PetFlora
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Reusable Air Pots + Ornamental Rock + Lava Rock Great System Saves $$ in the Long Run
My grow pots are Air Pots which are sturdy, reusable, and can accept most grow mediums. My medium is a combination of ornamental/river rock ($1/bag at Dollar Store) + Lava Rock, which is also cheap. All can be cleaned, sterilized and reused for a long long time- virtually forever.
We have all seen root porn pics of massive roots, but are they necessary? They certainly eat more. I grew big ass roots during my high pressure aero days. After several grows developing this method, I now know that big roots are not necessary, and do not develop when the plant is being fed efficiently from above. I have also developed a high energy feeding system for that as well. See my current thread to learn about it
Pics below are from 4 ft male plant that I pulled 2 days ago, but didn't break it down until a half hour ago. The roots were still plenty moist! Note how small the root-ball is, especially for a 4ft plant.
You might notice too many net pots: I was experimenting and used what I had. My DIY bubbler was made to handle 7 small net pots from when I was doing high pressure aero. Small net pots fit nicely inside pvc couplers, which were inserted into large totes that supported 4 plants each.
The simple system includes one liter air pots which accept the ~ 3"+ net pots, with a minor vertical cut to push the AP flush with the top. I also did an experiment to see whether the 4 liter AP would grow bigger plants, so I put the one liter AP inside a couple of the 4 liter APs, and side filled with lava rock. Fortunately the 4 liter are not necessary, which saves some ~ 4" of height, which in my small tent is meaninul
As you can see, the roots barely moved outside the one liter APs BECAUSE they did not need to go in search of nutrients.
The clones are in another DIY bubbler with four 3"+ net pots which I had made for me 3 years ago. I need to buy that size hole saw, and a larger tote for starting more seedlings/clones
Anyway this set up uses 35 lpm air pump with 4 nipples. I use 4 large cylinder oxystones to super-oxygenate the < 200ppm water.
Currently under the 2 ufos (3500 + 5000K). They do get warm, so I leave the front flaps open. There is a fan in the near right corner
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My grow pots are Air Pots which are sturdy, reusable, and can accept most grow mediums. My medium is a combination of ornamental/river rock ($1/bag at Dollar Store) + Lava Rock, which is also cheap. All can be cleaned, sterilized and reused for a long long time- virtually forever.
We have all seen root porn pics of massive roots, but are they necessary? They certainly eat more. I grew big ass roots during my high pressure aero days. After several grows developing this method, I now know that big roots are not necessary, and do not develop when the plant is being fed efficiently from above. I have also developed a high energy feeding system for that as well. See my current thread to learn about it
Pics below are from 4 ft male plant that I pulled 2 days ago, but didn't break it down until a half hour ago. The roots were still plenty moist! Note how small the root-ball is, especially for a 4ft plant.
You might notice too many net pots: I was experimenting and used what I had. My DIY bubbler was made to handle 7 small net pots from when I was doing high pressure aero. Small net pots fit nicely inside pvc couplers, which were inserted into large totes that supported 4 plants each.
The simple system includes one liter air pots which accept the ~ 3"+ net pots, with a minor vertical cut to push the AP flush with the top. I also did an experiment to see whether the 4 liter AP would grow bigger plants, so I put the one liter AP inside a couple of the 4 liter APs, and side filled with lava rock. Fortunately the 4 liter are not necessary, which saves some ~ 4" of height, which in my small tent is meaninul
As you can see, the roots barely moved outside the one liter APs BECAUSE they did not need to go in search of nutrients.
The clones are in another DIY bubbler with four 3"+ net pots which I had made for me 3 years ago. I need to buy that size hole saw, and a larger tote for starting more seedlings/clones
Anyway this set up uses 35 lpm air pump with 4 nipples. I use 4 large cylinder oxystones to super-oxygenate the < 200ppm water.
Currently under the 2 ufos (3500 + 5000K). They do get warm, so I leave the front flaps open. There is a fan in the near right corner
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