autopots and ocenforest

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wreakin_havoc79

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Fishbulb said:
Auto pots and 60/40 Coco clay balls
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Those plants look really healthy!
I am on my first grow, ever, now and I am using Coco. I did not prepare my Coco by soaking it in CalMag and I've been dealing with a CalMag deficiency up until flower. Did you soak your Coco in CalMag prior to using?
Does 60/40 mean you have clay balls mixed into the medium?
I was thinking about trying a 60/40 of Coco and Perlite.
 
calvin.m16

calvin.m16

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wreakin_havoc79 said:
I am curious as to how the run with Autopots and M3 worked out for you?
I was planning on doing my first run with the Autopots using M3. From what I can tell, the M3 mix is a super soil.
I purchased the Autopots, Torus Hydro PerfectpH, and M3 soil hoping for a mostly automated grow.
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I wasn't impressed with AutoPots they ended up getting clogging issues even with plain water. The little lines will get plugged up but if you just ordered a kit hopefully it comes with larger lines than 1/4" otherwise I suggest getting a refund if possible. I actually threw away all the stuff cause it just ended up being overpriced plastic in the end and the yields weren't as good as when I hand feed and give them a proper wet/"dry" cycle even in coco.
 
Dreminen169

Dreminen169

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calvin.m16 said:
I wasn't impressed with AutoPots they ended up getting clogging issues even with plain water. The little lines will get plugged up but if you just ordered a kit hopefully it comes with larger lines than 1/4" otherwise I suggest getting a refund if possible. I actually threw away all the stuff cause it just ended up being overpriced plastic in the end and the yields weren't as good as when I hand feed and give them a proper wet/"dry" cycle even in coco.
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I don’t know how long ago you tried them, but they redesigned the float valve and everything. They now use 3/8” line & increased the opening on the inlet. I just got 2 a couple months ago to try out & LOVE them. I will definitely be expanding my setup now to 6 possibly even more in the future. I use a super soil and top dress! Similar to an earth box, you have clean fresh water on the bottom allowing you to top dress as long as you have a plastic mulch cover (otherwise you won’t get the feeder roots coming to the surface and the top dress becomes pointless) Autopots for the win!!
 
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wreakin_havoc79

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calvin.m16 said:
I wasn't impressed with AutoPots they ended up getting clogging issues even with plain water. The little lines will get plugged up but if you just ordered a kit hopefully it comes with larger lines than 1/4" otherwise I suggest getting a refund if possible. I actually threw away all the stuff cause it just ended up being overpriced plastic in the end and the yields weren't as good as when I hand feed and give them a proper wet/"dry" cycle even in coco.
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Thanks for replying!
I am currently on my first grow, day 44 Autoflowers in Coco. I must have missed the part about high fertigation when using Coco. I just don't have the time to water my plants that often. The most I can do is once a day at night.
I was reading about clogging issues, so I bought some House & Garden Drip Clean and SLF-100. My kit has the AQUAvalve 5 with 3/8″, 3/8″ – 1/2″, and 1/2″ pipework and fittings , so I'm really hoping this reduces the clogging issues.

I'm trying to decide what medium and mix that works best with the Autopots. What did you find you had the most success with?
 
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wreakin_havoc79

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Dreminen169 said:
I don’t know how long ago you tried them, but they redesigned the float valve and everything. They now use 3/8” line & increased the opening on the inlet. I just got 2 a couple months ago to try out & LOVE them. I will definitely be expanding my setup now to 6 possibly even more in the future. I use a super soil and top dress! Similar to an earth box, you have clean fresh water on the bottom allowing you to top dress as long as you have a plastic mulch cover (otherwise you won’t get the feeder roots coming to the surface and the top dress becomes pointless) Autopots for the win!!
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Thank you for replying!
I went with the 4Pot XL system for my 4x4 tent. My plan was to use M3 with Papas Perfect Poop for top dressing. I had no idea about mulch covers or feeder roots. Thank you for that! I noticed roots coming to the surface, so I kept adding more coco. I’ll stop that now.

What are you using for a medium?
Are you using Airdomes?

Thank you!
 
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Dreminen169

Dreminen169

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wreakin_havoc79 said:
Thank you for that! I noticed roots coming to the surface, so I kept adding more coco. I’ll stop that now.

What are you using for a medium?
Are you using Airdomes?

