PiCkyPiccAlo
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Awesome post, love the attention in the details you provided.
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A Cannabis Growing Guide - All that you need to know to get started
- Thread starter Kodiak
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grow_green
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Great guide for anyone beginning to grow. very nice!
Thanks 
I tried to cover as much as possible while still keeping it relatively short and to the point. A lighter version of the guide might have been easier to digest but it just kept growing as I was typing out my notes.
I hope that the guide will help you to reach your goals.
Keep it green
-Kodiak-
I tried to cover as much as possible while still keeping it relatively short and to the point. A lighter version of the guide might have been easier to digest but it just kept growing as I was typing out my notes.I hope that the guide will help you to reach your goals.
Keep it green
-Kodiak-
FrankRizzo
Listen to me jerky
:jawdrop: Wow, I mean really wow. Every new member should be forced to read this when they sign up. Would save everyone lots of time. Concise and to the point. Very well written. I will be directing many people over here. Congratulations on a incredible thread.
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Rooster449
I do agree with you Frank
I do agree with you Frank
I am a new mimber here and a new grower, I have read ever one of His threads and have really tryed to fallow all I read. We are all new at some thing and we need all the advice we can get from peaple that have been there and done that. I have found that when I hit a wall
All i need to do is post my stuff here and I get the answer in no time.
I cant say it enough that every one on here that can help seems that they do help. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH Becouse if I dont ask for help I tend to
and I wount to be doing this for A LONG LONG TIME
I just orderd seeds from Amsterdam
Its called Medijuana and it will be filling my two new rooms i am building and well post new pixs of my Build Soon. Two 10x10 Rooms. I will keep all posted on my progress.
Rooster449
I do agree with you Frank
:jawdrop: Wow, I mean really wow. Every new member should be forced to read this when they sign up. Would save everyone lots of time. Concise and to the point. Very well written. I will be directing many people over here. Congratulations on a incredible thread.
I am a new mimber here and a new grower, I have read ever one of His threads and have really tryed to fallow all I read. We are all new at some thing and we need all the advice we can get from peaple that have been there and done that. I have found that when I hit a wall
All i need to do is post my stuff here and I get the answer in no time.I cant say it enough that every one on here that can help seems that they do help. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH Becouse if I dont ask for help I tend to
and I wount to be doing this for A LONG LONG TIMEI just orderd seeds from Amsterdam
Rooster449
cappeeler09
Member
good thread man,i like it when people give good information thanks alot
Thanks guys
mthyde, I would not spray the buds with anything during full flowering, you might get mold. You will find that most of the mites actually hang out under the leafs so that's where you should spray. Also lay out some of those yellow, no-pest strips of sticky fly paper around the plant. Insects are drawn to the bright yellow color.
If it's still very early in flowering, you could wash the plants in the shower, especially under the leafs. This will actually remove most of the mites and eggs. It's the easiest way to get rid of them, they just wash away and down the drain they go. This method is great if the plants are still in veg but I would not recommend it if the plants are already well into flowering. Also, insects must breathe air so submerging the pots under water for say 10 minutes, will cause the buggers in the soil to abandon ship. It is actually interesting to watch all the mites swim for the surface. Then all you have to do is pull the plug and down they go. This will not hurt your plants as their roots can survive without oxygen for this short period of time. At least longer than the bugs.
Man, I'm sorry. Spider mites are really a pest, they just keep coming back, like roaches. They are by far the most irritating thing about growing. Although I have battled it out with spider mites many times, I'm no expert.
All I can say is that you will have to approach this problem from every direction, applying an assortment of remedies at the same time. These pesky critters grow resistant to almost anything over a few generations.
They thrive in hot and dry environments, neem oil and pyrethroids/pyrethrin are probably the most effective chemical remedies out there, along with nicotine.
But there are many more, like adding natural predators to the grow room.
You will find more information in this thread:
Spider mites AKA The Borg
Good luck!
