Fact or Fiction You Tell Me?

Well according to "Sex Ratios: Concepts and Research Methods" By Ian Charles Wrighton Hardy, hormonal changes can happen in a cannabis seed that would possibly change the sex of the plant (the external factors that would cause this are not discussed). So basically it is possible that different lighting factors could influence the sex of your plants however that is kind of a loaded question because someone would have to test many different lighting periods in a controlled environment to answer that and I doubt that if we did have any actual scientific researchers on here they would share their studies.

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i touch my plants everyday and they are still beautifull

GrowItGreen said:

Oh yeah I know this one isn't true just wondering if anyone knew where it came from

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I think someone heard the true story about touching tomato plants with nicotine on your hands and warped it a bit.

Heather, I'm sorry to tell you, but someone is having a great laugh right now thanks to you.

When you begin marijuana growth, plants usually (with some exceptions) start in what is called the vegetative stage. This is when the plants grow tall and strong and is when the plants develop most of their fan leaves and root growth. After a certain amount of time in the vegetative stage, you force them to enter the flowering stage. This is when the plants begin to flower and produce those buds we all love so much.

Outdoors, this is dependent on season, but indoors, you have to roughly follow the following instructions:

Begin plant in vegetative stage by giving it 24 to 18 hours a day, and the remainder should be spent in uninterrupted darkness. Usually (again, with some exceptions) you switch to flowering when the plant is around 12"-15" in height.

Begin plant in flowering stage by giving it 12 hours of light and 12 hours of interrupted darkness every day. You will follow this pattern until harvest.

What it sounds like you did was start your plant in flower lighting, interrupting its night cycle every night (which may or may not have kept it in vegetative stage), and then switched to vegetative lighting. The reason your plants began to grow so fast when you switched to vegetative is because they are not focusing their energy on creating buds, and they are getting more light every 24-hour period. I'm pretty sure at this point, you can either remain in vegetative lighting until you reach the desired height, or (if your plant is already tall enough) force it back into flowering by giving it 12/12 again.

I think that you should also consider at least doing a little bit of research before you dive right into planting.

Well I have high PH soil and I am trying to lower the PH with sulfur so far I have read two extremes one saying that using sulfur can be dangerous because it can rapidly change soil's PH the other said sulfur can take up to a year to change soil's PH. Anyone have experience using sulfur to lower PH and actually know which is right?

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GrowItGreen said:

use your hand to test to see if your lights are to close, if your hand is comfortable then the lights are ok
I have to call fiction on this one, I use CFL's and they are hmmm maybe uncomfortable to the touch maybe...they don't feel hot just pretty warm so I kept them at an inch-inch and a half BAD IDEA...I personally don't think this should be used as a rule of thumb maybe it works for HPS or MH I don't know since I don't have them but it definitely does not work for CFL

I agree 100%. I use CFL's and the closest I can put them is about 5 inches or they burn. However, I can touch the bulbs, they are hot and they are not something I just want to keep holding, but its not that bad.



oils from your skin will kill cannabis
I don't know where this one came from but I heard it a few times as a kid just wondering if anyone else heard it and knows where it came from?

One of mine never died because of touching

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russOr said:

this is a myth

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Originally Posted by GrowItGreen
The first one that really pisses me off cause I did it is
use your hand to test to see if your lights are to close, if your hand is comfortable then the lights are ok
I have to call fiction on this one, I use CFL's and they are hmmm maybe uncomfortable to the touch maybe...they don't feel hot just pretty warm so I kept them at an inch-inch and a half BAD IDEA...I personally don't think this should be used as a rule of thumb maybe it works for HPS or MH I don't know since I don't have them but it definitely does not work for CFL

You need more ventalation on your plants if 1 inch burns them.

I don't know about all this info but whenever I've used cfl's I've put them very close - 2 inches or so and have even had my plants growing into them before I moved them up.

I'd never use coffee grounds, orange peel or vinegar in my grow. Too acidic. Vinegar does in fact burn.

Oils from the skin killing cannabis?????
I dunno who came up with this one but when i grow I am constantly touching my plants;
to water them, rotate them, bend some branches etc...I would even say its the opposite.
I think plants love the attention of human energy

This is from a marijuana magazine?

GrowItGreen said:

I like to read a lot and I have run across a few things that are published or even just said that are passed around as truth that I think are total BS and I would like peoples input. The only thing that I ask is if your sister's boyfriend's cousin did it and you didn't see it don't say "yeah thats true!"

