Greenthumb J
Well-Known Member
re: 2blgl's First Grow Afghni Kush/Skunk and Northern Light/Big Bud
Your roots actually look really good. Those darker spots are where the roots air prune, and that is totally normal to have roots that look like that when growing in DWC.
What people need to understand, is your roots are submerged in nutrient solution for months on end.
Heres a good example of why your roots get stained.
mix up your normal nutrient mixture, but mix for an extra litre. Take that extra litre out, and sit it on the counter for a week air stone or not it doesn't matter.
Come back a week later and pour out the nutrient solution. You will notice a darker coloured film on the inside of your bucket. This is the nutrient stain.
My nutrient solution looks like Soy sauce in the bucket. I use Floralicious Plus which looks darker than soy sauce (its possible!) as well as FloraBlend which is also very dark in colour
You could rinse your roots off with water (i used to do this with my WW) but i found that the darkening of the roots were natural, due to staining as well as roots air pruning.
This rinsing off the roots just wastes time you could spend playing with your son or daughter or smoking a fat joint and watching the game on TV or whatever it is you do!
Your roots actually look really good. Those darker spots are where the roots air prune, and that is totally normal to have roots that look like that when growing in DWC.
What people need to understand, is your roots are submerged in nutrient solution for months on end.
Heres a good example of why your roots get stained.
mix up your normal nutrient mixture, but mix for an extra litre. Take that extra litre out, and sit it on the counter for a week air stone or not it doesn't matter.
Come back a week later and pour out the nutrient solution. You will notice a darker coloured film on the inside of your bucket. This is the nutrient stain.
My nutrient solution looks like Soy sauce in the bucket. I use Floralicious Plus which looks darker than soy sauce (its possible!) as well as FloraBlend which is also very dark in colour
You could rinse your roots off with water (i used to do this with my WW) but i found that the darkening of the roots were natural, due to staining as well as roots air pruning.
This rinsing off the roots just wastes time you could spend playing with your son or daughter or smoking a fat joint and watching the game on TV or whatever it is you do!
way way better than my first grow !!!
