Thanks to all for all the thanks.
Al, my question is, if you were to grow sativas, how would you go about it?
If they were particularly weedy & thin sorts, I might put 2 in each pot. Still zero veg time post clones rooting.
how do you get the moms ready for the large cuttings you take off of them do you prune top ect.
Yep, clones which will be mums get their growing tips snipped when they get put in the vegging area. Do this every week for the first 3 weeks they're vegging. This will force growth to divide so to provide several thick mainstems in a couple more weeks. They're ready to use when they have some stems bigger than 5mm. They'll be fairly tall, 18-24"- and you will cut most of that RIGHT back each time you do cuts.
ready for cuttings.............................. and after a batch.
Looks severe- ain't. All comes back in 14 days.
After doing a pass of cuttings from the mums, snip the growing tips on all branches. This will force them to get thicker for your next pass.
Where do you even find ST#4? I have found some 1, 2, and 3 I think, but not the 4...
Damifino. I got the beans back in 2002 from Gypsy, dunno who has the real deal anymore.
Hey Al,
Do you use one slacker tank for all four regular reservoirs? And if so, do you have different pumps for each individual float valve in each rez?
I use a single tank which is fed by the dehumidifier. This catch tank is mounted up on blocks, above the waterlines of the rez tanks. Water feeds by gravity to the rez tanks via sections of garden hose and tee fittings. No pump needed.
Each rez has a float valve to set the max level. But how, you say, do you keep the rez tanks from overflowing when the trays are being flooded? The water level in the rez tanks drops to about 2/3 when flooding trays- if you don't control
when the catch tank refills the res tanks, it would refill them while trays were being flooded- and when the flood cycle finished, 1/3 of your tank volume would be on the floor... bad rice.
Wot to do? Simple! Put a lawn irrigation timer valve on the dehumidifier catch tank. Program it to open for about 10-15 mins at a time when the trays are known to have drained back fully into their respective reservoirs, roughly an hour after each flood cycle. Mine is battery operated and runs for weeks on a pair of AA Duracells.
At least someone's great stoner art is being used in a positive way. 
