How to Grow.
Organics
Worm Farming
Electrical & safety
- How do I convert watts to amps and amps to watts?
- The circuit which goes to my grow room only has two wires, but my light has a 3 prong plug, what should I do?
- GrowFAQ Electrical Safety Hazard Warning, The Physical Effects of Electricity
- How many lights/watts can I put on a 15 Amp service?
- What is an AFCI and why should I install one?
- How do I electrically map my place?
- How can I offset the energy usage of my grow room?
- Why has my timer switch failed and what should I do?
- When do I change my ballast components?
- What is a GFCI?
- Basic wire sizing guide for US 120 and 240 volts
- How do I build a short-range timer?
- How much power does my lamp really use?
- How do I wire a UK ballast?
- Do I need to install a GFCI in my grow room?
- How do I install a GFCI?
- How to turn a PC fan into an exhaust or intake fan?
- Can I use a dimmer switch to control the speed of my fan?
- How do I convert watts to amps?
- Basic electrical safety guidelines
- How safe are these MH and HPS lights?
- How do I wire and connect an in-line duct fan?
Getting started
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What books, magazines, and discussion forums will help me learn
more about growing? - Should I start my grow from clones or seeds?
- Do Roots REALLY grow in the dark?
- What should I know about ordering seeds and clones thru the mail?
- What is Marijuana and what effects could it have on me?
- What are common mistakes made by first time growers?
- How much will i yeild?
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What are the
different types of high associated with Indica, Sativa and hybrid strains? - How do I choose a strain?
- How do they get strains to taste different?
Choosing your first system
- Hydro vs. Organic
- Should I buy a Phototron?
- Why should I grow using medium filled containers?
- Why should I grow using aeroponics?
- Why should I grow using hydroponics?
Growroom design and set-up
- Fan controler for under $30
- Is there a simple and cheap way to maintain water levels?
- What can I use to increase reflectivity?
- How can I vent through the sewer?
- How should I select my grow space?
- How do I add ventilation to my grow area?
- What range should I maintain for my growroom humidity and temperature?
- How do I design a fan powered cooling system for my growbox?
- How much ventilation do I need in my grow room?
- What are the different growth characteristics associated with Indica, Sativa and hybrid strains?
- How to dampen noise from PC fans
- DIY: How can I build a compact hood with an intergrated light trap?
- Should I choose a round or square pot for my plants?
- I’ve read that cannabis plants smell, what can I do about this?
- Where can I buy growing equipment and supplies?
- How do I power 12v computer fans?
- How much co2 should I add?
- How do I install a duct fan to operate most efficiently?
- Building your own inline fan
- What do I use to measure the nutrient and ph level?
- Stickydank’s basic CO2 method
- How much light do I need?
- What type of timer do I use with my lights?
- How do I rig an Electric Float Switch Reservoir Controller?
- Should I use a light mover?
- Growroom electrical & safety
informationSeeds
Lighting
- What is a suncircle? (circular light mover)
- GrowFAQ Electrical Safety Hazard Warning, The Physical Effects of Electricity
- How do I convert a common home security light into a remote ballast grow light?
- What are compact fluorescents and how can I use them for growing?
- Jackerspackle’s Lighting Coverage Primer
- What do all of those lighting terms mean?
- How can I hang an adjustable reflector in a box-grow?
- Basic info on fluorescent lighting
- Can I use foil on my florescents?
- How can I add a glass shield to a reflector?
- What are light cycles and how do I use them?
- How do I build my own Cool Tube?
- PAR for plants, Lumen for people.
- Should I use a light mover?
- How can I improve the air flow in air cooled light hoods?
- Can blacklights be used for growing?
- How do I manipulate the photoperiod for larger yields?
- Metal Halide safety and fixture recommendations.
- How to read light level with an SLR camera?
- What distance should my light be from my plants?
- What is photosynthesis?
- How much will it cost to run my light?
Ballast information
- How can I build my own HPS or MH light system?
- Building and buying an HPS system
- Does the bulb have to match my ballast?
