http://www.420magazine.com/forums/ 420 Magazine Medical Marijuana Forums with Daily Cannabis and Hemp News and High Entertainment with Grow Journals and Activist Corner. HUGE Community with picture galleries of 420 Girls, 420 Bands, Links, Facts and more. en Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:00:11 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.420magazine.com/forums/images_greenish/misc/rss.jpg http://www.420magazine.com/forums/ http://www.420magazine.com/forums/introduce-yourself/106856-greetings-nyc.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:31:18 GMT just saying whats up to everyone on this site. been smoking for about 8 months new to the game lol about to play d1 college basketball next yr sept. looking to smoke some good shit till then... just saying whats up to everyone on this site.
been smoking for about 8 months new to the game lol
about to play d1 college basketball next yr sept.
looking to smoke some good shit till then... ]]> Introduce Yourself zamundo7 http://www.420magazine.com/forums/introduce-yourself/106856-greetings-nyc.html http://www.420magazine.com/forums/frequently-asked-questions/106855-whats-difference-bubbler-vs-drip-systems.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:07:06 GMT New grower with some questions, I just ordered a hydro system online. I am new to growing, i currently have 3 plants in the flowering phase, they are in soil. My question is the guy I bought from said its a bubbler system not a drip system. My question is what is the differences, its a 6 unit setup... New grower with some questions, I just ordered a hydro system online. I am new to growing, i currently have 3 plants in the flowering phase, they are in soil. My question is the guy I bought from said its a bubbler system not a drip system. My question is what is the differences, its a 6 unit setup how will the plants get nutes and H2O through the reservoir to each individual plant? . He says it does not use a water pump it uses a air pump. Can anyone explain what I just purchased. LOL ]]> Frequently Asked Questions gunjababy http://www.420magazine.com/forums/frequently-asked-questions/106855-whats-difference-bubbler-vs-drip-systems.html http://www.420magazine.com/forums/plant-bud-photos/106854-pics-harvest.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:52:00 GMT hey everyone! just harvested the bitches! wanted to post some bragging photos! enjoy! http://www.420magazine.com/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/500/ppuser/71817 hey everyone! just harvested the bitches! wanted to post some bragging photos! enjoy!

http://www.420magazine.com/gallery/s...0/ppuser/71817 ]]> Plant and Bud Photos HealingKronic http://www.420magazine.com/forums/plant-bud-photos/106854-pics-harvest.html http://www.420magazine.com/forums/420-product-reviews/106853-bc-nortern-lights-grow-box.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:11:48 GMT I'm thinking about diffrent types of grow boxes. A local hydro supply store recomended a "producer" and a "mothership" combo rom bc. Lots of $$$ any input??? He doesnt sell them but said they are top of the line. ]]> 420 Product Reviews Hannibull http://www.420magazine.com/forums/420-product-reviews/106853-bc-nortern-lights-grow-box.html http://www.420magazine.com/forums/general-420-talk/106852-dry-spell-over.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:53:52 GMT WHOOOO!!! Oh I almost forgot how good it is.. Mmm... Oh, nom nom nom.. :bigtoke: so good... :29: WHOOOO!!! Oh I almost forgot how good it is.. Mmm... Oh, nom nom nom..

:bigtoke:

so good...

:29: ]]> General 420 Talk DXM89 http://www.420magazine.com/forums/general-420-talk/106852-dry-spell-over.html http://www.420magazine.com/forums/hemp-facts-information/106851-you-can-water-plants-kneem-oil.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:33:26 GMT im usually really good about reading all the directions but this time i failed... i just noticed that you can water your plants with kneem oil. my gals are getting big and its getting tricky to spray them all. now this stuff burns my leafs when i put it on too strong, i would think its pretty... im usually really good about reading all the directions but this time i failed... i just noticed that you can water your plants with kneem oil. my gals are getting big and its getting tricky to spray them all.

now this stuff burns my leafs when i put it on too strong, i would think its pretty harsh on the roots as well.

does anyone feed plants kneem? is it just as effective? is it stressful for the roots?

any feedback is appreciated. ]]> Flurple http://www.420magazine.com/forums/hemp-facts-information/106851-you-can-water-plants-kneem-oil.html http://www.420magazine.com/forums/general-420-talk/106850-question-about-marijuana-history.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:27:41 GMT It seems like I read it somewhere that the term "marihuana" was Mexican slang for "loco weed".

