough to make strong hash. The higher the number of microns the finer the sift (stronger). I think 73 is the highest but I could be wrong.
do u sell clones to members of COMPASSIONATE CLUBS? no longer, you need a full blown health canada permit
hello...im going to be buying bubble bags..10 each online im going to be buying 2...im just not sure what MICRONS i should get..since im only gonna be using 2 bags..any suggestions ask hydrotech, I just dont know
I must say ived never seen a forum like this in all my years lol. The typing in red is a person from t.o seed bank replying? :O MY BAD. vrrrry confusing lol you ask and I answer... how is that confusing?
it sucks because aperently i cant phone unless its regarding payment issues cant email cause he dosnt like answering so many emails takes to much time i guess. hmmm mabey i should start a seed bank, if he dosnet even have to supply good costomer support cause he has so many costomers that it really dosnet matter. there must be a "high demand" (lol) for seeds and imagine how much buisness i would get if i actally talked to potental coustmers and answed simple questions. well... at least hes givin pics of the front of his building......geez wizzz open a seed bank already, I really don't mind or care.... I help those I help.... move on.... my priority is people with permits.... I am not even entirely sure why I'm doing this anymore...
Just wonderin if the toronto seed bank sells Gods Kush yet from jordan of the island, im tired of growing crap weed i live in ontario and will drive all the way to t.o seed bank for good seeds. Is all there seeds listed on there website? thy have to have more than that! Im very interested in Kish x Juicy Fruit and Gods Kush but i will buy whatever is in stock. Also, can i pick my seeds or they all come prepacked even when buying in person? hopefully somebody who has experience with t.o seed bank can answer at least one of these questions lol this forum is genrally for t.o seed bank users isint it?
Hey Lucy. 20 degrees light out is ok....heavy indicas actually prefer this. the problem is, that the pots of dirt get cold also and will not take in the nutrients at an optimum rate. feel the dirt just as the lights come on and it will be cold....roots do not thrive to the maxixmum in this condition. grow yes. also i have found plants stretch more in the first two weeks of 12/12 when the temps cahnge more than 10 degrees...this can work to your advantage if u have a tight noded indica.....buy a heater....no red light.
regarding RE- Dave? you are right- get to anal and things fuck up! KISS works better.....for most! and should be practised....by most! PPM is the same as EC just a different way to measure the electical conductivity. my point is the promix you start with is not the same promix you end up with....as the dolomitic lime breaks down & salts build up etc. when growing under flour. with promix right out of the bag you have already exceeded the amount of nutes the plant can "thrive" in....grow yes... "thrive" no! If you grow in promix and have quality testing equipment, do a runoff test with ph water at 7. with nutes at 300ppm or a exact # on your ec pen. collect the first cup or two. repeat the process 3 or 4 times you will see a very high ppm or ec the first feeding and ph of 6.5. that is two much nutes for most lights under 600w. what happens is you try to correct feed more, make things worse. this test takes half hour. big whoop. I run 4 full waterings through my promix before I start then take a reading of the last run-off then start from there . all the food is out of it....what I put in is what comes out...no geussing. check to make sure the ph is in the 6.3-6.5 range-bloom. if not correct with ph up or down. pouring nutes in and having no idea where your ph is any time of the grow, or what is being leached out. kinda makes things to close to chance, my results are incredible once I "locked" in to promix and how nutes and ph change through the cycle of the grow. ph is important......very.
Dutch Glory doesn't give a amount per litre/gallon of H2O for a ballpark EC range. Does anyone have this info? I can't splurge for a EC/TDS meter. I had to switch because my supplier discontinued carrying Monkey Juice from Advance Nutrients (which I had great success with). Right now I have about 3/4 tsp per gallon in my reservior along with the correct Aminozym amt. I feed every 6 hours (flood and drain) throughout cycle. I am on the first week of flower.
I grow with promix and I've never had any ph probs or even checked ph (get great yield, etc.) Having said that, I DO leach every third feeding with Magnesium added - this cuts a lot of acids by neutralizing salt buildup from when the water dries up just before feedings. (e.g. - those few hours when you turn off the lights; because you don't want damp-off by watering just before you turn the lights off). Aren't PPM readings just mainly a comcern in hydroponic setups? There's a lot to be said for applying the K.I.S.S. principle when growing weed, get too anal and that can fuk you up, as well.
HEY GROW GUY- pH is your problem- trust me. Temps>Bugs> then pH. Ya Ya Ya u dont have to pH for pro-mix! that is complete bullshit. Yes u can grow weed without pH the soil and it creates alot less questions when u don't, right Mark? I luv excellent weed with maximum yeild taste and high. guessing where your pH is and hoping that it is in a ok range that the soil company has set for you is not the way to get any of the mentioned above!!!!! No Shit! I have chased problems for to long....it all comes down to how much your nutes are being 'used' by the plant. and which ones are being locked out. simple solution and works excellent fill your pot with promix bx or hp. ph water to 7.with no nutes....check you ppm and record. soak pot so it barely leaches out the bottom let stand for 10 min. slowly water the pot and collect and the first cup or two. from this sample you will find that your ppm will be way extreme and your ph depends. now u know where to start. complete the process untill your pH is 6.5 and your ppm is waht u put into it from the beggning. now feed the oplants the food you wanted to at 650ppm test the ph after you por nutes in the water. if the rang e 6.5 your good 6.3 better in bloom. you will get 650-670 ppm on your runoff and you pH will be what you poured in. checking ru off is yes it is Mark a good way to check the food and check the ph range....if you flushed out the pots before plannting your resdings from thr runoof will tell u exactly what is going in and out. no geussing and now you have control. wouldn't steer you wrong promis has a ton of food in it runoof with plain water is over 800ppm then u add 400ppm now your at 1200ppm under flour or 430. lot of food. pH pH pH would solve many probs or grow way better on alot of these questions. I was at a friends he never checked his ph ran into troub checked his ph it was 7.9...just an example he got it down and growing green just fine now.....pHpHpHpH needs more considration on this site.
I just wanted to mention that i found an amazing way to terminate the mites. Just add a splash of nail polish remover to your sprayer and fill the rest with water. Spray it as normal. I haven't seen another mite in 3 weeks on my clone. I'd only do it in veg though.
hey mark im just wondering if u know of any places in the downtown Toronto area that sells bubble bags hydrotech
Hey Mark what do you think of v-tower extreme vapourizor? Any one else have any comments? they are all a gimmick because they are simply inconvenient, the device needs to be almost equal to the ease of a joint, until then it just wont work
Hi, I drove down to Toronto from London ont a cupple weeks ago ggot 10 Hindu kush seeds( 2 grown so far) growing alright bit I also bought 5 northern lights seeds 4 outta 5 seeds with no luck I'm not very impressed with thE results for the price I paid. I think I'll be going else were for seeds from now on. -London grower sorry, cant satisfy everyone
Does anyone know if it's possible to kinda reserve a bunch of seeds? I live a few hours from Toronto but wanna make sure what I want is there when I pass through- yeah the web page shows stock...but I'm looking at picking up maybe 60 Afgani Gold (Ontario's Best) and 50 Fast pine and just wanted to make sure they're at the cafe when I pass through. I'm trying to call you man, but right now I'm working in Northern Alberta with no cell service - I plan to stop by around the 21st when i come home for Christmas (I'll give ya a call before I come for sure-just wanted to make sure every thing's good to go for this year ya know?) - thanks, peace sorry I got to this too late ...
Can anyone tell me whats a good night time temp for my plants? Day time temp is between 26-28C and with the light off it dropps to just above 20C. Is this ok or is there a better temp for night time? Anyone with an answer to this would be greatly appreciated :) you are ok, generally 20 degree change is the max recommended... so the lowest possible temp can be 6 to 8C.... 20C is perfect ... in theory the lowest I like is 15C
ok im gona try to give as much detail as possible. 3rd grow now and keep running into the same probs. i used 10 plants about 1 to 1.5 feet tall, 5 were topped 5 were not.promix in 10 inch pots.veged under multiple 100 watt cfls using dnf organic grow 8-2-3 at 50% and 25%.. temps and rh were 25-29 and 60-70 in veg with 24 hour light for about 3 or 4 weeks.strain is kush(bubba?)or purple tho i have yet to see any purple in my finished product. SO they go into flower under a 430 hps and 5-100 watt cfls (the orange colored ones) around the perimeter. topped plants get the most light as they are shorter and are all directly under the hps while the untopped plants surround forming a nice bowl shaped canopy, but all fit nice and get plenty of light bulb is 8-12 inches from the colas in my 3x4x8 light proof grow tent, good ventilation temps a steady 28 at the colas 26 ish near the base of plants and drop to 21ish at night 12/12 obviously. rh is about 50 when i water and goes down to 30 sometimes when they thirsty but normally 35-40. now when i first went 12/12 i didnt need to water for a few days and when i did i used the solotek at 10% to flush the veg nutes which were only 25% last watering.using cold tap water that sits for 24 hours with a ph of approx 7.plants are looking very healthy and green at this point- water every 4 days or so when the pots feel really light weight and the soil is dry on top rh is 30ish. went up to 50% of MY mixing ratio which is half of the nutes directions tell me(thx for that tip) for the next watering,ph level goes down to im guessing 5-6 when i add the bloom nutes but i using promix which eliminates ph trauma anyway right? yes just thought id tell u anyway, then 75% then 20%. by now i notice flowers starting everywhere so i water with 75% solotek 2ml of dnf bloom fortifier and 1 ml of bud candy per/liter. OK SO HERES WHEN THE PROBLEMS START. at around week 2-week3 all leaves except at the bud sites (mostly on the topped plants) start to go really yellow sign of underfeeding? right away and stay like that till the end. i see alot of redness in the stems they attached sign of overfeeding? to but not always some are still green. the plants still grow pretty good from what i witnessed and i cleaned up about 4 oz last time. also lasst grow there was 1 untopped plant in a larger pot then the rest that was green the whole 8-9 weeks, the buds were noticably different but same strain.i also just started using the promix this grow cuz i thought the crap i was using last time was the problem but obviously not and used only the 430 last time thought i needed more light. the bulb is 3 feet from the floor so its penetrating all the way down. last time i tried giving a plant like 200% nutes to see if it helped, and no it didnt. almost seems like the plants cant take in the nutes i dont know why i think ive done eveything as per instructions. i look at videos online and dont see this color change till way later in the cycle which makes me think im still doing something wrong and can improve my yeild and quality(which is killer already). so ya dont know what other details i can give,oh ya im pest free no doubt....so what you think?is this mabey normal? have you heard of plants that are just alwways yellow in bloom? but then again remember the 1 plant i mention from last crop? why would it grow so much better and look healthier then the rest?only difference was 10 inch pot instead of 8 inch and wasnt topped but so were 4 others.... thx alot for all your advice something odd is going on, showing both signs of under and overfeeding (stem colour change can also be due to being ON concrete OR very low temperatures, like below 15C but I assume that's not the problem).... I will take a gamble and bet that the additives are the once that are overfeeding or .. doing the odd things.... I will try to give you a more specific feeding cycle.... 1st week of bloom: feed at regular strength veg food...2nd week, start bloom food at 1/2 strength, 3rd week - regular strength bloom food + 1/2 strength DNF bloom fortifier, 4th week - increase regular food by 25% up and plus full strength DNF, week 5 and 6 do the same, no flushing, week 7, no DNF, 25% of regular food, week 8 all plain water..... don't use bud candy for now, as it is basically the same as the DNF which may I suspect be the cause for the weirdness.....
I am brand new and have not grown yet. What strains would you recommend for a high humidity, Texas Gulf Coast spring time planting grown outside where temp would be a low of 50F to a daytime high of 80F? The humidity is always high here ranging from 65 to 85% constantly? Thanks in advance. think heavy sativa strains... indicas can not tolerate too much humidity.... summertime buddha, or juicy fruit x nl x sk, or white widow buddha are all ok and heavy sativa... but not the white widow xxx, or kush, which are indica
Hey Mark, I planted some bag seed and new plants showed flowers right away, you said probably herms .. you were right on the money... week 5 ..seeds, pollen and balls all over. I've pulled them out of my bloom room. Will the pollen still be floating around in the room? whatever damage was done (re: pollinating) it ius done, and there should not be anything floating around. Will a vacumn and wipe down be enough to clean up for the next crop? definitely next crop will not be affected Also what are the chances of all the seeds from this bag being herm? all are hermie because they came from bud, its just how it works It's outdoor smoke from Cali. Thanks again seeds or not the smoke is still ok...
I have 5 Sativa dominant plants. Three are doing well, one is growing well but some of the leaves are cupped, and the 5th is also growing but the ends of the leaves are curling inwards. Is this something to be concerned about? Also, the plants range between 9 - 12 inches and I am considering pinching them back. The next watering is water + 10% nutrient. Should I wait until the next full feed to pinch them back? pinch anytime... the curling can be due to many reason... first - low temperatures (day or night may be?) ... usually around 20C makes them curl.. this is not dangerous.....second - too much nutrients??? but that would also translate into leafs that are too dark green at the same time.... third - you water too often, after a long time of this they would curl.... allow the medium to dry out more....
Hey Mark, I was hoping you could shed some light on bill c-15 and explain how our pot community could be affected by it. Is there a "safe" number of plants you can grow? the bill was gutted by the senate... hail senate... the part that made us all scared was removed...
i have some himalaya gold fem seeds the breeder says harvest end of september north of the equator i live at 43 deg latitude and i have read growers at 38 deg latitude harvest end of september and was wondering if i should harvest a week or two later sorry just dont know
i have sunshine mix #1 is that ok or should i add something to it to get the perfered mix thanks need sunshine mix no.4... no.1 is for different types of plants
Hi Mark, growing 3 years...1000w hps promix,good vent,good temps. Several of your strains. In the summer things started changing with my plants, so I started researching....million opinions, many diffrent...I have always followed your GUIDE. Never Ph'd my water, never checked. well after these probs. I went out and bought a Hanna PH meter. found that my tap water is 7.9-7.8 Ph. 7 is normal but after adding nutes the PH went to 6.3- 6.7. so I thought I was fine. it seems But since the summer I have had a hard time even getting plants to grow in veg under T5 or regular flour. how old are these light, are they too old may be the bloom plants have also been suffering, again. Run- off PH is 6.5? PPM is 400 that's a bit low, my water without anything in it is 250ppm for the plants in veg T5 lighting. and 1000ppm under the 1000w. ppm under a 1000W can go as high as 1800ppm if not 2400ppm plants are droopy rust spots yellowing. yellowing can mean PH problems, but it can also mean UNDER feeding.... if your PPM is 400 then its definitely under feeding. just not happy!!! before I start chasing this and make things worse what do u think the prob is? my PPM plain water is 180 and always has been. Please Help. Thanks. PS I dont over feed or over water....
I am a Michigan Patient and I was wondering if I traveled up to see you, would it be a waste of time (are you allowed to deal with US Patients)? that's negative I am sorry
hi mark ...i just trimmed the bottom of my plants that dont get any light in the second week of bloom...not the third week like most people do....is this better to do? or it doesnt really matter? it matters little, in the 2nd week they are still growing just like in veg, in the 3rd week they stop, it is a little better to wait to week 3 but it is not that important
hey mark i just started to add my pk 13-14 i added 1/4 TSP (per 1 gallon) I do not believe this would be enough to make any damage, I believe PK mixes at 1 or 2 ml per 1 Litre thus you gave them far far less then that, if the spots are from anything it is more likely it came from the primary nutrient, the solution would be to leach for 1 or 2 watering cycles and then return to normal feeding levels, personally I would maintain a full level of PK even if you are leaching with the primary nutrients.... with my nutrients Im starting to see little blue/light brown spots...im guessing i over did it at first..but what should i do my next watering add the same 1/4 or do i add maybe a little more or do i flush next watering cycle decrease the levels of primary nutrients by 25% and then mix 1 ml of PK per 1 litre of water, and maintain this same level of PK until the end of week 6...and if i flush what does this do to my plant...yield less? less PK means the bud will be less dense, more fluffy, and yes, weigh less as well....and also when adding pk-13-14 does it matter on how much nutrients Im adding. more nutrients means more pk-13-14..less nutrients mean less pk 13-14 or it doesnt matter??? PK should go on top of regular nutrients BUT it should not change, it means that you add a steady amount in the week 3 to 6 NO matter how much primary nutrients you mix in... in other words, you can give them more or less of primary nutrients but the PK levels should always stay the same.....
I'm waiting to move my plants into the flower room, I can't seem to get the room below 31c, it is actually very consistent at around 31c-32c. My question is when I move my plants in what effect will this have on my temp? Does it generally go up or down when you add the plants to the equation? the temperatures decrease when you move in the plants, plants absorb the humidity and generally bring down the temp..... in theory you should be ok as long as the canopy of the plants is big enough to absorb the light (and thus heat).. make sure you have a good oscillating fan
Hi, i'm new to growing (Southern Ontario) and plan to try a guerrilla crop next year. I have done research on growing such as reading the grower's bible etc. I was looking at your seed catalog and was wondering if the seed prices are proportional to quality of the strain? not at all, the price is based on how many seeds I have and not on the quality at all.... example, summertime buddha is such a easy and wonderful smoke and plant that I can easily make far more seeds then lets say the Juicy fruit... summertime is cheap because she is easy and plentiful so I have more seeds so I can sell them cheaper.... I plan to plant directly from seeds at the site and not from seedling due to transport issues and i will be needing a lot of seeds because of possible seedling failure (i was thinking 50-100 seeds, looking to have between 25-30 females to harvest). I was wondering why fast pine and Afgani golf are priced much lower than the rest of the strains. the easier a plant to grow the more seeds I get, the cheaper it is for you, NOTHING to do with quality, or ... may be its the opposite, the better the plant the cheaper the seeds, which I admit makes no sense... but hey you asked Also what would you recommend for a newbie with respect to strain summertime buddha, easy to grow, resilient to bugs and weather, all around good plant (keeping price in mind)? Lastly will bill c-15 affect your seed business and if so should i purchase before the law passes? Thank you in advance for answering my questions. =] if I get arrested and my lawyers can not do anything my business model changes, until then no bill can change my mind... FYI C-15 dropped mandatory minimums...
my current crop has been giving me real problems.Outdoor greenhouse in a crapy summer planted in end of june everything fine, but when time to flower it took forever.i brought them inside beginning of Nov under 1000w.Still not done.That's almost 3 months.Should i turn of the lights for the rest of the cycle.? I believe they stretched in the greenhouse,since the are really tall.They are filling in but have little crystal or odor. Thanks a million there is a glitch somewhere here.... plants that stretch and take their sweet time to flower usually do this for a reason... reason 1: ANY, I mean any light when they sleep will delay their bloom, a streetlight, too much moon light, randomly coming in to "check" on them when they sleep, all of this would delay, and generally damage blooming plants... reason 2: not enough light, ... may be the sun was covered with clouds too long, may be the rain prevented sun from getting to the plants, this would make them stretch... USUALLY once you transfer to indoors the regularity of the bloom cycle would make them finish quickly ... but not if they get ANY interruption when they sleep....
Hey Mark, I've been reading up on grow tents and wondered what you think of them. I'm looking at one that's 4'long x 4'wide x 7'high. Would a 600 watt hps work in this size tent? technically yes, and they are a good product, but I would prefer 5 x 5 for a 600W, even if 600W can only do 4 x 5 (at best), still more space is always better And I wonder about temps...would an air cooled light work better you think or is it even necessary? in a tent it will be necessary in the summer, but not really in the winter (This would be set up in a basement that stays cool year round - usually around 60 degrees in that case you probably dont need an aircooled BUT also why need a tent? why not just use some black & white film (or some other opaque plastic) and "make" a space with make shift walls.... why a tent?... the purpose of the tent is to make sure NO LIGHT leaks IN when the light is OFF, if you can do that in a basement with some plastic and some silver tape, why spend the money on a tent at all. Also, I've read where some of these tents are cheap made in china crap and give off dangerous toxins that can kill the plants and was wondering if there are any brands you would recommend. all BS, the tent will never heat up enough to make the plastic emit fumes, also they are mostly made in USA or Canada Thanks for your help - it is very much appreciated.
I am looking for a flowering light for my grow space, my space is indoors, I am using Deep Water Immersion and the space is 6 feet long, 30 inches deep and approximately 40 inches tall. Originally I was going to use a 600 Watt HPS light and line the whole cabinet with Mylan and ventilate it heavily. I spoke to the local Hydroponics shop and he was discussing a new LED Type light (90 Watts) that is supposed to deliver the same yield as a HPS with a significantly lower energy consumption. Is this possible and have you had any experience with these new lights? The information on your site has been great, I am just starting out and I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge. the only MAJOR problem with LED lights is that they are only good for plants 12 inches tall or smaller... so they lack the penetrating power of the HID or even fluorescent lights, so in the end the technology is not ready yet, wait for version 2.0
Anything, Im dying over here at the days inn off kingston. Thanks. I fear Guantanamo, I really do
Hey Mark, in town visiting from Texas and I need to get my nerves right. Any suggestions? Anybody?
curious if anyone knows whether a greenhouse would be considered an indoor grow with a HC permit I believe it would be indoor
Get relative humidity down, 40% or less is great. Watch for overwatering (although they're probably sucking it up pretty good at this point) and remember no daily spraying when blooming. Add a pinch of baking soda in 500ml. spring water - spray top and bottom of affected leaves for 3 days. Be careful to spray sparingly as soon as possible after the lights go on (the plants aren't heated up very much yet). Try to dry the water droplets off as soon as possible (I use a turkey baster to lightly "blast" excess water off leaves). I agree but increasing the ventilation would also help
hi mark....i think im starting to get powdery mildew....what would be the best way to fight it...i am in boom about 1 month in unfortunately there is nothing you can do, in veg you could use fine powdered sulphur but if you spray it in bloom, the bud will taste BAD, almost unsmokable, almost, .... the most likely explanation is that you have standing water in the grow room which creates humidity, OR most likely you have insufficient ventilation, meaning there is excess humidity in the room, ...getting a bigger outtake fan would be best...
