Grow Mediums AFN Communal Autopot Test Summer 2018

[lunarman]

Your words not mine Sir.

I didn't suggest any special treatment or behind the scenes knowledge. I was trying to imply that perhaps, there could have been some specific recruitment in the sub forum for growers with proven skills. It likely correlates more with the amount of time I spend on the forum in general, that I was not aware of such a sponsored event with devices I was using.

Baloney dude. you said it, not me. Don't shoot the guy who is on your side bro. That's crazy.

 

[lunarman]

I think the point of the this grow is to show what can be done the first time we use the pots.

What I said was that has already be done to death on this board. There are 8500 posts on the autpots board. Many of them are from threads about a persons first time using the product. Or first posts are questions from people considering the product, then they buy it and come back and post a grow journal. Its been done to death bro. If you honestly think we need 12 new test threads on new autopot first time usages, when we already have lots of this, then maybe I suck at explaining this. What we really need, and autopots should be thinking about this instead of sending out 12 1-pot kits out to 12 people is get some of the others here who know the base products testing out some of the other products that might be great but don't have much press on the net yet. Like coco mats, Aquabox, Smart Pots, Easy2Propogate etc. That is what they should be thinking about IMO.

 

[Proph]

Everyone has a point. But keep in mind that new members join everyday. New members who have never seen autopots grow autoflowers.. Or canna in general.. Just because we all knew about autopots and have either used them or have seen their results, doesnt mean it should stop there. Testing should be wide spread.. It should include new autopot users, experienced users, autos, photo periods, soil, coco, nutes, no nutes, air domes, no airlines ect. Which is what this testing will cover. Im sure many others have done the exact same thing without the word "test" in front of it.

The more vendors that come aboard, the more the opportunities arise to get more types of test products to more people. The fact that Autopots as a company, is officially on board and supporting AFN, is a huge plus! Hopefully the pioneers stick around and share their knowledge. That is really what AFN is about.

 

[Dichoti]

I know I've asked before, But alas, being a stoner has led me to forget the answers I got first time round... How does one get on as a cannazone tier tester again? I'd love to test the autopots to see the difference in growth between those and what I can normally get.

 

[lunarman]

I know I've asked before, But alas, being a stoner has led me to forget the answers I got first time round... How does one get on as a cannazone tier tester again? I'd love to test the autopots to see the difference in growth between those and what I can normally get.

I doubt you'll notice any growth difference in a test but I could be wrong. Autopots on their own don't add much to the quality of what you are growing IMO. If you take 2 15 liter pots and one is regular and one is autopots and you take the same cutting and grow it out I just cant see there being any difference. What autopots do is make watering easier for the grower. And maybe easier is just part of it. The aquavalve and the wicking action in effect means watering is more consistent with autopots. Would that in itself make your plants better? Maybe. But is it mind blowing? I doubt it. Maybe if you suck really badly at hand watering in the first place.

I bought autopots when I realized I was overwatering early on in my growing. They did the job. And I can go away for days and not worry about watering.

This is right off the home page of their site. There is not one mention of their product making growth any better than what you already do.

 

[Ripper]

Dude, I have no idea what this has to do with the discussion.

Out of curiosity are younus My airdromes?

 

[lunarman]

You said we all got 1 pot systems. I was pointing out that it wasn’t the case.

1 pot systems are the model or type of autopots. They usually come in a boxed kit with 4 of them. There were or still are other autopots that have two pots per tray. So I am thinking everyone got the 1-pot kits and the quantity you get could very from 1 to 100 or more really.

Did you all get the 1-pots?

 

[Son of Hobbes]

It would seem to me, that those who have been using (and supporting) autopots for the past 18 months in my case, years in other cases; maybe should have been aware of the sponsored grows??. Look at the success in the sub forum devoted to these devices, if you like, it's how I learned about autopots.

I am interested but I've been to this show. I've watched @Hansbricks, @pop22, @Nosias, @HemiSync and many others, including yours truly, experience the ups/downs and magnificent harvests these "watering devices" have delivered. I'll save other opinions for my own ears but having spent hundreds on autopots and accompanying supplies, my journals stand as a testament to what autopots can do so this is sort of redundant.

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Just curious what value having advanced knowledge about the sponsored testing adds? I don't see any value in knowing that. But I would like to comment on what you said but on a different spin.

