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I know nobody asked, and I don't like dick-measuring, but in case someone's rolling their eyes and saying, "Yeah, right," I have a couple of pics from a few years ago. I don't take many anymore, but I took a few of that grow. The bud in the first one is about 12-14 inches, and in the second one...

I know there are others who do it, but not apparently not many. I'd never heard of it either before I gave it a go, but since then I've seen it mentioned on other forums (maybe here too; just can't recall for sure). See, I've always been a big believer in beneficial micro-organisms, I used to...

Lots of great advice in this thread, but one thing nobody has mentioned is how to blend your coco. I've been growing in coco for years, and I have found that I get the best results with a blend of about 65% coco chunks and 35% coir. For me, that mix gives the perfect balance between hydration...

Yeah, no kidding. I can understand not wanting to start a new thread for a question that gets asked every week, but going back 7 years? I was almost going to reply until I saw a post by Al B. Fuct, then I scrolled down to the bottom. That dude's probably died of old age by now.

That's the key - create your own niche. When everyone else is showing off their bag of strawberry bubblegum pink lemonade mangodrop gingerbread cookie, you be the only one in town with the old school, vintage strain. There'll always be people who want that.

I'm not sure I understand what you're trying to say. But whatever happened sounds bad, so... sorry to hear it.

So, I had a 1000W Cali digital die in its sleep a few months ago. It was only a couple of years old, but I lost the receipt and always pay cash. I replaced it, but thought I'd have a go at repairing it. Anyone ever fixed one of these things before? Just died completely; wouldn't power the light...

You're probably at least a month away, but you have a problem. Look at the way the leaves are curling at the edges. Very hard to tell exactly what's wrong because of the color, but my guess is you're too close to the light. You should try to post some pics with just the flash instead of the grow...

Hook a motion detector up to a sprinkler.

Yeah, that's the way I see it, too. I can't bring myself to cut a third of my girls, and I don't have anyone tio give 'em to, so I'm just gonna go for it. I said I settled into a system where I plant 16 per light in 2-gallon pots, and do everything the same way every time, and it always turns...

OK, this is weird, and I feel embarrassed to be asking such a stupid question. But I'm going to anyway. Here's the deal. I've been growing in coco for a few years now, and am really happy with it. I have it down to a system, and consistently average 2 to 2.5 pounds per light growing from...

Yeah, that's best if you can do it. If you allow the whole plant to seed, you'll never - EVER - get 'em all. For every 10 you find, there'll be dozens more farther in. They grow as far in as right next to the stem, so it's basically impossible to dig for all of them without tearing up most of...

Google "fungus gnats." Yeah, you can get rid of them, but don't waste any time. The longer you wait, the harder it is to get rid of them. Drying the soil doesn't do anything but stress your plants, which is the last thing they need when thir roots are already under attack from the fungus gnat...

Mostly BS. Excessively high phosphorous levels can kill many beneficial micros, but using reasonable levels of synthetic nutrients poses no threat to your herd.

Yeah, that's a good point - water does compact most grades of sand. But I wonder if fine to very fine gravel (particle size of 4 to 8 mm) might be an effective hydroponic medium. I think I may give it a try sometime, just to see. Don't get me wrong, I still love my coco and always will. Not...

Yeah, that was what I was thinking - as a hydroponic medium. You could flood several times a day, and it would stay damp but still drain well. It's totally non-porous, so you could make instant adjustments to your nutrient mix on a daily basis if need be. I'm really curious how that would work...

Not that I'm considering doing it, but I sometimes get curious about how good a medium coarse sand would make. Seems to me that it would drain well, be easy to flush, and be a difficult medium for pests and bacteria to establish themselves in. Has anyone ever tried it? What am I missing here?

Yeah, a plastic tub is a plastic tub. I've done extensive calculations, using complicated algorithms and sophisticated programs that I wrote myself, and have determined beyond the shadow of a doubt that the ones with $10 price tags stuck to the sides of them hold the exact same amount of water...

Your nute strength and Ph sound fine. What are you using for lights? Are you using straight coir? How big are the plants? Pure coir doesn't drain well, and sometimes young plants, that haven't developed robust root systems yet, have trouble pulling all the moisture out of the medium. I...

Foe people who are thinking of printing labels for their bags, better think twice about using a color laser printer. Most of them have technology that prints a coded message on every document that identifies the printer by serial number.