[Rowdy420]

Keep a journal so you can review different seasons/ feeding schedules. With every change in the season comes changes in your garden.

The more you know, the better you'll grow

Good luck, peace

[silver hawaiian]

Originally Posted by Rowdy420

Keep a journal so you can review different seasons/ feeding schedules. With every change in the season comes changes in your garden.

The more you know, the better you'll grow

Good luck, peace

QFT

Keep a log of:

Temps - all times of day, whenever you're in the garden, make a note of the time, temp, & RH

FEEDING - super important - duh

Plant responses - did it respond positively to x- that you did? y- ?

Etc.

[caljim]

Keep it Simple.

[Chronic Future]

put everything in the soil and just add water

topdress with 1-2 tbs mexican guano week 3 of flower so they dont yellow out through the strech

only add carbs 1-2 in flower so you dont mess up the taste

keep the light as far away as you can so the tops dont dry out and the plant stays sticky

[big twinn]

I perfer to use Mollasses every to every other watering from start to finish...my plants seem to really branch and just mass out.

I find that organics are much more rewarding and forgiving then the chemical counterparts

Unless growing SOG with closely packed clones, i ALWAYS begin bending the apical stem horizontal for lsting EARLY...using garden twisties and paper clips to repress them down..the product is dense Branchy bushes with 20-30, ive even had 1 plant with 93 tops.

i keep a log or else i would never be able to keep track of feeding schedules, lighting arrangements, flowering times, and growing characteristics.
1st time growing Sour Bubble and i really think i may have it perfectly dialed in on the first go around...either fast learner or just an example of fine genetics.

Im also a bud critic. around my area EVERYTHING is shit. I only smoke locale when i have none of my own or smoke coming in from friends out west. Nothing is as rewarding as smoking your own. There is a bond that forms between the grower and plant that no other smoker will experience, watching her grow and her characteristic "personality" really add to the experience!

I always test other peoples flushes based on the residual black tar vs chalky white ash left over after combustion.

I really LOVE what i have experienced using Mycorrhizae. The root growth is just flat out jaw dropping and in result, the plants grow SO vigorous!

let the plants tell you what they want, dont try and tell them what you think they need. they will speak to you through there leaves, growth, and posture.

thats all i can think of off the top of my head...im sure there are more that i will chime back in with...i think about these things all the time. cheers
BT

[FunkBomb]

Lots and lots of patience. Simplicity pays off at harvest time. A two week flush before harvest is essential. If you're using liquid fertilizers go by the directions or do 3/4. If you're using soil then dolomite lime is required. Learn to read the plant and you're set.

-Funk

[TickleMyBalls]

Originally Posted by caljim

Keep it Simple.

This is a big big thing that people forget when learning to grow. they see people on the internet that list their "perfect soil mix" or "perfect hydro formula". so thats what they follow, exactly that, and nothing else.

These same people then come to threads on IC or other places and try to seek help directly from the source as opposed to experimenting alone. They don't realize that every garden is different, every strain is different, even every run at a fixed spot is different. So no one formula can be just exactly perfect for everything you're running.

Keeping it simple is the way to go at the beginning. Once you're comfortable just guiding the plants through their life cycle, then you can build from there and see what you can add to get the plants to reach their full potential.

[Donald Mallard]

pot snob chiming in .. lol ...

dunno how many times guys have dropped around with a sample they are proud of ,
and ive rudely said .. "ohh cool , thanks ill try that later " , and prolly give it to the next guy that drops around . hehehe ...

its often not how its grown , or what variety ,, but moreso was it properly ripe at harvest , and how was it handled after harvest ,,
ie the drying and curing ..
dunno how many lovely looking buds or samples of , ive seen that were spoilt by that ...

i always figure ,, if your going to spend months growing great cannabis ,, spend the extra time at the end to make it properly smokeable and pleasent in the pipe , its worth it ...
and your other pot snob mates will thank you ,, lol ...

[JohnnyHopkins]

Originally Posted by FunkBomb

Lots and lots of patience. Simplicity pays off at harvest time. A two week flush before harvest is essential. If you're using liquid fertilizers go by the directions or do 3/4. If you're using soil then dolomite lime is required. Learn to read the plant and you're set.

-Funk

Ouch.... this isnt really correct.... Full strength or 3/4 strength? Always start with half strength and go from there. You can always add you cant subtract. Dolomite is NOT required.

Keep good notes. I've got a notebook that I keep track of everything in, couldn't imagine growing without it with my memory!