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A friend sent me a care package with a bunch of gear he's picked up here and there that he just doesn't have time or room to pop. Some pretty interesting stuff, some I know of (Immortal Flower Pre98 Bubba Kush, Karmas Genetics Kryptonite) a couple I've found some information on (Pisces Genetics...

I'm used to adjusting water pH and my equipment is fully calibrated, so I'm sure the Ph values I posting are correct, I'm just not familiar with how well or fast coco will buffer the pH. If anything I put in there ends up at 6.0 that's fine but I'm concerned about the time it takes to buffer to...

Catchy title, right? Former DWC with GH nutes guy trying my hand at coco and organics and I've got an issue. I've currently just got seedlings about to go into pots from pre-soaked plugs, so I haven't started feeding just yet. I'm running BioBizz coco with Earth Juice Sweet and Heavy line...

Can someone make some sense of of this for me or does it actually say what I think it does? http://www.lowellsun.com/ci_20280606...rce=rss_viewed If I'm reading correctly marijuana is taxed and failure to pay the tax can result in payment of back tax, up to 5 years in prison and a fine of...

GH is a company with a few different products some of which are good and some not-so-good to outright crap. I use the Flora series and I like the results. I can tailor the mixture of the three part formula to achieve any nutrient profile (N-P-K) I want and it's very cost efficient. They also...

Just to make it a little more confusing, I'd stick with what you have but use a bigger add reservoir. As the plants are drinking, the pH is going to change. The add water helps to slow down the swing.

Put your res where it's easy to get into. Fittings, hose and everything else is just a click away. http://www.htgsupply.com/ Just an example, there are plenty of places to buy DIY supplies online.

I understand your point, I mean, that's WHY they feminize them. Problem with that, is most newer growers have issues with their initial grows and stress them past a reasonable point and then, BANG, there goes your grow. Cannabis is a weed and should be able to take stress, it's all the crossings...

Got to respectfully say, if you need to worry about plants going herm due to a lighting change one week into flower and/or a short term drought, you need to work with more stable strains and stay the hell away from "feminized" seeds. There are so many pollen chuckers and "master" strain mixers...

Quoted for MAD truth. People make the mistake of thinking that because it's simple setup, it's a simple process. I've found that as a system, hydro and especially deep water work take more time and attention on a far more consistent basis and when you add auxin manipulation to that, it's not a...

I pull a sample in a clean vial big enough for my meter to sit in. I let my meter sit in solution for about 90-120 seconds to make sure it's dead nuts.

Just to stir the pot, I'm using Hydroton that is at least 8 years old and has been sitting, dry, for all that time. I rinsed it in regular tap water with chloramines and flouride in it to get rid of residual dust and then a quick rinse with RO water and I'm not having any pH issues. I've done...

The basic argument about hydroton is regarding the cation exchange capacity of clay and whether high temperature firing stops the process or if dry hydroton retains its cation exchange capacity and if exposed over time to atmospheric oxygen can actually increase. Simple suggestion is to test...

I take them out of the neoprenes and carefully hold them between my middle and index finger, sort of in the center of a 3" net pot, feeding some of the existing root through the bottom of the pot. I then carefully pour hydroton into the 3" with my hand, gently shaking it to settle it. Then they...

To the OP, it's pretty much impossible to predict a yield on a first grow, too many variables. What you do, is keep track of everything you do, be patient and grow and see what you get. If it's not as big a yield as you wanted then you can ask more specific questions. It's not always about more...

Here's a quick sketch of a style I like, it feeds fresh water into the controller to make up for water loss, constant recirculation and aeration in each bucket. Bucket aeration is optional but if not aerated more flow should be used. The lines are only located above and below the buckets in the...

You probably need smaller pipe or a larger pump.

Make sure you have strainers on fittings in the buckets. Hydroton seems to love to flow into hoses and cause blocks. I'm not sure why the 4G in 4G, I use 6" net pots built into a bucket lid. I didn't see the article you mention but I'd rather have more roots in water instead of entwined in clay...

Has the ambient temperature gone up? Daisy cloners run hot, the internal motor heats the water. I've found they run *just* cool enough to clone in up to about 85F ambient, after that the internal temp is just too high.

Is your ppm dropping? If it is the plants taking in nutes, so that's a good thing. Next check your humidity, if it's too high the plant won't transpire as much so less water loss, make sure it's under 40%. Other than that just give it time. If it's roots are healthy it'll use water eventually...