Ok, I'm going to get in depth a little with what I do not agree with:

- 1. Don't Over water
Over watering kills cannabis plants. Water once the top few inches of the soil dry out.
Hydroponics is harder to over water because rockwool has such excellent drainage properties. As long as the rockwool cubes are not sitting in liquid it is virtually impossible to over water a hydroponic setup. A hydroponic setup could either be watered constantly as the drip method, or once to three times a day as in the flood and drain method.

Thoughts: Not everyone that does hydro methods even uses Rockwool. I use coco and perlite then transplant that into Hydroton. The hydroton holds all the coco and perlite in. Currently, I wrap my coco and perlite center that I place into Hydroton, in Smart Pots to ensure that I lose no random bits into the solution. But there's many ways to do hydro without using Rockwool. Rapid Rooters are another example. Heck, this run I'm not even using Hydroton! I'm using straight COCO + Perlite with some Sunshine in a smart pot, then dropped into a home made mesh pot.

-3. Touch/kill Germinating Seeds
Please have some patience. It sometimes takes 10 days for a seed to sprout. The paper towel method is not recommended because you must handle the seeds when transferring them from the paper towel to your growing medium.

Thoughts: I use nothing but the paper towel method, and have yet to lose a seedling. Matter of fact, I tried the soak method and drowned a few beans that way. I use sterilized tweezers to pick up my seedling by the shell, and place it (root down for me) into my medium. I think paper towel method, with a bit of heat and COVERED is fool proof, but maybe that's just me :)

5. Don't Over fertilize.
-Fertilize after first 2 spiked leaves appear follow the label. DON'T FERTILIZE EVERY TIME YOU WATER!!!
Start with 25% and work your way up!
Leach the plants with lots of pure water every 2-4 weeks. Organic growing is recommended. Its tastes better and burns much better.
If the leaves suddenly twist or fold under, Leach and Spray with pure water for several days!

Thoughts: No no no lol.. I think you fert when the first two round leaves that come up (Cotyledons) start to yellow off!! These two leaves provide all the nutes the little plant needs till ferts. I've started my second set of true leaves and even third set before the 2 Cotyledons even came close to yellowing. If I nuted them at first two spiked leaves, I think I would have a great chance of burn.. and really there's no need, with healthy Cotyledons.

8 - ....I don't really understand this for Indoors, as no "correct time" exists.

10. Don't Harvest Too Early.
-I know its hard. You see the buds and resin forming at a rapid rate. The buds are potent and you feel tempted to chop em down! The only problem is that another 25% of the weight will form in 2 more weeks. Wait until the plants have totally stopped growing and the white pistils are at least 50-75% brown.

Thoughts: Most of us know the hairs have literally nothing to do with it. My Pineapple Chunk was at 12 weeks flowering with almost ALL white hairs and 20% amber trichs. It's all in the trichs, and nothing to do with the hairs.... now... with that said, I too like to TRY to wait for some brown hairing to go on heh. But overall, get a 30x or better jewelers loupe and inspect the trichs away from the HPS lighting as the end flowering days are coming. It's all personal preference too! Just make sure you wait for at LEAST 100% all cloudy. Most like to aim for 10%-50% amber. Cloudy = heady / Amber = Couch Lock. I personally wait for about 10% - 20% amber. :)



@ OP: Obviously I'm not trying to hurt the thread at all, but these are some pretty major things I saw and thought whilst reading. :)

IMO organic tastes better only if you like the added taste of animal poo and dirt. nothing surpasses taste and potency of a good hydro bud IMO

Don't start a grow without adequate knowledge of what it takes to grow...the biology of the plant, nutrient needs, lighting needs, etc.

Don't have unrealistic expectations.

Some of the original suggestions are simply outdated and need to be updated. I agree with not using the paper towel method unless seeds are old. There is absolutely no reason to put fresh seeds in paper towels or soak them. Every time you handle a seed you risk damaging it or transferring disease or pathogens.

Quote: Zem wrote in post #7

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IMO organic tastes better only if you like the added taste of animal poo and dirt. nothing surpasses taste and potency of a good hydro bud IMO

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Lack of patience

Okay Zem and Rosebud....I grow both hydro and organic......so I will add my 2 cents.

It is my experience that after a proper dry and cure, it is impossible to tell whether bud was grown organically or hydro. I think that the end result depends much more on the care it was given during growing and whether it was properly dried and cured then whether it was grown organically or hydro.

I do like growing organic (believe that it is healthier) and grow all my veggies organically, but just cannot do it when winter arrives.

