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Yeah coco 1 gal. Some older pics... I'll grab some new ones later and post in my thread. The pic of the roots is from all the way back on dec first lol
Why pay for more media if you don't have to? Its all auto watering and drain so I just set a timer and it feeds them. If hand watering i definitely would not be doing this. There are many reasons but don't wanna derail this.Yeah 14x feeding is the way to go if you're using 1 gal pots.
Out of curiosity, why?
Why not just use more coco?
It's not even that expensive right?
What pain are you avoiding or what benefit is derived from small ass pots that could outweigh the negative of requiring more feedings and needing to set up irrigation?
Really don't have any automation experience but definitely tried to have this run and will have next run waterfalls on my dwc system being a newFeeding mine at 14x a day right now. I forgot the feed timer 2 times and dam near killed em.... but before that they were fine.
thats the one major lesson I've learned this grow is automated feeding is the way .... Being new to dwc i never really understood that even once after the plants where in the solution you need or I needed top feed regaurdless of the dwc buckets to get them to take off on their own. The original design I did was with rdwc with waterfalls the seals I planned failed so currently waiting on them but definitely next run will be set up to top feed. Even if i decide in the end the hydro is dookie tasting compared to the soil I'll also be running at least a drip feed on soil or coco from here on out. Definitely helps I'd imagine in all mediumsFeeding mine at 14x a day right now. I forgot the feed timer 2 times and dam near killed em.... but before that they were fine.
Why pay for more media if you don't have to? Its all auto watering and drain so I just set a timer and it feeds them. If hand watering i definitely would not be doing this. There are many reasons but don't wanna derail this.
The sad truth I'm already facing from one large scale mix to most likely under these situations never doing it again is the ratios of small scale feeding in actual qaulity control in the end is greater so if the end result and qaulity really really matter drip feed is gonna outproduce a large reservoir. To even consider keeping my nutes mixed in my current 12 gallon dwc if I'm not running 2 large stones I'm waisting my time if actually trying to control the qaulity of food mixture in the water when i run all soil I run small hand mixes 1/2 gallon a time all the way through flower its extremely annoying in smaller pots but its less controlled once I spread it across my larger pots. So in the end It really comes down to those type conversations beyond just different grow styles I'd say im even to the point of mixing 1 gallon of nute at a time for my dwc its annoying but I havent had any problems that I honestly expected from what I've watched many first time hydro or soil growers go through 1 gallon is easy peasy even 5 gallons but to do a full swap out was 50 to ph that for myself currently was a nightmare. But thats another reason I'm going to a single reservoir sytem on my next grow.Less effort involved in the setup- I pay more for medium and you pay more for irrigation plus time spent on setup. It's arguable that irrigation saves time overall vs hand watering? Maybe irrigating into small containers gives you a boost in nutrient uptake efficiency too? Idk.
All i know is I am paying for the luxury of not having the labor of setting up an irrigation system, and you are paying for the luxury of not having to hand water.
I'd say it's about break even but I could be wrong. Also i hear stuff gets clogged so that's a risk of irrigating that I'm taking into consideration.
You dont have to... it just ensures your nutrient ratio stays in a good place. You can push it back and see how it works for you. That method is just to ensure you don't have issues but does not mean you may not be able to go longer.Can someone tell me if it is really necessary to change out my 2.5 Gallon Power Grower Reservoir every time that plant consumes 2.5 gallons of water/nutrients. My plants when big can almost consume 2 gallons in a day! I find myself topping up my reservoir for a week even when it is drinking 1.5 gallon per day? Am I asking for problems? Are there a build up of nutrient waste materials or something I am missing?
Really no effort to setup... you do it once and thats it and its not very expensive. Personally if I add up my wages and the time saved its not even close so I guess its how much you value your time. There are other benefits to smaller pots like air exchange etc. Its all preferences but no way would I want more media to lug around and hand water. Imo its a lot more work.Less effort involved in the setup- I pay more for medium and you pay more for irrigation plus time spent on setup. It's arguable that irrigation saves time overall vs hand watering? Maybe irrigating into small containers gives you a boost in nutrient uptake efficiency too? Idk.
