?s on root ball size b4 flipping to 12/12

jsgamber

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I used to spend a couple of hours making custom insulated reservoirs out of 3/4" rigid foam and a Sterilite container covered in aluminum tape and weather stripping. Even though they sort of worked, they were flimsy, inefficient and hard to move around.

$8.99 for the cooler, $0.75 for the 2" rigid foam, $0.50 for the panda film, a netpot and hydroton and lastly no more than 10 minutes of labor and I have a new setup ready for a plant! By the way this cooler comes with a removable spigot for easy cleaning and a handy carrying handle. Even when filled with water the whole thing weighs less than 15 lbs. :)
 

Dicky

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I used to spend a couple of hours making custom insulated reservoirs out of 3/4" rigid foam and a Sterilite container covered in aluminum tape and weather stripping. Even though they sort of worked, they were flimsy, inefficient and hard to move around.

$8.99 for the cooler, $0.75 for the 2" rigid foam, $0.50 for the panda film, a netpot and hydroton and lastly no more than 10 minutes of labor and I have a new setup ready for a plant! By the way this cooler comes with a removable spigot for easy cleaning and a handy carrying handle. Even when filled with water the whole thing weighs less than 15 lbs. :)
i hear that man, i used to spend hours an hours with my soil grows, now with dwc i spend about 2 hours a week total, thats for everything rez changes every week topping off daily and the maintenance tests, love love
 

Dicky

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1 more week of food then a flush for the dwc...cant help but get a lil excited, im at 20% amber 40% cloudy..there gettin there
 

Dicky

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ill be doin my rez changes in just a bit so ill take a few pics in my kitchen man. peeeaaaace
 

Dicky

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bad news lol couldnt move the plants inside to get any pics i had to put em in bondage in ways that make a dom say,hey thats kinky. and wedge em up cause they just about leaned over lol stinky bitches. peeeaaace
 

Weedler

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bad news lol couldnt move the plants inside to get any pics i had to put em in bondage in ways that make a dom say,hey thats kinky. and wedge em up cause they just about leaned over lol stinky bitches. peeeaaace
I had this issue late into flower had to take some twine and tie main branches together so they would quit leaning outwards lol
 

krizmac

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not to try and hijack the thread here, as you all seem to be doing a fantastic job of growing, but i had a quick question relating to the OP's first post.

has anyone ever tried to "trim" a rootball in a hydro setup? not to the point of trying to bonsai a plant, but just to keep it managable?

apologies if this would be the wrong place, but i was getting ready to switch my girls over to 12/12 in a week or so and this was a question i had thought about already
 

BeaverHuntr

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not to try and hijack the thread here, as you all seem to be doing a fantastic job of growing, but i had a quick question relating to the OP's first post.

has anyone ever tried to "trim" a rootball in a hydro setup? not to the point of trying to bonsai a plant, but just to keep it managable?

apologies if this would be the wrong place, but i was getting ready to switch my girls over to 12/12 in a week or so and this was a question i had thought about already
I wouldnt do it but I have read where people do it, it will probably stress the plant .
 

Dicky

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just my opinion but would u like to have to grow back ur baby toes lol. peeeaaace , but if u think u have to prune ur roots, prob a good idea to make sure it has b vits to help it along, i prefer superthrive or b52
 

krizmac

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just my opinion but would u like to have to grow back ur baby toes lol.
haha, never thought of it that way! i definitely wouldn't grow a toe out the side of my foot to make up for that loss!

i think that i am going to let the males show themselves, then start to do some experimenting on them.
 

Dicky

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rock out with ur cock out! peeaacce
haha, never thought of it that way! i definitely wouldn't grow a toe out the side of my foot to make up for that loss!

i think that i am going to let the males show themselves, then start to do some experimenting on them.
 

Dicky

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DSCF4967.jpgDSCF4961.jpgDSCF4968.jpg the last 5 pics are of the bigger plant, shes too big too move inside so the pics suck lolDSCF4960.jpgDSCF4966.jpgDSCF4956.jpgDSCF4963.jpgDSCF4957.jpgDSCF4955.jpgDSCF4965.jpgDSCF4958.jpgDSCF4962.jpgDSCF4964.jpgDSCF4959.jpgPurple Skunky anyone?
 

Dicky

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the main tops are showing about 60% amber on the big plant and about 50% amber on the smaller one, thinking ill start the flush by tomorrow if i dont have the time to do it today. peeeaaaace
 

Dicky

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(eeyores voice) nobody loves my plants, might as well throw my self to the elephants lmao, baked
 
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