Quote Originally Posted by scott9116
Weezard, I'm thinking it'll be a wickedly stealth smoke stash box. Or atleast a "hide-a-key" that I can't lose but can never remember. It's weird, the surgery was supposed to on my hips. Ortho Dr. sent me to Neuro Dr. to check out some nerve damage in my leg before cutting. I have epilepsy and been 3yrs since last MRI and I been feelin' pretty bad (vertigo, equilibrium probs, tired, very very weak) for a while. MRI my head just in case. So, my hips are still killing me and now it seems like hip surgery is not in the cards anytime soon 'till nerve damage gets better.

Call me gypsy doctor, but, lemme tell ya a little tale.
Also had "nerve damage" and stabbing pains in both hips.
Did all the usual, including cortisone shot to the hip joints.
Nothing helped.
Well, actually, Anti-inflammatorys, noteably, Aleve, helped.

After years of pain and frustration with the medical profession, I had occasion to apply an ice pack, to my lower back.
The burning, stabbing, hip pains stopped!
The pain was being referred by a pinched nerve.
It had naught to do with my hip joints
It was actually a back problem.
A good doctor should have caught that, because it was bi-lateral, treatment applied to the hip joint was ineffective, and the tops of my feet "burned and tingled".
I'm just sayin'...
Things aren't always what they seem.
People are, um "un-equally talented".
Get a second and third opinion, before anybody starts cutting anything, yah?.


Head feels no pain. Just found the Cerebellular Ataxia on Friday. Neuro Dr. seems confused as I should be. LOL. I bet this means "We're gonna have to do some more tests." I've come to learn that testing always means more tests. Enough off topic crap.

I haven't been giving the veg stage of growth much thought. I normally pop seeds under 2700kCFLs & 6500kCFLs 1:2 ratio w/ a couple red party lights. Normally veg under 6500kCFLs or tubes. Mothers under 6500k CFLs. As I recall I was running a few 2700k with the mothers but pulled them as I was having trouble with some moms trying to flower at 18/6 and even at 20/4. This was causing really long recovery time after taking clones. I tried 24hrs but didn't like the results. Seemed clones took longer to root and plants just didn't seem healthy.

Agreed.
Had the same take.
24 hr's jus' not right for mos' critters.
And 18/6 does seem to be the sweet spot for cannabis..

Rauber's simple 18/6 method boasts better growth per watt. But what about overly eager strains? Is there more or less chance of premature flowering of mothers with this method?

Ah dunno.
Kinda hopin' that you lot sort that all out.

More importantly does it offer increased medical concentrations in the finished product? Does it actually speed up growth? Stretch? I wouldn't mind a little more speed on moms so I can keep fewer mothers and get the same amount of clones. Doesn't seem to be enough data on veg. I have to admit that 90% of my efforts were concentrated on flower. Beginning to wonder if I could be missing something though.
No doubt!
We're always missing some kine something.
Question is, are we missing something important?

You can increase medical concentrations by withholding UVb until just before harvest.

You can control stretch by changing the R:B at the proper time.

I'll leave the speeding up to you guys, I have not been able to do that.
I'm in no hurry.:rastasmoke:
But I am keen to learn.
So, I'll jus' lurk about on the ceiling if nobody minds.

Aloha,
Weeze