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You can also add pcb mounting feet, so the driver isn't mounted flush. It will let air under the unit to help it cool.

I collect rain and store it in a used IBC and food grade barrels.

You could top dress a granular fertilizer, like Espoma now. That type takes a few weeks to break down into the soil.

Yup

I remember seeing a passive wicking system on here before. It seemed to work well.

The 3 part ferts do fine in peat mixes. I've grown some 12 foot monsters in 15 gallon bags with Sunshine/Berger and Jacks 321.

This thread is probably for members with more than a couple grey hairs. Some of the cartoons that where on your favorite channel but will never see that light of day on public TV again. I remember having the book and sing along album as a kid for this.

If the nutes are in full solution they would move with the water. Evaporation could be a factor with a large thin mat, making the EC higher than the rez.

I like it! I would think F&D would be very similar to DTW in coco. Only difference is the small amount of excess dry salts are dissolved back into the rez. Normal rez changes would keep EC at proper level

I've always grown giving my plants an almost full dryback, numerous times to a slight wilt. That never damaged the plants. From my experience MJ likes a very light mix with frequent dry cycles. How is a media going to supply the high oxygen dry cycle if it's always at full capacity of water...

So, I just saw the bill for the mother in laws pool supplies and almost shat myself. Seems they employ the well know tactic of repackaging cheap shit with fancy labels then adding a huge tax. Bioguard is the fucking worst. Most of the salt mixers here can probably easily spot the common...

Mulching the top will help a little as well.

The mix I've been running for the last few years start to finish has been 120-40-180 NPK 90Ca 50Mg 3Fe. I ran 1/4 lines to all the summer crops. The only real issue was some N clawing on the tomatoes. Once in full fruit I bet they like a bit lower N.

I don't think that will harm the plant. The 4:2: I believe is mostly aimed to keep Calcium in check, since it's very antagonistic.