Tell us something unique about your growing style or an admission of something that goes against grower wisdom.

[hillbil]

LST, Perpetual, 400 watts of Boards in a 5’ x 2 1/2 foot tent.

10 1/2 hours “Lights On”, 13 1/2 hours “Lights Off”.

50% to 60% reused ROLS for a long while.

 

[smokedareefer]

I've been growing in a RDWC system for the past 8 years maybe 20 successful grows.

Was told when i started that it would have to chose between a live or sterile system. Was told i would have to add hydroguard or something similar to fight the bad bacteria.

I've added nothing since i started in this 8 years ago.

I figure I've been running on borrowed time but with 20 successful grows and no real slim issues that i know of I see no reason to change what im doing.

4 plants at a time, gh 3part, water at 68 deg. I have a 70 gal reservoir that i fill with ro water and add 3 ml/gal cal mag, that reservoir is fed via float valve. All nutrients are then added daily to the epi center according to their needs/wants

 

[GoblinSmasher]

My advice to new growers is to use some of your own poop in the soil. It's the secret to really good weed no one talks about. ;)

This reminds me of one episode of the show 1000 ways to die.

A woman had a thing with eating soil i think. She ate her neighbours plant soil outdoor and he pooped in it and she died. Hehe

 

[jamk911]

I never measure anything lol. From temps and ph to amt of nutes i throw in... im a lucky mess lol.

 

[hawkman]

have NEVER checked "PH" in all my many years of cultivating

 

[smokedareefer]

have NEVER checked "PH" in all my many years of cultivating

First thing i look at when i walk in the room.

 

[shaganja]

I dont defoliate, except for bottoms

 

[Cashmeh]

Im able to go on vacation for 4 days during late flower/harvest time in a hydroponic system, which most said I couldnt do when I started down the hydro path.

 

[Mugwort]

Im able to go on vacation for 4 days during late flower/harvest time in a hydroponic system, which most said I couldnt do when I started down the hydro path.

...but how much time do you spend worrying about you grow while on vacation? Can you do it without someone checking them for you?

 

[jamk911]

What I take from this thread is that people stress alot more than they should over everything... when, with generic care, the plant usually does fine or gets sick.. regardless of what we do for it past the basics

 

[SmokeyJ]

I just go with the flow don't check ec or pH half the time always too stoned

 

[Cashmeh]

...but how much time do you spend worrying about you grow while on vacation? Can you do it without someone checking them for you?

I don't know how to worry. I tend to just expect the worse, blow up when it happens, fix it and expect karma to bite me at every end.

I already did a partial harvest. The res is full and will last at least 5 days before needing ph adjustments or a top off. 75 gallon capacity for 6 plants. I'm only feeding them water at this point, ppms 800 and dropping.

My fear is not related to hydro issues lol, its light issues that even soil growers would worry about. Im fallponics with airstones. So if my air pump kicks out I still have waterfalls from my pump, and vice versa. They will be just fine without a pump.

Thing is I'm impatient and if I didn't leave I would be harvesting some buds that really need to be in there longer lol.. I've seen what they can become, the frosting that is. I usually harvest at 70% red hairs. Since these will be in longer than that.. I'll actually see if it's worth it to let them cook longer.

I think the comedy show were going to should help with those worries anyways.

I actually have a flower room and veg room both decent hydro systems.. And shit drying... As Ive said.. I make hydro look easy. Here's a vid from 2 days ago. These close ups of the buds do no justice.

 

[rDWCNoob]

I started as a beginner and went straight to rockwool and would recommend it over anything else for a new grower who is growing indoors. Theres fewer variables to control compared to soil. Cleaner, no bugs, next to impossible to overwater. You can water it by hand no matter what anyone tells you, it wont be optimal but your first grows arent going to be regardless of your medium.

 

[growsince79]

I never veg over a month. If all goes well, 2-3 weeks from sprout.

 

[Static23]

I say good morning and good night to my plants everyday, with out fail! If I have to go out of town then my wife does it for me. They seem to like it!

 

[Mugwort]

I have found that doubling veg time while maintaining 24-0 light regimen for auto flowering plants results in increased quality and quantity

 

[Anderslam69]

Oh God.. I gotta remember to read current posts before replying to a thread hahaha. I see the mood in here has changed from serious to poop talk hahaha

I dont aerate my resivoir, I use H2O2 and that's enough

I aim for a long cool day before chop rather than 24-48hrs dark

Never foliar feed anything

I reuse all my runoff

I defoliate the ever living snot out of my plants.

Do you use a stirring pump?

 

[Static23]

I have found that doubling veg time while maintaining 24-0 light regimen for auto flowering plants results in increased quality and quantity

I’ve talked to other growers who do the 24-0 light regimen with success. I grow a ton of autos (23 at the moment) and I do 18-6 light schedule. I feel like the plants need that dark time. The thing I can’t wrap my head around is doubling veg time. I’m under the impression that because they are autos, you have no control over when they go into flower. If you can’t control that, then how do you double the veg time?

 

[E9noxis]

I’ve talked to other growers who do the 24-0 light regimen with success. I grow a ton of autos (23 at the moment) and I do 18-6 light schedule. I feel like the plants need that dark time. The thing I can’t wrap my head around is doubling veg time. I’m under the impression that because they are autos, you have no control over when they go into flower. If you can’t control that, then how do you double the veg time?

My thoughts too. Although I've never grown an auto so I javelin no comparison

 

[Mugwort]

I’ve talked to other growers who do the 24-0 light regimen with success. I grow a ton of autos (23 at the moment) and I do 18-6 light schedule. I feel like the plants need that dark time. The thing I can’t wrap my head around is doubling veg time. I’m under the impression that because they are autos, you have no control over when they go into flower. If you can’t control that, then how do you double the veg time?

It was meant as humor buddy