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Not sure what happened...guessing it was a lighting issue? 24 hours of light during the vegetative stage...sun during the day and fluorescent lighting at night. Flowering for 55 days. When harvest time came around the nugs were thick/dense. But after drying and curing I ended up with airy...

Hi all, I'm back again after a long break, time to get a new journal started. To anyone joining me from my original journal, welcome back and thank you for sticking with me. To all new arrivals, welcome to my wandering, ranting journey. Let's start at the beginning, my grow area is 4'...

I need a little schooling or clarification on this particular light source. Philips 4 ft. T12 40-Watt Plant and Aquarium Linear Fluorescent Light Bulb Philips 4 ft. T12 40-Watt Plant and Aquarium Linear Fluorescent Light Bulb-392282 - The Home Depot Good for the "vegetative" stage or...

Doctors suck. I need medicine. They say no. I say grow.

I plan on growing lettuce/kale hydroponically. I know this forum is geared towards weed, but I figured since weed also has a vegetation process, that someone might be able to give some insight on the below. ----- Was curious what you all think might be sufficient for my purpose. I'm also looking...

Hello everyone! I'm beginner at growing.I want to buy a 300w 12-band LED Grow Light - DUAL VEG/FLOWER FULL SPECTRUM. Is this enough or low per 5 plants ?:thumb:

Hi all. A question: Should I keep seedlings under fluorescent for 24 hrs. a day before putting outside? I'm not using a grow box. Is it true that you should wait 'til 14 hrs daylight before putting outside? I'm putting in 5 seedlings fem white widow. I hope to harvest 1 lb. for personal. Is that...

How's it goin'. So here is my plan for my first grow. Germinate 5 W Widow, plant into 1 gallon pots. Grow to 8 in. or so under fluorescent. Transplant outdoor June 1(3 in ground, 2 in 7 gallon buckets). Can I grow them under fluo without them getting "leggy". Do they have to get some hours of...

Hello all, I wanted to make a journal of my first grow, so I have decided to share it online in the hope of receiving some tips. I have a small low power set up with 10000 lumens of mixed spectrum lighting. 4 x 4000k tubes at 1150 lumens each 4 x 2700k cfl at 1152 lumens each 4 x 2700k...

Hello Everyone, First off, thank you very much for taking the time to read this and possibly give your diagnosis on my grow problems. i absolutely love growing plants in general and appreciate the opportunity to discuss my passion with fellow green thumbs. I've been growing two plants of BC...

What strain is it - Local OG (Louie xiii) Is it Indica, Sativa or Hybrid? Indica or Hybrid Is it in Veg or Flower stage? Veg If in Veg... For how long? week 3 If in Flower stage... For how long? - Indoor or outdoor? Indoor Soil or Hydro? Soil If soil... what is in your mix? Vermifire...

Alright, now I now this may have been discussed already somewhere on this site, but I can't find it, and it's worth mentioning again if it is. CFL bulbs and Fluorescent lighting in general is now speculated to cause specific problems in human and possibly plant species. With the majority of the...

Hey all. I have a small but growing collection of tubes and CFLs that I'm using in a small tent. My original plan was to stick with 5000k+ for veg, then switch to all 2900-3500k for flowering. However, having been reading a bit about fluoros, it sounds like lots of people actually use a...

I'm trying to figure out how to work with this closet. The picture I sloppily drew is a side profile of my closet. Those three lines that are spaced 6' away from each other are shelves already put it. I was thinking of a way to utilize some, if any of them for my grow room, or I could make a...

I am attempting my first grow. I have 8 plants in 5 gal. buckets, 4 each under a 48" shop light with fluorescents. I would like to use this same lighting fixture for flowering. Are there recommended lights to use for the flowering stage? And do you know where I can find the proper lights? I...

Hello Tokers This is my first thread and my first growing experiment. I'm growing two Green-O-Matic plants. Basically i'm just trying to keep it as cheap and simple as i can while still providing the plant with the minimum necessities. My setup consistes of: * 1.5 Kg of soil per plant...

so im a grower on a budget and so far what i have been doing has been working. im just slightly curious as to wether the fluorescent tubes im using are the wrong time for the wronge stage. so i got some aquarium lights because they are supposed to help plant growth as well and it seems to be...