Sofa King Smoooth
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Are you able to reuse the perlite or do the roots get too attached?Great, I used 100% perlite with my autopots and had great results.
Are you able to reuse the perlite or do the roots get too attached?Great, I used 100% perlite with my autopots and had great results.
Probably not enough perlite, and 50mm in the bottom could be too much (but maybe not a problem).using coco/perlite 70/30 & ~50mm clay ball bottom
GHE nutrients (TriPart), exactly half of what they recommend in the official feed chart.always tend to go a little lower on the ppm in autopots ...strain dependant nothing over 800 ppm in flower ....maybe other will chime in how they feed
I do with pretty good results. 5x20l fabric pots, Aptus nutrients and biobizz lightmix. Got little over 150g per plant with vertical setup. Next round goal is 200g per plant.Does anyone use soil in an autopot???
Plants in DWC or NFT have wet feet all the time. It is probably just another Cannabis grower myth that it is a bad thing for the plant -- at least in general it does not seem to be true.I did read a post that mentioned plants getting their feet wet lol.
I’d go to the organics section or general plant help sectionI'm just starting with autopots. Ive been in Sohum with SLF-100 and CX Regenaroot in the res, Phed. Everything went great in the sohum, flipped on the APs after 9 days and plants seemed to be feeding well but all the leaves died off an OMG plant I have and I'm getting what looks like a magnesium deficiency on my larger Tropocana Banana. Does anyone know who I could ask about troubleshooting living soil in Autopots?
Will do, thank you!I’d go to the organics section or general plant help section
Would you mind sharing how you wash or buffer the clay pebbles before you use them in the bottom? ThanksProbably not enough perlite, and 50mm in the bottom could be too much (but maybe not a problem).
I'm using 50/50 clay pebbles/coco as the medium and 2.5 cm of clay pebbles in the bottom, works great.
The bottom layer of clay or perlite should be about as high as the waterline in the tray -- that is about 2.5-3cm. Then the plant won't get wet feet, but you still the capillary action for the bottom feed.
Hi, Im using #3 perlite. I washed it in a kitchen collander made for things like pasta. Mostly just to get small bits out that can clog the APsWould you mind sharing how you wash or buffer the clay pebbles before you use them in the bottom? Thanks
Clay pebbles should always be washed. I'm not 100% sure if the buffering is necessary, but it doesn't hurt.Would you mind sharing how you wash or buffer the clay pebbles before you use them in the bottom?
Awesome thank you for the informative replyClay pebbles should always be washed. I'm not 100% sure if the buffering is necessary, but it doesn't hurt.
How to wash: put pebbles in a large bin or tote, fill with tap water, stir vigorously, then skim off the pebbles (they will usually float to the top, while the washed off dust sinks to the bottom.
Repeat until there's not much dust coming off the pebbles anymore.
If you have a large sieve it's a little easier, simply wash the pebbles in the sieve and let the water drain freely.
You can also wash the pebbles inside the bag they come in. Punch plenty of holes in the bottom of the bag, cut open the top, then let water flow through the bag until it runs clear out of the bottom holes.
How to buffer: put the washed pebbles in acidic water (pH 5 or so, the exact value does not matter), let them soak for 24 hours or longer. Then rinse with tap water.
To test the buffered pebbles, put a handful in a glass of ph 6 water, let them sit for a couple of hours, then measure the pH; if it hasn't risen significantly, this means the pebbles won't rise the pH of the water they're sitting in.
You can do the pH test of the pebbles in a glass of water before you buffer them. Maybe it turns out they don't need buffering.