mandalaman
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althought my track record of seeds starting in Coco in colored 16oz cups is appalling.
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Krypto
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So...best plant grown in a 16oz. Solo cup? From seed, clone, either?
mandalaman
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Hold on. I'll tag you.
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Ha...yeah I've done it too. I was gonna start TardisTang for outdour, maybe I'll leave one in the cup.
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brother I mentioned that to you not to long back that you were gonna have to pick your posi\ison that you would get to many things going and you just dont give everything the same love... U need situation where you dont got to give a lot of love to everything so that way you can focus on what need special attention which is flower $$$$$$$$$$$
All the rest should be what is easist!
Dwc cloner
Flood table for veg/mothers(use hydroton)
Rdwc for flower/ with mandatory chiller...
Easy and almost idiot proof... Runs for a couple weeks on its own, esp when you have both set up with a 55 gal top off reservoir of Ro .....
mandalaman
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You have been steadfast in your desire for me to simplify. I am slowly coming around. It's all fun and games until everything collapses. Hahah. I like (the idea of) Coco and I like RDWC. I am starting to see the light!!!
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hahaha you just like to play and have fun and bro,, nothing wrong with that,
EXCEPT.........
We need to get you a harvest asap, just for your pride and well being! Plus i know you been laid off, and i know it wouldnt hurt, running into some Aliens.... But I see a lot of you guys have 105 diffent strains running and you talking about germing some more... I knew right off the bat 2 things... I wasnt gonna be hand watering shit! And my best chance for success was keeping it very simple so i went out and bought a rdwc! LMAO
Greatest decision i ever made tho.... I need to get a chiller and then im thinking, nothing will stop me after that! I dont think im gonna put the 2" pvc in even. I mean i dont have no water pumps or air stones, just one air pump, and 8 waterfalls so i dont get crazy flux, or retarded things happening.. My only downfall is it takes an hr or so for everything to circulate before i get a reading BUT, i dont even need to know anymore, i know just how much to add of nutes to raise Ec to with in a 100 ppm, and i can ph the whole system just by knowing how many points im off and how much it takes at such ppm... S now days i walk up to my monitor, get a reading, put what i think it needs, and walk off... I always come back in an hr and check but its always right where i expect it... If i was to buy again i would get the one with the slightly bigger buckets...
mine
The one i should of got!
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sorry.....when the coco looks like a desert dry and dusty...it is def not overwatered...
not trying to be a dick
but when your plant is droopy and flimsy and ready to keel over
it wants a drink
F
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im talking about the droopy plant thats sitting in 3 inches worth of water in the green saucer. def not dry and dusty
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Go take a look at my coco root health tutorial in my signature. No such thing as overwatering but there is such a thing as lack of oxygen or else DWC wouldn't work. Feed often. The longer you wait to feed in coco(a few days) the longer she goes without fresh O2. Every plant I have has been fed at least once a day for their entire lives in 100% coco
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Well he is just starting to understand what wisher wants him to do... he is still slightly confused on sips maybe. It isn't supposed to set in water. You dump the water in the bottom, but only what it can sip up in an hour or so... after that the remaining cave removed even tho I got good enough I give just the right amount. Buy even if he didn't it's coco and it can be fully saturated and still be fine so I'm not sure i totally agree.
He should top feed to set the coco, then bottom feed after that. Flush every so often and reset the coco, and repeat...
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Excellent point on the 02! And how watering every day even multiple times replenish the 02 in the root zone..
