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[GypsyBush]

Thanks for the model gypsy, that makes great sense now.

Cool...

Is there a reason why you flood so high?

I have learned doing ebb/flow in the SOG that the flood level pretty much determines the volume available for rootmass in the pot...

Anything in the pot, but above the flood level will just become the woody/dry type of roots...

And so the high flood level delivers and maintains a higher volume of root mass...

did that make sense?

The roots are going to spread and live actively, uptaking nutrients only in the flooded area...

Do you have holes just in the bottom of your big pot, or around the sides too?

Just the bottom, like a regular pot...

The fill/drain fitting just has a male piece sticking through the grow tray and connects to your hose?

In the tray, the fill drain is just a rally low whole, with a little screen cover over it to prevent junk from entering the pump as it drains

And the overflow is just a piece of tubing, no fittings necessary?

It just dribbles back to the res...

I use a piece of tubing, bringing it back in the water, thus silencing the waterfall sound...

sorry for the newb ?'s on this subject, but your just too much help! Thanks bro

I was and still am being helped... so it all works out...

So you are a newb too?

And you want to be smoking your own dank ASAP?

If you answered YES to the above...

You need to find a master...

not a newb doing good...

A MASTER...

There are a few here with published (on RIU) info on their methods...

Find one and go blind to all else.....

That is the straightest way to a successful and plentiful first harvest

 

[Boulderheads]

Thanks for the words of wisdom my friend, I learned much from the diagram and that follow up post. I will do as you say and seek a master... I just love learning new concepts. Cheers to you and all of RIU

 

[GypsyBush]

how'd you learn?

gkn

I bought an Aerogarden...

Got a zip + of dankity dank...

and I was in hotel room... hahahaha!!!

That was my first indoor grow...

From there I found Al B. Fuct and became a TOTAL FUCT HEAD...

I did everything he did....

And guess what ???

I got what he got...

First go was 1g/w...

and I have had better.. and worse...

But I signed up for a productive SOG and I got an ounce a day... or 2 pounds a month ...

From a complete newb first harvesting an AG...

Numbers don't lie.. they work...

Plus keeping up with pH is easy... it's either right... high or low...

and you act accordingly...

PPm is the same.. I keep mine at a constant 1400ppm... from first day in flower to harvest...

and I read those numbers on a digital display...

There is absolutely zero guess work... none...

So it is very precise...

and fast.. something goes wrong.. flush it and you're back in business...

I can run over 100 gallons of fresh water through mys system in under an hour...

then just nute her up and go...

ebb flow is easy.. simple and reliable...

a lazy stoner's best friend...

 

[Boulderheads]

Thats it!!!!! I am tossing all of my soil in the vegetable garden after I finish up with this last round...I know you use the hydroton, could any other medium be substituted, keeping everything else the same?

 

[tom__420]

I bought an Aerogarden...

Got a zip + of dankity dank...

and I was in hotel room... hahahaha!!!

That was my first indoor grow...

From there I found Al B. Fuct and became a TOTAL FUCT HEAD...

I did everything he did....

And guess what ???

I got what he got...

First go was 1g/w...

and I have had better.. and worse...

But I signed up for a productive SOG and I got an ounce a day... or 2 pounds a month ...

From a complete newb first harvesting an AG...

Numbers don't lie.. they work...

Plus keeping up with pH is easy... it's either right... high or low...

and you act accordingly...

PPm is the same.. I keep mine at a constant 1400ppm... from first day in flower to harvest...

and I read those numbers on a digital display...

There is absolutely zero guess work... none...

So it is very precise...

and fast.. something goes wrong.. flush it and you're back in business...

I can run over 100 gallons of fresh water through mys system in under an hour...

then just nute her up and go...

ebb flow is easy.. simple and reliable...

a lazy stoner's best friend...

I gotta get a pH and ppm meter before I switch to hydro
I have been looking on ebay for some nice meters. Is hanna a good name? You use a tri meter or something similar right?

 

[GypsyBush]

Thats it!!!!! I am tossing all of my soil in the vegetable garden after I finish up with this last round...I know you use the hydroton, could any other medium be substituted, keeping everything else the same?

sure there are dozens of mediums...

I like hydroton cause I can flood a lot of times in the day...

And not only does that bring more nutes to the roots, but when it drains it also brings more fresh air to the root zone...

But it dries out fast..

a day without water is really pushing your luck...

Now...

Al B fuct used RW (now he is using fytocel), but it is so absorbent he can only flood once a day...

But he has an insurance factor...

If a pump fails and he does not notice.. he can prob go 3 days with no problems... as there is enough water in the RW to hold them over....

Dewey uses straight perlite...

and I have even used my driveway's gravel... but it was too heavy so I never did finish a cycle with it... but it worked just fine.. even mixed with hydroton...

So yeah.. you could spend years studying mediums...

and then there's the folks that go medium less... as in DEC and aero/nft...

when you find your master, and his recipe, you will nit have to make any of these decisions...

Your Master has already done that for you..

You just follow....

But that's me... how I would do it.. I mean how I did it...

 

[GypsyBush]

I gotta get a pH and ppm meter before I switch to hydro
I have been looking on ebay for some nice meters. Is hanna a good name? You use a tri meter or something similar right?

I use a Hanna grocheck... ppm/ph

I would recommend it...

I really recommend a continuous type meter...

The probes go bad if they dry out... and those pens are almost impossible to keep wet all the time... the little bubble in the cap always leaks...

Just throw the probe in the res and forget it there...

Instant and continuous read out's are fancy and nice.. but for me it's all about the probe in the res never dries....

 

[Boulderheads]

That is what makes you a wise man. Going back to your analogy about standing on the shoulders of those that came before and looking further, and the A to B one as well. Why take a chance on all that bud when you can follow your master's plan step by step. Thanks for all the great advice GB, rep you again when you when I can.

