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Amoeba

Amoeba

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First post! I just moved to LA (downtown) from Las Vegas (piece of shit city) and am loving this website. Someone could easily piece together a book covering every aspect of growing just by visiting this site. I am eager to learn as much as possible from you guys...

I registered about 2 weeks ago and have been reading and searching this forum every single day trying to figure out the best way to go about setting up a grow box and last night decided to purchase one of these:




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I am a first time grower and honestly I don't even smoke that often as of right now but I do like money. My plan is simple and I have no idea if it will work.

1 - Get me a med card for my insomnia and back problems from a recent motorcycle accident (Recovering Alcoholic - pain pills make me want to drink)
2 - Acquire a clone from a clinic, clone that clone to about 6 plants (if unable to do this I will just order some seeds and start from there)
3 - Harvest in a few months and fucking profit.

My questions have sort of been answered through countless hours of searching this site and a few others and I have learned alot these past few weeks. One thing is that I have yet to find someone with the exact same cabinet as mine, I have seen the smaller ones being used but not this one. I wonder why? Obviously is a cheap POS but it's a start I suppose.

I do have one question...

For those that sell or "donate" to clinics, is there a limit on how much you can donate and is it pretty much street value for their return "donation" (300-400 for an oz?) I understand that I can have no more than 6oz of dried bud at a time and that's my goal because that's my rent right there!

Any and all help and or comments are appreciated!!

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VictorVIcious

VictorVIcious

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Hortacronz said:
Greetings all!
This will be my first grow. I started these four plants from some seeds I was given, so I don't know just what they are. They are currently are 70ish days old with a different heights. the tallest is 14", then 8", then 7", and the last is 4". Should they be taller at this age?
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Hmm.....14" for a 10 week old plant, sounds kinda short to me
They are in an indoor growroom of w36"xd36"xh50", on an 18 hour light cycle using four 24" 75 watt fluorescent plant lights. The lights are about six to eight inches from the tops.
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Well....that sounds like a fair amount of light for 4 plants, I have never seen 75 watt 2' floros. Maybe a picture would help.

I water them daily to keep the soil moist which is an all purpose potting soil that says it feeds up to nine months.
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Well.... this could be the reason you have underdeveloped veggging plants, you are overwatering them. You need SeeMoreBuds Book Marijuana Buds for Less. You need help with watering plants in soil, he harvests 8 oz of bud from 3 female plants in 69 days.

Also, running a fan to keep the heat down and I've heard it's good for the stems. Whats up with these plants? are they in the veg stage? Are they receiving enough light? Am i doing anything right here? :wall:
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The fan is only part of the equation depending on other factors, like, are your plants in an 'enclosed area'? etc. Details that you would put in a journal and wikid just posted instructions on how to start your journal. Your plants are in the vegging stage because you have the lights on for 18 hours and yes you are doing some things right, one of those is asking questions.
Plants in soil do not need to be watered every day, more like every three or four days. The soil will hold the moisture, just not at the top. The top will dry a little and the roots will have to grow down to where gravity says the water is, they will fill the pot. Your roots are not growing very fast because they don't have too, which is stunting the growth of your plants. The good news is you must not be giving them much water everyday or they would be dead and correcting your problems is easy.

Love to get some experienced feedback!
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Relax, you have 10 week old plants, that if you stop watering them until they need it, will grow rapidly. To give you sound advice we will need to know the details, pot size, etc. Put all of that in your new journal, pictures are a must. Flourescent lights can be much closer to the plants, in your case your would have to put the shorter plants on props of some sort. You will want to read some journals on growing in soil, there are several posted in this forum, you can get those plants thru to harvest. VV:weed:
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bulldogger9

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hey bud how ya doin iv just joined your site im not the best on the computer but i wanted to no if anyone has ever herd of running a charge elictricity through the water i was told how to do it a while ago but lost contact with this person and no one else i no can help me ?bout the out door guy dig a really big hole about 600 mill deep 1200 wide both ways fill the bottom just under half with some sort rock then rest soil i no it sounds alot of work but thats what i do when i used to grow outdoors when the plant gets say foot half or so cut the centre out then just do what the other guys been sayin bout water not every day just stick your fingerr in the soil to c how damp it is if its damp thats good if its wet thats no good better to under water then over watering at the start anyway with a bit of pruning i was getting aroun three pound a plant
 
