How Much Ventilation Do I Need in My Grow Room?
Each fan has a rating that tells you how many cubic feet of air per minute (CFM) it will move. When dealing with...
Why Should I Grow Using Hydroponics?
Pros:
Increased plant growth rates and yields with improved aromatics, potency and taste.
Cons:
Requires close monitoring of ph and ppm levels and total reliance on constant...
How Should I select my Grow Space?
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...
How Much Will It Cost To Run My Lights?
Here is an explanation to help you figure out your own cost of running your equipment. This assumes $0.12 per KW hour price. (If...
Basic Info On Fluorescent Lighting
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...
How Can I Vent Through The Sewer?
A common alternative to venting up the chimney is venting into the sewer pipe. Depending on how your house is built, if you push...
What Is Photosynthesis?
It has long been known that the green part of plants, when exposed to light under suitable conditions of temperature and water supply, intake...
Lighting Coverage Primer (Jackerspackle’s)
A very general rule of thumb is that your garden needs 50 watts of HID lighting per square foot of illuminated area. This rule...
Should I start my grow from clones or seeds?
Introduction:
Growers face the decision to start a grow from either seeds or rooted clones. The decision is not obvious, as both growing options...
Metal Halide Safety And Fixture Recommendations
HPS (High Pressure Sodium) lamps can burn in any orientation.
MH (Metal Halide) lamps come in three basic types:
*Base up (BU), which must be operated...
How Do I Rig An Electric Float Switch Reservoir Controller?
OVERVIEW:
An electric float switch is an alternative to float valves and controller buckets (for which there already exists a GROWFAQ entry for External Reservoir...
PAR For Plants, Lumen For People
While the lumens measurement is based on the sensitivity of the human eye to light, PAR Watts objectively measure the total watts of Photosynthetically...
What is Marijuana and what Effects Could it Have on Me?
Also spelled marihuana, the Indian hemp plant, Cannabis sativa (cannabis), or the crude drug composed of its leaves and flowers. It is usually dried...
How to Grow Marijuana – Everything You Need to Know!
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...
420 Grow FAQS: How Do They Get Strains to Taste Different?
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-...
How Much Will I Yield?
How Much Will I Yeild?
"I have XXX watts...how much will I yield?" or "How can I get bigger yields?"
A common inquiry. From ambitious...