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  1. Oldgrowth

    use rooting hormone when transplanting to a bigger pot

    Why??? Your plant already has roots. Any stress you apply will efffect plants entire life. It will never reach its full potencial if you shock it. I only want to grow the heathlyist most vigerous plants. Everytime you stress the plant you slow it down and it takes time to recover. If you top a...
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    pH rising too quickly!

    temp insignificant on ph, what are your res temps? above 70 you probly got some kind of funk growing in yr water. do res change and keep res temps<70
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    Whats up with the curly leaves

    may well be light leaks. they look like they are revegging, plants need 12 hours uninteruptrd dark. go into your room in the dak period n sit down for 5 min n you will see any light leaks
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    How do YOU Clone ?

    Build a areopontic cloner. 100% rooting just plain tap water n nothing else! Just built a second cloner cost like $40 bucks! http://www.stinkbuddies.com/simplemachinesforum/index.php?topic=385.0
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    My Bud don't stink..

    add some sweet will increase odor...
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    3 months into flowering and no bud growth?

    Those plants are revegging! they are getting some light 24 hours a day. you have light leaks. Dosent take much light in the dark period to interup flowering cycle.
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    what uv light to go for?

    Your best bet is to run a metale halide (bare bulb is a must) last two weeks of flower with a spectrum between 5400-7000k. This has been university tested.... to produce more trics http://www.stinkbuddies.com/simplemachinesforum/index.php?topic=3724.0
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    Checking Trichomes

    I look at trics on callaxs not leaves, have strains where trics turn amber on leaves but take much longer to turn amber in the buds themselves. What do you want mature? The leaves or the buds?
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    Thc help.

    most strains start tric production at 3 weeks but some explode later.
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    60 OZ per Plant

    do believe doubled's has hit 4 pounds per plant. Roll on the floor with that! LOL!
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    Taking a clone in flower

    24 hours of light for quickest reveg! And yes the will revert to single leaves, just hang in there it will take some weeks to start growing normally. Anouther way is to flower your plant n harvest your buds leaving some growth on it and put plant under 24 hours of light till it grows vegitively...
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    What's the story with co2 level at last 2 weeks

    I shut off C02 last two weeks of flowering. Your buds will mature better and TASTE better! This come from professional who averages 2 pounds a plant and has everything lab tested.
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    Harvest a Pound Every Three Weeks!

    Daryl you must be desperate like me with our site down! LOL!
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    Lots of questions

    Geeze you need to read! LOl! 35 years been at this indoor stuff and 1 suggest you start with a 1000 High Pressure Sodium http://www.atlantishydroponics.com/Complete-MH-and-HPS-Lighting-Systems/Complete-MH-and-HPS-Lighting-Systems.asp i believe 219 bucks deliverd, mine came with two bulbs and and...
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    Watering question

    5 gallon pot? you should be watering a min 1 gallon, water should run out the bottom of the pot. waiting for the pot to feel nice and light before watering again. The plant will also tell you when it needs water, the leaves will loose thier stiffness and drop a bit starting at bottom of the...
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    No smell during flowering?

    Are you useing sweet or some other carb? give them anouther week or two the tric prodution will ramp up and they will get thier odor.
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    flowering first time hydro?

    Add pro-tekt to your nute. silica will help streanghten your stems and it will make them more heat tolerant
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    I am VERY Concerned With the Health of My Plants...PLEASE HELP!!

    A 1 inch layer of play sand on top of your soil will kill the fungas nat larve period ,problem solved. Your sunshine # 4 should be treated same as soil so your ph is way to low! you need 6.5. your plant are experiencing nutient lock out! correct your ph by flushing pots with 6.5 phed water and...
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    Lighting and coverage

    Too much light? After 35 years growing indoors I have yet to see that period. I've seen 5000w dedicated to one plant with great results. Frankly I never use hoods or cool tubes as any glass between your bulb and plants will block all uv light and uv promotes tric production. I now change to a...
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    How long do you leave the pump on for

    I my areo nft set ups I run 1 min 5 min off as this gives them more air time(Roots love oxegen) and helps keep pump from heating resevoir. Running 24/7 is fine if you can control res temps, ie. less than 68 degrees. if your running straight nft you need to have your res aireated well, saturated...
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