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Back in the day.....................................  I used to ride what I would call "off-road".  In my late 20's and early 30's I rode almost every weekend that I had free.  Trails along the Minnesota River bluffs mostly. A lot of the trail system was un-kept and natural. There were a few...

Greetings All.   I recently started another hydro grow in my tent. Here are the details>>   2.5 x 2.5ft tent. 2ft 8 T5 LED (used when plants are small). Then move to a 315W LEC 2 bucket DWC system. One for grow and the other for "maintenance". 6 gallons total liquid volume. Nutrient chiller...

Hey All,   I have a Reaper plant (hydro) that has been a challenge for me for many reason. Wouldn't stop growing; would set fruit (flower drop); and now aphids galore.   I have over two dozen peppers on the plant now, and none of the (except for the newest one) look anything like a Reaper. They...

This question is about mechanical control of Aphids (no Neem or soap) Just wondering if anyone takes the time to physically smash those little pests, or do you remove the infested tops.   I personally have a somewhat concerning infestation of the Aphids on a Reaper plant. So far I have been...

My indoor hydro grow has had some success, and some fails.  I had huge plants after only 6-7 weeks, but I could never get them to flower.    The beginning of the end for my grow was the day my wife brought home a pepper plant that belongs to a co-worker of hers. She (wife) was also nice enough...

My last post was about E-cigs and the effects of Poly on the grow.... I'm changing the question.   I have had four separate grows in Hydro. You can see the current one  None of them have ever produced any fruit.   I can grow plants like crazy. That is easy.  But I can't get mature flowers to...

I found a science fair project from Joel F. It was from 2003-4. Here is the link http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/print_project_1029_120?print=small-12 . Anyway, good on him for the work ! Hope he is an engineer by now !   His project may not have anything to do with my question... but...

Mine have been numerous.  What about your's ?   For me....   Outdoors >> I've had the Sun completely murder my newly germinated seedlings (BzzzZAP !!)... Literally turned them to ash under the baking sunlight (so not ash... just gray, lifeless plants)... Two days ! Kept a Burlap sun-screen over...

I have two Tasmanian Habanero plants in three gallon fiber pots that have been indoors their entire life. They are in big-box "organic potting mix". I will say that I have not treated them very well. What I mean is that they have been inside of my grow tent from germination until now, but I...

Question >> How long does a seed have to rest before it becomes viable for a new plant ?   >> please read on .   I have a Jalapeno pepper plant that made some pretty small peppers this year, but the heat from those little peppers was amazing !. Not sure that I have ever had a hotter Jalapeno.  I...

I've been interested in growing Super Hots in their native environment. From what I have read, Ghost ( Naga Jolokia or Bhut Jolokia, ) grow in roughly 80degF heat, and very high humidity...average of 80 percent. Most other Super Hots have similar native environments. My research isn't exactly...

I've been having trouble keeping my grow tent temperatures under 85degF (other posts I've made). Some warmer days without the house A/C running constantly (Wife doesn't like that) my temps can reach close to 90degF.  I am using DWC in 5 gallon buckets (2.5G nutrient solution in each). Solution...

Greetings to All.    I have two separate Deep Water Culture systems running inside of a single 4x4 tent. One of the systems has been a constant chore to adjust the pH (up) from the start (Bhut), and the other system was pretty stable until the last yew days (Reaper). Now both systems need a...

I've asked this before, but didn't get a solid answer.... so as we do we ask again.   I have read that the temperature of a hot pepper plant (above the roots) can tolerate high temperature (90degF-100degF....100+) consistently, but the root system has to be kept cooler in order to thrive. This...

This is not really a question from me. It's more of an observation. I'm looking any opinions.   Grow tents.... fixtures INSIDE.   Two fixtures compared >> An LED fixture (VIPARSPECTRA PAR 700) and a HydroFarm 315W CMh (LEC) fixture.   The VIPARSPECTRA PAR 700 specs show that is consumes 326...

Summer is almost gone here in Minnesota. Forecast for the next week is highs in the 80's (F), but the last few weeks have been lower than the average.    I completely rebuilt the outdoor garden this year. I dug out the old soil which I had installed a few years ago. The old soil was supposed to...

While I understand that making money to support the web sit is important...... allowing adds (Comcast) that completely overtake the site and interfere with my efforts to reply or post is very disconcerting.   If this continues I will move on.  I spent too much time scrolling and adjusting the...

I currently have a HydroFarm Phantom CMh 315 watt fixture inside of a 4x4x6ft7in Gorilla grow tent (lite version). I have the ballast for this fixture mounted outside of the tent. The ballast gets damn HOT. I've added a fan just to cool the ballast !   The Sun Systems LEC 315 has the ballast...

Just a quick question.  I bought some Kellogg Farms raised bed mix this spring for the small outdoor garden. It has all of the ingredients that good garden mix should have, but I think it was totally lifeless out of the bag.   The garden needed a few doses of chemical ferts over the summer to...

TAG>>  New Indoor Grower   Greeting All. My question is about temp and humidity, and should I spent a lot of time and effort controlling these two factors.   Basics>> Currently three plants in 3 Gal cloth pots... Ghost, and two Tasmanian Habanero.  Have 9 more pants planned.   VIPARSPECTRA 700...