Hydroponics can also be done with a non soil medium such as coco coir by flooding the medium with a nutrient solution, letting it get dry, then flood again and again as the medium dries up ensuring about 25% run off each time.
I did DWC and coco coir and much preferred the ease of the Coir grow over the DWC grow.
Just something to think about.
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That is pretty sweet, at this point I am not going to trust my DIY skills right now though, unless I have plans I suck at pulling a product out of my ass. I am very good at following instructions and creating things that I can see pictures ofā¦like a blow up of the item.
For now I am going to go ahead and get that Bubble Boy 5gal pot, its inexpensive and the wife seems to be more supportive than I thoughtā¦I think she sees the advice I have been getting from here and is getting more confident in my ability to learn, lol.
If both the seeds make it to veg stage Iāll go ahead and do one in the sun and one in the hydro tent. Otherwise Iāll just do the tent. I am getting stoked and will post pictures as things start rolling. Thanks for the input, I am hoping to get at least an ounce from the one already vegging.
Household 6 wants to make sure I donāt have too many plants in the window, dont want the pool guy to see themā¦even though the dude would probably give me some good tips.
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One more questionā¦it is my understanding that the Lowryder Autoflowers are relatively small. Does this go for all autos, are they generally small due to their limited lifespan?
Good point TBā¦ I use rockwool to germinate and then move it to a cup with clay pebbles and sheās off
I have had some autos that where short and bushy and others that where taller even in the same strain.
Nothing new, waiting on my FF nutes. The 3 week old is cruising along and the other two just cleared the soil today. Iāll post some pics once they start looking noticeably different. Thanks everyone.
Got the FF nutes today. Going to start feeding ASAP. Little seedlings are doing well and I have moved the oldest to the tent full time. She is thirsty and seems to be doing well. Looks like I may get a slightly bigger tent and be able to fit all three. Excited to see how this all turns out. You guys are a fountain of information.
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The poor 3 week old is my test dummy for LST, but it looks like Iāve got something going right.
Iāve got a question, Iām looking at the Fox Farms feeding chart. It labels amounts per gallon, can I pre mix a gallon and use portions of it on feeding days or am I supposed to dump a gallon each time, or do I use math and mix just the amount I need at each feeding. Right now I am giving the seedlings about an ounce a water every other day and the 3 week old gets about half a liter every other day with a feeding once a week, but will change to the FF schedule. Should I water more? seriously nervous about over watering.
I feel like a retard, but I want to get it as right as possible.
Only mix what you need. Itās not good to let it sit. Get used to how heavy the pot is when its watered and how light it is when its dry. Itās better to let it dry out some in between watering. You can also stick a finger down to the first knuckle to see if its damp or dry
And water when dry an inch down. Itās a huge learning curve dont beat yourself up. Iām not a pro either lol
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Nutrients change the longer they have been mixed so you want to mix fresh. Go Alexa
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Go Alexa? Does she help? I love alexa
Alexa how many blah in a gallon. Make math easier on your self
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The 3 week old is coming along nicely, 3 weeks 4 days. I think I burned one of her fan leaves somehow so I pruned that one and another. I donāt think Iāll get a huge yield at all off of her, but my first female is still alive and I have two more small seedlings to try again with. I am definitely waiting a little longer to train the next two.
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My wife messed with me on my 1st two grows. The 3rd grow all she does is come to my door with an empty jar and said āplease sir can I have some moreā
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My wife has become much more accepting lately. As long as I donāt have 10 seedlings sitting on the windowsill, lol. The second and third babies will get all the help from the mistakes made on the first.
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That is what I am hoping for with mine. She said she is keeping our smoke budget until I show her otherwise. I am already thinking about my next seed purchase and I have no idea what I am doing at all. I have such a small setup and need to find a way to get more space without looking like I am taking more space.
Ot took me 3 grows to get it right. Got a good education on the 1st two grows, it came to a head in the 3rd grow with great yeald(12 oz.) And f-ed me up. Still does. Growing my 4th now.
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I will be happy with just an ounce from this first girl. If I can get a 12oz yield by my third grow I will earn plenty of props from the wife. Like sheād probably give me aā¦presentā¦keep it PG.
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Sheās 4 weeks and the only issue I have had is one small bug, which I identified but forgot at this time. It left little white marks on two leaves and really irritates my OCD, but sheās clean now. I do not understand how that little fucker got in there. On a good note she and the other two seem to be cruising along. Iām following the guidelines for the FF nutes and I actually notice Quicker healthier new growth.
Training seems to working also. The lower branches are starting to reach up and level out with the top. As she grows around the lip of the pot she will stay level and expose more sites to the lightā¦right, does she look right?
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Hey dude my name is Jamie unlike what I read I always grow in pro mix up I have grown outdoors for about 10 years but am now growing indoors had same conversation with my wife and had to fight to spend 1200 bucks for my set up but was well worth it my first grow indoor I grew white widow fem and donāt ever by none fem seeds but you can support your self of a 4 by 4 tent no prob me and wife smoke about an ounce a week and have kept up no prob I have used your fox farm nuts before but they donāt compare to advance nutrients ph perfect line at all ![584488025|640x480] this pic was my first grow and got 11.5 oz dried I strongly recommend buying a 350 watt ore bigger metal halide to go with your led (upload://A0oYVBhpVYsBTsbvfQ17IoczZTl.jpeg)
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