Hi UB
If you have a second to have a look on my little garden.
What do you think about my plants? That's my first grow and I planted RoadRunner automatic from Dinafem. I wonder why there is that much diference in the way they look and on the 1st picture you can see a hole by the edge of one leaf. What could cause it appear? They used to sit under 250 MH, but swapped bulb for HPS yesterday. They are about 15" away from lamp, sometimes closer if temperature is low enough to drop light down. Two plants at the back are 4 weeks old since hit the surface and the 3rd one (in the front row) is 5 days younger. One of older ones is much taller than her "twin"sister, why? Would they be different strain uncorrectly labelled? Thanks for any feedback
Have a green day
Don't know about the hole, most likely a response to some kind of stress, insect damage, etc. Kid with a BB gun?
Regarding heights, keep in mind that just because it has a name doesn't guarantee squat. The seed vendors are in this only for the money and you're making buying decisions strictly on their ads or hype/anecdotal evidence in forums. See my sig....
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Uncle Ben I'm compiling an ebook as a guide for new growers, I'd like to include your plant symptoms and solution guide if you approve. The ebook is for free download and will be made available to caregivers and medical clubs on DVD to be sold as a fundraiser.
Your symptoms and solution guide is in the Plant Problems chapter, I uploaded it this morning so you could see what it will look like. If you'd like to add pictures or make changes at any time I can update the ebook in a few minutes. If you don't want your work included in the book I can remove it quickly as well.
I've referred to your guide many times and would be honoured if I could include it with the other work. The links are at the bottom of this post.
thanks
Hobbes
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That would be fine, I'd be honored as long as you give me credit. You don't know how many times others have taken my material, stripped the credit and posed it as their own For example:
http://forum.grasscity.com/indoor-marijuana-growing/215941-never-ending-abuse-phosphorous-enhance-flowering.html
Might wanna add my 4 main cola sticky in Advanced too, to your Training chapter. Since RIU will not let me edit it, and if you want, you could take the first post and I could add a FAQ ditty to answer the most redundant questions.
post edit - I took a quick cursory glance and it really looks nice. I looked at the advice contrary to the popular drill of stripping leaves off - good job!
The way you handle this is your biz, but if it was mine, I'd take a Mel Franks common sense approach and strip out as much of the pro-cannabis hype as you can. Cannabis should be grown as a regular plant, a "flowering foliage plant" if you will. BTW, if you don't have Mel Franks old Guide, it's still as solid as the first time it was written back in 1982. He was really ahead of his time. Red Eye Press was selling it cheap.
Here's a few links, the first one from Dave:
http://www.puyallup.wsu.edu/~Linda%20Chalker-Scott/Horticultural%20Myths_files/index.html
About the best white paper on Plant nutrition I've seen. Long, so I doubt if anyone will read it, but that's their problem.
http://www.staugorchidsociety.org/culturewater.htm
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/quickref/fertilizer/nutri_def.html
Hmmmmm, something just caught my eye in the 3rd link about P:
Rapidly "fixed" on soil particles; when applied under acid conditions, fixed with Fe, Mn and Al; under alkaline conditions fixed with Ca; high P interferes with micronutrient and N absorption; used in relatively small amounts when compared to N and K; availability is lowest in cold soils.
What ahhhhh been preaching.
Uncle Ben I can only imagine how many questions you get from newbees like me and something I notice is that you answer everyone back and that takes a lot of time out but I yet to read you saying...."Leave me alone" instead you handle all objections and questions.
Well, funny you should post this as I asked some folks to post their growing questions in forums as opposed to PM's. It helps me regarding my time and the input of others is of great benefit.
BTW Dave, that's some good advice there brudder, as usual!
You are more like the....... Growing GOD of Ganja!!!!!! I appreciate reading your threads and they are very formative....I take it that my root system is not doing so good??? Also I guess my plant is suffering from moist stress? I just gave my plant Nuetrients for the first time yesterday but only at 50%, I am using Foxfarm Grow Big...Any help on my baby please let me know. Im growing for my mom, she is very sick and I dont want to screw it up like I am now....Help please....Thanks. UB!!! U are the MAN!!!!!!
Feller, without a day to day history of what you're doing, it's anybody's guess what's going on. It's hard to look at a plant's photo and give the correct prognosis, see page one but it's obvious they are subjected to some kind of moisture stress.
The only SURE way to success is to learn what makes a plant tick. This gardening thingie is all about balancing out all factors involved in growing.
Good luck,
UB