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...
How Do I add Ventilation to my Grow Area, What Can...
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...
Should I Use A Light Mover?
Light movers are mechanical devices that, as the name implies, move an HID in a fixed pattern over a garden. A light mover can...
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...
What Range Should I Maintain for my Growroom Humidity and Temperature?
Daytime conditions should be 70-80 degrees without co2, 80-90 degrees with co2 until the last two weeks when daytime temps should be kept between...
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...
What are the Different Types of High Associated with Indica, Sativa...
Indica plants have a heavy, stony high that is relaxing and can help different medical problems, such as pain.
Sativa plants have an energetic, cerebral...
How Do I Convert a Common Home Security Light into a...
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 Do I Design a Fan Powered Cooling System for my...
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...
What are the Different Growth Characteristics Associated with Indica, Sativa &...
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...
What Are Compact Fluorescents And How Can I Use Them For...
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...
How Do I Manipulate The Photoperiod For Larger Yields?
The only photoperiod manipulation from years of experiments that offered discernible improvements was this adjustment made for 1 or 2 calendar weeks at the...
Hydro vs. Organic
I have to respectfully disagree that hydroponics will yield higher than organics. There is a difference between growth rate and the yield. Because something...
How Do I Choose a Strain?
Choosing a strain may seem overwhelming at first, but by answering a few simple questions, you will be able to narrow down the...
What Do All Of Those Lighting Terms Mean?
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 Dampen Noise from PC Fans
If you are trying to make use of a PC case fan, but finding it gets quite loud, this is for you!
You will need...
420 Magazine’s Plant of the Month August 2024
Congratulations to our member Jon for winning 420 Magazine's Plant of the Month August 2024 with his beautiful plant...
420 Magazine’s Photo Of The Month August 2024
Congratulations are in order for our member Trala and her incredible photo of the month titled “Flowers in the Attic”, Earning the...
420 Magazine’s Nug of the Month August 2024
Congratulations to our member Preston9mm for the beautiful frosty ‘Purple Ghost Candy’ Nug, earning the honorable 420 Magazine's "Nug Of The...
420 Magazine’s Grow Journal Of The Month August 2024
Congratulations to our member Carmen Ray and her winning 420 Magazine’s Grow Journal of the Month August 2024, earning the distinguished...
420 Magazine’s Member Of The Month August 2024
Congratulations to Roy Growin for this remarkable achievement, our 420 Magazine's Member of the Month August 2024, earning the distinguished “Member...
