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I'd just let them go until the plants are twice as tall as the pot, Then flower. Good luck, BigSteve.

I pretty much agree with Hobbs above. I use 3 layers of saturated paper towel, beans on top, and one more layer of paper towel. It is a good idea to turn up a bottom corner when you have just 3 layers down. That makes it easier to lift those 3 when you check on germ progress. I wait until the...

Don't touch it! I've had those "doubles" a few times and always finish them as one plant. You get the product from 2 mains and have one less pot to TP or take up space. Let her go! Good luck, BigSteve.

Going from soil A to soil A cuts down on stress to the plant. I've used MiracleGro potting mix for decades and never had a newly TP'd plant fail. Good luck, BigSteve.

Don't even think about TP'ing until the plant's widest leaves grow beyond the pot rim. I usually wait until the plant is 2 - 2.5 as tall as the pot. That should be an effective rule of thumb. Don't worry about visible roots unless they start to turn green or black. A root ball is a sign of a...

"Slowest dry possible is best. Thats why a lot of experienced growers hang whole plants." Drying too slow introduces a chance of mold. Hanging plants has no effect on the THC as it does not travel or move after being chopped. Good, luck, BigSteve.

I've been doing this for a long time and may have different advice. My plants go from vegging to the flowering room at around 24 inches tall. At 12/12 they will double in height. They grow for the first 3 weeks at 12/12 THEN they start to flower. The idea of a 12/12 light cycle is to tell the...

Realize that plants will continue to grow the first 3 weeks at 12/12. My indicas go from the veg room to the flower room when they are around 24 inches. I know they will double in height so at 3 weeks flowering when they quit growing and start flowering they are the correct height under my 1000W...

Buds will lose around 75% of their weight between harvest and end of curing. Buds will dry quicker if you remove the chunks of large stem underneath the buds. If left as is the buds will leach up the moisture from the stems and take longer to dry. Good luck, BigSteve.

You can eliminate the tap root problem while germ'ing with a toothpick. When the tap root is long enough to go into dirt (I figure > 1.5 inches) gently remove the paper towels on top. Most always if roots grow into the matrix they will grow into the paper towels below them. With a toothpick you...

Before taking a cloning cut ask 3 questions -- 1. are the genetics what you want? 2. Is it a female? 3. Is it an auto? If you answer yes, yes, no go ahead and clone. Good luck, BigSteve.

I haven't heard of FF soil coming with bugs. Look closer to home for the infestation. If you do decide to switch soil do what the hydro growers do -- remove the plant from old pot,, gently knock of what dirt you can then swirl the rootball in a large pot of warmish water to remove most all the...

Go for it. Short wide pots will usually produce short wide plants. Perfect for a scrog grow. Good luck, BigSteve.

If you got room in your veg room it is a good idea to keep a mother plant going. Pick the hardiest, strongest plant for motherhood. Although theoretically the cuttings from clones to clones should be the same genetics as from a mother plant -- there can be some genetic drift. If nothing else a...

Sheddding the seed cap is one of the trouble points for young seedlings. That's why I use the paper towel method to germinate and I leave the seeds in the pt matrix until the seed cap is about to falloff. I will often use 2 toothpicks to manually remove the seed cap before it goes into dirt...

Most likely underwatered. To avoid this situation in the future do this -- Knowing they are dry go ahead and tip each pot a couple inches to get an idea of weight. Then water 'til saturated. Tip again. Now you should have a good idea of moisture content by just tipping the pots to judge weight...

Growing "success" can be measured 2 ways - quality and quantity. It is important to keep track of yield weight so you can compare that number to later grows. When it comes to growing pot there are hundreds of variables you can tweak to adjust quantity. You need to be able to quantify grows to...

Years ago I was dealing rare coins and lost a shipment in the mail. I was assigned a postal detective and talked quite a bit with her and she was forthcoming with all my questions. I asked her if my package got snatched because it was small and heavily insured via the USPS. She told me that if...

I buy from Attitude in the UK. With them stealth shipping means they hide your beans in some kind of other product; a toy car, toothbrush holder, etc. I use that option because it also means Attitude will re-ship your order for free if it has been confiscated. Good luck, BigSteve.

My indicas continue to grow the first 2 weeks at 12/12. First buds appear around week 3. I would wait a couple of weeks after they go to 12/12 to start nuting. Good luck, BigSteve.