- What is a switchable ballast?
Identification and Comparison
- What is color temperature of a bulb?
- H.I.D bulb information
- Can I grow using halogen lights?
- What are Compact Fluorescents?
- H.I.D Light description
- When should I replace my lamp?
- What is a conversion bulb?
- HID vs. Fluorescents
- What type of lighting is best?
- How can I improve my indoor lighting?
- Close-up of MH and HPS bulbs.
Product information
Reflectivity
- How do
I position a rectangular hood in my rectangular
garden?- All you need
to know about Mylar- How does hood orientation
relate to efficiency?- Can I use foil to reflect
light?- Is a dimpled
or polished reflector better at reflecting light?- Are mirrors good for reflecting
light?- What is black
and white poly and how do I use
it?
Fertilizing & feeding
- What are Macro-/Micro-Nutrients, and what is each responsible for?
- The never ending abuse of Phosphorous to enhance flowering
- How do I mix up my nutrient solution?
- How can I properly maintain my hydroponic nutrient solution?
- What do the three numbers on the fertilizer label stand for?
- How do I apply hydrogen peroxide?
- Will my nitrogen source affect the PH?
- What is the difference between synthetic and organic fertilizers?
Foliar feeding
- How do
I foliar feed?- What
is Earthjuice catalyst and how do I use it?- What is Spray-N-Grow and how do
I use it?
Nutrient deficiencies
Sick Plant
Symptoms
Changes in Colour of Bottom
Fan Leaves
Are the
leaf tips curlling up, do the leaves have yellow margins or
tips with green veins- Are the leaf tips curling down,
do they have yellow margins which are turning into dark dead
spots- Do the leaves
have an inter-veinal banding appearance- Are your leaves light green or
yellow in colour- Do
the leaves have an overall dark green color with a purple,
red, or blue pigmentation
Changes in Colour or Growth
on the top of the plantCrispy Dead
Leaves
Are the bottom leaves dying
out and burning up?Nutrient formulations
Bioponic
Chemical
- Bunzboy’s flora feeding
schedule for soil growers.- MisterIto’s chemical beginner
nutrient formula- Frenchie’s salt fert
formula- What chemical
based fertilizer should I use?- 10k’s suggested beginner
chemical nutrient formula- Why should I grow using pure
chemical nutrients?
Organic
- MrSoul’s
Guano Tea Method- What
is an Earth Juice/Maxicrop recirculating res?- How do I produce my own Worm
Castings?- How do I
make guano tea?- Five
Most Asked Questions About Earthworm Castings- Why should I use worm
castings?- What organic
based fertilizer should I use?- MisterIto’s organic beginner
nutrient formula- What
about Earth Juice?- Why
should I grow using pure organic
nutrients?
What are the best ratios for
General Hydroponics 3-part?
Nutrient Product Comparisons
Outdoors
- What
are some different fertilizers?- Organic fertilizers, NPK values
and amounts to use- How
can I improve my soil outdoors?- Can I foliar feed
outdoors?
pH / EC / TDS / PPM
- What are
the pros and cons of buying a combo meter?- What is the difference between
ppm and EC?- How do I
tell if my PPM/EC is too high or too low?- What is a good ph/EC/TDS
meter?- How can I
raise or lower the pH of my soil mix?- Are the liquid type Ph test
kits accurate?- What pH
level or range should I aim for?- What ranges should I maintain for
my hydroponic nutrients pH, TDS/EC and temperature?- What is pH?
- What is a pH buffer?
- PPM-EC-CF Chart
- How long does the seal last
inside the probe?- What does pH mean?
- What is
a TDS meter and what does it measure?- How do I figure out the ppm of
my fertilizer mix?
Watering
- Is it
safe to use pet-shop preperations, that are sold to remove
chlorine from my tap water?- Can I use water from the
dehumidifier?- How
much water do I give my clones & seedlings when in
rockwool?- What is the
“lift the pot” method?- Why is my reverse-osmosis water
not pH neutral?- How
can I tell whether my drooping plant is overwatered or
underwatered?- About
wet/dry cycles- What is
the best type of water to start with?- Is tap water ok for my seeds and
plants?- How do I
determine my watering schedule for container plants?- Why do my plants droop after
flushing or heavy watering?- How do I water my hard to reach
plants?
