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Where can I get a grow lab tent in canada here, call them, I don't remember if the one in Scarborough has them or the one in Markham
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Not happy with product and support with and on this website I received my 10 pack of seeds of Hindu Kush I paid $106.22 Included Ship+Tax Placed seeds in paper towel in dark place first 3 days 1 seed germinated in 7 days 3 seeds germinated 14 days from received date only 7 seeds germinated sitting in paper towel today May 29 1 more seed germinated. Sence first germinated seed was planted May 14 seeds have not been able to sprout leaf at all no production no growth after placing seeds in soil nothing has happen I keep my planted seeds in temperture controlled room with 27C at all times with fentalation under fluorescent grow light 24/7 in the past I have greatly sucsessfuly succeeded highly quality product with no problem from another seedbank out of U.K My problem is I have emailed and posted on this forum trying to receive some kind of help I have not heard anything from anyone at this website or happygirl Now its been 14 days in soil under 24/7 light and nothing is happing The product is very exspencive but very poor quality WARNING BUY AT OWN RISK Happygirl Email me asap or call and leave me a message with some help please don't be fooled by this complaint, if I delete this I will be presumed guilt of shitty service, if I keep it everyone has a doubt about my service, no winner for me here.... let me repeat this again and again, I can help you with information and I can help you with a refund if you really hate me, or free seeds just to make you stfu.....but it is a silent assumtion that I can not ultimately control your environment and you are ultimately responsible for what you do ......... also, between the hours of 12 to 3 Mon to Fri EST you can talk to me and express your hatred for me and I will not be rude...... the number is up there and given enough persistence you can easily talk to me.... as it states on the contact page I don't do emails regularly enough to respond to every one of your 400 messages per day... if its a matter of urgency as you claim it obviously is just call me ...... but in the end ..... DONT BUY SEEDS HERE PLEASE, I GOT BETTER STUFF TO DO, TRUST ME, THERE IS LIKE MORE SEED BANKS IN TORONTO AND THEY ARE LISTED ON MY WEBSITE AND YOU ARE MORE THEN WELCOME TO GO THERE AND TRY YOUR LUCK..... in fact if you call me and ask me what other seed banks there are I will give you this information gladly, .....if you ask them they will tell you that they have their own number of dissatisfied customers who blame everyone but themselves, in the end not everyone will succeed..... GOOD LUCK
fine let me rephrase this question do you need a permit to buy these seeds? permit no, 18+ yes
Hi alex, im sorry but if your asking the age requirement to buy seeds, you are probably too young. young people should not be interested in this, they should be interested in much more wholesome activities; like bike riding and academics.
hey my name is Alex and I was wondering if you had to be a certain age or have some sort of permit to buy these seeds 18+
also should i cut down the mothers that i cut the clones from that have the seeds not until one cycle is done
i know that they are not males but r they Hermie and was wondering if u had any ideas on what cause this to happen is it the strains can be, if you are assuming we have hermaphroditic stains masquerading as F1 seeds or stress can be, if you have the stress factors described below , cause i followed your guide to the t and i really don't like having seeds in my plants also would u be able to replace them with new seeds the the mixed pack let me just get this right, you tacitly imply that the seeds are slightly hermaphroditic, and this problem is not your fault, yet you want me to send you a replacement with the same "hermaphroditic" seeds, so logically you would have more problems of the same variety, on the other hand if you stressed them out and you get more seeds, the stress is still there would be nice in the end I would follow the cycle to the end ... that is the only way to know there are seeds... my bet is that this normal and as long as the temps are ok there should not be any seeds, some strains show this "male" sack, in most cases it never develops into a flower, however if temps reach over 32, 33, 34C consistently for a week lets say, then this sack could open and pollinate the females.... pollination can also happen if you combine over heating with over crowding.... these two factors can make any female into a hermie....
K man I bought 10 hindu kush seeds from this website I saw this websites ad in a issue of Canabis culture couple years back since we never advertised there or anywhere you are incorrect and I remembered the name ever since anyways I got your seeds no problem 5 out of ten germinatied in paper towl useing rubber gloves and put in dark temperture controlled place above 25 at all time planted useing rubber cloves in Window greenhouse in peat pucks and 2 weeks 14 days nothing at all man I looked into one puck and only the little root grew a very little bit more.. Everytime I go on this forum it freezes and I haft to shut down Internet explorer USE Fire fox I dont know why but I can not view the fourms at all could you please reply to my email???
hi, im growing fast pine outdoor in my backyard, and I planted them outdoor early (last week of april) and now they range in height from 3-4 feet high. They are still in veg. How big will they grow? When will they finish? They have not yet started to show male/female differentiation, when will that happen. They are simply growing in my garden, next to some tomatoes I just planted. Do you have any pictures/yeild info/etc., regarding this fast pine strain? you obviously red nothing ... I mean nothing about the cycle of cannabis outside... but you want a quick and detailed response, sorry this website is specifically for IN doors..... in general cannabis matures at the end of September, and flowers show at end of July... so there is nothing you can do, other then pinch the tops... google "pinching cannabis plant" or similar
Hey, I just picked up some Blueberry Skunk and I was just wondering what the relative height of them with outdoor is. I'm planning to germ them June 15th so I will have a shorter Veg period to keep the height done. Wondering if the height will be an issue if I wanna keep them around 3 feet or under. the plants outdoors start blooming around the end of June but really start mid to end of July.... so if you have a plant 1 foot tall planted at the end of June she will may be double in height but not more
Hi Mark In your opinion .. what strain produces the best yield,without compromising too much buzz ..and has the quickest growing cycle from clone-harvest? Northern Light x Skunk from clone fits these criteria best.... finishes at the end of week 7 @1.4 lbs per 1000W light
My growing season is just starting outside and my plant is already a foot tall and bushy .Lol i can't be growing trees where i am ,can i flower it inside under my 400 w hps.oh and would i have to dilute my nutes due to the sun being more powerful then a hid light. thanks if you flower it indoors then you need to dilute the nutrients but if you think then you will be able to bring her outdoors, you are wrong... she will adjust to the outside cycle and the blooming you did indoors may be completely useless and my even be too stressful..... the point is that ONCE you start bloom under 400W finish it under 400W, if they are meant for outdoors then the only thing you can do is to pinch the tops of the plants (all the tops).. and repeat every week or two until the end of June... and allow nature to bloom her....
heres the link to the pics u ask 4 http://www.flickr.com/photos/50414269@N05/?saved=1 I saw the pictures and I would say that this is not a male flower but a component of a female, these sacks by themselves do not mean that they are male, I know you want to know what they actually are but I just have no scientific name for it.... I just know this will not make the plants male
Hi, can you tell me how tall i can let my plants get under a 400 w. h.i.d. ,whats the depth penetration. i had a 150 hps and my yeild was crap.So i just upgraded and was just wondering what to expect . in general you should start blooming when your plants are around 1 foot or 1.5 feet tall... they will end up 3 or 4 feet tall (because under a 400W light plants stretch no matter what you try) at the end of bloom but the top 2 feet of the plant should be covered by bud (not completely covered .. if you had a 1000W that density of buds would be far greater).... so I guess the penetration of a 400W light is at best 3 feet from the bulb into the canopy.... I would keep that light as close as possible to the plants... 10 inches if possible , 12 inches away should be ok.... 18 inches is recommended by some books... this "number" 3 includes the distance from the bulb, in other words the light can at best penetrate 2 feet into the inside of the plant, that is why all leafs below this point usually die off,...
Mark , what are your drying and curing methods. How long do you cure your buds ,i heard people say 3 months but thats kind of impossible for me. i dry them till stem snaps then jar them another couple day but that green taste is still there .This is the end of my second grow ,i still have a problem with patience lol .Thanks for your imput ....green taste may be because you do not leach well enough at the end of the bloom cycle, leach them starting 2 weeks before harvest..... snap then jar is very good and that's all I do, however when I can, I take the jars (or special plastic bags that are as air tight as jars) and leave them in the fridge or cold basement for a month, or a week at least... this is the "curing" part.... past a week and longer they start smelling more and smoke changes, as in cures... a lot more flavors are released, I guess like wine.... its not that you get "higher" but its just nicer and smoother....
Hi mark, i actually live just around the corner from baker street where the bust happened. whats the whole story??? if I told you the whole story my lawyer would have a stroke..... the story is the same as CALM, the cops made purchases 5 times and after the big sting they arrested 4 people, the 4 are out on bail without too many restrictions, but now the court slog begins ..... I obviously know more but I can not say some things...... their lawyer is very good and he will win, but as they say 3 steps forward 2 steps back and this is 2 steps back for sure....
I ordered seeds via money order and registered mail. It was signed for on April 29th, so I know the money has been received. How long do I have to wait to get the product. ...I am sorry but since you are the 1st or 2nd money order I received (this is the first week we are trying money orders as a method of payment) I have not had a chance to write the rules of sending money orders, it should take 2 weeks, but you are unlucky because I spend time in court on someone's behalf just as you mailed the order, sorry.... the package was mailed but as I point out to everyone its not technically "mail" but "parcel" which takes a little longer and since you are in SK (if I guess correctly) then it should be there early next week, mid week, in any case I do mail replacements via express (with signature) if you don't get your order My growing season is short....ends in Oct. This is my first experience in ordering seeds via mail, so am a little leary that I have been 'taken'!! What is the usual shipping time to wait from time of receipt of the money?
i have pics if u want to see them ...yes, but it may be faster to open a "blank" account on flikr or picasa or whatever and send us all a link... but if you send me an email I will do my best to check it out
hi i bought summertime and g13 buddha grew 5 of each only got one male took him out so when i finished my first harvest i found a couple seeds in a few of the plants now iam on my second harvest 5 week in and i see seeds on the plants i took clones from for my 3rd harvest is it possable that my plants are all fem hermis when they r flowing i dont see any pollin sacks they all look like females but when they r allmost done flowering the seeds become more visable any help would be great ...please understand the difference between few seeds and ... lets say "shit load".... to have a single seed in a single bud is not that uncommon and in some varieties simply means you fed them to their max and is in fact very normal, but to have 10 or 20 seeds in a single bud means hermaphrodites and it means something went wrong.... can be stress, since stress can bring out hermaphroditic traits of a female plant, ..... it is usually hard to stress out F1 strains so its either you have a seed here and there which is normal or .... hermaphrodites ... or stress
ummmm .. when in flower stage should i be flushing between feeding ?? NO, it is unnecessary to leach when you have a 1000W light, leaching should be ONLY done if fed too much or heat is too much or... whatever stress is around... when plants get stressed out leaching can ease their burned.. but all else being equal between week 3 and 6 of bloom you should feed fully every watering cycle...