My question is "Was Hearst, the newspaper magnate, the first to use the term 'marihuana' to vilify cannabis in this country?"

Any documentation will be helpful...

(p.s. I loaned my "The Emperor Wears No Clothes" book to somebody and can't get it back...)

]]> General 420 Talk 420hydro http://www.420magazine.com/forums/general-420-talk/106850-question-about-marijuana-history.html http://www.420magazine.com/forums/hydroponic-gardening/106849-labrats-bubbler-tub-grow-method-how.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:53:28 GMT Well here we grow I guess. After a few false starts and general screw ups on my part I am going to try to get my DWC grow technique out for your elucidation. In 2001 I started on my own procedure to grow some really good cannabis using the information I had found. I had previously grown lots... Well here we grow I guess. After a few false starts and general screw ups on my part I am going to try to get my DWC grow technique out for your elucidation.

In 2001 I started on my own procedure to grow some really good cannabis using the information I had found. I had previously grown lots of pot under lights since 1977. My first foray into DWC was under 6 - 4' fluorescents with incredible results. Veg wise. Didn't flower worth a crap until I got a 400W HPS and a flower room then yahoo it worked like a hot damn!

My latest excursion like the last 20 or so is another experiment to see how far I can push this puppy to see if she can take it. So far, so good.

I took fourty seeds and ended up with thirty-three plants in the two tubs. Sixteen in the 12 hole tub and seventeen in the four hole tub. It's kinda crowded but I'm looking for a SOG kind of thing and they are a week or so from 12/12. My previous grow got one male out of nine seeds so I'm hoping for the same thing.



I got this bunch of seeds from a grower who swore they were Kush. The last batch sure had all the markers for Kush even up to big purple leaves and the stink! Oh my god, the STINK! The babies are only 6" tall now and not into flowering and are stinking the house up just fine.

They're sitting under a 400W EYE Hortilux at the moment and will be joined with a 400W HPS a day or so after they go 12/12.

Enough of that now on to the How-To.

I don't use a main reservoir just nutes in the tub. Makes it easier (IMO), to run different strains or plants at different stages of growth. Plus if you screw something up you may only have to worry about one tub and not lose everything.

All you need to construct one tub is:

A Tub.

I like the Rubbermaid Roughneck type. They are made of soft plastic and not likely to ever crack. Plus they are made here in Canada and come with a lifetime warranty. That way you can get some money if one should burst and you lose some plants. NOT!

The medium size, 12" high hold 30 liters when topped up and the taller ones, 50 liters. The lids are the same size so you could always veg in a smaller tub, prepare the budding nutes in the bigger tub, pick up the lid with the vegging plants and drop it on top of the fresh tub. Plug in the air pump, flip the lights to 12/12 and you're done.


A Circular Hole Saw.

You can rent one to fit your net pots or if you're handy with a switchblade or utility knife you can carve your own holes. The extra smaller hole is for access to the nutes without having to lift the lid to top up, add nutes or take samples for pH and TDS testing. Use whatever you like to cover the hole.


Net Pots.

Whatever size you can get will work fine. If you can't get pre-made net pots you could make your own out of plastic tumblers by drilling or melting holes in them with a cheap soldering iron from Radio Shack. About 3/16th - 5/16th" is a good size.

I'm using 12 - 3" and 4 - 5" pots. The big ones hold 3X as much as the little ones.


Aquarium Air Pump.

A small single one will be enough for a single tub. I use a double outlet Mamxima-R that has a valve on top to control air flow. I just leave it wide open and the water looks like its boiling.


Aquarium Airstone(s).

So many styles and sizes are available that I'm not going to get into that.

I use one 12" long skinny stone per tub. A lot of folks might think you need more but I don't think so. The 12" one sits on the bottom and generates so many bubbles that the bottom of all the pots get splashed when the bubbles burst.


