6-8 hours of outdoor light.....food subsitute?

[CoyoteGrass]

can i subsitute food for light during veg stage?
and whats with rusty nails....does that work?

[StonerDave]

there is simply no substitute for light, invest in a lighting system if you must, ther5e expensive, but worth it. and i've heard of the rusy nail being put in the bottom of the stalk before harvesting it, but never have i seen it done. i think the rusty nail thing is something mainly done in mexico and south america, i thi9nk this because i've only heard mexicans and south americans talk about it. they swear by it, and it could very well work, but their mainly growing sativa, and if your growing indica it may not like it.

[karmaxul]

Rust is not good but i have pierced many stems. I supercropped my plants to keeep them short and a single cola. I would put almost 1 inch growrocks in some of the lower stalks after gauging up. The stem on each side of the rock was the size of my pinky on a 13 inch high finished plant. I believe India was the place where the style of growing originated,but it could have been the Indians. The native americans would also grow in mounds to give the plants more oxygen to the roots. The peircing takes practise and my advice is keep your cracks clean and green. I had hundreds of plants to practice on and have only done it on super cropped plants.

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[the image reaper]

placing a rusty nail in your soil will provide Iron to your plant ... :stoned: