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I mean salt deposits. It is everyone in my salt based hydro set up and I've seen it on pots where salts are used. I know people who grow in boxes with no drainage at all, they tell me that there is never salt buildup because they don't use anything but RO water and compost. Will they get...

well for me, I don't like trim small buds... and I see small bods from the little branches that grow, maybe this will change that I a topping like you do

why do you say "salts" in quotes? just to clarify, I mean : A salt can also be defined as an ionic compound which dissociates forming a positive ion other than hydrogen ion and a negative ion other than hydroxyl ion is called a salt. from: http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt...

I mean for veg and flower it is 'impossible' to over water they say, I've pretty much seen this as the case. When you have a tiny clone cube it doesn't behave the same as the larger cubes, it holds more water. Rockwool works great from my observations, it is how I learned to grow, but I...

Just wanted to share a link... http://www.horticulturist.com/mastermag10/groundup10.html

News to me, I think I've been brainwashed by organiz Nazis I hear this a lot: "Synthetic ferts sterilize the soil and you you must continue to use them because the soil is dead" If microbes break down NH3-N then it seems like the more accurate thing to say would be that *overuse* of salts...

mine are form the 99 cent store. it is funny, the box says shammy then it has the word wow in big letters, so when you first see it you think of the other product... I used to be the type of tard who dried my plants out before watering... I'm not doing this anymore. I just don't want to...

I'm totally confused. I know chemical isn't a bad thing. I use a lot of one chemical that is not even organic. It is called H2O or water. I also know some organic chemicals or even 'natural items' can kill. If I use worm poop from worms that at alfalfa and banana peels does it contain...

is that a complete fert or an additive?

I don't think molasses is intended to be a plant nutrient but rather a sugar source for bacteria in the soil. Many people brew teas that multiple bacteria. They then water with this tea. Once the soil has been inoculated in this way you can continue to feed the bacteria with molasses. If...

Interesting article. I've always seed that stuff in the bottom of a pots as wasted space. Like many things in the universe, this seems counter-intuitive. Sure glad people are apply the scientific method instead of assuming stuff that appears obvious. I never did this, but plan to tell my...

EdGreyFox, good idea UB, What is your take on capillary mats? I grow in smart pots (felt pots for air pruning) that sit on a grid that rests on bricks to keep them in the air. On top of the grid (it is a metal grid that has holes about 4''x4'') I have a capillary mat to help even out the...

Hey UB, I assume you like to read... Check this out: http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/4DMG/Plants/guidline.htm Do you see any thing that doesn't seem helpful or that you would ignore?

if you can use the asset or not doesn't affect it being a sunk cost this explains my side better: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunk_costs I'm not trying to say I'm right just because it says so in this link, I happen to subscribe to this school, that is all. Just wanted to give another...

Can you refer me to some sources for these claims? I've never heard this before and am open to learning more. I'm just pretty sure that is not how it works, but I've been wrong before and have so many of my ideas changed in the last couple days of reading this thread I realize I have a lot to...

Being that the money is already spent, it is a sunk cost. Making decisions considering sunk costs is bad business. It leads to projects that are doomed being finished because they already spent money. There are many people who do things for a living, doesn't make them experts just...

What exactly did I say that makes you think I don't value CO2? If you understood that from my post I must have not been clear because that was not my intention at all. It seems that I am not doing a good job of communicating. CO2 is one of the necessary things to grow plants, it is a must...

First of all, how are you measuring ppm? If you are using a EC meter to derive PPM, do you know what the conversion factor is? When I use salt nutes I usually am feeding about 1500 PPM (conversion = .7) by the time I flower. My preferred metric is EC as it is nonambigous. I start my...

are you aware of what is needed to utilize the extra CO2? If you are lacking something else CO2 wont help. I'd say the last thing I'd do is add CO2. I'd first dial in my lights, temps, humidity, etc... But if you want to simply believe that CO2 improves everything, all the feedback in the...

that last post about smart questions, wasn't targeted at anyone... I actually meant to post it to a different thread, but lost track of my tabs.