Recent content by oldrthandirt

Woooo Its been a while! Been a freaky couple of months in which life got ugly but got through it. As for the grows. I haven't been able to any more grows due to house construction, med problems and a lot of traveling. The last grow I had going ended up with a total of 18 oz from 4 plants which...

NewB, Are you going to grow commercially? For your self and hubby/wife? The reason I ask is this, If you are going to grow juust for yourself then start small and learn. Aint nothing in the world like putting out hundreds of bucks just to find out you dont enjoy playing farmer! Build yourself...

NewB, Are you going to grow commercially? For your self and hubby/wife? The reason I ask is this, If you are going to grow juust for yourself then start small and learn. Aint nothing in the world like putting out hundreds of bucks just to find out you dont enjoy playing farmer! Build yourself a...

Ruhaa, If you have done hydro grows you will find out there is and there isn't a lot of difference. With soil you just have to slow down! Doing anything with hydro such as: adding nutes, flushing, so on acts fast and most of the time you get instant results. With soil you have to take into...

Howdy all, Mutt, I didn't do clones because I wasn't ready, both knowledge wise and equipment wise but I do have more seeds and in fact I have 4 plants going now. They are just over 3" tall and I just transplanted them into the big pots. I will be starting a new journal soon since I am trying...

When I had to buy I was paying $225 per oz so I use that as base. I started small. 2 plants(bagseed) 4 cfls/$10, 4 light fixtures/$32, Soil/free, my own compost, 2 pots/ free, stole from mom in law, Electric/no difference in electric bill. Total harvest was 1 oz. Second grow- I built grow box...

Before doing my own grows there was rarely a difference but now that I have grown different strains, I have noticed a definite difference. I have a sativa that the wife loves me smoking because I can not sit still and end up finishing all the Honey do list where as I have a indica that will...

Re: Scop's First Grow-Under Stair CFL DIY Grow Box In Soil-Vanilla Kush,Super Lemon H First things first. Paint the interior of your box with flat white latex paint to get your plants some light without having to cook your plants. You really need some ventilation in there. For a quick and...

After I finished my post I went looking on the site and remembered where I learned the most about growing. Heres the link. How to Grow Marijuana Everything You Need to Know. Like you, me and a lot of others here, your first grow is full of excitement, expectations and questions. The best advice...

Giry, I usually transplant mine as soon as they are about 3" tall and start with the verigated fan leaves. As for pot size I bought some 5 gallon feed buckets at a local farm store and my plants go from starter pots like yours directly into the buckets. Also when I do transplant into the buckets...

10/13/12 update I have been curing Runt and Harriet now for a couple of weeks and got out the scale and started weighing what I ended up with. Runt produced 4.33 ounces dry and Harriet 3.64. Mini got harvested and is now drying and I dont see where it will produce much dry since it was window...

You might be a grower if Most of your friends are farmers with cows. You rake all your neighbors leaves into your yard for compost. if you see a plowed field and wonder what strain and how many you could grow. all your houseplants have nugs on em. You may be a pissed off grower if the wife...