Ebb e flow first grow, flood during the night?

[POTNU]

hey guys, this is my first time growing in a ebb e flow setup, using clay pellets as medium, i need some advice if i should add a flood during the nigh cycle
my plants are going in straight into 12/12 from clone, they went in 5 days ago, just noticed that they get droopy before the first flood (20min after lights on, last flood is 40min before lights off, doing 5 floods total), should i add a flood during the night? that did not seem to be happening until now, but they kinda went on growth overdrivre 3 days ago almost doubling in size.

 

[go go kid]

yes, simple answer, plants grow more during the dark period ,so im my opinion a night time feed is essential

 

[POTNU]

yes, simple answer, plants grow more during the dark period ,so im my opinion a night time feed is essential

how many time do you think i should flood during nigh time? or whats the criteria to decide it?

 

[PJ Diaz]

I wouldn't do more than one in the evening, or you are risking guttation. Plants don't transpire much at night, as the stomata are closed. Irrigation would only be necessary perhaps to keep the root zone moist.

 

[go go kid]

that was what i was thinking as clay balls are being used

 

[70's natureboy]

Most cycle timers have a feature so they don't come on at night. I guess a lot of people like it that way. I don't flood at night but as soon as the light comes on the table starts flooding. The root mat stays wet/damp for a very long time. I was under the impression that most people don't flood at night.

 

[PJ Diaz]

I don't grow in pebbles, but personally I would flood more intervals during the day, probably one per hour.

 

[Treesomewanted77]

I have always looked at it like it rains at night and plants seem to like it so I would always flood once during dark. I did 4 floods per 24h so every 6 hrs for 5 minutes but I’m sure there is better ways to go about it.

 

[POTNU]

they are looking really good now in the morning by adding a flood half way thru the night, gona keep the 5 feedings during daylight for now, they are growing like crazy, fan leaves are the size of my hand, almost double the mum that's in coco

 

[HydroDawg421]

I have a flood table that I top feed instead of flood. I saw a side by side grow video and the top feed drain to reservoir setup was visibly bigger than the flood. I top feed every 3-hours. I'm using hydroton in air pots.

Here's the link

 

[Star Dog]

In coco I feed every 2 hours at peak when I feed just before lights off then again during the night I get about 85/90% running back out so I stopped it and let the place get warmed up before starting the feed cycle.