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Okay, so I just got my Clone King today so I should plan to use synth fertz only. What one/ones do you use?
Okay, so I just got my Clone King today so I should plan to use synth fertz only. What one/ones do you use?Something I learned today that I thought applied here:
If you're growing synthetic in coco or DWC and add a humic/fulvic acid supplement like diamond nectar or ancient earth to the reservoir, it adds organic matter that can increase bacterial blooms, root rot, etc.
For a more sterile rez stay away from any humic/fulvic acids, sugar/complex carb and kelp/seaweed extracts. They may be marketed as straight hydroponic nutrients but they change the synthetic/organic profile of your reservoir and can cause extra challenges if proper temperature etc. is not maintained.
GH trio for 30 years. If you want cheaper and powder, I hear Jacks makes good stuff too.Okay, so I just got my Clone King today so I should plan to use synth fertz only. What one/ones do you use?
I used GH trio on my last grow in Promix HP, and I'm using it again in my DWC grow now. Absolutely loving it. I just had to dial back their recommended doses and I hit my EC every time...and as a bonus, it lasts longer!GH trio for 30 years. If you want cheaper and powder, I hear Jacks makes good stuff too.
Once freed from the container, I hold mine by the root nub inside a garbage bag and just keep spanking the root ball until the medium falls away and I'm left holding bare roots. You have to keep turning it around as you do it but it eventually all falls off. It has to be on the dry-ish side but not brittle so the roots don't break up too much. There's always going to be some that make it through however.
You "naked" your roots when you transplant?? That's mighty brave of you sir!!You described much better what I was trying to say!
Just did an up-pot today and it's like that... except you keep going with the tapping until you're just holding a plant skeleton
You "naked" your roots when you transplant?? That's mighty brave of you sir!!
I remove them during the day and replace before dusk keeping some of that heat. For seedlings too.That's what the instructions say with the clone covers with vents. Open them up a little longer each day.
I surmise that the lower humidity for longer periods encourages new root growth without depleting fluids too much.
Oh, my random observation. Septoria and Alternia (leaf spot) outdoors, will calm down when the temperature drops. Keep the plants alive and as disease free near the buds as you can and wait 'till October to harvest.
(southeast michigan)
I remove them during the day and replace before dusk keeping some of that heat. For seedlings too.View attachment 2621530View attachment 2621531
Those plastic containers roasted chicken is sold in are great little seed starters. Place them on a seed mat
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A $4 baked chicken comes in a two piece covered cloner
Been reactivating used soil in the garden. It's been completely drained by rain and dried through winter. I'm trying out basalt rock dust in the mix, 'cooking' it a few weeks first. It makes soil surprisingly airy, pulls PH up and is also a way to get some extra silica and trace in there. Makes the soil feel like coco almost. The cooking beforehand is pretty important though.Reusing Your Soil
Soil can get expensive if you have to keep buying it every new run you do. Since soil is mostly just for structure that will support biologicals and can be reloaded with nutrients, buffers and microbes, there's no reason to throw it out unless it's contaminated with something like a root pathogen or virus.
Steps for reusing
1). Flush out salts and biological waste. Rinse the soil until runoff EC drops to 1.0 or lower. This is to remove accumulated salts, excess nutrients and anaerobic byproducts. Afterward, let it dry up some.
2). Add structural and mineral amendments: Fresh perlite, biochar, gypsum, and your vegging dry amend (balanced NPK + mocros).
Optional: If slurry ph is coming back higher than 6.9, finish with a very modest amount of elemental sulfer mixed in to the top 2 inches only. This gently corrects upward ph drift over time.
3). Activate the soil with a pre-feed. Add your liquid veg nute along with seaweed extract, molasses, Epsom salt and humic acid. Water it in and let it rest for 24-48 hours to stabilize the nutrients and wake the microbes up. (Target EC 1.4-1.6)
Your used soil is ready for reuse, and in most cases it will be even better than when you first bought it because the structure, carbon content and microbial life are more developed.
Additional notes: If you need help with how much perlite/biochar to add or any questions about the supporting additives, DM me or feel free to ask in this thread.
Been reactivating used soil in the garden. It's been completely drained by rain and dried through winter. I'm trying out basalt rock dust in the mix, 'cooking' it a few weeks first. It makes soil surprisingly airy, pulls PH up and is also a way to get some extra silica and trace in there. Makes the soil feel like coco almost. The cooking beforehand is pretty important though.
Your describing a livewell system in a boat.DISSOLVED OXYGEN IN RESERVOIRS
In most real systems, circulation and strong surface movement put more dissolved oxygen (DO) into water than air stones do.
The reason comes down to gas exchange physics. Oxygen enters water mainly at the air–water interface. The faster that interface is refreshed and mixed, the faster oxygen dissolves. Surface turbulence continually replaces oxygen-depleted water with fresh water at the surface.
Air stones mainly help by moving water, not by dissolving much oxygen directly.
Important points:
• The bubbles themselves transfer relatively little oxygen.
• Most bubbles reach the surface before dissolving much O₂.
• Their real value is circulation and surface agitation created by rising bubbles.
Fine-bubble diffusers improve transfer somewhat, but the effect is still modest compared with aggressive surface mixing.
What actually gives the highest DO?
In descending order of effectiveness (generally):
Important limit
- Waterfalls / strong surface turbulence
- Venturi injectors or spray bars
- Strong circulation pumps aimed at the surface
- Air stones / bubble diffusers
Water can only hold oxygen up to saturation, which depends mostly on temperature.
Approximate maximum DO at sea level:
Water temp Max dissolved O₂ 68°F (20°C) ~9 mg/L 77°F (25°C) ~8.3 mg/L 86°F (30°C) ~7.5 mg/L
Warmer water holds less oxygen, which matters for hydroponics and reservoirs.
I run both a circulation pump and a big air stone for backup, plus my 1/2" feeder line returns back to the res, pushing a good stream.
Best thing i ever did for my growing.
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But if i should make them now i would choose 3cm wheels instead of these 5cm wheels and maybe make it a bit wider, for better stability.
It is also possible to buy some ready made for the price i payed for making these, but most of them got very bad quality wheels.
It cost me around 10 dollars for one.
If i had a tent i would put a plywood board to protect the tent bottom.
But for me with front access it has been a game changer. Much more easy to access plant. Even if i only grow in 1 m2
Warning!!! They are addictive.
Edit: All 4 wheels can turn but only 2 turning wheels is needed.
lol, are you me in another world? + cal/magic/ koolbloom liquid/ koolbloom dry/ diamond nectar/ or flurolicious plus in veg in a peat based mix, now in autopotsGH trio for 30 years. If you want cheaper and powder, I hear Jacks makes good stuff too.
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