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    Topping at 2nd node for 4 tops

    Hi guys. Since Uncle Bens tutorial has no pics anymore I just wanted some clarification. Is this the correct node too top for 4 main colas. Also would topping below give you only 2. Thanks.
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    Tent with 3 lights?

    Hey guys. So ive come to a point where im an intermediate grower. Ive done soil and hydro grown organic and chem and grown from seed and tsken clones. My method of growing though has been to stick a 1000w air cooled on top with no reflective sheeting around my plants let alone the room. The...
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    Wing reflectors in busts?

    Hey guys. Ive just noticed something. Whenever I see busts the grow ops usually have wing reflectors atleast in the UK. Is this just because they're keeping cost to a minimum. Everyone on these types of sites sing the praises of air cooled. Anyway just a general questions I understand if no...
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    cfl left on for 2 hours 22 days into flower

    Hey guys so im 22 days into flower with some WOS Afgjan Kush special. The picture was taken on day 19. Anyway like all rooms theres a regular cfl light mines I think 60W. I shut the room up anticipating the HID would go out but left the cfl on for 2 hours. Has anyone had similar experiences...
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    WOS Afghan Kush Special v Dinafam OG Kush

    Hello ive been growing about 18 months now. Like most starting in soil. Ive now moved to ebb n flow and im still a noob. Im producing good smoke but my yeilds are very amateur. Anyway. I just finished a WOS Afghan Kush Special grow. 101g from 3 plants vegged for 7 weeks in 4x4 ebb n flow table...
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    World Of Seeds Afghan Kush Special SCROG

    So im on my third hydro grow (second complete). My last grow was Sensi Seed Super Skunk. Yeild was poor but smoke was good. I had 16 plants but only yeilded 8oz 7grams. I uses RO water GH nutes with Fulvic acid and AN Rhino skin. This time im doing things abit simpler with tap water and GH...
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    Tap water v RO Water.

    Hey bro's This is really about cost effectively. I have an RO filter already that I used on my first hydro experience (ebb n flow). Smoke was good but I yeilded 8oz 1/4 from 16 plants. I was using Flora 3 part but an associate has given me some hard water Floraduo. Im thinking using this...
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    Drastic Improvement.

    Hey Bro's. Firstly Happy New Year to everyone and best wishes. Unfortunately during my last grow my phone broke and I couldn't replace till now so I have no pics. My last grow was a flood n drain grow using hydroton, RO water, GH 3 part nutes GH Fulvic Acid, AN Potassium Silicate and...
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    Provado ultimate bug killer

    Hey. Im currently dealing with a thrip problem. im doing a flood and drain grow with hydroton in the tray so I cant move the plants. I noticed them a week ago and since then ive used hydrogen peroxide (bad idea), Mighty Wash, SB Plant Invigorator insecticide and castile soap. I still however...
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    SPIDER MITES!

    Ok I know this isnt typically a hydro problem but my grow is hydro. I didnt even know what a spidermite looked like till today. Im doing a SCROG and whilst feeding a shoot through the net I noticed a small yellowy looking thing on the leaf. Upon closer inspection they are on all the plants...
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    Flushing for phosphate buildup.

    Hello. I am on my 13th day of my first flood & drain grow. Its actually my first grow away from soil. Everything is going really well at the moment im really happy with it. Ive read phosphates can build up on roots and cause lock out issues. My water is RO and always ph balanced and ive already...
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    First ever Hydro Journal (Flood & Drain)

    Hey fellow growers. I am embarking on my first grow away from soil. The strain im growing is either Green Love Potion or Snowbud. This is the mother plant. Believe it or not I took 13 clones from her about 9 days after this pic and at this point she had 11 or more nodes @ 10 inches tall. Im...
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    straight talk

    Hey guys. Like most of you I am keen to grow my plants in a ideal environment. Im doing a flood and drain grow and my rez temps are 22C I use 6 air stones. My ph is never above 6.2 or below 5.5 I use RO water and RH is 52%. Temps at canopy are however between 30.5C and 29.5 and room temps are...
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    Flood and Drain table

    Hello. Im currently undertaking my first hydro flood and drain grow. I transplanted my clones yesterday into pots I already owned. The strain is Green Love Potion. General room temp is 27.6 under lights 30.5 it doesn't feel that warm to me. Im running 2 600W MH. RH is 52% rez temp 21.8. My...
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    is my truncheon faulty?

    Hello. I bought a BlueLab Truncheon on Ebay from a hydro store. It arrived very well packaged and look new and undamaged when I first went to use it. I unscrewed the top too check whether it had batteries (it did). When I screwed it back all the LED lights came on and it did a little lights in...
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    Helpful link for hydro nute questions.

    Hello. Im just about to start my first hydro grow. Using flood and drain. I will be recirculating my nutes and came across this site with some helpful info. http://www.amhydro.com/getting-started-page/articles-and-awards/244-recirculation-basics--part-1.html...
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    Young Mother

    Hello. I am looking to start and ebb n flow grow by Friday. I wish to take clones of my mother plant. Green Love potion. My plants is little over 6 weeks I believe(ive haven't been very organised in the date I planted) Ive read mothers should be between 8 - 10 weeks before taking cuttings. The...
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    one and the same

    Hello I was gonna go aero but have downgraded my current aspirations to ebb'n'flow. Im gonna do a layer of LECA 2 inches thick at the bottome of thpots thw a 50/50 mix of coco coir and perlite. I found thishttp://www.growell.co.uk/clay-pebbles.html would they be ok?
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    Doing the Math?

    Sup bro's Haven't had much like on RIU pertaining knowledge on true aero. Shout to Trichy Bastard for and informative thread and also Mike Young for his advice. Ive also read Cavadges thread and am currently reading Tree Farmers. I know the components for an aero system. What confuses me is...
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    What to know?

    Hey bro's So I've been growing for about 13 months now and I haven't done anything spectacular though I have really applied myself. Im currently doing a small joint grow and at the end should have enough funds to start a proper true HPA. I want to do 20 plants and make it perpetual. I have...
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