pot farm guru: October 2011

Sunday, October 30, 2011

pot farm guru: D. W. C.

pot farm guru: D. W. C.: Growing in deep water culture is easy and productive.Seedlings and clones are held in net pots and filled with your choice of growing medium...

Growing in deep water culture is easy and productive.Seedlings and clones are held in net pots and filled with your choice of growing medium.Most gardners like to use expanded clay pellets because they are easy to work with and are reusable. the roots of the seedlings will hang down through the net pots and into the nutrient solution.Then a submersible pump then lifts nutrient solution to the top a discharge tube where it splashes into the lid.solution the falls onto root wetting them and then returns to the reservoir.roots gather nutrients and water and absorb them easily in the oxygen rich environment.Many people will also keep an air stone in bottom of bucket to help keep water and nutrient solution oxygenated. I hope this helped somebody out there.AND PLEASE CLICK ON THE ADDS.

Saturday, October 22, 2011

pot farm guru: taking clones

pot farm guru: taking clones: when you want to take a clone you will want to choose a branch close to the bottom.the closer to the bottom the better.you will also want th...

taking clones

when you want to take a clone you will want to choose a branch close to the bottom.the closer to the bottom the better.you will also want the branch to be about 3 inches i length.you also need two fan leaves at the end of the branch you have selected.you will need a clean razor and clean cutting board and a rooting hormone.I like to use CLONEX.i swear this stuff could put roots on a toothpick!!! so you want to take the razor and cut the selected branch off lay it down on cutting board and cut off all the leaves and other side branch's off leaving only the top fan leaves.Then you will make a 45 degree cut on the bottom of the branch and then dip in CLONEX rooting hormone.You will want go about an inch deep then put in ROOT RIOT plug or cup with soil in it.Now you will take a pair of scissors and cut fan leaves in half.the only way the plant has to feed it self is through it's leaves so the less to care for the easier for the plant to root. Now you will want to take your cutting and put under a t8 lamp.The t5 lamp is to intense at this stage of life.keep light about 4 inches from top of plant.A seed mat or heating pad helps out a lot if you have one.You need to spray twice a day for 5 days then stop.in a week to ten days you should have roots.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

How tall should you grow plants before flowering.

now as in anything else there is more than one way to skin a cat.my suggestions are based on what works really well for me.with that being said lets talk about growing your sacred herb.
i like to grow my plants at least 18 inches in veg.Now the rule of thumb is the plant will double in size when put into flowering.most of your Sativa's or sativa dominant strains will break this rule.Indaca and Indaca dominant strains follow this well.there will always be what i like to call rouge strains that go crazy in the flower room.
lavender was beauty of a plant but grew so tall and bushy it drowned out the rest of the plants from the light.Thai weed is another but if you have the patience the room and time she is well worth it.Sour diesel is another one of those plants that seem to grow like crazy and is a nice producer.
a real nice hardy good producing plant with great flavor is the kings kush.properly named i might add.it is an absolute joy to grow!erkel purple is another plant defies explanation.I mean how the hell do light something on fire and taste like your sucking on a grape jolly rancher!!!I mean the blueberry taste like blueberries and the grape ape taste like grape and the snozberries taste like snozberries.It's like Willy Wonkas weed factory!!!
I can't wait for all of you to start harvesting all this great smoke and remember always share some of you harvest with somebody who is down on there luck.Not on a front but a GIFT people!!!The karma you get from it is worth any dollar amount.Trust me.as always i hope this was helpful.check out the ads and feed the fish!!!

pot farm guru: hor far away your plants should be from your light...

pot farm guru: hor far away your plants should be from your light...: depending on what size and kind of lights we are using.i am going to start with the vegetative lights first.i use a 2ft. by 4ft 8 tube t5 f...

pot farm guru: hor far away your plants should be from your light...

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

pot farm guru: hor far away your plants should be from your light...

hor far away your plants should be from your lights

depending on what size and kind of lights we are using.i am going to start with the vegetative lights first.i use a 2ft. by 4ft 8 tube t5 fixture.i like to keep my light about 4 inches above my plants.your nodes on the plant will be real close together and that means more branches on your plants.which equals more medicine for you!if you are using a 400 watt metal halide you should keep your light at least 6 inches away from the top of the plants the same can be said for 600 watt lights as well.now if you are using a 1000 watt metal halide you need to be 12 inches to 18 inches away from the top of your plants. now with that being said the type of hood you use will also play a factor in how close you can be to the top of your plant.i suggest you do not use or buy a parabolic hood.while they disperse light really well they act like a giant umbrella that traps all the heat near your plants.gull wing hoods work well and the price is right if working on a budget.i like to use the RAPTOR hood.it is air cooled with 8 inch flanges.this means i can put my 1000 watt light about 8 inches above my plants!there are other lights out there and they have smaller flanges that work well to.well i hope this has been helpful to somebody out there.you can leave comments or ask questions.as always check out the ads.i endorse these products.