alltatup GROW 4: Blk Dom, WW, C99

[alltatup]

The first picture is from Wednesday, and the second is this morning. They have bounced back after the flush and the switch to AN nutes at 25% strength.

The final picture is the C99 who showed the nute lockout last weekend. She's a real one and she knew how to bounce back. There's significant new root growth as well.

So: FLUSH IS GOOD!! They were definitely invigorated by it.

[Capncanna]

Think I'll do a big scrub and flush this weekend to be safe. Got my twmpmdown to 72 and my dehumidifier arrived today so that's solved. Thanks

[alltatup]

It may be true; I've need to switch out my dripper for my monster sativa for weeks because it isn't working, and she's thriving...

[Capncanna]

I'm growing dwc. Lots of people say after sprouting and the roots are in the res the drip is doing nothing. I left them thinking movement over new root growth was good. What is your thinking ?

[alltatup]

Capncanna What would you substitue: just hand watering from above? I have drip lines in both my boxes, and I like the automatic watering from above. Plus I really like pumping out the water in the big reservoir...

[Capncanna]

Agree , fox farms are in Mendocino county and organic, get good ratings , and hold ph well. I may change next grow though. What do you think about the drip lines and pump? Should I loose them?

[alltatup]

On this newer small grow box I got, I don't even use the pump; I just get the wet dry vac and suck it all out. Sometimes I remove the lid and dangle the plant roots over an empty tub while I clean out the reservoir.

As for nutrients, the big guys like GH are probably shelling out a wad of dough to have their products pused online. If you do the Subscribe and Save thing on Amazon, there are some pretty decent prices on AN nutes...

[Capncanna]

I go through a net hole too. I have an electric pump that goes out the window into my night blooming jasmin, which seem happy with the left overs😀. I still have my drip lines going , should I just take out that pump and whole system?
I use voodoo juice and pirhana from AN . Love em. May switch next grow.
I have just the poles for lids! Thanks so much

[alltatup]

I know what you mean about the res lid; I have a stout pole I use to prop it open. I could always go in through an empty net pot hole, and I bought a wet-dry vac that I use often. Do you just have one hole in your lid? If you're not using a box and have unlimited vertical space, get a couple of stout poles to prop it open.

[Capncanna]

Thanks so much. That's my weekend plan. It's a little hard to get my res lids up much cause the girls are so big. Defiantly redesign next time. Last time I had droopy leaves it was a bad air stone , so that really makes sense. And I'm with you about the devil Monsanto.

[alltatup]

Thanks prof!!! They are comin along...

[alltatup]

Capn, you aren't a dunce!!! These are good questions. I completely drain out the res., and if it's really mucky I wipe it down with H2O2 and water. I'll fill a bucket half up, take out the air stones and stick em in the bucket and scrub them with a brush to get the gunk off. I soak the water pump that connects to the chiller as well and scrub with the brush. If the res isn't too bad, I don't do it every time. Then I put in the new water + Flawless Finish and leave in for 48 hours, checking pH.

I don't know anything about your nutes; look em up on High Times or 420 mag., or see what opinions other growers have. I trust AN because they will talk to you on the phone about cannabis cultivation, they make their nutes specifically for cannabis, and they aren't part of some disgusting corporation like Monsanto (who owns Scotts, who owns General Hydroponics). Plus I am really getting into AN's pH perfect lines of nutrients, which I'm hoping will keep me much less dependent on pH meters and all the friggin expense that goes with them...

[intergalactic_harvester]

girls are really lookin good teach. i like ur training style in that growbox, you make good use of ur space.

[D.A.A.S.69]

Beautiful plants Alltatup pretty color to em.That's why I grow in supersoil don't have to do no flushes ,plus I ain't never grown in water probably cause I'm not smart enough to . I've heard growing in water might be a little quicker to the finish but growing in supersoil you don't have to do a week or so flush ,at the end so I bet its probably pretty close either way you grow. I got that app on my phone Alltatup like yours and man is it nice. Thanks

[Capncanna]

Not to be a dunce, although I am sometimes, do you do a complete res change and use new water , add the flush or add it to the existing res water and wait 48. Also i use foxfarms nutes and have some sledgehammer flush , it's basically yucca extract. Any ideas on that