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Brock Van Zemo

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Hi. I am a new member. I am half way through my first grow(2 White Widow clones and 4 Sensi Star from seed), and all is going well. Actually, its going amazing! something I have wanted to do for 15 years! I have been getting tons of valuable info from this site for my grow but am not so great with computers. Actually, this is not only my first post, its my first time being on any forum ever. So, anyways just wanted to say hello to all my fellow herb lovers... and thank you all for all the great tips that you share! Peace -Brock
 
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daniel9guitar

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G'day. How do I hook up a ballast to run 400watt Metal Halide, or 600watt HPS. I'm more concerned about the ballast. They just look and feel like a white heavy transformer box or something. The electronic store doesn't wanna help me out for obvious reasons, but I have an E40 socket and a ballast, I just dont know how to wire it up guys. Any tips would be great. I have plants to put under Metal Halide and plants to put under a HPS. Thanks.
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ALX420

ALX420

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daniel9guitar said:
G'day. How do I hook up a ballast to run 400watt Metal Halide, or 600watt HPS. I'm more concerned about the ballast. They just look and feel like a white heavy transformer box or something. The electronic store doesn't wanna help me out for obvious reasons, but I have an E40 socket and a ballast, I just dont know how to wire it up guys. Any tips would be great. I have plants to put under Metal Halide and plants to put under a HPS. Thanks.
9DannY9
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mine came with a heavy cable with a plug at one end and a socket at the other. plugs right in between the ballast and the light.
i saw that they sold them at the hydro store. do you have a hydroponics store near you?
 
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daniel9guitar

Active Member
Please help me to hook up a MH or HPS with a ballast, I have no idea what to do with the ballast or how to wire it up to the socket. PLZ HELP
 
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daniel9guitar

Active Member
NO I dont have an hydroponic store near me. i got the light off the net and thought it would be easy but the elec store wouldn't help me out cause they know what I'm uo to
 
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daniel9guitar

Active Member
ok thanks mate. i will ask for a cable. I am plants outdoor atm cause its spring here and they are going off. I just wanted to give them a boot with the HPS when they are budding. Cheers
 
kpw555

kpw555

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Hello all, I am new to this site but not to weed. I have been a smoker and grower (outdoors mostly) for more than 30 yrs.

I have learned a lot from this forum already and hope to take away much more. I hope I can give some too.

Have a TOKIN day!
 
DoomyCheese

DoomyCheese

Active Member
Hey all, me and a friend are interested in cultivation and I'm doing the research :P We're going to (hopefully) grow some AK-47 outdoors in a greenhouse. Wish us luck :leaf:
 
GranDaddy Purple

GranDaddy Purple

Active Member
Greetings one and all,

I am a 35 year card carrying member of NORML and 3 year medical cannabis patient. After a few successful attempts at growing indoor hydro nugs, I now help to keep some of my local co-ops stocked in dry product.

The first 20 years of my working career were spent twisting wrenches on foreign cars. The following decade was spent riding the high tech wave of the Internet and Information Technology. Now I am semi-retired with a prescription to enjoy the benefits of my favorite medicine. I also have lots of time for my favorite hobby, growing bud! After many years of hiding it from my parents, employers, associates and relatives; now at the ripe old age of 50 I don't have to hide anymore..... Except from the Feds and nosey neighbors.
 
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koolkidz08

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hey im just informing everyone that i mixed 1 tea spoon of maricle grow to 3/4 of a gallon and it worked amazing immediatly they next day my plants grew out about 6-10 leaves in one night and grew about 2 inches taller just in one night. i will continue to use it but i will flush them before harvest. and to let u know im also using 2 24'' plantsw fluros and it seems to work but just gonna take longer i want to get one red light to add onto that or just get 1 or 2 more of the 24''s idk well see let me know what ya think


peace
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