I have the last post to, slight change of plans. I made my spot 4'W x 3'D x 5'H which is a bit shorter. Also I will be using a airdex (130 CFM) more power then 90CFM is better fan with a Can-filter 260? (94 CFM) they make'em this tiny? carbon filter. Will this work with holes driller around the box? the filter has to be inside the grow space I am thinking to plant 10 indica plants in 8" pots and veg them until they are around 16" tall, 12" + is bloom time, and if that means you would need 11 or 15 plants to cover the space that's ok do you think thats appropriate? If you think you would do differently please tell so I can do it how you would in my situation :) Thanks for the help in advance. I prefer to start with 20 plants and kill the weak (keeping the strongest 10) but your plant should work
Hi Mark! You are awesome, and I will be visiting very soon (this week) for seeds :D Been intrigued by days of researching, sick of spending $$$$ on buds that should be legal to all and accessible to any Hobbyist. I've built a "box" 4'W x 3'D x 6'H (very airtight) and bought a 400w HPS. Was going to go with a bathroom exhaust fan (90 CFM) on variable switch and a do-it-yourself carbon filter to outside for ventilation, drill holes in box for air intake. Was hoping you could insight me on if this will be suitable, like choice of fan/filter etc. the DIY setup should work so long as the light is 400W and not bigger, 90 CFM should do, the made-yourself carbon filter may be a bit of a project but it should work I was thinking of planting blueberry skunk in 8" pots, and using DNF nutrients as per your grow guide. How many plants can I safely fit in my area (4'W x 3'D x 6'H) no more then 10, you may start with 20 seeds (ratio of males MAY be 50/50 but it is usually 70%female) but you will have to kill/remove 10 at some future point for maximum yield and how long would I likely have to veg (24 hrs light) them for? from seeds its will take 3-4 weeks to get 10 plants to 10-12 inches tall Is mold or any other plant sickness very common if heat/humidity controlled properly? so long as your all outtake fan is working 24/7 there should be no problems, mold can not grow when air is constantly moving but at the same time of course, keep it clean, and don't have any standing water Are bugs very common? yes, mites, better to prevent them then to kill them once you get them Is it likely that I will have to worry about these things? mold, not likely at all so long as you are clean/neat, mites very likely, so periodic (once a month) spraying with some soap (like 10ml of Ivory snow per 1L of tap water ) is highly recommended Thanks for your help and if there is anything else that you think I might find useful that I wouldn't have already read on your site, or anything you want to stress to me please, I am a knowledge sponge right now :)
Hi Mark. I am into 2nd week bloom (g13 your seeds) and I left my cordless phone in my grow room. My plants sleep during the day. I recieved about 10 calls that day as the phone lights up orange when ringing. I feel really bad if this ruins my 1st grow as I did many months research and no mention of phones lol. Do i have something to worry about. I dont think so also what is the minimum amount of time that i should allow my plants to clearly show sex when on 12/12 cycle? 2 weeks into bloom Also I haven't had a chance to get replacements from reza do you have a time limit for replacement seeds. not really What proof of purchase do you need the packaging it came with as i threw away the pot with the seeds in it. But i still have the package that the seeds came in i feel really bad about asking for an exchange in my last post but it was 14 seeds that did not germinate i bought 40 or 45 seeds cant remember I have 15 seeds left. I think Reza will remember me as I have met him at sublime 2 times. Thanks again mark for all your support in this forum keep up the good work. shouldn't be a problem getting replacements
I have a 250w hps and a emiley garden that holds 6 i only use 3. plants are 2 foot tall and in first week of transition to bloom. the res is just under 2 gallons what should my ppm be? now i keep it at around 400ppm and ph is 5-6....400ppm is too low, because of the 250W around 1000 to 1200ppm, max 1800ppm (not recommended for you) ... if the leafs look dark green keep your current ppm, if the look yellow, or light green, increase ppm up by 200 each watering cycle until they get dark green..... ph in veg should be between 6 and 6.8... in bloom 5 to 6...
i have some thai skunk indica/sativa mix, 9 may be 10 weeks bloom and power skunk average indica 8 weeks bloom growing in my garage i have been trying to bud since august on 12/12 the temps for the last month has been cold i have no heat in my garage it has nice buds but it just keeps growing so i put the lights on 10/14 why would you do that? never heard of this for the last couple of days to speed up ripenes HOW? whats going on the power skunk should have been done mid october and the thi skunk should have been done november in confused please help the only way that she is not done is if she gets leaks of light during her sleep cycle... any light when sleeping, ANY, would make her grow (or stretch) continually in bloom, this stretching also happens when you have a 400W light since its just not as powerful as a 1000W which is closer to the sun, the stretching/growing can also happen if you manipulate the time cycle (which is not good), 12/12 is the only cycle to follow and no one should deviate from it in any way..... average bloom cycle of 90% of plants is 8 may be 9 weeks... and they are done, whether you think they are ready or not... so from the start of your bloom, count 8 full weeks and cut/harvest no matter what..... THC drops significantly after this period....
Hey Mark my sons doctor told him he is willing to sign his forms for his medical marijuana card. And once accepted by the government he wants to appoint me as his grower. Now my question is do i have to have a license also to grow four him He can fill in the forms in such a way that it shows that he lives at your address, you could not technically take care of his plants but the permit would be on your property... in the long run its better if you get your own as a designated license/grower for your son ?And if so what requirements would i have to fulfill in order to have a legal grow opp in my house as my son is an adult now and lives else where on his owen. Any help would be greatly appreciated. There is a special form (Form D on this link) you need to fill in and you need 2 pictures of yourself (passport style), one photo needs to be signed on the back by your son.... One major restriction is that you can not be a grower IF you have a conviction of any sort that could have got you 10 years or more in jail, even if you got less... Health Canada takes 10 weeks to process any form so make sure you fill in everything correctly.... or ask
few peeps asking about leaving the lights on for a few extra while in bloom and its effects on the plants... my power went out the other nite and i got about 16 hours dark then just gave 8 hours light now back to normal 12/12... no big deal right? what would happen if say i got 24 hours or more of dark because of some power failure>? oh p.s. only week and a half in bloom, im sure it would affect the plant more now then if i was in week 6 or something thx too much darkness is better then too much light... darkness for 24 hours will delay the plants but not necessarily damage them (dark more then 24 hours and there could be damage.. like becoming hermaphroditic, but that's not a given).... on the other hand ANY light more then 12 hours of regular ON cycle is damaging on the plants, ..... they are ok if you have a problem for 1/2 an hour but any more and there will be issues....
My plants are 4 - 5 inches and the leaves are browning out. First the bottom set and now the second from the bottom. The new growth looks fine. I thought I was overfeeding so I quit feeding for two cycles. It did not help. What could be causing this? it is fairly normal to lose some of the bottom leafs and normally I would not worry, but this young it is strange so I fear that you may be watering too often, make sure the soil dries out completely, then soak it.... also, with flora nova, you gotta shake it like a mad man for a few minutes, to make sure there is no clumps..... feeding: continue at lower dosage until you see yellowing or rather light green color on the tops, that's the sign that they need more food, then resume feeding at a higher dosage.... also, it is cold now, so if you have temps around 25-26C bring the light closer down to 12 inches away....
Hey Mark , i bought 5 seeds of white widow triple X, Great weed by the way! 2 females out of the batch. I also bought blueberry skunk all 5 seeds popped but all 5 were males, there was no stress on them, its just how it goes... I was wondering if i could get a replacement on the seeds or a discount on some other type. if your willing to replace them i might even be persuaded to buy 5 of a diffrent strain ;). i just wondered if i can get something out of the 50 bucks i spent. Thanks, Zack P.S - You have been a big help to me in the past, thank you for the effort and time you are willing to put into this forum. go back to the point of purchase and ask for replacements, if anyone gives you static have them call me.. but generally we replace them on the spot
day 22 bloom plants got extra 3 hours of light again i havnt got around to buying my timer but going to do that today this is 2 times in the last week my plants got like 2-3 extra hours of light.....what does this do to my plant am i goineg to lose yield yes, but worst they could become hermaphroditic.. and pollinate themselves, produce useless seeds, they may also grow weird looking top leafs... the smoke could also feel , unfinished, not right, harsh....
bought a packet of summertime buddha and none of them grew. using a proper setup with rockwool and CFLs and made sure to water them properly but it's been a month and none of them sprouted. what is the process involved to get this resolved in accordance with the guarantee posted on the main site? if you got it at Sublime, go back to sublime ask for replacements, if you bought it on line call me at Mark 1-647-835-4212 monday - friday 12-3....
anyone know if bill C36 passed yet ?? Or will it ??
I am in the blossoming stage and I have a boy and girl, summertime and buddha. I was thinking about sacrificing this harvest, inorder to produce some much needed seeds. Both have shown their gender at about two weeks. Will I get many seeds?.100s, but not 1000s........... Will they self pollenate?..yes.......... Will I get a bad crop, aaaaand loose out on seeds?.??........... Will the seeds be both genders?.seeds do not diving into gender, you are creating 2nd Generation so-called F2 Summer Time Buddha............ What are the disadvantages of making seeds this way? less smoke, since the seeds take up space in the bud.............Every stage has been an adventure and as exciting as it is to see a female I' got to think about the family..............Mark you rock, thanks for answering my calls every time I'm in a panic.......................... OPA, Ugly Greek when you have a male and a female, you need to do nothing to have the male pollinate the female ..... and she will produce bud full of seeds, no male, no seeds in the bud... have some oscillating fans in the room and the male will pollinate the female naturally with the wind from the fan... you will get some someke, but the smoke will be different, and of course less of it, much less...
Hi mark, please answer all my stupid noob questions because i am too lazy to check your grow guide / do any research on my own. epic fail... :-)
hi mark.....just wondering how would i about getting my licence to grow...you have to be sick.how would i get hold of a specialist ask the one that is treating you and what kind forms would i need and where would i get them thanks...
do i have to be 18 to buy seeds from your store? yes and i also wanna know if you have the special lights for weed no and how much it is.. thanks
hello im 20 days into bloom and my timer broke and the light was on for 14 hours instead 12 hours.....what could this do to my plant once for 2 hours probably nothing, but if this was happening for a week every day, there could be hermaphroditic plants ... means, seeds, useless seeds at that... how many? depends, wild guess....
hey mark, i am gonna try some canna pk13-14 this time around. i read i am suppose to give the additive with my normal nutes for one week, either week 3 or 4 in the bloom cycle. i am currently about the enter week 3 of bloom. would you say this information is correct? or is the more too it. start in week 3 and continue adding on top of your regular nutrients at 85% of normal dosage (lable/sticker on the back of pk1314 may be designed for 1000W and you have a 600W so your "full dosage" should be around 80% of what the label says) until the end of week 6.... watch out for burns and start slowly at lower dosage, decrease dosage to 50% if you are worried, but do that for a week then return to a higher dosage.... I would also feed continuously with the flora bloom in the same period, as in; no leeching in week 3 to 6..... however watch out for burns, and pull back if you think the tips are burning....
Hi Mark. I am in the 1st week of bloom and im afraid that 2 of my plants will out grow my space in height. right now they are 15 to 18 inches from top of pot (stem) to the highest point of the plant (g13 xxx strain from ur cafe) my grow space is 5 feet high. my 400 watt is housed in a 6 inch air cooled reflector. how close can i keep the light to the tops of the plants. Right now it is about 12 inches away from the tops. The temp at the top of the plants is 26.3 degrees celsius. Well cooled reflector . Can i bring the light closer to the plants or can i cut them down a few inches. I would not cut them down, the plant will not re-grow any branches in bloom, the plants can be at 6 inches away if you have good fan moving the air, dare I say closer? observe them and watch out for burns, if the burn a bit move one closer and pull that one away..... 26C is very good so keep it there.... get some bamboo sticks and stake them, force the branches away from the light as best as you can... Thanks mark
Hi mark, just finished a fascinating read entitled "Weed man" about the smuggling of marijuana during the 70's. It follows the exploits of jimmy divine. "high"ly recommended. I met some of the old timers at the Cannabis Cup 2001 or 2000 I forget... good read
yea, but if you give them nutes everytime, even till the end, won't you get bad tasting bud!? the very last last watering should contain zero nutrients, however when you add 25% of normal you are actually leeching so even if you do not give them Zero at the very end the taste will still be good....
Thanks. Appreciate your help.
Dave... Dave... Dave... c'mon dude, you never heard of Jorge Cervantes?? his book is kick ass and highly recommended... BTW I cross reference my knowledge with his, but I do not agree all the time... ph-ing the water for clones is one of those disagreements I have...
hey mark..ok well now i know i would need some jiffy cubes and soak them do i have to ph the water that i have soak the cubes in .. I prefer rockwool cubes, and I don't ph the water as I found that keeping pH at neutral (tap water is neutral) is better... forces the roots to "look" and grow, poor euphemism but it works... some people prefer ph-ing the water to 5.2 ... no harm, but I don't.. and I have 100% success in 10 days
hello mark....my next grow im gonna try and take come clones.but im not sure what to buy i know where to make the cuts..i just don't no what i would need..like would i need some kind of rooting aids stim root no.2 or some kind of nutrients when rooting clones they need no nutrients .where would i put the cutting after i cut it i pretty sure i cant just stick it in the soil no, Use rockwool cubes for cuttings. They're about 1.5 inches square, wrapped in plastic, and have a HOLE for the cutting. There are also cubes for germinating seeds but they are not wrapped, are smaller, and have a dimple instead of a hole. I usually poke a 1/8 inch diameter pointed stick in the hole to deepen it to a point 1/4 inch from the bottom of the cube (don't go through the cube). That allows for approximately 1 inch of stem to be in the cube. Treat the rockwool by soaking overnite...and how long does it take b4 the cutting start rooting? what kind of light would be best for cuttings..thanks BUT read this section first, before asking more
hi..can i cut the bottom 1/3 of foliage of my plant in about 3 weeks into bloom and if so...does this mean all the leafs/branches and even the lil flowers that are starting to grow at the bottom...and do i have to cut 1/3 of foliage or just the ones that get no light? your choice really and whatever works for your particular size of the closet, I prefer to cut the parts that get no light and leave the parts that get light even if its the bottom 1/3, but .. the idea is that the more the bottom crap you cut off the tighter and bigger the tops get.... some people cut off the bottom half to make the tops super tight, but I they lose on overall yield, because even the bottom shwag has weight.....
hi mark...or anyone who has an answer...whats the minimun size preferably nothing stops you from blooming as soon as she sprouts, really they are ready to go that early, however its better when plants are 5 inches tall at minimum, and its best to wait until they are 12 inches tall or time i could turn my plants to the bloom cycle? also not clones they r from seed...thanks
hey mark, so as your guide states you should feed them nutes everytime ....not at full dosage all the time but it is true its best to add some .... rather then plain water its BETTER to mix in some nutrients (I like 25% of regular dosage, and your regular dosage is not necessarily my full regular dosage).... this does 2 things: one is that 25% of nutrients is actually better then leeching with plain water, seems counter intuitive but its true and second, it prevents "nutrient lock" - nutrient lock happens when after a long period of full feeding you suddenly give her ZERO nutrients, in her mind heavy drought is coming and she feels the need to withhold/store whatever nutrients she has left (stem changes colour to dark blue/grey, leafs get yellow and the plants look overfed even if you are feeding plain water)... nutrient lock is fixed (and prevented) by adding 25% of regular dosage to the next feeding.. and usually plant return to normal.... you water. true or false? Why?..JFxNLxSK!
hello mark......if i use tap water right out of the tap without letting it site for about 1 hour what could this do to my plant....could it cause yellowimg/crust/brown spots??? not unless your water has unusual pH levels, usually its at 7 which is neutral (and good for humans)... another more likely reason they could go yellow, 1. no food in water, so they are underfed, add more food 2. no food in water can make them get "nutrient lock", best is to add some nutrients to the water even if they need no nutrients, I add 25% of regular food dosage at minimum always, so I never give them plain tap water
Just wondering if someone could tell me the best or easyest way to take what you get out of the bubble bags and actually make it hash.thanks to anyone .
hello im 15 days into bloom....i added 1/4 then 1/2 TSP per gallon in veg with a 400 wat mh then they started to burn so then i flushed 2 times then went into bloom and added 1/4 TSP a gallon then next watering i added 1 TSP a galon there gettin a lil darker but the leafs that are alreaady yellow are startin to get brown.crust spots on the them.....if almost every leafs is yellow/turing yellow on a plant can it still be saved??? once in bloom burnt plants will not recover visually so looking for leaf improvement is rather pointless.. in veg the leafs usually return to green (so they do recover visually)... in bloom plants do recover internally but once burnt they lose yield potential and generally look crappy till harvest... its a choice whether to abort bloom, or continue.. hard to tell, but if all the leafs are damaged then its not worth continuing, either kill it and start the whole thing over, or kill it and make space for another plant.... NOTE: yellowing means underfeeding, I am assuming that you are not simply underfeeding them... feeding more may actually return the greed shade to them.... BURNT means that the leafs are very very dark green and they get grey/black on the tips....
hello...how much bud can you get off a 3-4ft plant if using a 1000 watt hps ONE plant per 1000W?... if you veg one for 2 months, 1 lb., but I would veg 10 (plants per 1000W) for 3 weeks or so and you still get 1 lb. (total, so about 1.5 ounces per plant) but quicker ....and also what does Fulvic Acid do for my plant .... nothing as far as I am concerned... in bloom its supposed to help with bud creation, but I see no difference so I don't recommend it...
Hey Mark, I haven't had to ask any questions for a year or so, guess you're a good teacher,but I have one now. I was fortunate enough on a trip to North California (Humboldt) to aquire some really nice outdoor smoke. After sprouting some seeds, they are most likely hermaphroditic or if you are lucky, feminized, good for one shot, veg + bloom, but don't take clones as they will be very very weak two of three plants started producing female flowers shortly after the true leaves(2'nd and 3'rd) appeared and still under flos @18/6 with 18% veg ferts.Any idea why or what strain this might be ( ie do you know what is most popular down there as an outside variety?) thx again it is not unusual for plants to show their female traits even in veg, so I'm not too surprised.... cali is crazy for kush, any kush and most growers just rename whatever strain they have to kush, consequently there is an unreal amount of kush varieties, most fakes... good smoke and all but everyone calls their pot kush...
hey Mark, I bought 3 packs of 5 seeds per pack from sublime... in each pack there was 1 seed smashed!! I have been trying to contact the email addresses provided on the happygirl site and i have also called and left a message but I don't seem to be getting a response! i'm not dogging the seed bank because all of my seeds have germinated and are doing awesome with crazy growth! but I would like my $30 back or 3 seeds of any strain! I bought NLSK, NLB, and G13... Can you help me? also when should I be adding nutrients to my pro mix? this number 1-647-835-4212 is open 12 to 3 Eastern time monday to friday, I really don't do emails (flood of them every day gives me a heart attack), easier just to call me (at the time specified)... in the end I'll just send you free seeds.... or if you got it from sublime, go back if you prefer and they give you free seeds, have them call me if they bitch...
howdy, its been awhile, just woundering will you ever get the m39 freeseland back in stock, if not what do you they might still have it.. and I am bringing new outdoor strains.. consider the closest to the m39 fpeace tim in moose jaw
hello i am a first time grower and have a 600 hps but right now i am using 2 four foot 32w t8 philips plant & aquarium 2 inches or less from the tops. i also have two 50w sylvania spot gro for a total of 164w. my plants are week old seedlings (6of them NL/bha)My question is are these lights doing me any good (worried about my blues & cant afford an mh for veg my first go round) or is it a waste of time and id be better off using the 600 hps from here on in.And if these lights are ok how long should i wait to switch them to the 600w hp. Any help would be appreciated. Fantastic site!!! ty the lights you are using are ok for up to 5 inches, technically they are good for 12 inches (of plants height) but if you have the bigger light use the bigger light .... IMO transfer them once the plants "take" to the soil (anywhere from 3 to 12 inches your choice) and you see them progress in growth, I would rather fire up the 600W as it is bigger and better then the lights you are using now... and initially place them 3 feet away from the light... after 24 hours take the light down to 18 inches (this so you don't shock them)...
