The number one problem for new growers is over watering. You see, your plants roots need oxygen, and the way they get it is having the medium that they are in dry out a little. As the water leaves, air is pulled in to replace the water and your plants roots get to breath a little air. If this doesn't happen they literally 'drown', fall over, dead. This may be one area you wish to investigate.oh and the previous pics are from my last attempt to grow. just look how nice my past seedlings looked and then one day last week,i woke up and they all had collapsed and looked liked they were cooked
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kozmo
The number one problem for new growers is over watering. You see, your plants roots need oxygen, and the way they get it is having the medium that they are in dry out a little. As the water leaves, air is pulled in to replace the water and your plants roots get to breath a little air. If this doesn't happen they literally 'drown', fall over, dead. This may be one area you wish to investigate.
The heat mat heats the water in the medium. If the entire block is wet, the extra heat intended for the bottom of the roots is transferred all through the cube, now you have drowned cooked plants.
Is that what you had? Medium that was totally wet and warm with dead plants?
All of this belongs in Your Journal. We will help you, just get all of that together in one place, give details of what you did, especially your watering schedule. No nutes for the first two weeks. VV
Sure is, many outdoor growers use hydro. The use a drip system, drain to waste. Some mislabel it as a sprinkler system. Most use it for the lawn. If you have access to a hose with decent water close to your grow and electric available then it is possible. You can buy celenoid valves and Sprinkler Timers, even have some with a water mizer feature, so they don't run when it has rained. VV
What is the water temperature in your unit? Roots can sometimes gain a little color from the nutes, the questions is are the brown and slimy, or just a little discolored. Can you run your fingers down them without breaking them off? Lower leaves are sometimes shed by the plant, is this just happening at the bottom?
Water temps are 72-77, lower when ice is added. The roots have gotten a bit slimy, but they dont seem to break off (didn't pull 'em). It is just some lower leaves dying, but entire plant is droopy.What is the water temperature in your unit? Roots can sometimes gain a little color from the nutes, the questions is are the brown and slimy, or just a little discolored. Can you run your fingers down them without breaking them off? Lower leaves are sometimes shed by the plant, is this just happening at the bottom?
A picture of the whole plant may help? VV
You do have some issues there, water temp for one. I am not totally familiar with Bubbleponics. Slimy is the beginning of a problem. Check your self into a couple of Bubble Journals and ask someone using that system.
That is one sick set up, great job. I opened both of the videos, reminds me of the DirtBags post. I don't make it to many Master Growers Journals these days, I can tell I should.lol VV
This is a great source for DWC info...
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I'm doing the basic Ebb and Flow system its mostly hands off which is nice when your at work all the time. Anyhow I'm just starting with Two plants for now to see if the system works since i'm new to this whole thing and learning as I go. I build my own Ebb and Flow out of rubber made tubs and a water fountain pump, and a resevoir which I found at any local Indoor grow shop. Also got all the nutrients and whole set-up besides light for under probably $250-300. If all goes well I will step it up to 6-10 plants which will take more of an investment but if it yields alot then might be worth it. well here is my system and plants after 4 1/2 weeks.
I don't think that any watering problem hurt your plant. Could the problem be that she is 8 feet tall? How far is the light source from the lower leaves? If they are mostly shaded, or too far away, they will not last long.
Most growers veg their plants by giving 24 hours light, or 18 ON / 6 OFF.
That looks great, a nice start. You may want to cover any parts that get wet because algae will grow. Once the system is full of plants, you won't have to worry about it.
what strain are those?
It is impossible to figure out a plants genetics or strain from any tell tale signs. Need to know the mother and father and their genetics to get an idea of what the offspring will be. Even then certain traits get passed to some and not others.
