BiggDee
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Wassup y'all back with my practice plant wondering if this can be a light issue or root issue or both.......if you can zoom in on the leaves..... Thanks
Temp in bucket 75° without frozen bottlePictures of the root mass? What's your water temps running? Other environmental parameters?
Dee
So true but I had to try it other than keep the water cool it was fun...going to go with foxfarm or coco.....My opinion is anything over 68f is in the danger zone. I have seen root rot many times and the only thing that ultimately worked was investing in a chiller and using recirculating hydro. Single bucket DWC can be very challenging because If you grow at optimum 78 to 80F air temp then eventually your water will get very close to 78F. If you use AC to get the room air down so the water Temps are acceptable the plants won't grow as fast as they should. I tried all kinds of experiments to get the water Temps under control but in the end it was like chasing one's own tail.
Dee
Yes that what I keep hearing about soil plus I just want to water in go crazy work hoursCoco is nice cause it is like hydro. Fairly small pots can yield big. Also easy to automate your watering but soil can be more forgiving.
Best wishes,
Dee
I can get one of my women to water and feed for me when I do a double but explaining Dwc to them is out...lls...Yes that what I keep hearing about soil plus I just want to water in go crazy work hours
Oh it fun learned a lot got pH n nutes down just not trying to spend $250+ for a chillerYou know I was giving someone locally some starting tips and told them I’d hold their hand through their first few grows. Told them how to mix the soil and the recipe and they came back with we are going to do DWC cuz we read it’s better. I tried to tell them that if they’ve never grown before that it’s much less forgiving and if something goes wrong it can go downhill in a heartbeat but they weren’t hearing it. Ahh well. I wished them the best of luck and went about my life. Haven’t heard back since.
I agree hydro is great for many reasons and growth rates can’t be matched by any other medium. However if you are just starting out and don’t have some experience with it then you could be in for a rude awakening when things do go south.
Sorry to sidetrack the conversation it’s just your original post reminded me of that.
Oh it fun learned a lot got pH n nutes down just not trying to spend $250+ for a chillerYou know I was giving someone locally some starting tips and told them I’d hold their hand through their first few grows. Told them how to mix the soil and the recipe and they came back with we are going to do DWC cuz we read it’s better. I tried to tell them that if they’ve never grown before that it’s much less forgiving and if something goes wrong it can go downhill in a heartbeat but they weren’t hearing it. Ahh well. I wished them the best of luck and went about my life. Haven’t heard back since.
I agree hydro is great for many reasons and growth rates can’t be matched by any other medium. However if you are just starting out and don’t have some experience with it then you could be in for a rude awakening when things do go south.
Sorry to sidetrack the conversation it’s just your original post reminded me of that.
Don't know bout them but I'll take that knowledge in any recipe you willing to offerYou know I was giving someone locally some starting tips and told them I’d hold their hand through their first few grows. Told them how to mix the soil and the recipe and they came back with we are going to do DWC cuz we read it’s better. I tried to tell them that if they’ve never grown before that it’s much less forgiving and if something goes wrong it can go downhill in a heartbeat but they weren’t hearing it. Ahh well. I wished them the best of luck and went about my life. Haven’t heard back since.
I agree hydro is great for many reasons and growth rates can’t be matched by any other medium. However if you are just starting out and don’t have some experience with it then you could be in for a rude awakening when things do go south.
Sorry to sidetrack the conversation it’s just your original post reminded me of that.
It’s super simple. Here goes:
1/3 Perlite
1/3 Coco Coir
1/3 Foxfarm Ocean Forest
It offers great drainage and trace nutrients for the first couple weeks. Easy to make and works great.
You can add other ingredients to it if you like or just use it as it is.
Not bad on pockets either...lolThat's what exactly what I got written down but I had ffof n happy frog.... Kool I'll go with that..I like simple.... Thanks
Oh it fun learned a lot got pH n nutes down just not trying to spend $250+ for a chiller
Don't know bout them but I'll take that knowledge in any recipe you willing to offer[/
It’s super simple. Here goes:
1/3 Perlite
1/3 Coco Coir
1/3 Foxfarm Ocean Forest
It offers great drainage and trace nutrients for the first couple weeks. Easy to make and works great.
You can add other ingredients to it if you like or just use it as it is.
Yeah, I have done slurry tests on some of the "ready to use" mixes like FFOF and seen real high numbers.
I'll do ffof on bottom half and something lighter the other half
Dee
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