Check out this article from Rosebud Magazine's very own grower guru, Erik Biksa. This one is straight from the pages of the latest issue of Rosebud Magazine, and talks about a very important issue arising for growers: smart meters. For those of you who don't know, smart meters represent a…
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Q: I want to construct a grow operation that uses IN/OUT ventilation, but only have access to one eight inch diameter duct for IN and one eight inch diameter duct for OUT. I want to run about 12 lights (not all in the same room or timer), and don't have…
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Q: I’m newer to growing, but it seems like everyone from experts to other newbies has a different opinion on what the best soil mix is.I’m going to grow a few plants on my balcony this season in 5 gallon pots, it’s a sunny location and the garden is up…
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Q: Surely you get lots of questions about feeding programs, but there is one question I am having a hard time finding a solid answer for, and perhaps you might help - it has to do with product labels.What the guys at the store tell me the product is going…
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Q: The power company has been promoting smart meters where I live, and there is talk of converting the grid here to a “smart grid.” According to the power company, this is going to benefit me, but they are rather vague about how exactly. Doing some research, I see these…
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Q: How safe is most of the growing gear that is for sale at the local hydroponics shop? I haven’t had any problems, but I’ve heard of fellow growers getting inspected by local by-law enforcement for electrical codes in their rented buildings. My one friend had no problems, the other…
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Q: I have harvested four really nice crops back to back, but my last one turned out like dog puke compared to the ones before. I have a good idea what the problem was and it happened while I was away. This isn’t going to be a problem anymore. My…
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What do you think about security cameras; are they going to attract unwanted attention or help keep the bad guys away and tell me what’s going on when I’m not here? My local Costco seems to be offering some pretty good deals and it would be nice to have some…
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Q: Where I live power outages are a common nuisance for me and my grow. They rarely last a few hours, although occasionally longer. This has been creating several problems for me including the fact that the lighting cycle gets all messed up in flowering, and it’s even caused some…
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Q: Pleased to say that growing has been tremendously successful for me, but I am not writing in to brag, lol. Early in my career I had a couple of good crops and just kept investing any gains back into expanding my grows or making them better.
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