Just have a question on Afghani Gold. Whats the average height for the outdoors? Because its an indica it should stay around 6 feet at most (outdoors) Does it have a very short/stalky Afghan trait yes or is it a more tall/slim Sativa trait? no, however because its F1 seeds you could choose the more slender one and re-clone, but mostly it will show the Afghan traits so unless you have some experience it may be hard to tell Also planning on harvesting them around Thanksgiving (Early october), is this to late in order to get a good harvest? no, yes, who knows, if you are at the end of September and YOU KNOW more rains is coming you need to harvest early, but if not early October sounds right Thanks
I am a legal medical marijuana user in the state of Michigan. Do you send seeds to patients in the US no who have a medical users card issued by the state of Michigan? The reason that I am asking is because I have no way to get to Toronto to purchase the seeds in person, and I have noticed that other sites will not mail seeds to the US. Jack we are all scared of US customs, google Marc Emery and see why
i tried to connect to grow guide on this website which leads me to happygirl.ca but and error saying this site is forbidden pops up and i am not able to access it.... why would you think it happens? my visa was declined so the site was pulled down, new visa was provided and site is back up.....
Sorry if that wasnt your intent.Like i said i dont agree with the marijuana law here.And i have nothing against canada .I wish we had canadas ideas about herb.man if i got busted with my little garden .My ass would be gone for a long time .But again sorry if u did not post that Many Times.i just meant this isnt the place to protest .It a place to learn how to overgrow the govt.
My intention was not to post over and over again, it's the site, when i first tried to post, an error came up, so i tried again, not my fault DUDE ! So there ya go, oh and Mark Emery the Prince of Pot has been sent to your wonderful country to serve 5 years for selling you guys seeds!!!!
Did mark get busted?He hasn`t answered questions in a while Gulph Club got busted and I ended up involved in bailing them out
Hi Ralph, i am also having problems accessing some areas of the site, such as the grow guide and seed catalog.
I am trying to look thru your website and I ordered seeds last week,I would like to know if my order went thru,and your site will not let me in to browse or to get information ,it says I do not have permission to view any of your pages is it me or do you have a problem with your site,Thanks for your time and I hope we can fix this.....problems... all fixed now...
I would just like to say that I am very disappointed. I made 3 purchases that added up to about $170. When I received the seeds half of them were broken into tiny pieces. I then phoned and I was told to e-mail what happened. Following this after waiting for a week and sending 2 more e-mails, I was told that the replacements would be sent out on April 29th. This has now gone on for an additional 2 weeks and I still after 3 more e-mails and multiple attempts to contact via phone at the 12pm - 3pm times as specified I have received and heard nothing. This is unacceptable and is horrible customer service. If I don't hear something back soon I will make sure I tell as many people as possible and on every forum that I can find that this is not the place to buy your seeds. I will gladly have my opinion changed if these issues get resolved in the very near future and something is done about it. If you want to find out who I am so you can correct theses mistakes check Marks phone or e-mail he has plenty of info regarding the situation. I paid good money for a product and I expect a resolution. ...I have a hard time to believe you could not call me .....since I replace seeds liberally.... at this point I would rather refund your money
I dont even want to know brother! Haha. Swhy im not a cat person. So does this mean the seedbank is closed down since marks in jail? Haha
mark with a closet that is 2.25 ft deep 3 ft wide and 8 ft tall...how many plant would you grow 5 to 10 and in what size pots 6 inch pots would would you grow them in. How long would you veg them..from clone, 2 weeks, from seeds 4 weeks.
Ok dude, we got you ,we all want him free to fight the good fight .but that no reason to mess the fourm up.I don.t agree with the us stance on marijuana,but were slowly coming around.Im not trying to start an u.s. canada war on here but if you want to speak up ,come down here and speak ,hell the us is all about protest.It.s our fav pasttine just don.t fudge up the fourm with same message over and over again .Come on. man
Let's all say a little prayer for Mark Emery who has been fighting the good fight for years on our behalf who belive marijuana should be leagal in Canada. It's a sad day if our Gov. lets the U.S. take him and send him up for 5 years. I think Harper should grow some balls and tell the U.S. "go screw yourselves", but then again, we always seem to bend to what ever they they say and want. Cross you fingers God bless you Mark Emery for all you have done!!! If he does get sent to the U.S. I/we/you should be outraged and demonstrate up on the hill!!!! Think about it, sometimes you just have to take a stand for what you belive in. OH Canada eh?
Let's all say a little prayer for Mark Emery who has been fighting the good fight for many years now and our Gov. may just screw him over today. Good luck Mark and thanks for all you have done in trying making the Herb LEGAL in Canada. God bless you indeed
I want to buy a portable air conditioner for my room. What should I do about the smell. should I use a carbon filter and exhaust the hot moist air out. or should I not have any in/ out vents. when the AC is running the INTAKE should be OFF, but the OUT-TAKE should be ON but with a dimmer to decrease and increase flow accordingly.... on one hand you still have to exhaust the humidity but you do not want to exhaust the cold air from the AC so you have to find a middle point for the speed of the exhaust (the OUT-TAKE), may be half speed is best, may be full speed, may be 1/4 speed, it depends on your particular space
Hello I just bought a 1000 watt ballast and a cord set that hangs vertical with-out reflector. I've been running it 24/7 for 3 days now. Should I worry about the cord from over heating and causing a fire or something. I have seen people using their light this way with-out a reflector. is it safe? it feels very hot to the touch. a legitimate ballast plugged into a properly serviced 15 amp socket should run for years without problems.... so long as nothing else is running on the same circuit
what should my temps be when i try to germinate my seeds warm 25C +
I have one indica plant 18 days from harvest.I topped the plant and got 3 cola branches @ diffrent heights .under the 150 those 3 were the only buds that really got big .But the top one is turning purplish and all hairs are red .I have a magnifiying glass but it sucks . can i cut this branch and let the others catch up or would it be better to wait till harvest .wait till harvest I really cant get a good look at trich.s i.m just going by hairs thanks mark when they bloom you should do nothing to them, no topping, no breaking, its all stress that decreases yield
Note to Breezy: Germination rates are an iffy thing,are you sure there wasn't a dry period? I've also found Fast Pine to be harder to germinate then the more expensive brands but still get 60% or better with 420's strains this is above and beyond many seed companies. So I'm misting my 14 Fast Pine seedlings yesterday on the kitchen table and decide to take a shower before I put them back in diffused light outside.I have three Siamese cats ~ Can you guess the rest?
Hey there. I bought 30 Fast pine seeds about a month ago. out of that batch only 5 germinated! I did not do them all at once, I followed your method as well. Most of the seeds looked grey and shriveled before hand. Would I be able to get some kind of exchange, or should I just come in and buy the better stuff. call me and lets see
When my bud is fully dried where do I store it in the fridge (not freezer) in a plastic container that is also opaque and how? will and can it go bad or expire?? bone dry pot can be stored for years thanks
The best strain is shoe polish, it is completely legal, and you can buy it all shoe stores. Knocks you out, best indica around, and it yields like a like tub for 10 bucks!
Hi, better to put your seed into promix, not rockwool. rockwool is better
Hi..mark what are your 2 best strains i like a nice heavy Indica. ww xxx and the NL x Skunk
Hi, for a 1000W you would need 25sq ft, 5x5. your closet would also get very hot. you need a grow tent, but those are lame. They are expensive and hard to configure/customize your set up. true
hi..i have a closet that is 2 ft deep 3 ft wide and about 10 ft tall...im just wondering if i should use the closet with my 1000 watt hps or buy a grow tent that is 4 and half ft wide 4 and a half deep and 7 ft tall..what would be the downside of using the closet problem would be with heat removal, 1000W produces a lot of heat and you would need a really good inline fan would i lose yield since its a very small space...what is the best space for a 1000 watt light?.. 5 by 5 feet, and I like 6 x 6 ...... I guess 4 x 4 is do-able but in your case I would stick to a 600W max
Would it be better to put my rooted seed in Pro-mix or a 1 inc rock wool I prefer then you sprout the seeds in water or on a toilet tissue but rock wool if far better then promix, in fact I may cancel my guarantee if you all start sprouting in promix... in promix the ration of sprouting is far lower then in any other method
I was wondering about 24/0. Don.t the roots grow and do their thing during the night Hours.ive noticed later in the day the leaves limp like the plant is "sleeping" And perk back up in the morning .so are there any reason to keep the lights on.I dont know if there any truth to this.but ive allways heard more roots more fruits. what are your thoughts on this I see no difference between 24/0 and 18/6... when I'm lazy I just do 24/0 but when I get a timer and want to save power then 18/6 is the best
Actual tested germination rates of Toronto420 seeds done directally in Promix.These numbers may not add up to the advertised (generous) germination and replacement rates but to experianced growers this is not the issue, as cloneing experiance can turn 1 seed into dozens.That being said all these strains are outdoor this year (new landlord). SUMMERTIME BUDDHA : 90% AFGHANI GOLD : 80% FASTPINE : 60% Ten seeds of each were used to conduct this experiment.Your numbers may be higher or lower then mine depending on technique used but the end result is the same. "A feild of green with 1 bean." Male female ratios to follow.
