Al, what are your thoughts on the Mr. Green youtube serious about the ebb & flow and drop system that he uses?
YouTube - How to Grow Green
The numbering of the vids on YT is a bit wonky, so I have only seen a couple and very out of sequence.
While this is one of the better cannabis growing vids, lots of good basics, I'm not overly fond of this grower's drip feeding of rockwool, particularly with seedlings in them. Seedlings should be hand watered until they have quite a lot of roots. Top wetting RW invariably creates a thick green slime of algae on the media tops. I thought he was going to flood them as he had flood trays. I bet he wished he'd rinsed the dust off his clay pellets before potting up with them. There'll be mud in his tray drain channels & rez. I think he allocates far too much space to a vegging area. If he had a 10ft wide space, he could have given only 1ft wide on the end to mums and use the rest for flowering trays.
Like I said, what I've seen of the series is generally good stuff. I'd only change a few things here & there to make it a bit more efficient & productive.
OOOOHHH YAAAA...(i'm such a stoner)
One more question...for now
Yeild???
Your first few crops won't be as good as your later ones. Be happy if you're getting .5z off each plant, around .5g/watt. Once you dial it in and get practised, it should come up to 1-1.25z/ea.
"Fulvic acid is a biologically active acid
I've done some looking about and haven't found any good peer-reviewed botanical science on this one. It seems a bit magic saucey.
Yes the hydroguard is a brand name h2o2 product from botanicare and has been added.
but wait...
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Excerpt from
Botanicare : Product Overview : Nutrients :
"HYDROGUARD™ product composition: Bacillus subtilis, Paenibacillus polymxa, Bacillus circulans, and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens. The guaranteed analysis is:CFU/Gram 1.7E x10 6."
I doubt these guys are going to be swimming around in h202...
And he's quite right. Hydroguard is an organic anti-pathogenic which employs competing, living microorganisms. It's not only not H2O2, H2O2 will instantly nuke whatever is in Hydroguard. Hydroguard might be a good antipathogen choice for organic nutes, but frankly, I have this firm belief in chemistry and only want ONE organism in my op- cannabis plants. Hydroguard also will not oxygenate roots.
Overly wet plugs was likely the cause of initial stretching.
Good call! Sometimes you have to step back to see the simplest answers.
Thanks for the input.
ah, good, hoping my growdar was still functioning.
Ambitious yes, but very managable.
I am sure you will be kept up on the ops performance if you don't mind dealing with the brunt of my queries.
cool, hope to see more.
Al what I'm trying to do is get all mums, but I have heard that most newbies grow males most of the time.
The DNA doesn't care about your growing CV. The M/F ratio is in the DNA and the avg is 50%. Good luck.
ALB what do you think the reason is behind so many people flushing?
Beats the shit out of me. It won't hurt anything if you do it, even major nute makers like Canna (and I use Canna nutes) suggest doing it. I can't detect any difference in smoking character either way.
here is my hps that i blew due to hot starting...the hydro guy was telling me about a soft start thingy....can i make one of these/do i need one?
If you are having frequent short power interruptions, what you need is some sort of device to prevent the lamp from restriking for several minutes, perhaps 10-15m once power is restored. I'm not sure 'soft starting' is what we're looking for here. You need a delay circuit that prevents hot restrike.
here's a shot of my freshly ...end of the third week...s.o.g. pruned beauties ...16 of them staggered. i'm still workin out which mums the bees knees
Wow, they're a bit tall! Did those get some veg time before they were flowered?
i had to force myself to go back over them a second time to really take it off......it was painfull, but i'm over it. and i think i'll be happy when i see the results.
just an update for ya al.....all of it was thanks to your tutulage.
We'll see how she goes.
I will avoid the stabilized type. Thank you.
I was just told there is a stop sale on 35% H2O2 stuff in California right now. Who knows...soon it may not be available here in CA! Damn EPA.
Someone floated that rumour with me on here some time ago. I was not able to find any news items on a ban in Calif. I was able to find 35% H2O2 on the shelf at 4 hydro shops in LA. I can't find any substance in that rumour right now.
I added a good air pump, some 4" disc stones, and a small fountain pump to keep the solution circulating in my reservoir. My water does not stink any more and it is crystal clear!!! Hopefully the plants will recover soon. (Ionic Grow nutes, H2O2, ec 1.4, pH 5.7 and holding!)
dynamite.
Do I need to keep the air and circulating pump on 24/7? or can I set it on a timer?
tank aeration should run 24/7.
I'd run the circ pump on a timer 15 mins/hr. The flooding & draining of your system will mix them pretty well, tho. Keep in mind that a constantly running pump in your tank may warm the tank temp.
One more quick question...how often should I reapply the H2O2 to the reservoir?
35% is used at 1.7ml/L every 3-4 days, 50% @ 1ml/L same interval.
Thanks again Al...you're a life saver!!!
I bet the big hole in the middle of me was a dead giveaway.
the blades of the leaves went from 7 down to 1 single blade.
Ah, ok, it's just shifting into flowering is all, no biggie. Nice looking indica dom hybrid. About 3 wks flowering pictured here?
hahahah
