What is a Suncircle? (Circular Light Mover)
What is a suncircle?
Made by American Hydroponics, it is a 360 degree rotating light balancer. It will rotate a single lamp or lamps and...
How Do I Control Odor With Ozonators?
Ozonators can make the smell of even SMELLY strains like Mikado and Romulan practically unnoticeable, unless resin glands are broken by your movements within...
What Are Light Cycles And How Do I Use Them?
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...
How To Read Light Level With An SLR Camera?
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....
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
Stickydank’s Basic CO2 Method
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...
Why Should I Grow Using Medium Filled Containers?
Pros
More cost effective, forgiving and simple for inexperienced, smaller growers to manage.
Cons
Difficult to ascertain and maintain consistent and optimum moisture, nutrient and ph levels.
Author:...
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...
DIY: How Can I Build a Compact Hood with an Intergrated...
The following are somewhat detailed instructions for constructing a shielded hood/reflector with an integrated light trap designed for a small cabinet... It...
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...
Building your own Inline Fan
I used a Comair MX2A4 115cfm A/C fan for this project. I bought it at Grainger (was about $30).
· I took a few scraps...
420 Magazine’s Plant of the Month September 2024
Congratulations to our member Terrapin Station for winning 420 Magazine’s Plant of the Month September 2024 with his beautiful plant titled...
420 Magazine’s Photo Of The Month September 2024
Congratulations are in order for our member Bill284 and his incredible photo of the month for September 2024, earning the distinguished...
420 Magazine’s Nug of the Month September 2024
Congratulations to our member Grand Daddy Black for the beautiful frosty ‘Fat Bastard’ Nug, earning the honorable 420 Magazine’s “Nug Of...
420 Magazine’s Grow Journal Of The Month September 2024
Congratulations to our member Melville Hobbes and his winning 420 Magazine’s Grow Journal of the Month September 2024, earning the distinguished...
420 Magazine’s Member Of The Month September 2024
Congratulations to Trala for this remarkable achievement, our 420 Magazine’s Member of the Month September 2024, earning the distinguished “Member of...
