They were topped the other day so are recovering. I may go to the hydro store and pick-up some soil/pots this week.
I'm deciding between FFOF and HP Pro Mix leaning towards FFOF and thinking 3 gallon pots. Maybe this weekend.
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I'm deciding between FFOF and HP Pro Mix leaning towards FFOF and thinking 3 gallon pots. Maybe this weekend.
weedstoner420
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There's a big difference between those two mediums, make sure you're prepared with some fertilizer if you go with the pro-mix...
Nope_49595933949
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Can I recommend looking at Coast of Maine platinum growers blend?
I can check if the hydro store has the blend.
Yes, I know. I fear bugs with FFOF and nute burn with Pro-Mix.
Marq1340
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You can try Roots Organics as well, I believe it's another great option personally.Yes, I know. I fear bugs with FFOF and nute burn with Pro-Mix.
(If you're buying soil that's stored outside vs inside then it'll likely have bugs )
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I think it's luck of the draw. If a filthy, bug infested grower walks into a hydro shop the hydro shop becomes contaminated.
Thanks for the tip.
Marq1340
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Okay....
DeadHeadX
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One test for this problem that I read about and have tried is to test some of the soil before using it. Take a sample from the bag, put in a sealed jar with some water. If critters are present, they should be visible in the jar after a day or so. I have tested soil this way, but never had critters indoors (using fax farm on the east coast, fwiw), so can’t confirm how effective it might be. Made sense to me though.Yes, I know. I fear bugs with FFOF and nute burn with Pro-Mix.
There's two local hydro stores by me, probably more. Both keep everything inside on pallets stacked next to each other.
weedstoner420
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At least on here, I feel like I see more folks with nute-burned plants using FFOF than anything else. The concept of "it has enough food for x number of weeks, then start adding fertilizer" just seems very tricky to get right, and the value of "x" is totally dependent on container size and plant size. Then when you start feeding, the soil isn't totally depleted of nutrients, so it's hard to know exactly how much to give without going overboard.Yes, I know. I fear bugs with FFOF and nute burn with Pro-Mix.
Pro-mix has very little nutrition to start with, so I figure it might be easier to work with, at least in terms of fertilization. Don't take my word for it though, the few times I tried feeding liquid/salt nutes were pretty rough. I have since switched to organic dry amendments and try to keep it water-only as much as possible.
Also you can pretty much turn that pro-mix into FFOF (or better) by adding worm castings and some Garden-Tone or Gaia 444 or similar...
I think the problems have been environmental and not ferts/soil or watering.
Before deploying the Inkbirds the equipment was more or less randomly turning on and off.
The humidifier was hooked to a timer set to 15 min on/15 min off. Now RH is consistently within a 5% range.
The thermostat controller on the oil heaters aren't precise enough for our application so that was randomly turning on and off. Now temp is consistently within a 3°F range.
Without the light meter the plants were being over saturated with light, according to the DLI document.
The thermostat/humidistat I was using was cheap junk and didn't even read right.
I can go on.
Before deploying the Inkbirds the equipment was more or less randomly turning on and off.
The humidifier was hooked to a timer set to 15 min on/15 min off. Now RH is consistently within a 5% range.
The thermostat controller on the oil heaters aren't precise enough for our application so that was randomly turning on and off. Now temp is consistently within a 3°F range.
Without the light meter the plants were being over saturated with light, according to the DLI document.
The thermostat/humidistat I was using was cheap junk and didn't even read right.
I can go on.
Nope_49595933949
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You can't fix what you don't know...or somethingI think the problems have been environmental and not ferts/soil or watering.
Before deploying the Inkbirds the equipment was more or less randomly turning on and off.
The humidifier was hooked to a timer set to 15 min on/15 min off. Now RH is consistently within a 5% range.
The thermostat controller on the oil heaters aren't precise enough for our application so that was randomly turning on and off. Now temp is consistently within a 3°F range.
Without the light meter the plants were being over saturated with light, according to the DLI document.
The thermostat/humidistat I was using was cheap junk and didn't even read right.
I can go on.
I've been checking out the AC Infinity website and have a question.
The specs for Controllers 67 & 69 indicate "App Control and Data".
Is the data portion only live data while accessing the unit or
do these controllers have memory/MicroSD port with the ability to save or D/L spans of information?
The specs for Controllers 67 & 69 indicate "App Control and Data".
Is the data portion only live data while accessing the unit or
do these controllers have memory/MicroSD port with the ability to save or D/L spans of information?
Nope_49595933949
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Thanxx.
I found the DATA Tab as you were posting. I kept searching for memory.
"Temperature and humidity distribution are represented by bar graphs and tell you the most common climate condition within a given time interval. You can export this data as a CSV spreadsheet file to log and track it on your PC. "
