onthedl0008
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yea thanks... been looking for that for awhile.
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Eharmony420
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Hey guys you have resold me on grwoing dwc. 5 gallon buckets are where I will be on my next grow in a month or so. I fig I will keep it simple and get 2 big ari pumps and 5 buckets with some 2 dollar 5 gallon sized net pot lids. Keep it as organc as I can too.
one question. you think I can veg in 4 in cubes then transfer to the buckets? Will that make huge 5 gallon buckets pointless? Will the extra room for growth not be used if they only get to veg in 4 in cubes for 2 months?
One question?
one question. you think I can veg in 4 in cubes then transfer to the buckets? Will that make huge 5 gallon buckets pointless? Will the extra room for growth not be used if they only get to veg in 4 in cubes for 2 months?
One question?
gamebird65
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SINSE SEEDS
It is possible to cross your favorite two female plants to create a new strain of seeds that will produce all female plants. Preferably, these two plants will be different types of plants, not from the same mother's seeds.
This will create the best offspring, since it will not lead to inbreeding. It is easier to gauge the quality of female plants than male plants, since the smoke is more potent and easier to judge it's finer qualities. Plants from seeds created in this fashion will be all female plants since there will be no chance of male chromosomes from female parents.
Use Gibberellic Acid on one branch of a female plant to induce male flowers. Gibberellic Acid is sold by nursery supply houses for plant breeding and hybridizing. Spray the plant once every day for 10 days with 100 ppm gibberellic acid. When the male flowers form, pollinate the flowers of your other target female plant you have selected. Just pollinate one branch unless you want lots of seeds!
Once the branch has male flowers, cut the branch and root it in water, with glass under it to catch the male pollen when it drops. Use a rooting solution similar to the above cloning solution .Collect the pollen with a plastic bag over the branch and shake it. Use a razor blade to scrap up fallen pollen and add it to the bag too.
It is also possible to pollinate the flowers of the plant you create the male flowers on, crossing it with itself. This is used to preserve a special plants characteristics. Cloning will also preserve the plants characteristics, but will not allow you to store seeds for use later. Crossing a plant with itself can lead to inbreeding problems, so it may not be the optimum solution in many cases.
I once tried using Gibberellic Acid, sprayed on a healthy female, every day for over a week. No male flowers appeared on the plant. Your milage may vary.
It is possible to cross your favorite two female plants to create a new strain of seeds that will produce all female plants. Preferably, these two plants will be different types of plants, not from the same mother's seeds.
This will create the best offspring, since it will not lead to inbreeding. It is easier to gauge the quality of female plants than male plants, since the smoke is more potent and easier to judge it's finer qualities. Plants from seeds created in this fashion will be all female plants since there will be no chance of male chromosomes from female parents.
Use Gibberellic Acid on one branch of a female plant to induce male flowers. Gibberellic Acid is sold by nursery supply houses for plant breeding and hybridizing. Spray the plant once every day for 10 days with 100 ppm gibberellic acid. When the male flowers form, pollinate the flowers of your other target female plant you have selected. Just pollinate one branch unless you want lots of seeds!
Once the branch has male flowers, cut the branch and root it in water, with glass under it to catch the male pollen when it drops. Use a rooting solution similar to the above cloning solution .Collect the pollen with a plastic bag over the branch and shake it. Use a razor blade to scrap up fallen pollen and add it to the bag too.
It is also possible to pollinate the flowers of the plant you create the male flowers on, crossing it with itself. This is used to preserve a special plants characteristics. Cloning will also preserve the plants characteristics, but will not allow you to store seeds for use later. Crossing a plant with itself can lead to inbreeding problems, so it may not be the optimum solution in many cases.
I once tried using Gibberellic Acid, sprayed on a healthy female, every day for over a week. No male flowers appeared on the plant. Your milage may vary.
Have you tried to start off in COCOTEK? Its amazing and very very organic. Unlike other starter plugs and cubes ie: rockwool. Think about it.
gamebird65
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OXYGEN
O2 to the roots is a big concern, since the plant requires this for nutrients to be available, and to rid itself of toxins, etc. One of the easiest things to do is use food grade hydrogen peroxide in the water to increase the availability of oxygen in the water. H2O2 has an extra oxygen atom that will easily break away and can be used by the plant. Oxygen Plus is a plant food that contains 25% hydrogen peroxide and is perfect for this use.
Using a planting medium that allows for plenty of aeration is also really important. Be sure you have good drainage by using Perlite, sand, or gravel in your mix and at the bottom of pots. Don't use a medium that holds too much water, or you may significantly reduce the oxygen available to the plant. More on that in the section on hydroponics.
Aerating the water before watering is also a good idea. In the case of soil potted plants, use an air pump to aerate the water overnight before watering your plants, or put the water in a container with a cap and shake it up real good before giving to the plants.
O2 to the roots is a big concern, since the plant requires this for nutrients to be available, and to rid itself of toxins, etc. One of the easiest things to do is use food grade hydrogen peroxide in the water to increase the availability of oxygen in the water. H2O2 has an extra oxygen atom that will easily break away and can be used by the plant. Oxygen Plus is a plant food that contains 25% hydrogen peroxide and is perfect for this use.
Using a planting medium that allows for plenty of aeration is also really important. Be sure you have good drainage by using Perlite, sand, or gravel in your mix and at the bottom of pots. Don't use a medium that holds too much water, or you may significantly reduce the oxygen available to the plant. More on that in the section on hydroponics.
