Ethos Banana Hammock comparative(exodus thread)

3rd Monkey

3rd Monkey

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GreenMitten said:
I tried some of the bending on a few of my soil plants in my first grow. Downward pressure in the wrong spot, snapped one of my branches. I think I wasn't feeding silica was main issue. Was no flex/bend to them.
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When you crop, give it a good squeeze where you want the bend to be. You'll feel it squish a little. You don't want to pulverize it, just the slightest squish. Then, while you have it pinched, start bending it back and forth in the direction you want it bent, never back past straight.

It'll stay down so you can keep things even and build a knuckle there to hold more water and nutrients. Also makes them stronger to support weight. It's the original silica supplement lol.
 
GreenMitten

GreenMitten

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3rd Monkey said:
When you crop, give it a good squeeze where you want the bend to be. You'll feel it squish a little. You don't want to pulverize it, just the slightest squish. Then, while you have it pinched, start bending it back and forth in the direction you want it bent, never back past straight.

It'll stay down so you can keep things even and build a knuckle there to hold more water and nutrients. Also makes them stronger to support weight. It's the original silica supplement lol.
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That makes it even funnier. In my book anyway.. lol
 
GreenMitten

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@ 3rd Monkey... I'm sure there is a reason, but if someone is root pruning like you showed earlier... why wouldn't a guy make a large reservoir to house multiple plants for a DWC SOG? Kinda like your motherboard is set up. Maybe not 70 sites... lol
 
BigOleNugs19

BigOleNugs19

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GreenMitten said:
Right... I get it now. Would they be a good option for my hempy pots? Or do I want a different kind of drip feed?
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The true design for the flora flex is to use grodan cubes with them. Mine are designed for 6" grodan cubes. It literally fits right on top of one. Check out their full line or IG page and you will see some badass setups
 
GreenMitten

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BigOleNugs19 said:
The true design for the flora flex is to use grodan cubes with them. Mine are designed for 6" grodan cubes. It literally fits right on top of one. Check out their full line or IG page and you will see some badass setups
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I have a little bit. thats why it caught my eye in the picture. I just didn't think you could get much out of a 6 inch cube in terms of a yield. Maybe I'll look at them more. I like the top drip feed/water idea for my pots. I think it was another site , but this guy came up with idea of using a 10x2 inch cake pan as his resevoir in 5 gallon fabric pots. I thought it was a neat idea. You get an air pruned hempy :)
 
3rd Monkey

3rd Monkey

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GreenMitten said:
@ 3rd Monkey... I'm sure there is a reason, but if someone is root pruning like you showed earlier... why wouldn't a guy make a large reservoir to house multiple plants for a DWC SOG? Kinda like your motherboard is set up. Maybe not 70 sites... lol
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Who says they don't? I did lol. Lots of folks do it in storage tubs. Then there's raft systems, floodgates, etc.

There's no wrong way to grow as long as you can grow healthy plants. You could use a swimming pool if you wanted. Seen it done in one of those big turtle pools with fiberglass lid. Looked dumb as hell, but whatever lol.

Personally, I aim for practicality and ease of maintenance.
 
BigOleNugs19

BigOleNugs19

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3rd Monkey said:
Who says they don't? I did lol. Lots of folks do it in storage tubs. Then there's raft systems, floodgates, etc.

There's no wrong way to grow as long as you can grow healthy plants. You could use a swimming pool if you wanted. Seen it done in one of those big turtle pools with fiberglass lid. Looked dumb as hell, but whatever lol.

Personally, I aim for practicality and ease of maintenance.
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Hahaha, Subcool is currently growing in a swimming pool.
 
GreenMitten

GreenMitten

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3rd Monkey said:
Who says they don't? I did lol. Lots of folks do it in storage tubs. Then there's raft systems, floodgates, etc.

There's no wrong way to grow as long as you can grow healthy plants. You could use a swimming pool if you wanted. Seen it done in one of those big turtle pools with fiberglass lid. Looked dumb as hell, but whatever lol.

Personally, I aim for practicality and ease of maintenance.
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I guess, most of what I read stated that they can choke each other out being in the same tub as one another. Strongest survives scenario... Thats why when you brought up the root pruning, my mind went there right away. I've seen the smaller totes with 6 sites, but nothing on a larger scale. Like a big plastic fricking turtle. LOL
 
3rd Monkey

3rd Monkey

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GreenMitten said:
I guess, most of what I read stated that they can choke each other out being in the same tub as one another. Strongest survives scenario... Thats why when you brought up the root pruning, my mind went there right away. I've seen the smaller totes with 6 sites, but nothing on a larger scale. Like a big plastic fricking turtle. LOL
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I used to grow in rafts in a 4x8 station, 3 actually. 32 plants in each.

Your grow space and style is only limited by your imagination.
 
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