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Lighting

What Are Light Cycles And How Do I Use Them?

420 - April 18, 2010 0

The amount of time your garden should be exposed to lighting depends on what 'cycle' your garden is in. The 'Vegetative Cycle' of your garden...

Growroom Design and Set-Up

Fan Controler for Under $30

420 - April 18, 2010 0

A little bit of info on what can control shaded pole and other general types of AC motors: Potentiometer NO Dimmer NO Rheostat NO Solid-State Speed/Power Controler YES Variable...

Lighting

How Can I Improve The Air Flow In Air Cooled Light...

420 - April 18, 2010 0

How can I improve the air flow in air cooled light hoods? Like many of you, I use Hydrofarm hoods for my lights. I...

Growroom Design and Set-Up

How Can I Vent Through The Sewer?

420 - April 18, 2010 0

A common alternative to venting up the chimney is venting into the sewer pipe. Depending on how your house is built, if you push...

Growroom Design and Set-Up

How Should I select my Grow Space?

420 - April 18, 2010 0

First, you should not put others at risk without their knowledge. This goes for your wife, kids, parents, live-ins or roomates. When LEO busts...

Lighting

Can Black Lights Be Used For Growing?

420 - April 18, 2010 0

Black lights will not work for growing cannabis. They do not produce the correct spectrum of light to grow plants. The only lights that...

Lighting

How To Read Light Level With An SLR Camera?

420 - March 18, 2010 0

Using your SLR camera in manual mode, you can measure light level. Set camera ASA speed to 200. Set camera shutter speed to 1/125....

Lighting

Basic Info On Fluorescent Lighting

420 - April 18, 2010 0

This is a compilation of basic information on fluorescent lighting that I have gathered over a period of several months. What is a fluorescent light? A...

Choosing your First System

Why Should I Grow Using Aeroponics?

420 - April 18, 2010 0

Pros Unsurpassed plant growth, resin, potency and yields with incredible aromatics and taste. Cons Requires close monitoring of ph and ppm levels and total reliance on constant...

How to Grow Marijuana

How to Grow Marijuana – Everything You Need to Know!

420 - April 18, 2010 0

How to Grow Marijuana Should I Start My Grow From Clones or Seeds? Do Roots REALLY Grow in the Dark? What is Marijuana and what Effects Could...

Growroom Design and Set-Up

How Do I add Ventilation to my Grow Area, What Can...

420 - April 18, 2010 0

How do I add ventilation to my grow area? There are a couple of considerations to observe when planning your ventilation, they’re pretty simple...

Growroom Design and Set-Up

Stickydank’s Basic CO2 Method

420 - April 18, 2010 0

Items Required: * 10lb. white sugar * 5 gallon clean bucket W/lid * 4 1/2 gallons of water * A piece of toast browned and hard * A table...

Lighting

How Do I Build my own Cool Tube?

420 - April 18, 2010 1

Configuration This type of fixture is very versatile. There are many different ways it can be configured: *hanging or mounted on a chamber wall *open-ended drawing air...

Growroom Design and Set-Up

Lighting Coverage Primer (Jackerspackle’s)

420 - April 18, 2010 0

A very general rule of thumb is that your garden needs 50 watts of HID lighting per square foot of illuminated area. This rule...

Lighting

What Do All Of Those Lighting Terms Mean?

420 - April 18, 2010 0

This glossary will help you understand terms commonly used in the world of lighting. AVERAGE LIFE - The life expectancy of a lamp, based on...

How to Grow Marijuana

420 Grow FAQS: How Do They Get Strains to Taste Different?

420 - April 18, 2010 8

The different tastes of certain strains of cannabis are a product of controlled-breeding programs. The flavour and smell of Cannabis comes from five substances: mono-...