Grow Mediums 9 Ladies in AutoPots with Coco & Mega Crop

[MrOldBoy]

Today is
Dec, 30, 2019 The final Total was 448 grams

1 - FAST BUDS: LSD-25 was chopped Nov 22, 2019 ... dry weight was 25 grams
2 - FAST BUDS: BLACKBERRY KUSH was chopped Nov 22, 2019 ... dry weight was 28 grams
3 - FAST BUDS: GORILLA GLUE was chopped on Dec 11, 2019 ... dry weight was 48 grams
4 - DUTCH PASSION: CRITICAL ORANGE ... dry weight was 45 grams
5 - DUTCH PASSION: CINDERELLA JACK ... dry weight was 199 grams
6 - DUTCH PASSION: MAZAR ... dry weight was 106 grams
7 - SWEET SEEDS: UNKNOWN (from a mixed seed packet of 10) ... dry weight was 21 grams
8 - SWEET SEEDS: UNKNOWN (from a mixed seed packet of 10) ... dry weight was 59 grams
9 - DINAFEM: DINAMED CBD was chopped Nov 26, 2019 ... dry weight was 11 grams

Everyone have a safe New Year.

Super happy for you, nicely done - too manage all those different varieties is not easy ..... Good Job

Looks like Dutch Passion produced best with Fast Buds being the most consistent yield ......

Thanks for sharing!

 

[NickyC]

What is your medium /ratio?
Have you seen a comparison grow on air domes vs no air domes?

Are the fabric pots better than the square have you seen a comparison grow?

 

[Nosias]

What is your medium /ratio?
Have you seen a comparison grow on air domes vs no air domes?

Are the fabric pots better than the square have you seen a comparison grow?

I use only coco. Nothing else. I have always used the air domes so I have not tried without them. Some say it makes no difference. It is up to you on your style of growing. I feel for me at 5000 feet they can only help. I have only used auto pot system. I am away alot so I needed a system that could go on working for up to 9 days without me being there. I am LAZY and get it simple.

 

[NickyC]

I use only coco. Nothing else. I have always used the air domes so I have not tried without them. Some say it makes no difference. It is up to you on your style of growing. I feel for me at 5000 feet they can only help. I have only used auto pot system. I am away alot so I needed a system that could go on working for up to 9 days without me being there. I am LAZY and get it simple.

Thank you for the reply.
I hear you, I'm away for 2-3 weeks at a time and trying to make it a minimal chore of the wifey.
I'm going to try 70/30 coco (building 4 plant setup tomorw seeds are in jiffy starters waiting to sprout) because I heard straight coco can lead to PH problems dono why thought had to talk with alot of people running autopots it seems so far , without air domes, in 5gallon fabric pots.
As you said I've heard some say air domes make no difference but I think it would depend on plastic vs fabric although now you bring up a great point altitude. I'm at 2800ft above sea level, so I may benefit from them but I may not.
First I will try pebbles vs no pebbles in the bottoms. So only one variable at a time.

Do you have a circ pump in a timer? Or do you just stir the the Res? I have a 100L, second size up, flexi tank that I'll be using and I imagine you have experience in this area with larger thank "stock" reservoirs.
Also how do you PH? Do you hold it at 5.8? Or do you let it swing from some lower ratio to some higher ratio? Until I can get an auto PH controller/doser 2 years down the road lol.
This will be my first non soil grow so your input is greatly appreciated

 

[idiopathic neuropathy]

@NickyC Presently on my 4th grow with autopots.
I have used 100% coco, 30/70, 50/50. I prefer adding perlite at higher ratios which i believe allows more aeration- i dont add
Air domes.

Do you have a circ pump in a timer? NO

I have a 100L, second size up, flexi tank that I'll be using and I imagine you have experience in this area with larger thank "stock" reservoirs. No experience with flexi.

Also how do you PH? Mix nutes and ph in separate container, let sit overnight , then ph again to the value i want, then dump in res.

Do you hold it at 5.8? No

Or do you let it swing from some lower ratio to some higher ratio? Let it swing.

 

[NickyC]

What ratio do you let it swing from?

I going to make a post for my grow so tap into that if you want

 

[Death The Cultivator]

What ratio do you let it swing from?

I going to make a post for my grow so tap into that if you want

5.8-6.2 is the swing I let my coco take but growers have had good results with a 6.0 the whole grow

 

[idiopathic neuropathy]

What ratio do you let it swing from?

I going to make a post for my grow so tap into that if you want

I start the tank @5.7 and in a day or 2 or 3 it will increase to ~6.2 or 6.3 or 6.4, by which time repelnish with a few more gallons back to 5.7 or 5.8.
If i am going away for a week. I will top off the tank and ph to @5.8 since more nutes in the tank will effect less creep-up and when i return the tank is - 6.3ish.
Without getting into the physics/science you will get less creep with a fuller tank.
******note this is with gh flora series****
I have used a few other nute companies and prefer GH, although i dont like their business policies. But that's another story
for another day.

 

[ReNN]

@Nosias Good job on the grow dude. How did you end up liking the Cinderella jack smoke wise?

 

[Nosias]

@Nosias Good job on the grow dude. How did you end up like the Cinderella jack smoke wise?

Thank you. The - DUTCH PASSION: CINDERELLA JACK is for me an outstanding smoke. I use a pax3 for my vape and she never lets me down. A clear head and body stone that keeps on giving for some time. I got 7 qts from her so she will be around my tent rotation from here on out.