Hi Mark; I need your opnion as an expert, I met you before so i know. 1- Is it true that HPS bulbs are always universal, meaning that they can be burned in any position with no loss of light intensity or life span true as far as know, not true for MH (MH are labled either Horizontal, Vertical or Universal) 2-100Cm x 58 cm water culture system, how many plants would U recommend if you want to have only 3 or 4 days of veg (clones) I would place 40-50, this way they go into bloom almost immediately... from seeds .. I would not really use seeds, clones is the only way to go with this system (White Widow or NL x Chronics) 3-Would you recommend using water heater and heating mats for clones water heater no, I actually like cold plain tap water, heating mat yes, as it always helps, unless its mid-summer, in which case it can get too hot. 4- What kind of reflector would you use, Horizontal or vertical, and why. vertical because I think it covers a larger circle then what a regular horizontal can do, horizontal are best for tight spaces, and I have plenty of space, I can do 6x6 (ft.) with a vertical 36" (my favorite size) reflector but only 5x5 with a vertical 5- Would you recommend veg under 400 MH and then flower under 1000w HPS or veg under 1000w MH and flower 1000w hps. THX look, more power is always better, 1000W get the plants primarily more tighter in the nodes and bushier in foliage and faster (not by much but still), so 1000s' are always better if you got power to spare... technically a 1000W in bloom should be able to get away with 100W CFL for veg if done properly ... BUT ... its all in experience so forget about fluorescent for now.. but 400W will do just fine, 1000W is better.. people who use lower wattage for veg usually do it to save on power...
hey anyone here have any thoughts on the smart hydro meters that are being installed on most homes.
Hi mark, the yellowing appears to be disappearing and the leaves are getting darker, i didn't do anything different it just kind of took care of itself, perhaps it was just shock to the plants of being in coco coir, never grown with coco coir before glad to hear that
thank you
First of all, TY for answering our questions when we are in need of help. Why don't you have an area where we can read organized threads, to try to find an answer to our questions ourselves? I'm sure it would free some of your time up...before you place questions on my forum you already need some basic info whether from books, my site or whatever, so you can not start from the very very begging here, the forum is meant to answer specific questions after you already did research.. Second question, about three weeks ago I pulled some branches/leaves to clone my Summertime Buddha and under the dome, at about 27C, with some florescent 100W bulbs, 6 cool whites (which grew my seeds to about 1 foot until I switched to 400W high pressure sodium), about 4-5 inches away, this to me is way too far for a fluorescent light, most fluorescent light is no good after 5 inches away from the bulb, I keep my clones 1 or 2 inches away from fluorescent bulb they are only surviving. How long do I wait for growth? If I take the dome off, the next day they are limp. they may go limp at first, but sprays them every couple of hours and they should spring back to life, they must adjust OR there are other issues here, a dome should be on them for the first 2 days BUT that's it, after that remove the dome, if you don't the clones start preferring high humidity and it gets difficult to get them un-used to the humid conditions, so after 2 days the dome goes off, let the clones droop down, they should spring back up after 24 hours... The only thing I can think of is that I am over watering them. possible, but not deadly when they are this young I spray the soil and recently the leaves to see if there would be a difference.....Last thing, on the site there isn't anything that states whether or not the seeds are male or female. I am not at the point of blossoming, so I can't tell what I have. Some sites advertise that you can specifically buy female seeds, is that a gimmick? You provide, fast, friendly, knowledgeable, and personal service. It wouldn't seem right to leave unless I could be reassured that the next purchase would be female. in order to see they are male or female you have to take a clone and bloom the clone itself under a separate light (like a 40W fluoro), once you find the sex of the clone you will know whether the mother is male or female... there are feminized strains out there but what the sellers are not telling you is that it will be close to impossible to clone a feminized plant, clones from a feminized plant die or get deformed quickly.... so feminized plants are good for what you are trying to do, which is plant the seed and bloom.. so long as you keep buying the seeds every time you do this... and forget about taking clones.... the only assurance I can give you is that under normal conditions 7 of 10 seeds should be female, and if you complain enough I replace seeds liberally...
hey mark an all.. my indoor (flowering) grow space is dropping to 10 degrees at night i havnt put nothin in there yet cuz it feels real cold. lights on temps are 25/26 for now. how bad is this? its only gona get colder too, any suggestions? 10C wont kill them but any lower and who knows, get a cheap heater, cheap because you want no LED light on it of any sort, (light in bloom is bad) my veg space is right next to it divided by poly but haven't set up the veg lights yet. not sure how much it will help cuz i did a pretty good job separating them( for light anyway) the both are gona vent up and out via 140 cfm into an empty attic I prefer to vent out outside as mold may be created in the attic, winter not so much, but spring and summer is bad also vented. its about 0 degrees over nite these days which in turn i get 10 degrees..... when it hits minus 30 , am i looking at a genocide? get a heater, like this (no LED indicator light, no coil to get red), place it on a timer to turn on after lights go off thx
hi..umm what should i do with the leafs that have gone yellow from under feeding should i cut them off? nope, let them be unless they are dry dead ....and also can u take a clone from a plant that is about 2 weeks into bloom yes, but 2 weeks is pretty much the max..and some people say to cut the leafs off at the bottom that get no light so make bigger buds at the top does this just make the bud bigger or does it more yield?? not more yield per se, but makes the top buds more consistently bigger, I prefer to remove the bottom 1/3 of foliage, this bottom crap usually dies off from lack of light anyways and the plant wastes its time trying to grow something there....
do we need to worry now that these smart meters are out. nope, the amount of info available to hydro people is impossible to use (cops have a list of 1000 addressed with suspicious activities and they freely admit it will take them 10 years to sort it out), the only time the cops will find out you have a odd patter of electrical usage, is if they are standing outside your windows already suspecting you of something wrong (and at that point they call hydro to confirm their suspicions), in that case they will find any way to get in, smart meter or not... never ever have I ever heard of anyone at hydro looking at a particular bill and saying... hmmmm this is suspicious.. that's CSI BS ....
you might need to be a little more specific dave mh has mainly been a good veg light because of the blue light spectrum hps more than not mimics the harfest sun having more of a red hue a 1000 watt hps seems like over kill but that all depends on your expectations i dont know marek would be able to fill you in better im probably confusing you lol sorry
need one of your outdoor strains preferably an early early strain and ofcourse a high yielder . any suggestions summertime buddha or alternatively any plant with buddha in it, they all do well outdoors, buddha is a sativa male that gets big outdoors....
hi mark ...just asking what would be better to use in veg in veg MH is always best 400 watt mh or a 1000 watt hps.... even if HPS is better technically for yield MH in bloom produces more THC, so I bloom with MH as well
Hi Mark - I just want to say that the summertime buddha came out amazing. I am very very satisfied with the results. Another note - I was looking at white widow as my potential next strain to try and i noticed that 10 seeds cost more than double the amount of 5 seeds. It doesnt seem to be the case with any other strain i figured maybe it was a mistake. Regards really? gotta be a mistake, ww xxx costs $60 for 5 and $100 for 10, and ww buddha is at $40 for 5 and $70 for 10, ...I found it Thank You, its changed now....
hello how much bud could a 1000 watt HPS produce in short from 1 to 1.5 lbs per 2 or 3 month cycle ... longer answer read this
also, if you already hold a Personal Production License, then they will NOT issue you a DG license as well (regardless of recent rulings I know I am waiting for 4 months now). SOOOO stupid. Anyway, if you want 2 permits in your name and you are a patient yourself, you have to put your own permit in someone else's name and then apply for 2 DG permits in your name. total nonsense but that's how it works now. indeed, that's why I lawyered up, these ass holes understand nothing without legal threats...
Re delayed licenses. A rather new development, but Health Canada is now requiring everyone to fill out form E. If you are a grower, you need form E2, if just a patient buying from PPS, then form E1. If you send in your forms without an E form they will just hold on to everything for like 4 months and then send you a letter asking for the E2. I know of 10+ people who had their licenses delayed by months over this. Send it in ASAP, or fax them a letter saying you intend NOT to use their seeds (that worked for me at least). Without either a letter saying you won't use their seeds, or an E2 form, they throw the book at you and say your application was not complete (as per instructions on front of all forms). Just an FYI cause i'll bet that's the reason why many of you have delayed licenses. I think they are doing this as a result of the VICS case. Next time HC goes to court they want to be able to hold up all the receipts for seed purchases and say "look how many patients are using our strain - we are no longer obsolete". it's a nasty thing to do, but that's surely what's going on. With everything else in order and a proper E2 form, I received 2 DG permit for same grower at same address in just under 8 weeks. Without E2 form you can expect to wait 6 months. Beware.
hey mark, i recently transplanted some of my plants in a mixture of Atami B'uzz hydroponic soiless mix HP, mixed with 50% pb gro coco coir. now some of the leaves are yellowing slowly, did you try giving them a bit more food (like 40% more to see if its not just under feeding?) looks the same as sulfur deficiency, but i know all my nutes supply that jazz. what do you think the problem is? both plants in veg and bloom in this soil mixture are experiencing this. if its not underfeeding, there is some pH issue going on, did you at any point give them plain tap water? tap water with 100% promix should not be a problem but if its a different soil mix then you may not know... now if you never ever gave them plain water then the soil type you mix is releasing pH that the plants don't like.... if pH-ing the water before feeding does not help, transplant is the only solution....
Hey quick question about glass. What bongs do u prefer. ive been hearing about wicked sands, ROOR, phx and some others i want a great bong for under $100.00 maybe with ice chamber difuser and ashcatcher all that stuff, (dont know what half of it is) is it possible to find? brands matter little 2me, glass is the only way to go, plastics burn and you end up inhaling plastic fumes..... I prefer pot cookies
hey mark! i need your help with cuttings. i have taken 23 clones and many of their leaves are turning yellow (this happened last time, then they died) what should i do? what am i doing wrong? my temps are 25C best i can do and humidity is 30% no wilting but no sign of roots yet, its day 11 and their in grodan rockwool. i have given SOME of the yellow ones grow nutes I don't, plain water is best IMHO, some people give nutrients do but I prefer not to a few days ago but it has not helped. i follow your guide.would a heating pad help? YES thank you, your advice is much appreciated! they are 2 or 3 inches from the top of the CFL? they are wet in rockwool? .... yellow at this point can mean a lot of things, one is that they are not releasing humidity fast enough, which means you should cut off half of some leafs on the clone before you place it in rockwool, cutting a leaf in (almost) half helps clones release humidity better, do that to only some leafs not all.... can also mean that they are not placed tightly enough in the rockwool cube, can also mean that they are too far from the fluorescent light..... 11 days is not bad, but at this point you should see a root or two..... do you place the dome for only 2 days at the begging? leave it longer and they start liking high humidity too much and its difficult to get them used to normal humidity (which is all bad)... do you spray them one or twice a day?
i wanted to know two things i wanted to know wats the max cfls can put out ? I think its something like 15% of what a small HID can produce, which is not much if you ask me, your 3/300W cfl is more like 150W HID (if that) and one of the plants might be a male im havinga real hard time telling and ive grown lots of times never this hard lol , it is in second week of budding no sacks at all on it 2 plants were males outta the ten pack but this one has lots of leafs bunched of close near the bottom almost like a banana tree lol but no sacks dunno help please ? my bet its a female, as they do behave strangely at times, it could of course be a hermie, but if there is no male flowers then I would not worry too much is there a way to send a pic anywhere thanks casper
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Quick update, I added a cup of 100% nutes PBP grow to each one. A full water is about 3 cups. It seems to have helped a lot. Although the dead ones arent gonna come back, all of the leaves look much darker and happier. Looks like I'm on the right track. :-)
ok so i read alot about when to harvest, i know u(mark) say 8 weeks no matter what, most peeps say when first signs of amber trics. so at week 8 i assumed to see atleast a few amber or alot of cloudyness........ now week 9 of some unknown kush and i believe im seeing about 50/50 clear/cloudy 100x and 200x used. is this normal? yes for many reasons, this method of color change is only one way of judging readiness what are the chances that this plant will never go amber and does it matter? when you know the cycle (which you do becasue I told you, 8-9 weeks :-) then the time is more important then the "color change" i sampled this stuff at week 7 and chilled on the couch for like 16 hours! so does this mean that if i wait longer for amber trics that i may of well produced the most potent bud i could ever dream of? not really, at this point (that last week) its the weight that's growing, the "buzz" wont get better or is there a chance i may lose some potency if i dont cut now. it will get sleepier everyone seems to have a diff opinion which makes me think no one really knows. i know there are also alot of variables too (strain, grow conditions, etc.) i think i did pretty well with my grow so anyway i like the end of 8 week rule u go by, but do u see amber at that time? or u dont care? if u dont care then that prob means ur shit is still preemo. id prefer to follow your advice over others so keep it up and thx stick to the actual date, if the seeds is labled 8-9 weeks, its your choice but I would cut at the mid point which is 8.5 weeks.... then you can decide later whether you want to cut at beginning of week 8 or end of week 9, that's up to you, but for the lack of experience I say 8.5 weeks and cut it down
Mark,Hows it going?Hoppfully alright.I have a question of couse haha.Would it be alright to transplant to bigger pots 5 days into budding? yes, technically its ok at any point, but I prefer within the first 3 weeks of bloom Right now I have 5 gal pots,but I would like to go to 10 gal.My plants are 3 1/2 - 4 foot.I know I should have done it before I decided to bud,but if it isnt to late or as long as I dont have to go back to veg I would still like to transplant.What do you think? transplant One more question buddy,What do you think Ill get from 6 plants 3 1/2-4 foot when starting to bud with 2 1000 hps in a 7x5x7 room with pretty much EVERYTHING a nice grow room needs.ceiled room,myler,c02,room control,all the abouve.Im thinking 4oz per plant,but its my real first grow.I have no clue. you should but it is your first grow so be careful With 10 gal pots I think maybe more. 10% more for sure Im hopping I can still transplant,so dont tell me bad news Mark HAHA.Thanks again for your help Mark.
Hey Mark. How are you? What is the best way and time to determine males/ females all at veg stage not easy, only with experience, in some cases they develop the 2 hairs on the cross section of the stem and the new branch (which means female), BUT not always and in that case its impossible to be sure if its a female or a male. When can i cut clones when plants are a bit bigger then 5 inches, but if you are inexperienced bigger ( how many inches 2 or 3 usually) I was thinking cut clones, root for a week @ 18/6 cycle then in a separate box using a 27k spectum clf (only for determining sex a 400 watt hps will be used for the final bloom stage) @ a 12/12 cycle sounds right. 6 clones each plant (using 1 clone for testing) if a clone shows sex does that mean the other 5 from the same plant will be the same sex? yes, but use 2 clones to find sex, as sometimes one is female and the other a hermie, which is still not good (rare but hey) I want the final harvest no more than 2.5 to 3 feet high when should I put them on the 12/12 cycle indica dominant strain, (g13, xxxwhite widow, northern light, all seeds from you).around 12 to 15 inches, because the 400W will naturally stretch them to 3 feet tall My temp drops to 18.5 degrees celcius when they are sleeping and 25 26 degrees celcius when lights all good on i noticed some upward curling of the edges of the leafs I have a filtered intake 6 inches by 9 inches and a 300 cfm exhaust fan and desk fan towards plants running 24/7 negative pressure in the room light proof using black/white poly film from hydroponics store.should i put a small heater in the room? no, your temps are ok The room is 5 ft wide 5ft high and 7 feet long (actually grow space 3ft by 3ft by 5 feet high.). Or is it not stressful on the plants (will that cause them to go males or hermi). high temps (over 33C) + over crowding causes males or hermies, so dont let them touch too much, some touching is ok, but avoid it as much as possible What nutes do you recommend for the bloom stage organic pure blend PRO (not the one without the PRO) or Flora Nova line or chemical and what brand no chemicals please, they are cheap but they also can kill your plants with misuse, organics are really forgiving. By the way my compliments on ur cafe great atmosphere,music, coffee and staff (razza) sublime cafe rocks thanks again.
are regular seeds more potent then feminized.... no, feminized plants are good if all you want is a plant seeds and harvest something.... clones from feminized plants are extremely weak so they are no good for cross breeding.... anyone buying my seeds buys them to make a mother (female) plant... and a mother plant can not be made from feminized varieties
I have done several things wrong on my first grow, and things are not getting a whole lot better. Lots of leaves have already turned yellow, then brown, then crusted off and are lying in the pot dead. There is new growth, but all the old growth is dying off. Here is what took place. I transplanted at the first sign of roots showing up at the edge of my clear lets light to the roots which kills roots plastic solo cup (day 15). I think I did that way too early, I didnt nute the soil, no need at this point I didn’t moisten the new soil, I did it when the sprout promix was wet, etc. Amateur hour. But I am an amateur so shit happens. I would love it if you could explain a professional's transplant operation, turn the pot upside down and tap the bottom of the pot couple of times, the dirt and the root back should come out all at once, pre-water the new promix with 50% of normal dosage and ... do this fairly quickly.... I dont like the clear pots you are using, this could be damaging the roots right off the bat (light kills roots)... pls. make the pots OPAQUE since I could be starting all over again. Now the issue with the leaves. I assume this is a clear sign of under feeding, however in retrospect I still don’t know what I should have done differently in terms of feeding. When I transplanted, I watered the plants with distilled water is useless, as it contains 0 nutrients and 0 minerals, promix is designed for tap water, tap water has a specific pH, which promix controls until they were fully soaked, no food. This was aprox 8 days ago and the promix is still wet. I am using 8” dia pots. There was no sign of yellow leaves and they were only about 2” tall so I thought feeding might be too early. Now, 8 days later my leaves are dying and the medium is still wet (day 23). its a sign of using distilled water and NO nutrients which you should always mix even at low dosages, but it can also be a sign of over watering (as in watering too often) Also during this time I saw the humidity get way up to 80%. why? do you have ventilation? it should be ON 24/7 even at low power I turned on the exhaust to 24hours and the humidity is back to 44% consistently. The stalks are growing strong though, and new nodes are present. Since I feel like something needs to happen now I fed them with 15ml/gal (100% for my T5 I think)even though they are not dry. I am hoping that a blast of food will stop the leaf destruction. Man I cant believe I’m blowing this so bad. Please help. nutrients should always be added to TAP water, I say at a dosage of 25% of normal full feeding, this prevents all kinds of problems, I never try to give them just plain water..... T5 suck, sorry, they are not powerful enough for blooming, not that I want to discourage you but its just what it is... I mean they will get you some bud, just not as much as you imagine....
Hey mark I just want to say great forum. I was in ur cafe and met Razza. He was very helpfull and friendly. I bought 45 seeds and for some reason i can not germinate the bbs blue berry skunk. 2 out of 10 sprouted. get them exchanged I used the plate and paper towel method. I planted in promix 1/8 of an inch deep sprout down. At the same time I germinated 5 g13 and 5 northern lights. All is well but the bbs the 2 that I planted have come up like normal until the 2 first real leafs appeared and the growth just stopped. this is week 3 from germination all other plants are bushy and healthy but the 2 bbs have not grown for 2 weeks they are like half an inch. They are green and seem to look normal but no growth. I was using 8 cfl @ 23 watts each 65 k spectrum at a 18/6 cycle. just got my lumatek digital ballast with a 400 watt mh and a 6 inch air cooled reflector. I also have your xxx widow, wich I will do next time around. My space is 5 feet wide 7 feet long 5 high. Any suggestions would be great. I really wanted the bbs but i feel that i will lose those 2. my temperatures are at 22-24 degrees celsius humidity @ approx 60%. Thanks again mark for the help keep up the good work. we exchange seeds fairly liberally, reza usually remembers everyone :-).... your humidity is a bit on a high side this time of the year, naturally outside its at 30% or so (and that's good) your temps are a bit low as well (not deadly or anything)... to keep the temps up I would run the light 24/7 in veg (if the weather temps go back up go back to 18/6).... or just turn on the 400W to bring it up to 27C or so... 60% humidity can mean lack of ventilation which if increased will remove heat as well but... when plants are young 60% humidity is good (but they also want closer to 29C temps), but once they get bigger they are ok with lower temps (like yours) and lower humidity (and 60% can be on a high side)... if everything is too confusing just turn on the 400W even for veg and see what happens .... cfls' are weak...
