New to hydro

krewzer101

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So I got 6 OG skywalker clones from house of clones in the valley. One of them died as you can see in the back. They have been growing a little slow but i'm thinking the roots just need to adapt to their new 6' grodan rockwool cubes. Since this is my first hydro grow I think I may have been feeding them to much the first couple of days I got my flood and drain system. First time dealing with clones, curious to when I should start to flower ? Will these begin to blow up during the flowering stage? Also i've noticed some yellowing (probably from nute burn)? Any suggestions 500 ppm's and ive had these clones for a couple of weeks just dont want to bump the ppms up and burn them more... or am I being to over cautious?
 

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ghost013

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How often are you watering them? they look a little droopy..If you are over watering them its possible the root growth has stagnated as well causing the plant to slow down growth. Healthy clones a couple of weeks old should be able to handle the 500ppm your at.

Congrats on your new set up!!
 

krewzer101

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I actually skipped a day because i felt like I over did it the first few days. I mixed up a batch of 600 ppm nutes so hopefully these roots will take off. I usually just flood the table once a day for about a minute. Eventually feeding 3-5 times a day depending on how the plants react Im thinking? Thanks bro
 

krewzer101

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Added a little netting to help train the plants when they get bigger. Are these clones typical size for flowering? Ive never grown from clone so curious to see how long you let yours veg before flipping them.
 

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ghost013

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some people flip to flower once the roots are fully established most however will veg 2-4 weeks. They doing better? They look better :)
 

Carolina Dream'n

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It sounds like you were only flooding the bottom of the table, not high enough to hit the clones roots. Top feed for the first few days until they are established. Then you can start flood and drain.
 

krewzer101

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They are starting to get better. Thanks for the help guys. Im going to feed them tonight right before the lights go on. First week of flowering, ppms 900. Trying these co2 pads.
 

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krewzer101

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Opinions, please. So I checked the 6' cubes today and I saw that the roots are beginning to stick out of the bottom. I have 5 plants under 1000w and want to maximize the full potential of my yield. Should I just let them ride it out with the 6' cubes or add some type of media?
 

Carolina Dream'n

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Opinions, please. So I checked the 6' cubes today and I saw that the roots are beginning to stick out of the bottom. I have 5 plants under 1000w and want to maximize the full potential of my yield. Should I just let them ride it out with the 6' cubes or add some type of media?
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