do you think maybe too small of a res size is the problem. too many roots to water volume plus amount or air being pumped in
i have noticed with my grow. the more my roots fill my res the less stable my ph is and i see bigger changes to my ph
only time i see a need to strip your plant so hard is if your light is trash with penetration. you are just stunting your growth by stripping so much and stressing the plant but again do what you want. believe what you want . ill grow regardless.
im sure they are good as i have been told they are good place to buy from but people make mistakes. id contact them and maybe youll get them seeds replaced. probably not but id still question them
my roots often get stained. if thats all it is then i would worry
from my experiences its not a problem or the net pot to be lower. many times i dont top my res up until its half gone and many of the roots are exposed to air
hope someone can give a defined answer
hard to see correctly in the photo but them rood look very discolored so maybe the start of a pathogen
ill cop shit for saying this but no cal mag. my plants drop ph quickly if i dont add cal mag.
i see no reason to use a net for your grow. you have a even canopy already plus looks like you have allot of head room for stretch.
you could still add one now to help support the plant but i doubt it will need it
in a cramped grow space most the time the bottoms are junk and food for the plant
most people lollipop the lowers as it normally don't produce good bud but im starting to question this as recently i stopped lollipopping my plants and i have noticed they grow allot better with the extra stored...
it shouldn't change.
when you say watering pail do you mean like a bucket of water you have sitting there with out a plant in it. if so then no the ph of the water shouldn't change but id keep a air stone in there so the nutrients keep from dropping out of solution
i often leave pre mixed...