First time and excited

Here is a picture of my plants after 16 hours in the Hydro system. Hard to see the change in the picture. But I can see a big change for the better.

Hell ya! The resiliency of these little plants is amazing. Just use common sense and love.

Then, they will love you long time with happy finish.

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Here are a few picture of my plants after washing the soil from the roots to place them in the hydro system. I think they are doing so much better now. They did not seem to droop or wilt at all. I did not put much nutrients in the water at first at all, to give them a chance to get used to it.

What do you guys all think about this??

Well, my plants are doing so much better since I got my plants out of that crappy type of soil. These photos are after my plants have only been in the Hydroponics system for 4 days. They look so much healthier and happier.

These photos go in order from Back left corner, going clock wise.

I am so much happier with this system then with soil. Grantied, I was useing totally wrong soil. (time released). But even then, if trouble happens, it is going to be very easy to flush my growing medium and fix the trouble.
(Knock on Wood)

If any of you have used this type of system and have suggestions, please feel free to give them.

YAH BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!

My little darlings are likeing their new homes a lot better.


These photos of plants go clock-wise. The first picture of my plants is from the one on the bottom left of main picture. The first and second photos where the plants that germ'd first,, 3rd and 4th germ'd like 3 days later. The 4th seemed to be deform'd when it broke the top of the soil. Now the 4th one still looks different. But what you see right now is it is splitting off into two different tops. I am wondering what this will look like when it gets older. Only time will tell, I guess. I really hope that the 4th one is a female for sure. I love the under dog!!!!!!

As I said earlier, I also had a tomatoe plant, also with these plants. She about died. Today I tried to doctor her up so she also can live. Also on my tomatoe plant I used the Bio-degradable pots, that I put right into the soil.. Well today I took some new soil and loaded it with perlite, and took the tomatoe plant out of its pot. AND WOW!!! The same thing happened as with the other plants.. The soil was bone dry, but inside the Bio-Pot was sokeing wet and all the roots were inside of it.. These Bio-pots do not even come close to what they say they will do... NEVER, NEVER use them. And I doubt greatly if I will ever use the Peat-Pucks either..



Take care everyone.

Bye for now

Dude many people use Scotts soil as I do and have great results. This can be easily acquired at just about any store any where, I think it was more of an issue with the "growers" choice of soil that was used in your grow and you lead noobies to believe that they have to order a crap load of stuff when you don't need anything fancy just patience and a little bit of money for supples that can be easily purchased locally.

I am sure you are right in what you are saying. But do you just buy the scotts grow and throw you plants in a pot with it? I am thinking that you do not. Also a lot of soils you buy have time released nuts in them which are hard to tell when they are spent. Granted, I am not saying that I will never try soil again. I am just saying that I did not understand the differences in soils and what is in them. Also, as I said I am still growing my tomatoe plant in soil, but have beefed it up heavily with perlite, which soils you buy hardly have any in it, even if they say they do. This is just my thought. As I am just a newbie grower, and am still learning.

But first off,, What I am thinking is do not leave plants in Peat Pucks when you plant them in pots, and do not plant in bio-degradeable pots. These types of things do not allow you to control what enviroment your plant truely are in. And I still do not think it to be wise to use a time released nutrient soil, because if something does happen and you need to flush out the medium and start over it is hard to do so, because you still have time released nutrients in the soil.. Maybe I am totally wrong. But this is what I have gotten from my grow.

But all being said, I am happy so far with what my system is doing for me. And I am still thinking Hydro is easier to control.

I truely think it is wrong to use time released nutrients in you soil though. This takes all the control away from you and gives it to who ever made that soil. Not only that,, but what batch of soil was that? How strong is that soil with nutrients, and if you find this batch to strong,, how do you flush it out with out doing a major replant.

OK!!! I got home for work and My Bathroom was stinking already. I really did not think my plants would start smell so soon. And if they are starting to have an odor already, what will it be like once I start to bud? I just got back from home depot and I bought the makings for a home made Activated Carbon filtration unit.

Here is a Photo of the Activated Carbon Filtration unit I made.

Supplies:

6" blower fan.
6"-4" reducer.
(2) 5"-7" hose clamps.
4" end cap.
Honeywell universal activated carbon filter replacements.
1/4" heavy construction matt wire. (chicken wire)
Duct tape.
8' extention cord.
Electrical tape.
Tie Wire.

Few new photos. The first photo is of the plant that looked deformed when it broke out of the seed. WOW, is it short and bushy....

Ok,, lets try this again...

nice plants...very lush and green..ur doing a good job

chab what kindamedium/soil are u using in that ebb and flow ive got the same one and i used some stuff it came with its a organic soilless grow substrate and someone told me to use the clay balls and im not sure what to use u know

what r u using as your medium/soil i have the same ebb and flow system

I used what came with my system. I think I know why he says to use the clay balls. I did not put any gravel in bottom of pot, and for a while had trouble with my medium getting into my water system, but if you put about 3/4"-1" of small gravel in bottom I think that would help. Plus I also had trouble with the pots floating a little off the bottom. This gravel would help fix that also. I am not sure what medium I will use next time. Most likely this same stuff. I will put a picture on thread after I get home from work of the medium.

Good luck.

tnx brotherman yeah i had a problem with my shit floating to

Two new pictures. They seem to be doing well at this point. The flowering stage is scareying me, and I have not even started it yet.

Ok, Here are a couple of new Photos.

Ok, these plants are about 2 months old total. They have been in flower stage now for 3 1/2 weeks. As you can see the spots on the leafs, I had a Calcium defencience, but is now corrected with CalMag+. I changed to RO water when I hit flowering, and did not take into account, that RO water has no minerals in it.

OH YAH, We Have BUDD'S!!!