Recent content by rootrotsucks

The tea definitely works, I'm using it now. Not sure how to use it for recovery though.

Yes, it is a medical grow. Just went through some major stuff with Hepatitis C, still dealing with some hardcore side effects from the treatment. Energy has come back though. I did it the way you suggest back in the mid 80s for several years. After that I grew exclusively outside for...

What problem is that?

I'm on the second batch of tea now. First batch still smelled earthy at 6 days, so all went well. Roots went berzerk on the tea. They went from this: To this: in one week. Two feet long now. :) Apparently, the tea has worked.

I give them nutes as soon as I see roots. Half strength until they begin branching, then full strength. Once they begin branching, they are adults.

Rockwool works well, but use the smallest cubes you can find. Rapid rooters work well too. Do NOT use jiffy pots, the flat round little discs that you add water to expand them out. They suck eggs. Rooting in an aero cloner is best.

Today when I added a measuring cup of tea, I noticed some black chunkage floating around in it. The tea is still foaming, but slightly less than the last few days. The tea is about 6 days old. What to make of this black gunk, just small bits of it. It was not there yesterday. My suspicion...

So when using beneficials, you do not clean out the system weekly? I need to at least flush my drain lines. I normally force pressurized water through them. I would put a garden hose up to them and high pressure them out with municipal water (which is chlorinated). Guess I could get a higher...

Every type of hydroponics is good. Every type I have ever tried kicked ass. F&D and Drip were the most problem free.

Hey, has anyone ever used the fiberglass screen door material for lining tubs? It's super cheap. $6 for a 7x3 foot roll. My roots are hanging down to the bottom of my aero totes and I dont want to plug the drain holes. Thanks.

Molasses is pointless by itself. It is not used by the plants directly. The only use it has is to feed microbes.

Neem works fine if you don't mind having mites coming back for eternity.

Bring up your ppms to between 350 - 450. Everything else looks really good. Good job man.

Your PPM is waaaay too low. You should have it between 500 and 650ish. What kind of water are you using? Tap or RO?

My hoses and airlines are getting slimy. What causes this? I am just putting the tea strait into the reservoir. Guess I should get some panty hose and strain it first. The slime has an earthy odor.