Aerating the water before watering is also a good idea. In the case of soil potted plants, use an air pump to aerate the water overnight before watering your plants, or put the water in a container with a cap and shake it up real good before giving to the plants.
gamebird65
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no it isnt from there ....yes it is cut and paste from here
http://www.amsterdammarijuanaseedbank.com/Growguides/Growing-guides/how-to-grow-marijuana-2.html#Early
gamebird65
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SAFETY AND PRIVACY
Utility companies can tell your bill is way off from the same time last year, and police are finding growers this way. More than 500 watts in the family home running constantly will show up as a regular monthly increase in electricity use. You can claim space heaters, more people living on the premises, too many television sets, and late hours, if they happen mention it to you (innocently). If the police knock and ask you about it, don't let them in, and move your plants to another location during the wee hours in a vehicle not your own.
Upon moving into a new place, it may be desirable to immediately establish high electricity use, so that your electrical use history won't reveal your activities in the future...
Light leaks, open windows, heat expelled from rooms that would normally be cool, and rip-offs are all serious issues to be concerned about. Don't use a burglar alarm on when your away from the house. People are busted this way when the kids try to rip off the garden and the police come. Lock the house up well, and let them take it if they need it so bad. It's not worth getting busted for a burglary...
Think ahead to any situation that will require outsiders to visit sensitive areas of the house. Repairmen, solicitors, meter readers, neighbors, appraisers, and pets should all be considered and contingency plans made in advance.
Utility companies can tell your bill is way off from the same time last year, and police are finding growers this way. More than 500 watts in the family home running constantly will show up as a regular monthly increase in electricity use. You can claim space heaters, more people living on the premises, too many television sets, and late hours, if they happen mention it to you (innocently). If the police knock and ask you about it, don't let them in, and move your plants to another location during the wee hours in a vehicle not your own.
Upon moving into a new place, it may be desirable to immediately establish high electricity use, so that your electrical use history won't reveal your activities in the future...
Light leaks, open windows, heat expelled from rooms that would normally be cool, and rip-offs are all serious issues to be concerned about. Don't use a burglar alarm on when your away from the house. People are busted this way when the kids try to rip off the garden and the police come. Lock the house up well, and let them take it if they need it so bad. It's not worth getting busted for a burglary...
Think ahead to any situation that will require outsiders to visit sensitive areas of the house. Repairmen, solicitors, meter readers, neighbors, appraisers, and pets should all be considered and contingency plans made in advance.
leggoeggo
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mine are more in the shade... Hmmm... But it is closer to the fan... Dry out??
gamebird65
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http://www.scribd.com/doc/2522847/Marijuana-Cultivation-Bible
check out the different way's to roll a joint... i've never heard of any of most ways
check out the different way's to roll a joint... i've never heard of any of most ways
That may very well be the culprit. I had some pistils do that about 1wk ago because of the fan placement. I wouldn't worry
onthedl0008
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LOL this one question has 3 question marks in it. But i think i know what ur looking for. If u have 4 plants u want to put in five gallon buckets and u have enuff light to cover the area they take up.1 plant per every sq.ft. 1 bucket is less than 1X1 so U could grow some nice plants under a 400 watter keeping the 100 watts/ sq.ft. The extra room growing only depends on ur hieght requirements. If ur able to grow them taller in veg for more yield in harvest and u can than u should. Id top my plants and veg to 3 foot if i could allow them to grow 8 feet in harvest but i cant so i grow less smaller plants in the same amount of space to make up for yield.
It really depends on ur requirements. If u have 4 clones in wool and want to put them in buckets I would. But you prolly could have done it alot sooner in plugs. Id use plugs in a nursery on a heat mat. Works every time and get roots in 6 - 11 days. Them id transplant to ur dwc bucket and let them veg and flower right there.
But i really didnt understand ur question fully. Theres lot of variables.
potorlando
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I'm here netpirate!! Just checking on what's going down. Checked my plants right now (and renumbered). I've got 6 in soil and I was less than impressed with my progress at almost 6 weeks of flower. At least I'll get some nice stuff I guess and net time with DWC flower I'm sure I'll get better.
One plant smells horrible unless I squeeze the buds a bit.. then totally like Lemon. All the plants actually smell like lemon when squeezed. One of the plants looks totally dried out and really small yield. I'll probably get rid of it's clones now (isn't that what I'm supposed to do? I'll keep the other 5 for now, till I cure and see which are worth putting into flower by taste). Whatup!!
One plant smells horrible unless I squeeze the buds a bit.. then totally like Lemon. All the plants actually smell like lemon when squeezed. One of the plants looks totally dried out and really small yield. I'll probably get rid of it's clones now (isn't that what I'm supposed to do? I'll keep the other 5 for now, till I cure and see which are worth putting into flower by taste). Whatup!!
Eharmony420
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I am just going over how to get my system completely set up. I am ebb and flo right now but I have done a "first grow" in dwc. I had not the right equipment but tooled around a little then and saw good resluts.
I am trying to get a good yeild with low plant numbers and dwc seems the way to go. Keep a mother in waterfarm I got and use 5 five gallons to flower.
Hopefully upgrade to a 1000. I got all this 4 in rockwool i stocked up on i gotta get over not being able to use.
So I am just looking for feedback which I got. Ty.
I read a tutorial of a recirculating DWC on another site. It was nice.
I am trying to get a good yeild with low plant numbers and dwc seems the way to go. Keep a mother in waterfarm I got and use 5 five gallons to flower.
Hopefully upgrade to a 1000. I got all this 4 in rockwool i stocked up on i gotta get over not being able to use.
So I am just looking for feedback which I got. Ty.
I read a tutorial of a recirculating DWC on another site. It was nice.
Draconic82
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any one know of or use any good books for info gathering just looking to see if it could help any for more info on growing and all the other stuff???