One man and his bush - 1 plant SCROG in Stealth Cab - Chocolate Berry

lilindian

lilindian

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POUND TOWN said:
so wait i never really researched air pots

how the hell does all the water/medium not come dripping out everywhere with all the holes in the sides of the pot
what is the concept behind why air pots work well
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These pots facilitate air pruning to eliminate root circling and promote explosive root growth. The unique material each pot is created from actively funnels outgrowing roots towards the air where they are pruned this then stimulates root branching and new root formation to increase overall root density and enhance nutrient uptake and plant performance. The roots either make it to the holes and are pruned, or are redirected back into the middle of the pot instead of circling around the edge. To put it simply they give u a much denser root mass, so u can grow a larger plant in a smaller pot!

I'll have to water carefully, i'm considering boxing up the sides of the airpot just to prevent any water that comes out the holes from going all over the place. Either that, or i might cut the bottom off a black bin bag and put the air pot inside, will stop water going everywhere and still allow plenty of air flow around the pot.
 
budbro18

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POUND TOWN said:
so wait i never really researched air pots

how the hell does all the water/medium not come dripping out everywhere with all the holes in the sides of the pot
what is the concept behind why air pots work well
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NUjNBKex0I

everything you need to know about air pots
ive only done 1 grow without them and will never use anything but them

Theyre like a hydro system but with all the turpines and forgivefullness of soil haha.

trust me once you buy some youll see the difference
 
budbro18

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machnak said:
Haha, awesome! Thanks for doing the work for me!
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No problem. I try so hard to spread the word of air pots.

Almost the growth rate of hydro, perfect for SOG, and all the flavors of organic soil/less growing.
theyre hard to over water due to design so theyre perfect for new growers to eliminate the threat of root rot.

transplanting is easy and causes no root damage.

and if you LST theyve already got holes in them to run wire/string.

therye flawless!!! haha
 
legallyflying

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You should capitalize almost when you say that they grow almost as fast as hydro. I highly suggest setting up a bubble bucket just to see how fast plants grow in DWC. If you put LOTS of air in the water it is amazing how fast they grow.
 
lilindian

lilindian

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budbro18 said:
No problem. I try so hard to spread the word of air pots.

Almost the growth rate of hydro, perfect for SOG, and all the flavors of organic soil/less growing.
theyre hard to over water due to design so theyre perfect for new growers to eliminate the threat of root rot.

transplanting is easy and causes no root damage.

and if you LST theyve already got holes in them to run wire/string.

therye flawless!!! haha
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Completely agree on the root rot, transplanting and LST'ing point u've made, I originally planned to use air pots throughout the grow. I was going to stack two 15L air pots on top of one another as i heard cannabis root systems prefer narrow deep pots as appose to wide shallow ones. When i went to buy the air-pots i got advised to just go with a 25L bucket if i were to do a scrog, so i did, dont think the guy realised i was doing a SCROG like this... Anyway here we are now....going back to the air pot

legallyflying said:
You should capitalize almost when you say that they grow almost as fast as hydro. I highly suggest setting up a bubble bucket just to see how fast plants grow in DWC. If you put LOTS of air in the water it is amazing how fast they grow.
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I plan to do this soon, waterfarm grow rates always interested me
 
lilindian

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  • She looks like she's making some sort of a recovery from her lock out saga, one things for sure, she's still growing strong, and there's been no slow down in her growth. I'm almost certain the yellowing has stopped spreading and she's slowly getting greener again as new growth does its thing.

  • Figured if i wasn't to be utilising the 2nd screen i wouldn't need the K'nex legs for the extra support. So i took em out to make more space.

  • Everyday i have a quick rummage through the canopy and i swear i keep finding new branches hiding underneath. Only today it really hit me how many bud sites i have per sq foot, tried to get a picture of quite a dense patch of heads.

  • Temps are pretty much 22C lights on 20C lights off, still pretty warm outside for this time of year.

  • Decided to stick a blue CFL in there today to mix up the colour spectrum a bit, decided this after i took the pics so u'll see it tmrw. Gona hang her vertically not horizontally. The main reason for this is the reduced heat dissipation directed at the plant. Its a small space so the CFL should make some sort of difference.

  • Tried lifting the pot again today, she now weighs half a ton. Getting there...



















Given this branch LOADS of room compared to the rest, i'm hoping she utilises this and grows into a massive cola. I might even let her have apical dominance later on. She'll also be pretty damn close to the CFL hanging.

vvvvv










Serious crowding!


 
legallyflying

legallyflying

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Keep foliar feeding till recovery is complete. Research micro nutes necessary for chlorophyll production to figure out what happened. Looking good though !
 
lilindian

lilindian

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legallyflying said:
Waterfarm schmarter farm. 5 gallon bucket, net pot and quality air pump.

Boom.
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Haha yeh well thats what i meant, when i say waterfarm i literally mean what u stated above.

I'm gona go and buy a flowering foilar feed tomorrow. Will continue with that until the buds are big enough to concern me. I actually think the yellowing leaves is another one of these blessings in disguise, means they'll fall off earlier and open up the canopy a bit half way through flowering for more light penetration and air circulation. By that time a whole new set of foliage will have grown for the plant to convert energy with.

I have an idea whats caused the yellowing. It's either the Canna Boost or Topmax thats not going down well with the veg nutes. This yellowing started the instant i fed her her week 2 flower mix. Gona have a look at the Canna feeding schedule to find out what i wasn't meant to mix together. If i dont find anything then its the topmax.

Maybe i'll cut out the veg nutes going to the soil and foilar feed those instead, and direct all flowering nutes to the roots. Can save money on the flowering foilar feed then. Only problem is the veg foilar feed smells of warm dry sick.....
 
forgetiwashere

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love this picture and love what your doing with that 1 bud. i think im really stoned right now but it kinda looks like that big bud in the corner is the main attraction and all the other buds are just crammed in waiting to watch the show. hmmm yep its time to back away from the bong
 
gingerbuddha

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forgetiwashere said:
love this picture and love what your doing with that 1 bud. i think im really stoned right now but it kinda looks like that big bud in the corner is the main attraction and all the other buds are just crammed in waiting to watch the show. hmmm yep its time to back away from the bong
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Bout time for me to hit the bong ;)
 
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