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    What to do with extra weed?

    I'm not a legal grower but I seriously have this problem. I like growing it and always have more than I will ever need. I don't want to get into storing a lot either. I also don't want to sell it and wouldn't really know who to sell it to. I give some to a cousin, and that's my only outlet. Last...
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    Leftover Vape Product - what do you do with it?

    BTW, I call it vape yak because it tastes so bad. I think if you have a good vaporizer and you use it correctly, it will be spent. So I throw it away.
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    HPS light dispersal

    I'm in my first grow with hps lighting and at 24 days into flowering. I have 10 plants under a 400w hps. The grow area is 3 ft by less than 3 ft. The light seems to cover it well, and I am keeping as close as temps on top will bear. The question is this - the plants right down the spine of the...
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    Is it possible to start flowering now?

    I flower at about 17 days from sprout because I don't want plants too tall. I then run 12/12 for at least 9 more weeks and then start checking trichs with a microscope. I figure 13 weeks from seed to harvest. I think WAY more growers harvest too early than too late. It's hard to harvest too...
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    Better lighting schedule, bigger growth, cheaper bills

    I think there might be some misunderstanding. It isn't 12-1 like 12 on, one off, 12 on, one off. I believe they are advocating a modified 12/12 cycle for veg that has one hour of light in the middle of the 12 dark to keep the plant from flowering. I veg 24 hrs but have been unconvinced that any...
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    400 HPS Optimal light pattern

    My grow area is a bit less than 3x3. I keep the light a foot above the top of foliage and raise the light a little at a time. I measure temp at the top of the canopy under the light and keep it 82 or lower. I do that with lots of circulation and not growing in warm months. The best thing you...
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    Temps at top of foliage

    lostNug, thanks! One Q though - you say not to put therm in direct light. I have been doing that. My reasoning is that the light is directly over the foliage, so why measure temp off to the sides where there are visibly less lumens and presumable heat?
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    Temps at top of foliage

    I should probably have added that they are growing like crazy and look healthy as can be. New bud sites are popping up all over. I wonder if temperature should be considered as an average across several locations? I also think I need to raise the light some more, but damn, I hate to essentially...
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    Temps at top of foliage

    This is dwc under a 400w hps. They are ending the second week of flowering. This is my first time using the hps. I have had the temp gauge on the lid of the reservoir, but as plants grow it became shaded. Temps were 73 with light on. I rigged up a way to suspend the gauge directly under the...
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    MH light for veg - how high?

    I put seedlings under a 250w MH about 3 feet up. As I saw more and more green, I lowered the light slowly. Now it's about 2 feet and the plants are thriving. I'll probably veg them another 10 days. Question: can they handle more light now? Should I lower it and to where? Thanks!
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    MH Lighting for seedlings

    I have not used MH light before but got one, a 250w. I was afraid it might be too intense for new sprouts so put them under a 90w led ufo. That was a mistake, they stretch a good bit. So now they are under the MH at about 3 ft. I'm thinking of gradually lowering it now. Is there some kind of...
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    Seedling growth rates

    How big would you say a seedling should be 7 days after putting the seed in water to begin germination? Mine started quickly and all have a set of real leaves. But they have sort of stalled and aren't getting a second set.
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    Seedling with pale green first leaves

    I have ten seedlings and two have pale green first leaves while the others are dark and healthier looking. They are in identical conditions in DWC. The only other observation I can make is that they seem to be slower in getting the second set of real leaves than they were the first set. I've...
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    Is 250w MH too much for seedlings?

    I've never used MH light. It's about 3 feet above seedings that are just getting real leaves. Is that too intense?
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    Pic - what's this on seedling?

    What might this be other than nute burn? Because like I said, I have fed this way with the same strain before.
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    Pic - what's this on seedling?

    These seedlings are 5 days from sprout. Yesterday I gave them light nutes, but I always do that and this is the same strain I have grown before. I have never seen this before, it is on 3 of 4 seedlings. it doesn't look like nute burn, but I don't know what else? This is in hydro and nutes are...
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    Long Term Storage of Bud 2+yr, and Leaves for ID

    I'm unclear about the relationship between curing and level of dehydration. I've cured buds well, 40 days, and they are still a bit dank. I like it that way. But I have also found that continuing the curing process dries them out. No other degradation, just drier. My question is this: if I want...
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    Long Term Storage

    Thanks to all. When you freeze vacuum sealed buds, do you further protect them by puttingit in tupperware or something, or just straight in the freezer? And what about vacuum sealed but in a fridge instead of a freezer. I have lots of fridge space, not so much freezer.
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    Long Term Storage

    I've never attempted long term storage before. I dried and cured some buds, and when they were fully cured and just a bit dank, I put them up in mason jars with two piece lids. After 3 months they have really dried out a lot. The results are just as good as ever, perhaps a bit harsher. But I...
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    OMG I found some mold spots

    This was just the top colas and it was already cut into golf ball size pieces. I went through it piece by piece under strong light and with magnification. Any piece with more than 2 spots I threw out. Those with 1 or 2 spots, I cut an area around the spot away and kept the rest. I lost about 25%...
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