Hi everyone ...Im new to growing and ive been wasting a lot of time doing things wrong buying the wrong products..confused by different information ive read and was given..lost money on seeds a few times with poor results. I wanted to know if i can start flushing my plant when 25%of pistils hairs are brown or 50% of them??im also getting small buds and i was using flora trio...doesnt seem.to be the best optio...which nutes should i buy to get huge buds?what kind of soil is the best to use?is promix ok?do i need to add products to the soil?how much quantity of water or nutes/water do i need to give connected to the size of the pott?is opening my jars in the 1st week twice a day for 10mins enough?
If anybody could answer any of my questions i would be very grateful...to do things right finally and to stop spending a fortune with my local dealer..it sucks when your growing weed and you gotta buy some lol....thanks
You're asking a lot of complicated questions, it's a big learning curve growing properly. I won't answer all of it for you, but I can put you on the right track with some key things. The more you read into it all the better your end result, it's up to you.
''lost money on seeds a few times with poor results''
This sounds like you're using bad seed company's or your germination/seedling environment is bad. Search the forums here for good seed banks and germination /seedling environment methods. Bare in mind you don't need the most fanciest set ups, find a method that is applicable to your current set up/funds.
''I wanted to know if i can start flushing my plant when 25%of pistils hairs are brown or 50% of them??''
Flushing isn't required if you are feeding the correct amount from the start. For the last 2 weeks or so you can begin lowering nutrient amount to 3/4 and then 1/2, it doesn't really do anything for the plant but saves nutes. If you were over feeding from the start then it will remove build ups during the later weeks when the plants want less. Flushing for that reason is fixing a problem you don't have to create.
''im also getting small buds and i was using flora trio...doesnt seem.to be the best option''
Any nutrient line fed in the right elemental ratio/amount will grow good bud . If you've badly over fed/bad ratio and/or other environment factors were out they all = bad yield by them selves or in combination. People around here use all different nutrient lines to get to the same end result. Check the forums for the likes of jacks, flora, canna and many more (powder nutes are the cheapest and easier tailored). If you are wanting to go organic, the section here is amazing on it but be prepared for a shit ton of reading. If you are going synthetic then 100% go coco, read up on it.
Buds are also strain dependent. Most of the plants that yield fast and heavy (like big bud and many variants) are not very good smoke. Most of the plants that finish in 8 weeks are also not very good smoke. The happy medium is strains like girl scout that take around 10 weeks if I recall, more interesting smoke and yield decent. If you want out of this world smoke, not just thc content, then you are looking at longer flower times and less yield per crop OR annually. This isn't true for every single strain but it's the general rule of thumb.
Most people find a happy medium in 10 to 12 week strains. Some very decent 9 week strains are around too, but take some time to research. For personal use who really cares do what you want, if for other endeavours think smart, quality can out do quantity with competition, yet remember quality or ''taste'' is subjective. A lot of smokers don't know shit and won't see the value in long runners, if in doubt run 10 week strains.
Topping techniques, veg time, climate, pot count/size, lighting and nutrients all play a role in getting close to said strains max potential. You have many hours of reading on those alone, none are more important than the other. You won't have to look long around here to see people with $$$ lights and shit plants...
Root zone temps is also over looked a lot. Below 60f roots begin to do bad things to the plant. If your intake is blasting cold air at the pots near by they will suffer and you won't know why. 70f root temps, direct the intake up into the air so it isn't blasting the root zone with too cold or too hot air. This is the root ZONE temp, you don't need to start prodding temp poles into your pots, just make sure the lower area is in temp range. Canopy temps vary depending on light choice, read into that.
Watering technique plays another over looked role. Infrequent or varied watering amount is bad. The roots may expand full pot when getting 3L per day, if you then become hit and miss every other day or less water, the coco will dry out at the edges and roots closer to that point will suffer. If you feed 3L per day or every other day to run off keep it like that. The only thing you should do is increase or reduce slightly the amount when you notice a lot less run off (mid flower) or a lot more run off (end flower). It stops nute build up with synthetics and also reduces waste. Some plants drink more than others, take notice of that, even if same strain/cuttings. This can be because they are bigger (does not mean better) or that the spot they are in is more optimal for root temps.. or it could also mean they are in a hot spot, try and fix that. In any case feed to individual needs to save water or ensure they get enough. It does matter, as much as lighting. For organic people don't tend to water to run off last I read, but they do need to be sure they are watering at the right time and amount, it's harder to get right as you don't have run off as a marker.
It's most definitely easier to get good results with coco. Some cling to the ethics of organics as they ironically fire up 3k watts of energy in the grow room, not to mention it still costs energy to create and transport organic materiel. Not to put you off organics, just do it for the right reasons as it isn't easy.
''is opening my jars in the 1st week twice a day for 10mins enough?''
Curing is daunting at first but plenty of good guides round here if you search. Don't go down the bovida pack? route. Do it the manual way where you get a feel for the buds drying and when to store long term. If you start depending on readers and automation you are utterly fucked if you run out or something goes wrong. Take it upon yourself and accept the risks involved with manually learning it properly.
When you read things around here don't take the first post and run with it. Check the dates and check multiple posters, it's an on-line forum like any, people use bad or out of date practices, you'll only begin to differentiate by reading multiple topics on the same things. You will find everything you need here though, if you are willing to put in the time.