So you want to grow Marijuana, your ?'s answered here.

[jcj77d]

Originally Posted by adfw

The space I'd like to use is 6ftx10ftx6 ft high. I could make it bigger if needed as I have my whole basement if needed but want to keep it hidden in the corner more natural looking incase the inlaws or fam drops by. The DWC I was refering to was hydro/ bubbler bucket. I think with my height limits I'll stick with what you said and use 3-5 gal pots.

if height is a prob, look into LST (low stress training), gives u smaller lower growing plants w/ higher yeilds, if u where thinking of a bubble bucket research the hempy bucket - well here I like the hempy bucket becouse of its simplicity and the price of the system (ITS FREE ) to make and has no moveing parts that can fail and once the plant has started its root system you can basicly water and forget it for 2 days or 3 depending on temps and you can grow eny strain from sativa to indica in it .

I basicly got the idear from my first hydro kit i ever got that was a tamato hydro kit and i found it realy easy to understand ,It was basicly an aquponic set up and the guy i had got it from i whent back a few years later telling him about my creation and how i got it from his idear and the look on his face and smile sed it all ,Iv spoken to a few people in the hydro industry about it and they all tell me it wont work it will couse root rot so on well there all rong becouse this method works and they say a picture is worth a 100 wards right lol.

I AM NOT SAYING THIS METHOD IS THE BEST BUT What i am saying is its a option and a easy cheep way to grow hydroponicly and nothing more, I have tryed a lot of methods and have all ways gone back to this.


To make a hempy bucket is simple all you need to do is this

Get your self a bucket eny colour but clear as you will end up with algy forming as the nutes react to the light .

The size of the bucket can very from 1 gal (4lt) to 5gal (20lt) ruffly i personaly like useing a 10 lt bucket and have had up to 14 oz yield from a single bucket but it depends on the strain and given phino .

Once you have your bucket then get a drill and drill a drain hole in the side of the bucket about 2 inch from the bottom , The drain hole can be around 7/16.

And the medium i use is perlite/vermiculite at around 3 to 4 parts perlite to 1 part vermiculite.You can use volcanic rocks but personaly i found the perlite / vermiculite a lot better in meany ways.

All you need to do now is basicly add the rooted clone or seedling water with nutes and thats it,I would water it daily until the tap root and root system has headed down to the res but once you see a desent growth rate id then start to water every 2 days.

The only thing rong with it is you need to hand water and you get run off from the drain hole thats it and as far as checking your PH well the only time you need to do that is when you mix your nutes i like useing a PH of 6.2 PH .

If you want to ask me questions feel free .

If you want to see the resolts of the hempy Bucket let me know and il tell you were to go to see them.

Like i sed im not stateing this methods is the best just saying its a option and a free one and it works and works well

[Devin33]

my plant is doin pretty good right now, its startin to stop shootin up and now its growing full, i was wondering if i need to fertilize it or pesticide it since its outside? basically what can i do to assure that my plant is growing at its maximum potential?

[jcj77d]

Originally Posted by Devin33

my plant is doin pretty good right now, its startin to stop shootin up and now its growing full, i was wondering if i need to fertilize it or pesticide it since its outside? basically what can i do to assure that my plant is growing at its maximum potential?

how old is the plant, & only use pesticides as a last resort. to keep animals away, just piss around the area, they will smell "human" & wont come around. if your that worried about pest, try a natural pesticide from halved garlic cloves and onion skins mixed in a blender with 2 cups water. Set the solution on a shelf overnight, then strain it and add it to 1 1/2 gallons of water to use as an insecticide, or
Any liquid dishwashing soap will work. Simply mix a couple of teaspoons to a gallon of water and hose the little bastar ...I mean, buggers. I use a 1 gallon weed sprayer to hose them, but any type of trigger bottle will work. Say an empty Windex bottle, for example.
(The squeamish may want to skip this part.) The soapy water doesn’t kill bugs instantly. It actually suffocates them, so it might not LOOK like it’s working, but don’t worry, after a minute or two they’ll stop moving. I usually do a couple passes of the infested area too, as the soap only kills what it can reach.
Although I use this technique primarily on box elder bugs–which have an annoying habit of flying at you instead of away from you, invariably getting stuck in your hair–I’ve noticed it works on other pesties too. Primarily lethargic fliers, like box elder bugs, and creepy crawlies, like ants and such. Plus, when you’re done spraying, your yard won’t smell like a toxic waste dump