Correction. i heard white strains are hard to grow...sorry
I.ve heard white strains are hare to grow ,is this true no, white strains are usually indica and indica are easy and if so how .I was wondering if you could explain breeding.I see selecting female plant traits.but what traits do you look for in a male .Can you explain the f1 thing .Thank you F1 strain is when I take a male from a foreign population (in humans would be ... say Jamaican male) and combine it with a female from a completely different region/population/breeder (say this is a Moroccan Female) ..... say they have 10 offspring... each of these 10 "children" will have traits that sometimes resemble the mom and sometimes the dad .... with different degrees of variation which is hard to predict, so these "children" grow fast and healthy but they all look slightly different.. some are more mom, some more dad, some are more even in between..... as oppose to F2 strains... take a Jamaican male and a Jamaican female and the "children" will be far more resembling the traits of the parents, but the flip side they grow less vigorously..... F1 make for great mothers, great for breeding, great for outdoors, but F2 are better for consistency and predictability, as all the children behave exactly the same..
hello i have 13 days left on my plant....i have to water my plant today (the 13th day) should i water with my nutrients and pk 13-14 1 more time....or should i just start flushing my plant with plain water FLUSH
i heard that u can flower a plant a few times by cuting the flower off, but leaving the stem so another flower will grow is this true,is it worth it, and how long will it b before another flower will appear???? NO, flat NO, NO, NO
"This is a great company that Honors thier return polocy without making you feel like you did something wrong. I only had a probel with one strain and the others have all been wonderful. THANKS TORONTO420 from a customer whos coming back. I recommmend these ladies and gentlemen at sublime, all are very nice." Sorry not return policy what I mean is thier 90% sprouting ratio and 70% female to male ratio garuntee...These are very nice people who seem happy to take the time to help you....did I mention I showed up at almost 5 and she made the time to make sure I felt everything was fair and it was . i just thought this review might help people who may be thing of trying this company. THANKS TORONTO420
This is a great company that Honors thier return polocy without making you feel like you did something wrong. I only had a probel with one strain and the others have all been wonderful. THANKS TORONTO420 from a customer whos coming back. I recommmend these ladies and gentlemen at sublime, all are very nice.
Hi mark, i heard from some expert growers who prefer to use 4 400W lamps, over 1 1000W lamp. They claim they can lower the lights much closer, and therefore supply more lumens, also get an extra 200W. They claim the lighting is more even on the canopy and provides higher yields, what are your thoughts on this? scroll down I answered it
What internode 3rd may be should i Start topping / or f.i.m.ing to grow a bush .Right now my plants have the seed leafs the first one fingered leaf then 3 sets of 5 finger leafs and starting new small ones ,there at about 3 inches tall any advice is much apprciated .Thank you... in general when they are taller then 5 inches .... more if they stretch or seem stringy ....
Hi mark, i heard from some expert growers who prefer to use 4 400W lamps, over 1 1000W lamp. They claim they can lower the lights much closer, and therefore supply more lumens, also get an extra 200W. They claim the lighting is more even on the canopy and provides higher yields, what are your thoughts on this? true, but it is too involving for someone like me, they also claim that you can get better results if you turn those 400W on and off to resemble the movement of the sun, like from east to west... these methods are for those who have problems with power, like Europeans ....this method came from Poland and they have 30amps available for the whole house, thus maximizing the power is their top priority, in comparison, an average American house can have 10 times more power...
What light would be best to veg my girls under , a 4 ft 4 lamp t5 @ 20,000 lumens or a 400 watt m.h. 400W wins pants down I know the t5 would cost less to run and puts out less heat .But i want the opinion of the master .I have a 400 w h.p.s. set up in another closet. of course its better to have a MH but even a 400W HPS would be better then T5s MH And with this set up about how many plants should i get growing i.ve heard 3000 lumens per plant and one plant per square foot. your available area for use with a 400W light is about 4 x 4 feet, you can place form 1 to 25 plants, I like more or less 1 plant per 1 square foot My flowering room is only 2 ft deep .I.d like to get two 400 watters up in there and Another 4x4 T5 For Side Lighting. room is 6 ft in length 8 ft tall Oh one last thing promise .Can i put clones right into flowering after taking clipings sure Or keep them on 18/6 untill a Good Root System takes hold..safer to do that but if you wish you can just bloom them, so long as the clones are healthy its ok .this would be just for sexing them Thank you for your time
Hi Mark, I just wanted to ask you if u could briefly give us a summarization of your drying/curing practices/routine/method etc. Thanks in advance. cut 1/2 hour after lights ON, hang up side down for 2 to 4 days, .... after, cut the buds off and place them on to a flat dry surface in the dark (I use bread trays stacked high placed in the basement), wait until they get bone dry, usually takes a week, place them into a glass container (or thick-plastic container) for storage in the fridge..
Seem to be having a problem with the seeds I purchased. 10 blueberry and 5 northern lights. 1 blueberry came up within 48 hours. I am keeping them warm and moist but it has been a month now and no more have came out. Some of the seeds have broken out of the shells but have not gotten any further. The seeds from my own plants are fairing alright but seem weak for the most part. Several are thriving but most are gangly and weak. Some of my own seeds took a few weeks to appear but only a few. Has anyone else had a problem with these strains. Hate to complain
what's the flowering time on purple kush 8 to 9 weeks
Triple mix got cha .I have 2 little plants in one gallon pots outside in the crap mix.Will transplanting them into a proper medium like pro-mix BX or HP should not shock the plant after transplant diffrent medium cause shock or damage .oh one more question will 14\10 trigger flowering yes.I had an idea of using that for first week or so .well really when flowers appeared then 13/11 untill the last 4 maybe 3 weeks of flowering ( i grow indicas )and finish at 12/12 . just something i was pondering about thanks guy unnecessary at best, stressful at worst
Air is sucked through carbon filters, (ie. the exhaust fan pulls air through the filter, by being placed behind the fan). In this method, assuming the fan cfm matches the filter specifications the air will pass over just the right amount of charcoal. If the fan is too strong the air will not in the carbon long enough, and the smell will remain, if the fan is too weak, the air will not filter very quickly. Look at it this way, an exhaust fan speeds of the wind velocity from one side to the other, if you placed a carbon filer on the side blowing out, the air would be super fast, and probably not have the smell filtered out effectively. Also think of it this way, if you blow INTO a carbon filter, you just speeding the air up, only to slow it down when it blows into the filter. If you pull air out a filter, you are speeding it up from intake to exhaust. Lastly, it might damage a fan in the long term to be blowing into a carbon filter, because the resistance of the filter will increase air pressure, and might result in over heating. good luck
I am curious is it better to blow exhaust air through a carbon filter? or have it sucked through instead, and then exhausted. better
There is nothing wrong with using different soils, but it is really hard to know precisely how much nutrients your plants are getting, and harder to adjust nutrients/pH. This is because the soil medium already has lots of nutrients contained in the medium in unspecifed amounts. Also, as you are growing your plants, some of the matter in the medium will break down, making new and unexpected nutrients available to your plant. These can all be good things, if you know what your doing... if you have experience and know whats in your soil (as in, you mixed it yourself), you can know precisely what nutrients it needs and when, therefore you wont burn or underfeed your plants. The soil you listed, contains a large mix of stuff, who knows?? just get a bag of "Triple Mix", it is not a brand, it is a TYPE OF SOIL SOLD AT CANADIAN TIRE, WALMART, ZELLERS, HOME DEPOT, RONA ETC ETC.... if you dont live near any of those, then you probably live in a place where there is no electricity, and no running water, therefore get a new hobby...lol :-) easy there on the guy, its hard to start all by yourself
Hi, assuming all conditions are about reasonable, and the plant hasn't been stressed too much, from my experience, blueberry skunk is ready at the end of week 8. If you can hold out till the end of week 10, the buds weight more for sure, i haven't weighed the difference, but its very noticeable.
My experience, blueberry skunk seems to get a "second wind" of buds around the end of week 6, beginning of week 7, it appears as several fresh tiny calaxyes. Wait untill these calaxys develop (end of week 10), and you will have a truly superior bud. Much more potent, and slimy. As for curing, dont make it too complicated, and try not to handle your buds as much as possible (fingers and touching damage the trichome glands). Trim your plant right immediately after harvest (reduces moisture/mold chance), quickens drying, lastly, its easier to trim when the leaves are still stiff.
As for drying/ curing, once the plants are trimmed, hang em somewhere with low humidity and room temps. just hang it in some closet in your house, and check on em twice a day for mold. opening and closing the door or leaving it open would provide enough air movement. Once the buds are dry enough, that the stem snaps in half when broken, separate the buds from the remaining stocks. Place in the buds in a glass jar, and open it a couple times a day ( i suggest placing the buds in the jar so they are not compacted and still can roll around in the jar, you may need a big jar, or several small jars (losely packing the buds helps prevent mold and prevent damaging trichomes). keep the jars in the dark in a coolish-room temps (18-25C). After a week of daily inspections, you could probably then just check and open the jar every week, and so forth.