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so @mandalaman
can you supply the plant and then the medium that it is in
like each one..in the soil tent
that way we can help you along...specifically because something like super soil has a differ need than something like coco
for the coco I would be watering every day and for the super soil I would be watering when light in the pot but not dry to the point of drooping
all those streaks in the stems and whatnot on the coco plants is caused by over drying which causes an imbalance in the coco which creates ph issues and lockout of nutrients
I keep my coco moist at all times
@ 100% saturation coco still hold between 20-30% oxygen
anyone can argue this point if they would like
but science backs my argument
I went through this with @eventhorizon and ask him about coco now
and his coco plants have always done great up until he got SUPERLAZY with the res
I grow 4ft plants in 1/2 gal pots of pure coco
have never had a problem with them being overwatered
this go around with the experiment with new nutrients is the first time I have ever had a problem ever
called the nute company and was told some super stoopid shit
"I need to STRUCTURE my water before adding the nutrients"
well if that is the case then it can't be called a base nutrient if it needs additional help to work properly....
but coco being the medium used
I have never had a problem over watering
and i have kept the coco completely saturated from day 1...always
when I first used coco.....along time ago
I watered like promix or soil
boy did my plants show problems
has to do with cation exchange rates and all this science stuff
but once I started keeping the coco saturated and feeding every time
my plants perked up and stopped showing all kinds of deficiencies
as a matter of fact
talking to the nutrient company yesterday
he asked me..."are you keeping your coco moist at all times? You aren't letting it dry are you? If you are letting it dry that could be your problem."
JMO
can you supply the plant and then the medium that it is in
like each one..in the soil tent
that way we can help you along...specifically because something like super soil has a differ need than something like coco
for the coco I would be watering every day and for the super soil I would be watering when light in the pot but not dry to the point of drooping
all those streaks in the stems and whatnot on the coco plants is caused by over drying which causes an imbalance in the coco which creates ph issues and lockout of nutrients
I keep my coco moist at all times
@ 100% saturation coco still hold between 20-30% oxygen
anyone can argue this point if they would like
but science backs my argument
I went through this with @eventhorizon and ask him about coco now
and his coco plants have always done great up until he got SUPERLAZY with the res
I grow 4ft plants in 1/2 gal pots of pure coco
have never had a problem with them being overwatered
this go around with the experiment with new nutrients is the first time I have ever had a problem ever
called the nute company and was told some super stoopid shit
"I need to STRUCTURE my water before adding the nutrients"
well if that is the case then it can't be called a base nutrient if it needs additional help to work properly....
but coco being the medium used
I have never had a problem over watering
and i have kept the coco completely saturated from day 1...always
when I first used coco.....along time ago
I watered like promix or soil
boy did my plants show problems
has to do with cation exchange rates and all this science stuff
but once I started keeping the coco saturated and feeding every time
my plants perked up and stopped showing all kinds of deficiencies
as a matter of fact
talking to the nutrient company yesterday
he asked me..."are you keeping your coco moist at all times? You aren't letting it dry are you? If you are letting it dry that could be your problem."
JMO
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Did you use azamax on them plants? They sure got a nice sheen to the leaves!
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Well said on the naunces of soil vs coco. I completely agree every problem I've ever had in coco has been from letting it dry out.
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exactly my point
this is what I have been doing for a long time now with extremely excellent results
I have posted spent roots that were just a square block
coco ....for me.....once you understand it...is the easiest way to grow plants period...when talking hydroponically
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That's a fact! Mater fact everything he ever told me has been spot on. He told me hit them Autos at ...... With this Ec..... it was pretty high... for autos...
U did see my Autos right?????? What else do I need to say about Wisher???? Sry proof is in the pudding...
I will say this... Wisher almost always can back up his advice with scientific documentation and he will post links...
It's up to you to go read and confirm what he is saying...
He ain't God.... but he is YODA!
EventHorizan
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Lol I love him. He taught me almost everything I know... but I disagree... coco can kick my ass sometimes when I'm lazy..My system is a lot more forgivable and maintainable FOR ME...
Mater fact if I could automate the system to drain and refill every week on its own, I would really really be in love! I'm in love with the RDWC...
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thanks brother
I really just want to steer people in the right direction and I really want to see people succeed always
there is no real reason for failure...if all things are done correctly and there is failure....well i call that an "Act of God"
growing these plants is easy
what is hard is listening to them and breaking your pre conceived notion of how something is supposed to work
and I think that goes for all things in life
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