Bro, unfortunately I don't get notifications for this thread anymore. You've been busy. Topped? Lookin good, nice and open...I tried to read a few pages back.
You were concerned about water. Brother I know folks that grow with straight tap, water is considered "hard" myself included, and we manage just fine. We grow fine gals and guys. We simply keep ph in check.
I do have and run a r/o system. But typically don't use it because I don't have storage to store let's say 100 gallons at a time. I have yet to see a difference in quality between a grow IVE GROWN of r/o vs tap of specific strain. Obviously in a perfect world you'd use distilled or similar water with as less impurities as possible so you know the plant is getting almost completely whatever you feed it, and no trace minerals.
So I guess what I'm saying is don't worry about getting everything perfect bro, access what you have to work with and make the most of it like you have. And bro, here's a buddy growin 2 different plants out of cups..."you can tell shes vegged awhile by the bushier lower growth"
a plant with healthy roots will still thrive..no matter if it's a small cup/pot or a 7gal pot. Genetics plays such a huge part bro. Glad things are well for you.
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