IF the buds were dried properly before they were placed in the jar, i suppose you could cure cannabis indefinitely or for at least a year, if the jar is in a cool dark place (light and heat degrade THC). You want to keep this bud for a realllly long time (years+), i suggest drying and curing for at least 2 months, and then placing the buds in a vacuum bag and freezing. You can purchase commercial units that suck air out of the bag and melt the plastic to seal the bag... or you can get this special gas that you spray into the freezer bag, I'm not sure which gas it is, maybe CO2 or nitrogen, better check on that.... i wrote a little bit about the bluberry skunk in a post below, read that, its only from a couple days ago
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Hi Mark, over the past year my experience with the blueberry skunk strain has been perfected, i have collected some thoughts on the strain and i was wondering if you could verify these. 1) the blueberry skunk strain does best when topped several times, producing lots of mini colas I find this to be true of all my strains, topping them is necessary if the plant is to be taller then 2 feet, ...in general I top at 1 foot or earlier (all my plants) then at 1.5 feet tall (some including blueberry) then at 2.5 (summertime, juicy, wwbuddha... all sativa heavy strains) 2) the buds are not very dense, sort of airy, but fully covered in trichomes, almost making the bud glow with a luminescents I fear you are not using a bud booster or not enough of it, all strains should have a tight filled bud, this is accomplished by adding PK-13-14 OR DNF Bloom Fortifier OR Kool Bloom in the 3 to 6th week of bloom ON TOP of your regular dosage of bloom food 3) using an organic compost tea brought out some nice colours: i started using aquashield and noticed cool effects, the leaves turned all yellow in the last 2 weeks during flush, and dark bluing of the cola leaves I'm ok with your nutrients but they are difficult to apply and control dosage ... so I stay away from them and stick to Pure Blend Pro or Flora Nova 4) 10 week bloom: ive only ever had the patience to wait 10 weeks, for one of the crops, but it was amazing, also denidifed the buds, they are usually harvested at the end of week 9 and still awsome. harvest one early and cure it .. compare it to the one you harvest later, personally end of week 8 is harvest time for me 5) Cloning is fairly easy: clones root with about 70% success there is no reason why blueberry should not be 100%, its a question of how you take clones and how you take care of them, and its not a strain specific issue 6) Heavy feeder: blueberry skunk has a high tolerance for nutrients, you can use full strength of botanicare with a 400W with almost no consequence to yields, although the proper yellowing never occurs. ...its mostly because organics are difficult to overfeed with, but I agree that its a heavy feeder 7) lots of leaves: ive found this strain to have a high leaf to bud ratio, meaning lots of leaves. This all being said, everyone i know who tries it says its the best they have ever had ;)
To all new and old growers I reccomend you read the entire forum of questions and answers that mark has provided for us. I know that there are 100's of posts but it will help you in the long run. Keep up the good work Mark. I made it so you' all can read everyone else's posts, the answers are there all you have to do is find them :-)
Thanks Mark, Blueberry, I think it was the red light preflower you mentioned, its a sunmaster. I have since topped and cloned them, all doing well. I tossed the males, will double check the others, great feature if its accurate (early showing). Blueberry, I'd appreciate your thoughts on # of bloom days, and especially curing. I've done a number of iterations of NLxB, and did experimenting, a few extra days of bloom and at 6 months in a mason jar this stuff is pretty serious.HD
My plant is on day 37 should i cut her down day 64 in general sure, but read this pls. .It came from a bad ass bag i got from a friend .And all he knew was it was herb .Oh what does bud rot look like my top cola has a section of purplish clusters but no other bud has . Is it ok to feed mollasses add it starting at week 2 of bloom and stop at the end of week 6 till harvest or do i cut that when i stop the nutes and flush the soil. flushing means removing all nutrients including molasses thanks mark
Pot is illegal and carrying any amount is ilegal, doesnt matter how small. carry whatever you want just keep it too yourself, and dont smoke in public, you will not have any problems, if you are discrete. indeed
I found some potting soil that contains composted forest materials .Processed pine bark . peat moss. cow shit. reed sedge peat. sand and or rice hulls .perlite and limestone ... Will this work? ...if anywhere on the packaging it says that pH is controlled to around 5.5 then yes, if it does not then you simply do not know if this soil is good, it depends on the acidity its designed for.. another way to tell, if its "made for" tomatoes then yes its ok to use, if its for any other type of fruit or flowers then definitely no good Or have i yet again gotten crap soil did you try asking for "triple mix soil" ?.thank you for putting up with my stupidity guys You rock
Hi Mark, over the past year my experience with the blueberry skunk strain has been perfected, i have collected some thoughts on the strain and i was wondering if you could verify these. 1) the blueberry skunk strain does best when topped several times, producing lots of mini colas I find this to be true of all my strains, topping them is necessary if the plant is to be taller then 2 feet, ...in general I top at 1 foot or earlier (all my plants) then at 1.5 feet tall (some including blueberry) then at 2.5 (summertime, juicy, wwbuddha... all sativa heavy strains) 2) the buds are not very dense, sort of airy, but fully covered in trichomes, almost making the bud glow with a luminescents I fear you are not using a bud booster or not enough of it, all strains should have a tight filled bud, this is accomplished by adding PK-13-14 OR DNF Bloom Fortifier OR Kool Bloom in the 3 to 6th week of bloom ON TOP of your regular dosage of bloom food 3) using an organic compost tea brought out some nice colours: i started using aquashield and noticed cool effects, the leaves turned all yellow in the last 2 weeks during flush, and dark bluing of the cola leaves I'm ok with your nutrients but they are difficult to apply and control dosage ... so I stay away from them and stick to Pure Blend Pro or Flora Nova 4) 10 week bloom: ive only ever had the patience to wait 10 weeks, for one of the crops, but it was amazing, also denidifed the buds, they are usually harvested at the end of week 9 and still awsome. harvest one early and cure it .. compare it to the one you harvest later, personally end of week 8 is harvest time for me 5) Cloning is fairly easy: clones root with about 70% success there is no reason why blueberry should not be 100%, its a question of how you take clones and how you take care of them, and its not a strain specific issue 6) Heavy feeder: blueberry skunk has a high tolerance for nutrients, you can use full strength of botanicare with a 400W with almost no consequence to yields, although the proper yellowing never occurs. ...its mostly because organics are difficult to overfeed with, but I agree that its a heavy feeder 7) lots of leaves: ive found this strain to have a high leaf to bud ratio, meaning lots of leaves. This all being said, everyone i know who tries it says its the best they have ever had ;)
Hey there im visiting toronto, ontario this summer and i was wondering how things worked up there i know weed is still illegal not legal yet, and lately not even tolerated by cops, but medical pot is legal but can you carry small amounts? no If so how small thx :)
Hi mark i was in ur cafe april 8 2010. I got ur SD [sour deisel} Reza had recomended it. I see there is no info on indica/sativa ratio, flowering time 8-9-10 weeks and also yield [low,med,high]. Just to let you know that you have been very helpful to me,and your staff Reza and Tristian, are 2 of the friendliest guys I have ever met They make great esspresso and make you feel at home. Kensington Market and the subline cafe ROCK. sweet, Thank You
Hi Mark, I was wondering if you carry any heritage varieties of cannabis, im looking for a plant that is not a F1 hybrid, but something that is stabilized and i can make seeds from F1 breeds make for best seeds and mothers. I know crossing two of the same strain F1s loses the hybrid vigor, its when you cross a male F1 (lets say) kush with a F1 female kush that's when you get a F2 seed that's stabilized, F2 trades "vigor" for "stability" so i was looking for something that the old boys used to smoke. I used to have a white shark passed on in form of clone from grower to grower for at least 35 years (I had it for 9 years) , I deleted it a year ago as it was too weak compared to the new strains ..sorry Thanks, Cheers!
Hi. Mark do you have any new information regarding CALM? none, still waiting
hey.... And what about the buds them self's how much bigger are they going to get in the last 20 days of bloom?
Hi Mark. It's been a long time since I have needed your help. I was wondering what is better for vegetive growth a standard halide or these two type bulbs such as a sunmaster warm deluxe which can be used for flowering also. Thanx and have a good day. sunmaster has more lumens then the standard bulb so its always better, but is it better to get it if you will NEVER use it to bloom, I would say no... the reason you are getting the sunmaster is to bloom with it, if you are only using it for veg and nothing else then its too expensive, the benefit is just not there
hi....how much bigger does a plant get in its last 20 days of bloom is it 10% maybe 25% I am not sure so if some one can tell me that would be greatly appreciated I am not sure i can put that in percentages.... plants at this point fill in from inside so they wont get visibly bigger, they get heavier
Im planning on starting a mother plant . Anyone know the costs involved?/ like for 1 T5 light and resoivior etc. I have hydroponic grow and my medical license allows for 10 plants indoor. try this store, good prices and good help .... usually
Is purple kush a high yielding plant? not THE best but high up there with the best of them
Yeah dont have many choices when it comes to supplies .Looks like im going to have to suck it up and fork over the bill 4 promix .Thanks blueberry i appriciate your help
Promix is exactly what you are looking for, a soilless mix with no nutrients, but im sorry if you cant find it. Ive used some other soil god soil products, but chances are if you cant find promix you wont be able to find products like SEA-SOIL, or Canna.
If i start seedlings in 8 oz cups,then when when the plant is taller then the pot itself, its a general rule should i transplant them ?Then what into? why not right not into the 3 gallon pot then? i want to finish them in 3 gallon buckets. you can start in 3 gallon pot as well if you wish i know its not good to transplant them alot NOT true, properly done 3 transplants are very beneficial, but not necessary .I plan on l.s.t. them And a lot of f.i.m-ming .thank you mark for all your wisdom And advice
Im sorry i know nothing of soil.Can you tell me what a 3 part is? lol i was hoping i could get something straight out of bag .Some kind of soilless with no nutes in it ive heard its easier for beginers. Im a complete newb. had one sucesful plant outside last year and that was it .i was hooked i burned the shit out of the ones i had in my grow closet and only got one female plus the spagnum p.m. didnt help lol I apprciate your help and im hoping my next attempt comes out better promix HP or promix BX
Can you go straight to 12/12 after moving from a t5 to a 400 w Hps or should i keep them at 18/6 for a week under mh and let them get use to the new room i.m trying to decide if i should get a mh/hps or just a hps and how many plants can i veg under a t5 that puts out 20,000 lumens .my plan is veg in one room till one foot then move them under my 400 w hps I.m shooting for 8 flowering plants...Hopefully more? Thanks n advance blooming after transfer is ok, should not make a difference, what could cause a problem is if you place the 400W light too close too soon ..... for 24 hours after transfer the bigger light should be 3 feet away, then easy it closer after... if you don't do this they may wilt for a while, but they will come back, eventually....
Hi crap soil, if you cant find any promix or fox farm, just mix 3 parts triple mix, 1 part perlite, and 1 part wormcastings. you can usually find those three things at any garden centre, If you cant get wormcastings, make your own compost with table scraps. If your a lazy, just use 3 parts triple mix, 1 part perlite. There is no pH buffer in this, so youll need to use some lime (also very commmon at gardening stores) to amend the soil, or pH your nutrients before every watering. Just make the effort to get promix, its for sale at countless shops around the GTA, you can take a bus, or a taxi, and it will be worth it... it will be
I called my local home dePOT ( lol ) and guess what no promix ,just m.g. And scotts , a friend told me organic soil from ace hardware but i am curently kicking myself in the ass 4 using spagnum p.m. guess you can tell im a newb.Htgsupply has promix but with shipphng it about 100 bucks .What should i do ...ask for "TRIPLE-MIX-SOIL" triple mix is a brand-less name for what promix is ..... peat moss + perlite + vermiculite.. 3 parts thus triple mix... people who take care of lawns use triple mix... most garden stores have some from of triple mix...
