Monthly Archives: April 2010
Can I Use Foil on my Flourescents?
In a shop light type fixture, the bulbs are usually space a few inches apart. This type of reflector creates light "stripes" when used...
Basic Info On Fluorescent Lighting
This is a compilation of basic information on fluorescent lighting that I have gathered over a period of several months. What is a fluorescent light? A...
How Can I Hang an Adjustable Reflector in a Box-Grow?
This if for those who have a small area or box that is made of wood, dry-wall, or other material that can use screw...
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...
What Are Compact Fluorescents And How Can I Use Them For Growing?
BASIC INFORMATION
Compact fluorescents are close relatives of the 4ft tube fluorescents, commonly used in shops and schools for their white, soft light that does...
How Do I Convert a Common Home Security Light into a Remote Ballast Grow...
How do I convert a home security light into a remote ballast grow light?
Contributed by: Spliffco, Inc.
For some reason growlight manufacturers are completely ignoring...
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 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...
How To Build an Inexpensive Carbon Air Scrubber?
Building a carbon scrubber for de-odorizing stinky grows.
The design is such that there is no back pressure on the grow box exhaust fan, 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...
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...
Why Should I Grow Using Aeroponics?
Pros
Unsurpassed plant growth, resin, potency and yields with incredible aromatics and taste.
Cons
Requires close monitoring of ph and ppm levels and total reliance on constant...
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:...
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...
How Do I Rig An Electric Float Switch Reservoir Controller?
OVERVIEW:
An electric float switch is an alternative to float valves and controller buckets (for which there already exists a GROWFAQ entry for External Reservoir...
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 Magazine’s Plant of the Month February 2024
Major props to our our member @Sparkey224 and his amazing BlackcherryBop plant.
@Sparkey224 gets the distinguished “Plant of the Month” badge and the...
420 Magazine’s Photo of the Month February 2024
Congratulations are in order for our member @gwhunran and his interesting photo of the month titled “Gold”.
These nuggets of joy are...
420 Magazine’s Nug of the Month February 2024
Props to our member @Jon and his frosty lil nugget of Skywalker.
@Jon wins the honorable “Nug of the Month” badge and the...
420 Magazine’s Grow Journal of the Month February 2024
Congrats to our member @Regrowth and his winning Grow Journal of the Month.
Check out his amazing work A Canuk Seeds Comparative Grow...
420 Magazine’s Member of the Month February 2024
Congratulations are in order for @Carmen Ray, our 420 Magazine Member of the Month!
@Carmen Ray receives the distinguished “Member of the...
