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  1. Ron Strider

    Cannabis Country - Women (And A Few Men) In The Weed Industry

    I've been writing this column for nearly a year and haven't devoted a single one to the subject of women and weed. Hopefully, this month's column will make up for that omission. Women have certainly played a key role ever since hippies and homesteaders from the Bay Area moved to the North Bay...
  2. smokeywokey

    Smokey's 2nd Grow AK47

    Hi all. This time I'm just growing out one seed. 2x2x5 tent 250w MH/HPS Clip on fan and exhaust fan and ducting with carbon filter. Soil is my own mix. I added rockdust, dolomite lime and composted chicken manure to dampened plain potting mix and it's been sitting for about 8 weeks. Going...
  3. Ron Strider

    NC: Hemp Health

    In downtown Wilmington, Matt Collogan is teaching area residents and visitors about something many have heard of but not fully understand — hemp. Hemp has been included in restrictions, leaving the many benefits it offers to be missed. Much of the criticism of hemp comes from its similarities...
  4. Flittermouse

    Flittermouse 2017 Indoor Grow With Clones

    Hi, This is all one-and-the-same plant that I culled from the 5th Indoor Grow (2016) of my selective breeding project. This present grow is my 7th Indoor Grow. While the history of the founding fund of seed is a little complicated, it may suffice to call it 'Bag Seed'. The...
  5. D

    Lighting

    I am about to start my first grow and I was wondering about the light bulbs one for veg and one for flowering, will it matter too much on my first grow as long as I have one or will it be fine?
  6. Ron Strider

    NC: Asheville Leaders Back Medical Marijuana Measures

    Asheville City Council unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday night in support of House Bill 185 and Senate Bill 648 and strongly encouraged state lawmakers to legalize the usage of cannabis for medical purposes. The council voted after hearing from several city residents about the impact...
  7. T

    Question about GH Florakleen

    Hey everyone. As the title reads, I have a question about General Hydroponics Florakleen. I am running 2x 5 Gallon DWC bubble buckets under 2x COB 400w LEDs for my first grow. I recently started having some issues with PH due to a bad (cheap) PH Pen giving me terrible readings. I've been showing...
  8. Ron Strider

    MA: Lawmakers Touch Marijuana 'Third Rail'

    ZAP! BUZZZZZZZZ! That was the sound of the Massachusetts House and Senate touching what for years has been considered a politically hazardous "third rail" subject - marijuana. The Legislature last week did what it has refused to do for years - talk in public about the leafy green intoxicant -...
  9. Ron Strider

    Canada: Peter Watts: Teaching Youngsters About Cannabis

    The federal government has established a deadline of July 1, 2018, to enact legislation that would legalize the recreational use of marijuana. While the argument rages over how it’s sold, where it’s sold and who should get a piece of the financial pie that is expected to result from marijuana...
  10. A

    An Experiment - Slicing seeds that haven't germinated

    Hello to you all 420 growers! First of all, i'd like to say that im defenetley not an expert and not even close to be. Any other advices and idea are greatly welcome. I had 2 reg Bluckberry Kush seeds that did'nt make it to be germinated (I used the toalet paper method for 1 week, then i...
  11. J

    Question about helicopters using thermal imaging

    Would 29c show up if a helicopter was flying around about 200-300ft from the crop? This morning i was greeted with a helicopter flying alarmingly close! I first thought nothing of it, But they continued to circle the block of apartments for 20 minutes, Switching from the back to front I Got...
  12. Mike Oxbigg

    First Try With Autos & LED's

    Hi y'all.. been lurking around for a lil bit, and I got to say I've been getting alot of great info here. I decided to start growing my own medicine since the local dispensary has let me down with their quality and the prices.. I'd be just as well off finding some shitbag selling on the...
  13. Tead

    Gallery images unencrypted

    So, I can totally understand why one would avoid encrypting images from a cpu impact standpoint... so I'm not sure if it's intended or not.... but you folks do know about it.... yes?
  14. Ron Strider

    Meet The First Lady Of Texas Cannabis Law

    Some days are longer and more trying than others for attorney Lisa L. Pittman. One of those was May 2, when the Texas House of Representatives held its first hearing on HB 2107, which would, she says, improve and expand the state's fledging medical marijuana initiative, known as the...
  15. Ron Strider

    AUS: Medicinal Cannabis: Doctors, Nurses And Nimbin 'Elders' Trade Marijuana Tips

    The ANU Medical School's Dr David Caldicott began his one-day crash course in medicinal cannabis by asking for a show of hands: how many people in the room had had a meaningful education on the medicinal uses of cannabis in medical school? Zero hands went up. "Same here," confessed the...
  16. C

    Afghan 7/12 weeks. Advice?

    This is Afghan Indica at 7 1/2 weeks flowering. Total age, 4 mths old. I am guessing 2 1/2 more weeks till harvest. My first grow. Does that look about right? The trichomes are still white and clear. White are about 90 % on the top buds, more clear as you get down. 60 white/40 clear. Red hairs...
  17. D

    insect ID. lightening bug-like insect, blue body orange head

    This does not appear to be a pest as I can determine no direct damage but they flock to my outdoor plants. I use reem oil for pest control and it seems to work well. This critter is usually on the stems or stalk, not the leaves. Over the last two seasons this has been the only insect of note...
  18. M

    Yellowing lower leaves - Should I be worried or is this normal?

    Hi, Here is the info: Strain: Northern Lights Feminised (Sensi) Indica Two plants Vegetative stage for about 1 month Indoor, in soil, 5L pot 6 x overdriven 24W 6500K fluorescent T5 tubes (per plant) I have a fan and carbon filter, so yes there is ventilation Temperature is much...
  19. HigherTheHigh

    Spiders! Need help!

    i found a spider on my clones a while back when i first got them but when iv just been in to see them there is another! will try post a pic later but its about 5-10mm legspan, white, almost loudy clear. what can i use to get rid of them? thanks!
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    Hair test tomorrow - Please help me - This stress!

    Help needed. I am not a frequent pot smoker. I have researched this so much it is almost embarrassing. Before April 4 I didn't smoke pot for 6 months and that was one time, about 3 drags. so yes, rarely. So on April 4 i did take take about four hits off a joint and now i am going in for a...
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