What do you wish you had known earlier?

[Saboo the Shaman]

keep your mouth shut about your grow.

So true. Even in post legalization Canada, the old mantra of 'no smell, no sell, no tell" is still wise.

 

[conor c]

Water from the tap will have a higher PPM as well.

Depends i stay in a soft water area i need to supplement tap water with organic sources of calmag our ppm s are low

And something i wish i knew from the start organics vs synthetics quality wise if i knew in the beginning id never have messed around with canna etc always grown in soil mostly tho as its my preference

 

[buyyouabeer]

A cheap shop-vac from Costco is a god-send for removing excess nutrient water from the grow tubs under my pots (and keeping the tent tidy).

Mixing your own nutrients from dry salts (Jacks 321) is easy, cheap and effective along with less is more (moderate PPMs).

Running your lights at night allows plants to dry out after watering/nutrients. Instead of putting them to bed with wet hair and welcoming Botrytis to your grow.

 

[Herb & Suds]

Never trust the guy at the Hydro store

 

[Renfro]

Never trust the guy at the Hydro store

Right? They are sales people, very very rarely are they actually good growers. A good grower wouldn't be working at a hydro store, owning one perhaps.

 

[HitemwiththeHine]

A cheap shop-vac from Costco is a god-send for removing excess nutrient water from the grow tubs under my pots (and keeping the tent tidy).

I'd add to that, if sound is a large concern, get a hand held dirt devil (slightly quieter than the shop vac, and more portable), and for waste water, I use a 15 watt cheap ass plug in Amazon aquarium pump with a bucket. Virtually no sound.

 

[xtsho]

Never trust the guy at the Hydro store

I agree with that with one exception and that is the hydro store I get my coco and dry salts from. It's the oldest in Portland and it's not filled with shelves full of overpriced shiny bottles. They sell what you need and in the twenty years of going there they have never once tried to push any product on me.

 

[Herb & Suds]

I agree with that with one exception and that is the hydro store I get my coco and dry salts from. It's the oldest in Portland and it's not filled with shelves full of overpriced shiny bottles. They sell what you need and in the twenty years of going there they have never once tried to push any product on me.

Not all then LOL

 

[Gemtree]

Switch to coco lol

 

[PURPLEB3RRYKUSH]

Weed grows in rice

 

[Dougnsalem]

I wish I had known which self proclaimed "expert growers" here, I should put on ignore. It would have saved me from reading countless hours of their bullshit, until I figured it out.....


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Lol

 

[Jaybodankly]

To get the THC you need to control THC (Temperature, Humidity and CO2).

 

[Apocalypse 82]

I'd go with KISS as well, but it's pretty broad.

The biggest thing I learnt was:
PH YOUR WATER!
If you don't do this, your plant will get maybe 1/2 the nutrients it's supposed to and will get locked out.

The second biggest thing (for bonus points) I learnt was:
KEEP YOUR TEMPS IN CHECK!
Don't have large temperature fluctuations from day to night. If you have too big of a drop, you'll grow some gross tasting hermaphrodites.

 

[OzPacks]

Chinese LED's

 

[King_spleef]

Miracle grow potting soil is garbage.

 

[Coalcat]

Keep ppms moderate to low...people slam their plants way too hard
Use a simple 1 or 2 part nutrient program
Boosters and additives are snake oil...if you HAVE to...add one at a time for a full grow to see how “effective” It is
American seeds are way better than euro at this point
Freebies and cheap seeds from reputable breeders tend to be just as good or better than expensive

 

[Deketx]

You need N throughout the whole grow, not just veg!

 

[Saboo the Shaman]

Chinese LED's

I think you hit post before you finishing typing.

What about Chinese LED's ?

 

[HitemwiththeHine]

I think you hit post before you finishing typing.

What about Chinese LED's ?

I kinda appreciate his ambivalence. It can go either way lol

 

[VILEPLUME]

I think you hit post before you finishing typing.

What about Chinese LED's ?

Yeah, I just bought the Spider Farm SF-4000 and it has been a fantastic light.