Ask a smart grower.

[bubble_bobble]

I had a question on lights and soil. This is a first grow. How far and when do you start putting light on the plant? And also. What size pot and how much soil should be used? (per plant) I am using Fox Farms Ocean Forest.

You can introduce your plant to lighting either at the very beginning of its life when you plant the seed, or you can introduce light only after you planted the seed and saw the seed sprout break ground. You can do it either way, personally I do it the latter way.

Ideally you want to start out in a small pot, such as a peat pellet or small 16 oz cup. You let the roots fill that container out and then you would repot to a larger container. But all this re-potting business is not necessary. You can simply start the seed in the container you want to finish. And I would use no smaller than a 5 gallon container. If I wanted a serious yield, I would use at least a 10 gallon container and I would veg my plant for 2 months or more.

Nomaad you and others' posts have been cracking me up but it's a clear violation of the rules. After the time you have spent in this thread (probably longer than me!) you should be as familiar to them as I.

Yes, these rules are completely arbitrary, and yes there is no mechanism of enforcement of them. What is offered is a strictly voluntary opportunity for the community to participate in a special kind of discussion.

Edit: Nomaad, the title "smart grower" is meant to be somewhat ironic. But the premise is, if you think you're hot, you will have to live up to it with your answers. If you or anyone else has sometime to say about the quality of the smart grower's posts, they are free to do so. They can make a post correcting the smart grower's answer(rule #3a), or they can make a post pointing out to the rest of the members what you think is wrong with the smart grower generally, why you think he needs to be replaced, and by whom. And anyone else who wants change is able to chime in. If people start demanding one person be the smart grower over the current one, he is able to step in. A people's coup de tat. It is rather democratic. But the premise is the one stated, to have an incentive to not give bad advice.

And for anyone who is not clear on the rules, they are summed up in a couple sentences in the paragraph right before the in-depth description with all the bold lettering starts.

 

[Gantz]

Since nobody has pointed the "I answer whatever the hell I want/can" rule that pretty much gives the smart grower all the power he desires over a forum like system in which he controls the information given back, its form and content, without really knowing if the information has any truth or real world information backing it up...i'll ask you this growing related question:
"What growing experience do you REALLY have in order to come to a forum and actully have the nerve to demand something like this?" - please back this up with proof that would convince miself and all other growers that you are indeed legit and that you can and should be allowed to do s.

 

[bubble_bobble]

Since nobody has pointed the "I answer whatever the hell I want/can" rule that pretty much gives the smart grower all the power he desires over a forum like system in which he controls the information given back, its form and content, without really knowing if the information has any truth or real world information backing it up...i'll ask you this growing related question:
"What growing experience do you REALLY have in order to come to a forum and actully have the nerve to demand something like this?" - please back this up with proof that would convince miself and all other growers that you are indeed legit and that you can and should be allowed to do s.

Thank you for this post.

The clause about the smart grower having the ability to discern which questions he answers is consistent with the spirit of this thread's purpose. If you are careful, you will note that the focus of power lies within the community at large. It is they who can point out to the community with a post anything they find wrong with the smart grower. Anybody can chime in about a smart grower's response and point out why the smart grower is incorrect. Further, the smart grower is specifically forbidden the ability to respond to any such criticism from the community. The community must decide what advice is more sound: the one given by the smart grower, or the suggested corrections from the community. Further, the asker himself is encouraged to make a follow-up post indicating how the smart grower's advice has helped. This all is to ensure that the information presented is sound and thorough.

If you want I can step down as smart grower, and a poster of your (the community's) nomination can replace me. I volunteer to be the first smart grower to try to illustrate what the concept is about. If my being the smart grower impedes on the success of this thread's idea, then someone else can be the smart grower.

As for my credentials, I can't pretend that I can quite live up to the expectations you set for me to achieve:

proof that would convince miself and all other growers that you are indeed legit

you can look at my post history to get an idea of how I post and how people respond. Aside from that, you can look at my thread about my recent grow https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=137574

Thanks again. But this system is anything but authoritarian. I think you will see this if you read the rules or try it out.

 

[I N Hail]

Teaching a new grower the rope's in only Two post ,,,,,,,,NOWAY

Why waste their time here if they'll just have to find another
thread ("Smart Grower" )to answer ALL their other questions.

 

[bubble_bobble]

Teaching a new grower the rope's in only Two post ,,,,,,,,NOWAY

Why waste their time here if they'll just have to find another
thread ("Smart Grower" )to answer ALL their other questions.

Hi, thanks for this.

This thread is meant to be a place where any grower may go to ask a question to the smart grower. The smart grower is one who was elected by the community. An asker will find this thread useful because here is a place where he can go to get his questions answered by an actually elected-based-on-merit person.

I hope I understood you correctly.

If you look at the OP, you will see that the asker is welcome to ask any follow-up questions. But the questions are encouraged to be well-written and thought out, and already somewhat researched by the asker. Questions like "How to increase yield?" are encouraged to be ignored. This is all to encourage quality information.

 

[I N Hail]

O ok i got a little lost,,Chem D does that to me sometimes,,,LOL

Thanks


PeaceINH

 

[MrMcBean]

How much pot does the smartgrower smoke per week? There needs to be a limit of at least an ounce. Add some THC to this dry and crispy thread.

 

[fish83]

lmao....the smart grower....cmon now....

 

[Jellyfish]

bubble bobble- I admire your spirit in trying to start this thread, but I think the people have spoken. Please stay around and contribute your experience and wisdom. It's better to try something and get it laughed at, than to never try anything, and never do anything. I salute you!
cheers

 

[HortProOrganics]

I am a dumb grower, can I ask a smart question?

 

[Jellyfish]

I am a dumb grower, can I ask a smart question?

You mean a smartass question? No.

 

[fish83]

lol...

 

[subrob]

i read the first post and was actually very interested too see where this would go...too bad. after a few years of addiction to this sight it would have been nice to see something new.. very nice try bb...k+