Organic propagation
Liquid Organic Fertilizers
Organic Soil
Soil & soilless
- What is nutrient lockout?
-
How can I measure the pH of
soil/soilless runoff? -
What are Water-Absorbent
Polymers and how do I use them? -
Maximizing root growth in soil
containers - What is the Soil Food Web?
- Treating old soil
- What size pots should I use?
-
eugene’s soil mat planting
method -
How do I use capillary matting
with an indoor grow and why does it help? -
If I change my soil grow to
hydro, will it taste bad? - What is a fortified medium?
Soil & soilless mixes
- What
is Soil?- How can I
test for soil texture
Using Coco as a
Substrate- I’m a
beginner and need a simple and easy soilless mix.- Soul’s Soilless Mix
- Vic’s Super Soil recipes &
notes- What is
loam?- ~shabang~’s worm
casting method- Bongaloid’s Corruption of
~shabang~’s Casting Method- Aallon’s quick & simple
soil mix- Kumquat’s
deluxe potting soil and manure tea- What is Soil
Structure?- What do you
mean by soilless mix: what is it?- MR_NATURAL420′s perfect potting
medium- What is Sandy
Soil?- What is
silt?- What is Clay
Soil?- What is Soil
Texture?
What is root-bound?
Hydroponics
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Can I
add stuff to the reservoir to change the flavour of my
bud? -
Should I use
Lavarocks or Expanded Clay? -
What are the differences
between aeroponic misting and fogging? -
What is this green slime on my
rockwool? -
What is
nutrient lockout? -
How
do I Build a Bato-Bucket/Dutch-Pot System? -
How do I sterilize and
disinfect my system? -
How can I keep my reservoir
cool? -
How dow I use
Oxy-Plus in my nutrient tank? -
Simple Hydroponics, The Wick
System -
How should I
clean my grow rocks? - Is pH important?
-
Can I use industrial grade
rockwool for my hydroponic medium? -
What is
hydroponics?
Bubblers (DWC)
- What is a bubbler/DWC?
- At what level should the
nutrients be in the bucket?- What kind of pump should I
use?/How much air does each bucket need?- How can I build a DWC cooler
tub?- Where do I set
the water level for new clones?- How can I build my own
bubbler?- How do I
start seeds for DWC bubblers?- What should the pH of the
nutrients be?- What
kind of airline should I use?- How can I get rid of slimy
roots?- How often
should I change the nutrients?- How large should my
bucket/container be?- What kind of airstone should I
use?- What nutrients
should I use?/How much nutrient should I use?- How can I stop algae from
growing in the bucket?- How do I build a bubbling
bucket? (Deep Water Culture)
Ebb and Flow
(E&F)
- How are
the salt buildups flushed out of the planters in ebb &
flow?- Is there
anything better than the standard planters provided with most
ebb & flow systems, and How can I modify the system to give maximum yield and root mat growth?- How Do I Prep My Ebb & Flow
Table, using big rw cubes?- How often should I flood the
tray? (flood frequency)- How long should I flood the
tray? (flood duration)- Can a megagarden be converted to
Deep Water Culture (DWC)?- How do I grow single cola
style, sea of green Ebb & Flow ?- How high should I set the flood
level? (flood depth)- How can I heat my reservoir
solution to keep it in the correct range?- How should I go about
transplanting the minicube into the rock filled
planters?- What is a
Megagarden?- How should
I maintain the reservoir, topping off changing solution
etc.?
Transplanting
Hydro to soil
Soil to soil
- Why do I need to transplant?
- How do I create root growth lengthwise?
- How can I transplant my plant into a bigger pot?
- How big of a pot should I transplant into?
- BOG\’s double potting technique
- Nomad’s tansplanting technique
- How will I know when my plants need to be repotted?
- When is the best time to repot my plant?
