Grow Mediums changing horses...

[eggmansky]

...in the middle of the race...

Week 8 (week 4 bloom)

Where do i start? Tent, HPS 600, Co2, absolute PERFECT conditions. Drip recycler (coco in lieu of hydroton, bubble in rez) GH Water Bucket (modified). Auto white widow from Herbies.

installed Reverse Osmosis unit today. SWITCHED from General Hydro trio(w/roots, drip clean,) to Advanced Nutes pH balanced Connoisseur bloom.

Took awhile...but DIALED THIS FUCKER IN!!! Used some Si (silicone to raise pH) monitored rez bubbler and adjusted accordingly...

using 2/3 recommended nutes...gives the girl 500-700ppm and a FUCKING FINALLY STEADY 5.94 pH!!!!!!!!!!!

jury is STILL out tho...

NO DRUNK GARDENING!!!

 

[Roark]

Hell yeah what's up egggy! I'm in dude! No drunk gardening.

 

[eggmansky]

Hey Sir!
I'll be harvesting an experimental White Widow in a couple 'o weeks...starving her now...she should be decent, 5-6 oz. Had some prollems along the way with coco/drip recycle/Water Bucket. HUGE, immediate swings in pH. I've READ, READ, READ til my eyes BLED, BLED, BLED looking for the WHY. Thought it was CAL/MAG...nope. Thought it was CO2 (at 1500ppm)...a little. RO water versus tap(bubbled)...same pH swings.... Tried pH 'Perfect', Advanced Nutes...what a crock 'o shit! After inspecting the ENTIRE system...I'm going to assume that I need to change all my water lines, as they have developed an unsightly gunky build-up. I STILL don't have a definitive solution, however, I have learned A GREAT DEAL! (and hafta get new glasses too!). The AN nutes stained the roots in the rez and the 'Bloom A' solution had chunks 'o shit in it which clogged the drip system even with 'Drip-Clean'. Using the AN nutes for my extensive 'OTHER' plants and flowers and they Love it!

Germinating a Northern Lights right in the coco at this moment as another experiment...just to see if it'll take without a Rapid Rooter...wish me luck!