Runtz ~ Barney Farms ~ 2 plants ~ Indoors ~ START DATE 1/1

cannabiscrusader said:

SIP thread -- (Sub-Irrigated Planter)

Sub-irrigated planter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sub-Irrigated Planter Sub-irrigated planter (SIP) is a generic name for a special type of planting box used in container gardening and commercial landscaping. A SIP is any method of watering plants where the water is introduced from...

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Lots of good info here on sips. No gnats, and no over/under watering. First post on the thread is a 5 gallon bucket sip. I use 17 gallon totes for mine.

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Interesting thanks!

I thought about doing the drip irrigation so it technically does not feed from the top but the drip emitter is like down the side of the bucket releasing water...

get the same vibe from SIP to DRIP

Almost. The sip has a reservoir built into the bottom, so when the roots hit the water, you get hydro style growth. There is an air gap between the water and the medium that keeps the roots from drowning. Never have to ph anything anymore. Just plain water and dry amendments. I don't even lift the lid once it's shut, not until harvest

cannabiscrusader said:

Almost. The sip has a reservoir built into the bottom, so when the roots hit the water, you get hydro style growth. There is an air gap between the water and the medium that keeps the roots from drowning. Never have to ph anything anymore. Just plain water and dry amendments. I don't even lift the lid once it's shut, not until harvest

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The lid to the main bucket you mean in reference to getting rid of the gnats ?

Right. Once I put the lid on my tote, it doesn't come off until harvest. But I'm in a 17 gallon tote. 10g soil, 7 gal water. In a 5gal bucket, you'll have to topdress at least twice.

1/5

prolly same amount of flies

fully watered in a gallon of water in each pot with the bmc mirco

took the sticky’s out and refilled humidifier, would’ve had more sticky’s but Amazon misplaced my shit

Turned light from 3/10 to 5/10…. 200 watts

Agonixx said:

1/5

prolly same amount of flies

fully watered in a gallon of water in each pot with the bmc mirco

took the sticky’s out and refilled humidifier, would’ve had more sticky’s but Amazon misplaced my shit

Turned light from 3/10 to 5/10…. 200 watts

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Be careful not to over water man.

big bud man 413 said:

Be careful not to over water man.

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Shouldn’t be an issue dries up pretty quick in my tent, had to water in the gnat killer. Roots aren’t deep at all so they will dry out quick. Now the bottom on the other hand idk… prolly will be wet for some time

1/6
Misted the girls. Refilled humidifier..

Noticed prolly same amount of gnats now 1 full day after the bmc… Amazon finally sent me my sticky’s and I replaced them… already catching mad flyers

1/7

pretty standard day, refilled humidifier and replaced sticky’s 2x

noticed less gnats I think

still chugging that bmc up from the other day

girls look good

Agonixx said:

1/6
Misted the girls. Refilled humidifier..

Noticed prolly same amount of gnats now 1 full day after the bmc… Amazon finally sent me my sticky’s and I replaced them… already catching mad flyers

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I takes more than a day! It will work and doesn't take long. Keep up the good work.

Agonixx said:

1/7

pretty standard day, refilled humidifier and replaced sticky’s 2x

noticed less gnats I think

still chugging that bmc up from the other day

girls look good

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Bmc is killing the larvae so more adults don't hatch and bang. Eventually you'll sticky and swat all the adults. Looks like you caught it early, nice jerb

1/8 - 1/11

combined to one post since not much has happened same stuff every day at this point. Refilling humidifier, misting the plants sometimes water in a little water.

I think there is less flys but not sure. Sticky’s are always full!

attached photos over the last couple days. Growing up fast

cannabiscrusader said:

Bmc is killing the larvae so more adults don't hatch and bang. Eventually you'll sticky and swat all the adults. Looks like you caught it early, nice jerb

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Should I go BMC again this week?

I would. If you are still catching full stickys, they are still boning laying and hatching. Keep it up for 3 weeks to disrupt the lifecycle sufficiently

I just read on the bmi site that you can use it "weakly" as a preventative measure. I'm assuming they meant weekly

cannabiscrusader said:

I just read on the bmi site that you can use it "weakly" as a preventative measure. I'm assuming they meant weekly

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Interesting thank you. I will have to re go for it tomorrow. Just laid done more DE to try and kill them top ones.

1/11 -1/16

same amount of gnats. Can’t get them gone !

growth is looking nice

Same stuff every day, mist, humidifier, maybe water a little

At what week should I start flower ?