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LetsGetCritical

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Gary Goodson

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Hey, does anyone know if this is OK for hydro? I didn't think the roots could do this in smart pots and I'm new to using them (figured air pruning meant this wouldn't happen) and I don't want them to rot or something and make my water funky, will they be OK? When does the air pruning happen?
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Roots will grow through a smart pot any time they aren't allowed to dry out. I assume you've got an ebb and flow system?

Either way, the roots are growing through like that because it hasn't been dry enough for them to die off.

You can set your timer to come on less frequently to allow the medium to dry out a little.
 

AlphaPhase

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What kind of hydro is that :)
It's ebb and flow and I'm using 2gal smart pots and hydroton. It's working well except for the rouge roots lol :)
Roots will grow through a smart pot any time they aren't allowed to dry out. I assume you've got an ebb and flow system?

Either way, the roots are growing through like that because it hasn't been dry enough for them to die off.

You can set your timer to come on less frequently to allow the medium to dry out a little.
You got it, ebb n flow tray. Thanks for the tips but it's looking like there's not much I can do about it since I'm using hydroton I have to flood 3-4x a day in flower :( do you think it'll be an issue if the roots are left uncovered? Should I cut them off?
 

Gary Goodson

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It's ebb and flow and I'm using 2gal smart pots and hydroton. It's working well except for the rouge roots lol :)

You got it, ebb n flow tray. Thanks for the tips but it's looking like there's not much I can do about it since I'm using hydroton I have to flood 3-4x a day in flower :( do you think it'll be an issue if the roots are left uncovered? Should I cut them off?
Do you have extra hydroton? You could just add a 1-2" layer of hydroton in the tray around all the pots.
 

AlphaPhase

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I don't have any more hydroton unfortunately :/ I think I do have some panda plastic though, I'll look around and see what I can find to make some sort of a cover :) thanks guys
 

skunkd0c

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It's ebb and flow and I'm using 2gal smart pots and hydroton. It's working well except for the rouge roots lol :)

You got it, ebb n flow tray. Thanks for the tips but it's looking like there's not much I can do about it since I'm using hydroton I have to flood 3-4x a day in flower :( do you think it'll be an issue if the roots are left uncovered? Should I cut them off?
They will be fine imo, do you mean damage to the roots from lights ?
i cover my roots to stop algae mostly with hid,
i find i can grow mothers under cfl with no covering protecting the roots, algae does not seem to develop under the lower light and low ec

didn't look like too many roots were coming out, if you just let them dry out, they will stop doing that so much
 

AlphaPhase

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They will be fine imo, do you mean damage to the roots from lights ?
i cover my roots to stop algae mostly with hid,
i find i can grow mothers under cfl with no covering protecting the roots, algae does not seem to develop under the lower light and low ec

didn't look like too many roots were coming out, if you just let them dry out, they will stop doing that so much
The max I can go (I think) is flooding every 4 hrs instead of 3, but I can't really let it dry out since the hydroton doesn't hold much water :( as long as they'll be fine with exposed roots (canopy is almost covering the whole tray) I'll leave em be,
 
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