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I grow in one gallon pots all the time. I would suggest you water every day. BigSteve.

I'd guess about 80% sativa. BigSteve.

Avoid the Aqua Globes sold to "slowly" water plants. Invested $30 in 3 sets of these and all of them drained in 45 seconds. BigSteve.

I figure a plant is big enough to top/FIM when it has an identifiable crown. The plant in pic #2 just meets that standard and is ready to cut. Topping should lead to 2 main colas while FIM'ing usually results in 3 or 4 main colas. FIM'ing has less effect on the rest of the plant than does...

9 plants is doable. Some suggestions -- * I use some 7-inch square plastic pots that look like berry pots and are one gallon size. You want something like that.with the pot as compact as possible. A long tall skinny pot will try to grow tall and skinny plants. You want skinny but not tall. To...

Problems ahead. A tent 3 x 3 should flower maybe 4 plants. I have a perpetual grow and need 3-4 times as much flowering floor space as for vegging. If you are really thinking of vegging less than 2 weeks and putting 9-16 plants in a small tent you need someone to shake you awake. Here's how to...

18/6 is almost as good a vegging schedule as 24/0 or 20/4. Look into putting a small box fan in the room doorway to help cool down those valley temps. Sheesh, spent part of August, 1974 steam-cleaning shopping carts about a mile from San Bernadino. That's warm. BigSteve.

Going straight from solo to a 5-gallon pot means a waste of time. Plants grow roots almost exclusively when they go into a new pot. They need to be able to support the plant. Once the roots reach the inside of the pot they will start growing vegetation above ground. By going first into a...

I use jiffy pellets instead of rockwool because it is easier to see moisture levels with the pellets. My success rates were OK for years until I figured out about the moisture level with clones. I also kept the medium "damp" and now I'm convinced that was my problem. I used to quickly dip the...

When you transplant a seedling directly from a solo cup to a 5-gal. pot you are going to enjoy a couple of wasted weeks. Plants spend most of their initial energy growing roots to fill the pot. Until the roots reach the pot there will be little growth above ground. That's why we usually TP from...

I bought a cheapie humidifier at WalMart for $25. You need the type where you put water into the unit. Good luck, BigSteve.

I got my beans from Attitude today. Order took 19 days to arrive. I chose the "stealthy" mode of shipping (about $12 extra) which seemed acceptable on a $200 order. They just changed their credit card process and do accept a Visa card. You may as well get a Visa card. BigSteve.

It's a good idea to keep a spray bottle handy in any room you have plants . Makes it easier to immediately wash/flush any greenery that is victim of over-spray. BigSteve.

All the plants I can see appear to be close to 100% sativa. Are you sure about the 80% indica note? Just curious, BigSteve.

Poking the soil with a skewer does 2 things, eh? It shows moisture levels and aerates the soil. Many newer growers may not realize that a plant can have trouble getting oxygen to the roots if the soil is like mud. You can skewer/aerate a rootball like I described if you find yourself without...

I use an 18-inch bamboo skewer to monitor soil moisture. Stab the pot by running the bamboo to the bottom of the pot. Withdraw and inspect. If the skewer was dry when first placed it will show you the moisture level in the pot. As you get experience you will learn to judge moisture levels by...

I keep a spray bottle with my ladies. Often curling leaves will straighten out if you give them a few squeezes with the spray bottle. Just use room temp. water. Good luck, BigSteve. PS -- Smoked my first bowl in 1964. Can I be an old hippy too?

Let's start at the beginning - germination. Although there are many ways to germinate seeds the most popular has to be the paper towel method. That's where you bury the seeds in paper towels and soak 'em wet. IMPORTANT - make sure that you place the plate with paper towels inside a big baggie...

You can send me a PM with any specific questions about growing in dirt. In the mean time... Knowing what kind of plant you have going is an important first step in judging when to TP. I want short bushy plants so I TP twice not counting when the seedling first goes into dirt. They first go into...

A few months ago I noticed that my clones were rooting slower about the same time we started having solid high humidity here in snow country. I had been enjoying a 90+% success rate until the humidity climbed and couldn't understand why the humidity made a difference as I keep the RH at 100%...