Exactly what would a false bottom do other than guarantee that your plant didn't get enough water and die.That's interesting. Odd that he's getting faster growth in the bucquet, although I guess it's highly possible that the one in the bucket was a bad clone, or had something happen to it during the process of planting it.. HB was sayin maybe cause the dr bud fert isn't specifically a hydro fert??
Anyways, with everyone experimenting with different mediums, one thing I've been wondering about is using like a false bottom? Have basically the same system, except rather than having a reservoir filled with medium, you have your basic bucket, with a small, open air reservoir. I'm not sure if having that root mass will cause transplant problems. I'm thinking the false bottom would have to be made out of thin plastic or something, something that you could tear apart without damaging the root mass. Obviously this probably wouldn't work outdoors, but whadda you guys think?
The whole purpose of this system is to have a small portion of the roots in the water and 80% of the roots in perlite that is wicking up moisture.
I think that experminting and possibly finding a new method that works is great but fuck me man. this thread is mostly composed up of people that want to use bubblers, pumps, all kinds of different mediums.
I chose to follow the directions as set forth by hempy.
and it could not be more simple.
drill a hole in a bucket 1.5 in up from the bottom.
pour perlite in it.
put plant in it
mix nutes and water the thing every 3 days.
put under light.
grow some dope.
lGuys want to use hydroton and baskets and all sorts of shit. and now false bottoms.
I snapped these pics today and following very simple instructions leads to big bushy healthy plants.
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