Step 1

Drill a small hole just under the handle of the tub for the air line. Make it slightly smaller than the air line so it doesn't move around and change the position of the air stone. This is the only hole that goes in the tub and is a few inches above the water level. Thus no leaks.



Step 2

Use whatever weapon of destruction you have chosen. Hole saw, switchblade etc. You could always lay the net pots upside down on the upside down lid and trace your circles then cut about 1/4" inside the circle for a tight fit. If you are going to use a hole saw try to find a piece of flat Styrofoam to drill your lid on. The plastic flexes a lot and a flat surface that can be cut into will help a lot.

Running the saw in reverse will likely give you a smoother cut as the saw may chatter as the teeth bite in going forward. As well, turn the lid upside down to lay out your holes and make your cuts. It keeps the top looking like new and adds that professional touch.






Step 3

Install air line and stone, add Water and fire up the pump.

Step 4

Add nutes. I add Pro-Silicate, (Liquid Rock, Silicon dioxide, SiO2) first then adjust the pH down to around 6 or 7 before adding nutes. The SiO2 helps build stronger cell walls and some other good stuff and I've used it for years. Then a tablespoon of Epsom salts and stir a bit 'till dissolved. I'll start with a lower dose of nutes. Say about 300 - 500 PPM to start. If you're not using RO or distilled water make sure you know the TDS of whatever water you are using and subtract that from the total to get your nute TDS. Finish up with 2cc/USG of 35% food grade H2O2, hydrogen peroxide.

Just add nutes. No stirring required!



I've only used Advanced Nutrients 3-part hydro nutes doing this but any good hydro nutes should work just as well. Maybe better but who am I to judge, I've only used the one brand. Some Dr. Hornby Big Bud gets tossed in during flowering but I'm almost out of that. Enough for this grow but I wanna get some of that new Kushie Kush (?) from AN and see what that's like for my next grow. You could probably use 20-20-20 with Bloom food from a garden shop at Walmart and still end up with really decent plants.

Most of the stuff you need to grow with.



pH might be hard to maintain as quality hydro nutes should have buffers built in that prevent radical pH drift. I've let mine run from 5.2 to 6.4 with no visible sign of nute lock outs. I like 5.5. Maybe cause I'm 55. :0) Let it drift and don't adjust unless it starts getting way off track. It's easy to spoil the broth when you keep adding stuff to it!

Then I adjust the pH to around 5.5 and start filling the net pots with babies.


Step 5

Moving the babies into their new home. This is easy and only took me a couple of hours to get this part done. I start my clones or seeds in Pro-Mix in little pots. 4-parts Mix and 1-part perlite. I like to let them get root bound then when they go in the pots the mix doesn't end up in the tub but if any does it will not be a problem. When transplanting I put the lid I'm going to use over an empty tub and wash a little water through each pot as I go. This knocks down any loose dirt and wets the root ball. A little thrive is added to the wash water to help minimize shock but I've done it without and not seen any signs of shock at all.

All ready for transplanting to the tubs.



A baby ready to plant.



Just set in the bottom of the pot and cover with hydroton or other suitable media.




Just keep going 'till they're all tucked in.



Both tubs ten days later.



Ten day old roots.



That's it in a nutshell. Updates to this grow can be found in my journal. The link is below in my sig.

That concludes today's lesson. Class dismissed.

:peace: ]]> Hydroponic Gardening LabRat http://www.420magazine.com/forums/hydroponic-gardening/106849-labrats-bubbler-tub-grow-method-how.html http://www.420magazine.com/forums/frequently-asked-questions/106848-vegging-2-netted-cups-flowering-3-inch-cups.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:04:01 GMT Is there any practical way to go from using 2" netted cups for vegging and then 3" netted cups for flowering? ]]> Frequently Asked Questions WarBux79 http://www.420magazine.com/forums/frequently-asked-questions/106848-vegging-2-netted-cups-flowering-3-inch-cups.html http://www.420magazine.com/forums/seeds-clones-strains/106847-complaint-about-delicious-seeds-service.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:47:39 GMT Note, This is the FIRST time I have ever complained about a seed company. I ordered 6 kali mist seeds, which arrived a few weeks after ordering. So far so good. I soaked the seeds overnight in water from my fish tank PH 6.5 then planted them in a rinsed fox farm and ocean soil (good stuff.) ... Note, This is the FIRST time I have ever complained about a seed company. I ordered 6 kali mist seeds, which arrived a few weeks after ordering. So far so good.

