captainmorgan
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Octopot update day 21 of flower.
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Hydro question,last couple times I needed to fill the res I checked PH and PPM and the PH was the same but the PPM was about 150-175 lower than what I'm adding. Does that sound right or is it a sign that I'm under feeding?
Sounds like you got her dialed in nicely, good luck she looks very healthy.Like I mentioned earlier,no hydro experience. I guess I was expecting the opposite with the 5 gal soil sleeve wicking water and evaporation,and thought it would concentrate the res. This is my forth run with GG#4 and she's a bit finicky but I think I've got her figured out now and she's the healthiest looking one so far. She only likes about 600-650 ppm.
A lot of people switching to these are reporting that their yields are doubling vs soil,no telling how good of growers they are tho.
Nutes are as follows,600-650 ppm total.
Veg+Bloom RO
V+B Size
Mag-Pro 2ml
Budcandy 5ml
Nirvanna 5ml
V+B Life once a week
Like I mentioned earlier,no hydro experience. I guess I was expecting the opposite with the 5 gal soil sleeve wicking water and evaporation,and thought it would concentrate the res. This is my forth run with GG#4 and she's a bit finicky but I think I've got her figured out now and she's the healthiest looking one so far. She only likes about 600-650 ppm.
A lot of people switching to these are reporting that their yields are doubling vs soil,no telling how good of growers they are tho.
Nutes are as follows,600-650 ppm total.
Veg+Bloom RO
V+B Size
Mag-Pro 2ml
Budcandy 5ml
Nirvanna 5ml
V+B Life once a week
Yield was not my motivating factor,I already can pull 6 to 9 zips out of 5 gal of soil in a fabric pot. Just thought I would mention what seems to be their main selling point. My reason was to free up my time from watering twice a day,thought I would try one of these first then depending how this goes maybe compare it to Blumats.The octopots res's floor space would be the same as a 10 gallon+ container?no?........think the difference in growth/yield would be minimal vs all LOS.
Great log man, thanks for all the info , what type of soil mix do you use that you can water 2x a day? I know coco can be watered like that but I'm unaware of soil that can be sounds pretty bad ass, something I would look into I love growing with coco but just recently moved back to full organic water only.Bare Onyx update. I chopped about five days ago and it's close to cure humidity,looks like it ended up about .9 gpw. If you need decent penetration then leave the lenses on. My advise would be for a scrog style or LST with a bare Onyx or a short plant in a space with limited height. The sweet spot seemed to be 10" to 12" above the plant.
They don't have to be watered twice a day but them seem to like it more and the results show,I don't like to flood the roots because they get less oxygen. Not using anything real special now,my base soil is Happy Frog and Ocean Forest mix and I use a super soil on the bottom. I was making my soils but don't have the time these days. I have a local grow shop that specializes in organics and builds their own super soils and makes teas also. I use fabric pots but cover the sides with plastic except the bottom two inches or so and I also put a cover on top of the soil,I end up with solid root balls without any loose unused soil on top.Great log man, thanks for all the info , what type of soil mix do you use that you can water 2x a day? I know coco can be watered like that but I'm unaware of soil that can be sounds pretty bad ass, something I would look into I love growing with coco but just recently moved back to full organic water only.
Very nice, I love the fabric pots once I started using them I never used a plastic pot again, how come you put plastic on the sides of the fabric pot? Doesn't that reduce the air pruning that the fabric pot is known for?They don't have to be watered twice a day but them seem to like it more and the results show,I don't like to flood the roots because they get less oxygen. Not using anything real special now,my base soil is Happy Frog and Ocean Forest mix and I use a super soil on the bottom. I was making my soils but don't have the time these days. I have a local grow shop that specializes in organics and builds their own super soils and makes teas also. I use fabric pots but cover the sides with plastic except the bottom two inches or so and I also put a cover on top of the soil,I end up with solid root balls without any loose unused soil on top.