I have G13 it says that they should be ready in 8 to 9 weeks. Mine are about 12. Friday will be 12, and I still dont see amber tricombs, I see some cloudy tricombs. The plants are turning yellow,like they are going to die. I have been flush them with plane water with about 20% flora nova bloom. The plants are about 6 to7 feet tall. Should I keep waiting or what. Do all strains turn amber or is this just for some. I would like to know if you have girl clones is it possible that they turn into boys girls can turn into hermaphrodites but not into full males, and only under sever stress. Can cut clones from 12 week old plants. they should have been cut long ago, at end of week 9, at this point is too late to take clones
Thanks Mark. I do have EVERYTHING .I have the cgc-1 greenhouse controller,ppm-c controller,c02 injection system,8 inch vortex fan, carbon filter,its all vented out side.I got my card and im building a hell of a nice room.Master Kush,Bubble Kush and Grape ape.You say c02 doesnt really do muck,I dont like to hear that.Spent lots of $.I gonna try it thought.Got to now.Ill let you know what happens.You ve helped me alot already.THANKS. SO I just put the c02 line around the stim/pot?I thougt I put it above the plants because c02 is heavy ..but air movement in the room should still move the cO2 around one way or the other, the placement of the line is mainly for convenience, not for any strategic reasons .Mayby about 1 1/2 feet or so.NO? now im confused.Any more details you might have Mark would be grate.Hey you ever had any grape ape smoke? nope I hear its grate and it REALLY is a builtful plant.If you stand over the top of it it is a straight STAR.I mean like a 4 point star.I have 2 and their both like that.Their babbies/clones are the same to.its the coolest thing.Mark, one of them is a dorf.Its 3 1/2 months old and only 2 foot tail ,mayby 2 foot round.Her sister ,the same age,grown the same is 3 1/2 feet tail and toped,and is about 4 feet arond.Ithink the one is a dorf.Does that mean anything?I heard it may be stronger/better than the BIG sister.you know anything about that?I have clones going I guess ill see hahaha.Im gonna let you go mark.Thanks for all your help.You still have the coolest site.Like i said ANY information about setting up a complet c02 system is GRATE>> Thanks Mark,AND Anybody out there.Im a stoner that needs help HAHAHA.Thanks guys. rollitup may have some answers, read this too, note: Carbon Dioxide (CO2) levels should be high, particularly during the FLOWERING PHASE . Growth rates can be increased dramatically if the CO2 level is near 700 ppm. 300 ppm (Outside Air) 700 ppm (Ideal) 2000 ppm (Plants Burn) 5000 ppm (Death)..... I will try to help you but you may want to invest in a book that can guide you better... I can not find anything online that is specific to the equipment you got... and I cant say I ever been fully in charge of a co2 room
Hi mark, my 400W consumes 4 to 6 amps depending on brand has served me well, and i get about 5-6 oz when i completely fill the light canopy during a cycle. How much can i run off one outlet, if i have a 1000W going? consumes about 9 to 11 amps how many watts or amps could i spare to run veg lights? i need to run all my grow equipment from one outlet can at max support 15 amps per outlet, for safety use only 80% of max , fans, lioghts, everything, what do you suggest? one outlet can usually run a 1000W and a inline fan but not much else, you need to check consumption of your electrical equipment and make sure you do not use more then 80% of 15 amps, the max of each outlet, if one outlet is all you got then I would not use a 1000W, stey with the 400W or a 600W at best... Cheers!
I JUST HARVESTED MY PLANTS AND HALF OF 1 OF THE COLAS SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN BURNT OR ACTUALLY SUNBURNED FROM BEING TO CLOSE TO THE LIGHT....SHOULD I THROW THIS OUT? no CUT IT OFF? no IS POTENCY AFFECTED?.what is burnt is burnt but it will neither affect the rest of the plant nor damage it in any way so just ..dry it and smoke it.. ALL ANSWERES APPRECIATED
Where can I purchasee clones so I dont have to start from seeds?? and yes im an MMAR license holder. thanks !!! call me at 647-835-4212 12-3pm ET mon-fri, I need a copy of your MMAR + DVR license (copies will be handed over to my lawyer)
hello if i were to use a 1000 hps instead of a 400 mh for bloom how much more yield would this give me 60% more
how would you pre-treat to mites in bloom? spray heavily with soap in veg, or 2 weeks into bloom (if u r desperate)
hello.. if i use Ivory Snow the soap 10 ml per 1 liter in bloom how would this affect the bud in the long run? you should still not spray soap in bloom, soap will affect taste, not make it lethal or anything but it will smell soapy... best to get rid of mites before bloom, in bloom spraying with water every few days helps a bit to control mites but it does not fully remove them.... as a desperate measure its still ok to spray soap until the end of 3rd week of bloom ...
George - C02 is for large scale. Good air exchange in the grow area will provide plenty of C02, and prevent overheating, mold and disease as well. check
Mark,Whats up. I need alittle help with setting up my c02. My plants are 3 feet tail and im going to BUD soon. My room is 7 x 5 x 7. I have everything I need,just need to know what to do.If you could help that would be so COOL.I need a detailed step by step list.Also IF any body reads this and can help thats cool too.I mean like how high up do I put the c02 line around the plants?How much c02 should they get.Any help is cool.Thanks Mark... I don't recommend CO2 unless you have air cooled reflectors and a CO2 sniffer... otherwise it can not be proven to me that it actually works... in general if you still wanna try, place the lines around the bottom parts of the stem and release only enough from the tank to make the tank last a week (so turn on the release valve just a tiny bit)..... that's the ghetto way of CO2.... the proper way is to turn off the out take fan and turn on the CO2 release valve, when the temp raises to 34C turn on the out take fan and shut off CO2, repeat every 15 minutes or half hour depending on size of room.... this requires a bunch of equipment to work properly
Mark, How important is 12 hour cycle for my ladies coz sometimes i am an hour or 2 out! could you tell me if this would affect my yield? cheers bud it is THE most important thing you can do to make sure you have good yield and smoke, 12 hours of UNINTERRUPTED DARKNESS, 100% DARKNESS, no picking, no looking, no light WHAT-SO-EVER, if you gonna do anything right make sure to make it dark
did my internet break, or was this site down for a couple days??? I forgot to pay my bills, damn pot, its pot I blame :-)
I JUST HARVESTED MY PLANTS AND HALF OF 1 OF THE COLAS SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN BURNT OR ACTUALLY SUNBURNED FROM BEING TO CLOSE TO THE LIGHT....SHOULD I THROW THIS OUT? CUT IT OFF? IS POTENCY AFFECTED?... ALL ANSWERES APPRECIATED dry it and smoke it, its burnt but its still ok, it will not affect the rest of the plant
Ye it will work, why not? 600W of full spectrum will do fine. CFL 600W is equivalent to MAY BE 150 HID
Hey Mark, You helped me in the past, and thank you for that. I just had my first harvest from my only plant, great yield. I used Fox brand bat crap for food and some DNP per your suggestion for fertilizaing. Do you have a better plant food for small time grower? How do i use the DNP for such a small quantites? Is there a un writen formula to make it work? This last time I just eye balled it .. Thanks, I never realized the problem with small quantities for this product since I mix at minimum 1 bucket, for you I would switch to PK-13-14 which is the same type but far easier to mix
hey mark, can you rig this site so we can share pictures of our success and failures? I am not technical enough to do it, in fact the whole bloody web site needs a revamp, I set up this thing here but I can not check it regularly .... post pic there and post a link here
Im getting the run around from health canada regarding my license forms. Is there any other phone# where i can speak to the head person or manager or someone who is in charge at health canada. is there another # to call besides this one ??? 1-866-337-7705 please respond soon I have been waiting for my medical license for 4 months now its still not in the mail nope this is it, unless you hire a lawyer
i wanted to know in ur opion how much will a plant give off with these lights i am growing white widow there 1 feet or alittle taller pretty bushy really nice looking and healthy blooming with fluorescent lights is ... disappointing for yield... an ounce may be
Ya, I hear ya. I'm spraying the neem oil regularly but haven't been able to wipe them all out. I've recently redesigned my grow space for compartmentalization and to be able to bleach the entire box between grows. I'm hoping this will help break the cycle. I mentioned the pressure sprayer (not a pressure washer BTW, the one for plants) as something that can help keep things under control if they do pop up in the bloom stage. Not the best, but better than nothing... if you've got them damn mites, hehe. ivory snow soap mixed at 10 ml or so per 1 L. of tap water sprayed after sun down, concentrate spraying on .. underneath the leafs, spraying the tops does nothing
to each their own, i have never sprayed high pressure water to dislodge mites, i had some infestations, but i use garden soap very diluted, ive never had mites in my bloom room, i try to be pretty proactive about pests. every one has their method as long as it works I salute you :-) ..... spraying with high pressure helps to remove physically the mites, it has its uses especially in bloom when spraying any other crap would be bad for taste
blueberry skunk, in your response to herbivore you mentioned that water won't really help with mites. A while back I took up Mark's advice and got a pressure pump sprayer. I fill it with really cold water and blast my plants when spider mites appear. This is while the plants are in bloom and you can't spray neem oil or an equivalent neem or other crap, not in bloom. It won't eliminate the mites entirely but if you spray about once a week they never get a chance to really form up into a colony true Basically, I find it does indeed help but not fix the problem of mites while in bloom.
sorry i meant the word "plants" instead of leaves, but spraying your plants with water doesnt do anything, it doesnt clean the leaves unless they are already really dirty. It doesnt help against mites either it does if you spray from below the leaf daily, since mites hate water, they love humidity but not water, it works on smaller plants when they are young and they like higher humidity, with bigger plants its better to use soap if you spray for mites, unless you are spraying with plant soap or neem oil. spraying can help promote trichome capitulate stalks, but its really difficult and unless 20 other variables are satisfied it wont do anything, i heard of spraying super dilute fulvic acid right before the lights come on to help grow trichomes, but i dont know if this does anything?? spaying (misting) the leafs from below in the 4 to 6th week of bloom is supposed to help bloom (ever 3 days), I don't really believe it ...
BILL C6 Do things right the 1st time and dont do anything illegal THEN U WILL BE FINE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT !!!!
Hey Mark, I have a question about risk issues. In your opinion is it safer to have a perpetual grow (I get 5 harvests a year) using a 400W MH or one big grow a year using 2 x 1000W (400W x 5 grows = 2000 watts used)? Thanks man. Keep fighting the good fight! statistically speaking its better to do something once a year then do it continuously... so 2000W wins....
hey mark got a heat question that i can't find. When i close my closet door the temp goes up to 28 to 29 degrees, i know it's a little hot but from what i know 30 degrees promotes stretching and 32 CAN but not always causes the plants to go male. The question is am i right about what i just said and if so how long would the plant have to be exposed to those temps to actually have an effect on it? 32 is not their best temp but they should not go male... any temp above 30C can promote mites and stretching and can in certain circumstances make plants go hermie (not male but hermie).... but to go hemrie they usually also have to be over crowded, and usually severely over crowded....
I am referring to the spraying section on the link above. Not sure what you mean by blacks, I am talking about the leaves. I believe the purpose is to keep them clean and mite free. daily spraying in veg is recommended, the older they get them more intense (as in more water on them to make the leafs heavy) the spray can be, BUT its not to help the leafs or clean them but only to make the stem stronger, putting heavy water on them helps the stem and the branches to become stronger and healthier, this really applies to HID lights which grow plants better, under t5s the spray should be a mist (BTW, no spraying in bloom).... I really don't care whether you mix some nutrients in the spray or not, I see no difference so I don't, just plain water works fine....
I just found out the timer I bought SUCKS ASS!!! I know I should have tested it, but I didnt, so my T5s have been running 24/7. I know this isnt the worst thing in the world, and its some people's preference is to run them on 24h vs 18h, but I wanted to run them on 18h and I still do. My question, now that my seedlings have been growing for 3-4 weeks on 24 hours of T5 light, can I switch it to 18 hours or will that shock and confuse them? no problem whatsoever, you can switch between 18 and 24 hours (and back) at any point in veg
Mark, some harvest help if you don't mind, there's so much info out there... four NLxB, clones from my originals, all have milky trichomes, no amber yet, some have almost 100% red pistils, some have none. My first crop I cut after 8wks 4d, as soon as I found some amber, even just one or two, on all. I now think this was a little early, it was at least a month before it was 'good' after harvest. I want more of a body stone (muscle/joint pain). Now, just about at the end of week 9, what has been your experience with harveting this plant? end of week nine is a bit late, but technically the longer you wait the more the plant becomes sleepy (as buzz), which is a kind of thing you may be looking for but I would cut at end of week 8 white hair or not Is it possible to leave them too long? yes, but 1 week is not TOO long, another week may be too long I have been smoking the new stuff, very good, long lasting, etc, already better than the first batch, can this difference be due less stress, better treatment of plants (it is my second grow after all) could be, hard to tell, but its definitely better when its stress-less? Thanks so much.
Bill C-6 ...What about the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?.... 8. Everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure... Did't something like this happen back in 1937 or 1939, where the governing bodies took away rights and freedoms? What's next? I hate voting because at best you are replacing one set of crooks with another set of crooks, but I cant say I like the conservatives, so may be we should all vote NDP this time around
Fill up the cups with soil to cover up the exposed stem, if you put dirt over this portion of the stem and keep it moist it will eventually sprout roots. start giving your plants a dilute concentration of nutes, like 1/5 of the back of the bottle. And there never should be any reason for you to spray any things on your blacks, not even water. it doesn't do anything, just makes the leaves wet, how would this help photosynthesis??? just makes mold.
A few questions on very young ladies. These girls are just starting to show second sets of leaves, are about 2" high, two and a half weeks old from seed. As I water, the promix compressed so there is aprox an inch of exposed stem. Should I fill with more promix or leave as is? filing in is always more prudent Now that I see leaves, is it time to start spraying them (with water, not food), just plain water or wait till they get a bit bigger the younger they are the more spraying is recommended, so until they develop few more leafs, 4 times a day is ok to spray, later on once per day, in bloom never I have my plants in solo cups right now. Is 5" a good height to start considering transplanting? yes They are clear so I see the roots. clear is bad, because the roots should NOT be exposed to light, transplant immediately Do I wait until they come to the sides?
Lady bugs in the garden...Is this a good or bad thing??? hard to keep them around but they do help to eat the mites, but personally ..if you can catch some and keep 'em its ok, paying for them is not recommended.... I prefer soap spraying (when the plants sleep, at 10 ml of ivory snow per 1 L. of tap water)
Plants are 4 weeks blooming with nice little buds everywhere, i noticed small little sacs coming off the main stem completely seperate from the buds/they got 2 hairs coming out of them so i was never too worried as i thought they were jus new growing buds. 2 weeks later they havnt really grew much at all they have white crystals onthem. now what exactly are theses sacs? i did some research and determined they not male seed sacs cuz its just a sac not grape like things or bannanas.. just a ball with 2 hairs. is this a hermi thing? or were they supposed to be new growing buds but since they half way threw bloom they stopped growing? also i think i under fed threw bloom due to alot of yellowing early( ijust let them go cuz i wasnt sure what the prob was, was using 50 % recommended dosage on the label with my 400 watter) is it normal when using organic nutes to be able to use full dosage with a 400 watt? with organic nutrients you can go higher because they are more delicate to the roots then lets say "miracle grow" which is brutal .... 75% is often "normal", but if they seem to "take it" 100% is ok ... but be careful not too burn them, but I think this is not your problem, the soil is, read on one more question.. i see alot of red stems im thinking ph lockout?? would u still notice nute burn if u had a ph lockout? i tried an overdosage on one plant and didnt notice anything so either the plant CAN take it, or the nutes are not getting where they supposed to... thx for your tips mark great site! your problem is the soil you are using... crappy soil means its (the soil type) Ph'ed for a specific plant (say cactus) and its not cannabis since you are getting red/dark stems... dark stems means, bad pH, OR nutrient lock, OR over feeding, or incorrect pH resulting in nutrient lock out... you may have to pH your water but if it does not work get so-called triple-mix in a bail form (promix is best but the generic name for it is triple mix, but it must be in a bail form) ...... all your problems of small buds, dark stems, yellow leafs, odd behaviour in general etc, is most likely from using bad soil (for cannabis)
From: jimmy From1: durban poison From2: From3: T1: dupa Submit: Click here to post Date: October 26, 2009 Comments thanks for clearing that up for me mark...as for the short term memory loss comment i was only bustin ya chops.and also thank you too bluberry...i have read alot about this strain and what you are saying mark is true to form of what i have been reading.thrs no way this strain will finish bloom in 14 weeks....looks like its ready now at 7 weeks but ill take your advice and harvest at the end of week 8. as far as the yield is concerned its not as bushy as and indica but im geting tall plants with some nice frosty 10inch tops....4 plants with 6 to 8 of them on each plant.... :) thanks again
thanks for clearing that up for me mark...as for the short term memory loss comment i was only bustin ya chops.and also thank you too bluberry...i have read alot about this strain and what you are saying mark is true to form of what i have been reading.thrs no way this strain will finish bloom in 14 weeks....looks like its ready now at 7 weeks but ill take your advice and harvest at the end of week 8. as far as the yield is concerned its not as bushy as and indica but im geting tall plants with some nice frosty 10inch tops....4 plants with 6 to 8 of them on each plant.... :) thanks again we can recognize traits, watch it bloom, deduce etc.. it does have sativa traits and genes.. question is how much and its not easy to just "test" it...
I believe durban poison originated from a african sativa true as far as I know. BUT, you have to remember often different seedbanks will sell the same name seeds, but with greatly differing genetics true. It all depends whos doin the breeding, indeed but generally i have known durban to be a sativa high, ive never seen it growing tho... I have received a clone of this plant ages ago and ... got rid of it... nice smoke but in my case it looked like an indica and smoked like an indica ... again ... it should be a sativa, but it is a sour disappointment for me personally.... I again smoked this plant few months ago, and again it was a indica smoke, so I give up .... I really really hope the guy has a true sativa... I just sincerely doubt it
Hello mark, I would like know if a 150w light in a 4x4x67 area particularly. would this be to little light for veg? I plane on moving to a 600w for flower time. Thank you kindly Mark... for veg it should be sufficient... It won't really cover an area of 4 x 4 but 3 x 3 should be ok.... the light is good for plants up to 1.5 feet tall....
mark...in regards to my question about the early harvest of my durban poison you said it was 90% indica??? thought it was 90% sativa? you must have short term memory loss....lol jp :) I have a problem with this strain... I smoked two different d. poisons grown by two different people and both were labled as sativa (when purchased) yet when I smoked it I knew it was an indica... so ..... when I see a real true 100% (or 90%) sativa on the market I will let you know.... the problem is that many seed banks out there say one thing and sell another.... I don't sell a real sativa because real sativa is an absolute bitch to grow and takes waaayy too long to bloom.... so when you find that your durban poison blooms for 12 to 14 weeks then you can confidently say IT IS a sativa (or sativa dominant).... if it blooms for 8 weeks it isn't a sativa.... there is also the whole thing with one grower breeding this particular version of D. poison and another guy growing a slightly different one... its all in which clone you pick and how you develop it.... also, a sativa can have its sativa traits completely bred out in the process of breeding... someone trying to shorted the bloom cycle of a sativa will inevitably choose the sprouts that are faster... when you do that you take the indica dominant traits of the plant and make that dominant ... is that a true sativa? arguable... I would say no, you may say yes...... breeding plants can get infinitely complicated.... My answer should have been longer but I seldom have much time .. my response is always related to my personal experience and in my experience I have a not seen a durban poison which was a real sativa.... but listen, if you like the smoke it matters little what the lable says....
hello yes i burned my plant about 2 weeks ago so i flushed it 2 times with about 20% but now alot of the leafs are going yellow and starting to get dark drown spots on some of the leafs...im just wondering what this could be from and how i would go about fixing it..thanks if you are in bloom there is nothing you can do other then slowly resume feeding her a little bit more then 20%, that's why they get yellow, after all you leached twice so the expected result would be yellowing....(of course it may just be that the damage from overfeeding was too much and the rust/brown spots will spread and all the leafs will fall off eventually, in which case may as well start over).... if some leafs stay then you may want to give them some more food , not just 20%, more like 50% at least, and possibly more up to 75% if they become a bit darker green.... in veg they should resume growing within a week, so leach for a week and resume feeding at 75% of normal, but only after seeing some fresh growth, its ok to leach for 2 weeks if you are unsure... next time when you feed the plants alternate amounts, give them nutrients at 50%, next time at 75%, next time at 50% etc...
Hi its been over 12 weeks my license still hasn't arrived yet .I have spoke with health canada 3 times on the phone and they give me the run around!! Should I be in a panic ??/ What do I do if it doesn't come?? you should keep the signed copy of documents you send to Health Canada (or have your doctor re-sign them), technically, in court the signed document by the doctor is the same as license (that's why a prescription given by your doctor is legal as soon as the doctor gives you a prescription sheet)... yes I've been waiting for my 2nd designated license for 4 months now..... I could have a lawyer call but at this point I think Health Canada is waiting for something.. may be bill C-6
Just a quick note of success. All of my baby seeds have sprouted and look very happy!!!! I am so pumped. Mark, thanks for all the amazing advise. cool
i noticed the same with my flowers.. only week 4 and loaded with white crystals. leaves are all yellow and falling off, almost look done compared to previous grows. stain is some kinda kush. so my rh has been very low the whole time(20-30/40) this could go either way, its under feeding and they look yellow (but leafs usually don't fall off) or its overfeeding (leafs fall off but they get grey and rusty rather then yellow), or it could be an early plant, but kush is not necessarily known for that and i hear thats good for resin production, would this be the reason they look so mature? i was also wondering whats a good way to see the triochomes? i have no digi cam or microscope and can only find cheap 5x magnifying glass. how do people make pics of bud so close and clear? thank you! you need a minimum 16x maginifing glass or better
this question is for anyone to answer...my 6th week of bloom ends oct 22 and the strain that im growing (durban poison) looks like it could be harvested now(but i wont) it probably wont last till the end of week 8....probably end of week 7 at best. im leaching rite now. just wanted to know if this is an early finishing sativa? this is most likely 90% indica and it should be ok around the end of week 7 but best to wait for end of week 8 for harvest, smoke is better.. it looks great right now....real chrystally and delicious....all answers are wellcome.thanks jimmy
I want to turn my extra room in my house into a grow room also air tight so I can install my carbon filter. what I dont want is mold to grow behind the 6 mil poly. My Q is should I staple the poly over the dry wall then tape it with red tape. Or should I rip the dry wall out then staple/ tape the poly. Is there a safe way to convert my room into a long term cannabis grow op. what should I do to prevent mold and other things growing except the trees. I dont want to distroy my house or my crops. what should I do? mold can not grow when the air is moving therefore I would get bigger outtake fans then necessary, if you want a 400W light and it recommends a 50 CFM fan, get a 200 CFM fan, ... ventilate outside of the house and not into another room, have a smaller intake for air, no need for a fan on your intake since the negative pressure in this space will suck out any moisture through door cracks, walls (dry wall is porous) etc. ... the intake is there usually plugged but opened when necessary to bring colder air ... you will need to be extra careful with any water, i.e. don't spill any on the floor, but in general if you provide an overkill of ventilation mold and such should not be able to grow in the first place... with the poly... I would install it very loosely since you need to take it down every cycle and throw it out, this way you can also clean the walls and behind the poly and check for dirt and such... for the floor get some skids and place a heavy plastic (black but not the poly as its too weak) on top... this way you can check for moisture under the plants, and clean it up.... the point is to keep moisture away from the walls and the floor (so mist rather then spray) and the big fan will take care of the rest...
