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I don't know if anyone's even reading this any more, but here's what I plan to do. I found this recipe: 4 parts coffee grounds 1 part bone meal 1 part wood ashes For a 2-4-2 organic fertilizer so I'm going to make that. I'll throw in some egg shells to counter the potential effect of the...

Alright, I guess I was being lazy with asking about the nutrients. A fair amount of research has led me to realise that I need to get hold of some bone meal. I saw some earlier today, but I had assumed that it would be a source of N, not P. The best ratio I could find was 10-10-17, which I ended...

Anyone going to help me out here?

I just checked the plants again and though still doing well, the big one has some yellowing on the tip of one leaf and the two initial leaves have wilted slightly. Is this normal? I think it's time to start the nutrients. I'll flush the older plants with clean water tomorrow (I read it's...

Alright, time for some news. I got some new bulbs today, and I have just now set three seeds from the skunk mix to germinate. I've wired up the new bulbs (four 65w CFL's) onto the same circuit as the current bulbs to form a lamp with a combined wattage of 340. Unfortunately, the four bulbs are...

The box is done. The seedlings are in it. It's plugged into the timer. The three newest seedlings are breaking the surface and they're on a platform, up close to the lights. I'm writing on here now because of an idea I had. It occurred to me that an incandescent light bulb can handle anything...

Old Box: New Box: Much better. It needs to get its insides 'reflectivated' and it could do with some supports. It took me a shamefully long time to build and the screws I had were too long so I came up with the idea of hacksawing them off. Turns out they're made of some...

Right, quick update. While out buying mylar (it's not mylar, it's wrapping paper but I did some research and I'm pretty sure it's more than adequate) I also picked up some hardboard and a 12v computer fan. I have a twin hard drive fan already, and I'm about to get out of bed so that I can build...

Thanks Lacy, cool (evil) eyes by the way. Jason, thanks for the advice, I'm it's better than cardboard, so I'll keep it up for now but I'll have a look for some mylar or something in a few minutes when I go to the shop.

I went to Ikea yesterday. Even Ikea has shit bulbs. I was getting frustrated so I bought four 20w bulbs for more money than I wanted to spend on four 20w bulbs and spent the evening wiring them together like this: Then I built a half of my growing chamber out of this: and strung up...

I'm about to leave to fetch the lights. I should be able to build the grow box this evening, if I'm lucky enough to find enough cheap bulbs to start it. I'll wire them directly into the mains, which shouldn't be too difficult and sting them up around the seedlings. I'll add more as they grow...

That's a good point. I guess I was thinking that it might take a few weeks for the flowering mode to kick in, during which time the plant would do better with the light it needs for vegetative growth. But you're probably right. Since the light cycle will tell the plant to flower, it makes sense...

Not.. yet? Canada, huh? I'm thinking of coming to live there for a while at some point. From what you've told me, I have little reason to change what I'm doing, but I'll keep in mind that I have no idea how long the flowering period for my plants will be. I'm not necessarily trying to...

Excellent! Some criticism. First of all, don't apologise so much. I'm here to be taught. Also, don't worry about offending me or being hit. This is Rollitup, not Snortitup. Thanks for your post. It's given me a lot of information. You are right, I didn't fully understand the SOG dynamics, and...

Cool, thanks. I was reading that for so long last night I even had a dream about it.