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 Much Ventilation Do I Need in My Grow Room?
Each fan has a rating that tells you how many cubic feet of air per minute (CFM) it will move. When dealing with...
How Do I Manipulate The Photoperiod For Larger Yields?
The only photoperiod manipulation from years of experiments that offered discernible improvements was this adjustment made for 1 or 2 calendar weeks at the...
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...
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...
How To Dampen Noise from PC Fans
If you are trying to make use of a PC case fan, but finding it gets quite loud, this is for you!
You will need...
Metal Halide Safety And Fixture Recommendations
HPS (High Pressure Sodium) lamps can burn in any orientation.
MH (Metal Halide) lamps come in three basic types:
*Base up (BU), which must be operated...
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:...
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...
DIY: How Can I Build a Compact Hood with an Intergrated...
The following are somewhat detailed instructions for constructing a shielded hood/reflector with an integrated light trap designed for a small cabinet... It...
How To Read Light Level With An SLR Camera?
Using your SLR camera in manual mode, you can measure light level. Set camera ASA speed to 200. Set camera shutter speed to 1/125....
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...
How to Grow Marijuana – Everything You Need to Know!
How to Grow Marijuana
Should I Start My Grow From Clones or Seeds?
Do Roots REALLY Grow in the Dark?
What is Marijuana and what Effects Could...
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...
Should I Choose a Round or Square Pot for my Plants?
Many growers across the world using the round type planters are wasting possible space in there grow rooms, if you want more freedom in...
What Distance Should My Light Be From My Plants?
For (artificial) light, there is a law that always applies known as the Inverse Square Law. It states that light diminishes exponentially in energy...
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...