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Hey Robert here is a link to icmag also go to trimscene solutions http://www.trimscene.com they will have this in soon. From Humbolt "I am about to get a vacuum bagging machine. Trim Scene Solutions is about to start carrying them and I will be getting one of the first. It is like a seal a meal, in that it sucks the air out of your bag, but then it injects nitrogen into your pound. A friend of mine had one and found a pound he forgot about for two years that had been sealed like this. He said it was as fresh as the day he put it away. These machines are made for the food sealing industry. I will give a full report and I would like to shoot some video too. Most people don't know this but the turkey and oven bags have a coating inside them that helps meat cook. This is what turns your pounds brown after six months inside them. It is not heat or just your herb getting old it is actually a coating that turns them brown. And we have all been smoking it. By using this machine and the special bags that come with it I hope to take my medicine to the next level as far as being organic, natural and safe to smoke. We should all stop smoking weed that has been in oven/turkey bags. yea it's called modified atmospheric processing and the bags are metalic gold.. i went through a LOT of them before my guy got popped. he claimed they were smell proof as well! nice job man, and to all those that mess with others to carefull to post pic's..... there ya go!" Good luck, Jules.
Robert I was just browsing at http://www.icmag.com/ic and came across a gentleman by the name of Humbolt that was talking about different trimmers he was using , namely www.thetwistermachine.com . Anyways he was talking about the huge amount that he had harvested and needed a better way to bag them then the current batch of food sealers out there. He went on to describe a company in the wholesale food business that used a version of the food sealer but added nitrogen to a special bag developed just for this machine . Apparently someone he knows bought one years ago and had just opened a sealed bag from years ago and the product,nugs, were just like the day he had bagged them, still fresh. Probably big bucks for this as is the above trimmer since this is commercial grade stuff. The timmer above is in the $14,000 us range made in Canada, do not know about the food sealer though. I will try to find the link for you. cool but expensive
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20091019/D9BE5D2G0.html Just a note that the Obama administration is set to release a change in US policy towards medical marijuana today.
do I need anything other than proof of age to purchase seeds in toronto ? seeds are still legal in Canada, so yes, proof of age will suffice
I have a mother room next to my grow room and I recently discovered my indica plants that were taken from a tried and true mom have gone herm and seeded my entire flower room. How did this happen? Is there any potential of my moms changing sex? Found a very small light leak from my mom room and repaired. Truly bummed that at 4 weeks into flower of a six week strain I found balls on a number of my flowering plants. Now it seems like seeds growing on a different strain (bubba)in the same room. Bet the seeds are worthless huh? Also, a friend with the same type clone had the same problem at about the same time? Is the mother plant worthless? Could the clones have just been a bad batch? Stress? coincidence? I doubt it! PLEASE HELP? I would get rid of the mother plant, but this has never happened to me so I needed to look this up ... stress, specifically constant temperatures above 32C+ for a week lets say or longer, or/and extreme overcrowding (but usually combined with high temperatures)... age also can make a mother plant go hermie, but I'm talking about 1 year + in age... another reason may be that the mother plant was made from feminized seeds which often hermie and make weak clones... whatever seeds come off of it can make for good feminized one time shot grow (outdoors would be best) but if you take clones off of those plants they would become hermied and weak....
i will be growing himalayan gold fems next spring and would like to what strains would be good to cross polinate with them i heard thai would be good but it has a long flowering period i live in the great lakes reagion in lower michigan there is no "best", there is only your best... anything "thai" should be a sativa, good smoke but needs a long bloom and I would not pick her/him for crossbreeding outdoors, indoors is another story....for outdoors I would pick a heavy indica, most if not all indicas bloom 8 weeks indoors, thus they are perfect for outdoors as well...
Yes .! Sun lol and no mold from rain so 2 more weeks and its harvest time. Lexie . yes put your dry buds in jars .thats curing your buds .Brings moisture out from inside the buds just make sure you let them breathe(open the jars ) i think a couple times a day .they can mold so keep an eye on them ,ask some more people on there techs then decide on what sounds good to you but to answer your question yes cure your buds ...blueberry skunk.. a q.p. a month... your my personal hero lol wish i was dealer free .Working on it well thanks for the help i.Ll burn this doobie for all you lol later
Yes .! Sun lol and no mold from rain so 2 more weeks and its harvest time. Lexie . yes put your dry buds in jars .thats curing your buds .Brings moisture out from inside the buds just make sure you let them breathe(open the jars ) i think a couple times a day .they can mold so keep an eye on them ,ask some more people on there techs then decide on what sounds good to you but to answer your question yes cure your buds ...blueberry skunk.. a q.p. a month... your my personal hero lol wish i was dealer free .Working on it well thanks for the help i.Ll burn this doobie for all you lol later
Everything is harvested and hung to dry. Now it's time to store (for personal use) and have way too much so would like to store for a few years. I'm reading stuff about getting it too dry, but a bit nervous of sealing it off if moisture is left. The tiny bit of leaf attached to each bud crumbles ..when too dry get an orange peel and place with bud in a closed container for an hour or two, bud will regain moisture and there's a bit of sticky left beneath. Any tips would be appreciated, since your wisdom has gotten me this far. Thanks glass jar yes, plastic not so much, place in a cool dark place but open for 15min once a week to allow ventilation... can be stored for years and like wine the longer the better... note: bud better be very very dry of mold may form.... the dryer the better since the less chances for mold ....I just cut/pasted from post below, but I am pressed for time
I'm in the process of setting up my grow room. Inside my veg room I have a T5 light, a heater, duct work connected to a 144 CFM air sucker, and a fan (am I missing anything?). My lights will be on their 18 hour cycle, but what else do I tie to this 18 hour cycle? ...in winter if the temps get too low I keep the lights ON for 24 hours (in veg only).. this keeps the temps up and ..some argue is actually better for the plants....in bloom stick to 12/12 religiously I am in the northeast so I need to keep the heater going 24h. Do I need to keep the exhaust fan and circulating fan going 24h as well, I keep my fans ON 24/7, this is in order to make sure there is no smell getting the wrong way out, if you turn fans off the smell will get out through walls, doors, you should maintain negative pressure in this room 24/7, in bloom if you the smell is too much get a carbon filter (can-filter is a good line), the only way to take the smell out completely, ozone generators do not work or can they go on an 18h cycle with the lights?
Hi. When bud is completely dried and everything looks perfect is it ok too put it in sealed jars ?? or is this bad for the bud?? thx see u soon. glass jar yes, plastic not so much, place in a cool dark place but open for 15min once a week to allow ventilation... can be stored for years and like wine the longer the better... note: bud better be very very dry of mold may form.... the dryer the better since the less chances for mold
Hi Mark thanks for the advice on making a fridge a grow room. I have the fridge all gutted out, and was going to use a 1000 watt, but on your advice i will use a 400. I thought the 1000 would be ok with the in-line fan I have, but guess not. Hope it works, as my summer grow room will be shut down soon (fruit cellar) way to cold and moisture is getting dangerous. Thanks again for the advice. And yes it was a PAIN in the Ass to strip, but worth it. One more question, I have some plants on a 1000 in veg, can I clone them and go to a 400 in the fridge. yes, clones will adjust to anything, for best and quickest yield its best to do immediate bloom with lots of clones all at once, may be 50 clones bloomed 2 days after transplant (50 is a suggestion, may be more may be less, depends how big your clones are) .sure hope so, I'm thinking maybe not, advice will help..THANKS..
just wanted to let you know mark that even though there are alot of post room tough guys in here...lol...i speak for 99% of the people in here in saying that you are a great help and a good guy.im growing two years now and you still help me alot. thanks again mark keep up the good work....Thank You
Come guys, why is it everyone else can grow weed following marks guide and you cant? its probably because you fuck up at everything you do in life anyways. If you cant maintain a hobby besides getting high, you probably wont have the patience or dedication it takes to grow. Ive bought a couple strains now from sublime, and every time ive be impressed with vigour and plants. consistent phenotypes always. no hermies ever, and like 7-3 ratio of females to males. Try growing wheat grass first and then maybe grow tomatoe before you grow weed. if you cant grow those, then dont bother with wasting everyones time and your own money on seeds. I focus on all the shit in the guide, and its alomst fucking fool proof, you just have to be able to readdddd.... which i dont think many people can, unfourtunately. ha ive learned more from this forum and marks guide about horticulture, than i have in 1st year horticulture. mark, just to let you know, using your guide i get 4oz every month 1/2, from a 400W. un-be-fucking-leivable. growing should be fun, trimming plants, watering, you develop a connection for sure, and it really shows what an ass you are when you bitch and complain because your 10 seeds didnt make you a millionaire. rock on mark! rock on! Thank You: as a "message" growing does not make you rich, don't let the news deceive you
Thanks mark.Blueberry skunk. all you other assholes can suck it atleast you can order seeds online .i.M in texas my ass would be sent aWay for ordering seeds .so before bitching about your white widow ...Remember some people only get bagseed.Anyway thank you mark im going to wait 7 weeks .We finnaly got sun .Keep up the good work and dont worry about the dumbshits
no offense dude, but if you dont know the difference between perennials and annuals you probably shouldnt be growin dope. cannabis is an annual in our climate, meaning it will die over the winter. You can re-veg cannabis if you leave a couple leave and stalks on the plant, and then switch back to 18/6 light cycle. like I said possible yes, but not recommended because I can not even begin to explain the steps necessary (to newbes)... its just easier to get new seeds (not that I care where)
After harvest and the plant is cut completely off, can it regrow next year? very very very difficult and I would say not worth it at all
Can you regrow the exact same plant (not a clone) after it has been dormant for a year? possible yes, easy hell no, how can you make a plant dormant for a year? start with small lights for a few days .. but after give her a 400W minimum... 1000W if possible... feed lightly for a week or two for sure, and hope she sprouts some leafs.... its may take two months to re-grow... she just may stand still and do nothing for a while
yeah right, marks a rip off.....i guess he answers questions here for FREE because hes such a huge rip off too eh?? he also has a free guide, so yeah he must be a rip off!! sanity is welcome...
hello..im guessing i have spider mites what should i do in veg 10 ml of Ivory Snow (dishwashing liquid or the soap) per 1 L. of water, I would prefer not to use anything in bloom as it will make bud smoke funny (not dangerous), but if its a big infestation I would use I.Snow even in bloom.... I guess in veg you can use anything that Home Depot has for mites and it all works.... spray only when temps. are under 24C ... so turn off the lights after spraying to bring down the temps .... 6 hours later its ok to turn on the lights....
Hey Mark I got some summertime buddah of you earlier this year and found that they all turned hermie at the end of there flowering I was wondering if you have any policy that could compensate for my losses or you could do something? Thank you call me at time indicated above, but sure we can work something out
stripped out fridges are super stealth! just google search that shit, and youll get tons of pointers
Hi Mark, have you ever heard of anyone using an old stripped out fridge as a grow room? Thanks I commissioned one but the total costs to build outstrip any possibility to make money... so its a Do-It-Yourself project but its not easy because you need to strip out inside.. which is a real pain in the ass.... average fridge can handle a 400W light with a air cooled reflector to isolate the heat from the rest of the grow space, tried 600W but the heat was too much
Good deal i flush in 2 days then in 4 days it will be 6 weeks .Lol i want to cut it now that you said that .Little cloudy now i check forecarst every day .I know i have to flush Last fert oct 2nd so your saying flush and cut... when soil drys out .I was going to try 24 hr darkness b4 harvest thanks for the imput If theres anything else i would appeceraite it thanks
40F is almost freezing, i would check the fore cast and probably cut them in a day or two, we just got frost last night where i live and it totally decimated all my garden plants. better cut sooner than have everything butchered by the first frost. once that moisture in the form of frost is on the leaves youll have a nightmare drying them, and all the tugor pressure in the cells will be gone, meaning one limp ass bud. check
has anyone ever tried a strain called durban poison?? and if so how was the high?.sativa people will like her, not a great yield but sophisticated smoke, personally works for me but the yield does not ... mostly sativa i think.... all answers are welcome...thanks
Hi Mark, my NLxB is in early week 7 (bloom) and some of the clones (from my favourite) are not looking like they are going to be viable, any tips for cutting a few this late? Thanks again. none, clone cut at that point may take 2 months to root so its not worth to try
Thanks for the help man .This is actuall my 2nd grow but some idiot found my First 1...Thats why i.m so worried about it..It.d kill me to loose this one to mold . i have jorge ulltiment grow and it says 6 to 8 weeks for Indica.the 20th will be 6 weeks .Really wanted halloween then it would be 7 1/2 ... Little over. just worried about humidity . i keep it covered and any rain does somehow get on it i shake it .Dont expect frost but day temp has been mid 60 and night mid 50 high 40...This was my test to see if i can grow inside . she a beaut but this damn weather Is scaring me being it.s still 18 day till my idea harvest .Wondering if 6 weeks is good or fight the weather another week or two I would fight the weather for at least a week.. but after that point its your call.. for me minimum is 7 weeks, best 8 but hey, weather sucks
your latitude will dictate what time to cut your plants. If you live closer to the equator, even if it rains you can still keep budding her, just cover it from the rain. IF the temps dont go below frost you can keep her out for a while longer. What is your latitude? check
Hi it.s me again no change in weather just found out its going to rain another Week. can i harvest at 6 and a half weeks (Indica) i.M flushing the soil on 16 ( last fert oct 2 ) and she turns 6 weeks on the 20 th.Will it be mature enough at that time it's small 9 inches .wanted to wait 7 and a half weeks but el nino is kicking texas ass ... When would you harvest this plant top cola is full of red hairs small flowers little white but getting there but tric still look milky not amber ... that im aware of . Got old ass magnifier can kinda make them out lol please help first plant ... take a bud...dry and smoke, if it lasts longer then half hour (buzz I mean) its ready... low temperatures actually force her to make more crystals so longer outside is ok BUT high humidity can grow mold, so its a tricky question.... in theory end of 7th week is ok to harvest.... you stomped me because its Texas and Texas prefers sativa dominant strains which makes a difference... I am in northern climate where indica grows so my experience may not be relevant
I get a real laugh out of "growers" who insist that more than 25-27C and up to 32C is acceptable for weed 'because that's what the temperature is in the tropics where weed grows abundant'. Then they scratch their heads like morons and blame the seed vendor when the plants grow out male or hermaphrodite. LOL! thank you for some sane comments :-).... I get tired of being called an asshole...
I had a vent question i have a closet 6 l 2 w 9 h . the table is 4x2 try to fit 12 small plants on it. i plan on getting a wall fan and a standing ac unit , dont know tech name for it . but i cant install vent fans will opening the doors numerous times a day with ac work. Would 400 w be overkill? would 250 W be better? I hate the 250W as its a freaking small light and ultimately there is little difference between 400W and 250W in heat I have no exp indoors but been researching. I figure with the fan and using closet doors to fan in fresh air and ac to keep temp down they will grow but want 2nd opinion ...Thanks in the autumn, winter and spring 400W should not be a problem to ventilate with the way you describe (bit ghetto but still, summer needs AC), I doubt you will even need an AC (as long as it not summer).... I mean I would prefer proper out-take ventilation rather then AC in fact... but even if you can not, the temps can be controlled... again I would still prefer proper out-take fan sucking hot air OUTSIDE but it will work like I said...
The 'prince' is waitin to go to jail in wash. He had his share of unhappy customers as well. You're just being a shit. every seed bank has unhappy customers.. can not make you' all friends for some reason...
I've never had a seed fail to sprout. Use the paper towel method. Try to lightly abrade the seeds in that emery box Cervantes put in his book if they're really stubborn to crack. If you find that they're coming out mostly male - rethink your environment provisions, something's probably wrong. environment is everything.... ever time someone says .. these seeds did not sprout, I test the rest of the batch and they do sprout so ... geee wiz its easier to just give replacements since WHO KNOWS
Just sayin I grew your G13xBuddah and it was pretty fuckin phenominal, got me and like 6 buddies baked out of our trees, like when you first start smokin weed, Anyhoo props on that even if only 3 out of 10 sprouted :( we do honor replacements with pretty much no question ask policy, just gotta ask
Sure wish the Prince was still in business, never a problem with BCSC. Always got the best beans on time. Mark is a joke. indeed, I wish people with brains would say something more challenging then posting stupid fucking comments on an ANONYMOUS forum, brave soul you are
Mark is a joke, he ripps people off, seeds are shit if they show up at all!!! everyone please stop asking me fucking questions and please no more fucking orders online, .... you know I could not care less, but for those who can read (and write I presume), there are number to contact me and such..... but that implies reading skills
100 hundred dollars is a good deal but from experience buying "new" is worth the extra money........ used equipment is just asking for problems
Hi Mark... have you ever tried a strain called durban poison?? sativa people will like her, not a great yield but sophisticated smoke, personally works for me but the yield does not and if so how was it.... mostly sativa i think.... all answers are welcome...thanks
hello my plant is starting to get nutrient burn should i flush with plain water or should i add at least 10 % of nutrients 10% is about right as a basic leaching minimum dose for a 400W light im using flora nova with a 400 watt MH....does this mean i go by the bottle or should i be using half of the bottle says?.. and also....when im changing my nutrient from veg to bloom how would i go about doing this would i have to flush my plant b4 no need, but if you want to there is no harm i change to bloom or can i just add the nutrient in my first watering of bloom sure or do i add a lil bit of both in my first watering on bloom some do that as a safety measure so why not, but there is no real harm just to switch
I’ve been looking and ready to purchase a 430 watt system… avg price $325 from what I’ve seen… have an opportunity to pick up a 400w system for $100… question is does the extra 30 watts make that much of a difference? NO Love a good bargain or would the real value be seen with the 430 after the first harvest... Thanks P that 30W is a bit of a marketing ploy, don't fall for it, BUT I would still pick up NEW EQUIPMENT, but a regular 400W, used stuff can be a problem
My question is do you ship discretely to the U.S. ? NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS :-) see this
ok so i have been experiencing problems with my grows recently, and think i just figured it out - over feeding. i ran clean water through my buckets and got a wayyyyy too high ppm reading in the run off (5000+).i flushed profusely with clean water. note: im 5 weeks into flower. so now i know what to correct in future. but my question is - should the run off from the bucket be what the charts have for ph and ppm? certain plastics are known to release chemical to change both pH and EC/PPM, like cheap stuff from C.Tire or H.depot etc, those bought in a hydro store should not do that i know that i have to prep the solution going in to match the charts, but since a build up of salt can occur, then am i correct to adjust the input water (like lowering ppm) so that what comes out as run off always matches what i have in my charts (like 6.5 ph and approx 2000 ppm max strength). thanks. OK, run off should BUT does not always match inputs as the plants absorb and/or release nutrients (PPM) and pH via stress... the more stressed the plant the more pH she will release in to the run off so it just may be that you have to check your rez every day to prevent the run off from making it back into the input (sort of 1st step to make sure they don't just die off), and yes just adding water makes sense, BUT to stop that you need to address the source of stress whatever it may be... so its a measure of health... 2nd.. pay attention to batteries on these pH and PPM meters as when they fail AND so will your plants and they fail OFTEN... I do not use them because it cost me a crop and I swore them off....