Plant trouble
Seeds, germination & seedlings
- Desiccant and its uses
- Soil germination problems
- How can I get my plants to produce femenized seeds?
- The merits of transplanting seedlings deeply
- The germination process of a dicot seed
- How can I tell if my bag seeds are healthy?
- How can I make my seedlings stem stronger?
- Why are seeds different colours?
- How do I use Oxy-Plus for seed germination?
Growth after germination
- How can I gently fertilize my seedlings with guano?
- Why do my seedlings stretch?
- Why are my Seedling’s Stems Purple?
- When should I fertilize my seedlings?
- How do I fertilize seedlings outdoors?
Seed germination techniques
- Vapour’s Rockwool germination
technique- Vegemite’s
seed germination technique (rockwool)- Germinating Cannabis Seeds (for
Bio Growers).- Preparing seeds for easier
germination- How do I
germinate seeds?- KiDKiND’s germination
technique- Is there a
faster way to germinate seeds? (Scarification)- How do I germinate seeds in
soil?- What is an idiot
proof way to germinate seeds?- joe’s seed germination technique
(in rockwool)
Vegetative growth
-
How
does plant nutrient metabolism work? - How many hours of light do I
need for veg growth? - How do I improve outdoor air
exposure and yield, to also reduce chances of mold? -
Do Roots REALLY grow in the
dark? - What is
Vegetative growth? - How
can I tell if my seedling is male or female without flowering
it?
Training/Pruning
- Smokinrav’s supercropping
technique- How can I
train my plants for a lower profile?- Show me how to do early
vegetative pruning and FIM ?- How do I prune and start
supercropping ?- How
do I paperclip train when not using soil or media?- How do I tie down my outdoor
plant?- How can I tuck
leaves to increase light penetration?- What is the FIM pruning
technique?- What is
the paperclip training technique?- How do I pre train my plant for
a ScrOG grow?- Should I
prune (top) my plants?- I topped my plants, why is
there no new growth at the nodes?
Sexing
Cloning
-
How can I package clones for
shipping when customs will not be involved? -
How do I clone plants?
Smokinrav’s simple water-cloning method
Care of mother plants
for Hydroponic systems
Bubblers & misters
Perlite & vermiculite
Rainforest 242
Rockwool
The Cheapo-Aero cloner
for Soil or mixes
Layering
Timing your
clones
Blooming & ripening
Harvesting & curing
-
Fake
Pot: What’s the deal with these Marijuana
Alternatives? -
What is the best way to dry and
preserve the cure for smooth, sweet buds?
Enjoying your
harvest
Cooking with Cannabis
- Pesto
- How do I make baked turtle
cheesecake?- How do I
make MJ salad dressing?- How do I make cosmic
hollandaise sauce?- Spinach Dip
- How do I make MJ chilli con
carne?Cookies
Smoking your harvest
- What
are some homemade pipes I can build?- How can I stop the smell of my
smoking?- What are
bong percolators and diffusers?- How do I clean my glass
pipe?- How do I build
a simple but effective lightbulb vaporizer?- How do I cure my
pipe?- How do I break
up cannabis for smoking?
Rolling
- How do
I roll a tulip joint?- UncleBen’s dollar-bill joint
rolling method- What
kind of rolling papers should I buy?- How do I roll a no spill pocket
joint?- How do I roll
an *Astral Weaver* joint?- How do I roll an Inside-Out
Joint?- What is a
blunt?- Overdose’s
sure-fire joint rolling method- How do I roll a European-style
joint?- Nomad’s blunt
rolling method
Storing your
harvest
Outdoor growing
-
What is Guerilla Growing and
what do I need to know about it? -
How do I choose an outdoor
growing location? -
How
do I keep my well chosen outdoor plot secure? -
What are the benefits of
mulching? -
When are
average first and last frost in the U.S. and Canada? -
How do I prepare my outdoor
plot? -
What are the
advantages of growing in a
greenhouse?
Pest
control
Odor control
Glossary
of common terms
GrowFAQ Advanced Topics