Perpetual Growers Thread

[Raybone]

You guys have to excuse all the questions... I'm a Newby trying to learn from the better...you guys!!!

 

[mike45214]

I never seen it in all the time it took for me to raise my mother... I gave it fermented plant extracts from friend and now these are growing...

I'm 100% hydro so I can't help you there.

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[mike45214]

You guys have to excuse all the questions... I'm a Newby trying to learn from the better...you guys!!!

You might want to check in the Indoor section, cause I'm not familiar with promix(looks like dirt to me) and hydro and dirt grows are very different.

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[Raybone]

You might want to check in the Indoor section, cause I'm not familiar with promix(looks like dirt to me) and hydro and dirt grows are very different.

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Ok

 

[sky rocket]

I don't run my pump on my clones 24/7 to avoid rot.

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I learned the hard way of running my pump 24/7. The water got to warm and got major root rot. I run 1 minute on 5 minutes off. Just plain ol tap water (clonex not needed) non ph'ed. I put frozen 2 liter water bottle every 12 hours for precaution.

 

[Raybone]

I learned the hard way of running my pump 24/7. The water got to warm and got major root rot. I run 1 minute on 5 minutes off. Just plain ol tap water (clonex not needed) non ph'ed. I put frozen 2 liter water bottle every 12 hours for precaution.

Looks good...

 

[mike45214]

I learned the hard way of running my pump 24/7. The water got to warm and got major root rot. I run 1 minute on 5 minutes off. Just plain ol tap water (clonex not needed) non ph'ed. I put frozen 2 liter water bottle every 12 hours for precaution.

Yup, straight water works great. My temps are great now that it's cooler.

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[mike45214]

Ok

What do you run a water pump for?

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[mike45214]

Is there a way to control how hard the sprayers spray? And does pressure effect the rooting rate?

The more powerful pumps have an adjustment knob on em. The pressure doesn't seem to effect the growth in my experience.

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[Tone5500]

For all that keep up on this thread this is my setup in my flower area. The 4 tubs you see each hold 12 plants. I'll harvest 1 tub every 2 weeks. My lighting situation it's still the same: 1 Solis Tek ballast, 1 ballast splitter, 2 Solis Tek 600 watt digital lights and 2 Raptor 6in reflectors. I might upgrade my setup later so I can pull a tub off every week.
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So setup is a SOG in dwc how much you trying to pull per plant ???

 

[mike45214]

So setup is a SOG in dwc how much you trying to pull per plant ???

My goal is to eventually get it to where I'm pulling at minimum 1 dry oz per plant. I know as I go along I'll be able to get it, it's just a matter of how longs it takes to reach that point. I'm able to pull a pound from 1 plant in a scrog under a 600 watt light so why not 1 oz per plant with 1000 watts.

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[Tone5500]

My goal is to eventually get it to where I'm pulling at minimum 1 dry oz per plant. I know as I go along I'll be able to get it, it's just a matter of how longs it takes to reach that point. I'm able to pull a pound from 1 plant in a scrog under a 600 watt light so why not 1 oz per plant with 1000 watts.

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Any veg time???

 

[mike45214]

Any veg time???

Right now I veg just until the roots reach the water then into flower they go. I'll adjust it to keep a 2 week harvest schedule.

 

[Raybone]

What do you run a water pump for?

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Aero cloner I built..

 

[Raybone]

The more powerful pumps have an adjustment knob on em. The pressure doesn't seem to effect the growth in my experience.

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Ordered a 372 gph

 

[Tone5500]

Or as soon as it roots stright to flower???

Aero cloner I built..

looks good bro now just get you a recycle timer and you'll be good to go I found one on Craigslist for 40

 

[mike45214]

Aero cloner I built..

Do you're clones go into promix? If so why wouldn't you use something like a rapid rooter to clone in?

 

[atidd11]

Hey mike! I don't really see why that matters. They can be transferred to soil without any issues

 

[HempletonState]

Hey mike! I don't really see why that matters. They can be transferred to soil without any issues

transferred to soil yes...but from soil over to hydro may be a different story. a few years back i was given a few plants in soil that i had to transfer over to hydro and they did not like it at all and was the worse grow i have ever had. not saying that it wont work but i think to get the best results u want to stay hydro the whole way. the mom in soil doesnt matter but the clones should go right into ur cloner bypass adding them in the soil because it is just 2 completely different ways to grow

 

[Raybone]

Do you're clones go into promix? If so why wouldn't you use something like a rapid rooter to clone in?

I have but they take so long to root... I just need roots fast and i have room for more plants... I want to run two staggered tend both on two week schedules alternating so I can pull every week... I know that promix is more forgiving... Just trying to get my hand right with hydro... So I'm just taking notes... This is my first grow...