 

[tom__420]

So continuous meters don't need new probes? At least not nearly as often as you would need with a hand held meter?

 

[GypsyBush]

That is what makes you a wise man. Going back to your analogy about standing on the shoulders of those that came before and looking further, and the A to B one as well. Why take a chance on all that bud when you can follow your master's plan step by step. Thanks for all the great advice GB, rep you again when you when I can.

Cheers Bro!

and remember.. you can always experiment, and probably with more success... after you have pulled off a few successful grows...

It doesn't mean you have to be an automaton forever...

Heck look at me..... trying something new.. and pretty confident of success... not cocky... just confident...

So continuous meters don't need new probes? At least not nearly as often as you would need with a hand held meter?

I have never owned a pen, so I cannot tell you FOR SURE FROM EXPERIENCE...

But mine was bought last august and when I calibrate it (I check often) , it's hardly ever off, and if it is ... it's not by more than 0.1...

never had to mess with the probe...

 

[Dr. Greenhorn]

dude, that monsters gonna be awesome!! can't wait to see it at harvest time!!

 

[GypsyBush]

Also, forget where I posted this, and if it was here sorry for the double post. But check this.. pick up some older solar panels someone is getting rid of, line the walls of your room with those and reuse the light hitting the walls. Someone told me they reflect decently too. Not sure how much you could actually make up for.. but it would be cool to see someone try.

Solar is unreasonably expensive...

I'd love to take advantage of the 24hrs of sun AK gets in the Summer...

But it's cost prohibitive for me...

 

[GypsyBush]

dude, that monsters gonna be awesome!! can't wait to see it at harvest time!!

Still a long ways away...

Lets just see if I can keep her alive...

 

[SomeGuy]

Still a long ways away...

Lets just see if I can keep her alive...

Whatever man...LOL.. You can grow some trees if you want. Its not much different. Just one plant creates 48 lollipops instead. You wont have any problems. LOL... You MIGHT even like it.

 

[GypsyBush]

Whatever man...LOL.. You can grow some trees if you want. Its not much different. Just one plant creates 48 lollipops instead. You wont have any problems. LOL... You MIGHT even like it.

We'll see how it goes...

No selling the omelet before the chicken lays the egg...

and I think I like it already...

FUCK...

4 plants in flower instead of 200+...

Sounds so different, even of they make the same amount of bud...

I don't like the paranoia associated with so many plants... it's scary...

Enough is enough... but I cannot make a decision until I see the efficiency of what I can do...

We'll see....

 

[SomeGuy]

You could do a cycle of Scrogs. 2-4 plants per tray. Harvest once a month. Or just go full on TREE and hang your lights vertical in the room. At any rate, LST is your friend for many a cola. I am sure you will have a great time with it. I LOVE having less than 12 plants.

 

[Mammath]

We'll see how it goes...

No selling the omelet before the chicken lays the egg...

and I think I like it already...

FUCK...

4 plants in flower instead of 200+...

Sounds so different, even of they make the same amount of bud...

I don't like the paranoia associated with so many plants... it's scary...

Enough is enough... but I cannot make a decision until I see the efficiency of what I can do...

We'll see....

I wanted to ask you about all that daylight Gyps.
That must be a bit of a freak.
Not for you...but for me thinking about it lol
It never gets dark this time of year?
No wonder your so damn twisted lol

I really like what your doing mate.
Trying new shit on and seeing how it fits.
That's called living, learning, loving, knowing.
...the minute that stops, your probably dead.

Good on ya for inviting us to your experiment.
That takes cojones.

 

[GypsyBush]

I wanted to ask you about all that daylight Gyps.
That must be a bit of a freak.
Not for you...but for me thinking about it lol
It never gets dark this time of year?
No wonder your so damn twisted lol

I really like what your doing mate.
Trying new shit on and seeing how it fits.
That's called living, learning, loving, knowing.
...the minute that stops, your probably dead.

Good on ya for inviting us to your experiment.
That takes cojones.

The Sun is most definitely OUT...

24hrs a day for about 60 days...

There are pluses and minuses...

Can't grow non auto outdoor... by the time 12/12 hits it's snowing...

But we get 75lbs cabbages and 8 pound carrots and shit...

Well the farmers in the Mat-Su valley do... not me...

Then Winter comes...

The Arctic Night...

Cold.... dark... silent... deadly...

Survival of the fittest at it's best... and for humans, that means lots of gear... I dress like an astronaut when I am snowmobiling at 60mph in -45F... helmet and all...

The only difference is their suit is pressurized...

But it's Summertime... millions of Salmon are swimming up the rivers and creeks to their birth place, to mate and die....

The bears are out... blacks and grizzlies all around... but they stay away... mostly... if you keep your area clean of garbage and food...

Most migratory birds in the world are also here right now...

The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Wildlife Refuge is the largest bird nesting grounds in the whole world...

I have seen a sunny day turn DARK with swans... thousands and thousands and thousands of birds...

And all the birds and fish come here because of the abundance of mosquitoes in the Summer...

NO PLACE HAS MOSQUITOES LIKE THE ARCTIC... that is a nuisance.. but we get used to it...

Anyways....

I got a few pics for you guys...

The new room is coming along...

Got a 6" 440cfm exhaust... brought the veg stuff in there...

realized that I have been itching to grow bigger plants so bad I had already started one!

I know.. I know....

That's what happens when you have 300 + plants in your op...

You never know them all... My guess is shes about week 4.????

Any guesses..????

Well...

Here you go...

Fucking Gypsies...

 

[GypsyBush]

huh...

I just remembered...

I have a Sea of Green as well....

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[DocBrown]

omg that 2nd picture looks delicious.