Thank you!
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You had the right idea, you don’t want those roots exposed to light so I would recommend some sort of mulch cover (anything, just don’t leave roots exposed to the light)

I have used Canna coco & Buildasoil 3.0 both with great success (so far, not completely finished with the 3.0 soil run yet)

No airdromes, I find them pointless because I strive for a perfect environment throughout the different Stages of growth. I chase VPD or vapor pressure deficit, look it up on Google. Environment & genetics are the most important factors to the grow, IMO!
 
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wreakin_havoc79

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Dreminen169 said:
I use a super soil and top dress! Similar to an earth box, you have clean fresh water on the bottom allowing you to top dress as long as you have a plastic mulch cover (otherwise you won’t get the feeder roots coming to the surface and the top dress becomes pointless)
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I cannot find these covers. Would you happen to have a link to some plastic mulch covers?
 
Fishbulb

Fishbulb

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wreakin_havoc79 said:
Those plants look really healthy!
I am on my first grow, ever, now and I am using Coco. I did not prepare my Coco by soaking it in CalMag and I've been dealing with a CalMag deficiency up until flower. Did you soak your Coco in CalMag prior to using?
Does 60/40 mean you have clay balls mixed into the medium?
I was thinking about trying a 60/40 of Coco and Perlite.
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I don't prep the Coco it goes straight from the bag to the pots and then plants go in and more Coco.

It's a blend of clay balls and Coco. Great drainage. I use canna Coco a and b with a few other bits and bobs added in
 
Dreminen169

Dreminen169

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wreakin_havoc79 said:
I am curious as to how the run with Autopots and M3 worked out for you?
I was planning on doing my first run with the Autopots using M3. From what I can tell, the M3 mix is a super soil.
I purchased the Autopots, Torus Hydro PerfectpH, and M3 soil hoping for a mostly automated grow.
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no need to ph a super soil!
 
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Dreminen169

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Fishbulb said:
Covers ?
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Were Talking about a mulch cover for the autopots. Start @ Post #24 for context
Dreminen169 said:
I don’t know how long ago you tried them, but they redesigned the float valve and everything. They now use 3/8” line & increased the opening on the inlet. I just got 2 a couple months ago to try out & LOVE them. I will definitely be expanding my setup now to 6 possibly even more in the future. I use a super soil and top dress! Similar to an earth box, you have clean fresh water on the bottom allowing you to top dress as long as you have a plastic mulch cover (otherwise you won’t get the feeder roots coming to the surface and the top dress becomes pointless) Autopots for the win!!
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calvin.m16

calvin.m16

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wreakin_havoc79 said:
Thanks for replying!
I am currently on my first grow, day 44 Autoflowers in Coco. I must have missed the part about high fertigation when using Coco. I just don't have the time to water my plants that often. The most I can do is once a day at night.
I was reading about clogging issues, so I bought some House & Garden Drip Clean and SLF-100. My kit has the AQUAvalve 5 with 3/8″, 3/8″ – 1/2″, and 1/2″ pipework and fittings , so I'm really hoping this reduces the clogging issues.

I'm trying to decide what medium and mix that works best with the Autopots. What did you find you had the most success with?
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AUTO anything is shit. You get out what you put in. the more you work on your garden the more it will produce for you. If you assume what it needs and follow feeding charts you'll be in a merciful position to the feeding chart, extremely tragic thing to do. You should always use something you can dose based off EC for the plant size and understand your plant enough where you don't fry it or starve it.. Its trial and error. Auto anything is junk and you wont get the results you want with automation. The extra care is what makes it a better quality and more enjoyable product.
 
Fishbulb

Fishbulb

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In flower I just add this to my res and let the plant grow no mulch just in the Res
40ml of canna a&b
1ml per litre moonshine
2ml per litre big bud
1-2ml of rock resonator
10ml silica
Two fist fulls of Epsom salts
1ml per litre cal mag
 
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Charc

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Fishbulb said:
In flower I just add this to my res and let the plant grow no mulch just in the Res
40ml of canna a&b
1ml per litre moonshine
2ml per litre big bud
1-2ml of rock resonator
10ml silica
Two fist fulls of Epsom salts
1ml per litre cal mag
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How big is your res? tryna put this to use for myself :D
 
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Charc

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I'm starting 24 autopots with Pindstrup substrate today, journaling everything so I will keep everyone is this thread posted. My first time with autopots so I'm not necessarily concerned about making mistakes and learning along the way. If you have any feedback or suggestions, please send it my way.
 
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