The first one that really pisses me off cause I did it is
use your hand to test to see if your lights are to close, if your hand is comfortable then the lights are ok
I have to call fiction on this one, I use CFL's and they are hmmm maybe uncomfortable to the touch maybe...they don't feel hot just pretty warm so I kept them at an inch-inch and a half BAD IDEA...I personally don't think this should be used as a rule of thumb maybe it works for HPS or MH I don't know since I don't have them but it definitely does not work for CFL

you can use coffee grounds, vinegar, orange peels to lower ph
I have only experimented with coffee grounds in water but the ph didn't change over the course of 2 hours.

oils from your skin will kill cannabis
I don't know where this one came from but I heard it a few times as a kid just wondering if anyone else heard it and knows where it came from?

Well if people actually like this I'll try to think of more I just didn't see anything on here that set out to kill rumors/myths thought it would be fun to see some or even back some up.

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russOr said:

this is a myth

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GrowItGreen said:

Alright so here are two more just to get things going again. Both of these are very arguable so if you say one way or the other please say why and where you got your info from, even if its just experience.

1)You can't/shouldn't grow more than one plant per pot.

2)You shouldn't start your plant in a large pot.
I tried large pots and it didn't go well but I put that more on the soil drainage and inexperience than the pot size. Also I know that a lot of people say that you want the roots to fill the pot and then move up to a bigger pot but why (other than a lot of people say its better), they don't do that naturally.

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1) Only if it is big enough to support them and if you dont plan on transplanting.

2) I refuse to transplant. Each plant gets their own pot, and they start in the pot they finish in. This grow they have 3 gallon pots, I think 2 gallon pots will be perfect for next grow. Every thing is fine.

Ok but that is very diluted.

GrowItGreen said:

Oh also just to go back to ph and household items I found today that 1/2 tsp of white distilled vinegar added to 60oz of water @ a ph of 7 will bring it down to a ph of 6. Just thought that was kind of interesting.

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i read that hid's should be 12 to 18 inches above canopy.

GrowItGreen said:

The first one that really pisses me off cause I did it is
use your hand to test to see if your lights are to close, if your hand is comfortable then the lights are ok
I have to call fiction on this one, I use CFL's and they are hmmm maybe uncomfortable to the touch maybe...they don't feel hot just pretty warm so I kept them at an inch-inch and a half BAD IDEA...I personally don't think this should be used as a rule of thumb maybe it works for HPS or MH I don't know since I don't have them but it definitely does not work for CFL

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I'm thinking this is just for HIDs and a rule of thumb. It means if you're hand is uncomfortable your plants will burn. It does not tell you if the light is too close anyway - it is a good starting point - you still have to watch your plants.

GrowItGreen said:

you can use coffee grounds, vinegar, orange peels to lower ph
I have only experimented with coffee grounds in water but the ph didn't change over the course of 2 hours.

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Some of these things will change pH (vinegar, citrus juice, baking soda) but should only be used in an emergency (and maybe not even then).

GrowItGreen said:

oils from your skin will kill cannabis
I don't know where this one came from but I heard it a few times as a kid just wondering if anyone else heard it and knows where it came from?

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This one probably comes from the true advice to not touch your seeds. You should also not touch or squeeze your buds while they are growing as it could damage them.

So it seems like most myths, there might be a shred of truth but is buried deeply.

Ok here's another one:
Root Bound does this really even exist? I have seen some huge ass plants in small pots that look great. And I have read people go back and forth about the topic, some say yes, some say no....So what do you say and why?

Also don't forget about my sulfur to lower soil Ph (I.E. Length of time and amounts.)

I have 2 root bound plants right now and they are healthy and in 5th week flowering and no problems, i have grown many root bound plants with no problems as long as you dont let it get too big, the 2 i got now are bout1.5 feet tall in like 6 or 8 inch pots I think 6 not sure off hand and have lots o nugs on em so far the colas are like 7" on the 5th week and nice n thick

GrowItGreen said:

Ok here's another one:
Root Bound does this really even exist? I have seen some huge ass plants in small pots that look great. And I have read people go back and forth about the topic, some say yes, some say no....So what do you say and why?

Also don't forget about my sulfur to lower soil Ph (I.E. Length of time and amounts.)

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