I will be starting my first indoor grow and I am looking for some tips. I plan on running a 4 gallon fabric pot with Natures Living Soil Autoflower mix and Fox Farm Happy Frog in a 2x2x4 tent with mars hydro 600. I have some sensi calmag just incase I need and recharge as well. Plan is to use 1/8 teaspoon of recharge once a week starting week 3 as well as top dress using Natures Living Flower Power once flowering begins. Any suggestions or advice would be great! Thanks.

Hey everyone. Unfortunately I got russet mites from a clone a buddy gave me and now my flowering tent has them. Should I attempt to save them with beneficial insects and some sprays with either Athena ipm, lost coast, or Dr zymes (I have those 3 but open to whatever is safe and effective)

Additionally, I’m growing indoors using living soil in a pretty large fabric bed. Is it possible to save the soil for future grows or is this a really big deal and I’ll have to replace it?

I really don’t want to chop these plants or have to replace the soil but let me know what you think. Thanks!

So I wanted to pick up some oly blend, like I normally do. I have to drive about 50 miles, but its worth it IMO. But I found out northern lights hydroponics is permanently closed, as well as every other store that carried their products. Whats the deal with this? Is there some new law that I'm unaware of? I understand supply and demand but it's odd that they all closed shop simultaneously. Anybody else notice that?

Came home from vacation and some of the fan leaves looked a little speckled. After some googling I pulled one of the worst leaves and found this guy on the backside. Right now it appears only the lower leaves are affected.

Here’s my plan, looking for feedback and other ideas.

I’m currently at day 30 of flower. My plan is as follows:

1. Defoliate hard, get as many off the plant as I can.

2. Remove all mulch and replace with new in case some are hiding down there.

3. Hose everything down with neem oil, including flowers.

4. Line bed with aluminum foil, allegedly makes plants harder to find.

5. Blue sticky traps

6. I already have predator insects but I plan on adding more.

Is there anything else I can/should be doing that I haven’t thought of?

Thanks to this community and the people contributing and commenting, as well as some other growing subs and Jeremy from BAS. I can't believe how big they've gotten! I maybe should have flipped a little sooner, but I was trying to get Diana to catch up to the rest of the girls (she's 5 days younger because I had a dud).

But I'm really doing it. Now if I can just keep the humidity down and not go broke with my electric bill haha.

Thanks to everyone, just wanted to show you folks the pics. More to follow.

P.S. The stretch is REAL! The last pic is 13 days ago lol.

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I just popped ten purple punch Barney farm and only one popped.. so now I need a back up plan.

Getting ready for next grow and can’t decide where I should get some photo fem seeds

Hello all, I’m wondering where to find a true “garden center”? Where one could pick up crab meal, neem meal, alfalfa meal, gypsum, etc etc. In 40 lb bags minimum . I need to find an actual store. Online shipping prices are INSANE! I was quoted nearly 1000$ for shipping my various items in my cart online. This is simply unacceptable. Any advice?

(I’m located in central Illinois)

Edit: Thank you all for the quick responses and advice. Great to see an informative sub!

Where can I find some?

Where can I find some?

Hey all. New to no till. I haven't added anything besides letting worms live in the tub for a month before throwing seeds in. Just flipped to flower and wondering do I add anything or just let it buck ? I only feed water with silica

1. ⁠Use ro water with 50% tap water mixed in and ph to 6 to 6.7 if it’s not already at that.
2. ⁠Use tap water but use phosphoric acid to get to 6-6.7ph and neutralize half the bicarbonates and alkalinity. (I worry about too much phosphoric acid as it takes 6ml per 5 gallons to get my water ph in that 6.5 range)
3. ⁠Use tap water straight but use elemental sulfur to deal with the high ph over time. And let the microbes deal with the bicarbonates.

Open to any other options also.