Recent content by OldSkool

Well, you're gonna be limited by height right off the bat. Under those restrictions I would recommend auto-flowering varieties and 4 foot fluoro fixtures end to end, unless you can afford an 8 footer ( better). The newer T5 bulbs AND fixtures are very nice for growing under those limitations...

That's great. For flowering those plants. Now remember to go to wallyworld and pick up 3 daylight cfl's at 26 watts each. That will translate into approx. 100 watts (give or take a mile) of output. WARM white for flowering. COOL/DAYLIGHT for growth. Ok? And yes, that's much better. Don't even...

Todooby, I used a white plastic 55 gal drum with the top cut off, the sunlight passes thru a bit but no one can see inside! It's perfect for an outdoor auto stealth grow. You can buy them for like 8 dollars at recycling centers. Try it bro! And don't mind the boys...they'll be locked in a...

Yep. Enough room for one decent sized plant to grow.

Right on HG. Dude, put the plants on some bricks and raise them up to within inches of the light if you can't lower the light down to the plant tops. THAT'S why they are stretched. Don't fret over temps. MJ can stand 35 to 100f. You want 'cool' white (4100k) or 'daylight' (6500k) cfl's for...

MAG HPS ballasts ONLY for CMH Leafy. Careful!

Just don't try to light up a Ceramic Metal Halide bulb with an electronic ballast. It won't work. Don't even try it! Mag HPS ballasts ONLY (for those who might skim past the important stuff). I ordered up a CMH 400 watter (Phillips retro white) and a ballast 'kit' to build my own setup. HTG...

A few drops of good whiskey in the jar!

I made my first batch with 99% isopropanol a few days ago. I used three whole plants, buds, leaves and all. I left it out in the garage to evap but the temp is so low here now I still have an inch of liquid sitting in the large stainless pot I used. It looks like green coolaid and smells like...

I'll tell you what I think you did wrong by the pics... You spray them right? The water droplets act like little magnifying glasses to COOK the tender leaves. The closer to the light source the more cooked they will get. I made the same mistakes. I DO NOT spray my clones anymore! I put some in...

If you like you can dip them in hormone powder and just leave them in a clear glass container. You can see when the roots develop and there's no fear/danger of under/overwatering them. Just a couple leaves on top and leave two nodes if possible under water. Or, you could stick them directly in...

I use sand. Plain old sand. Stole some from the kids sandbox nextdoor. Dug out a couple of cat turds and rinsed the sand in tap water. Filled up some plastic beer cups with sand, dipped the clones in powdered hormones and plopped them in. With drainage holes of course...:) Rooted like crazy...

For all you guys and gals out there who have invested hundreds of dollars on rockwool cubes, little peat pots, domes, misters, etc, let me tell you the Oldskool way to clone...;) This method was taught to me back in the late sixties in jr. high horticulture class and I still use it today...

I think I should change the title of my thread to 'Unknown Sativa cross' as they are now on their 9th week of flowering with no end in sight! I transplanted one on the 7th week to a 4 gal pot and it is busting out all over with new pistils and hairs, bright white with no amber's at all. I have...

WHY? Because the govt/medical/drug manufacturing cartel will lose billions every year if everybody has easy access to natural remedies such as MJ. Think about it. The govt grants $ to drug co's to find 'cures' for cancer and other things. The drug co's kick money back to the reps and senators...