I watch the daylight charts for our area I know anytime around early-mid May the chance of heavy frost is low and daylight hours are increasing and nearing summer solstice June 15ish I match the lights hours of daylight to the date I wish to put them outside so they don’t begin to flower when I...
I prefer to keep the day/night temp differential within 10deg during early flower also check your media temps not sure if it’s winter where you are but it is here soils etc. can cool off at night especially if you run LEDs also make sure you have zero light leaks during lights out it can really...
I live where it gets stupid cold in winter -20 for weekssss a smarter man would shit down the rooms BUT then what would I do! I would rather spend power money on lights than electric heaters in winter I run HPS/MH & CMH to take advantage of there higher heat byproduct and in the summer I run...
I started growing during the 70s RKS days when getting caught with a couple joints would get you serious jail time risk was high so was rewards. Here there was a few sweet years before legalization of rec. when law enforcement was told not to waste resources on “just weed” but the when...
Indeed chop her down that's how I like em bro.. IMO far to many chop to early robbing themselves of weight, potency and flavor but I remember a day when I was also first year I grew the original skunk gorilla style in the early 80s I hacked down 30 thinking they were ripe but grew some indoors...
Your about where I like to harvest see Amber, cloudy and clear I like to judge whole plant not strictly trichomes all of a sudden plants start looking tired stop drinking water
I haven't grown a clone since a batch came with russet mites from an online source if you have ever battled them and I hope you haven't they are a SOB to rid your grow rooms of.... I been out of the game for a year freaking covid did a number on the ticker but GP wasn't selling clones then I...
My understanding is bulbs last longer being juiced by a square wave ballast but I have not used anything but square so I have no personal data... I have noticed when a sq wave is nearing the end of its useful life it pops bulbs quicker... I had two 315 CMH same age bulb lifespan was reduced to 3...