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yes, you can Clones can be cut earlier than seedlings, so as soon as you see 4 nodes (doesn't matter if they are alt or not), then you have your nodes cultivate... when the 5 one comes in cut it off if the bottom shoot doesn't take off then temporarily bend the other branches down like...

Next time you water do this give about half the water your normally do, then wait for about 30 min, then give the rest, water enough to get some run off measure the EC of the runoff, If you EC goes up too fast and the plant doesn't have time to build up salt it will simply lose water and it...

beanz, good luck convincing people... From some of the responses here you can see that people have beliefs that they will hold on to no matter what. Just because someone has healthy plants doesn't mean there is no room for improvement. Yet many will site there great growth as proof that...

stinky, I have noticed that if I stick a wick into the drain hole and raise the plant (like a 2x4 laying flat), enables the water to drain much better. Are you watering enough to get runoff? If so, I'd be curious what the EC of that solution is.

I water my plants with no run off at all. I don't see what your idea would be predicting. I am seeing growth equal to my drain to waste systems. I have a bucket in a bucket with a wick. The wick not only allows the run off to soak up but more importantly removes the perched water table that...

Use equal amounts by volume. If you have a EC meter you can fill your tank with RO, then bring the EC to say 1.0 with just the jacks pro then multiple than by 1.67 to get your target EC with the calc nit. In this example it would be 1.67 x 1 = 1.67. So you add water and jacks to get to 1.0...

Yes, I have a comment. I do this exact thing. The plant calls for nutes. It can be measured and is %100 objective. How much simpler could it be, yet there seems to be much confusion... I think you summed it up.

Lowering the EC could make it easier for you plant to uptake water via osmosis. If they are not consuming these nutes then I doubt it will harm them to lower it. Consider it like steering a big ship. You want to give it what it needs to stay on course. Small corrections. I have some plants...

I can. I read a study on flowers that concluded that the sweet spot for EC is large. Like if you are within 1.5 - 3 (I don't recall the exact numbers) that you would get similar growth. To low you get deficiencies, to high you burn your plants. I think this science gives us the best clue as...

What if you helped out a bit by training the smaller node's branches to be higher up than the larger ones. I have observed getting a plant to act like it has been topped by simply bending the top down, I would expect similar behavior. It seems like gravity also can stop the hormones from...

I want to set up the simplest aero system. Could I start with a diaphragm pump, misters, and a 5 gallon bucket? I want to get a feel for things before investing in more equipment.

When mixed properly it is close to 3-1-2.5, it is assumed that calcium nitrate will be added by you I'm just now learning that this is common when dealing with the greenhouse industry

It also contain no calcium at all. Think of this as one part of a two part nute. The other part is calcium nitrate. It is meant to be mixed with this cal nit... They don't sell it mixed because the chemicals would have a reaction and form substances that would not dissolve in water.

Have you seen any improvements with fabric bags? I've used smart pots (fabric pots) and they seem to work the same as my regular pots. Maybe, I'm not seeing the improvement because I am using too much medium in general. If I use more smart pots I'll probably using the as the final location...

First off, your soil shouldn't compact in the time it takes a plant to flower and veg, if so I would not fix it my adding stuff but rather using soil that doesn't compact in the time frame that it will be used. Have you read the stuff on gardenweb from Al Tapla? He makes some really good...

There is a suggestion to add hydroton to the bottom of the pot in a quote from an old post. Why would you add hydroton to the bottom of a pot? Correct me if I'm wrong but water stays in the pot because of surface tension and capillary action, not because lack of hydroton on the bottom. For a...

gforgrow, On rooted clipping all nodes are true nodes, first of all. I grow from clippings and just pick three nodes (you can also pick two) and cut above them. In most cases I just top above the third node. You can top a clipping earlier than seed. You may want to google 'subcool topping'...

I failed to communicate (not that you where trying to communicate with me, I know the orig post wasn't directed to me). I mistook your comment as serious. It *seemed* like a kiss ass remark that was saying we can't do what the guru does. Just to be really clear, I'm not saying you are kissing...

If I have caused you to lose your patience with me, please forgive me. It is not my intention to put you down. I was simply challenging something. It seems like you don't want this discussion to continue. I have gone on several walks and noted who in my neighborhood looks like they are...

Subcool, Can you tell me how much (if any) run off you get when you water? I know some people here water till runoff, but I'd like to hear what you do.