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Duh.The Gold standard for intermittent watering is High Pressure Aero (HPA), which ideally is < ONE SECOND every ~ 10 seconds. This barely ets the roots, but never lets them totally dry: tacky is the key.
This is impossible with LPA, BUT once can get close using a deep cycle timer and LPA mist heads on a strong pump (see pictures)
I shoot for 2-3 seconds every ~ 12 minutes, depending on a number of factors. The mist heads in this picture are high pressure, but for some reason, this grow they kept clogging, I had to replace them with lpa heads and was unable to adjust to a satisfactory result
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Thank you for the response! Is there a way to gauge when they are at field capacity other than trial and error? I was planning on hand feeding till 20% runoff like I’m doing now to prevent salt build upWhat he’s essentially doing is keeping the media at field capacity. The plants have the perfect amount of oxygen, moisture and nutrients available at all times, perfect. I would suggest not feeding during lights off to get a bit of dry back. If your pots are bigger or hold more moisture you might limit the frequency to dial it in, try to keep them half full, just be careful of salt build ups. Maybe a weekly drenching to test runoff ec?
Yeah I ran aero years ago, clogs were a problem for sure. Great growth rates just so much can go wrong so fastThe Gold standard for intermittent watering is High Pressure Aero (HPA), which ideally is < ONE SECOND every ~ 10 seconds. This barely ets the roots, but never lets them totally dry: tacky is the key.
This is impossible with LPA, BUT once can get close using a deep cycle timer and LPA mist heads on a strong pump (see pictures)
I shoot for 2-3 seconds every ~ 12 minutes, depending on a number of factors. The mist heads in this picture are high pressure, but for some reason, this grow they kept clogging, I had to replace them with lpa heads and was unable to adjust to a satisfactory result
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Thank you for the response! Is there a way to gauge when they are at field capacity other than trial and error? I was planning on hand feeding till 20% runoff like I’m doing now to prevent salt build up
Your nutrient solution doesn't clog up your spray ends? They run 2-3 seconds every 12 minutes? Wild!The Gold standard for intermittent watering is High Pressure Aero (HPA), which ideally is < ONE SECOND every ~ 10 seconds. This barely ets the roots, but never lets them totally dry: tacky is the key.
This is impossible with LPA, BUT once can get close using a deep cycle timer and LPA mist heads on a strong pump (see pictures)
I shoot for 2-3 seconds every ~ 12 minutes, depending on a number of factors. The mist heads in this picture are high pressure, but for some reason, this grow they kept clogging, I had to replace them with lpa heads and was unable to adjust to a satisfactory result
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This thread has nothing to do with a aero set up. The OP is growing in 5 gal nursery pots filled with coco not aero. Try to stay on topic please.The Gold standard for intermittent watering is High Pressure Aero (HPA), which ideally is < ONE SECOND every ~ 10 seconds. This barely ets the roots, but never lets them totally dry: tacky is the key.
This is impossible with LPA, BUT once can get close using a deep cycle timer and LPA mist heads on a strong pump (see pictures)
I shoot for 2-3 seconds every ~ 12 minutes, depending on a number of factors. The mist heads in this picture are high pressure, but for some reason, this grow they kept clogging, I had to replace them with lpa heads and was unable to adjust to a satisfactory result
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This thread has nothing to do with a aero set up. The OP is growing in 5 gal nursery pots filled with coco not aero. Try to stay on topic please.
It’s pretty crazy, right?! Once I started ramping it up from 2-3x/day though, noticeable difference in growth rate. Gonna be doing 3gals next time so I can hit em more often and start ramping em up soonerThe frequent feeding cycles threw me off. I missed that he is doing this in coco
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It’s pretty crazy, right?! Once I started ramping it up from 2-3x/day though, noticeable difference in growth rate. Gonna be doing 3gals next time so I can hit em more often and start ramping em up sooner
Multifeeding is challenging. I missed that you are growing in coco, which stays wet a good while. See if you can find a decent soil meter to test ~ 3" below the surface
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