Did the 420 Cafe get busted or what what? again :-). None of the telephone # are working and Mark seems to be unavailable to explain WHERE MY ORDER IS!!!! He has my money but I have not received my order. No more for Mark!!! Monday to Friday 12 to 3 EASTERN STANDARD TIME... YES I PICK UP 1-647-835-4212
mark i see in some videos people cut all the fan leafs off near the end of flowering or even trim it up nice so it looks like buds growing on a stick. is there a certain point during flowering i can do this without affecting the growth of the buds? it would make so i can get more of my plants under the direct light and more light to lower bud sites.the leaves would be changing colour near the end of the cycle and be pretty much useless anyway? or do u still need at least a few of those large leafs so the plant can take in the light? this one is up for debate, when I do it I see no difference .. so I generally don't recommend... it indeed does not do any damage if you remove the big fan leafs, but ... for me its just stress and I let them do the natural thing and leave them be.... bottom line it does not seem to make a difference whether you do or don't cut... safe zone is the last two weeks of bloom
Hi mark my little girl is outside indica .yesterday was her fourth week of flower .she is small 8 9 inches tall i got nosey neighbors but she is still a beaut .any Way the last week we have had nothing but rain cold ...around 58 at night And around 90 percent humidity i have no way to take care of her inside .I think weather will b better about 3 days but could stick around .My idea harvest was on 31 th flush her out on 16th. if the weather dont improve should ...Could i cut her A week early .top cola looks mature allready Or should i flush and chop as soon as she is dry .i hope the weather improves but dont look that way in many ways its too late to debate, cutting her is the only option as the weather is too cold.. weather sucked for lots of growers ....
hi im at day 21 flowering and alot of the lower fan leaves are turning a brite darkish yellow i been using the nutes at 50 % of recommended dosage, should i bump it up to 75% or is this normal for 3 weeks into it? i know its normal near the end of the cycle. i thought becuz my nute is 4-9-11 rather than 0-50-20 or something that they would be getting more N then other nutes so why would this happen? the lights are within 3 feet of the lower branches so they getting enough lite. these plants are only about 1.5 to 2 feet with no bottom branches for the first 4-6 inches or so, the lamp is approx 1.2 feet from the plants. purple kush? its all ive ever grow so i dont know what else is out there, would like to try different strains one day but seeds at 100 bux and male plucking seems like too much work and money. what can u tell me about purple kush?is it easy to grow? ive noticed( but i dont have much to compare it to) low smell and can take a beating but im sure most strains can take the abuse i sometimes deliver. what are p.kush's "specs" as they say, also if i did buy some seeds what would i choose... prefers low smells, sweet tastes, easy grows, pretty flowers and massive yields obvioulsy thx for the help I am assuming you are not having any other problems then YES I would increase the nutrients to 75% but if you can not make up your mind I would give the higher dosage to one or two plants, wait 48 hours to test (if they don't burn or something) , should be no problem and apply to the rest of the plants... I never grew purple kush so I ..don't know
hi im about to pot my clones got 13 of em was gona keep 1 or 2 for the next batch of clones so i can toss the ugly, space cosuming mother away. i got 430 hps for flower and i bunch of 100 watt cfls for veg.my questions r: how many clones should i save for the flowering room? 10-20, how much should i veg? a week week for 20 and 2 weeks if you have 10 plants how tall would be best before they go under the hps? 12-15 inches should i top em all? if you do they get bushy but take up space, if you don't they get tall, depends on how many plants you choose and how you grow, grow once or twice, try both and see which is better, topping of not i mainly been using blue powder miracle grow for the veg. can u recommend a good veg nute thats not an a+b formula? Pure Blend PRO veg and flower or Flora NOVA veg and bloom, and PK-13-14 as a bud booster for week 3 to 6 in bloom im the guy trying to get the nodes as close as possible to get those picture perfect buds or something close. not really possible with a 430W, they stretch a lot because of the lack of light so they may never be "perfect"-perfect should i designate 1 100 watt cfl per plant 2 inches away? trying to maximize yield in my 3.5x4 space. any other veg tips would be helpful, also pot sizes for flowering, i know it affects overall yield. what size is the smallest u wanna go? i use 6 inch pots and plan to buy bigger ones but dont wanna grow like 4 giants in 5 gallon buckets more like 12 medium size plants in like 10 inchers? thank u you are asking to make decision I can not make, you need to try different ways of growing (like pinching and not pinching, different nutrients, definitely ditch the blue powders etc..) and see which works for you, I rarely see two same grows .. they all differ, I give the basics and the rest of up to you, but I guarantee it will be different from a guy who has your exact set up....
from time to time i have trouble with my grows. it could be too much of one nutrient, too much of another, slightly off ph, etc. i spend too much time trying to guess what is wrong from various forums but it is an act of futility. Is there a good way to simply test the soil and determine what is missing or what is going wrong? I found a sample ph test kit like the one above, but for things like N, P, K is there a test kit available you know of that can be used in combination with some chart to determine what needs adjusting? thanks. if you get all those things (see website above) then its get very technical, you must be aware of all the minute details and I would simply have no time to explain it all, I mean pH changes with level of nutrition .... that's why I try to convince people to grow in promix (or promix-type) of soil and this way no need for caring about pH.... pH is not an issue with promix....
thx mark, that info helps alot since i can't get a solid answer with my googling. Also i cant find this answer either. Can i just keep my mother plant in the same pot of promix bx forever one year .... some websites say 6 months, but I find that way too short... or how often would i have to change the soil. you never "change" the soil, you may choose to transplant into a bigger pot so they have more root space (so you are technically adding soil rather then changing) as they do become root bound after few months... Would i just leech the soil to prevent salt buildup from throwing the ph off; with mothers you never really want to feed at full strength, I always keep the nutrients levels at around 50 to 75% of what full feeding usually would be... and every 3rd watering go down to 20% of normal dosage, 20% is leeching so as long as you leech every few watering cycles they should be fine or does the soil and the nutes i use (floranova grow & bloom) do all the work for me? I do not pH anything with promix BUT I also never give them plain tap water... at minimum feed them 20% of normal dosage of food and the plants will never need any pH-ing.... note: just before taking clones do not feed them fully as they may burn after you remove the foliage (as clones)... best to give them 20% just before cloning
mark u say to try get the light as close to tops as possible with out burning.. i got 430 hps and the room temp is 25/27 this is the correct measurement overall but the temp where the tops are its like 35 but no burning of course the temp right by the light is higher but its your job to move the air fast enough to dissipate the heat, if the tops are NOT burning you probably have enough air moving .. something doesn't seem right here. which temp do i go by? about 3 week 12/12 and everything seems fine but im thinking maybe id be in way better shape if the temp around the buds was not so high I place two or three temp gauges around the room to get the overall feel of the temperatures in the place but I take the average temp as the correct one so if the ceiling is 35 but floor is 20 the average is around 27 or so, SO as an average that's ok...... if the temps by the top buds is 35 (and your room temps is 26) I would assume your air is not moving well/fast enough and I would not in that case keep it at 6 inches away, may be 10, may 12, your call... but if you still want to bring the light this close, I'd get an additional oscillating fan and blow air between the light and the top of the bud.... its a "game" where your goal is to get as many lumens into the bud without burning the tops.... with lots of air moving the top leafs should be fine.... in the end if you find this info too confusing just stick to the recommended 18 inches away from the bulb....
hey mark, just started growing back in july. Just finished my first harvest with technically 6 females but i got a little careless and a light leak went through and hermied 2 plants out of the 6 and it ended up fertilizing the crop but it still good to smoke and stuff. Just wondering if i could keep a mother plant of this unknown strain because it grew really nice and everything. Will the clones be hermies also because i took the clones before that happened and the male parts only started showing about 3 weeks into it, noticeably where the light leak would have been. I would manually remove male parts The mother plant i chose did not show any signs of male sacks would this be stupid to plants to clones i got after they hermied but only because of a light leak a noticed after the fact. And if i was to keep a mother plant of this bagseed and one summertime x buddha which is from you (this grow) would i have to change the soil to prevent the ph being off. why? if you use promix or sunshine mix or similar they control pH for you so there is no PHing at all..... I am using floranova grow and bloom, all nutrients have PH stabilizers so on top of the medium controlling your PH, the nutrients also control the PH, so.... SO long as you put even trace amount of food into your water and use promix (or similar) then PH-ing is not recommended using aged room temp water is OK but water should not sit there over 24 hours, then you may need a bubbler to make sure some oxygen gets in the water (But don't freak out, its not a life/death thing, just improves the water A LITTLE) tap water and of course pro mix bx. IF you take a clone BEFORE it hermied then the clone should NOT hermie, if you took clones after they hermied then the clones will also be hermaphroditic... NOTE: if you have seeds from a bud (like you found it in a bud you got off the streets), then I am 90% sure the seeds are hermaphroditic in the first place..... BUT so long as you don't mind it should be ok (after all its just some seeds, not ALL seeds), just so you know, this means you run a little risk of pollinating other plants... again not a big deal so long as you know
i ve heard of some products that help to eliminates stretching, such as bushmaster. These products are kelp based and actually poison your plant, so use sparingly. ive never tried these, and personal dont recommend them, but i saw them at my grow shop and the employee said they worked if it works how come the employee is not making shit load of money growing dope :-) sorry could not help myself, the product works in theory, but in practice it does not. i think if you can grow weed properly without this product, than get your system in better order, look at temps, and humidity, and distance from light. EXACTLY, that is the REAL secret, to make all those things work in tandem, that's when pot is kick ass people use less light than you, and dont have a big problem with stretching, but its inevitable under a 400W stretching under any light smaller then 1000W is in fact normal and unavoidable, a miracle food can certainly help but it will not STOP stretching, so I would not waste my money
how bdo i water a plant properly when it sprouts? like just pour the water around out of a container or make a hole near the roots >? I don't really understand the question, but .... when they are sprouting, its ok to keep it wetter then dryer, so when in doubt, just have lots of water in the pot/container... this is true only until the plants are .. more or less few inches tall... like 5 inches, then you must allow the roots to dry out a bit before watering again....
the bud sites on my plants are so far apart. its only been 16 days 12/12 but it reminds me of my last grow with cfls. 430 hps now, is this a veg issue? the plants seemed pretty short and bushy when i put them in 12/12 i know ill get some stretching but i heard the 430 helps with that problem in early flowering stage. i think the goal is to keep the internodes close so buds grow into each other what is the best way to do this? i veg with 400 watts of cfl a foot tall then top then veg a week or 2 more 2 inches from the light then into the 430 hps at 3 feet away, over 4 days bring it closer to 16-20 inches i also have some plants i didn't top and they no different.. p.s. these are clones if it makes a difference .ty! 430 is not really special (better then 400W CFL but not a miracle the manufacturer implies) its just a marketing gimmick.... personally I would keep the plants more like 6 inches away (as much as possible and of course not all of them as they would not fit under the bulb, some farther of course) from the 430W, but you must have a good ventilation and air movement, the closer to the light the tigher the buds will be on the nodes, unfortunately 430W is still not a 1000W and 1000W is the only light big enough to mimic the sun and make buds "picture" perfect..... in veg, B1 helps to keep nodes tighter (again not a miracle, but it helps) and in bloom keeping them as close to the light as they can take it without burning from heat (from the bulb)...
can u tell me about adding co2 to my grow? 4 x4 430 hps 25c 45 rh i read of people using baking soda and vinegar like the old school volcano trick back in science class could this help flower growth? how much would i use and when? i know id have to do it when not venting so how long would it take? like if i did a volcano for an hour while i turned off my outtake fan... or 5 minutes u know. i also seen a co2 machine in a hydro store out of the corner of my eye on the way out.. it seemed like a small white box professionaly made, no tanks or anything just plug in and go i guess. what do u think of these? its rather simple... complete waste of time.... you would have to spend enormous amounts of money on really kick ass equipment to make proper use of CO2.... short of that, don't even attempt.... CO2 growing is only for the top top professional grower .... before you spend the money on CO2, you would have to get Air cooled reflectors, independent ventilation for room and lights, A/C and Dehumidifier plugged into a CO2 controller AND a sniffer (this one is $1500).... again I could go on.... but the bottom line is that I know of NO ONE who set up a ghetto CO2 setup and actually benefited from it....
Hey Mark, I want to get a better understanding for feeding my plants. I am using pure blend pro grow and bloom. I understand that you want at the minimum 25% fertilizer with each water, but I'm not super clear on a schedule. How early do you start feeding them, right after germination? No, when I see a plant that's few inches tall AND the leafs show under feeding, which shows as light yellow colour of the leafs, to make it simpler ... wait till plants are 5 inches tall...When you are in Veg what % fertilizer for each watering do you use? When you switch to bloom I know it is important to build up to higher levels of feeding somewhere along the line, please clarify. From what I am gathering, aside from your wattage, the amount of food greatly effects the dankness of the flowers. I really want to make sure I have this dead on from start to finish to get the highest level of thc. if you have a 1000W your normal feeding is mixed as 30 ml of PBP per 1 Gallon of water (check label but I believe its correct)... BUT under a 400W this number is 50% (to 75%) of 30 ml = 15 or 20ml, because PBP label is made for 1000W and if you used their number you would overfeed he plants... I prefer that you feed this way... 50%, 100%, 50%, 100%, this means .... (as example) you water today and you mix a full dosage (i.e. 100%) ... next time (few days later) you water them again (making sure the medium dried out) at 50% of full dosage, next time 100%, next time 50%..... just remember that 100% for a 400W light is NOT 30 ml but 15ml (or 20ml if you feel brave)
hello im using a 3 gallon pot watering about 1 gallon since thats how much it takes b4 it starts to drawn out the bottom holes...i water about every 4-5 Days...am i watering to much at 1 time.......and also my tips are starting to turn yellow not sure what this is from?.. yellowing tips? you mean the rest of the leaf colour is DARK green? then this would be overfeeding, as in too much food in your water mix, decrease the level of nutrients by 50% and do that for a week or two until you see some lighter green colour, then return back to the previous feeding... BURNT TIPS (I think this is what you are describing) is when the plant received maximum level of nutrition, its good but if you continue for too long they may burn completely.... BUT if the plants (the colour of the leafs) are NOT DEEP DARK green then its possible that this is due to many other reason... you water every 4 or 5 days, ARE the pots dry? if they are then I would stick to OVERFEEDING .. if the pots are still fairly wet and heavy with water then it is possible that they roots are drowning... instead of 4 or 5 days, do 5 or 6, etc, .... I would need to know what light you have and how much nutrients you put in water to get a better idea of the problem....
hi mark i have 4 durban poison plants in my cabinet under 600 watt hps(what do you think of this strain from amsterdam seeds?)my question is they got very tall even tho i bloomed them at 8 inches.they are right at the light level but they are not burning at 3 weeks into bloom. i put them in the corners of the cabinet...do you think this will stress them out? or affect yeild? they seem to be doing fine..thanks again mark. if you have good ventilation and the air is constantly moving then they should be fine... look out for any leaf burns close to the light, if they do burn just place another plant in its place, burning from heat is not bad so long it affects few leafs here and there... and in the end the closer to the light the more lumens they get (which is good)..... and stretching is fairly normal for any light smaller then a 1000W
Is there a rooting gel you recomend? Any experience with Dyna Gro, dont know Olivia's works well, or Rootech? also good stuff That's what my local joint carries. hehe, joint. Thanks.
Hello Mark how ya doing ? In response to James post on mailorderclones the above web sites seem to be connected to it. Particularily of note is the http://freemedicalmarijuana.ca one. They are offering any permitholder to sign up with them as their grower and they will give you an initial 2 grams free of bud. The kicker here is they want you to be part of their Designated Grower research experiment and receive 50% of your monthly perscription free ( don't know about the other 50% ). WTF ? This is a Canadian enterprise , so they say, consisting of Doctors, etc, etc. Check it out and tell me what you think about this please,Health Canada becoming more involved, scam, cops fishing ? Is this an Nor Cal San Fran type of dispensary trying to setup. Odd. If this is for real, this is a real seismic change of events happening. With Bill C15 still in the works this doesn't pass the sniff test, for me at least, radar UP. ( Selling to the general public and your Designated grow-ee are 2 different things, witness what's happened to Marc Emery ) . I am very suspicious of anyone who tells me 50% of bud goes to "research"... and on the website the only CONTACT is an email address.... IF there is no address IT IS not legit. the end....
hey just wondering if anyone has purchased clones online before - were they covered in bugs, etc? i just can't find a reliable supplier of clones locally and even when i do the strains are meh. i want the kush and i've heard these mail order marijuana clone services within canada are costly but good. just wondering if someone else has heard anything before i drop the money. the one i'm looking at is www.MailOrderClones.ca link does not work, but its from freemedicalmarihuana.. I do not know these poeple at all, and what they are doing is .. brave.. cause they said they are based in Toronto and give way better prices to medical users than the other companies. i want to know if anyone has tried buying clones online before and what they looked like when they arrived - rooted, etc? thanks. I dont know the people running the website so I can not tell
hey mark, im about 5 weeks in and i am gettin ready to sex them...wat do u reccomend? should i take a few clones off each mother and label them? that's the best way... take a clone and BLOOM the clones under any fluorescent light .. with in 2 weeks you should be able to tell the sex (i know its not a good idea to clone without them being 2 months old, so i heard no I don't think this matters at all, I clone at just about every stage of growth)...i just want to know wat is male and female now because i am already getting ready for next year's outdoor season, i like to get a head start because i help alot of people who need the med's, who dont grow themselves or have the resources... Thanx
Hey Mark- so, my stash is shrinking faster than my crop is blooming... What is the earliest I can reasonably take a bud for smoking...I am thinking around the end of week 6 or 7 (NLxB)...obviously the later the better, your thoughts? Thanks again. there is no correct answer, I start taking few buds here and there at the end of week 6 BUT its still un-leached so it burns badly and smells bad too (hey if you need it who care right)... week 6 or 7 means that the high will be "incomplete" or just last short time, this just means its immature .... I guess don't strip off the whole branch but take few buds off and try it
5 ml per 22.7 L or 5ml per 5 gallon...22.7 L does not equal 5 gallon.. why is this so confusing? by my calculations 22.7 L is almost 6 gallons.. do they label it this way because americans tend to over do everything? YES, its true for each and every nutrient, we all tent to give them more ... because more implies more yield and is not true of course so to save their asses from complaining most manufactures under-recommend the level of nutrients i checked my measuring spoons and indeed 5 ml is 1 tsp. how accurate do u have to be with dnf bloom fortifier? the truth is NOT VERY, its an additive and not a primary nutrient so its difficult to add too much.... I don't wanna say GO crazy with it but its a very save nutrient, I routinely give my plants 50% more BUT not all the time and ... I have a bit more experience to see potential problems, but I've never overfed with DNF, not to say you can not
How did you get ripped off? Your seeds didn't grow right? After reading this forum for a few months I've come to the conclusion that some people shouldn't try to grow weed YES, OH YES, there is an impression made by the media that a million dollars will automatically sprout with each seed and NO work or mind is required If you don't have an analytical mind for starters. If you flunked physics or biology or (if you took it) botany in school don't bother trying to grow weed unless you have landscaping/horticultural background. If you still wanna try it - print out Mark's Grow guide and go by it like a bible. But if you screw up just go back to sublime with your seed packet and complain and you'll get replacements. Don't come and post in here like a dork making threats, etc. I deleted it, I can see if someone is polite and tries to contact me and they can not then they have the right to bitch and complain .... just swearing and being a dick gets them no where
i was thinking of starting the 12/12 of light in my veg room with the cfls for the first week so i can start a week early till my other room is finished budding, worth it? I could see the benefit I guess, you are not gaining much but I guess you are gaining time (yield should be the same I think since the 1st week of bloom is not as crucial as people think) how about a couple days? would adding a few 42 watt cfls around the perimeter in general there is always benefit of having more light, I am not big fan of fluorescents BUT its still MORE LIGHT and more is just more and can not really be bad for them, you know what I mean flowering room help much or waste of energy? or more importantly can my electrical outlet handle a 430 watt hps 5 amps and 3 oscillating? fans 3 amps PLUS say 3- 42 watters? 3 amps? thanks you are at 11 amps of 15 available in a regular socket, 11 amps makes 73% of 15 amps (80% is the limit) thus you should be ok... check the amps on your equipment to make sure my calculations are correct...
if your plants are only 1 foot with a 400 watt light flowering, would u even need to trim the bottom 1/5 branches off? I would not, chances are that 90% of this plant is receiving light so trimming would not necessarily get rid of any undesirable branches... however if a branch or two gets NO light whatsoever even after trying to re-position the plant then I would remove it, it tents to be a drain on the rest of the plant... but your thinking is correctt, there is no point removing anything from a small plant so long as she is well lit.... since the light penetrates 3 feet....... 18 inch from the plant plus 1 foot . would the bottom branches get enough light to be worth saving? also my bulb blew 2 days into flowering so i had to go to cfls for a few days, now back to 400 watt how much will that of hurt my yield? few days is not the end of the world so long as you pull back on heavy feeding, they can not process as much food under fluorescent lights as under an HID....
Yo, use an 8L camping jug. here is the dilution i use and it never fails me. 8L water, 50ml Pureblend Pro bloom, 1.25ml DNF, 20ml liquid karma.