[Devin33]

Originally Posted by jcj77d

how old is the plant, & only use pesticides as a last resort. to keep animals away, just piss around the area, they will smell "human" & wont come around. if your that worried about pest, try a natural pesticide from halved garlic cloves and onion skins mixed in a blender with 2 cups water. Set the solution on a shelf overnight, then strain it and add it to 1 1/2 gallons of water to use as an insecticide, or
Any liquid dishwashing soap will work. Simply mix a couple of teaspoons to a gallon of water and hose the little bastar ...I mean, buggers. I use a 1 gallon weed sprayer to hose them, but any type of trigger bottle will work. Say an empty Windex bottle, for example.
(The squeamish may want to skip this part.) The soapy water doesn’t kill bugs instantly. It actually suffocates them, so it might not LOOK like it’s working, but don’t worry, after a minute or two they’ll stop moving. I usually do a couple passes of the infested area too, as the soap only kills what it can reach.
Although I use this technique primarily on box elder bugs–which have an annoying habit of flying at you instead of away from you, invariably getting stuck in your hair–I’ve noticed it works on other pesties too. Primarily lethargic fliers, like box elder bugs, and creepy crawlies, like ants and such. Plus, when you’re done spraying, your yard won’t smell like a toxic waste dump

haha thanks, i think ill just pee around the area haha, my plant is around 3 weeks old and that is why im so concerned, it doesnt even have full leaves yet and its only like 5 inches tall so how can i make it grow faster?

[merrrr]

Originally Posted by jcj77d

what size area are u planning on growing in, & your buget. so your looking for a stelth grow? if u can build your own. gime me some of your ideas & ill get back at u.

about the size n all, i move into the apartment in 2 weeks so i will let you know then the specific measures and the available space capacity etc. as of an idea, i was thinking about doing something similar to this...
http://forum.grasscity.com/grow-room...39-my-box.html
but i dont quite understand what i can put inside this box, what wud be a suitable setup thats compatible with this box setup, or something similar? thanks.

[jacoboy]

I just bought a 400w MH light,but as we are finally having a sunny period i have been putting the plants out in the sun at 8am and then putting them under the lights at 8pm when the sun goes down and then knocking the lights off at 12 because i had a bad experience with a house fire a few years back and can't leave them on when i,m in bed,so is 16 hours of light enough for vegging or will i have to stay up till 2.
another question i have got super skunk 44 plants and thai haze plants,will a male of one strain be able to pollinate a female of another strain as i am hoping to get some seeds,but these will be kept in a different location to the females

[jcj77d]

Originally Posted by Devin33

haha thanks, i think ill just pee around the area haha, my plant is around 3 weeks old and that is why im so concerned, it doesnt even have full leaves yet and its only like 5 inches tall so how can i make it grow faster?

u can try feeding it w/ 1/4 strength nutes, & work your way up to full, but be patient, gotta let nature take its course.

[jcj77d]

Originally Posted by merrrr

about the size n all, i move into the apartment in 2 weeks so i will let you know then the specific measures and the available space capacity etc. as of an idea, i was thinking about doing something similar to this...
http://forum.grasscity.com/grow-room...39-my-box.html
but i dont quite understand what i can put inside this box, what wud be a suitable setup thats compatible with this box setup, or something similar? thanks.

well if your wanting to grow in a box like that, you need a small growing strain like "lowryder 2" or "masterlow", these plants stay short & small. so are u going to buy seeds or what are you going to grow. this will help me help you.

