Recent content by LiaK

Great info! Thanks!

Thanks all. Yes. Mildew / rot might be an issue, especially if I leave the girls covered 24/7 - which may be necessary later in the season. I will hedge my bets and grow a good mix, but I am a stubborn one and am willing to spend several seasons on the learning curve.

Hi. I just moved to Michigan and am planning my first outdoor grow for next year. I have been growing indoors in, um, a different state, for several years now. Michigan is my home state and I held a Master Gardener's cert for 11 years while living here, so it's not totally new territory for...

A crazy world we live in, where addictive, overdose and death causing opiates are covered by health insurance, but a plant that is none of those things, and offers help and hope to so many, is illegal.

I think the point was missed entirely. It's not about the elderly being replaced by teenagers. The strongest voting block is still 40-65 years old. It's about the attrition of pre boomers, who were much more susceptible to government and large corporate propaganda, and their replacement by...

Uhoh. I took cutting from a couple of lovely ladies just before switching them to bloom. They were both about 3 months old at the time and are coming along splendidly. I took the cuttings from low on the plants, culled all but 2 from each and they have been doing OK. This morning I took a...

Throw them into your medicine bag with other loose objects, put them into pants pockets, (maybe buy a pair of jeans at the salvation army?). Leave them in your carry on. They are rushing you through and not looking for it. Checked luggage gives them more time and a chance that they will use...

Thanks for the response. It is drain to waste. A storage bin acts as res, (actually 10 gallons, that was a typo) with a pump on a timer to supply water thru 1/4" line to dripper stakes in the 3gal pots with coco coir. I guess I am (was) cleaning it that often because I thought I was...

When I switched from DWC to coco w/ autodrip I kept the airstones in the 20 gallon resevoiur. I love the setup but wonder if I need the air. I clean it every other weekend and it takes several days to get the pH to stabilize. My well water starts out at about 7.8, so it takes quite a bit of pH...

I am on my 1st and 2nd grow, having the luxury of being able to set up two small rooms at different light timing, and I am also curious about this. My plants from clones are thick and bushy but I expected a huge fast growth spurt after switching. And yes, that 1st week I got a good stretch, but...

I certainly don't have enough ready for flower to make a test worthwhile. Maybe one day, but for now definately easier to flip a switch. Lia.

I've been looking around but can't find much info on this. Is there any merit to the idea of letting the number of hours of light gradually reduce down to12? Over a week or two? Seems to my simple mind that the plants would react by preparing to flower more naturally. Thanks, Lia

I am growing for the purpose of making CCO to treat my husband's cancer and am wondering about curing the product. I understand the need for a slow, controlled cure to enhance flavor and smoothness, but what if you plan on using it for oil? Could I just let it dry out? I am thinking 85 F...

It is going to vary depending on the output. She is not stretching and has no signs of light burn. Looks like you hit the sweet spot. Lia.

I am an old veggie and herb grower and have done a lot of growing in pots. I wish I had found coco years ago, but just learned about it with this new crop. It has all the good qualities of spagnum without the bad; light and airy while being easy to wet. Let sagnum dry and it is probably...