5 ml per 22.7 L for dnf bloom so for 400 watt its 2.5 ml per 22.7 L..am i reading this right? YES that's alot of water i been tryin to break it down as my smallest measuring spoon is 1 ml.. what do people do when mixing your nutes and fortifiers? best i can think of is 18.9 water cooler jug but then thats not 22.7 and i dont need half that ammount of water and its every few days. this dnf bloom must be some potent shit? its highly concentrated but its no more "potent" then other brands.... I never paid attention as I go through this stuff like water, 10-20 buckets per day (BTW 22.7L is a standard size bucket used ... well by everyone I know in this business so DNF is made just for "us" :-)..... but you are correct, its painful to mix only 1 L. ..... I would suggest this either switc to pK-13-14 which is another brand but is far less concentrated thus much much easier to measure small quantities OR see what a teaspoon (5 ml) of DNF weighs and divide this weight by 22.7, you should get weight for 1 liter... I bet you have a precise scale, eh and it should be possible to kind of treat it like coke you know what I mean....
hi i have been cloning by taking my cuttings and simply putting them in a dark cup of "RO"water with the bottom inch or so of the stem submerged, near a house light 24 hours a day takes about 2 weeks usually 99 % success.... my recent batch tho are acting weird... the stems are curling up towards the surface of the water and some i found were no longer submerged they curled so much. why do u think this is? do u forsee any future problems from cloning this way? its just very simple for me and worked pretty good in the past. i had this stem curling problem with a few clones a while ago, i thought it was cuz i had recently sprayed the mama with neem or insecticidal soap a day or so before i cut and thought maybe the leaves couldn't breath well so the stems reached up? it could be a problem, but the mothers would also show this problem but I bet you they did not so I would say this was not the primary problem, although you are correct neem can suffocate a leaf in 24 hours if the temperatures reach over 24C anyway this batch i only spray few drops of dish soap \l water and it was maybe 4 days before i cut. same as my last batch which were fine... was also thinking... i cut, then put into water so stem was exposed to air for maybe 5 seconds maybe longer.. would that cause this disaster? no i know ur supposed to be quick when making the transition from plant to water to dirt or whatever method u use, but how quick is quick under a minute and what is the result of not so quick? light can kill roots but not immediately, but its still counted in minutes and not seconds i never went super fast with other batches but maybe got too cocky this time. i don't know many who use this water clone method so i thought if u know the mechanics or science of cannabis pretty well, that maybe u could explain what it is im doing and/or doing wrong.. also do u think adding a rooting powder to the water would help in anyway? not for the curling problem but just in general. i know u will say try different methods and see what happens or that u use the cubes for cloning and it works fine, i dont wanna change my method but dont wanna waste a batch of clones again... just looking for an expert opinion on a not so googleable topic thx man this may be a pH issue, clones prefer 7 pH which is neutral pH (for humans).... you should get a cheap pH meter ($10) and see what the pH of the water is... Tap water should be 7... anything with in 6.5 to 7 pH is ok, also the container that you use for cloning is most likely made from plastic.... MOST if not all plastics leach crap into the water and change its pH... the type of plastic that hydroponics manufactures use is very heavy and special so it does not release any chemicals into the water to change its pH.... use glass or aluminum containers if in doubt......
the nature of my grow room is that i do have to look fairly close to an exposed bulb on repeated occasions. my eye balls burn a bit sometimes and im wondering if you know of any protective eye wear beyond basic sunglasses. thanks. basic sun glasses BUT with high UV protection, it will work
was also going to try this bud candy on a few plants to see the difference from the dnf, what do u think of this stuff>? anything else u recommend for sweet flavour? I never tried it but .... let me know the difference please
weather for the next week is 60% or higher humidity and i'm trying to reduce humidity in my room. would it be better to run a dehumidifier with no venting to keep humidity in room as low as possible, or should i vent as well? my thinking tho is that venting will bring in fresh air that is high is moisture making my dehumifier useless. which is better venting well when incoming air is moist or shutting vents off to get max dehumidification? is there any substance that can safely be applied to either the buds or leaves? i see nothing on the buds themselves only the leaves, but it is on most leaves now. have removed many of the infested ones now but some still remain so plant can get some energy. please please help i need this crop to come through running dehumidifier in a close space is best BUT only if it does not raise temperatures above 30C.. sulphur powder works for mold but it makes bud taste bad, so I'd rather watch my bud die slowly then spray that s@#t... the only real solution is to install kick-ass ventilation to suck air out, see, mold can not grow when air is constantly moving, but it has to move to the outside and not just within/inside this space, so a bigger oscillating fan is not my first solution, I'd get one of these....
so just starting week 3 of flowering been using primary nutrient while watering every 3rd day or so. as u mentioned 50 % of reccommended dosage(400 watt) so using 50 % i been doing 20 % first watering then 50 then 100 then 50 then 100 then 10%...repeat... each time water drips out the bottom. sound good? now i just picked up some dnf fortifier 0-50-30. do i start using it at the start of week 3 (now)? or the end? anytime you wish either way its ok, I start at the end it says at week 3 on the container or when flowering appears... i see many. do i cut the recommended dosage in half like the nutrients due to the 400 watt? YES, however I must say that it would be a worthy experiment to see if ONE plant could tolerate a full dosage, my bet is that it could and have a better yield, but if you gonna try, do it only with one plant please when i mix my primary nutrient do i mix fortfier right into the concentrate i just made? this sounds correct or do a seperate concentrate? I am not sure I understand what you mean by separate concentrate .... fill bucket with water, throw in whichever first (DNF of the Primary nutrinet but not both), stir water well to mix, throw in the 2nd one, again mix well... it does not matter which one is first so long as you mix the water well in between do u go 50% then 100 then 50 then 100 then 10 as well with the fortifier or just full every time? full every time if full everytime can i mix a jumbo batch of concentrate and let it sit till next watering or do u have to use when mixed? and it says use every week on the label if the water is still its only good for 24 hours, if you put a bubbler inside the water container, water is good for 20 days .. does that mean once a week? or every watering? thx
i am 3 weeks from harvest and now have powdery mildew on some of my leaves. what if anything can be done at this point. you have humidity issues, are you watering the plants too often? or your humidity is over 65% all the time? no proper ventilation? best to increase the flow of air in this place, best to get a bigger out-take fan to suck the air out... or bring in a bigger faster oscillating fan.... only Sulphur Powder can kill mold, so when in bloom do NOT use it as it will destroy the taste of the bud... try to remove the affected leafs manually, but ifs it too many, don't, just leave them be.... spraying cold water liberally and daily can help but won't kill it.... there is not much you can do but to improve ventilation, have no standing water, and don't water too often...
Mark im growin ur G13xBuddah sativa dominant strain, judgin by the frow season so far when do u think i should pull em, i was thinkin like first week of october, but hey ur the expert...unknown, I am observing bunch of outside grows and no one has yet a clue when to pull them, part of S. Ontario had nice whether for a while but it rains now and n.ontario is having a bit of frost and people there are a bit panicky, but overall everyone is kind of waiting for better sunshine .... end of October is as good a guess as any, so long as frost does not come early Also why would my Indica dominant plant be way more behind then my sativas, thought it would be the other way around .... when it rains too much sativa grows better (Mexicans grow sativa for that reason), when its dry indica grows better (that's what we used to grow here...but with the global warming, who knows)....
what do you think of this idea my flowering room is small 3.5'x 4' instead of trying to grow 16 plants and getting 16 full grown plants every 2 months what if i started 8 plants then one month later i started 8 more plants that would save room and instead of getting 16 plants every 2 months i would get 8 plants every month has anyone thought of this idea if you start from clones then either method is fine ... its just a question of your convenience, as the overall yield will be the same just broken into two harvests ... if you're starting from seeds read the thing about males below....
can you reuse promix you can but its too dirty and difficult for anyone to try to remove the old roots and crap, easier to just get fresh promix what about fluoride and chlorine in tap water should it be filtered in general terms filtering helps but is not necessary as promix is designed for tap water specifically i have a flowering room 3.5' x 4' with a 430W High Pressure Sodium Son agro bulb could i fit 16 plants in 14 sq ft or is that pushing it i know the light covers 4.2'x 4.2'= 17.64 sq ft this is where i got info on that http://www.hydroponics.net/learn/hid_lamp_op_cost.asp nothing stops you from having 16 plants.... its not a precise science as when you start from seeds you just don't know how many males you will end up with... so it may be better to start with 20 seeds, hope for 10 females, so if you get 15, 16 or 17 females you can chop down some excess plants.....
Does C02 make that much difference in yield. Is it worth the cost and effort, or would it be cheaper just to grow one or two extra plants. Thank you in advance for your reply. properly done it can do wonders but believe me "properly done" is way too expensive and technically too difficult for any one I know, including me... unless you are a commercial grower its a complete waste of time and money
Has anyone used one of these to assess the moisture level closer to the bottom of the pot? I have tried waiting until the pot feels light and the top of the soil looks dry but I still believe I may have been over watering all this time, especially after seeing so many roots at the bottom of the pot. I need to clarify this: over watering refers to "watering too often" and NOT actually watering with too much liquid..... when you give plants TOO MUCH it just leaches out to the saucer under the pot which, if full, spills out thus there is no such thing as TOO MUCH, its too often that's the problem... the idea is that you want to wait 2 or 3 or 4 days (more I guess if its cold and you have weak light) before watering these plants again, so if you water them every day when it should really be every 5 days problems may occur but they wont die immediately... you need to find out how many days does it takes for the plants to show root damage due to dryness... don't water one plant for as long as it takes to see bottom leafs drooping.... then immediately hit her with water (she'll be fine after a day or two).... lets say its 6 days... you should water your plants every 4 or 5 days .... if you wait 6 days you'll have root damage so every 5 days is safe enough .... but it may be that some plants will be every 4 days .. they are almost never uniform so hit them all with water every 4 days to make it safe ...
Blueberry Skunk - "giving your plant more water doesn't mean changing the concentration of the fertilizer. The concentration remains the same"......You are right, I really did blow it for this baby of mine. It appeared to be doing well with more fertilizer. I just thought more is better but obviously very wrong. The leaves are now shriveling up. I may be wrong but I transplanted it with new soil in hopes of life. But I was surprised to see so many roots at the bottom for such a small plant of eight inches that separated from the plant. I am somewhat confident in saying "what ever doesn't break you makes you stronger" There is definitely a learning curve for beginners.
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Mark,you will like the original story.>>>>this is from its forum.EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE MULTIPLE FIRE DETECTORS!!!! If there is ever a problem (fire etc) then their home insurance doesn't cover the damage. Same with legal growers. it is in their best interest to have it wired properly and CSA or UL approved equipment. ................... Legal grow-ops worry B.C. city Electrical hazards, toxic fumes and booby traps among the concerns Last Updated: Friday, September 25, 2009 | 8:39 PM PT Comments66Recommend31 CBC
News Surrey resident Harold stands beside some of his legal marijuana crop, which local officials want the right to know more about.
Surrey resident Harold stands beside some of his legal marijuana crop, which local officials want the right to know more about. (CBC) The city of Surrey, B.C., wants Health Canada to help municipalities regulate medical marijuana grow-operations, because fire and police officials have no way of knowing when they're dealing with grow-ops that, even when legal, can still be dangerous. The federal health department says privacy issues prevent disclosure of the identity of medical marijuana growers. That privacy, however, shouldn't come at the cost of safety, Surrey Fire Service deputy chief Dan Barnscher told CBC News Friday. "There's always going to be building alterations to accommodate the grow," Barnscher said. "There's always going to be electrical alterations. And if those aren't regulated, then there's going to be issues, and we certainly have those issues here in Surrey as well as throughout the province." A Surrey resident named Harold is one of about 2,100 Canadians who are licensed to grow pot. The CBC has agreed to grant Harold anonymity because he fears being robbed or incurring the wrath of his neighbours. Harold was a stonemason who fell while on the job three years ago and injured his neck, causing him chronic pain. His doctor prescribed medical marijuana, Harold said. 'There aren't any rules' Harold said he uses 10 grams of marijuana a day, either smoking it or mixing it in with his food. He legally grows 49 plants in two sheds beside his home. People like Harold, however, often make alterations to their electrical systems that can be a fire hazard. "I've never seen a medical grow or an illegal grow that's been up to code," said Barnscher. Growers can use powerful fertilizers that can emit toxic fumes, and they can also have security measures in place that can present a hazard. Some of the uninspected electrical alterations made to Harold's house to accommodate his legal grow-op.Some of the uninspected electrical alterations made to Harold's house to accommodate his legal grow-op. (CBC) "There could be security issues, there could even be booby-trap issues," Barnscher said. Health Canada says there are regulations in place to ensure sanctioned operations are safe, but Harold said he's not aware of the guidelines and he's never had an inspection. "Essentially, there aren't any rules or regulations," Harold said. Members of Surrey city council said they would present a formal resolution next week to a meeting in Vancouver of the Union of B.C. Municipalities. They hope to gather support from other communities to press for a change in the Health Canada privacy provisions around legal grow-ops. * Post a comment 66Comments have been posted * .... fear is the underlying point of this article... however enlightened this article feels its still basically a scare tactic.. amounting to "oh my god now they will burn us all down and not even the cops can do anything about it"... not far away from "lets lynch'em all".. no matter how they make it sound the media is not our friend
Will you guys ever stcok the M39XFreezeland seeds again? no but check if this guy still has it
giving your plant more water doesnt mean changing the concentration of the fertilizer. The concentration remains the same.
I may have killed by plant. I was watering every 4-5 days(about a litre) when the pot became light. The plant seemed to thrive when it was on the dry side. Unfortunately I re-read your instructions about more or less five gallons litters not gallons of water for five gallon pot and now the plant is very limp, the leaves have spots on them because I also increased the fertilizer amount with it too match the amount of water. ???? lets use an example of 5 ml per 1 G. 2 Gallon bucket of water gets 10 ml of food, and 10 Gallon bucket gets 10 x 5 ml = 50 ml, is this how you counted? I have waited two days now and there is no improvement. It's continuing to die. There are a few leaves that now have what appears to be mold. I would appreciate any suggestions. .........................................Ugly Greek you need to be more specific about How much of nutrients you mixed in (and tell me).... leaching the plant should be your priority, giving her water with just a pinch of nutrients is best, but now she is soaked, so you must wait till she dries....
http://www.gchydro.com/Ooze+Bloom.html yeah I am not sold on it.. the key ingredient in this formula is fulvic acid which I like but don't use cause I honestly see little difference.... this product seems to be a over analyzed fulvic formula meant to be used as they claim however you can just get some cheaper fulvic and add it to your regular bloom food... also, what is it that cannabis plants are supposed to ooooozzzzzzzzzzzee :-)
"we replace seeds liberally... if you bought it online call me (mon-fri 1 to 3) ... if you got it from the store ... just go there its simpler... but shit happens... seeds do go bad....." Cool...yeah I understand shit happens. I will drop by. Thanks indeed, bring the carton the original seeds came with please
Hi Mark, You ask why I think my plant is stagnant, well, the leaves are drupy all of a sudden, the buds are abount nail big and some bigger, they seem to stop growing, maybe its me.. They are in flowering for 4 weeks. I bought some tiger bloom today, i will use. As I mentioned, the bottom of the pot is clogged as in the water is not draining out after watering? , if you fell its too late to repot, what do you think I should do , is there a efficient way to unclogg without damage to roots? does clogged mean root-bound (the pot being too small for the roots) to you.. if it is, transplanting may be too late as its in bloom... often slightly higher nutrition level helps when they are root-bound.. but I need to know more, type of light, how often you feed and with what....
Mark, My indoor plant is stagnant all of a sudden, I think the pot is clogged, can I re pot this late, she is in flowering for a month. use fox farm bat crap as nutrients, is this ok or even enough? need help quick or she doesnt make it... repotting now is a bit late, but if absolutely necessary to save the roots is ok... at this time in bloom you would not see many or any changes.. she should be filling in bud from inside and that's where the "growth" is.... you should not see any addition in height at this point any ways.... what tells you there is a problem???
Mark,sounds like your case? * Norfolk man supplying medical marijuana osted By DANIEL PEARCE Posted 5 hours ago From the outside, the farm looks like any other in the tobacco belt. The side windows on the old-style wooden kilns are open. This year's crop is visible, hanging upside down and turning yellow. The only clue that something is amiss is the greenhouse, its contents hidden by plastic sheets put up on the inside. A man wearing a ball cap emerges from the back door carrying a large stick at his side and holds back a pit bull on a chain. He is guarding a $1 million crop that has been growing behind the plastic for weeks: marijuana. What's happening inside is not illegal; the grower, a Delhi man who rents the greenhouse from the farmer, is licensed by Health Canada to supply the plant's byproducts to the sick, who in turn must be signed on by their doctor. "We get bigger and bigger every week," says Richard West, who boasts he's been growing pot since age 11 and insists he's one of the world's foremost growers. "The outcry for this is insane." West supplies marijuana to people with a wide variety of ailments, such as arthritis, cancer, multiple sclerosis and Tourette Syndrome. The problem, he says, is that the chronically ill suffer debilitating side-effects from years of taking traditional drugs such as steroids. The cure becomes as bad as the disease. Marijuana eases their pain, increases their appetite or stops their muscle spasms without the side-effects. West, 48, says he gives the sick their lives back again. More and more people are turning to him for help, he says, and he intends to expand his operation in Norfolk -also offering a lifeline to desperate farmers who face losing their status as a legal farm if they can't find a crop to replace tobacco. Advertisement The problem is that earlier this summer he ran afoul of the law. About a month ago, police showed up to the greenhouse he rents in the west end of Norfolk County with a search warrant and raided the premises. Norfolk OPP Const. Mark Foster says West's licence allows him to grow only a certain number of plants. Police, says Foster, left with some of his plants but have yet to lay any charges. "It's still up for discussion," says Foster. "Charges are still pending." West counters that he is allowed to grow over his quota to take account for some plants that won't flower and never got the chance to do a "cull" before police showed up. In the meantime, he says, the raid, which saw police cars parked in front of the farm for four or five hours, has brought his operation to the public's attention and made his life hell: everybody now knows what he's doing in the greenhouse and attempts to steal from him have gone up. West says he has had to step up security at his greenhouse and has had violent clashes with people sneaking up on his operation in the dark. "The best way to fight this is send some home dog-bitten and beaten up," says West, who sleeps inside the greenhouse with his guard and two dogs, the pit bull and a Doberman. Since the raid, he says he has added a $15,000 alarm system while his dogs have been let loose on intruders 11 times. He points to notches on the large stick his guard carries and says each one represents a broken bone given in a confrontation with a trespasser. West, a father and grandfather, acknowledges he has been convicted eight times on drug charges, but that was a long time ago, he says, and he has changed. What he's interested in now, he says, is using his knowledge to help people and to potentially create a local industry. West is one of 3,245 people in Canada licensed to produce medical marijuana. They supply 4,475 sick people who are authorized to possess dried marijuana. His expansion plans include, he says, the building of a research centre outside Walsingham that will house two scientists plus other staff. The idea is to come up with better ways to ingest the plant. Marijuana can be eaten, put into cookies or brownies, put in pill form or drops, or used as strips you put on the tongue. "We recommend you not smoke it," says West, who suffers from arthritis and also uses marijuana for medical purposes. "You can make it into butter and cook with it. That's what we recommend." Article ID# 1768611 in all police internal documents medical marihuana is described as fake medicine and all medical patients should be treated like criminals, despite the nice words they give through their PR person.... the only way to win is to "lawyer-up" and use full extend of the law to fight them
looking for low odour big yield feminised seeds....help I have no feminized seeds, feminized seeds make bad mother plants.. see this place
10 x 2 is really narrow, and the plants on the end will receive shitty light, better get 2 600W or 2 400W I agree
Hey Mark, so I grew NLxB from seed, and am now growing their clones, which I also cut clones from. How many generations can I do this? a mother plant can survive a year but theoretically clones can be cloned for ever* Will it start to lose potency? *there is a thing called genetic drift, it did happen to me.. took 5 years in one case, 1 year in another, can not say why Vigor? same Thanks again.
hey. going to start a grow with 1000W grow. going to be going 6 chocolope, 6 kush berry and 4 other free seeds. my room is 2' x 10'. going to be following your grow guide and using fox farm nutes. what should the ph of my water use promix and you wont have to care be in veg and flowering ? will a 1000w be enough light to cover this space and amount of plant. tight space, I'd prefer 6 x 6 feet space what size pot do you recommend 5 to 10 pots 8 inch in diameter and what style of growing ? did you read the guide at all?
All my plants are outside, but only one has red stames, the rest are white. you mean RED STEM? or dark stem, frost or low temps can do this but usually this would affect all at once, so more likely its over feeding, if for example mites or mold affected her... and she can not process food correctly because of that, she would burn out and appear as if she was overfeeding, leaching her is the only solution, after a week or two of leaching then you can decided to either harvest or continue leaching if the rest of the plants are still in the ground, its your choice All are sticky. 1/ Do they all have to turn red, then fade before harvesting? yes and no, outdoor you want to harvest before frost hits them and it may not matter whether they are dark or not 2/ One plant seems to have a grey mould on a few buds. remove immediately the leafs, stem/part that has mold directly on it, it should stop it from growing but keep looking for any more, its wet season this one Can I just cut them off and harvest the rest, yes or cut them off and let ripen further? yes, as well I'm afraid of the mould taking over its your call, if the season is wet from now on then cutting is best, but if there is no wetness or frost then they sure could use more time THANKS
Markx,I have 4 questons that I would like to ask.(1.) I mist my plants everyday, now that they are in the second week of flowering is it ok to continue misting no, unless you have mites and you can not use pesticides, at this point spraying is unnecessary. I use 2gallons of water with 25% flora nova bloom. (2.)What key elements makes your fruit big and dense? feeding at 110% of normal dosage (slight overfeeding) AND adding DNF Bloom fortifier on top of regular feeding in the 3 to 6 weeks of bloom period Not homegrown looking. (3.) And should i use co2 from the start or just in flowering and how much co2 is recommended for a room this size (25Lx12Wx12H).h Co2 at all, unless you are willing to spend thousands of $ on proper equipment Co2 is a big let down, and is just not worth it I would not bother wit(4.)I also need to know if co2 generators add heat to your room. yes and its dangerous and its need is questionable Thanks for your wisdom.
