I actually debated sending out the word, but then I thought nah, my boys need a lil excitement in their day. Surprise! . I actually have something special to show you buddy.
Upgrades for total hands "off" maintenance is a good thingy.....Now that's funny!
Freds behaving ? This is my thread bro, post anything that comes ta that old head of yours . I welcome all suggestions and criticisms, and general off topic bullshiting my threads are often filled with .
i will stick around for this one
I hope it's what I think it is! And even yet, I kinda hope it might be even what I think would be GREAT it'd be!
Upgrades for total hands "off" maintenance is a good thingy.....
Heath started this shit....Told me yrs ago he only went to each location once a week , when I`d been settin on them 4 plant 5 light Krusty bucket whores daily for 10 lb rooms almost a decade.......needless to say.....
I opted for increased plant number flip rooms a month apart+/- in age strain dependent pullin 2 1/2 oz plants with ebb and flow buckets instead of 2 1/2 lb`ers consistently for the rotations and more product per yr per location.......anyways.....
EVERYTHING yas can do to stay away from the shit , quit fuckin with em , let the plants be , as long as the scheduled tasks are performed each visit for dialage , that`s another good thingy IME.....aight.....
At least I`m "on" topic" for the most part tonite , just got done with fried catfish filets , homemade tarter and cocktail sauce , fried taters , fried white corn , fried green maters , fried pickles as appetizers with homemade Cajun Ranch dressin , and jalapeno cole slaw with Fred`s sour cream and buttermilk secret dressing that`ll make yas slap Granny......
Slurp.......
Peace...Freds.............
I looked for algae cures and the one I found most often is to use 10 drops of bleach per gallon. That seems extreme to me. Would Hygrozyme or some version of pondzyme be a kinder gentler method?
sweet bro! I am subbed for this one! Ready to learn!
Mister_D:
D's gone hunting.........
Hello everyone, you can call me D. I'm a grower and lover of fine ... . To this end I've decided it's time for some new blood in my rooms. Over the last couple years I have collected quite a few packs of seeds from various breeders. Finally finished up my other obligations, so now I have time to start the pheno hunt. Forgot my list of strains at the grow so i'll update that later. Planted around 90 seeds, ended up with 60 something (some of my freebie packs didn't germ). I put 50 of them on an ebb/flow table in 1 gal SRGB's. Vegged for ~ 3 weeks. Flipped to 12/12 on the 15th. Fed h3ad's formula (6ml GH micro + 9ml GH Bloom per gal.) their whole lives. They have been veging under three 600w HPS in non-vented blockbuster reflectors, but I switched the center bulb out for a 400w CMH yesterday. Walls are painted white, and you can see an orca film wall is hung from the ceiling on the left side to ensure minimal light is lost. All plants are being grown in my custom version of chow mix. (coco, coco chips, and floor dry)
Here they are at transplant from 5oz beer cups to 1 gal pots. (I filled the empty spots right after this picture)
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Can't speak for hygrozyme, but pondzyme did nothing to stop algae in my garden. I read recently that a small sock of pyrophyllite clay hung in the res will prevent the growth of algae entirely. Still more research to be done on that, but if it works i'll be a happy camper
Hi, Mister_D.
Nice selection group. The 1 gallon SRBGB`s should easily support selected specimen to be preserved for an appreciable period, if desired. 1 gallon SRBGB`s are particularly well suited for heirloom preservation, either as trained to be bonsai, or other foliage management technique.
We have not encountered any issues with algae presence being problematic either as growth on the sides of the SRBGB`s (outdoor), or growth in external reservoirs.
If the algae growth is desired to be removed by the gardener, a possible simple solution might be approximately 5 to 7ml of (after placing on rubber gloves) 35 percent H202 diluted into 1 gallon of water. Funnel the H202 solution into a 1 liter spray bottle, and turn nozzle to `stream`. Spray the effected areas, both external basin and outer walls of SRBGB. The spray will not necessarily cause the immediate demise the algae, but it will help break the bond attaching the algae to those surfaces.
