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    how much cal/mag to charge coco with

    Hi I use both GH cocotek and soon to be using botanicare coco bricks (shops don't carry gh anymore). This is what I planned to do to prepare the bales: Expand in hot water Rinse with hot water to flush salts Charge with calmag (how much?) Integral hydro says use 700 ppm calmag solution...
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    lockout in coco - do I wai t till it dries a bit to feed correct or right away?

    Hi all. I am growing in 100% gh cocotek. I am in wk 2-3 veg.I am running maxgrow at 900ppm. No cal/mag. I am getting light yellowing of new growth. I think I need to switch to maxibloom b/c maxigrow is too high in N and K. I will feed with 800ppm maxibloom + 200ppm botanicare cal/mag in attempt...
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    foliar spray too often?

    I have two foliar sprays 1. Fulvic + silica + floralicious plus + dish soap 2. Fulvic + silica + aussie tonic (b vitamins and NAA) + dish soap I read somewhere that the cytokins in kelp will hamper the positivies of NAA so I spray each every other day in veg. I'm not sure if this method...
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    low humidity in veg room

    Hi all, Veg room sitting @ 25%rh.. No in or out, co2 @ 800ppm and temps are ok but still too high for low rh. Don't think co2 is working at these low humidity levels. I can't afford a gh humidifier till next run. I have an xtra fogmaster jr. Does anyone hink it is a good idea for me to rig it...
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    Marathon II 21.4% imid dosage for soil drench for root aphids

    hi all i have root aphids bad i have some marathon II which is 21.4% imidacloprid. What dosage should I use for plants in soilless mix, as a drench?? thx
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    Growing trees in perlite

    Does anyone know if perlite is a suitable medium to grow trees in? I'm not ready to jump into water culture just yet and pure soil is just tooooo slow for me. I've grown smaller plants in pots of perlite but not sure if it is stable enough to support a 1 lb plant even with staking and/or tomato...
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    Tell me about Coco....

    So I have grown in peat-based soilless and soil mixes. I am tired of buying the big overpriced dusty promix or sunshine bales which are shipped across the country and are non-renewable and half the time have sticks in them. Not to mention I want to reuse the medium and peat based mediums tend to...
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    Combining neem oil with foliar nutrients / additives

    hi, Is it effective to combine my foliar additive regimen to my regular neem oil preventative sprays? I spray with silica, fulvic acid, vitamin b-1, and sea kelp. I alternate with neem unless there is a infestation in which case I drop the additive spray and do neem only b/c I think I may...
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    Returning marijuana to a dispensary

    I picked up a strain from a local dispensary. The strain is (for example) called "Froggytime". I got this "Froggytime" some months ago and it was amazing. Perfect strain for me. This new "Froggytime" is definitely not the same. I guess it may be a different pheno of the same "Froggytime" strain...
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    light dep ghouse from the ashes

    hi all i have a ghouse i will be light depping. it was abandoned but i fixed it up. can anyone tell me what hours of the day are best to light dep at for 12/12? is sunrise better than sunset? i have my plants set for 7:30am to 1:30am (18/6) right now. thanks
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    topping more than once

    hi all when i top the first time my plant sends out 4-5 side branches. to top a 2nd time do i only take 1 top or do i top all 4-5 side branches?
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    Goal is 1 pound per plant in greenhouse

    hi all i have some purple kush plants that have been vegging for 1 month. they are rootbound in 2.5 gallon containers and i will be transplanting to 5 gallons before they go out into my greenhouse to veg for longer. I will choose when to flower by light depping them. I plan to keep...
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    two questions about transplanting in a soilless medium

    hi all 1.) How can you tell when the best time to transplant is? When the roots are just starting to circle? Right before they start to circle? 2.) How long on average is the wait time in between pot sizes for transplanting? i.e. it takes 1 week to fill a beer cup then into 1 gal which...
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    purple kush droopy before lights off

    hi , i have 3.5 week old vegging purple kush plants. 2-3hours before lights off when the temp rises a bit to 27celsisus the plants get really droopy. humidity is low. not over or under watered. i think low humidity is my problem. has anyone else dealt with this issue?? no lockout , plants look...
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    what to mont raw 1kw ballasts to?

    hi , i am placing the raw 1k hps ballasts in my attic to help with heat. can you tell me what is appropriate material to mount or sit these on for proper fire safety?
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    Hardwiring ballastsand using breakers vs. receptacles

    hi all. It was suggested to me by an associate to instead of installing 20 amp safety receptacles and using male plugs on my ballasts to plug-in, that it would be more cost efficient and just as safe to hard-wire the ballasts. He also said to use individual breakers on the ballasts. He...
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    2 questions about compost tea

    I have these recipies: "Bacterial Dominant Tea 1.5 pounds (700g) bacterial compost or vermicompost 3-4 tablespoons (45-60ml) liquid black strap molasses 4 teaspoons (23g) dry soluble kelp or 2 tablespoons of liquid kelp 3-4 teaspoons (15-20ml) fish emulsion Equal Ratio – Fungi ...
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    using AACT w/ synthetic base nutes

    hi all i currently use GH 3 part with a varitey of additives such as humic, fulvic, floralicious plus, roots excel, carbos, and beneficial bacteria supps. my soil mix consists of 33% earthworm castings 33% peat 33% perlite and GH rare earth . basically my goal in this mix is to harness...
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    Santa Fe Classic vs Dri Eaz 1200

    Hi, Santa Fe does 100 pints per day @ aham Dri Eaz does 64 pints per day @ aham the only other major difference i see is that the santa fe can be ducted and doesn't have a condensate pump so you need to elevate it to drain... the dri eaz i dont think you can duct (not a big deal) and...
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    Using pond to cool grow room

    hi, I have 3x 3 fan swamp chillers to cool 20kw of lighting. Currently setup drain to waste using tap water but in summer temperature goes up and water temp also rises which reduces cooling capacity. I was thinking of digging a pond in my yard as a reservoir instead. Save water and...
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