i have a clone that is rooted but it has little yellowish white spots? its growin a bit & was also revegged? is it a problem? may be the water is provided to the roots too often .... or ... the water is not oxygenated enough..... or... perhaps needs more food... hard to say as dip/n/grow is not easy to diagnose, .... for problem plants promix is best
forcing to bud, switching to 12/12 before preflowers. has nice buds starting but only 2ft tall no arms at all buds sit at the nodes. other then that ive dun every thing u said, results, luv it. ur tha best. p.s. i need info on aeroponics & bubble ponic gro
My plant is in trouble. shes on day 31 flowering unknown indica .my ph run off is stuck at 8 .My leaves are almost gone and the bottom buds suck but that cause of weak light .The top cola buds are thick and look good even though the plant looks like the charlie brown christmas tree lol any advice oh how would you dry this plant whole and hanging our just cut the little buds off and rotate them on newspaper lol really there might be an 8th on it .Next time im going with a 400 w and fox farms and loosing the ph test strips for a meter .thanks mark you rock ....ouch not much you can do other then bring down the pH to 6 at least, but at this point harvest is probably the only thing to do.... in bloom they do not look better when they recover so consequently you cant tell if she did recover, so .... bottom line cut now and do it better next time
you can grow a 1 foot plant that will yield 40oz, with a 100watt incandescent bulb, and 0-0-99 nutes. No, seriouly, you can grow a decent plant in a 2ft x 2ft x 2ft cube. you'll need to use a slightly shallower 8' pot and you need to trellis the outward in veg, this means topping it several times, maybe even 15 times, to get the number of bud sites high, you'll need to tie down successive growth, and eventually bloom, when the plant is a 6in shrub, you goal is to maximize the growth into smaller more numerous bud sites. essentially you are trying to create a marijuana bonsai tree. to keep the plant smaller you'll need to provide adequate light or else it will stretch and get much bigger. if its going outdoors its fine, but indoors you'll need a 400W. if your doing this as a fun project, just get a pot seed, pot it a 4 inch pot, and bloom it when its 4 inches tall, and still do the bonsai trick. or better yet do this: eat lots of blueberries and collect your excrement, this is probably the richest fertilizer you can ever make. In order for this to work properly you must not for 2 days and drink as much water as possible. After two days eat about 4 quarts of blueberries in one sitting, your first bowel movement is the panacea for marijuana plants, If you voided your system properly it should be dark blue, almost black, and have the consistency of hamburger meat. Mix this in with 4 parts promix, 1 part perlite, 1 part coco coir. You will have the most super soil in the world. Make sure you thoroughly vet your grow room, because it smells bad. sounds very true, I find it really hard to put this much effort into this (to me) little yield, but ...... I guess I did once try to bloom with a 100W bulb, it did work, small yield though
Hi Hotblack, blueberry skunk will occasionally sex themselves prematurely if they experience any factors that initiate flowering, or stress. Things that may initiate flowering: red spectrum light, nutrients imbalances with higher PK levels. Things that initiate flowering due to stress include: high temperatures (+29C), lights too far away and dense spacing. there are also several factors i dont know. because it is male and not female flowers, it is most likely stress induced. I have seen blueberry skunk female prematurely sex themselves, as well as males, sometimes its in the plants genetics to develop flowers if they are left in veg for a certain period, i think this is most likely the case with blueberry skunk! good luck! can not dispute this
i want to grow a small plant what is the smallest i can grow one ? and how ? the more the Indica the smaller they are, but you should read the guide first
Your freezland seeds are over achiever's 24 hrs later all 10 pop!!! On the pkg it reads freezland is this straight freez no its short for Freezland / M39 or the m39xfreeze. Also if doing this strain indoor from clone, how long before cutting this particular strain. I would prefer to have 10 inches but smaller is ok as well, it really depends, if they have many side branches then you can take the very top at 5 inches, but if its a single tall plant then she needs a bit of maturity to be cut thank you for your time mark ps... great coffe at the store awesome beans from you.
Mark, I was topping some BBS this eve, found what apppear to be opened male flowers, small, on two plants. The plants are only maybe 6 weeks old, and still in 18/6. Whats going on? Should I just be grateful that they showed and get rid of them? It occurs to me that I might put the others under a light shower, to try and wash any pollen off? Thanks,HD plants do not produce pollen when in veg, so its either the timer is broken and they switched to bloom (I find unlikely), or ...... this is something else.... can you email me a picture to mark at toronto420 dot com
To those seeking Medicinal marijuana cards, you have a better chance of getting Oxycontin , a cheap form of heroin, than marijuana in Canada.Move to the good old USA.Specially Humboldt county ,CA. very sad but true, no sarcasm or funny here, it is actually easier to get cards in the us of a, sad, sad
Does toronto 420 sell autoflower seeds(lowryder type seeds) if not, do you know of anyone in toronto that does? thanks no sorry
Hey I was just wondering if you sell seeds to a none permit holder?????? yes, seeds are legal in Canada, they become illegal when you sprout them and also do you have any advice on what i am growing now.....description---the leaves get really big and the plant's root system is insane it fills whatever pot i put it in....its a dark green color darker then others i have done and its really resistant to stress like under/over fertilizing....really simple to clone and grow and grows quick all I can say its a heavy Indica, you got as a clone from another grower (most likely)
Hi Mark; what would happen if i don't balance the PH in hydroponics<from start>????I have heard some bad stories about how my buddy's crop gone,coz of PH change. Thx. the crop would die, by die I mean the leafs would go yellow and the would shrivel ...... IF you add nutrients to the water, and NEVER give them plain water then the nutrients actually contain Ph down to maintain proper pH balance... so even without pH-ing they could totally survive...
hi mark how do i get the biggest and most compact buds DNF Bloom Fortifier OR Canna PK-13-14 added on top of your regular feeding in the 3rd to 6th week of bloom
what is the best way to hang your light vertical or horizontal. I prefer vertical, but its not a black or white issue, it does not matter as much as people think
hello...if i were to veg with a 400 watt mh instead of a 1000 watt mh...what would happen..could i lose yield by going down to a 400 watt mh..could i still produce 1 lb a 1000 watt light in bloom.. what is the difference in veggin with a 400 watt instead of a 1000 watt. ....when you veg with 400W compared to 1000W the plants stretch a bit more and the density of leafs is less, ... the plant seems to grow taller then under a 1000W but its an illusion as the plant is actually stretching and not growing.... now on a positive note, the plant vegged under 400W but then bloomed under a 1000W should still produce almost the same amount as if it was vegged under a 1000W... the key is almost... the difference is small to a new grower but the advance grower would notice....
i was wondering how much yeld i would get from a 17 wat fouresent I will make a wild guess and say 2 to 10 grams bulb with a bulb designed for helping with aqarium plant growth? using a regular fertalizer or should i up grade to bigger better lights also strains thatg would do well for this lighting unfortunately the wattage required to get some significant yield starts at 150 Watts HID or 300 W Fluorescent, anything under this number is really not worth the effort because the yield is insignificant
i was wondering what strains would be good for growing out doors in northern ontario area north of soo saint marie, area gets a fair amount of fog in the summer time i was wondering if this would affect the quality of the plants summertime / buddha or .... anything with some sativa in it, so juicy fruit x nl x sk or the NL x Buddha... the sativa part helps with high humidity places .... but in soooooooo you can grow anything, I know... the climate is just wet enough and windy enough... soooo is good place
how often do i use liquid karma ...at any time you want, on top of your usual nutrients... karma is a supplement that contains Humic Acid, the real reason you are using it.... Humic can be added all the time to help roots....
Hello, I recently purchased some fast pine seeds from your site and am curious to understand the genetics, approx yeild, and more about it, I have looked everywheres and cant seem to find very much about it, Also your website only gives a breif description of the plant. If you could tell me more about it, that would be great. ...this one is bred by someone else, but if you want to see the description, look up FreezLand, Fast Pine was developed to compete with Freezeland so its pretty much the same, freezland is also grown by bikers for export to NY as sour diesel
Thanks a lot for the information re: cloning outdoors. Next question is if I do decide to clone outdoors, using a thick, dark huge deck box the completely cut off light so it's 12:12, my main use for the clones are to sex my mother plants, however, can I then still use the clones as well. the clones that you used to check sex are useless, not big enough to yield anything, not strong enough to be useful, I mean nothing stops you from continuing the cycle of bloom, but the end result will be underwhelming, given the effort Considering they've begun to flower?
Hi Mark, I have purchased from you before and I was really content with the outcome of my crops. I am wondering if you had any lowryder # 2 or if not do you know anywhere I can get them in Canada. no lowrider, had it once, had bad feed back, never brought it back, sorry
does the Medical Compassion Clinic(MCC)sell clones ask them....and also mark do you have any new information regarding calm?? we should know within a week if they get their cannabis back
hi mark you say you can get 16 ounces or more off a 1000 watt...how many plants do you put under a 1000 watt. anywhere from 25 plants vegged for 2 or 7 days ... to 4 vegged for 1.2 months, yield is pretty much always around 16+ and how long do you veg them for..
Hi mark; Do you have clones yes, but I only supply Health Canada card holders or know where to purchase clones? ask MCC or TCC, they should be able to answer some of your questions White widow / NL X Skunk ,etc... PS: My doctor or my shrink would sign my form. Would you know if American medicinal card is valid in Canada? doubt it Seems it is easier to get one there. true, very very sad but true Seems crazy. Thx
I was just wondering if you could clear a few things for me before i go out and buy all the materials need. for lighting, in a 4ft deep 4ft wide and 7ft tall can i use a 1000w light? I want to say yes because I can do it, but it will be difficult for someone who is new at this..... the best area I find is at least 5 x 5 feet, you can of course use 4 x 4 but you will find that heat may be of issue especially in the summer, so you need proper and strong in and out ventilation, given the effort I wonder if you should just start with a 400W, costs less, less hassle, less heat, good test light to see if you are into it... then when you are into it you can use the 400W as the veg light and .. get a proper 1000W HPS for bloom what would you recommend? also, the medium you were talking about promix. I just use the promix right? no soil, nothing? just the specific brand as in PRO-MIX BX or PRO-MIX HP , and yes nothing else and with that do i need to mix anything in with the water for nutrient? yes, with every watering cycle (except when young) you need to mix in nutrients so the plants use them to grow, for the vegetative period you need so-called VEG nutrients and for bloom you need so-called Fruit or Flower or Bloom nutrients Thank you soooooo much!!!!!
