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So this is how I set it up. Just ran it through my intake and zip tied it to the pots. Drilled a small hole under the first one and the bubble Rick just sits underneath the other
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So this is how I set it up. Just ran it through my intake and zip tied it to the pots. Drilled a small hole under the first one and the bubble Rick just sits underneath the other
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well i decided to do some rearranging with the lights. i didn't like having the 42w 2700k on one of the elbow sockets so i added a power strip in the middle and just plugged it up in the middle between the two.
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Your plants look good :3
Your plants look good :3
well i decided to do some rearranging with the lights. i didn't like having the 42w 2700k on one of the elbow sockets so i added a power strip in the middle and just plugged it up in the middle between the two.
I like your light array smithy. I appreciate the way these adapters bring the light onto the canopy in an overlap, vs using a flatter canopy array. The plants are doing well. Have you considered some type of mulch for the pots? At the very least it will keep your top layer of soil from drying out. Using a living organic soil with mine makes mulch a necessity and I find I'm really enjoying the presence of the living mulch. The plant community just feels happier as a unit instead of being individuals.
Zip ties and Velcro, the tools of the micro gardener. You see I make judicious use of wooden clothes pins myself.
How long before you begin to see the benefits of the CO2 feed? I'm brand new to this type of gardening, and still learning as I go.
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Hi sue and thank you. I guess it does the job. I've never thought about using a mulch or any type of Los, but after seeing yours I do feel intrigued to try it. As far as actually seeing benefits of the co2, im not quite sure. I read and read on it and If I understand correctly they increase the yield by 20%. I wish I could have one with the co2 and one without just to see the added benefits, although im quite sure it is working to some degree. The morning after I made the gallon jug mix I went in and put another lid on it and shook the mix up. Very very fast and quickly my room as well as myself was covered in the mix. After shaking the mix i guess the gases built really fast and couldn't escape and blew the lid right off just as dry ice in a sealed bottle would do. Dry ice is straight co2, so I do believe it does produce co2. (Wish I could find some of that dry ice). They are growing well though. The older ones internodes are really tight and close together.
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I would hang the co2 above the plant. Co2 drops, not rise, and you want it to get to the plant leaves instead of displacing oxygen in the roots. And they say to use it only during lights on. It'll increase yield in the right amounts and let you run at higher temps with no problems
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Ahhh gotcha. Thanks peyton
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good morning everyone, just thought id provide a quick update as today was gonna be the day i watered but not so sure at the oment if i should wait another day... well i opened my box this morning, checked my soil and have what seems to be a whitish mold on the top layer of my soil... its not on any of the plants nor can i tell it has affected anything. heres a picture..
I also added more dirt to the bottom of the pots, to make it almost level to the top..not sure how it sank down into the pot so much..On the older plant it seems to be wilting as if it were overwatered..not sure how this could be possible because the last water it received was 3-4 days ago. here are pics of its current status
...because of the wilting i am concerned a tad with it because the other one i have doesnt seem to be wilting at all...any comments?
I also added more dirt to the bottom of the pots, to make it almost level to the top..not sure how it sank down into the pot so much..On the older plant it seems to be wilting as if it were overwatered..not sure how this could be possible because the last water it received was 3-4 days ago. here are pics of its current status
How does the soil feel? Plants are individuals and will behave differently sometimes. These are still little tykes and the water needs should still be minimal,IMO. Check the soil.
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well, the oldest is still wilting but very much growing, soil is still kinda moist...the younger one is coming along quite well also. here are shots.... the oldest....
then the younger one here...
and the two together....
then the younger one here...
and the two together....
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They're still green and growing, so that's great. Can't wait for them to start flowering
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hello all you beautiful people. Well I woke up this morning and checked on the lil ens cause i knew they would be dry by now and sure enough they were...I gave em a mild solution of nutes today. I simply used just plain water last time. i did 1/4 tsp to 1 gallon of water. the analysis of the nutes i used was 15-30-15. My last grow my plants didnt seem to mind the solution but if i should be using something else please do tell me.
here is the younger one...its internodes dont seem to be as tight together as the older ones..
and the older (again both were dropped in dirt 5 days apart) i need to come up with names ha.
it seems to be still kind of wilting...
and just a shot of the internodes and the bushiness it seems to have
any suggestions or comments are always appreciated... have a good en
here is the younger one...its internodes dont seem to be as tight together as the older ones..
and the older (again both were dropped in dirt 5 days apart) i need to come up with names ha.
it seems to be still kind of wilting...
and just a shot of the internodes and the bushiness it seems to have
any suggestions or comments are always appreciated... have a good en
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Girls look good. Those nutes seem okay for veg, but you'll want much less nitrogen and a lot more pk in your flower nutes
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do you have one in mind that i should get?
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I've only used general hydroponics 3 part, so I don't know what else to recommend.
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Man, I been here thinking that these were almost a month old, I got the sprout dates mixed with another one I had wrote down. They actually turn a month old on the 20 and 23 of this month lol
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They should start showing pistils in about a week or so.
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good morning everyone, just thought id provide a quick update as today was gonna be the day i watered but not so sure at the oment if i should wait another day... well i opened my box this morning, checked my soil and have what seems to be a whitish mold on the top layer of my soil... its not on any of the plants nor can i tell it has affected anything. heres a picture..
I also added more dirt to the bottom of the pots, to make it almost level to the top..not sure how it sank down into the pot so much..On the older plant it seems to be wilting as if it were overwatered..not sure how this could be possible because the last water it received was 3-4 days ago. here are pics of its current status...because of the wilting i am concerned a tad with it because the other one i have doesnt seem to be wilting at all...any comments?
Place your finger 1"-2" into the soil and feel how moist it is.
hello all you beautiful people. Well I woke up this morning and checked on the lil ens cause i knew they would be dry by now and sure enough they were...I gave em a mild solution of nutes today. I simply used just plain water last time. i did 1/4 tsp to 1 gallon of water. the analysis of the nutes i used was 15-30-15. My last grow my plants didnt seem to mind the solution but if i should be using something else please do tell me.
here is the younger one...its internodes dont seem to be as tight together as the older ones..
and the older (again both were dropped in dirt 5 days apart) i need to come up with names ha.
it seems to be still kind of wilting...
and just a shot of the internodes and the bushiness it seems to have
any suggestions or comments are always appreciated... have a good en
I use General Hydroponics Flora series 3 part nutrients that can be mixed for all stages of vegetative growth and flowering. General Hydroponics Flora series can be used with hydroponic, soil and soiless mediums. When the seedlings are 4"-5" tall and have 5 nodes of growth I begin feeding 1/4 strength nutrients and gradually over several watering increase to full strength nutrients.
(click the photographs for direct links to the products)
https://generalhydroponics.com nutrients flora series
https://www.growitbest.com general hydroponics Flora series performance pack
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