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feel your leaves to see if they are crispy. They will sometimes dry out and not wilt....I lost a few that way.


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I am aware hydroton holds a lot of water. I've been using the same stuff, same methods for more than 3 years now and never had this happen. I do not want to buy a new pump, that's not too much of an issue. The water has been gone since sunday morning, I hadn't checked it before that for anything either ph or tds, but it's been since sunday now that their water was down the drain. And the leaves are nice and soft. I've had that happen one time and it freaked me out.

So really I need to dry out the rockwool/ hydroton area. I have them outside completely exposed, and it's a bit windy today. Do you think I should put a fan on the root area too to dry things out?

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2 weeks ago

They still look like clones. I would hand water them until they are settled.

sexy set-up jig..........

You know as long as your shit is well oxygenated it should be irrelevant if the hydroton seems really wet or not. I did a DWC with a whirling dervish of bubbles and my shit was always soaked, had no issues. Im still leaning to PH mang!

You have to love that closet, that's for sure. I'm sure it'll work out Jig but I think you're on the right track with drying the RW out. I don't know if I'd put a fan on them though if they're outside with a breeze. If the RW stays wet too long it can develop issues that will kill your plants though. I lost some that way a while back that did have some roots but not a lot sticking out of the RW. The roots just stopped growing and I kept watching to see what happens until one day I went to pull a single plant out and the thing had stem rot that was down inside the RW where I couldn't see it. The stem just fell apart while I was holding the RW in my hand

The hydroton I use is always wet except for the top inch or so too btw.

Wifey is off today so were off to return my brother's truck and then to lunch and stuff.

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I know some people will freak but i actually fully soak my rockwool cubes when they first begin and actually squeeze them with flat hands as i push down which helps the water drain from the rockwool. Normally i try to be careful, but the dude that taught me, he'll grab them out and squeeze them, put them back.... I freaked the first time he did it, he told me mine were way to wet, thats why it took me 3 weeks to root the clones, But i didn't have a heat mat or propagator or anything, just a flouro desk lamp and the cubes. the roots are tougher than i thought, even when young, as long as you don't tear or pull on them.. they squeeze no worries.
But i agree on the if you have plenty of oxygen near the roots, water won't be an issue.... as to slowing growth? someone's gotta know. They may just need a dose of food i test by making a very dilute 1/3 ml of grow a+b and mist using an atomizer sprayer... if the plants perk up they might want some food. Just my opinion... a bit of vitamins never hurt anyone... and i loooove things in moderation

me dribbling.. i'm really high guys, and getting the hang of this 3 finger typing thing. Stupid hand. stupid thumb

just a quick update all at 53 days breeders boutique strains. left to right, Qrazy quake, Psycho killer x livers (2 toke killer),and again,Psycho killer and 2 more of the qrazy quake. the QQ will go another week, but the others will come down monday. they are all hungry strains and there starting to yellow as they finish up. the QQ has just started to purple up on the outside edge of some of leaves. i need a better camera the pictures really dont do them justice frosty as hell. only just noticed today that i have spider mites i havent been spending as much time with them as i should lately. i washed them all down with mild soapy water got to pick some stuff up tomorrow and do them again.

Looking good cheesier.

Wanted to say thanks for all the advice earlier. I may not have sounded like it, but I appreciate the input.

I always call you jiggly pig in my head and you're skinny... Go figure!

I totally screwed the pooch last night and left the new battery for the motorcycle in my brothers truck. It tipped and leaked acid on his carpet and ruined it
As with anything, he was super nice about it and I just tried my best to neutralize the acid and shop vac it out of the carpet. I told him I want to replace it but don't have the cash at the moment so I'm going to hook him up with some cheap floor mats for the time being. He's cool with that but I still feel like an entire bag of big ol shitballs for being a knucklehead.

Other than that I've had a nice day with the wife. We went to his house to swap cars back and then went to lunch once I was done cleaning the carpets in the truck. Went to the mall and walked around a bit. I checked out the girlies in Forever 21 while the wife was trying on clothes and then we just hung out in the ac of the mall until we felt like getting the kids. Nice day in my opinion.

flowamasta said:

Hey Jig sorry to jump in, hydroton does hod a fair amount of water.... twice the ratio to perlite just for a heads up.
I'm using hydroton for my clones and they are crankin huge after 8 weeks, and i only water flush them once a day and only fed them once to give a boost for mag/cal I love hydroton, but it does stay wet for a long time, i swear due to it's 'round' nature.

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Are ya referring to vermiculite? Perlite doesn't retain water.

My Christmas harvest will be Dog and Blue Wonder.

Perlite is much better than the vermiculite stuff. Major probs with root rot when i used it

hahaha jiggly pig.

perlite at this time of the morning, suits you sir!

supchaka said:

Are ya referring to vermiculite? Perlite doesn't retain water.

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it retains some i use 100% Perlite for my grows....... The more fine, the more water it will absorb. The tiny pores in perlite hold bubbles of water and oxygen.


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The advantages of 100% perlite or perlite/peat moss growing mixes are not limited to weight savings only. Horticultural perlite is an inorganic mineral of volcanic origin. Thus, it does not rot or otherwise deteriorate but continues to function in the growing mix. In addition, because of its unique surface configuration, particles of horticultural perlite will retain from three to four times their weight in water on the surface yet they will not become soggy. This is an important consideration with container plantings as this type of planting tends to dry our faster than plantings in the ground. This feature of perlite will produce healthier plants and trees while requiring far less attention (and less water.)

http://www.schundler.com/contain.htm

I like Jiggly Pig too! Lot's of times I catch myself typing Jug instead of Jig, but so far I think I've caught them all. This evening I confirmed my first male. One of the two Double Koosh. I am pretty happy about this and looking at the other, which is a very close pheno, I'm not seeing anything yet. Don't know about you guys, but experience tells me this is a good indicator it'll be female. Looking at the other eight they're looking like they're turning out girls. Two are femmed and have shown way ahead of everything else, they're the Strawberry Sour Diesel form Devils Harvest. They were part of a prize package I won from a contest at this really great club I belong to. Of the other six I may be wrong about 1 or 2 but I don't think so. If I am, I hope it's one of the Casey's

Double Koosh Male



Strawberry Sour Diesel


Double Koosh #2 next to a SSD (left)


DOG X Extrema (I'm sure this time, lol)


Deep Psychosis


Group shot. There are 2 Casey Jones in there as well.

i have four females, and two males well its a good number IMO sadly the bagseed was one of the females, and not one with sexy genetics

The New Jim Jones said:

i have four females, and two males well its a good number IMO sadly the bagseed was one of the females, and not one with sexy genetics

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Hey, never know. That might be the one that kicks ass.