learntoreed
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Bookmarked for sure, thank yoU!
Water: The Most Essential Compound
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rockinlespaul
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I've always used natural spring water from the machine at the bigger grocery stores. It's always seemed to work quite well.
Great thread, thank you!
Great thread, thank you!
doc111
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The water in the machines at the grocery stores is usually r/o filtered tapwater from the local municipal water supply. That's what I use and the plants love it!
doc111
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Yes you want to get the soil moist, not wet. It needs to stay moist, not wet, until the seed sprouts. I use a spray bottle and just mist the soil so that the surface stays moist. Once the seedling is a week or 2 old I start to let the medium dry out a bit before watering again. Hope this helps.wen i bury my seedlings in2 d soil...m i supposed to start waterin dem frm dat stage...??? if nt pls b humble n explain d watering stage...!!!
doc111
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I've not seen that particular documentary although I am familiar witht the phenomenon of flammable tapwater.
vairocks
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cheers bro...no mater hw much u surf d net der r always sm bits missin wen its info...thanx once agn mate..Yes you want to get the soil moist, not wet. It needs to stay moist, not wet, until the seed sprouts. I use a spray bottle and just mist the soil so that the surface stays moist. Once the seedling is a week or 2 old I start to let the medium dry out a bit before watering again. Hope this helps.
grow with power \w/
doc111
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No problem my friend.cheers bro...no mater hw much u surf d net der r always sm bits missin wen its info...thanx once agn mate..
grow with power \w/
Does anyone know how often to feed the plants during flowering. Sorry if this has been brought up in this thread, but I too do not want to read 127 pages. Quickly on my system: I have a bucket-drain ebb and flo hydroponic system that is controlled by one resi and a brain going to the different buckets. When we feed, the brain pumps the nutrients for an hour and then drains. My nutrients and pH are good, but how often should I feed. I have read that you should feed 2 or 3 times a day with the system I have.
My friend and I are arguing about when we should feed. We both agree that we should only feed while the lights are on and that we should feed first right when they wake up for their 12-hour day. He believes we should feed again three hours later so the roots have about 8 hours left to dry out in the light (to avoid root rot). I believe that we should spread out the 2nd feed to about 6 hrs after the first to dry out the roots in between the two feeds. We are both new to growing for the most part and an advanced growing opinion would be great!
My friend and I are arguing about when we should feed. We both agree that we should only feed while the lights are on and that we should feed first right when they wake up for their 12-hour day. He believes we should feed again three hours later so the roots have about 8 hours left to dry out in the light (to avoid root rot). I believe that we should spread out the 2nd feed to about 6 hrs after the first to dry out the roots in between the two feeds. We are both new to growing for the most part and an advanced growing opinion would be great!
doc111
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I don't do hydro but it was my understanding that the water you flood with always has nutes in it. I don't want to give you the wrong info so you should probably post in the hydroponics subforum. Best of luck and happy growing.
Someguy15
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What media? Pure hydroton you can flood them things up to 8 times a day in flowering, no problem. Start at 4, spread them evenly, first one being like 30 mins after lights on. Then try working your way up to 8x a day when they get larger, as long they don't start drooping from over-watering or anything like that.I don't do hydro but it was my understanding that the water you flood with always has nutes in it. I don't want to give you the wrong info so you should probably post in the hydroponics subforum. Best of luck and happy growing.
doc111
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No offense, but this is a water thread, not a hydroponics thread. I have no problem giving information that I have the answer to but I am not a hydro guy. I realize that water is a bit more important to the hydroponic grower but I believe some soil growers could benefit from some of the information in here.
BTW what are you talking about "media"?
Someguy15
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Media is the term used for what your roots grow in...air (aero), water (dwc), hydroton, soil, perilite, ect...No offense, but this is a water thread, not a hydroponics thread. I have no problem giving information that I have the answer to but I am not a hydro guy. I realize that water is a bit more important to the hydroponic grower but I believe some soil growers could benefit from some of the information in here.
BTW what are you talking about "media"?
sorry guys. I should have posted it somewhere in the hydro section. again my apologies.
The medium I am using hydroton on bottom half of the bucket and rockwool cubes on the top half. I should have mentioned that. I guess my question is Can I get root rot from over watering? We are really trying to avoid that. And really 8x a day? I was thinking 3 times a day maximum.
The medium I am using hydroton on bottom half of the bucket and rockwool cubes on the top half. I should have mentioned that. I guess my question is Can I get root rot from over watering? We are really trying to avoid that. And really 8x a day? I was thinking 3 times a day maximum.
doc111
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I know that. I see now that you quoted me but were actually talking to john7894. That's why I was confused. Back to the topic at hand...............water!
robert 14617
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thanks doc....rob
doc111
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I wouldn't say it's a requirement but it's probably a good idea. Chlorine doesn't eliminate all bacteria it comes in contact with. It also depends on the concentration of chlorine in your water. My gut tells me that the effect would be minimal at the concentrations found in most tapwater but here is an article that gives a different perspective.
http://www.growingedge.com/magazine/back_issues/view_article.php3?AID=190127
My pleasure.