All i know is I am paying for the luxury of not having the labor of setting up an irrigation system, and you are paying for the luxury of not having to hand water.
I'd say it's about break even but I could be wrong. Also i hear stuff gets clogged so that's a risk of irrigating that I'm taking into consideration.
Don't think it had anything to do with flexing and it wasn't to show root pruning is of any benefit... it was to try and see if there may be a correlation between root volume and fruit volume.So anyways... cutting up the roots is just baller status so Cap probably was flexing. Lmao
Really no effort to setup... you do it once and thats it and its not very expensive. Personally if I add up my wages and the time saved its not even close so I guess its how much you value your time. There are other benefits to smaller pots like air exchange etc. Its all preferences but no way would I want more media to lug around and hand water. Imo its a lot more work.
Don't think it had anything to do with flexing and it wasn't to show root pruning is of any benefit... it was to try and see if there may be a correlation between root volume and fruit volume.
Really no effort to setup... you do it once and thats it and its not very expensive. Personally if I add up my wages and the time saved its not even close so I guess its how much you value your time. There are other benefits to smaller pots like air exchange etc. Its all preferences but no way would I want more media to lug around and hand water. Imo its a lot more work.
Don't think it had anything to do with flexing and it wasn't to show root pruning is of any benefit... it was to try and see if there may be a correlation between root volume and fruit volume.
System takes like an hr and never have to do it again. I mix my res and thats it. After mixing nutes for hand watering more frequently you still need to water and get rid of runoff for every pot of every grow. I could not use 1 gal pots if I was hand watering because I would spend all day mixing and watering. Idk how anyone can think its more work? In veg with a 20 gal res I was doing 20 plants and mixing nutes once a week that took me a while 10 min. I cant see how hand watering can take less timehow is setting up your system easier then setting up pots to hand water, did i miss something. i'm headed to coco and hand watering. granted won't be over 16 pots for sog and maybe 9 on avg. using 2/3 gal pots max for a more regular bush style grow,
last two were done using epsoma organic potting soil and biobizz lite flowered in 2/3 gallon pots vertical style for testing...
ok u caught me having a stoner moment lol. ur right hands down. which is why i want to figure out a blaumat drip system eventually. i'll just blame it on this ice cream cake lol. but seriously it's because now days i often process really slow and make mistakes in focus t be perfectl yhonest. i can't really blame weed frfr. lolSystem takes like an hr and never have to do it again. I mix my res and thats it. After mixing nutes for hand watering more frequently you still need to water and get rid of runoff for every pot of every grow. I could not use 1 gal pots if I was hand watering because I would spend all day mixing and watering. Idk how anyone can think its more work? In veg with a 20 gal res I was doing 20 plants and mixing nutes once a week that took me a while 10 min. I cant see how hand watering can take less time
So not only do I save time I save on the cost of pots and coco
Nothing wrong with asking or debating. Was a fair question. Especially if you have never used autofeed.ok u caught me having a stoner moment lol. ur right hands down. which is why i want to figure out a blaumat drip system eventually. i'll just blame it on this ice cream cake lol. but seriously it's because now days i often process really slow and make mistakes in focus t be perfectl yhonest. i can't really blame weed frfr. lol
System takes like an hr and never have to do it again. I mix my res and thats it. After mixing nutes for hand watering more frequently you still need to water and get rid of runoff for every pot of every grow. I could not use 1 gal pots if I was hand watering because I would spend all day mixing and watering. Idk how anyone can think its more work? In veg with a 20 gal res I was doing 20 plants and mixing nutes once a week that took me a while 10 min. I cant see how hand watering can take less time
So not only do I save time I save on the cost of pots and coco
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