Grow Mediums Dr crippling Chocolate Orange auto + a Cookies Kush photo.

I finally drifted over to the hydro section and find this grow, it is moving along nicely now. Explosive growth really. I haven't had a hydro set up in years, yours is nicely organized. Do you aerate your rez?
 
I did see that you had an aeroponics set-up, I'm not familiar with that particular one. Even with a lot of roots in the air I always liked to aerate the rez and underneath each plant (10" airstones) with big honk'in air pump, I also used to titrate (slow feed) some hydrogen peroxide (40%) into my system but I don't know if anyone does that kind of thing anymore. Just because I used to do it doesn't mean it has any value nowadays. Every system has its ins/outs as to benefits versus cost versus yield etc.
 
Hi yes I have two air stones in each. Only use peroxide if I have problems. The aeroponics is the platinum aerostar system. Nice product I feel but I haven't got it going yet. Cutting clones to start some mothers off the cookies kush for it today probably. Got a little behind because me and dankmeaway went trout fishing Friday and it changed my schedule slightly. The platinum can be run as aero or top feed or with different tray ebb and flow. Looking forward to trying it out.

Happy Growing:greenthumb:
 
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Switched it to 12/12 for the photo Period cookies kush 5 days ago. She's fillings the scrog screen too fast. Lol The chocolate orange is doing great but the smell is taking over. It does smell of chocolate but also a little like shit too. It was pretty bad at week 3 but now more like chocolate. She didn't start showing hairs till yesterday. Another slow grower. The cookies really likes extra cal- mag she shows deficiency with out it. All in all doing great.


Happy Growing:greenthumb:
 

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Switched it 12/12 for the photo 5 days ago .Period cookies kush. She's fillings the scrog screen too fast. Lol The chocolate orange is doing great but the smell is taking over. It does smell of chocolate but also a little like shit too. It was pretty bad at week 3 but now more like chocolate. She didn't start showing hairs till yesterday. Another slow grower. The cookies really likes extra cal- mag she shows deficiency with out it. All in all doing great.


Happy Growing:greenthumb:
I see what you were saying allot of growth early the stretch will make monsters if it smell's like your ass at week 3 i can only imagine what it will be like in the late flower i will have to remember the cookies with the cal-mag remember my OG KUSH liked and needed the cal-mag maybe something in the kush that like's it.
 
holy.......!!!! they do grow fast in that hydro. man what monsters. how was the fishing?
The fishing was great. First trip this year. Health limiting most activities anymore. I caught a few but dankmeaway nailed them. He had waders and was able to get in the river. They had stocked trout a day before. Was a great day. We even topped it off with a seafood dinner on the home. Lol
 
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Here's the pics after the bending. Happy Growing:greenthumb:
Luv how it puts my pics at top after I thought they would be here
 
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And then there was one. My cookies kush plant has turned out to be a male. So much for the scrog and my clones. And after all that effort to control the height of the chocolate orange auto with my experiment. now I have plenty of room to bend away lol tent looks empty. Only had one of those seeds so I'm gonna pop DNA's 24K as the new mother and the narcotheropy auto ill pop right away in that utz container. The chocolate is a strong smelling strain. Hard to hide the smell now and I'm afraid what it's gonna be like on down the road lol. Hope she explodes now that she has both lights to feed her.
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Happy Growing:weed:
 
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