-Kodiak-
mthyde, I would not spray the buds with anything during full flowering, you might get mold. You will find that most of the mites actually hang out under the leafs so that's where you should spray. Also lay out some of those yellow, no-pest strips of sticky fly paper around the plant. Insects are drawn to the bright yellow color.
If it's still very early in flowering, you could wash the plants in the shower, especially under the leafs. This will actually remove most of the mites and eggs. It's the easiest way to get rid of them, they just wash away and down the drain they go. This method is great if the plants are still in veg but I would not recommend it if the plants are already well into flowering. Also, insects must breathe air so submerging the pots under water for say 10 minutes, will cause the buggers in the soil to abandon ship. It is actually interesting to watch all the mites swim for the surface. Then all you have to do is pull the plug and down they go. This will not hurt your plants as their roots can survive without oxygen for this short period of time. At least longer than the bugs.
Man, I'm sorry. Spider mites are really a pest, they just keep coming back, like roaches. They are by far the most irritating thing about growing. Although I have battled it out with spider mites many times, I'm no expert.
All I can say is that you will have to approach this problem from every direction, applying an assortment of remedies at the same time. These pesky critters grow resistant to almost anything over a few generations.
They thrive in hot and dry environments, neem oil and pyrethroids/pyrethrin are probably the most effective chemical remedies out there, along with nicotine.
But there are many more, like adding natural predators to the grow room.
You will find more information in this thread:
Spider mites AKA The Borg
Good luck!
-Kodiak-
AKDrifter
Member
Kodiak,
Thank you for taking the time to post this guide!! I am starting up again soon and this is one hell of a great guide to review before starting up. I had quite a few questions on my mind before reading this one, especially loved the topping guide.
I was wondering on the kelp additives. Have you ever made you're own kelp teas or soil additives or just purchased commercially?
Thanks again.
P.S. Kodiak is one beautiful place to visit.
Thank you for taking the time to post this guide!! I am starting up again soon and this is one hell of a great guide to review before starting up. I had quite a few questions on my mind before reading this one, especially loved the topping guide.
I was wondering on the kelp additives. Have you ever made you're own kelp teas or soil additives or just purchased commercially?
Thanks again.
P.S. Kodiak is one beautiful place to visit.
Thanks AKDrifter
I'm glad that you liked the guides.
Regarding the kelp additives, I use a commerical extract on my indoor grow but for the plants that I grow outdoors I use real kelp and sea weed that I collect. I cut it into little pieces and add it to some compost. I usually make my own organic fertilizer for outdoor grows. I start with the compost and then add a number of things to boost it up a bit. Stuff like like sea shells, charcoal and sawdust for example, works great.
I guess that you could make your own kelp teas but the commerical stuff is not that expensive and outdoors it's easier to just add the organic material to the soil.
If you are looking for the commerical stuff, I can highly recommend the Alg-A-Mic from BioBizz, it's a very nice product.
I'm glad that you liked the guides.
Regarding the kelp additives, I use a commerical extract on my indoor grow but for the plants that I grow outdoors I use real kelp and sea weed that I collect. I cut it into little pieces and add it to some compost. I usually make my own organic fertilizer for outdoor grows. I start with the compost and then add a number of things to boost it up a bit. Stuff like like sea shells, charcoal and sawdust for example, works great.
I guess that you could make your own kelp teas but the commerical stuff is not that expensive and outdoors it's easier to just add the organic material to the soil.
If you are looking for the commerical stuff, I can highly recommend the Alg-A-Mic from BioBizz, it's a very nice product.
tokerofdakill
Member
Kodiak just now found this wow great detail.. its just intime for my next move..thanks Alot
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Casual
+++ REP!! GREAT guide, thanks for taking the time and putting in the
effort to put this all together!!! Awesome!
effort to put this all together!!! Awesome!
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Sirus
Excellent thread. Thanks for taking the time to put together and update this information.
