Do you believe that ONLY big rootballs can produce big plants? Like most old methods, the answer is not 100%.YES
I have grown plants using HPA and have gotten huge, highly efficient rootballs, but the plant size did not match up, at least compared to the relatively small rootballs I have routinely gotten for several years now.
IME, the key is to feed more often (at a lower EC), so that the roots do not need to get big searching for more food. In veg I flood every hour, mid vg-mid flower every 2 hours and during flower every 3 hours
Here's my recent harvest and her tiny rootball grown out of a 3" net pot
Single plant grown under an Amare P3 (300w led)
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I have grown plants using HPA and have gotten huge, highly efficient rootballs, but the plant size did not match up, at least compared to the relatively small rootballs I have routinely gotten for several years now.
IME, the key is to feed more often (at a lower EC), so that the roots do not need to get big searching for more food. In veg I flood every hour, mid vg-mid flower every 2 hours and during flower every 3 hours
Here's my recent harvest and her tiny rootball grown out of a 3" net pot
Single plant grown under an Amare P3 (300w led)
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