How to Grow Marijuana : 420 Magazine

What are the Different Growth Characteristics Associated with Indica, Sativa &...

420 - April 18, 2010 0

Indicas: Indica plants are short, bushy, mature early, have more chlorophyll and less accessory pigments (accessory pigments protect the plant from excessive sunlight). As Indica strains...

Lighting

How Do I Convert a Common Home Security Light into a...

420 - April 18, 2010 2

How do I convert a home security light into a remote ballast grow light? Contributed by: Spliffco, Inc. For some reason growlight manufacturers are completely ignoring...

How to Grow Marijuana

What are Common Mistakes Made by First Time Growers?

420 - April 18, 2010 0

First time growers frequently: Overwater their medium based plants. When you pot your plant, judge its weight dry by hefting. Then, water the plant...

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...

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

How Do I Design a Fan Powered Cooling System for my...

420 - April 18, 2010 0

Introduction: Every serious growing box needs cooling. Most of us use air cooling because it is cheap and very effective. The following steps are used...

Growroom Design and Set-Up

How Do I Power 12v Computer Fans?

420 - April 18, 2010 0

Quiet, low power and surprizingly efficient, computer fans are an ideal cooling option for smaller cabinet grows. The only problem is that most computer...

Chemical

What Is Photosynthesis?

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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

How Much Will It Cost To Run My Lights?

420 - April 18, 2010 0

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...

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...

Odor Control

How To Build an Inexpensive Carbon Air Scrubber?

420 - April 18, 2010 2

Building a carbon scrubber for de-odorizing stinky grows. The design is such that there is no back pressure on the grow box exhaust fan, and...

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...

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-...

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...

Lighting

Can I Use Foil on my Flourescents?

420 - April 18, 2010 0

In a shop light type fixture, the bulbs are usually space a few inches apart. This type of reflector creates light "stripes" when used...

Lighting

What Are Compact Fluorescents And How Can I Use Them For...

420 - April 18, 2010 0

BASIC INFORMATION Compact fluorescents are close relatives of the 4ft tube fluorescents, commonly used in shops and schools for their white, soft light that does...