Hey Trenton, can you please send me you watering schedule. I'm 2 days into vegging and I've been watering 2 times for 2 minutes a day. 5 minutes after the lights turn on and half way during the 18/6 light period. I also ended up buying a portable ac on offer up yesterday and my room is staying a steady 81°F while the light is on, better than 92°+. I'm up in the Bay Area. Here's some pics of my Animal Cookie babys. I've started a grow journal also here on RIU.
Np. I’m not an expert but I’ve seen a lot better response by not saturating the block so much. I top feed btw. Watering for 2 mins is a waste of nutrients because you get run off fairly quickly unless you don’t mind and are in recirculating system (I run drain to waste). Generally after a few secs you get run off with the blocks.
I run a cheap timer (Nearpow brand $12 on Amazon, because I can do intervals under 1 min for cheaper than $70). I do 10 sec feeds with 2 stakes per block and 2gph Octabubblers so just over 102mls per feed. But I feed about 6-7 times throughout lights on cycle. Generally a couple hours apart.
Not much but the block is about 70% saturated before lights off @ about 10-15% run offthen the block dries it back to about 40% saturation by the time lights are back on again. Encouraging root growth. Keep the block a little less saturated in flower and it supposedly encourages bud production. I can’t say whether or not but I’m Tryin it this run. I just feel by hand.
I learned everything about these blocks on YouTube by “higrowgroup” now my grows are A LOT better with these. It’s all about that dryback.
Here’s a pic maybe a day or 2 after transplant and the ones under super hps are from last week Day 20. They’re always praying now...
