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Might give that seedbank another look. Looks to me like the plants pictured have a strong sativa effect. I'd expect a kush to have wider, shorter leaves, more indica-looking. I agree with NAU, stick to indicas. Your great pix show the trichomes well and they appear to be universally clear. You...

Most important question first - Who do you sell to? Don't count on being able to hook-up with a dispensary as that is difficult. Also, I wouldn't want my name on anything regarding bud - legal or not. COST... I would suggest having 2 grow rooms, one for vegging the other for flowering. You...

It's normal. The plant knows that little sucker will never get to maturity because it can receive little or no light. So she doesn't waste extra energy on it. BigSteve.

I would prop up the table until the plants were half as close to the light as in the picture. Remember, if you double the bulb-to-plant distance you receive only 25% of the energy received at the closer distance. I jack my ladies up close to the light. As they grow I lower the pot by shortening...

File this away -- Although my perpetual grow is in dirt I think my observation remains valid. It is difficult to sit down cold and try to block out how much area to allot for each separate area. Experience has shown me that after all is said and done you will almost certainly find that you need...

Your plants should be just about done growing up or out. With typical veg times, 5-8 weeks, many varieties will continue to add height until the third week at 12/12. The clue is the white pistils. They also make their appearance 2-3+ weeks after the plant goes to 12/12. There is a change point...

Best way to figure when to flower is to work backwards. If your plant is 20 inches now, you can figure it will double in height if you go to flower today. That refers to height when you harvest. So check your flowering set-up to see how much room you have between the plant and the flowering...

Seedlings with a lean are particularly vulnerable to falling over when watering. It's a good idea to water them with a spray bottle rather than dumping water on the dirt. I bought a package of 12 inch bamboo skewers at WalMart for a buck. I use the skewers along with pipecleaners to make little...

We've been having hot weather and that means fans in my grow rooms. Fans suck the moisture out of the air so plants need extra water during warm periods. I've noticed the same thing with my perpetual grow this summer and have increased daily watering by up to 50%. The closer a plant is to...

I've been doing this for a long time and still haven't found anything better than the paper towel method. I'm an OG who hangs around the newby section to try to help. Got no reason to try to flim-flam anyone. I use a 10-inch square glass baking sheet with a raised rim. Before you start make...

Trimming as soon as possible is best for a couple reasons. Mostly because it is much easier and less time consuming to trim as soon as you pull the plant. If you hang a plant first all the small sugar leaves, the trim, wilt into the buds and are much tougher to trim. Also, buds will dry quicker...

I've been using clones to fill my perpetual grow for years and one of the most important variables is the age of the donor mom. A few strains can give viable clones when the mom has been in dirt for 5 weeks. Most varieties however do best when mom has been in dirt 6+ weeks. Good luck, BigSteve.

When you say trimming are you referring to harvest? It sounds like you are talking about removing the small sugar leaves as you harvest. The hand-held cola in the first picture should take about a minute or less to trim. Even though I grow smallish plants, 44-52 inches, in 3 gallon pots I can...

I put seedlings straight into dirt when the taproot is more than one inch long. Young seedlings are particularly sensitive so I skip using the plugs so I have to handle them less. Most people have problems when the seedlings first go into dirt, so, here is my secret -- I use the paper towel...

When top colas grow too close to the light there is a number of things you can do. Can you move the light farther away? Can you move the plant farther from the light? Topping is another way to cut down the top-to-light distance. My favorite way is to pinch the main stem about a foot from the top...

When I started out I used empty Ragu sauce jars for the curing process. Any type of glass jar that has a sealable lid will fill your needs. You don't want a container that is much larger than the load of product inside. The 20 oz. Ragu jars are the right size to hold one plants product so you...

No! General rule is to not remove a fan leaf until it is more than 50% dead. Reason is that the fans have small organs, organelles, on their underside that are a crucial part of the photosynthesis process. Remove too many and your plant will "albino", start to turn all white. When that happens...

You are worrying too much. Here's how -- A. The "yellow" on the larger seedling is actually a sign of rapid growth starting. It is always a good sign to see that shade of yellow on young plants. B. Seedling stems have very little color, mostly clear and white. So the young stems tend to pick up...

It was more of a generic warning regarding content. That's why I was curious. Made me think there was a filter out there deciding what was "acceptable" content. There has been no sign of anything like that since the first page opening. BigSteve.

I had to replace my computer last week and was busy making sure my Favorites made the jump OK. When I first clicked on RIU I got a screen asking if I wanted to continue on to a site containing "questionable content". I'm not very knowlegable about computers and wondered if anyone had seen...