How do I get a Legal licence to Smoke Marajuana in Toronto? you have to be sick first, then the you get these forms, have your doctor sign them and send them to Health Canada
Is it possible to grow my plants from seed (outdoors - potted) and then after a month, take cutiings, to check for sex, all the while outdoors??? Or is a indoor light strictly needed. I don't have one and plan an outdoor grow. Thanks! you can take clones until the end of June, after the end of June the plants start budding and taking clones or cutting in any form is not a good thing.... so as long as you take the clones at any time before the end of June you will be ok.... now the second misunderstanding... you do not need indoor light, outdoor light is much better (stronger) however in order to find the sex of a plant the clone needs to sleep for 12 hours a day ... so people take them indoors since its just easier to get a fluorescent light and a timer which will turn the light on and off for couple of weeks so you can find out sex .... OR the hard way outdoors, you can manually cover your new clones with a thick black plastic every day so they sleep for 12 hours until you can tell their sex..... let me know if you have more questions
Hello mark will you have freezeland any time soon, thanks its actually available now but I have not yet updated the website
Mark, I have 6 nice BBS, and need to transplant, top, and clone all more or less now (all approx 1' in 2-3 L pots, will place in I think 3 gallon to finish). I can likely wait a week to transplant, should I top, or clone first? take clones first, this way you can chose the best clone and it also is the same as topping so both thing are accomplished Or can I take clones from the top? in veg I would always take clones from the top, but clones from the bottom should do just as well (they just look weaker but are not really) Or try and root the top? It seems a waste otherwise. Or cut clones now, transplant this weekend, top next week? you can actually do all that all at once IF you give them half of regular nutrients just prior to transplant, this would prevent potential problems, if you fully feed them then transplant or cut or top of take clones then they MAY burn I want to bloom by end of April. Also, when using clones for sexing, can they go right under the fluoros at 12-12? yes So, as soon as they show, I am done with them. yes, all they are good for is to tell you sex, then they are garbage Due to low temps, I am vegging these under HID. Thanks again, keep up the good work!
DEAR MARK, I WILL TRY TO MAKE THIS LETTER AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE SINCE THIS IS REALY A QUESTIONAIR ANY WAY. HOW MANY POUNDS DO U GET PER PLANT UNDER A 1000 WATTS LIGHT? I do not really measure yield like that since I measure Total Yield Per 1000W which is 1.5 lbs...so with 10 plants that's 67 grams per plant WHAT IS RADIOUS OVF A 1000 WATTS LIGHT 5.5 feet by 5.5 feet AND WHICH IS THE BETTER HOOD OR REFLECTOR IN YOUR OPINION. bulb hanging down in a round 36" reflector I have a track that is 6 feet and it moves a light 6 feet in 60 seconds how does that changes the equasion of plant per light?r growing area is then increased from 5.5x5.5 to 8x5.5, you can fit more plants yo There is no triple mix where i"m located but there is no shortage of farms and cows in my town if you use top-soil or just dirt, then do not use tap water, use lake or well water and finally do you or would you ship seeds to GUYANA in south America? nope, I fear us of a to export seeds
hi.. mark you said that i would lose 40% yield and the buds would be fluffy if my temperature stays at 32-33 Celsius for the whole bloom...i went out went out and got a inline fan..my temp stayed at 32-33 Celsius for about a week and a half...so what is the damage already done how much yield am i going to lose for having my temperature at 32-33 for a week and a half. ...I have high hopes that all will be well....you did fix it in around a week so the damage wont be severe, some yield will be lost but I do not think it will be that much fluffy if at all.... the point is you fixed it.. and in the end you really never know till harvest.... you may have a seed or two (fairly normal), some stretched stems (also typical for heat stress)... hopefully no fluffiness since it was a week (or so)
Hi. I'd like to grow your Summertime Buddha outdoors in toronto. What is the approximate time from when you you sprout the seeds first plant the seed you plant the sprouted little plant at around May 20th (until Jun 20th) to when you harvest? at the end of Sept, possibly beginning of October (7-9 weeks? 7 to 9 weeks is for indoor light cycle, outdoors the season is from May-Jun to Sep-Oct.) If that is so, I could plant it June 1st and harvest in early august? no That's pretty quick!? Also how tall can it grow (ie. does it need to be staked?) in or around July-Aug Thanks in advance.
hey guys just landed in canada staying downtown toronto any suggestions on getting me some nice bud..wud b greatfull don't ask me but also don't say you are from America ... this freaks people out when mentioned with the same sentence as bud...
My only plant that didn.t grow nuts is 2 weeks into flower and the top cola buds are big and healthy but after the weak 150 light fades the buds or should hairs are small and allready turning red .what should i do with them its an indica i was going to wait till end of 8th week it don.t look like i.ll yeild much as it is .Im upgrading my lights as soon as i get some vent up .And to anyone just starting ...Stay away from 150 watts not worth the time 150W is too small for me
my closet door was open for about 3 hours when they were sleeping so i am guessing that light got at them. my bedroom light was off so hopefully very little light got at them...whats going to be the damage done am i going to lose yield....is my plant going to go hermie? most likely nothing bad should happen, they may stretch few millimeters but you should not notice, so long as they did not experience a bright light for 3 hours they should be fine
Nbboie question.. When I water my plants which r still young do I use water from the resoivoir ..you mean water+nutrinet? when they just sprout the nutrients in water should be low, like 10% of normal full dosage, when they are 2 or 3 inches high you can up that to 25%, 5 inches high and you can up the dosage to 50% and may be 100% if they look ready.... or plain tap water. I don't really like using plain tap water (without nutrients), its better to mix in at least some nutrients, 10% of normal full dosage may be the lowest I would give them sorry for the silly question but im very new and have very little help no worry
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now that calm thee compassion club has been raided..I have no where to get my medicine or get my clone..so mark can you medicine a different compassion club that has good medicine and that sell clone so us people that can try and grow our own so we can save money......TCC is one, MCC is another
Ok, let’s make something clear. To improve my business, I always ask my customers to let me know if there is something wrong with our products or ways to make it better. This is the only way I can improve my business. So, we are NOT, NOT NOT trying to discourage anyone to buy seeds from mark. We have been coming to mark for the past 3 years and we have always enjoyed the fact that mark not only helped us with our growing problems but also has been VERY VERY generous with seeds. But mark dose NOT produce seeds, so it is better to let him know, instead of just going away. We are still doing business with mark. So please don’t start talking stupid about comments, it was NOT complaint but to INFORM him. He is still helping us; we are still in touch with mark. He is the only person who DOES understand us and has ocean of experiences. $ of his seeds gave us 1.5 lb outdoor, so if you think we don’t appreciate him, maybe you are F…ed up or maybe you should read more carefully and analyze it in your brain before getting all …on people. PS: Mark saw you on the news a couple of days ago, looking good. hate doing it but must do it Talk to you later. PS: when do you get some white shark? I killed it off .. long story Oh. The Dutch passion guy. I don’t know about you , but he always honors his products. Other places that put you through hell to change some. So please stick with Dutch, don’t bitch, inform :-)
Re: Your response to my post dated March 23, 2010 1) I germinated my seeds and planted them according to your grow guide. I assumed you were providing accurate information. Was I wrong to believe that? I guess you were since I spend the last ten years trying to con you all.. 2) Why would I want anymore seeds from you? why are you posting when you are so dissatisfied, what else can I do for you if you wish to not-buy seeds??? I will stick with Dutch Passion. and I said good luck, and I mean it, Their seeds did what they were supposed to do. Thanks for the advice. 3) If you really honored your policy and stood by the quality of your seeds then you wouldn't act like such a dick when someone complained about them. seeds can only do so much, as in ... sprout or not sprout.. once they sprout its ... out of my hands is it not?
all your strains say 7-9 weeks so its hard for me to pick a strain. im looking for a high yielding strain that will early, mid september would be perfect but it must be finished by oct 1 in 0ntario. ive been looking at fast pine but what is the yield like? its bread in Ontario, the yield is up there with the best of them (provided the weather co-operates) all the others are 7-9 which doesnt help bcuz they all sound so tasty summertime/buddha was a success outdoors last year, may sound a bit off on paper but it does just swell in Ontario
I have looked at all the different varieties but very confused...this first time I will be growing outside. the easy one is fast pine and summertime/buddha
hi the temperature in my closet stays at 32-33 Celsius for about a week now. If it stays 32-33 Celsius for the whole bloom how much yield would i lose? may be even 40% .. the bud will be "fluffy", and the plants will stretch
how far above the plants should i place a 400 watt bulb by the book 18 inches, but more like 12 inches and may be even closer, temperatures permitting... the closer the plants to the light the better so if you need to place a fan between the leafs and the bulb do so, it will allow you to place the plants that much closer... ,i only have 6 feet of overhead to play with? bloom them when they are 1 foot tall, as 400W stretches plants and its not unusual to have 3 or 4 foot tall plants even if you start blooming them at 1 foot height
how long for do we have to put the dome when we clone? I place the dome for 24 hours OR 48 hours but not longer... after 24/48 hours you should take the dome off and allow the clones to wilt a little bit... they should come back in 12 hours (if they do not come back place the dome back ON and do this the next day)... this gets them "used" to the outside temps/humidity... and is it good to make few littles holes on top or not? this being almost summer it may be good but over-all this makes little difference
Re: Complaints about bad seeds Stop complaining... you clearly are doing something wrong... its not the seeds. Suck it up and buy more instead of knocking on a great guy who provides stellar 'authentic' seeds. My support goes out to CALM attend the rally... Mark, i used promix instead of rockwool, well, because i had it and didnt want to be watering the clones numerous times in the day... my leaf tips are turning yellow/brown... thoughts? promix holds moisture differently then rockwool and gets a bit too wet for clones so they are probably wilting due to too much wetness.... and at the same time it could be the nutrients that are in promix (small amounts but given that you have a fluorescent light it may be too much, may be if they were under an HID it would be better) .... another problem is that it may take a month to root clones in promix and its 10 days in rockwool... also you should be able to water the rockwool AT BEST once a day and probably every 3rd day....
when do i start adding my pk-13-14 the beginning of week 3 or the end of week 3 end of or mid week is ok, at half dosage, full dosage add in the 4th week, end at the end of week 6 .and also when do i prune my bottom 1/3 beginning of week 3 or the end beginning of week 3 but in general you can take your time and do it even in week 4 if you feel like or as they need
Hey, just a quick question for anyone really. I am gonna be in Toronto for the Freedom Fest! Fightin' the good fight. My question is, is the store front for Toronto420 Seed Bank still open YES, we will be open during the festival. The website says it's open at the sublime cafe. But I have heard some rummors that you can only get Toronto420 SEEDS online now nope, café is still open. Anyone that can clear this up is the sh!t. we are still here Thanks
thanks for info,but my question was: do i put my new clone under fluo as soon as i make them YES or i leave them in the darkness before NO? place them 2 inches away from a regular fluorescent or 1 foot away if you have T5 fluorescent... if you have HID light place them 3 feet away... thanks again and keep up your good work, we need ya!
Sorry about your friends.What the fuck is going on in this country man. I have never been to the march in May downtown Toronto. What is the address and time. Me and my friends would be there.This is 2010 and we in Canada not some fucking 5th world country.
