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  1. bird mcbride

    Urgent advise needed

    Any rooted plant can't be kept in a humidity dome/bin without positive air exchange. Bins are of no use to people that live in places where it rains and/or foggy all the time. Bins are good for people that live in a dry climate. In certain parts of the World not all MJ plants started as...
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    Should I prune a little or wait?

    I certainly am not going to tell anyone what to do with their plants but I can tell you what I do. I run Sea of Green in F&D hydro tables, when I grow weed. At two weeks in I'd say it's two early to take any leaves. What I do with seedlings I take snips for clones and code the seedling to the...
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    Clean Clones

    When I do a cloning bin I use cool white tubes for lighting. the light is fixed above and outside the bin.I place the air/drain hole in the lowest corner of the bin. I do F&D so I use rock wool for suspension. I choose a nice thick clear plastic garbage bag to make the bin out of. The bin gets a...
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    Overripe or budrot?

    This usually happens when the roots are exposed to excessive moisture and die. Constant flow hydro systems are prone to bud rot. Be sure the plant(s) have adequate drainage. If a plant pot gets plugged and can't drain, this can happen, etc.
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    Proper age for to start mothers?

    I put seedlings into the budding table when they crack their shells. You'l have plenty of time to take a snip from all of them before any males show their balls. When doing multiple unknown seeds I code the snip to the seedling using colored thumb tacks. All the clones that will be moms will be...
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    Mylar or White paint?

    I've never done it but I guess Walmart sells white emergency blankets that are suppose to be flame resistant...if you're strapped and desperate.
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    Mylar or White paint?

    We need a "ha ha" button :)
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    Mylar or White paint?

    I paint the op white. I also use adjustable screens around the table and move then outward as the plants get bigger. With a multi HPS grow these screens are not necessary. When growing with a single 1kw HPS, a high intensity bonnet is recommended. Place the bulb horizontally for maximum effect...
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    how to get my buds to fill out

    Back to the subject, I run all seedlings for twelve weeks and all clones for ten weeks.
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    how to get my buds to fill out

    I use 1/8" single strand steel wire to do the "tie up" when the buds get to heavy for the stalk to support. I have many eyelets screwed in the ceiling and I cut the wire at the correct length and put a hook on both ends. One hook goes to the eyelet and the other to the branch that requires...
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    Fresh Air Intake filteration

    For people that are cash strapped and desperate, nylon Panty Hose can be used as a filter. Just stretch it over the intake until you get the desired intake flow and tape it there. Several filers can be made from one pair of nylon stockings :) For something more permanent, I'd go with the big...
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    Is this ok for 8days

    It is best to use liquid fertilizer and ph down with coco. I've never used coco. From being on Rollitup I've found that most coco growers water once everyday until run off. If you mix the NPK between 15-20% as recommended for outside, you can safely water with that everyday, drain to waste...
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    Hempy watering time frame

    I find automatic feed systems are far more reliable than I am. When running pump(s), light(s), etc with timers it is best to use relays to avoid timer failure. A 40 amp 12 vdc coil activated relay will run about $5 Canadian at an automotive/hardware/tool shop. I use plug in adapters to turn on...
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    best nutrients to use in hydro

    I use the spent res water to feed the moms and anything else, clones etc in the green room...drain to waste. This saves on fertilizer in the green room and it works just fine. This practice also prevents fuck ups from killing the moms. I noticed that in higher elevations less fertilizer can be...
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    Week 7 should I start flushing

    After the chop I do a 24 hour roots off flush in reverse osmosis water. The average budded snip will suck up about 1/2 liter of RO water during this final process before being hung to dry...like putting a cut flower in a vase of water, but in this case a five gallon bucket. Put a couple bricks...
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    Looking for nutrients recipe help

    I pick something that has about twice as much or so of PK as N and go 1/6 per gallon of water of what's recommended for outside plants. I feed every watering and the plants get several floods and several drains daily that last at present, six minutes in clay grow pellets and rooted in 2" x 2" x...
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    Plant growing very slowly under cfl's, please help.

    I run fertilizer on every watering but the nutes are cut back to 1/6 of what is recommended by the instructions for outside plants. Always use liquid fertilizer for co co.
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    Where to start

    Go with flood and drain. It's easiest and most reliable.
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    Big Birds new nest 17'

    That net or metal grid...whatever it is, is a great way to get them into flower earlier, for places that the days are too long and the winter comes too quick. .
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    Is there a way to slow growth?

    When I won't be needing clones anytime soon, I cut back the watering on my moms. Sure they lose some leaves during this time but if I don't they'll fill the room. Then when I need clones I crank up the watering and do some spraying with the pump up sprayer. I spray with straight water, to clean...
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