DWC Tomato Plant finally rooted

**purklize** · 06-28-2012, 01:54 AM

Yikes, you're not using hydroponic nutes? I use Botanicare's line which is inexpensive, and gives amazing results. Only takes minor tweaking to get the pH at 5.8.

**TexRx** · 06-28-2012, 02:00 AM

Originally Posted by RoguePlant

I just wanted to show my progress with my first DWC Non-Cannabis Grow/ It took 3 weeks but my clone tomato plant finally rooted!!!!! It never looked like it would die, but I wasn't sure.....

A Young healthy plant! I like to see healthy plants!

**RoguePlant** · 06-28-2012, 02:09 AM

The closest grow shop is about a half hour drive, and I haven't had the time, but I plan on getting either foxfarm or advanced nutrient hydro nutes this weekend. My p.h is around a 5.8 or 6.0 with MG

**spongey600** · 06-28-2012, 09:52 AM

Originally Posted by RoguePlant

Damn that's a nice plant, I hope I have success like your's!!!! Wht nutes are you using? I have been using MG all purpose ( about half of recommended per gallon just to start )

i planted her last aug, and learned about res water temps as it was getting to 95F and once i fixed that she EXPLODED. i use General hydro Flora nova "bloom" and Aqua sheild . i follow the direction on the bottle for 950ppm and Ph my water to 5.8. she is drinking about 1.5 gallons every 2 days now! so i never have to do a res change i just add more solution.

good on you man for not sitting on your ass! there are plenty of useless people that choose to be useless! keep us updated on that mater!!!

**purklize** · 06-29-2012, 05:59 PM

RoguePlant, I highly recommend picking up Botanicare's hydro nutes. It's a much cheaper line than the FoxFarm or Advanced Nutrients stuff. The results are absolutely fantastic, too. It's a great formula, I have nothing but good things to say about it. I picked up a gallon of Botanicare 3-2-4 for about $30 and I only have to use a quarter cup of it when replacing the nute solution in 5 gallon DWC buckets.

It's one of the biggest things you need to get past when learning to grow. Most products on the shelves are a complete ripoff, marketed with absolutely absurd technobabble (I really don't know how anyone can take it seriously). And a lot of "secret tips" for growing are bullshit, too. All you have to do is keep the plant as healthy as possible, and then dry the buds as slow as possible without molding them. Everything else just wastes time, money, and adds complexity.

Those "Clearex" solutions are the worst I've seen. It tickts me off seeing that sold for $20 per liter when it says right on the lab that it's nothing but water and a spoonful of SUGAR! Again... marketing... growers are flush with cash and suckers, they're always stoned off their asses in the shop...

Again, I do use RO water, I think it's always a good idea to do so because then you don't have to worry about the amount of dissolved salts changing with the seasons (such as snow melt/runoff in the spring), or corroding pipes suddenly unloading a bunch of copper into the water. If the salts have been removed, you just need to add a bit of CalMag as well, and then you get completely consistent results.

From my experience, 5.8 is the ideal pH both for rooting and growing plants hydroponically, so it sounds like you've managed to stay right on target.