Maybe mark tired of hearing people bitch about bad seeds .Im sorry but ive never had a seed not germ and i only have access to bag seeds .It makes me mad when people bitch ,just be glad you can get white widow seeds and purple urkle etc and not stuck with unknown strains but like i said ive never had problems with seeds maybe im just lucky .Who knows but mark is the shit!He takes time out of his schedual to answer OUR QUESTIONS FOR FREE now I am concerned about my friends at CALM who got arrested despite being known to the police for 10 years, all employees are health Canada licensees... I've known them since the beginning .... I hope you'all come to the march in May downtown Toronto .... this is where you can show your support
why nobody answer questions anymore...been a while..was up been busy, see below
RAID AT TORONTO BASED COMPASSION CLUB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The compassion club called CALM (aka cannabis as living medicine) based in Toronto was raided earlier today. Regardless of what you all think of CALM or their owners, they have provided a wonderful service for more than 10 years. Please follow this story closely, attend any support events, write letters to the editor of every paper you can, and call your MP!
Hey man this year your seeds are not that great 3 out of 10 seeds ??? from 20 seeds, 8 germinated. But it is more expensive to come back and exchange it.Maybe we come back next year when U have better seeds.Till then bought from somewhere else.I know you have been very good to us regarding exchange but it's not worth coming and trying again. good luck
would budding your plants to find the sex, then putting them back into veg to keep them as mothers, stress them out too much? Hermy? yes, yes.. what is worst it could make them dormant for two months, just standing there like mimes .... there is a "lazy" alternative which I do not use... take a clone from a blooming plant before two weeks into bloom and you have a good chance that the clone with be ok...
Hi all ! Just wondering if the Toronto420 seed bank replaces bad seeds that havent cracked for whatever reason? yes
Hey man, ive been following your grow guide and hats off to you, its a beauty so far. Question - i want to take cuttings to clone (to determine the sex of my plants before flowering any of em so i can select some mothers; as well as to know how to clone properly). You got an easy-to-follow guide/instructions? I ask because some of the stuff out there is wacko much like the stuff on germination and i still can't believe how easy and effective your germ advice was. Was hoping for the same luck with cloning. oh yeah I got wilson liquid root stimulator check, 24w t12 3200k flouros, proper distance for plants to be under these is 2 or 3 inches Hindu Kush, a 13" dome enclosure, 4 inch pots ready to be filled with promix :), razor blades, glass cutting surface, and alcohol no need and bleach no need at my disposal to sterilize if needed. Any and all help would be appreciated. you need rockwool, read the link then ask specifics pls...., but in short you take a clone and dunk it into a rooting gel, then place it into a slab of rockwool covered with a dome
i'd like to know how many hours after cloning u start the fluorescent? if I understand correctly... I keep clones under fluorescent lights for 2 weeks, then transplant under a 1000W
i am a foxfarm fan but i want to try some burpee ecofriendly concentrated seed starting mix made with coconut fiber what is your opinion on the burpee usually i use foxfarm light warrior but out of stock at this time so trying the burpee to start my autoflowering seeds then transplant into the foxfarm ocean forest i have awsome results with this stuff. I use plain tap water to start seeds, those products work but I have no experience with them
hi bobby, i think the effect of having a 400MH for the first 5 days of bloom will be pretty negligible. Maybe switching form 400MH to 1000HPS may stress the plants alittle, but theyll be happier in the end. so long as he uses less food to prevent over feeding, and they will stretch as the first 2 weeks of bloom is when they still grow up instead of making buds....
Hi mark. i went from 18-6 hours to 12-12 and my 1000 watt hps ballast stop working 3 days into bloom.so i had to put my 400 watt mh light back up.and its going to be up for about 5 days..am i going to lose any yield and if so how much would i lose? they will stretch, they will lose some yield, may be 20%, hard to tell, feed them less food as they can not absorb as much with less light ... also when they stretch, stake them like tomatoes
dear mark: with a room that is 8 ft in height, 9 ft in width and 12 ft in length how many lights {1000} max of 4 x 1000W, but 2 x 1000W if you want to have non complicated set up, more then two and it gets complicated would you recomend and how many plants per light in such room. from 5 min to 20 max per light Also i"m green to planting weed but not to smoking it and while in the States the most impressive strain i had was purple haze but my favorite was chocolate tye , gining this what strain would you recomend ? PS at least {3}ww xxx, hindu kush and northern lights x skunk, note: we can not ship to usa
Just wondering Is it possible to purchase seeds with a pre-paid credit card? I do not know, place the order and I will try to "run" it, I suppose visa is visa but who knows
Hi Mark; Is it true that the hydro co. has smart meter that detect grow lamp???. We believe it if you say so! please let us know. Thx there is two answers to this. 1 - NO, to my knowledge hydro is not in the business of preventing grow-ops, they have no man-power dedicated to grow-ops... the only way Hydro gets involved is when a cop ALREADY stands right in front of your house (which means something other then power brought him there) and calls hydro asking to compare your meter to the meters of your neighbors... so if you have a 1000W you are ok (because that's not detectable), if you have 4000W+ you are in trouble... 2- with the new smart meters they will be able to tell if you have a 12/12 grow cycle... those of you who grow more then 4 x 1000W this may pose a problem, anyone else no..... but I must stress that to my knowledge so long as you pay your bills hydro does not care and has never in history called the cops, its the cops who call hydro asking for a confirmation about an already suspicious house... so "suspicion" comes first, hydro gets involved later... and the reason that hydro does not call cops first is because they got "burned" by calling cops on few rich people with hot tubs and saunas, they sued and hydro got out of that particular business long long ago.... BUT they want you to believe that they are still "active", they are not .... actually I know of grow houses that did not pay their bills for .. few years, and hydro never ever cared... its a weird organization
my closet is rectangular shaped 2 ft deep 6 ft long about 7 maybe 8 feet tall .What size inline fans would i need to vent the closet i plan on using one 400 watt mh hps technically you need minimum of 50 CFM (a rating for fans CFM=Cubic Feet per Minute), but I would go with something closer to 100 CFM and bigger is always better, you can get a dimmer to slow it down if need be another question how many plants could i grow with these conditions I would always start with 10 seeds and take it from there, you could end up with 5 or 7 females, if more then you may choose to kill some if they overgrow the closet .thank you for all the help and spreading knowledge doing my best
hi...my plant is going to get 24 hours of darkness...i am just wondering if this is going to damage my plant one day is not usually a problem, two days of darkness and stress may happen
Hmmm i got 8 healthy females out of my blueberry skunk batch.
I bought 10 Blueberry Skunk seeds last year. I've planted you planted $100 seeds? as in NOT sprouted them first, smart very smart7 so far and I only got 1 female. The others turned out male, except for 1 that didn't sprout at all. What's up with that? You guys promise 7-8 females out of 10. Even if my last 3 seeds turn out to be females, that's only 4 out of 10. I grew Masterkush (Dutch Passion) last time and I got 4 females from the first 5 seeds. That was a great strain. Growing your Blueberry Skunk has been a waste of my time and money. I'm pissed! so stick with Dutch Passion ... I replace seeds liberally but not for you
Hey im looking for a good outdoor strain for this year, but it has to have minimal smell, I got tenants moving in soon and i can only dry it in my house, wats ur best outdoor strain with minimal dankage??? fast pine should be ok, however the lowest smell is juicy fruit
mark for some reason i used this safers brand powder for mites at like week 5 mixed with water and sprayed. now my buds taste like crap almost like coffee or grossness anyway is there a way to cleanse this stuff out? none i remember reading about water curing or something? its all BS in my opinion mabey a link would be helpful if u know of 1 im not too computer sauvy. read this forum on this similar issue i dont see my self smoking this stuff but i dont want to toss it all. its not poison or anything, I did smoke worst, but it is definitely no longer organic id alsso feel pretty low to pawn it off to friends that are use to the same bud but with a sweet taste. if i made hash outa it would it taste the same? yes, because the spray is ON the trichones (crystlas) themselves how much hash would i get from like 3-4 oz's? minimal, a gram or two? i also put 6 clones in with my female plants in the bloom room. not sure the sex yet but how long before i notice? end of 2nd week of bloom usually and if male, same, may be sooner how long before they ruin my fem's i want no seeds by the end of 3rd week you must cut male down !!! thank you for the wisdom oh and im on my 4th crop with a 430 hps should i change the bulb asap? after this on you must change or u think im ok for 7 more weeks its used no less then 2800 hours i guess
By the way... how is the smell on each strain, more stinky then G13/B for sure i have to dry it indoor and smell has always been a problem for me, that's why last year i went with the g13xbuddah, which was awesome by the way :) tnx
Just sayin mark that im pleased you finally have some new strains in this year, I'll definitely be picking up 10 sour diesel and 10 afghani gold
Do you have a good stock of fast pine? almost out Or should I rush down? we have more outdoors strains like Rasberry and M39/Freezland .. I will list it next week I won't be able to make it until Mar. 25th you'll be ok
1. The measurements are based on what types of reflectors, for example; 4 feet away from a 1000W light with horizontal reflector with HPS or MH or it doesn’t matter what light or reflector...does not matter because its measured from the bulb 2. What brands of lights do you use? (MH) SunMaster Warm Deluxe and/or (HPS) Hortilux Brand 3. Is it worth to buy Hortilux types? yes, good brand 4. Why rockwool gets mushy after overnight soak, with ph around 5.5 dont know? 5. Why promix stays wet for too long? 6. Would you recommend regeneration after flowering? never 7. When is the good time to start outside, considering our weather.May 20th 8. Would you use a dome after seeds sprout? for a few days yes, after no Under 1000w MH 9. With topping plant gets wider and you don’t want them to touch each other, so no stress and bigger yield. So How many plants<WW XXX> would you have under 1000w HPS with Vertical reflector during flowering? pretty much always the same number from 5 to 10, and 8 on the average it10. .
Looking to grow a couple strains outside of Canada in the Carribean and was wondering if anyone had any good experiences to share on which seeds to bring and tips for outdoor growing. All help appreciated. I want to grow at least one Sat one Indy and one cross Indica may not like the climate... not that it wont grow, just it wont be the greatest..
