Ethos Banana Hammock comparative(exodus thread)

Moabfighter

Moabfighter

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Smokexbreak said:
I’m using a 3.5 gallon bucket..... Tboneshuffle shuffle grew a tree in a 3gallon bucket..... it possibly especially if you prune roots... I’ve found that to be one of the better practices in hydro so far.... glad I took @3rd Monkey advice on it and did it because I’d have a stupid big root mass right now if I hadn’t.
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What’s wrong with a big root mass so long as it has water and oxygen? Not enough oxygen getting to the middle of the root ball?
 
3rd Monkey

3rd Monkey

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Moabfighter said:
Both if you wanna share. I’ll screenshot so I don’t convince myself a big cheese block is okay.
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In soil, root mass is critical so the plant can stay hydrated, fed, and breathe. It has to seek out the big 3, which is how you cheat in soil.

In hydro, air, water, and nutrients are all easily available. With a natural root mass, the plant will grow longer, skinnier, less fibrous roots. Those small fibers can uptake easier, as they have more surface area than one long root. Think of your foliage if you never did training... Christmas tree.

Now, when you prune them, they will shit fibers all over, just like if you topped your plant. In return, those fibers will uptake the big 3 quicker. The fibers are also much smaller and have less wall to penetrate, as opposed to a thicker root that must penetrate further. If you have microbes, more fibers also means more area to colonize.

Lastly, since you now know all that, less root mass means more water in the bucket, which means more stable ph/ppm. Ph swings kill microbes.
 
Moabfighter

Moabfighter

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3rd Monkey said:
You could try a little, but you might have a P issue.
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Here’s my concern then. Am I locking out k? Because my veg nute is 3-2-4

K being the highest nute obviously. If it doesn’t have enough k and that’s my highest nutrient profile, is it lacking in the other two departments aswell?
 
3rd Monkey

3rd Monkey

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Moabfighter said:
Here’s my concern then. Am I locking out k? Because my veg nute is 3-2-4

K being the highest nute obviously. If it doesn’t have enough k and that’s my highest nutrient profile, is it lacking in the other two departments aswell?
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No, nothing looks locked out. Nothing else looks lacking either.

Potassium does "more" than N or P in certain plant processes. N and P are building blocks, where K is more of a "control". So the more N and P your plant is trying to use, the more K you need to keep those nutrients building.
 
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