Recent content by MickFoster

I think I'll take your advice. Peace brother!

I know this has been mentioned before and if I remember correctly the mods weren't too thrilled with the subject being brought up. I belong to about 5 forums and I prefer this one by far because it's not so big that the threads are off the first page in 30 minutes and the people on here are...

I always germinate directly in the rockwool and never have a problem. I pre-soak the rockwool in plain water that is pH adjusted to 5.5.

I could be wrong - but I believe that all plants will show pre-flowers if you let them veg long enough. I have gotten pre-flowers on all my strains usually between 6 and 8 weeks. And yes - males show pre-flowers as well.

Can somebody please explain to me why the water used to flush plants has to be pH adjusted? I understand that nutrients are available to the plants at a certain pH level - but I don't understand why plain water has to be pH adjusted if the plant is only drinking water and not taking in...

With all due respect - a male plant does not produce seeds. A pollinated female plant produces seeds - all a male plant produces is pollen.

The title says it all - When did you start to smoke? How much was an ounce? I started in 1968 - a lid (an ounce) was $15.

What do you mean by "in four days the three months will be over"?

WOW! It's quite irresponsible of you IMO, to tell somebody to throw their ppm meter in the trash. All I can say is WOW! :eek:

I don't know where you came up with the fact that I was comparing soil to hydro!!! I'm fully aware that too many nutes can burn my plant - I've been growing for over 10 years. It was a hypothetical question! It seems that GrowDude is the only one that understood and answered my question.

Thanks Hippy! But what I want to know is whether a plant will grow just as good with a ppm of 1000 as it will with a ppm of 1800 - assuming the 1000 ppm fulfills its nutrient requirements and the 1800 ppm doesn't burn it? Is going high on the ppm's just a waste of nutrients?

Thanks HG - I do the same thing as you do regarding bumping up the ppm's with each nute change. I was hoping someone that understands plant physiology could answer my question.

CFL's are compact flourescent lights. However you don't have those - it appears they are either 3' or 4' flourescent tubes. If they are 4' - each bulb probably puts out about 3,000 lumens - the package the bulbs come in should say what the lumen output is. If you are using those fixtures...

Don't know if this is the correct place to post this but I grow hydroponically and soil growers don't use high ppm's. I read a lot of posts that indicate a lot of people use a very high ppm nutrient solution - some as high as 1800 ppm. Can a plant utilize all of the nutrients in a solution...

I use a bubble cloner - when the roots get about 6" in length - I cut a 1-1/2" rockwool cube halfway through so I can insert the clone and let the roots dangle. Then I put it in the hydroton very carefully so as to not damage the roots.