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When I started my first grow I used a combo of rockwool and hydroton. I was almost completely unsuccessful at cloning with rockwool (see the journal in my signature). I ended up going with an aero-cloner (no problem getting clones to root in the aero-cloner) and pots of hydroton. I just bury the...

If you are running a flood/drain system you should not be flooding the rockwool at all. Flood to about 1/2 inch below the cubes. Once you have your system setup this way you can water from 3 to 6 times per lights on. The reason to water so many times is that the hydroton wont hold much water...

You shouldn't be flooding the cube at all. Set your system to flood up to about 1/2 inch below the rockwool cubes (assuming you are using hydroton under the rockwool). Once you have the flood level down you can then flood the tray as many times during lights on as you like (generally 4-6...

Looks like overwatering to me. Is there a rockwool cube below the hydroton seen in the picture? Are you using a dripper system or ebb/flow? What is your watering schedule?

Thanks!! :blsmoke: I have my cloner set to run 15min on 15min off - been working great. Those clones were in the aerocloner for 15days total.

Well, after a very long wait I have finally finished with my first grow!! :clap: I had some luck along the way (all the seeds I started turned out to be female) and some difficulties (rooting clones using rockwool). I'm still fighting a heat issue in my flower room, but otherwise I feel I...

I've been harvesting a plant every other day now. Just trying to see how much of a difference there is day to day. The dryer seems to be doing it's job quite well thusfar, though I don't yet know how it works with a full load. My normal connection has been dry for a week now, so I've been...

It's hard to tell for sure from the picture, but it kinda appears that the rockwool at the base of the plant is quite wet. You don't want your water to soak the rockwool cubes as they will hold the water for a very long time. Make sure to keep the flood level about 1/2 inch below your rockwool...

Thanks for your input! I'm "at work" too, but nobody I work with has a chance of seeing what I'm looking at since I'm working from home :bigjoint:

My plants were started from seeds on October 31st 2008. I had a ton of trouble cloning using rockwool, but once I switched to an aerocloner things got much better. I have noticed that the rockwool seems to be a place where mold and other non-desireable gunk will collect. Part of my issue is that...

Things have been progressing nicely, so I decided to take a plant on the early side (for future reference). The first 4 pictures attached are of the first plant I chose. This plant didn't have the "at least 50% amber hairs" which is why I say it was early. Any comments on how I trimmed it...

Excellent write up - totally takes the mystery outta fimming bongsmilie

Thanks! I have to say the Mr Green video was what gave me the guts to give this growing thing a try, but the people on RIU have really helped get me to where I am today.

I run my dripper 4x per lights on (just upped it from 3x per lights on) for 15min each time. I'm currently running my veg room w/18hrs of lights on (helps with heat issues from the flower side), and have the last dripper run set for an hour before lights out.

I'm happy to report that things seem to be progressing along nicely. :bigjoint: The 3 taller plants in the full table pictures are the ones that replaced 3 of the original plants. These 3 were put in 2 weeks after the rest. I guess that pretty well illustrates what happens when you put clones...

Welcome back Al! I can't tell ya how many times I've been through your various threads as my grow has progressed. You're an invaluable source of help - thanks :hug:

Note to self taken! Congrats on getting those tough bitches to root :hump: I had tried scraping my clones when I was using rockwool, but it didn't get me anywhere. I haven't tried to scrape any since getting the cloner - I'll have to try some on my next batch and see if I notice a...

Things seem to be progressing quite nicely. The 3 plants I introduced to the flower side late are now starting to show flowers :) They will likely spend a little more time in there than the rest, but no big whoop. 2 of the new mothers are starting to show some good signs, but one is a...

Veg side is 26" Deep x 44" Wide x 71" Tall Flower side is 26" Deep x 48" Wide x 71" Tall It's a largish closet in the basement - insulated it and made it a grow room :) I'm dreaming of the day I have the issue of not knowing what to do with all my weed :hump: ...for now I'm just happy...

LMAO - That's quite the comparison :lol: