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  1. james42

    From dwc straight into the great outdoors(soil)

    Ok. There are alot of threads out there about moving from hydro to soil, but there doing it with fairly young plants. Ive been growing outdoors for years on a fairly large scale. Last year I was forced to chop down my whole crop mid summer. That in turn forced me to start a pretty decent size...
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    Light contamination in the final weeks. Advice?

    I have about 20 plants on almost week 8 of flower. Everything was going great until the last couple weeks. Some domestic issues had me off my game. I accidentally bumped the settings on one of my timer's and they went almost 24 hrs with lights on. I fixed it right away, but then another night I...
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    great pic I took today

    Probably get banned for clogging up the forum with useless threads, but I shut down one of my 1000 watt hps earlier to check the capacitor and snapped this pic with just one light on. I just can't stop staring at it. It looks like a beautiful indoor sunset. This is my first real indoor grow and...
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    digital ballasts, aircooled hoods vs what I've got?

    I see everyone talking about much better digital ballasts are compared to my old stuff. I put my grow room together in a hurry and on a budget. I'm not apposed to upgrading in the future, but I really don't understand how there superior. I picked my stuff up used on Craigslist. I have 3, 1000...
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    outdoor guy moving indoors and not f****** around

    Figured I'd do a grow journal for future reference. I'm always looking back at my old posts going back to 2011 to remember details of my outdoor grows, but never did a journal. In a nutshell, I took a machete to my 42 outdoor plants this July to save my marriage. I neglected to tell the wife...
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    brown algae(I think) in aeroflo

    Hopefully someone can tell me how bad this is and how to get rid of it. I've only had my aeroflo 60 running for two weeks. I've only had two little plants in it to make sure everything is working fine. Towards the end of the first week I noticed what looks like a brown algae in the grow...
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    how soon to put seedlings in aeroflo 60

    Can someone with a little aero experience tell me how soon it is a good idea to put them in my aeroflo. There 3 inch net cups getting filled with hydroton. They were seeds only a few days ago but there growing fast and the tap root is popping out the bottom of the rockwool. It's probably a dumb...
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    normal ph down for a 40 gallon Reservoir ?

    I'm trying to get a handle on how much ph down to use in my aeroflo 60. I'm pretty sure it's a 40 gallon Reservoir. I'm just trying to get it dialed you without anything in it. my water comes out at about 7.5. it seems like I'm having to add a ton of pH Down. I have been slowly adding for 2 days...
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    normal ph down for a 40 gallon r ?

    I'm trying to get a handle on how much ph down to use in my aeroflo 60. I'm pretty sure it's a 40 gallon Reservoir
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    turning abused neglected plants into mothers?

    Ok. I am almost finished building my bad ass new indoor grow room after having to destroy my entire outdoor crop for domestic reasons. Anyway. I don't know how they survived but I found two of my girls survived in a pile of trash in little jiffy cups. There pretty sad looking. Stretched out and...
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    few questions on my setup

    I'm a long time outdoor grower but this year shit went south mid summer. I've grown some real monsters over the years but my experience indoor is limited to a few months veg in the spring. Anyway. It's too late to start over outdoors so I'm diving in head first indoors. If anyone has any...
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    MH conversion bulb worth it?

    I'm not a indoor grower but I start my plants indoors every year. I've been using a 600 watt hps the last few years. It works fine, but I'm getting a late start this year and wouldn't mind giving them a little boost. Do you guys think that getting a metal halide conversion bulb for my ballast...
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    ff marine cuisine and promix?

    Anyone use fox farms marine cuisine in promix? I'm trying to figure out if this stuff would work good by itself in promix with added lime.
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    anyone grow critical sensi star outdoors?

    Just wondering if anyone here has grown this strain outdoors and what you thought about it. Ive found tons of awesome indoor grow journals on it but very little outdoor info. I ordered some from delicious seeds.
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    600w hps veg question

    Im starting my outdoor plants inside earlier then usual this year. I know this is a real general question and theres a lot of variables, but how big do you guys think they will get with 9-10 weeks veg time under a 600w hps? The plants are pure indica in 3 gallon fabric pots. They will spend...
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    pro mix hp questions

    I'm doing my first indoor grow using promix and dynagro Nutes. I'm wondering how much and how often should I feed with this soilless medium? Also I've never had any issues with using my houses water but should I be ph testing it? And at what level should it be. Any other suggestions for my...
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    Curing with cold temps?

    I have to do some emergancy house cleaning and move my stash out to the woods. The temps this week are between 35 to 50f. the jars will be in a rubbermaid tote and somewhat insulated by brush and leaves. The humidity in the jars is between 60 to 65%. Will this cause any problems for my bud?
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    Can I cure partially trimmed bud?

    my plants will be ready to harvest in a couple weeks and theres no way I will be able to get it all trimmed before its ready to go in the jar. im in construction and were having a major end of the year rush with work. can I just trim the bulk of the leaves, cure it and do the final manicure later?
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