[jcj77d]

Originally Posted by jacoboy

I just bought a 400w MH light,but as we are finally having a sunny period i have been putting the plants out in the sun at 8am and then putting them under the lights at 8pm when the sun goes down and then knocking the lights off at 12 because i had a bad experience with a house fire a few years back and can't leave them on when i,m in bed,so is 16 hours of light enough for vegging or will i have to stay up till 2.
another question i have got super skunk 44 plants and thai haze plants,will a male of one strain be able to pollinate a female of another strain as i am hoping to get some seeds,but these will be kept in a different location to the females

thats kinda ify, 18hrs is better than 16, invest in a timer, they are cheap, & a must, espeacially when u go to 12/12, & yes u can cross pollenate strains

[gonejah17]

here are some pics fo my ballast. keep in mind I got the whole 400W hps setup for $40, so the ballast is pretty cheap looking, but check it out.

here it is with the top on



and here are some pics of the guts. the wires are all mashed together in a ball so I dont think Im going to mess with it for fear of messing it up but Ill show u what it looks like.






in this last pic the brownish wire says N 3. is this the 3 wire I need to disconnect??? I know these pics probably dont help but i said Id post them so here they are. Where is the igniter?? any ideas??? thanks again for any and all information.

[jcj77d]

Originally Posted by gonejah17

here are some pics fo my ballast. keep in mind I got the whole 400W hps setup for $40, so the ballast is pretty cheap looking, but check it out.

here it is with the top on



and here are some pics of the guts. the wires are all mashed together in a ball so I dont think Im going to mess with it for fear of messing it up but Ill show u what it looks like.






in this last pic the brownish wire says N 3. is this the 3 wire I need to disconnect??? I know these pics probably dont help but i said Id post them so here they are. Where is the igniter?? any ideas??? thanks again for any and all information.

the ignitor has 3 numbered wires, #1 is red or blue, #2 is yellow, & #3 is brown, & the capsitor has 2 wires. heres a trouble shooting guide http://www.advancetransformer.com/up...ting-guide.pdf & http://www.atlaslightingsupply.com/h...ting-guide.pdf hope this helps, ill tell suspect to comment

[LightBringer]

Hey ya'll

I've what I need to balance PH and I got some ferts.
I got the liquid that checks PH that needs to be mixed in a small tube.
Problem is I dont think I'm supposed to check PH on every watering, but every time I water I can't seem to remember from last time if one plant has a little more acidic soil or not. Then I also need to check the water I use... Whats the best practice on this? what do you guys do?


What do you think about having 1 bucket or 2, fill em with water, leave it overnight for the chlorine to evaporate with a pump to bring in some fresh oxygen, then put some fert in it, measure the PH, balance the PH, then fill a battle every time i need, and then refill that bucket once a month or so.

[suspect]

well I cant really tell cause everything is everywhere but tonite Ill take the case off of my 400 and check it out, Ill also check out my 1000 for similarities. Hopefully I can figure it out for ya!
Peace

[jcj77d]

Originally Posted by LightBringer

Hey ya'll

I've what I need to balance PH and I got some ferts.
I got the liquid that checks PH that needs to be mixed in a small tube.
Problem is I dont think I'm supposed to check PH on every watering, but every time I water I can't seem to remember from last time if one plant has a little more acidic soil or not. Then I also need to check the water I use... Whats the best practice on this? what do you guys do?


What do you think about having 1 bucket or 2, fill em with water, leave it overnight for the chlorine to evaporate with a pump to bring in some fresh oxygen, then put some fert in it, measure the PH, balance the PH, then fill a battle every time i need, and then refill that bucket once a month or so.

1st keep a log of everything, & mark your plants w/ different color straws or something. yes u can mix up a large amount of water/nutes that has ph corrected water, but make sure this container is light proof, b/c alge will grow if light is allowed to hit standing water. when u water u need to catch some of the runoff water & measure its ph. this is the ph u need to go by, which needs to be 6.5-7.0, but 6.8 is the goal. so measure the soil runoff ph 1st, then do your adjustments to your water. adding nutes to the water lowers the ph. for me a watering ph of 7.2-7.4 will give me a runoff of 6.8, but thats me, & keeping an pump going will keep it oxygenated & less prone to alge

[Aoplayo]

Is there a way to find out if teh plant is male or female from the seeds.
When is the earliest that I will be able to tell.