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  1. CaptainDastardly

    have to quit! tingling in arms legs etc

    Years ago I would have scoffed at panic attacks and how serious they be for some people. Then I met my wife...and she gets them (not from smoking, because she doesn't smoke...be nice if she would just to calm her down now and then). I will also admit...I /did/ laugh the first time I saw her...
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    How do cops find marijuana with helicopters?

    Its not just that the plants give off heat...lots of plants give off heat (I'd say /all/, but then dick would point out 1 plant that doesn't). Police have spent a good bit of time studying the specific heat signature of MJ, and use it sort of like a fingerprint to differentiate between its heat...
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    Anyone bought seeds recently and have any reccomendations about where to buy them?

    I am a big fan of Attitude. the people were very nice despite my ignorance, and the order was in the states and to my house in a week or so.
  4. CaptainDastardly

    Personally Identifying Information in Images

    Other options would be to run your pics through an editor such as Photoshop or Paintshop, or whatever you might have. Not to mention that you can then change the photo to remove anything you don't want to be seen (that lucky poster on your wall, or your unique wedding ring on your hand, etc.)...
  5. CaptainDastardly

    how to get more light to a plant

    Hmmm, I think I just understood what you were saying in your second post...you are an outdoor grower, looking for a way to get more light? If so, you could still use lights, though you'll have to take extra precautions to make them waterproof. Tin foil /might/ actually work for you outside if...
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    how to get more light to a plant

    You can get Mylar wrapping paper (looks like a tinfoil plastic mix sort of) at most Dollar Stores that sell wrapping paper. The pieces are often small..20x20 inches or so...but you can tape them together and whatnot to fill a room cheaply. White paint or even white poster board are good to...
  7. CaptainDastardly

    First Growing with Church Seed

    If your lights are close enough (and not incandescent), and the plant doesn't seem to be showing signs of dying...turning yellow or brown or wilting over, etc., then you probably have nothing to worry about. Right now your little plant is probably working to make more roots, and it can only...
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    Whats better HPS and CFL or simply HPS??

    Due to semantics you are almost correct...more lights don't = more lumens...because Lumens is a measure of output from the source...so no...adding more bulbs doesn't make 1 bulb put out any more light. BUT, it does raise the lux, which is a measure of the amount of light striking a surface...
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    If it's true we learn from fucking up, I'm going to be a genius

    The plants should come back from having stuff dropped on them, if the branches/stem didn't actually break. I once was using a large piece of painting canvas for "white" on one side of a grow, and something knocked it down during the night (knowing my luck, it was probably me shutting the door...
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    Crazy Chemist, crazy grow

    That bending in the leaf is something caused by heat. Somehow you're getting a hotspot on a point, and it causes growth deformation as the cells wither and die in that spot and the rest of the growing leaf is pulled in to bend around the spot. (I figure I should be specific...the deformation...
  11. CaptainDastardly

    what you think? pics.

    Your hydro one might need to have a slight bump to its ph..try adding a tiny bit of Baking Soda to your mix unless you prefer using actual PH UP and PH DOWN.
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    First time, Plants dying

    I'd check you ph levels and adjust them. While it could be some kind of nute deficiency, a lot of times that is a result of the ph being off in the first place. "Pure" water has a ph that is a bit high for growing (I do water grows, so it may be different for soil type stuff), so you may need...
  13. CaptainDastardly

    CFL first grow W/ PICS

    Go to a dollar store and get Mylar Wrapping paper to replace your tin foil. Move your lights closer...CFL's can be within 1 inch or so without burning...though personally I like to keep them a bit further away until the plants have a set or two of "real" leaves as opposed to those little round...
  14. CaptainDastardly

    how fast does root burn happen?

    Most growers frown on miracle grow, because it has a tendency to cause burn. At that size it might take a bit to see the burn (if its bad it might show up quick). I've really only ever experienced it with smaller plants (5 inches or less and only 4-5 nodes), and then I can tell within a day or...
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    All 6500K CFL, or some 3000K for Veg?

    Does this help Sherriberry? http://www.sunmastergrowlamps.com/SunmLightandPlants.html It has some charts that explain how plants actually respond better to red (I'd say orange, but that's just me) for the photosynthetic processes and whatnot. The following is a quote I found concerning blue...
  16. CaptainDastardly

    So here is some crazy Stuff - rapid seed germination?

    I can't say that I have ever actually boiled them...BUT, I do use a version of the paper towel method (with amazing success because I have small, deft fingers), where I put them in a folded/moist towel, then put that in a plastic sandwich bag, then stuff the lot into my computer case. The...
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    cannabisseeds.com bad germination

    I use the paper towel method, and have great success...but I have deft fingers too. I put them in folded, moist paper towel, then put that in a sandwich bag, and stuff the lot into my computer case for a couple of days, and I've always had good luck. With rockwool, I actually only have about a...
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    Getting leafier plants

    For "blue" CFL's, look for those that say 6500k or so for the color temp. For flowering, 2700K cfl's are better, because they are more yellow/red. It looks ot me like you've been going on 12/12 lighting from seed or very small sprout...because you don't normally see flowers on a plant that...
  19. CaptainDastardly

    Attitude money orders??!?Can anyone help?

    When I ordered from Attitude, I found the site a little confusing when it came to payment. I clicked on the "Order by phone" figuring I'd get more information, but it actually placed my order that way. It was the weekend and I live a few hours off from their time (they are UK based), so I...
  20. CaptainDastardly

    What happened the stem ?

    I'm sure the glue is less harmful than not having any...erm...bark...or whatever you'd call it. That leaves it prone to rot and disease. If anything, wrap the damage area with soemthing...maybe plastic wrap would work...and tap it to the stem above and below, so as not to let the glue leak...
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