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  1. Optic1

    Need help topping

    Ok have my plants ready to move to my dwc system but after topping they jumped to 3' tall. Thats to tall to move to my scrog n get my screen on. They have 2 colas each. Can i cut these down a foot? If so one cola at a time and give a few days to recover or can i cut both colas without major...
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    Fimmin branches

    Im curious can you FIM branch tips like you do a main cola. Would it create extra bud sites or what.
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    Attitude Seed Recommendation

    Whats a good knock you on your butt, couch lock Indica seed strain from Attitude these days? They owe me a few extra so I thought I would grab an order before they forget lol. They have their Attitude Top 10 list and the Attitude Recommends list but I can never decide. Lemme know if you have...
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    Hydroponic system cleaning help needed

    I want to fire up a hydro system that had been shut down previously. I need to clean it up since I never cleaned it when I shut it down. After I scrub everything down, what could I run through it to make sure all the insides of the components I cannot get to are clean. i.e. water chiller, pumps...
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    West Coast Heat Wave Coming

    Weather warnings are being posted for heat for around 3 days of 105-110 degree heat coming in this weekend thru mid next week. Are there any tips from experienced growers who have been thru this so the plants dont become crispy critters. Im assuming mega water. Our sandy soil here worries me...
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    Leaves not looking good

    I'm just not sure if my young leaves are having multiple problems, looks like it maybe? I wonder if these cheap Hanna checkers for ppm and ph are not doing the job. Plants are under a 400w cmh light. I have used: GH Flora Micro GH FloraNova Grow Superthrive DynaGro Protekt Real 35% h2o2 diluted...
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    PH Help w/Dyna-Gro Pro-Tekt needed

    I read quite a few articles on using silicone based products and it seems they are pretty good for your plants. So presently I use the GH FloraNova Gro and Micro, yes I have read where the Gro is not needed since the Flora Micro has enough nutes to take its place. So I decided to try the...
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    Hydro Water Softener question help

    I have a GE water softener (salt) since we have well water. I also have a household sediment and charcoal filter that can be routed before or after the water softener. Once this hits the grow room it will go thru a RO System. Do I need to get the water softener out of this or arrange the filters...
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    Water Chillers

    Could anyone recommend a good water chiller. There are quite a few brands. I'm looking for a 1/4hp chiller. Prices seem to start around $400.00 and up. Hopefully you have used it and enjoyed it without any problems.
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    Two weeks from harvest question

    What jumps out at you guys to tell you your two weeks from harvest. Is it like the trics turning cloudy?
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    To flush or not to flush?

    I have read the articles on flushing but here is the problem. I have also read a lot of articles from expert growers who do not flush. So I am really not sure what to do. This is a hydro grow. So how do you decide. Also I am not exactly sure what your looking for as in when to dump your water...
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    Need Help! Putting Some Plants Outside Question

    I have 3 plants I want to put outside, there in soil and 2.5 weeks in flower. I had to put my hydros in flower awhile back and wasnt ready to move these outside. I have them with my 12 hydroponic plants and need the room so i need to move them. I have a lucas super soil mix that they will go on...
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    First Grow 14 Sick Plants

    Warning First Grow! :dunce: This is terrible all 14 plants are really sick. I give them CMH and HPS light and GH Nova series nutes plus Mycorrhizae and even a tea we had brewed. Look how they treat me; they’re all green and growing. I keep them at 72 deg. with cool roots I even check...
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    Late night ph problem, maybe emergency

    my nutes got real high so had to flush the little buggers. but ran out of ph down for the rest of them. can't buy any for 12 hours. will they be ok running at 7 - 7.5 for 12 hours or do i need a hail mary like vinegar or muratic acid?????? this is for water farms. i checked wally worlds fish...
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    12X20" DIY Green House for High Wind Area's

    Hi all, any questions just let me know so here goes. You can make this as long as you want. I had put up a carport and it ended up in the back field after rocking out it's auger stakes last year. I loved DoubleJJ's carport greenhouse...
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    Cloning Experiment Input Highly Appreciated

    Ok I have been dying to try something. I want to take some perma frost cuts and try them in my bird incubator for eggs. It is temp and humidity controled, fan for ventilation and air. It has a window on top for light and the unit is all white. If needed I could rig a cfl inside if being placed...
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    Transplanting soil seedlings to hydro, can I do it?

    Got some seedlings I want to switch over to my hydroton, how would I go about doing this? Want to move them to my waterfarm?. All help appreciated.
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    First Grow...Lighting and Floor set up help needed.

    Ok I'm setting up my first :leaf: grow. I wanted to get my lights put up now that my waterfarm buckets are built. I have 15, so how far apart between them should they be spaced out on the floor. 1ft 2ft? Then I need to figure out where to hang my lights and how many i need. I'm still a little...
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    The Walmart of weed opens!!!!

    Just saw this on the news, this is crazy, a new pot superstore. Gonna teach everyone how to grow. I wonder if this really is heading towards making pot legal everywhere. :clap: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/25/walmart-of-weed_n_828148.html
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    Reflectors

    What are your thoughts on these 4' parabolic reflectors as opposed to the 6 and 8 inch rectangular reflectors.
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