Hey mark, I am just trying to figre things out for next year, i plan on making like 20 white widow xxx and 20 blueberry skunk colnes for next summer and just cloning them throughout the winter. Then in the summer put them all in random places through out the country side and making a map, kinda gorilla type growing. Do you think my plants will survive 1 in 10 survival chances if i just let them grow in random good growing places(e.g good light and soil) and not watering them most of the summer. because i only want to visit them like a few times before harvest i don't want to create a trail to them... i live near torontoish. Do you think they will get enough water? Do you think a few will survive without helping them practically at all? Is there any way the clone will turn male not likely or 99% not if its stressed and turn my whole garden? sure its all possible, but my experience is as such.... some will get eaten by animals, some will die due to whatever many reasons, some will get stolen ... and if you end up with 1 OF 10 you are lucky.... it is much more difficult because you have no control over the land (stealing is the biggest problem)... now if you know someone in the area who could look out for them your chances would be 5 of 10....
I have closet grow room, small stuff but my plants look great. I am at the flowering stage, 12/12 light. What happens if the light is turned on hour late or hour early, does this stress the plant? Can you recommend a timer? everyone I picked up says do not use for sun lamps.. Kind Regards, I believe the tolerance is 1/2 hour.. within holf hour usually nothing bad happens but an hour I believe is too much of a discrepancy... stress may occur... this is the timer I use, make sure its the "grounded" type
i got the room down to 30 degrees.. best i can do without completely redoing the grow set up.. for flowering is this ok or way too hot? its 4x4x8 140 cfm outtake 400 watt y is it so hot? got 2 fans blowing around and 1 fan blowing the light.. does the amount of plants have an effect on the heat? the more plants you have the more they absorb the light thus absorb the heat as well.... a light WITHOUT any plants will actually make the room much hotter 10 x 1 footers... 50 rh. ty 30 C is max you want to be BUT it is still within range... so as long it does not go higher you should be ok...
Hi mark, at my local grow shop they have a new product that comes in yellow bottles and costs like 100 bucks for a litre. do you know if this product actually likes it says. it claims to have all this scientific research, and it is highly concentrated so it is coparable in price to botanicare. I'd prefer a name/brand but sounds like lots of bull... once a year another company comes out with this miracle or that miracle... all bullshit
just recently purchased a grow tent from bustan.ca 1000 watt light everything included. I will have a small # of plants growing hydroponic. is it necessary to vent out a window if i have a carbon filter and room temps are ok. thanks. SMALL bedroom...if your temps and humidity are ok then its not necessary to vent outside... so long as the house ventilation keeps the ambient humidity in this place in check you should not have any problems ... if however you notice that your humidity inside this house is higher, much higher then it was without this light then you may want to consider venting outside... so if your normal regular humidity in the house is 30-40 but with your lights its 65 then it may be a problem...
hi...im going to be using flora nova for my flowering stage what supplement would you recommend i use? DNF Bloom Fortifier (Bud Booster).. use it on top of the regular dosage of Flora Nova starting lightly in the 3rd week of bloom and full dosage in week 4 to 6 of bloom ..... there are other brands that do the job just fine .... PK-13-14 is also a good alternative or this (rip off if you as me but it does work).... I would not use any other product, I tried Hydrozyme (crap), and Floralisious (sp?.. also crap)
My plants are in first week of flowering. Just pulled males yesterday, now I wont to cut clones. Plants are from 4ft to 6ft. Is it ok to cut clones in flowering? And where do I cut from? The top, bottom, or allover. I want to know if you can use a single leaf with it's stem for a clone. a clone should be at least 3 inches, but not really bigger then 5 inches tall and as my experience goes any part of the plant is ok to be used as a clone, as long as its a stem + 2 leafs at least and not just 1 leaf Thanks for the knowledge peace.
My plants are in first week of flowering. Just pulled males yesterday, now I wont to cut clones. Plants are from 4ft to 6ft. Is it ok to cut clones in flowering? And where do I cut from? The top, bottom, or allover. Thanks for the knowledge peace.... when in bloom its ok to take clones up to 2 or may be 3 weeks into bloom, its best to take clones from the bottom parts of the plant, the tops should be left to bloom... if this was in veg I would tell you to take the tops as clones but not in bloom....
I have some Hindui Kush seeds and Blueberry Skunk seeds. I would like to cross and make a hybrid. Is this possible? If yes, how do go about this process. Please be very detail. Thanks for your time and patients. sprout both strains, and identify males from females... if HK male pollinates BS female you have a HK dominant HK/BS F1 cross, if a HK male pollinates a HK female you have a F2 HK cross, BS male pollinates HK female you have a BS dominant BS/HK F1 cross.... males dominate the females so the characteristics of the male will be stronger then those of the female
Mark I'm the worst guy for measuring anything. I always been a free pour guy using fish emulsion etc. with soil or promix or mixed. It takes a lot of time to have a great garden. My gardens range from 5 - 8 plants vegging with a 400MH. I do use a 16oz/455ml spray bottle & I would put 2oz/57ml of urine & fill the sprayer this would be for a foliage or a water feed. Multiplying for the size of pot/plant. I grow your NLXS - JFXNLXS a few others rare birds at times. Can I suggest trying a foliage feed on a plant that's been hungry & see how it loves it. i will give this a try
Hi Mark, you have helped us so many times here is a little back. Puffmama is making a new website and it will be up by the end of the month. Her new website can be found here: http://www.puffmamasbakery.ca, Thank You, I wondered what happened to puffmama, I just always assumed she'd be with us forever and I got a bit scared when the website was gone, usually this means bad things happened... I use her recipes damn it :-)
I need some of that kush, but i don't have any medical disabilities =( any ideas? none
hey, just wondering when i should put in my B-1 with a feeding schedule of pure blend prow at 100%,100%,100%, then 25%? don't use this schedule, I assumed your plants are 6 or more inches tall under 1000W, ...the seedlings are 3 weeks old and i only used the B-1 once so far, and the pure blend only once also and they are not yellowing? if not then continue your feeding schedule, after all as long as they are light green they will grow slower, no point getting them more food, the T5 they will do just fine, I gotta advise you that it is very very very early for next season, and once your plants are 1 or 2 feet tall you need to clip them pretty much in half, then repeat this once a month if not more often ...Im not planning on sending n e thing into flower, its just a head start for next year's outdoor season...One more thing, i dont want the plants gettin to big to fast as i dont have a lot of space and dont want to use my mh lamp unless i absolutely have to, do u think a 4bulb t5 would work through till may? thanx in advance
My space is 10'x11'x9 --- how many plant can grow with 1000 watts Lamps.... 10'W By 11' L by 8' read this first... but in general terms you want to end up with 10 healthy plants under an area of 5 x 5 feet (or 6 x 6 really) feet which is the max space a 1000W can cover... you may want to consider starting off with 15 or 20 plants .. but after removing the males and non starters you want to in a perfect world end up blooming 10 plants or so... this number is very flexible.... the better you get at this the more plants you can grow, learning to take clones is the key...
Please use F degrees, thanks. i dont think in F.. use this converter
quick question. What should my temp and humidity % be in my veg room vs my flower room. Thx. I don't really differentiate like this in details and as long as its within the range of 24-29C I rarely pay attention, but in a perfect world I would have 28-29C when they are less then a week old in veg but then lower it to 27C for the rest of the period of veg... in bloom I would prefer 25C then 27-28C (which is book recommended) but the real range is 21 to 29C... to control mites for example I would keep the temp at 21C for a week or two in bloom, and if I can not spray (because in late bloom you can not spray any pesticide and that's the only thing that really works) I would keep this low temp for the whole bloom, lowering the temp is the only solution, and the plants don't seem to mind.... even if the book says 28C is optimum for bloom...
How many Plant can be grow under one lamps Of 1000watts thank My space side is 10'x11'x0' 10' W 11' L 9' H read this first... but in general terms you want to end up with 10 healthy plants under an area of 5 x 5 feet (or 6 x 6 really) feet which is the max space a 1000W can cover... you may want to consider starting off with 15 or 20 plants .. but after removing the males and non starters you want to in a perfect world end up blooming 10 plants or so... this number is very flexible.... the better you get at this the more plants you can grow, learning to take clones is the key...
Mark I've not heard of fermenting urine. Although I've heard farmers collect it but they were probably trying to get enough to do a feed. I use it while its still warm. Growing up in Toronto we did a lot of peeing in between garages. You'll notice the weeds grow like wildfire where we relieved ourselves on a regular basis. So just a 10 - 1 even in a spray bottle & you can do a foliage feed when necessary. I've also had some slow growers when hit with HU took right off. WIKI.... Except in cases of kidney or urinary tract infection (UTI), urine is virtually sterile and nearly odorless. Subsequent to elimination from the body, urine can acquire strong odors due to bacterial action. Most noticeably, the asphyxiating ammonia is produced by breakdown of urea. Some diseases alter the quantity and consistency of the urine, such as sugar as a consequence of diabetes. can you give me better idea of the mix ... as in how much ml of piss per how much water to feed the roots, or however you measure it.... I am reluctant to test .... I gotta get over the yak factor ..... but test I will.... free nutrients that work better then store crap is interesting... I knew that pigeon poop is good for bloom period but there was nothing out there that works and its free for veg period....
I did not know that “you” are a supplier; I am in a big hurry to find a few good places in Toronto, for a friend of mine. He will be there next week, so I was afraid the time was the main problem. Usually I take my time to research before I post a question, I was happy to find this forum, and I didn’t do my home work. I am sorry, and please what is the street location of your shop. Sincerely, John D. ...the two links below lead you to a professionally run, friendly and well stocked places.... I on the other hand .... can not say that about myself.... everything I do is like a .. a rasta or a hippy, + time matters little in Kensington Market (where we are) ... my motto "whatever can be done today can also be done tomorrow maaann"...... so I took no offense ....
Could you please suggest some reliable places to purchase seeds, in the Toronto area? Thank you very much, John D I assume you find me unreliable so check these places.... one, two
check toronto hemp company near yonge and bloor, lower level has nutrients. as for recommending a bloom fortifer, DNF bud fortifier is all you need as a fortifier goes, BUT you still need "primary nutrients"
hello....can some one plz tell me where i can find some DNF Bloom Fortifier in Toronto and also Recommend a good bud booster? this product IS a bud booster, it is NOT a primary nutrient... hydrotech stocks it as well as most other hydro stores...
would it be ok to use Floralicious Plus in bloom even tho i didnt use it in the Vegetative Stage? yes of course, I consider this to be a useless product but it causes no harm so why not
found this article claiming DG increase from 2:1 to 4:1 ratio. has anyone heard anything more? http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/3472810
on second thought, you could also condition the air coming into your room, if it is drawing air from a warm source, then it will help keep temps up as well...true but I think decreasing the speed of the fan is the key
what you are talking about, is a thermostat. But i wouldnt connect it to a fan, just get a space heater, most space heaters have a thermostat which will allow you to keep 27C I like this option as the cheap heater can be had for $30 ... and you want the cheapest crap you can get, because the cheapo brands have no LED lights on the front which can screw with your bloom cycle (bloom should have NO lights from any source)
hey mark or anyone else... my room is too cold, was thinking about putting my outtake fan on a timer then had this idea... picture an everyday timer but instaed of a clock system it activates when the temps are too high/low. do they make these? cuz i could totally use one. dont feel like doing a big wireing job. the answer i hope to hear is "YES walmart 10 bucks" called_____________" thank you.... yes they exist, for $100++ at a hydro store.... often its not the temperature that activates the fan, you want to get a temp and humidity measured at the same time.... may be the cheaper option is to get a fan speed controlled (proper name: dimmer switch), so you can run the fan slower but still 24/7 (which I recommend to control smell)... this you can get at a hardware store for cheap BUT it need installation and if you are not an electrician ... ask your hydro store they should be able to help.... hydrotech has this for $40
Keep your PM dry in a dark cool place. Once it gets wet that activates the limes. Lime reacts for up to three years. That includes shelf life.
Hi Mark- 1000w hps pro mix....your white shark and wwxxx...great stuff by the way! I veg for a week then go to bloom. start PPM at 600 then work up to 1000 PPM by week 6 then work backwards to plain water. Should I be reading the run-off PPM as the "real" measurement of what the plants are getting? or is this number not accurate because of other factors? I have had success growing using the LESS IS MORE do like this approach approach but when I measure the run-off the number is almost always 65% higher than what I put in.....I do back off the nutes every 3rd feeding to 75% of what I put in the previous time. good What is your take on this? should I ignore the run-off PPM or is this the number the plants are actually getting?..if you are in dirt, aka promix, then the runoff number is meaningless and will only confuse you.... it is only important how much you put in not what comes out... note: never give them PLAIN water, the best way is to mix 25% of normal/full mix, this will prevent many problems.... My take is this: IF the way you do things is working for you, change NOTHING however .... I would feed 100%, 100% 100%, 25%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 25%, do you understand?
hi mark ....when is the final time to trim the bottom branches that are getting no light? im 1 week into bloom....all replies are welcome.... thanks .there is no "final" time... when leafs/branches get no light you can cut them any time you wish and it will always help the plant... I prefer to be done in week 3 of bloom (to have it all cut) but this time is "my preference" and nothing else.... I don't like cutting in week 1 and 2 because they are still growing HOWEVER if even during week 1 or 2 there are branches that get no light,, just cut them... sooner is better in that case...
I have a NLxB plant that I’ve been vegging for about 4 months… couple months ago took some clones and once stable I sexed one of them… came out female but now the mother plant has started growing tones of pollen sacks under the 18 hrs of light and the growing clones are also showing signs of pollen sacks I do not think these are pollen sacs, as pollen is produced by the flower and not "hanging" down in a sack... I think you have a female ...period.. even females have ''sack-looking things under their buds and they are NOT pollen sacs.... Any idea what could have happened? Are any of these plants salvageable or are they all garbage now? I did chop the mother plant in half due to height restrictions about a month ago… could this have put extra stress on the plant? not really And a few other q’s How long does promix regulate the ph for mothering plants? it has some form of dolomite or such What stains do you have that are better for cloning? they are all good, but its true that indica clones better then sativa What stage of the seed/plant cycle is sex determined at any point they are big enough to take a clone,... so few inches tall is ok and what can I do to help promote girl plants? don't let plants touch (excessively) and keep the temps at 25 to 28C I also have also taken some clones form a friend's Kush plant… do I need to fear these clones getting pollinated by the NLxb plant I presume you have a female and NOT a male, I think its your "noob'ness" that is confusing you… I’m guessing no since they are still very much in the veg stage. in veg male and females will NOT pollinate each other, only in bloom And how long would pollen last in an environment? once you remove the male from bloom, there is no more pollen, I know people say that pollen can stay in your room for many months, that's BS Thanks for your time, still very new at this and appreciate any feedback Cheers P
Hey I was wondering if by any chance you know when you will have some more fast pine seeds? 2 months before the beginning of next outdoor season
Hello mark hope you enjoyed your staycation .My ? is about the plant in your grow guide (prunung section), the three pics of the plant before pruning have some leafs that are yellowing, some are brown what was the reason for this .I have similar problem with my plants the leafs that are too far away from the light naturally die and that always applies to leafs located at the bottom of the plant... if you have this problem with leafs at the top its a different issue... in veg I do not remove any leafs, just let them drop naturally, in bloom I would remove any leafs that gets no light, as a prevention
hi i got some promix but dont plan on using it for a few months.. is there any certain conditions for storage? not really, ultimately its "just dirt" also for my bloomin nutes have dilute directions but im sure i read that they are ment for 1000 watts of light? indeed true i have 400. it says 1-2 ml /liter of water once a month... 7-10 days before bloom(solo tek bloom 4-9-11) i think u say between week 3 and 6. so what should i do about feeding the girls? do u only feed twice? once right when lights go to 12/12 and again at about week 4? and then 25% every other watering untill final 2 weeks of flush? im kinda confused thx mark this product claims to be a "primary nutrient" for bloom ... as a primary nutrient you need to add it to your water every time you water the plants... I would mix it at 50% of recommended dosage on the lable .. this "50%" is YOUR "full feeding"... Your plants need water at best every 2nd day, but more likely every 3 to 4 days (every 8 days is not unheard of but).. so in your case I would do this.... feeding the first time 25%..2nd time 40%, 3rd time 50%, 4th time 75% but only if you see yellow leafs (which means underfeeding)... then after that feed 40%, next time 60%, next time 40%, next time 60%... every 4th time you water you want to give them 15% to leach/remove potential salts build up.... you still may want to get a "bud booster", me likes DNF Bloom Fortifier, add it on top of your primary nutrients in the week 3 to 6 of bloom, with this nutrient you still need to decrease its dosage to 50% and add it at full strength (50% is your full strength) every time you water, no need to leach or anything......
Before I come visit your store from Northern Ontario, I need to know if you carry anything more than just seeds. I need good lights on rails, cloning gel and basically most items shown in your basic setup page. http://www.happygirl.ca/400w.htm ....I not sell any equipment... I send people to Hydrotech, good stock, good prices, and they know me and the website...
hi mark ....when is the final time to trim the bottom branches that are getting no light? im 1 week into bloom.... thanks...there is no "final" time... when leafs/branches get no light you can cut them any time you wish and it will always help the plant... I prefer to be done in week 3 of bloom (to have it all cut) but this time is "my preference" and nothing else.... I don't like cutting in week 1 and 2 because they are still growing HOWEVER if even during week 1 or 2 there are branches that get no light,, just cut them... sooner is better in that case...
iv tried moisture control before, its only good for sprouts in my opinion, it seems to turn green and moldy after a while inside
u plant some SEEDS and they grow, your temps are way high and your plants are too crowded.they can turn out all males or something right? what if you have all FEMALE CLONES in same situation or just very crowded.. will they turn hermi? or male posibly?....not easily but YES.. problem is that not all will turn hermie, one will turn hermie and will pollinate the rest.... kill the excess and they will be better, and you will have more yield
hello...iv i had my clone for about a week now......i can see alot of roots on the bottom and sides of my bowl but i can not transplant till friday..since im low on cash and have no pro-mix....im just wondering whats gonna happen to them....is this bad for the plant? they will stretch , but they shouldn't die... if you keep them in a cold place (around 20C) and with very low light (no darkness) they should slow growing...sort of like hibernation
am i doing something wrong? first it was spider mites (which i totally kicked ass) but now its those little flying critters that hang in the soil fungas knats i think.. temp about 27 rh 50-60 good airflow using that moisture control soil from walmart what is that? brand name pls.... im thinkin of making the hour drive and finally buy some promix for the time.. u say its the best and u dont have to worry about ph levels true what about bugs, does it lower the chances of an all out pest war? with promix even if you get fungus gnats, it will not affect the yield or health of your plants (in fact I don't even fight them at all).... any other medium and the critters eat the roots and kill the plants.... I don't know why promix is great this way but its true...
Hello, I bought 10 northern lights x buddha. ive germinated lots of bag seeds in the past with good results.this time i wanted to have some really good quality mothers so i invested $1oo(which i really couldnt afford but did it so i could finally have quality) at 420seed bank and got the northenlights buddha. out of the 10 ive only had 2 sprouts and they do not seem to be very strong. im really disappointed with this outcome. the website showed packaged seeds but the ones i got were in a small brown envelope not like on the website. the seeds seem old. what should i do? $100 for 2 sprouts is unexceptable in my opinion. feed back will be greatly appreciated. we replace seeds liberally... if you bought it online call me (mon-fri 1 to 3) ... if you got it from the store ... just go there its simpler... but shit happens... seeds do go bad.....
Hey Happy, from my experience, leafs curl up ward, and inward, when they are too close to the bulb (ie. too hot). Move the light farther away, if you put your hand on the canopy and it feels hot, then it is too close..... this only applies if the leafs that curl are the ones that are closest to the light... if leafs curl evenly (not just the top one) then its a different issue....
What causes leaf curl? like when the sides of the leaf curl up and in? Thanks for all your help and info.... any of these..... 1. when you water too often, nutrients accumulate (salt build up) and ..overfeed them 2. when you feed them well but keep them too far away from light 3. too much nutrients .... the solution is always the same... leach them ... this means ..feeding them with 25% of normal level of nutrients for a week or so....
What is the maximum number of people and/or plants you can legally grow under health Canada rules if your growing for others? The Medical Marijuana Compassion Clubs, are they legal under the law, or just flying under the radar. How much can you legally supply to a Compassion Club. I can not answer this question because cops read this forum as well, why teach the enemy anything... only a good lawyer will answer this question..... the bottom line is this... GOT BALLS? you need steal balls to run a compassionate club...
Casper, absolutely the best free Veg fertilizer is human urine. 10 - 1
