curious old fart
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Thanks for the reminder, let's keep him and his family in our thoughts and prayers.Happy Sunday, 600ers. Spare a thought for brother Doob today.
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Thanks for the reminder, let's keep him and his family in our thoughts and prayers.Happy Sunday, 600ers. Spare a thought for brother Doob today.
The way dimensions are called out on trays is brand dependent. Some, like botanicare, make them where the inside dimensions are the 3x6, 4x8, etc. Other brands will make them so the overall dimensions are the 3x6,4x8, etc.I have a 3 x 6 botanicare tray. The bottom of the tray is 36 x 72. The top lip is 41 x 77. I would guess a 4 x 8 would be similar.
Yes, what's going on with Doob?what happend to brother doobie?
What I don't get about DWC is the roots are always in the solution, so how come they are not overwatered? I think maybe overwatering is something you can only do in soil, and it has more to do with saturated soil excluding oxygen and smothering the roots.My thoughts are with you Doob.
that's a good idea for cleaning the Hydroton and I may try it. I have a small DIY E&F system that's is not being used now that would work for that purpose. I'm going to look into the grow rocks though after you made them sound so easy. My system doesn't use much of it but I don't like all the cleaning before and after use involved with hydroton.
If you increase your frequency of flood cycles, be sure to cut the time that the pump is on down or you may see signs of overwatering and possibly nute burn. Let it run just long enough to fill to your set flood depth and then shut off.
You could be right about over watering but I've heard people cautioning others about it even in hydro so I figured I'd pass it along. Take it for it's worth though as I haven't seen it first hand.What I don't get about DWC is the roots are always in the solution, so how come they are not overwatered? I think maybe overwatering is something you can only do in soil, and it has more to do with saturated soil excluding oxygen and smothering the roots.
I literally lol'd the first time I shook a root ball clean of the new stuff, it fell out so fast..
I think I've heard that the wet medium strangles the roots and deprives them of oxygen where in water you guys are constantly feeding the water oxygen. I had one plant that I would now and again aerate the pot using a long metal skewer, just jabbing it like I was taking out some frustration (but I wasn't really because I was stoned and very content actually). Can I say for sure it helped? No, but I can say it never hurt. We do it to our lawns. I've also seen, on videos, people who use soft pots, pick them up and kinda knead the pot/soil to loosen it up. That's my theory.What I don't get about DWC is the roots are always in the solution, so how come they are not overwatered? I think maybe overwatering is something you can only do in soil, and it has more to do with saturated soil excluding oxygen and smothering the roots.
I literally lol'd the first time I shook a root ball clean of the new stuff, it fell out so fast..
You could be right about over watering but I've heard people cautioning others about it even in hydro so I figured I'd pass it along. Take it for it's worth though as I haven't seen it first hand.
With DWC, not all of the root ball is submerged so some parts only get wet from the bubbles breaking the water's surface but are exposed to air more than water. The water level is usually kept 1/2"-1" or so below the net pot so the net pot never gets truly saturated.
Anyone remember what household item can be used to RAISE Ph levels in the water? I've never run into this before so only keep ph down on hand but got the ph down to 5.8 last night with plain water and it stayed exactly at 5.8 through the night. I don't want to waste the water but need to add nutes today so I wanted to raise the ph back up to 5.8 after adding my nutes.
I know the feeling...Man my flower room is prodcing males. I had to take out three plants due to the flowers. Damn. Nothing i wanted to keep. Way to stretchy. Oh well I put two addtional plants in to sex them. My two plants that I bred are looking good though most likely come down in a week or so. The plants them selves have turned in to buds, and i mean almost the whole plant. I would post some pics, but haveing issues with my camera. I will post when i get it fixed. SO i will have some new smoke to try soon. Cant wait! Been smoking the same for almost 9 going on 10 months now. Need something different. Everyones grows are looking good. Hats off to you guys.
Actually I have a buddy, that taught me how to clean my hydroton. Vinegar and water rinse, followed by a flushing agent rinse, and then BAKE the hydroton @ 275 for a few hours or so, while it is still wet. Take it out, and spread it on a towel, and let it finish air drying.His Mom's in a bad way. He's gone to Alaska to be with her.
I thought more about my constant flood idea, and it wouldn't be like RDWC because the water inside the pots (I'm currently running two gallon pots) would not be constantly refreshed. Maybe run a flood and drain cycle every hour would work, pumping a new load of nutrients into the pots. As someone once said here on RIU "Of course it's too complicated; I got stoned and started thinking. It's what I do."
Another note on cleaning your medium. I made a DIY flood and drain last year with a concrete mixing tub from Home Depot. Rubbermaid res. I dumped all my used media in the tray, added water and clearex and set it to constant flood. buried some airstones in the tray for agitation and let it run all night. Now the bottom of the res is covered with filth that settled there and the medium in the tray is pretty much ready to use again. No labor at all! I'm going to change out the water and run it again. I may just keep it stored in there and change out the water periodically.
Actually I have a buddy, that taught me how to clean my hydroton. Vinegar and water rinse, followed by a flushing agent rinse, and then BAKE the hydroton @ 275 for a few hours or so, while it is still wet. Take it out, and spread it on a towel, and let it finish air drying.