Hey New Growers, Let's try this again?

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MightyMike530

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hogbud said:
I have re-vegged dozens of plants, is very easy, hell I've grown Zombies LOL

But Lumi was referring to monster cropping which I love !!! simply take clones at day 21 of flower and once rooted re-veg em it is an awesome technique, I have 8 going right now, the pics of the clone with trics is one of em
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Do you notice any difference in buds from 1st, 2nd etc. crops?
 
hogbud

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MightyMike530 said:
Do you notice any difference in buds from 1st, 2nd etc. crops?
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not really, I have a regular re-veg going now and it looks the same as it did the first time

the monster cropped clones always grow wierd so you really never know what they are gonna do?
 
MightyMike530

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hogbud said:
not really, I have a regular re-veg going now and it looks the same as it did the first time

the monster cropped clones always grow wierd so you really never know what they are gonna do?
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do you have a preference, monster cropping versus topping four mains? or some other method?
 
hogbud

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TryN said:
... Still digesting all that lol ... Hogbud, thoughts on adding CO2 to grows ....
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Plants need CO2 to live, IMO adding CO2 is more for commercial grows and if done needs to done properly. Most home, personal use grows do not require it as there is plenty of CO2 in the air in most places.

It is easy to test whether you have "enough" CO2 simply raise the temp (ambient) up in the high 90's and see what your plants do? If they thrive you have plenty of CO2, If they droop, wilt, stress etc. your CO2 is low.

An open as opposed to a closed garden will/should have more available CO2, I have my grow space located in my basement directly between my furnace and water heater, the CO2 produced by the 2 pilot lights was plenty for my plants to thrive in 99 degree temps
 
waterdawg

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hogbud said:
Plants need CO2 to live, IMO adding CO2 is more for commercial grows and if done needs to done properly. Most home, personal use grows do not require it as there is plenty of CO2 in the air in most places.

It is easy to test whether you have "enough" CO2 simply raise the temp (ambient) up in the high 90's and see what your plants do? If they thrive you have plenty of CO2, If they droop, wilt, stress etc. your CO2 is low.

An open as opposed to a closed garden will/should have more available CO2, I have my grow space located in my basement directly between my furnace and water heater, the CO2 produced by the 2 pilot lights was plenty for my plants to thrive in 99 degree temps
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If you are getting CO2 from your furnace and hot water tank you better call someone lol. Its supposed to go up the chimney not into house???
 
hogbud

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waterdawg said:
If you are getting CO2 from your furnace and hot water tank you better call someone lol. Its supposed to go up the chimney not into house???
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From a fire marshals CO2 safety guide,,,,,,

Pilot lights can be a source of carbon monoxide because the by-products of combustion are released inside the home rather than vented outside.

CO2 is heavier than O2 and falls rather than rises it is convection heat that causes the gases to vent, the pilot light does not produce enough heat to vent "all" of the gas

I thought most folks knew this?
 
waterdawg

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Been doing this for thirty years (training and enforcement) so just keep quoting stuff you read (seem to do that a lot) Again dont want to get in a fight about this but if your pilot is creating an amount of CO2 to influence plant growth you may want a professional to have a look at your heating system, i highly doubt a pilot would have any influence and it shouldnt but again you are way more knowledgable when it comes to growing! Have you actually taken a reading of the room with a meter? What is the difference with pilot off and on? Any amount of co2 in the room would be quickly exhausted due to taking room air as combustion air every time appliance comes on. Again all I'm saying is if there is enough CO2 in your room to effect plant growth get it checked. I have been involved in 3 court cases as a witness for the prosecution where faulty appliances (venting and negative draft) were at fault and not discovered! But hey not to worry I'm sure everything is just perfect.
 
hogbud

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waterdawg said:
Been doing this for thirty years (training and enforcement) so just keep quoting stuff you read (seem to do that a lot) Again dont want to get in a fight about this but if your pilot is creating an amount of CO2 to influence plant growth you may want a professional to have a look at your heating system, i highly doubt a pilot would have any influence and it shouldnt but again you are way more knowledgable when it comes to growing! Have you actually taken a reading of the room with a meter? What is the difference with pilot off and on? Any amount of co2 in the room would be quickly exhausted due to taking room air as combustion air every time appliance comes on. Again all I'm saying is if there is enough CO2 in your room to effect plant growth get it checked. I have been involved in 3 court cases as a witness for the prosecution where faulty appliances (venting and negative draft) were at fault and not discovered! But hey not to worry I'm sure everything is just perfect.
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I respect your opinion! But I have lived here for years with no problems and though I am an electronics tech by trade I am also trained in HVAC so I do all my own repairs.

Whether the pilots actually add to the environment I can not tell you because no I have not measured it, but as I stated I have run the temp up to 99 with no problems which indicates there is plenty of CO2 in my garden
 
chuck estevez

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hogbud said:
I respect your opinion! But I have lived here for years with no problems and though I am an electronics tech by trade I am also trained in HVAC so I do all my own repairs.

Whether the pilots actually add to the environment I can not tell you because no I have not measured it, but as I stated I have run the temp up to 99 with no problems which indicates there is plenty of CO2 in my garden
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Um, If you still have a pilot light, you might want to look into upgrading that furnace. Just sayin!!
 
waterdawg

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Wow, trained in electronics, hvac, writing a book, at least eight years in the pen!!! I'm exhausted just reading this lol. How the hell do you do it?? Lol
 
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