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 FurrowedBrow
Free yourself from yourself
 
Registered: 04/20/08
Posts: 12,045
Loc: Carpal Tunnel
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 Re: My Second Grow  [Re: djstan627]
#275302 - 09/04/09 06:56 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Thanks for sharing your new adventure with us. It should be fun. I've got a few comments. First to answer your question, I would clean the walls before starting the grow, just as part of the whole room cleaning process. Doesn't need to be sterile but obviously the cleaner the better. But lets not forget cannabis grows outdoors so generally i think you'll be fine. But for added light you can paint the walls white or just hang up something glossy white or white. That would be better than aluminum foil. I am a bit confused on your method here. You mentioned you are going to put soil in these buckets AND use a reseviour? In hydro growing you use a rez to hold your nutes suspended in h20. in soil growing the main nutes are in the soil.
I run a top feed drip system with a large rez for 8 plants. I feed the plants 2x a day for 30 minutes at a time. Imo there's no need to keep a constant flow of water going. If the roots are allowed to dry out a little bit it will help them absorb oxygen. Just like when you have a soil grow you don't maintain puddles of water on top, you let the soil dry out before rewatering. If I were you I would use that rez you have and those buckets, but would raise those buckets up higher and set them on something a foot or two above the res. Then drill a hole in the bottom of each bucket and then get some hose that size or a bit bigger and install that into the bottom of the bucket using some aquarium sealant. run the other end into the rez. You can use hydroton (expanded clay pellets) to put in the buckets. You will need a few items and something like this...
Let it drip in the top and drain back to the rez. This way you will have what we call an active, recirculating hydro system. The floros will work well for veging also. I use lights just like that. You can see in this grow log. And the sequel to that one!
Edited by FurrowedBrow (09/05/09 03:44 PM)
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FurrowedBrow
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Registered: 04/20/08
Posts: 12,045
Loc: Carpal Tunnel
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Re: My Second Grow (moved) [Re: Sgt. Smoke]
#276050 - 09/06/09 09:16 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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those sheets look like a big improvement.
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FurrowedBrow
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Registered: 04/20/08
Posts: 12,045
Loc: Carpal Tunnel
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Re: My Second Grow (moved) [Re: djstan627]
#276272 - 09/07/09 09:43 AM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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I don't recommend a constant drip on a soil grow. In fact, I can't recall ever seeing anyone do that. What I was trying to say above is that a constant drip is usually done in a hydro system. Soil doesn't even need to be watered daily (depending on your container size), so to water it constantly is something that isn't really required. I understand why you want the drip system though. It just makes it easier. I just don't think a constant drip is a good idea at all. I hope someone will come in here and provide you with other ideas/recommendations. If you've got enough space for the plants and can deal with the added heat of the lights then go for it.
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