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bassman999

bassman999

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I had to use sterilizers to keep root rot down with ebb-n-gro
Hydro is just too hard for me it seems. It could have been the old tubing and or heat of summer.
I bought a chiller and used one to kill microbes and it was all good again for a few weeks. I was flushing with H2o2 every 4-5 days and refilling with new nutes. Sold that setup after that.
I never had bad issues with hempy really, and great growth and buds.
My ph meters broke all the time also and I just decided soil is where Ill play.
 
horribleherk

horribleherk

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ttystikk said:
I had bad luck with Waterfarms, mine got root rot.
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this is my 3rd round with the waterfarms & so far I've been ok as far as root problems the fear of root rot kept me away from dwc type stuff for a long time I stuck with e&f for a long time with rock wool slabs then I went to coco in smart pots in the e&f tub flooding once a day I still like that method might go back to it one of these days but right now I'm enjoying the waterfarm that being said I've heard numerous horror stories of root rot which probably shouldn't be taken lightly
 
horribleherk

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ttystikk said:
No, Sir. That tree falling on your shit is 'an act of God' and if you want compensation your only recourse is your own homeowners policy.

It fucking happened to ME, just a couple years ago. Fortunately the only casualty was 6' of wood fence.
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we finally sat down & came to a reasonable agreement you're right about the act of god thing but he removed the tree &his fixing the fence &a cash to buy the parts for the boat &will do the labormyself in light of how that kind of stuff works I'm happy with the outcome
 
horribleherk

horribleherk

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bassman999 said:
I had to use sterilizers to keep root rot down with ebb-n-gro
Hydro is just too hard for me it seems. It could have been the old tubing and or heat of summer.
I bought a chiller and used one to kill microbes and it was all good again for a few weeks. I was flushing with H2o2 every 4-5 days and refilling with new nutes. Sold that setup after that.
I never had bad issues with hempy really, and great growth and buds.
My ph meters broke all the time also and I just decided soil is where Ill play.
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it's opposite for me I can't seem to tackle soil very well for some reason I know good soil done right makes some really nice product & one of these days I'm gonna do another soil grow
 
bassman999

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horribleherk said:
it's opposite for me I can't seem to tackle soil very well for some reason I know good soil done right makes some really nice product & one of these days I'm gonna do another soil grow
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Im still perfecting my soil to get better taste, but just easier after the soil has cooked and just water and no need to ph etc...easier for mediocre growers like me lol
 
bassman999

bassman999

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horribleherk said:
we finally sat down & came to a reasonable agreement you're right about the act of god thing but he removed the tree &his fixing the fence &a cash to buy the parts for the boat &will do the labormyself in light of how that kind of stuff works I'm happy with the outcome
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Glad you have the resolved!
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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horribleherk said:
it's opposite for me I can't seem to tackle soil very well for some reason I know good soil done right makes some really nice product & one of these days I'm gonna do another soil grow
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To be brutally honest I experienced occasional flashes of brilliance, scattered among many, many inconsistencies.

I'm taking an aggressive approach to soilless substrates in an attempt to maintain the strengths of pure hydro but also take advantage of the advantages of having a solid soil.

Your own experience explains why I'm running a soilless mix with fully soluble hydroponic nutrients. I don't yet trust organic methods, either!
 
horribleherk

horribleherk

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it's looking like about 7 oz. the easy stuff is trimmed (5oz.) the rest I'm gonna have to work at the next round is kicked off &a a few changes first is the larger screen second is veg until I fill it corner-to-corner & nothing less next I'm putting shields over the drip rings &him not gonna top early &I have limbs literally touch the drip rings & I've lowered the hydroton 2" in an effort to further keep moisture contained below the rim of the bucket &a this round I'm running a non og strain blue dream-x-dream star the latter is blue dream -x- stardawg IMG_0338.JPG
 
horribleherk

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horribleherk said:
it's looking like about 7 oz. the easy stuff is trimmed (5oz.) the rest I'm gonna have to work at the next round is kicked off &a a few changes first is the larger screen second is veg until I fill it corner-to-corner & nothing less next I'm putting shields over the drip rings &him not gonna top early &I have limbs literally touch the drip rings & I've lowered the hydroton 2" in an effort to further keep moisture contained below the rim of the bucket &a this round I'm running a non og strain blue dream-x-dream star the latter is blue dream -x- stardawg View attachment 3858309
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it's really nice to have some smoke that gets the job done not to mention the lemon heads/pinesol smell I will be back with an og/cross of some sort after this next round I did clone the headband this summer it could shine
 
r.i.kid

r.i.kid

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horribleherk said:
it's really nice to have some smoke that gets the job done not to mention the lemon heads/pinesol smell I will be back with an og/cross of some sort after this next round I did clone the headband this summer it could shine
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nice....I'll post dry in a week
 
horribleherk

horribleherk

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got ph. dialed in @ 6.1 made some drip ring splatter shields out of an old pie container I like the clear piece better as I can see the drip ring maybe I'll find another clear one my train of thought is to not have a source for any kind of mold to start in the first place I'm running on 3 cobs right now &has soon as they find their groove I'll fire up the other 3 I transferred the headband into 4x4 rock wool blocks & they are doing better I really like the product the headband generates she's a keeperIMG_0340.JPGIMG_0341.JPG IMG_0342.JPG
 
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sgrowdum

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bassman999 said:
I had to use sterilizers to keep root rot down with ebb-n-gro
Hydro is just too hard for me it seems. It could have been the old tubing and or heat of summer.
I bought a chiller and used one to kill microbes and it was all good again for a few weeks. I was flushing with H2o2 every 4-5 days and refilling with new nutes. Sold that setup after that.
I never had bad issues with hempy really, and great growth and buds.
My ph meters broke all the time also and I just decided soil is where Ill play.
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I had the same issue with my old 2.5 gallon bucket system. I picked up the new 5 gallon center drain hydrofarm system and hoping I don't run into the same issues this go around.
 
horribleherk

horribleherk

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sgrowdum said:
I had the same issue with my old 2.5 gallon bucket system. I picked up the new 5 gallon center drain hydrofarm system and hoping I don't run into the same issues this go around.
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I think I'm gonna build my own when I fire up another light looking at containers that horse food comes in looks like it will hold about 8 gallons
 
bassman999

bassman999

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sgrowdum said:
I had the same issue with my old 2.5 gallon bucket system. I picked up the new 5 gallon center drain hydrofarm system and hoping I don't run into the same issues this go around.
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I bought my system used, and should have replaced all the tubing. Also spring/summer weather in the garage lead to issues. The hid lighting heated up the nutes in the tubes and caused bacterial growth.
And my buckets dont fully drain and lave nutrients in the buckets to get hot and master bucket was actually in the tent.
Maybe I could do better with a better setup
 
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