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Well the plan is to smoke it, or in my case vape..:cool: Do you normally flush a little longer? Not used to running coco or synthetic nutrients, so not really sure on how to approach the end of flower. Any input is welcomed.
my first coco n synth too:D
but i can help:cool:
@Wisher619 can you please explain ur flush method. tex has it rockin :badboy:
if he doesnt stop in ill sort ya out after wrk:) gotta run:ninja:
I start my flush 14-21 days before chop/harvest
there are 2 schools of though and they both work
first week you water as normal but with pure H2O ph'd to 5.8 so the plant assimilates the rest of the nutrients in the coco
the next 2 weeks you run pure H2O no ph and allow the plant to break itself down and use up the rest of the mobile nutrients stored in its leaves
or
Flush heavy with a leaching agent
until your runoff reaches close to 0 ppm's
then water like normal with pure H2O until your trichs are ready
water sounds fineHey thanks man, really appreciate it.
Alright, sounds like a plan. I like the method of using plain ph'd water for a couple weeks over using any leaching agent. Don't want to have to move the plants as they are a bit cumbersome. The ph coming from my filtered water is right around 7.5-8.0. Do you think this is still good the last week or two? Looking to reuse the coco/perilite mix afterwords too. Do you reuse your mix? Thanks @Wisher619
Right on, all roots by the end huh? For the next round, thinking about flowering in the 3 gal pots I veg with. Aiming for 6-8 oz plants about 4-5' tall and 2' wide in a scrog. Does this sound doable? Still wary of the small pots in flower, as I'm so used to soil grows.water sounds fine
I dont reuse because by the time I am done there is no more coco
glad to help. thanks wishman:badboy:Wow. So much mass... I just re-read over the Beds are for f*cking thread, and am totally convinced. 3 gal for flower it is. Setting up a DIY table for runoff to drain out the shed. Should be legit. Thanks that pic is very convincing.
check this out, from sum1 in our thread.
reuse that coco
i know right. he was having trouble getting runoff too:cry::cry::cry:Holy shit!
I have grown 6' plants in 1gal potsRight on, all roots by the end huh? For the next round, thinking about flowering in the 3 gal pots I veg with. Aiming for 6-8 oz plants about 4-5' tall and 2' wide in a scrog. Does this sound doable? Still wary of the small pots in flower, as I'm so used to soil grows.
I must admit I only read the first page so far. How did the neem cake work out for you? I just started adding it to my coco @ 1 tbls per 2 gallons of coco. Fungus gnats have been my achilles heel. I think they come from my ewc. I run dtw so perfect enviro for the little bastards. Also just started using nematodes and beneficial mites.Things are coming along in the shed. Should take down a crop next week and have another ready to take its place. These fungus gnats have been kicking my ass though, but I think I may have knocked them back a bit tonight.
All the recent batches got top dressed with Neem meal at about 4-5 tbs per container.
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Then cased with Perilite to see if that helps. I'm also using gnatrol and sticky traps.
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The Moondawgs are stacking nicely and it seems the defoliation group may have tighter nodes..
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Purple Storm stacking like a champion.
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I also did a fertilizer spike tonight, which consists of me poking three 6-8'' holes with a index finger size stick into the soil. Then pouring some organic 6-8-4 fert mix into the holes. I'll take some pics of that next time I do it.
Purple Storm day 49
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I must admit I only read the first page so far. How did the neem cake work out for you? I just started adding it to my coco @ 1 tbls per 2 gallons of coco. Fungus gnats have been my achilles heel. I think they come from my ewc. I run dtw so perfect enviro for the little bastards. Also just started using nematodes and beneficial mites.
I run coco, the gnats love it. It's always wet they feed on the roots. It's been 2 weeks since I first applied the good bugs. Time to change out the stickies But I don't see them around like before.The neem had a minimal affect on the fungus gnats. My protocol now includes using broken up bti dunks monthly sprinkled evenly onto the base of containers. Using the sticky traps with the metal stand, and if the adult populations get out of hand I spray those bastards with pyrethrin based sprays very other day until they're gone.
Let me know how the nematodes and beneficial mites work out. Interesting to see. I've got Lady bugs throughout my grow right now, and things seem to be somewhat in balance. I'm liking the idea of running totally synthetic for a while just to give it a whirl, no real organic matter for them to feed on besides the coco, so looking forward to all the soil being back outside.