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    Mould on fabric pots

    So I’ve got what looks like a bit of mould growing on the outside of one of my 3 gallon fabric pots. I’m in a very small tent (80x80x180cm). I have plenty of ventilation in, out and around the inside and my temps and RH are good. Under control and monitored. My question is really: how can I...
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    Maintaining pH in reservoir with organic nutrients and drain-to-waste in coco

    Indoor grow with organic nutes (BioBizz). this is my first grow in coco. 50/25/25 coco/perlite/vermiculite. I set up a drip system with hydro halos to fabric pots. the nute solution ph is controlled manually when filling/topping up the reservoir. However I can’t measure the ph before every...
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    Light stress or Mg deficiency?

    Hello fellow gardeners, Is this young White Widow showing signs of heat stress? With lights on, my tent is a constant 26-28 C (79 - 83 F) and RH is 64%-74%. And I do trust my sensors. Mars Hydro TSW2000 turned down to ~40% intensity. Light was ~ 10” from leaves. Growing in coco. recommends 24”...
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    Snip off a bud showing balls?

    May have some bananas inside the top of a flower in week 4.. Is it safe to just sniP off the branch/bud ? Should I worry Bout the other girls in the garden? The potential Hermie is nice and tall approx 95 cm. Stress plant. Bagseed Should I leave it in there and just cut off wherever I see...
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    minimum closet or cab size

    whats the minimum size (height/width/depth) for a cab using a 400 W HPS small grow, only like 2-4 plants flowering also, minimum fan speed suggestions for intake and exhaust vents. thanksbongsmilie
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    tips on foliar feeding

    growing with 45 W and 50 W and 55 W CFLs... can anyone provide any tips on when to start foliar feeding, how often to do it, when to do it, (ie before going to dark hours, etc,) what to put in the spray bottle.... ive heard of mollasses but im not sure what kind, (unsulphured?) thanks in...
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    give me the bad news

    someone tell me please im imagining the balls that seem to be abundant... they appeared even before going into 12/12...
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    how to keep light out of a flowering chamber

    small gro-cab is 45x45x40 cm. gonna expand it to another one of similar size for flowering chamber. can u guys figure out how to ventilate both chambers in the gro-cab with just one exhaust and one intake? and still keep light out of the 12/12 flowering chamber while the veg chamber has its...
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    LST basics

    first timer would love to know the basics of LST, the objective and methods. thanks to all who pass thru :weed:
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    Potential CFL Yields

    So... i see this video online about a guy who got approx 1 gram per watt of CFL lighting... using only CFL's... but the thing is it took him 28 weeks... which is like more than 6 months! so im trying to calculate how many weeks of veg/flowering + how many watts of CFL in relation to how...
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    Heat stress treatment

    If the tips and some edges are curling up and turning brown, im diagnosing heat stress because i know it got hotter in there aside from moving the lamps farther away and getting the air cooled down, is there anything recommended to do to the plant itself? for example, trim off the...
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    electric safety

    im going to be running 3 CFL's into one timer (thru an outlet splitter) 1 x 45W and 2 x 26 W need i be worried about fire hazard/too much wattage etc ?
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    how effective are growlux lamps?

    i found a shop that sells 24W T5 GrowLux and BloomLux lamps with ballasts, what can i expect this to do for me? is this enough for a small closet grow? like 4 plants? they claim each watt from these lamps produces 100 lumens- is this true? and what does that mean for my yield? each one is...
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    pH of tap water VS bottled water

    hey e1 ~ so ive been feeding my young seedlings with pH-downed bottled water that has one of the lowest chlorine readings i could find (8 mg / liter -- is that still not low enough??) another question: i just pH tested some Brita-filtered tap water and surprisingly [to me] the initial...
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    young leaves yellow/brown and dying

    hi there first grow, trying my best to keep optimum conditions all things considered... the photo shows two youngest lowest leaves after 2 wks since planting germinated seed. you can see they are yellowing and brown and shriveling up slowly. it could be a number of things, yes i know. ill...
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