onthedl0008
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How do u guys feel about teas and beneficial bacteria..
FlowaMasta's Methodology @ How to Grow Monster pound plants!!! ( Jack H X Skunk )
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GypsyBush
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flowamasta
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flowamasta
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Day 14 Flower!!! Thanx all for being here!! The damn reply to quote tic box is fuuuuuukd up!!! anyone else havin issues?? regarding the few replies, i'll try to get back to all of you, remind me if i don't i'll always try to get back and answer your questions 
Regarding Humboldt honey..... isn't that organic? I tend to stay clear of anything organic in HYDRO even left over stems, leaves anything that will house bacteria and thrive....Things are moving fast, i'll put pics next post, the screen is all messed up
Regarding Humboldt honey..... isn't that organic? I tend to stay clear of anything organic in HYDRO even left over stems, leaves anything that will house bacteria and thrive....Things are moving fast, i'll put pics next post, the screen is all messed up
GypsyBush
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You are not alone....
The New Jim Jones
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yup a whole bunch of people are having format problems, COF is trying to fix it
bassmansoundking
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Your recirculating hempy works great! What do you use for bugs?
flowamasta
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i use the Baygon pyrethrin bug bombs if really bad but usually just chili and garlic spray with a mild soap to drown fuckers.... but the pyrethrin bug bombs are pretty good and break down in heat and under UV and 0% residue on the plant. I've only had white flies inside, but get a few mites outdoors which is a bummerThanx for the compliment
My system has never failed me and out of 6 grows all being completely satisfying both in yield and quality my last being the most potent easily..... by far and wide lol
bassmansoundking
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I have broad mites outside and rode me or the dog inside I suspect...They are monsters!....I am gonna try reg hempy b4 I think about recirculating hempy, or what ever the name for your design is.i use the Baygon pyrethrin bug bombs if really bad but usually just chili and garlic spray with a mild soap to drown fuckers.... but the pyrethrin bug bombs are pretty good and break down in heat and under UV and 0% residue on the plant. I've only had white flies inside, but get a few mites outdoors which is a bummerThanx for the compliment
onthedl0008
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Hi flows I wanted to ask I think I may have read u veg for only 2 weeks at the beginning of the thread but was curious how long ur vegging those beasts for now I have to say man coming from a strictly SoG zero Veg minded background since I've gotten into more veg and less plants its the only way to grow and ill never look back unless I have to start back up again sometime.. Man I can't wait to get some kinda screen in place and start training these gals. Many props dude.
Peace
Peace
flowamasta
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mites are buggers
My system is more of a custom setup incorperating a few other styles and using the best ideas and putting them into one easy automatic system. i can set and forget and check every 3-4 days if i had to, but i'm obsessed so every few hours lol...My system would be considered an automatic passive dwc/aero system lol The perlite acts as a medium not a res, this increases my area for root mass which increases the amount of uptake in water and nutes very basic horticulture
flowamasta
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i usually veg for 28-29 days no longer, and i usually start with a smaller clone than this
this was kept growing under some gro-lux tubes for about 8 weeks then given an accidental dark period which caused a flowering hickup which delayed my veg for a few days but regrew into this lovely plant you see here. If you goto page 1 you will see the very first stage from when i transplanted, i believe it was 12th of October
bassmansoundking
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Oh I see there isnt the typical res in the 2nd pot like a hempy setup. It all drains to the external res.mites are buggers
flowamasta
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correct
much easier to flush, change, clean and maintain. Alot easier to watch my nutrient levels aswell! Just lift the lid to my res and Done The inside pot has 4 large drain holes each the size of your fist but nothing drops through because it is lined with a 50 litre fabric 'Pot Sok' and this also has holes but much smaller all across the bottom and they hold the entire medium from dropping into the lower pot which sits about maybe 2 inches off the bottom of the inside pot. The lower pot has the 'RETURN' line '19mm' gravity fed back into the bottom via tight secure connection where it continously flows when the timer hits its 15 minuter session each 2-3 hours depending on size of plant/humidity and temperature. This timer (being the feeding timer) almost controls all your environmental humidity and about 5 degrees difference
bassmansoundking
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Never heard of a "pot sok" but maybe they sell em locally and I never noticed. I had thought about regular hempy with a hole in the side of a bucket and perlite, I figured it would flow through.correct
flowamasta
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Yeah it would flow through, but it doesn't take a massive chunk to block that 1 hole, slowing the feeding down, and could potentially flood your bedroom. I prevent this from happening by sort of filtering it, as it drops through, even if a few crumb do it doesn't matter as they will float as the perlite start to get wet making everything flow perfectly without a hitch. Better to be safe than sorry.Flow rates will determine how wet you want your perlite to be. Too slow and you will make the perlite too wet and have to feed less often giving the plant less food. What you want to do is feed fast, often and consistently and maximize each as efficiently as you can
but not making the perlite to wet.About 70-72
I have!! Took your advise and tea is working great!! Thanks again!
flowamasta
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sorry to get back late man! regarding your issue, most definitely an organic issue if it made a mess like slime and whatever....Hey brotha flowa!! The lady is looking beautiful as ever!!! I'm always here reading and trying to learn as much as I can from the Masta! So if u remember I'm using DWC in 5gal buckets. I see u have nothing but good things to say about carbs. I've tried humbolt honey in my res and man it made the biggest mess ever.. Any thoughs on what I did wrong?? I'm growing sour diesel which is mostly sativa. Thoughts and suggestions are GREATLY appreciated!!
Pineapple rush IS NOT organic even though claimed to be. This is a HUUUUUUUUGE misconception with HYDRO, alot of nutrients claiming to be organic ARE NOT. Like food there is loopholes to what the manufactures can claim so best to read the label properly. Adding Organics is possible to Hydro but only when the nutrient is 'SOURCED' from organic, having fresh live organics would result in failure and a bacteria melt down lol. But don't get me wrong, just because an item maybe sourced from organics doesn't mean its no good, These days with technology synthesizing an element is basic chemistry and more often then not a cleaner, more consistent counter-part.
Some organics like beneficial bacteria can be useful because they thrive in an environment not detrimental to the plant.
So you can use some organics. But its best to say you shouldn't with hydro, try to think of it as a chemistry lab..... clean clean clean. If something is smelling off or rotten something organic is going on!!!??? rectify asap.Pineapple rush has cane sugar, molasses and some other unmentioned ingredients which give it the organic label. (sourced)