I have had nearly 100% success using the paper towel method. I use tweezers to handle the seeds. I also use a CD case and set it vertically with the pointed ends of the seeds aimed down on my heat mat, so gravity makes the tap root grow straight and down. Just take the seed with tap root out before the fine roots emerge tangling the seedling to the paper towels. 1/2" to 3/4"works well.I first soak the seeds in plain water for 12 hours before putting them in the towels.

Quote: The Hemp Goddess wrote in post #11

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Okay Zem and Rosebud....I grow both hydro and organic......so I will add my 2 cents.

It is my experience that after a proper dry and cure, it is impossible to tell whether bud was grown organically or hydro. I think that the end result depends much more on the care it was given during growing and whether it was properly dried and cured then whether it was grown organically or hydro.

I do like growing organic (believe that it is healthier) and grow all my veggies organically, but just cannot do it when winter arrives.

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Hey Zem, i thought after I posted that, I lied. I do use worm castings and guano's so I am sorry. I meant I don't use any blood or manures. I grew up on a farm and was surrounded by pesticides and herbicides my whole childhood. That didn't work out so good for us kids that are now adults. That is why i have been organic for over 15 years in my gardens. Peace to you and I am sure your grow some great dank. Have you had your grow tested for chemicals? Very cool.

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Hey Zem, i thought after I posted that, I lied. I do use worm castings and guano's so I am sorry. I meant I don't use any blood or manures. I grew up on a farm and was surrounded by pesticides and herbicides my whole childhood. That didn't work out so good for us kids that are now adults. That is why i have been organic for over 15 years in my gardens. Peace to you and I am sure your grow some great dank. Have you had your grow tested for chemicals? Very cool.

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Thanks for your reply Zem, I enjoyed reading it. I too had a hot summer grow that gave me a less potent then the usual indoor grow. No one seems to notice it but me.. I can't wait for my hard hitting indoor grow to be ready. Enjoy your new baby girl. Give her a little squeeze from me. Good discussion, thanks.

Hey guys; I have grown mostly hydro and "synthetic" but I have done some organic. Its funny because I have some folks that love the organic flavor but will take the synthetic when there is no organic to be had. I also have friends who love the synthetic flavor better than the organic flavor, they say the organic is too "earthy, and pungent" tasting. They like the "cleaner" taste of the synthetic.

I personally prefer the organic flavors when smoking the fruity strains. I had some Pineapple chunk that a buddy grew organic and the first hit off it tasted like I bit into a fresh pineapple. And his Blue Mystic tasted like maple syrup. I am not exaggerating about either one.

Let me tell you about POO. Once when I was young, we moved into a house in the country that had a cherry tree growing beside it. It was winter when we moved in and the owner said the tree hadn't produced a single cherry in a couple years. That summer, the tree produced a bumper crop of some of the biggest and sweetest cherries ever. We had cherry preserves and cherry everything and the birds had all that they could eat. The owner said he had never seen it produce such big, juicy, sweet cherries............. We found out later that the tree was growing right beside the septic tank and its roots were growing right into the tank itself. After we moved out, the tree quit producing cherries and never produced again before it died.

When doing organics, find a way to keep the soil moist at all times. You can use a leaf mulch or automatic irrigation to keep the water in. Your plants and the microbes that support them will appreciate it.

Sorry to disagree gerber, but our plants love a dry spell. I would never keep the soil moist all the time. I think that would invite trouble.

Hush, on the farm i grew up on, every year dad would take his manure spreader and put it all over the yard...it was gross... He just let it lay there... Ihated that, but...Beautiful fruit trees and lovely grass always happened... It wasn't all glorious however, he used DDT too.

i read above about the cure....its the point ..not how grown if done well.....

Quote: Rosebud wrote in post #15

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Hey Zem, i thought after I posted that, I lied. I do use worm castings and guano's so I am sorry. I meant I don't use any blood or manures. I grew up on a farm and was surrounded by pesticides and herbicides my whole childhood. That didn't work out so good for us kids that are now adults. That is why i have been organic for over 15 years in my gardens. Peace to you and I am sure your grow some great dank. Have you had your grow tested for chemicals? Very cool.

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You can get the manure taste in the bud. When I was young I had a friend grow some in an old pig pen. The plants were awesome and huge. But you could not even take more then a hit unless you enjoyed the taste of pig manure.

Rose, its sad how much our soil has been polluted. Working construction, now almost every site I go to we have to sign a release that we were notified of the DDT, arsenic, lead, etc that has been found in the soil... Working underground wearing tyvec suits in 90 degree summer heat is no bueno!

i always start my outdoor plants before june i dont agree with that at all its wrong