Grow Mediums Mom's AutoCob, AutoPot, AutoMazar, MegaCrop Grow :-)

[MassMom]

I think they’re loving it too. They look awesome. The “reading of the plants” technique — bit of a learning curve there too eh? I’ve got a bunch of seedlings I recently started, right away one of them bolts for the cob, the thing is almost 6 inches tall, so i drop the cob and fry the babies —- LOL!!!

SEE, they tell you what you want, you give it to them, and it gets messed up! Just like with real kids.


Yeah, I am like Helen Kellar trying to "read my plants".

 

[davisgirl]

SEE, they tell you what you want, you give it to them, and it gets messed up! Just like with real kids.


Yeah, I am like Helen Kellar trying to "read my plants".

Oh no I’d better not start with the HK jokes.

 

[HemiSync]

SEE, they tell you what you want, you give it to them, and it gets messed up! Just like with real kids.


Yeah, I am like Helen Kellar trying to "read my plants".

So run your fingers along the leaves and read the bumps.

You should be ok with the SC. It’s just added carbs and vitamins without any N in it so it would be hard to overdo.

 

[bushmasterar15]

@MassMom I do the megacrop at 2 grams per gallon up to week 3 then bump up to 3 grams for the first reservoir fill, after that it's 4 grams all the way till harvest for me. As for the sweet candy from start to finish I just stay at 1 gram per gallon.

 

[MassMom]

3/12/19
DAY 17

Today the ladies went "Uptown" baby!

Ladies went from under their T5 light in the veg tent to under (3) BigSm0's Auto-Cobs in the big girls tent. (cobs are 32" above ladies) Tent temp 80.

They are currently sitting in the Auto-Pot bases, but only lady [HASHTAG]#3[/HASHTAG] is on the res. I will bottom water the other two ladies for a while just until I know everything will be all right. (I will be just pouring water into the bases by hand.) I have never put anything but my 15L Auto-Pots in the bases so I am a little nervous. These are only 1gallon and much smaller (but I did make sure the bottoms have lots of holes to be able to wick)
Yes, [HASHTAG]#3[/HASHTAG] is my guinea pig! Poor baby.

In the res went 1gallon RO water, 2grams Mega Crop, 1/4 teaspoon Sweet Candy, and 1ml Hydro-guard. pH'd to 6.0. I opened up the flow valve on the res, the flow valve on #3's aquavalve, nothing exploded, (ha ha) and all seems great for now!

I learned something from my past grows. It is a great idea to have a flow control valve on the res (start/stop flow), and then have one on each aqua-valve so you can start or stop flow to each individual pot. One thing I have noticed. I always have to "mark" where that little darn arrow is because I can never see it. Is my valve on or off?? So I mark mine with a little bit of white or red paint. Why dont the manufactures do this in the first place?

 

[HighnDry]

3/12/19
DAY 17

Today the ladies went "Uptown" baby!

Ladies went from under their T5 light in the veg tent to under (3) BigSm0's Auto-Cobs in the big girls tent. (cobs are 32" above ladies) Tent temp 80.


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They are currently sitting in the Auto-Pot bases, but only lady [HASHTAG]#3[/HASHTAG] is on the res. I will bottom water the other two ladies for a while just until I know everything will be all right. I have never put anything but my 15L Auto-Pots in the bases so I am a little nervous. Yes, [HASHTAG]#3[/HASHTAG] is my guinea pig! Poor baby.

In the res went 1gallon RO water, 2grams Mega Crop, 1/4 teaspoon Sweet Candy, and 1ml Hydro-guard. I opened up the flow valve, nothing exploded (ha ha) and all seems great for now!

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Nice looking setup

 

[lunarman]

mom, I use 4.5 grams/gallon of MC starting at day 4. And 1 gram of Sweet Candy. Yours are looking great, but I worry you're not feeding them enough. We all hate to see autos slow down during veg period. They are going to drink and feed more every day now too. So don't be shy. At this stage I think you need to ramp it up. I know the mantra less is more applies to many aspects of this thing we do, but less can also be devastating to autos that have a very limited growth period.

Also what about calmag?

Are you planning on doing the LST stuff I shared with you? Now is about the time to start.

Good to see you got the autocobs fired up and the big tent environment setup underway. Neat, clean, organized!

 

[lunarman]

Meant to also say you're feeding is well below what the GL calculator says to use, isn't it? If true, I think you are batshit crazy to underfeed like that. :smoking:

 

[MassMom]

Thats because I am batshit crazy!

Wow time flies....I didnt even check the calculator, doh!!!...I will mix up a bit more and put it in the res. I was told that cal mag is awesome in the new MC2 and I shouldnt need. You think maybe I should nip in bud and just add? (I said "nip in bud"...ha ha)

 

[MassMom]

Nice looking setup

Thank you High N Dry! Welcome to moms always changing, blonde moment, roller coaster ride!!
You will definitely learn what NOT to do here.