Thursday, February 27, 2014

Transpiration, Humidity, & Why You Should Pay Attention

I found a really great link today after fighting humidity in my grow room.



I couldn't figure out why for the past week I've periodically experienced higher than normal humidity levels. Normal RH in my grow room is 40-50% and as the temperature drops, I sometimes get levels as high as 70% but I'm now getting around 66% during the day. It took a little investigation as to why and if this was a good thing. If I've been fighting to raise humidity in my grow room, then my ladies aren't taking up water and nutes. They instead hold onto it which doesn't promote growth which has been fairly obvious the past month and makes your plants heat stressed which isn't good either when it's actually showing signs.


Lately, I've been tinkering around with ventilation to find the perfect combo of circulation fans and windows to create a optimum environment and the past two days have finally reached a temp of 72F instead of fighting to keep it 79F. Lowering the heat to the "perfect" temp has been very beneficial and I've seen signs of new growth finally. Now I get to fight humidity! HAHA!!

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=6913

Save Money DIY How to make Yellow Sticky Traps (+playlist)

Save Money DIY How to make Yellow Sticky Traps (+playlist)




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All About Spider Mites and Cannabis Plants - Exterminate Now! (+playlist)

Learn about the truly best ways to exterminate spider mites

I used Nuke Em which worked great! It's not oily so it won't clog your stomata (plant pores similar to our skin) like Neem Oil, no stunted growth, kills aphids and root aphids, powdery mildew and quite a bit else too! Smells great like oranges since it's active ingredient is citric acid.



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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Heavy Metal Content in Your Pot; Not the Guns & Roses Kind either...

The topic of heavy metal content. Are 100% organic grows lower in heavy metal content? Yes, but they are still present. Unflushed cannabis will have higher levels of these heavy metals than flushed cannabis will.

This is commonly revealed at the remnants of a smoked bowl. A black charcoal-like bud that has been smoked in a pipe is a clear indicator of excess heavy metal content from skipping or incorrectly flushing. A clean and properly flushed bud will end in a very light grayish to bright white color and is easily blown out of the bowl. Heavy metals are one of the major culprits of throat burn and the coughing reflex. Properly flushed cannabis is so smooth to smoke! Here's a plant that is properly being flushed before harvest and is using up the last of the nutes she has leftover that has accumulated throughout the grow!
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Advanced Nutrients: pH Perfect Demonstration