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Roots?
Dutch Passion Daiquiri Lime. Day 97, harvest day. As I've written previously, only wish I would
have been able to do the full 420 treatment on her. I don't have enough experience to guess
dry weight, but she's obviously been a big success. Interestingly, most of her roots were in the drain bin,
under 1/2" slices of rockwool. I have a plan, next grow, to reduce the number of cubes in the tower,
and use a larger drain bin with my rockwool layer -- an ad hoc 'slab'. Thanks again to 420 and others
for their help with growing this way. It's a total winner. I have some 'first year player' observations,
and learning experiences, that I will post later, to possibly help anyone who embarks on the 420 journey.
have been able to do the full 420 treatment on her. I don't have enough experience to guess
dry weight, but she's obviously been a big success. Interestingly, most of her roots were in the drain bin,
under 1/2" slices of rockwool. I have a plan, next grow, to reduce the number of cubes in the tower,
and use a larger drain bin with my rockwool layer -- an ad hoc 'slab'. Thanks again to 420 and others
for their help with growing this way. It's a total winner. I have some 'first year player' observations,
and learning experiences, that I will post later, to possibly help anyone who embarks on the 420 journey.
Is she an auto or photo?
Keep up with the grow until after your stretch.So, the renovation is over and I’m going to 12/12 at lastI switched to Maxi grow, bloom, and hyper bloom a couple of weeks ago. I ran out of Terra Aquatica Tripart and wanted to try the Maxi line. I would say it’s much cleaner when mixing.
Do I switch to Maxi Bloom on day one of 12/12 or mix grow and bloom for the stretch? I read that it’s a very stretchy strain. And for Maxi Hyper Bloom add it in week 5-6 and finish with Maxi Bloom? The flowering time is 8 weeks. Thank you for any guidance guys
Happy to know the pics are helpful.
Wow! That is one big bud!!!
She sure fattened up since the last time you showed her. Curious to know what she weighed.
Looks like a couple pounds.
Nice!!!
You grew some huge colas @Mongoose. Some of them actually look like the shape of baseball bats! Lol
. Doing wonders with those 4x4” cubes my friend. Glad the 420 method is working for you. 
With the 420 Method, does the shape, combination/configuration of the cubes, matts, etc. , the way they are stacked/interfaced, matter, or is it the total volume that matters? Such as is there a difference using a cube vs. non-cube with the same volume?
Is it recommended (or not) to allow the roots to massively grow into the reservoir (or "drain bin" as shown above)? Or is it better to say wrap or sit the base on a root-stopping fabric/geotextile, or elevate the base (other than when bottom feeding) so the roots there air prune?
Is it recommended (or not) to allow the roots to massively grow into the reservoir (or "drain bin" as shown above)? Or is it better to say wrap or sit the base on a root-stopping fabric/geotextile, or elevate the base (other than when bottom feeding) so the roots there air prune?
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Is she an auto or photo?
Keep up with the grow until after your stretch.
Happy to know the pics are helpful.
Wow! That is one big bud!!!
She sure fattened up since the last time you showed her. Curious to know what she weighed.
Looks like a couple pounds.
Nice!!!
You grew some huge colas @Mongoose. Some of them actually look like the shape of baseball bats! Lol
Volume is important when growing in soil but not so much with top fed hydro. IMO the frequent fertigation is what helps extend veg time and grow big plants, I’ve grown large autos in Grodan 4x4” cubes, Grodan 6x6” Hugo blocks and also 2 gallon bags of coco but the THC Bomb from Bomb Seeds was my highest yielding auto so far and she was grown in my 6x9” Hugo configuration. I currently have 2 monster autos that I just scrogged out in their own 3x3’ tents that would be a good comparison, one is growing in Hugo blocks (324cu in) and the other in a 2 gallon (462cu in) plastic grow bag filled with Cloud Coir coco.
I like to keep my roots enclosed in a container or in a block myself. Easier to move the plants around and less to deal with.
Looking good @Anabolic Crackhead!
I would hold off on the full strip. She’s short in stature and getting plenty of light so I would just keep those top sites exposed with selective defoliation and leaf tucking for now.
I think Autopotamus mentioned pot size in one of his recent YouTube channel videos -- that he's found that pot size, with AutoPots, doesn't make a big difference ... That he can get the same results from a ~2 gallon pot of coco as a ~4 gallon pot. Something like that. Who knows, but I suspect that optimized fertigation, from the top, or the bottom, changes the balance of 'more roots, more shoots'. I might play the adventurer with next grow: only one 4" cube, with my ad-hoc 1/2" slices in the drip tray, fertigate every hour for 5 mins, and see how that works out for me. I have found that letting the roots grow from the drip tray into the reservoir isn't necessarily a negative, the plants are at least OK with it, or maybe they like it, but how would I know for sure?