I soaked the seeds overnight in water from my fish tank PH 6.5 then planted them in a rinsed fox farm and ocean soil (good stuff.) Only 2 of the 6 sprouted. I sent photos and the above info to delicious seeds and got a response that they would send replacement seeds. Since then, several months later, they refuse to respond and no seeds have arrived. It is safe to say I would warn people about using this company.

I have NEVER had most seeds not germinate. Usually I get 90-100%. I have grown 7 strains from seed, so I don't think there was anything wrong with my above described method.

Just a note and warning to seed buyers.

Newby ]]> Newby http://www.420magazine.com/forums/seeds-clones-strains/106847-complaint-about-delicious-seeds-service.html http://www.420magazine.com/forums/budding-cycle/106845-4-weeks-into-flowering-yellowing-leaves-leaves-turing-up-should-i-go-back-f.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:26:35 GMT what up looking for solution what up looking for solution ]]> Budding Cycle stonedwrx06 http://www.420magazine.com/forums/budding-cycle/106845-4-weeks-into-flowering-yellowing-leaves-leaves-turing-up-should-i-go-back-f.html http://www.420magazine.com/forums/seeds-clones-strains/106844-anyone-heard-purple-fire.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:25:32 GMT we received some seeds of "purple fire" anyone heard of it? got pictures or hints about it? ]]> liz4lawreform http://www.420magazine.com/forums/seeds-clones-strains/106844-anyone-heard-purple-fire.html http://www.420magazine.com/forums/general-420-talk/106843-new-puppy-420-names.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:11:58 GMT Hey guys,
I'm getting a new puppy in a few days. He is only 10 weeks and a miniature pinscher/Beagle mix, white with black spots and black little hairs (looks a little like ash). He's the perfect 420 puppy, a snuggler and loves to sleep! :439: The reason I am posting this is because I am absolutely horrible with names and being that he is the perfect 420 pup I would like the perfect 420 name. If anybody has any ideas please post them! I'm down to hear them all! ]]> General 420 Talk KushRainbow http://www.420magazine.com/forums/general-420-talk/106843-new-puppy-420-names.html http://www.420magazine.com/forums/frequently-asked-questions/106842-root-problem.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:49:17 GMT Hi everybody

I just harvested my first crop. Not a good one at all but still I'm happy.

The problem was that when I checked the pots the roots had not grown one bit after the transplant. How can this be? ]]> Frequently Asked Questions ice420 http://www.420magazine.com/forums/frequently-asked-questions/106842-root-problem.html http://www.420magazine.com/forums/journals-progress/106840-sour-bubba-og-growing-under-some-cfls.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:45:29 GMT :welcome:
GROW BOX :joint: 1x2x5 ft.

LOCATION :joint: Inside

LIGHTS :joint: Five CFL's(Two of them are the Blueish color and three Reddish color bulbs)

SOIL :joint: Miracle-Gro Organic Choice Potting Mix.

NUTRIENTS :joint: Fox Farm Grow Big (6-4-4), Big Bloom (0.01-0.3-0.7), and Tiger Bloom (2-8-4), Vigoro All Purpose Plant Food (10-10-10).

WATER :joint: Tap Water that was put though a Two Sage PUR Water Filter and then the water is left out for at lest a day if not more.

This time Im growing some "Sour-Bubba" OG Its a clone i just bought. And i don't want to kill it off. Like i just did in my first try at growing:oops:

I will try to put as many pics as i can. Any and all help we very much appreciated
:thankyou:


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This how i keep it most of the so time Temp stays around mid 70's low 80's
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Any help would be great:thankyou: ]]> Journals in Progress dahcwon http://www.420magazine.com/forums/journals-progress/106840-sour-bubba-og-growing-under-some-cfls.html