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Buy some dime-sized Styrofoam balls and some green pipecleaners. Paint the balls red and cut the pipecleaners into 4-inch sections. Make a hook at one end of the pipecleaner and push the other end into the middle of a red ball. Hang the assembly on your plants just like Christmas ornaments and...

Windows are a no-no for grow rooms, eh? One easy and cheap method is to get a 20-inch box fan ($20 at WalMart) and put it in the doorway, on the ground, of your grow room. I flipped the fan around so it sucked into the room. My thinking was that the forced cooler air coming in would force the...

I bought a 400W MH/HPS combo unit for $150 on eBay. Included adjustable ballast, hood, socket with cord and 2 bulbs, one MH and one HPS. Go to "Households and Gardening and use "400W" as a search. Good luck, BigSteve.

"Sorry bro, that is NOT a scientific source, it is one opinion." Correct. As is your opinion. Who is the most believable - 2 30-year growers or some poster who has been active here for 7 weeks? Plant growth is a factor of energy, oxygen, water and nutes. The energy is provided via...

"Please site your source as I have been growing for many years and have never heard this..." "Marijuana Horticulture: The Indoor/Outdoor Medical Grower's Bible" by Jorge Cervantes, page 38 - "I used to believe a point of diminishing returns was reached after 18 hours of light, but further...

Gotta admit my growing experience is limited to indoors. Maybe we can improve on your timeline. You can take clones from a flowering mom if she has been at 12/12 for a week or less. So toss her into flower at 4 weeks vegging. After 6 days at 12/12 take the top as a clone. I figure 8-12 days for...

" if you wanted to share...." I gotta be honest and admit the only mj book I have is the Cervantes book. But, I have yet to find a growing topic that is not addressed in the book. 512 pages with 1100 color pix, eh? If I can't find it there I can always go to RIU. BigSteve.

See the picture at the bottom of page 282 in Jorge Cervantes' "Medical Grower's Bible". The single most important book on our hobby. Has a huge section on plant problems WITH PIX! According to Jorge your leaves show indications of being over-fertilized. Get the book, eh? Should be cheap getting...

Old research shows that the most efficient vegging comes from either a 24/0 or 20/4 light cycle. Both of these formats beat all other vegging schedules. I go with the 20/4 cycle just to give the bulb a few hours off every day. Vegging plants grow when the light is on so give her/them as many...

From the picture I assume you mean you have been flowering for 8 weeks. Plant is well into flowering mode by the pistils. Vertical growth usually stops when a plant starts flowering. Have you been "adjusting" the plant in regards to it's position under the light? Sometimes if you move a...

"I have 7 feminized seeds that I started germinating yesterday. I am toying with the idea of getting the seedlings going good, then taking a clone from each one of them once they get about 4-6 inches tall. I figure to double my # of plants that way, and help a buddy get started with an outdoor...

You need to make sure your product is good and dry before sealing. If there is more than just a tiny bit of moisture in the product you are courting a mold disaster. Sealing in glass jars provides the same protection and allows you to periodically check the product. Pot has a habit of drawing...

"When you transplant - transplant into your final growing container" Wrong. When new seedlings go into dirt they spend most all their energy growing out a rootball to support the plant. There will be little or no growth above ground until the roots reach the inside of the pot. I transplant 2 or...

Reported earlier on how Attitude wasn't accepting US credit cards for online orders any more. I guess there was a feud between the 'Tude and Visa. It's been cleared up with one provision - when checking out you need to click the Visa button, not the Visa- Debit button. Tried this morning and had...

When using known viable seeds I ALWAYS see a taproot after 48 hours in the wet paper towels. I check them on day 2 in the baggie and 90% of them go into dirt after 3 days germing. Good luck, BigSteve.

* Make sure you poked drain holes in the bottom of the solo cups. * Solo cups are small, means you need to dribble some water around each plant daily. * A single 60-75 watt Fl. bulb is fine for the first week. * Using toothpicks and pipecleaners make some small braces in advance to support thin...

Also beware canines and felines. My dog developed a taste for seedlings too. Also had a cat try to shit in one of my pots. No cat no more. BigSteve.

" I used cash last time and had no issues" US or UK cash? How did you establish the correct exchange rate? Thanks, BigSteve.

Critical - make sure you place the seeds and paper towels in a large sealable baggie. If the set-up isn't air-tight the paper towels will dry out and the beans won't germ. Good luck, BigSteve.

The back of your hand is about as heat-sensitive as our plants. Turn the light on, let it heat up, then place your hand under the light. Move your hand towards light until the heat is uncomfortable. That's as close as you want your gals. Remember - the closer to the light the tighter the nugs...