24/0 vs 18/6

[darbolah]

i would listen to him....he sounds good

Good Luck

[the image reaper]

i would listen to him....he sounds good

Good Luck

thanks for the compliment, but I've never been 'good' at anything ... I've just made about every possible mistake, and I experimented a lot (and I'm one blessed S.O.B. ) so, I try to help others avoid the waste of time ... that's the worst part about a grow gone bad, 'the lost time' ... hey, ya get morbid, when ya start gettin' old

[darbolah]

haha, having lived a rich life doesnt mean you havent made wrong decisions more so you have made those mistakes and learnt from them.

Also i wouldnt mind you help with something, i was wanting to swap from hydro to soil as i want to start a little more basic as im having some troubles with ph using hydro. Anything you would suggest ? soil/soiltype/ph/methods ect.

Thanks imagereaper

[ojitos1985]

holy hell 40+ years growing cannabis makes you here the most advanced and experienced grower...

[darbolah]

yeah no joke

[the image reaper]

holy hell 40+ years growing cannabis makes you here the most advanced and experienced grower...

nope, that's not me, at all, several growing geniuses have been in this Forum, but I ain't one of them :jointsmile: ... I didn't have grow books when I started, as a teenager ... I just treated them like tomatoes ... I grew for many years under fluorescent tubes only, just moving up to high-pressure lamps about 3 years ago ... I never checked pH until just a few years ago :wtf: ... used dirt from the yard, Miracle-Grow in scary amounts :wtf: ... tried all sorts of little 'tricks' ... in those days, the 'experts' belief was that stress made the plant produce more resin, so we did all sorts of strange shit to them ... nails in the stems, extremely high temperatures, the list of stupid ideas goes on and on ... that's why I'm quick to knock down 'experiments' I've already tried, just trying to save y'all some wasted time, and inferior plants ... in fact, I would have to say, the ONLY out-of-the-ordinary cultivation 'trick' that really shows results, was my trials with molasses ... it really does build denser buds ... (it's about time an experiment worked) remember: when in doubt, grow 'em like tomatoes (it's a WEED, keep it simple) ... :smokin:

[the image reaper]

haha, having lived a rich life doesnt mean you havent made wrong decisions more so you have made those mistakes and learnt from them.

Also i wouldnt mind you help with something, i was wanting to swap from hydro to soil as i want to start a little more basic as im having some troubles with ph using hydro. Anything you would suggest ? soil/soiltype/ph/methods ect.

Thanks imagereaper

just follow your basic soil rules : a loose, well-drained soil ... peat is acidic and bad, but it's almost impossible to find soil without peat in it ... so, I just find a decent potting soil, and add a quart of perlite per gallon, plus a cup of dolomite lime, that buffers and sweetens the soil ... I personally had burning problems with the popular Fox Farms Ocean Forest soil ... it is excellent for developing plants, but it was just too 'hot' for my young seedlings ... others have no problems, so I suspect some strains may be more sensitive ... read the ingredients labels carefully, some have already added fertilizers, that will work in the soil for the first few weeks ... IF this is the soil you have, you will be restricted as to what you can feed, without problems ...regardless, you will be transplanting to larger pots after a few days, so you can g to the FFOF then ... I think a lot of what you need for soil growing is in the Basic Growing and Indoor gowing sections ... good luck (I prefer soil over hydro too, but hydro rules for speed of growth and yield) :jointsmile:

[darbolah]

thanks heaps mate

Il take it all into consideration

Peace

[oldmac]

How about a thought from another, let's say "older" grower.

Both 24/0 and 18/6 work, I sometimes take my moms to 24 hr to hurry things along to keep to a cuttings schedule.

The main reason I use the 18/6 tho is help with CO2;
My mom room is next to the bloom room. For the 6 hrs the moms are off, they take in oxygen and put off co2....the bloom room recieves its air from moms. wa-la.

See, I'm old and frugal.

[darbolah]

indeed you are
Your ideas interest me :P so i might do that once i get my bloom room up and running.

Thanks