The algae can then simply be wiped off off the external basin surfaces (after being drained), with paper towels, sanitary wipes, or regular rags. The same applies to the walls or bottoms of SRBGB`s. The H202 solution will `loosen` the attachment of the algae, so that the gardener can wipe off the algae. When sprayed with H202, the algae might tend to congeal into a film, which can be rinsed off. However, to completely remove it, the gardener might prefer actually wiping it off, following an application of diluted H202. Spray the effected areas again, scrubbing if required, and wipe clean again.
Again, we found no direct linkage between algae presence and ill plant (or, specifically root) health attributable to the same. However, algae does clog drainage holes, build into a `sludge`, or simply become an undesired mass of organic build up. It is much easier to remove the algae prior to it growing into and being tangled in roots. Even then, simply lifting the SRBGB so that exposed roots hang, and then spraying the roots with the H202 solution generall tends to turn the algae more into a congealed film which can slide off hanging roots, or, be manually (carefully) wiped off.
Nice root growth. Three waterings per day appears to work well for your garden. If a soilless gardener were to ever be inclined for an experiment, they might limit a given SRBGB to only a single watering per day. The roots should still grow rapidly out of the SRBGB, into `thin air`, even without constant moisture present. Or, more precisely, to compare the root growth and foliage growth between specimen provided water one occasion per day to those provided water three occasions per day. The results might be surprising.
The coco coir portion of your mix should maintain adequate moisture within the SRBGB to sustain plant health, even when little moisture might be present in the external basin. What we found during experiments with SRBGB`s is that some portions, or percentage, of roots actaully tend to grow into air - not water - even when they have direct access to water (a thin film of moisture at the bottom of the SRBGB).
In any event, we are just visiting your thread to share some observations we found interesting when experimenting with SRBGB`s and to convey Godspeed on your new endeavors.
Best,
/SRGB/
I recommend SM-90 for your algae and general root health. I think using RO water would help the pH from drifiting so much.
When I saw HGO pull an 8+ oz Chem D in a 1.5 gal/6 ltr coco pot with multiple feeds per day with what Forty Ounce showed at other places on his SOG tables from multiple feeds per day during lights on for replenished O2 to the roots , proof`s in da puddin....Appreciate you stopping by and offering your insight. Algae isn't something i'm particularly concerned about, more of an aesthetic nuisance. I would like to touch on your suggestion to try once per day watering. I was initially watering once per day in veg, then twice per day once moved under the 600's, and now up to three times per day during flower. This was done out of necessity (plants were starting to wilt from dryness). Once flower began, even watering twice during the light cycle wasn't enough to keep the pots moist through the last couple hours of light and the dark period. So I opted to water every 8 hours. Once at lights on, then 8 hrs in, and again 8 hours after that. I think you are underestimating how well my media drains (Less than a 1/3 is coco peat), and how thirsty plants are in a dialed environment . Honestly I could easily up it to 4-5 times per day, and just might. I'm looking for maximum growth rates, part of that is getting as much air to the roots as possible. Upping to 3x per day watering also saw a huge increase in the amount of root growth through the SRGB's .
When I saw HGO pull an 8+ oz Chem D in a 1.5 gal/6 ltr coco pot with multiple feeds per day with what Forty Ounce showed at other places on his SOG tables from multiple feeds per day during lights on for replenished O2 to the roots , proof`s in da puddin....
Science has also proven this, but I like puddin . HGO definitely kills it with his setup, and it was part of my inspiration. I designed this particular area to be a high yield, low maintenance seed testing device.
Smaller containers require more feeds per day/lights on.......Bigger containers need less feeds with more aerated mixed mediums , but with more volume per feed for bigger plants......
Or smaller containers with highly aerated media being fed a bunch of times per day . Lose the safety net of larger pots, but the growth rate is crazy.
As long as algae growth don`t impede feed flow to the plants , or drainage away from the containers during and after the feed sequence , the shit looks nasty but it`s negligible in the "worry" dept.....but....
It CAN become an issue with folks that haven`t dealt with it over the yrs and know when cleanup and sterilization`s necessary....
Keep up da killer work Bro.....
Peace......Freds.........
Yes good points on the RO there. What model is that controller and pump? The Milwaukee MC22 controlelr suppose to be good.
Could be something great!