F.M.I.L.Y's Grow

[berkman858]

I got rooted Hawaiian Cougar Clones ready to be transplanted. Let me get a pic of them.

Bah, don't tell me this. I have a plan to get PK to perfection, why are you tempting me. Besides I already have PK clones going right now so they will be ready a week or so after my harvest. The perfect amount of time to add my drainage system to my hydro setup so my gimp ass can drain this shit without having to have someone else help me. I also want to properly clean my setup so my OCD piece of shit brain can relax.

Do you see a pattern here??? MJ helps me in soo many ways it's really hard to keep track of all my problems.

 

[F.M.I.L.Y]

Hawaiian Cougar Clones clean, pest and disease free.

 

[marc88101]

Hey bro, so I can flood my entire table, it will cover the rockwool completely. I need help with how many days I should do it and room temps and shit I just got done doing a rez change. I added the koolbloom powder so its swell time!!!! Pics I took just now

 

[marc88101]

When you drowned them, did you leave the lights 24/7 or regular light cycle 12/12?

 

[F.M.I.L.Y]

When you drowned them, did you leave the lights 24/7 or regular light cycle 12/12?

I leave them under the lights 12/12, it can take about a week, give or take 3 days. Depends on the strain. How many plants are in your flood tray? Can you please take a pic of the tray and the container your plants are in. I got a way you can probably do this so you can see if you like it or not. I need to see your containers and flood tray.

FM

 

[marc88101]

This is the flood table
What's the benefit of light on or off?

 

[flowamasta]

wow F.M! this thread moves like a bullet train, while my net speed was down, i missed like 3 pages! all looking great man, those roots on that clone! niiiiice good show, feel like in the twilight zone!

 

[berkman858]

Hawaiian Cougar Clones clean, pest and disease free.

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They look purdy.

 

[supchaka]

This is why I hate plastic containers. I transfer this plant now into a smart pot. But those are some healthy ass roots their.

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Riddle me this. Ok now that's a healthy looking set of roots there. Now... Take one of those air pot things the same size as this pot and you aren't going to get roots on the outside like that. So then in my mind that would be less roots overall which equals less plant. So based off that how would an air pot be better? I'm not dogging air pots, just don't quite understand the logic behind them.

 

[flowamasta]

Riddle me this. Ok now that's a healthy looking set of roots there. Now... Take one of those air pot things the same size as this pot and you aren't going to get roots on the outside like that. So then in my mind that would be less roots overall which equals less plant. So based off that how would an air pot be better? I'm not dogging air pots, just don't quite understand the logic behind them.

I myself don't know anything about them, but the logic is telling me that they are probably mainly used for soil or coco, just for increasing the oxygen supply to the roots. using perlite or hydroton, or mediums as such would make little difference in my opinion. air pots seem like a great idea for outside plants, with mediums that are more moist...that's my logic. When i think of indoors, i think of cleanliness, and minimizing bug risks.....I see too many soil and coco grows with bugs, and it just....well bugs me!!! find something that works and that bugs won't like.

They can't all be hype though, there has to be some science behind this, and used properly you shouldn't go wrong! F.M is killing it, i haven't seen many bushy medium sized plants with node structure like his in a long time......i love how everyone has a different technique to growing, it helps with having variety in herbs, same strain grown from 2 different people can have amazingly different results! as i'm even seeing with my grow compared to my mentors, from where my cut came from.

 

[PakaloloHui]

Riddle me this. Ok now that's a healthy looking set of roots there. Now... Take one of those air pot things the same size as this pot and you aren't going to get roots on the outside like that. So then in my mind that would be less roots overall which equals less plant. So based off that how would an air pot be better? I'm not dogging air pots, just don't quite understand the logic behind them.

Example think of this:

In a regular pot you will have those big roots (A Migthy River) with limited amount of tributaries also feeding into it (your smaller branched roots)

With a airpot, you get more tributaries (smaller roots occupying more soil space and thus come into contact with more water and nutrients) feeding into those big rivers, thus supplying more food & water to your plant.

In return with the more roots smaller and big, you also get more root exudate. This is a big plus that enhances anygrow followed with some enzyme of your choice to help make the exudate into food quicker, if one does not have a highly bio-active soil.

Your roots will not cirlce and cut each other off, but prune and branch out into more feeders!!!

But like I always say, to each their own, and their is no wrong or right way, when it's just your way!

 

[F.M.I.L.Y]

Paka nailed it down!!! This is a reason why I take a gazillion pictures of my grow so I can go back to learn difference.

Here is a plastic container roots, this was my Cougar Male plants root zone. See how they spiral, NO GOOD!!! Root bound problems!!!



Here is my beast and look how small he medium is and you dont see the spiral affect.