I have found Autopots to be really fantastic at after sales support over the last year or so I've used their products. From the CEO Jason on down the team they have been stellar. And they know I was growing weed too, which I heard they did not support well earlier.

@pop22 says he's glad to seem them finally on board. I have my doubts they will really be on board at AFN like I would hope to see. Like very active participation on posting on the sub board they are basically paying money to use. They have not to date. Hoping I am wrong and they do come on board in that way instead of not being here at all. And I would prefer to see them have some of their other product sent to "non testers" who already have their products and know the products well. Like send an XL tray and fabric smart pot to someone who knows regular autopots well and can do a good job of testing it out and explaining any differences to us. Like yourself for example. I'd pay to see that happen or something like that happen rather than 12 new autopot test threads that will likely just tell us what we all already know about autopots. I mean really, the autopot testing has been done to death already on AFN. It just wasn't sponsored. Its really just too late to do something like this IMO. This sort of mass sponsored testing is really more ideal for NEW products/vendors, not for stuff that is already well done and documented.

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Your words not mine Sir.

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I didn't suggest any special treatment or behind the scenes knowledge. I was trying to imply that perhaps, there could have been some specific recruitment in the sub forum for growers with proven skills. It likely correlates more with the amount of time I spend on the forum in general, that I was not aware of such a sponsored event with devices I was using.​

What's up with the negativity here fellas?

For starters, we created the autopots years ago out of response of the community. YOU the growers, asked us so many times about creating a forum just for autopot growing, that we complied and did it up without even asking Autopots and enthusiasts just started posting up. Nobody has ever gotten anything for free from them before from here (not to my knowledge anyways.) I paid for my autopots out of pocket, from Amazon. I recently met Dan Gulliver, one of the sales guys with Autopots at a cannabis trade show and told him about the forum (and how we had an autopots sub-forum already,) and we had a laugh about it and he said they were a lot more lax about cannabis and wanted to donate some kit to our testers (our nearly 3 year long testing program we've been running, maybe you guys missed the boat on what all these vendors are doing here?) and that's where we sit. We asked growers if they wanted to test them out (from our test team,) and they said "sure."

Dan also came on for an interview and we talked about using autopots, took questions from YOU the growers, and advised on ways to be successful with them.

So yes, after years of giving them free forum space (because the growers of AFN wanted it,) we talked them into come on officially, and in lieu of paying us for their forum for the requested time period (and yes, we do take payment from vendors for forum space; server bills, security, upgrades, add-on's, and everything in-between unfortunately don't run or get paid by hopes, dreams, and unicorn farts (and gentlemen, I assure you, I have hoped; I have dreamed; I have chased unicorns with a vacuum. Money is the only accepted form of payment by our collectors,) instead they donated a rather generous amount of kit to our test growers (people that don't work for AFN, people I've never met, people that aren't on my payroll or anyone else I assure you lol,) and that's where we sit.
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So if it wasn't explained properly I do apologize, but there are no tricks, no wizardry, no conjurations. Just growers getting some product they may or may not have tried before and posting in a big group thread.

As far as joining the test team, all testers are chosen based off journals for starters. We're working on a set of criteria and rules for members to apply for testing seeds and the like with our various vendors, and I would certainly encourage you guys/gals as growers to apply. Things take time tough guys, patience is a bit of a virtue on a cannabis forum.

So let's all chill, let's burn one down. I think things were maybe not explained well enough that caused a few of these reactions, so no harm, no foul. And let's grow on.​

 

[Ripper]

1 pot systems are the model or type of autopots. They usually come in a boxed kit with 4 of them. There were or still are other autopots that have two pots per tray. So I am thinking everyone got the 1-pot kits and the quantity you get could very from 1 to 100 or more really.

Did you all get the 1-pots?

I ghave t one reservoir and 6 pots.

 

[lunarman]

Out of curiosity are younus My airdromes?

I do use airdomes. You could experiment with those for years probably. From what substrate you use with them. To how much air you run from a pump in to them. I am for the first time doing an 8 autopot grow and I think 3 of the pots don't have an airdome. I am not "testing" air vs no air in anyway but from a general overview I don't see the non air domed pots making growth lesser than with airdomes. I'm not sold on airdomes yet, but will continue to use and at some point I'll try a more controlled test with them. But again, I think you need to use cuttings/clones for this type of test, not beans, and I don't do cuttings ever.