Skunk in Autopots:my 3rd indoor grow

jats said:

Hey edsthreads
I have not used the clay pebbles with the autopots...... I use coco and I only had to hand water once to get the system working but the coco is a wetter medium...my plants were also about 1 and a half/ 2 feet when I put them in..... I guess you would have to play it by ear so to speak.. I know that the autopots work well with the clay pebbles but that's about it... good luck with that :^)

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Thanks for your response - I guess coco holds more water than clay pebbles so it would be a bit easier to water/maintain..

I received the system today actually & just need clay pebbles to fill it with so waiting on a delivery for that then i'll try it out with my vegging plant when she's ready.. I might set up a drip sytem until the roots have taken.. Hmmmm decisions decisions! lol

Hey all ,,, I have just added this unique product into my system... I have not had the money to set up a co2 tank and all.....and have wondered if it really made a difference...so now I get to try without the massive expense,,,,yah..... so here it is check this out

Hey All ,,,,,,,,, I flipped the switches to 12/12 2 days ago...and they have started to really go nuts... here come the triffords....





there is no way I can fit them all into the shot now



and the seedlings 2 weeks old now


and the skunk clones they are 1 and a half weeks old now,,,, Looking ok but a little stressed out for some reason

Wow.. looks like I did the right thing by ordering my Autopot.. Your plants are gonna be massive if they have only been flowering for 2 days! They must be what? nearly 3 feet already? looking damn healthy though sista good stuff.. will be checking on their progress..

yep.... about 3 and a half ft......they will prob be around 6ft when they have reached full height.....we will see :^D

Hi Jats,

everything is under control !

welcome to Edsthreads, a new autopot user like me !

I'm actually waiting for my autopot. I made some cutting on mothers (white widow and hindu kush from sensiseed) and make them growing into coco.


3 feet and a half... will you have enough high to let them grow until 6 feet?

it is turning into outdoor session! you will get a montain of weed...

tell me if you don't succed to smoke everything

CO²
I heard that CO² pils are not working at all because CO² is eaten by the leaves only, not by the roots.
CO² tank is really expensive, other solutions are candle (not very secure), yeast (not very efficient) or carbonic ice (the best choice : secure, cheap and efficient).

starter question :
I use Bionova coco brick that I let in water (PH 5.5 to get 5.8 at the end). ->pic one

my cutting are showing their first root (in jiffy pots, I will use coco jiffy next time) and I put them in bigger pot with this fresh wet coco. ->pic two

the coco is still wet but without nutrient. do you think I have to give water+ nutrient now as the leaves look not very green? ->pic 3&4 : PH &EC of my nutrient solution.

thanks for your advices

wish you a nice flowering
Poldijk

Hey Plodjik
The co2 is added to water in a bucket with the room closed up and releases into the air,,,so it can be used by the plant....I would not feed it to the plant via water because the roots use o2 not co2.... I think this tuff could be good...its cheap at least
I do have the space for them to grow over 6 ft but I like to keep them about that height...
I think your clones look ready to start feeding....good job they look gr8 and your levels look fine to me............. :^)

Hey All
I just set up another 600w hps in my flower room.... they needed to spread out a bit so I have set up the other light and moved them around... the Triffords are here...





and the clones are showing vigorous root action after 2 weeks

Looking really good... they are gonna be so big! mine triple in size when I flower so I reckon with your 600w HPS I think you're looking at over 6ft per plant!.. did you intend to veg so they were that big?

Also, I have had my plant in my autopot since Friday (5 days) I am hand watering until the roots have made there way towards the bottom of the pot.. how long after you put your plants in the autopots did yours start feeding themselves?

Hey edsthreads ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Yep I LOVE big plants....that's why I got the autopots.... I should have plenty of space for them but I can always tie them down a little if I need to..
I use coco and I only had to water them once and they were away....coco is really great stuff...it seems to work really well.... good luck with you plants :^)

jats said:

Hey edsthreads ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Yep I LOVE big plants....that's why I got the autopots.... I should have plenty of space for them but I can always tie them down a little if I need to..
I use coco and I only had to water them once and they were away....coco is really great stuff...it seems to work really well.... good luck with you plants :^)

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Thats great, I think I will try using coco next time as the roots are taking AGES to get to the bottom in the clay pebbles & I think I'll veg for a bit longer so the roots are roughly the length of the autopot.. the coco seems to be working wonders for you..

Do you use coco bricks expanded in water or ready made coco?

I use ph and calcium buffered coco,(that comes loose in a bag)....because there is no run off in the system it is better to use a buffered brand even thou its more expensive (it will stop any nutrient lockout)... I have been reading the coco thread and there are people who swear it gets better over multiple grows and by the 3rd grow they are getting awesome results and massive buds from it.... you should check it out.....but don't worry about the clay pellets because once the roots have grown the system works well from what I hear..... :^)

Hi jats! Lovin ya thread!! Am a first timer! An I am about 2 start growing in the same system as u. But lookin at your grow room an setup as got me thinkin. I havnt got the singel autopots av got the 0.5/1.0m trays that can fit up to 5pots but am just useing 2 pots in each. So I'll av 8 clones in 4 trays under 2 600 watt lights. Do u fink I will need more light? If how much?
I hope not coz the outlet fan can't cope wid more then 2 600watts!!

Hey upandown ,,,welcome to the site.... you will have plenty of light with 2 x 600w ...for 8 plants,, easy.... I am using 2 x 600w for 3 plants at the moment but could fit in at least 3 or 4 more biggys ..... so I think you'll have no problem with 8 smaller plants...good luck with that... :^)

Haha nice1 girl I woz scared that I might av to buy a new bigger fan an more lights! I get my little girls taday!! Wish me luck!!!

1 more question jats! Wot temperature do u av ya grow room when lights r on an when they're off?? Thanks 4 ya help

Hey upandown ,,,, my flower room is warm about 25 degrees in the lights on and lights off it gets kinda cold cause we're still in winter going on to spring...in summer it gets hot but that's another story

25 degrees it is!! Do u av da website for da co2 enricha? Is it expensive an do u rate it??!!
Today I checked the ph of my coco an it woz high so I flushed it wid some ph'ed water till the run off woz inbetween 5.5-6.0ph have I done the right thing or have I tucked it up??

hey upandown ,,,,,I found the c02 enricha at a garden shop.... coincidently its the shop run by the autopot man,, Jim (in Aus).... I am sure you can order stuff online from him ,,or google it and maybe you can buy straight from the makers... my ph is around 6.5 and the plants are loving it... I don't know if you've tucked up or not ( prob not) or if I'm the 1 who is tucking up...only time will tell,I guess.... and good luck with your plants... :^)

Nice1 jats uv bin a big help!!!
Just 1more Q: I've just made some covers out of tinfoil 2 cover da coco ta stop it dryin out as fast (bit fiddley)
Do I need them?

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