To me I only use the plastic container as starters but since I been buying these cheap ass Dirt Pots (which is a mock of Smart pot) I wont use plastic containers no more. You can grow a much bigger plant in a fabric/air pot than a plastic container anyday. I be willing to challenge someone on it, They can use a 3 gallon plastic container and I will use 1 gallon Dirt Pot of mine and I will bet my 1 gallon plant will be larger than a 3 gallon plastic container plant.

Here is another example I got:

This fabric pot was made by BC99 with his sewing machine, it was less than a 1/2 gallon. This pot was almost the same size of my Coffee Cup.

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The plants on the left are in a larger container but its the plastic square, I think it was a gallon container. Look how much more plant I got out of the smaller fabric pot...

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To me the proof is in the pics. No need to by brand name shit when if you have a sewing machine, make your own pots!!! They work!!!

Hope that explains what Paka posted. He was right on, I do use N.U.T.S or Fulvex from time to time but majority my plants get the baseline X Nutrients and Silica Shield. Silica Shield is the BOMB!!! Oh by the way, the Fulvex, N.U.T.S and Silica Shield were all free samples I got from companies online. Register on all nutrient companies and request for free samples. I even got ZHO, Great White and Orca sent to me last week. All free!!!

EDIT: Dont waste your time with Fox Farms, cheap bastard make so much effin money on their shitty nutes they wont send no free samples!!!

Peace

FM

 

[F.M.I.L.Y]

Oh by the way those 2 purple/wine color clones are from my beast Early Skunk x Jack Herer. The plant that I have under my screen was clipped with those clones!!! Cant wait to see my lady flower being as large as she is now. Plus 2 more months of veg time! LOL

Hey BC99 can you make me a CD full of music like this??? I remember when you posted this jam on my thread! Loved it.

[video=youtube;6_r_6vu3oFo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6_r_6vu3oFo[/video]

 

[flowamasta]

OH MY GOD!!! YOU BETTER HAVE SOME CLOSE UPS OF THOSE PINKY PURPS!!!! WOW MAN! JUST CRACKED A ERB STIFFY! WOW, SUCH SWEET PLANTS FOR SMALL POTS!!

all those root systems look good to me!! don't forget the ol' spiral of roots in the pot was a good thing according to the old Don Burke back in the day i mean!!

wow things have changed though, what erbs going to be like in 20 years??? strains will get soo mixed up by then

 

[F.M.I.L.Y]

This is the flood table View attachment 2185099
What's the benefit of light on or off?

Hey bro, I dont think you will be able to drown them because you would have to find a way to secure each Rock Wool cube so it doesnt float up when completely submerged in water. Not worth the work IMO. But if you can find a way to secure them down so they dont float than go for it. Honestly I leave the light on cause I want my plant to fight to survive when drowning. But some people do it with the lights off because of resin production. Its personal preference IMO. I dont like Rock Wool at all, too many problems can come out of Rock Wool, but thats me! I rather use Riot Root Plugs are Rapid Rooters.

 

[F.M.I.L.Y]

OH MY GOD!!! YOU BETTER HAVE SOME CLOSE UPS OF THOSE PINKY PURPS!!!! WOW MAN! JUST CRACKED A ERB STIFFY! WOW, SUCH SWEET PLANTS FOR SMALL POTS!!

all those root systems look good to me!! don't forget the ol' spiral of roots in the pot was a good thing according to the old Don Burke back in the day i mean!!

wow things have changed though, what erbs going to be like in 20 years??? strains will get soo mixed up by then

Very true bro, shit evolves. Mexi weed use to be FIRE now its brick shit! LOL

 

[F.M.I.L.Y]

Here are the close ups Flow....

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[flowamasta]

Hey bro, I dont think you will be able to drown them because you would have to find a way to secure each Rock Wool cube so it doesnt float up when completely submerged in water. Not worth the work IMO. But if you can find a way to secure them down so they dont float than go for it. Honestly I leave the light on cause I want my plant to fight to survive when drowning. But some people do it with the lights off because of resin production. Its personal preference IMO. I dont like Rock Wool at all, too many problems can come out of Rock Wool, but thats me! I rather use Riot Root Plugs are Rapid Rooters.

Here are the close ups Flow....

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What's the problems you know about with rockwool ? i'm keen to learn....it's my No1 source, as again, it's all i know....not that i have problems, a little algae here and there, but my big plant covers that up quickly

pics didn't work mate

 

[bassman999]

OK FM U sold me!! I am gonna ditch my plastic shitty pots next run and get a bunch of lil dirt bags...si if I used 3 gallon plastic, a 2 gallon dirt bag will be better. Saving money on dirt sounds good to me!

 

[bassman999]

Here are the close ups Flow....

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I cant open your pics bro