crazy-mental
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the plants are 2 1/2 foot, should i use a pot 2 times the ones im using?. with lots of holes?.
P.P.P. x Blueberry x Sativa.(Full gro with pics)
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jamiemichelle
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I will try that today! Thats Nat! You are the greatest!!!Try to use these settings and get about 10 cm away from your plants and angle the camera up slightly so the flash doesn't fire directly onto your bud.
A,f4.0,1/125,-2.0,iso64,flash on,auto focus on,10mp,wide angle off.
natmoon
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The baskets that i am using are 11.5" x 11.5" across and 8" deep,they have 36 holes per square inch,so it would be unviable to drill that many holes.
These baskets are 1.79 at B&Q.
If you cant get one then any aeration you can give is better than none of course.
I would recommend that you use a pot of about this kind of size for a big plant with many tops.
You can grow small plants with small pots but not big multi headed ones.
I have many little plants that i like to call my eighth plants dotted around the cupboard in little coffee cup pots.
I figure the lights are on so i may as well use the space up,but even the small plants don't go to much on the small pots.
Thanks for taking a look in dude it is appreciated
natmoon
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Hopefully those settings will help you get some better close ups
#1accordfamily
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i bought an airbasket from walmart i like ti so far. it is also the first to need watering
very very nice job
very very nice job
natmoon
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Cool thanks for trusting in my ideas.
Really if you break it down though there is nothing in the idea that can harm the plant,extra air,extra drainage,less soil compression and if you add the pump and the sponge directly underneath the main rootball it will give a constant supply of air to the roots so you have to worry less about over watering problems.
I have been flushing mine through with clean water,i think this may be necessary every 4 weeks or so in case of any nute buildup in the sponge.
You should leech any soil at least once during flowering imo anyway.
Hope it works out for you,i will click on your link in a minute and take a look
natmoon
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The basically protrude about half an inch at most in some places and then recede back into the soil after they notice the light.
So a basic answer is that the light stops them
bwinn27
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cool i dident know that lol. thanks natmoonThe basically protrude about half an inch at most in some places and then recede back into the soil after they notice the light.
So a basic answer is that the light stops them
natmoon
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Its unnecessary really,an extra cost and you would restrict airflow by doing it,albeit not by a lot,but roots can poke through concrete if they want to,eventually lol.
They recede very quickly and i have not found it to be a problem so far.
The colas you can see on that plant are currently 29" long for the biggest one and if it was an indica i would be cutting it down in about 18-20+ days so roots protruding badly will never be an issue in the time frame for an indica and i am only 38 days in on the hybrid in the basket which is obviously sativa dominant and will go up to 70+ days easily i would have thought.
But so far even though i have 12 colas on that large plant no roots are sticking out of the pot.
natmoon
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Yeah man it was a good thought.
I always explain everything fully as its is peoples dreams and weed in the balance and i don't want to be at fault if at all possible,didn't mean it to sound like i was ranting lol.
I to was worried that roots would stick out at first but it just really hasn't been a problem,at this moment in time i can see about 3 root tips barely and they are back off into the soil again lol
natmoon
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I made a mistake on the soil mix proportions and i have only just noticed it.Ok heres the info and pics from the new potting idea.
For all i know this has already been done by someone else,if it has i haven't seen it.
Anyway heres all the gumpfh in case you want to try it for yourself
Everything that i used and why.
Ok so i am loving a plant that only gives small yields,so what do i do?
First cross it with a tall sativa that i know to be strong,take those seeds and grow them out and see whats the best and looks a bit lanky like a sativa but still smells like the pppxblueberry.
Take pots that are designed for water features and full of holes,one mini pond pump and a sponge,cut some holes in the pipe and slice the sponge in half to stop the soil and perlite blocking up the pipe.
Stuff the pipe into the sponge and place on the bottom of the pot.
Fill with a 70% soil and 30% perlite mix and a packet of water absorbing crystals.
Add one female plant,stick it under the light and you have an aero soil grow that should hopefully help these low yielding plants to give huge buds and grow more quickly.
Thats about it really in basic terms.
I will answer any specific questions as best as i can for anyone that wants to ask them.
I have never done this before so i am not recommending it and it may suck so stay tuned and check the pics to see how it goes.
If you want to try it right now by all means do so but don't blame me if it gives poor results.
I see no reason why it will give bad results but you never know
Pics may not have come out in the correct order as i wanted them to but i cannot be assed to re-sort 29 pictures html code.
I have amended the original mistake and highlighted it as i can no longer edit this post.
It should have read " Fill with a 70% soil and 30% perlite mix and a packet of water absorbing crystals."
nowstopwhining
Too many brownies
Sorry if you already said this but where do you get the baskets from?
I cant find them.
I cant find them.
#1accordfamily
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i just used the basket on its own.
walmart is where i got mine
walmart is where i got mine
natmoon
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I got mine from B&Q,don't forget i am English lol.Sorry if you already said this but where do you get the baskets from?
I cant find them.
I don't know where you would get them from where you live if your not in England.
Heres is a link to an online site that sells them but it is also English but you can use the data to search for them in your area
Aquatics Online UK - Aquarium Supplies, Pond, Pumps, Filters, and liners -Pond Planting Baskets & Accessories
Fine Mesh Planting Baskets : no need for Hessian inserts as small mesh is designed to prevent washing out of pond soil
Approximate outer dimensions are as follows :
Small Square Lily Basket : 19 x 19 x 9cms
Medium Square Lily Basket : 23 x 23 x 13cms
Large Square Lily Basket : 27 x 27 x 19cms
Small Square Lily Basket 19cm £0.51 Medium Square Lily Basket 23cm £0.92 Large Square Lily Basket 27cm £1.13
nowstopwhining
Too many brownies
Just ordered two 12 in baskets and A bag of PRO-MIX potting soil.
Pro mix is the best soil around
I should get some great plants with the air baskets and the pro-mix.
Pro mix is the best soil around
I should get some great plants with the air baskets and the pro-mix.