Hi last month in h.t. magazine they had an article on building an areo system. I had a couple questions i wap wondering if you could answer first how do you prepare clones once clones root then you just transplant them right into the water system and second how long do you run the water pump which medium would you be using? and How long you keep it off thanks
last name :-)Hi mark .whats up? First time grow Here .My leafs .starting from bottom and working up .Have reddish rust colored brown spots all over them and are disfigured then they harden up and crumble. overfeeding... .Can you help? the new growth are dark green .you think i burned them or maybe a ph problem its a too much food problem .This really sucks .my medium has canadian peat moss organic compost pine fines perlite dolomitic limestone .It says the limestone balances the ph .maybe i over watered ? i wau feel it till its dry a couple inches down about 4 days .What could be wrong with my babies the only thing you could do is to maintain low level of nutrients for the next two times you water.. specifically 25% of what was normal to them (but since you should switch nutrients, use the new nutrients to do that)... OR (my choice) take it to the bathtub and run a lot of water mixed at 10 to 25% of normal feeding level... let the water leach out the bottom, do this for as long as you feel like.. this is pretty much the only way to remove the excess nutrinets from the roots..... they still MAY die, MAY is the key word.. you just dont know how over fed they were.... give them 2 weeks, if they wont recover they will never recover..
depends on what your strain is, and how much shock the plant has experienced in its bloom phase. Dont go by hairs, go by trichomes, if your unsure. the glands will be white and opaque when it is prime, when the majority of the plant has achieved this its ready to cut. if you let the plants bloom to long the trichomes will start to bend over and the gland heads will turn brown, produces a more narcotic numbing medicine. .true....you need something like this...
Hello Mark, I'm very new to growing and very interested in more information. I'm interested in growing for myself only so I only need a small kit. Please let me know what is the best way to contact you. Thank you Pete I don't sell equipment, see this place for that
ok i was using 2 150 watt hps light on about 18 plant i let them get about 2 ft tall, then i put them in the flowering room with the same light,because i could afford to get the 1000 watters, about in to 4.5 weeks into flower i added the 1000 watters, well my question is how long could i leave the plants on the 1000s before cuting the flowers< note>( im in the 7th week and i still dont see that many orange hairs, ..my bet would be the end of week 8 BUT may be let them bloom an extra week, so at the end of week 9.... this is all depending on the colour of the hair.. if the hair change in the end of week 8 and the bud looks ready I would harvest, only if the hair still look white would I let them bloom for an extra week...
hello mark i am new to growing and i add my nutrients every 2-3 watering but i see on your grow guide it says to add at least 25% in between...how bad would it be if i add just plain watering in between instead of 25$.they may develop a problem called "nutrient lock" where the stem is dark and the leafs go yellowish, somewhat similar to overfeeding... solution is to give them 25% nutrient level or just always give the 25% when giving plain water... the work here is "they may " develop nutrient lock, its not a given .and also how often does nutrient lock happen when watering with just plain water. and how could i tell if i was starting to get nutrient lock...
does anyone get refund $60 from vehicle sticker tax? how do I get refund from city when I return my license plate?
Hey Rob, if your only 2-3 weeks into flowerin, you could try spray insecticidal soap on to the undersides of the leaves. get a spray bottle and jsut spray up. It comes in a green bottle with a yellowish label, and it has pictures of all these cirtters ont he front, dont spray it on if your going to harvest anytime soon, becaseu the plant needs time to metabolize the soap and get ride of any taste associated with it. spray one hour before the lights come on, and repeat for 3-4 days make sure the underside of every leaf is covered I think you mean this one
Any advice for eradicating thrips!!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrips Just found out malathion is no longer sold, and neem oil? Does that work on thrips. it should, neem makes the new generation unable to breed so you need to apply it twice.. again there is a new product made from neem, I forget its name but hydrotech has it, its much better then just neem, easier to apply .. its new and their website does not list it... I will check the name this after noon So far nothing out of control, but just found some little guys, after noticing some marks on the leaves.
To Blueberry Skunk, and Mark!!! Thanks for the advice, visited Hydrotech today and picked up the flipbox!!! So thankyou to Blueberry Skunk for the advice, and to Mark for providing the link to Hydrotech!!!, and for providing the forum allowing this to happen!! Thanks robb. cool
how do i find out the sex of each plant.i started them with seeds a friend gave me so hard to know.... take a clone of the plant, and bloom the clone under any type of light, in 2 or 3 weeks the clone will tell you its sex, and you can trace this clone back to the plant you took the clone from.... OR just bloom the plants as is, and remove the males as they show sex... the bottom line is that plants' sex shows only in the 2nd or 3rd week of the bloom cycle...
Hi there, I have a totally newbie question for you. I want to start growing this year and have a relatively small, outdoor greenhouse (about the size of a 4 foot X 4 foot closet) and am interested in the Summertime Buddha. I was wondering if there are any good resources for beginners about outdoor growing of this kind (ie semi-controlled environment). Any info is great! ...essentially you rely on outside sun to regulate your light cycle so its like growing outdoors but with better weather controls... so ... I think you have the advantage here over an outdoors plants... I would feed the plant full dosage of nutrients and more, probably much more, so long as you allow the roots to get huge, with sun you should have giant plants thus giant roots thus more nutrients then normally recommended, to maximize the yield.... of course if the weather is crap then you pull back on nutrients ... no sun, no full dosage or the plants may burn.. if you use organic nutrients the chances or burning are much lower... if you use 20-20-20 then be careful, its a heavy nutrient....
I dont think youll have a problem, but i would suggest getting a proper light flip box, they run around 150 bucks. having a person living in a house is roughly equivalent to a 1000W on for 12 hours. so if it seem unreasonable that 5 people are living in a one bedroom, 800 squarefoot home, then yes it mayb be suspicious. If you are the only one living in a five bedroom home, then running 4 1000W would be like 5 people living there. If the house looks big enough to hold 5 people living there then it wouldnt be as suspiscious. true
No questions. Just want to let you all know how honest mark really is. After having trouble getting seeds to germinate properly and coming down to the shop on a monday when they were closed by accident marc went ahead and sent me two new strains express delivery to my house! Just want to give a big thanks and let you all know what a fabulous job he is doing to keep customers happy!...praises are rare, mostly people ... complain :-) Thank You
GOOD DAY MARK, I NEED YOUR EXPERTESE AND ADVISE ON THIS, SO HERE GOES. I LIVE IN SOUTH AMERICA WHERE THE CLIMATE IS AS FOLLOWS . THE WEATHER IS CARRIBEAN, THE SOIL IS SANDY (up to 3 feet),...because your water is neutral (and not well water which would mix better with "normal" top soil as oppose to triple-mix type which needs neutral water) then you need to do some things... 1, either you pick up a triple mix which may or may not be available in your region and dig 2 or 3 feet down, fill the hole with some mix and that's you base, this way you can use tap water and not pH it.... OR you get some, any type of top soil (think farm) and pH the water each and every time you water them, not necessarily that they need it when they are huge but ..sort of just in case or at least in the beginning, when they are small, once they get their roots deep past the sand into the "proper" soil pH is pointless... the water is neutral is tap water made "neutral" or 7 on pH scale for human consumption, triple mix soil was made on purpose to "work" with neutral or tap water or fresh water as in well water???. Based on these factors which strains (at least 3) would you recommend summer time buddha or jucy fruit sk or any type of plant heavy on sativa .... your region would not make an Indica heavy plant happy, also which cloning solutions and cloning machine/s , fertilizer if you have access to hydroponics store then any nutrients like Pure Blend Pro or Flora Nova or A+B ...if no hydro store then "any brand" 20-20-20 for veg and 10-30-15 for bloom or growth medium would you suggest i as a beginner use to get my outdoors crop started. read about promix here... but the "generic" name for promix is triple-mix soil, and it should be available somewhere in your region
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. I do not have any equipment, those are examples of what it is that you need to grow your own.... most of the stuff I listed there is available from my fav store here
can you please tell me when the mariguana march is.
when taking a cutting how many leafs should i cut in less then half just the biggest one or maybe the 2 biggest ones? cut at least one, two is ok as well, three not so much and four would be a bit much... kind of depends on many factors, but if you cut the two biggest ones then you should be ok
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 I believe that a regular dosage of this product is 10ml per gallon (or 4L), however because you have a 400W light and 10ml /G is meant for a 1000W light, you should use about half so its 5ml/G.... during week 3 to 6 of bloom you can go up to 7ml/G
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 how is this done now? if not a auto-switch box?or does it really matter?? BETTER be safe so get your switch from a proper hydro store Paying the power bill, what is a safe number of 1000W you could use in a home without showing up on someone's radar. 1 person is equivalent to 1000W of power usage thus if a place is designed for 2 people then 2000W is ok, 3 then 3000W is ok...etc... Just looking for your valued input, and thanking you in advance for your time, and professional opinion. contrary to popular belief there is no one at hydro checking spikes, power usage or such, its just not how things work... the only way to get in trouble is for your landlord or neighbor or rogers guy...a person... to tip hydro or police, tipping is responsible for 95% of all busts ..... I have never heard of hydro EVER initiating a bust... not even if you don't pay your bills for months....
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 germinate 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. that's ok, note that there should not be standing water, the sheets should be wet, but excess water should be strained 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. ...try this... its a different method.... take a clear glass of TAP water, take a spoon and STIR it vigorously... drop 5 seeds into the glass of water and place it in a dark cabinet, check once a day, and stir it vigorously (this adds oxygen to water)... should take 3 days for them to sprout, when they sprout transfer them to promix or rockwool...
Hey there! Looking to grow some nice tomatoes hopefully long term. Just wondering if you think it is better to start from seeds are a pain, or clones? clones are always easier and more consistent Also how does using a mother work? To my understanding after you find a strong mature female you use her buds buds? there is no buds in veg, you mean use the stems/branches as clones and then take cuttings yes, the stems /branches becomes your cuttings? You leave her alive separately under a different veg light and on a veg light cycle ? So for a clone selection to work you need any fluorescents for clone developing hps MH is better for veg for veg/ flower and another small hps for mother? mothers need MH spectrum How long does one mother live? 1.5 years at best, 6 months is optimum Do you sell clones? do you have a Health Canada License - YES, no license - NO I have some clones available to me for 20$ each. More expensive then the seeds I plan to buy from you. clones are still more economical because they are already female so you don't waste your time like with seeds ... so just pick one clone to be your mother plant and bloom the rest Does this turn out better? seeds have their advantages BUT only to advanced growers, stick with clones I'd love to swing by your store for a chat this week. Also do you have age restrictions in place? 18+ 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'... you may see no problems but my bet is that if you used BX or HP your yield would be better....
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
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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
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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 ind
