Enjoying my first Hydro grow ...

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Originally Posted by the image reaper

... I wish I had room to maintain her as a mother, she has shown outstanding stress resistance and heavy pre-flowering ... :smokin:

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You ever consider turning her into a bonsai mum?

mums

I'm doing it right now and it seems to be simple and effective.

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Originally Posted by Weedhound

Opie....that light thing is nothing. If you want to see something interesting put a ml/gallon of superthrive in a hydro setup with a some brand new seedlings. They actually PETRIFY. :eek: I''m not joking...you could put someone's eye out the hardened little taproot. :wtf:

Ps....I know reaper LOVES superthrive....:D

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Well I guess that's one way to make toothpicks.

I love SuperThrive as well, but I don't do more than 2 drops per gallon for clones, and 4 or 5 for young adults.

Reaper, Thanks! :thumbsup:

PC :smokin:

:wtf: an update ... I pulled the clone out of the hydroton yesterday, as one of my new seedlings was looking better ... out of curiosity, I tore open the rapidrooter plug ... the clone had no roots at all ... zero, zilch, it never even tried to root ... I can understand that OK, but the damned thing 'looked' fine ... it looked just like the day I put it in there (which is why I replaced it) some sort of suspended animation, I guess :D ... regardless, I found out I can't always be lucky , and luck has always been my 'ace in the hole' ... :jointsmile:

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Originally Posted by the image reaper

:wtf: an update ... I pulled the clone out of the hydroton yesterday, as one of my new seedlings was looking better ... out of curiosity, I tore open the rapidrooter plug ... the clone had no roots at all ... zero, zilch, it never even tried to root ... I can understand that OK, but the damned thing 'looked' fine ... it looked just like the day I put it in there (which is why I replaced it) some sort of suspended animation, I guess :D ... regardless, I found out I can't always be lucky , and luck has always been my 'ace in the hole' ... :jointsmile:

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Yeah, I completely understand. I've had the same thing happen before, so I always make sure the babes have a nice amout of roots started before placing them in the hydroton. It saves me the frustration of an uneven growth rate and canopy, kinda like my growth bubbler (I transition the cuttings from the rockwool cubes to the clay pebbles under CFL for a week or two) which seats six babes but has been taken over by two and the other four are fighting for light...

I also make darn tootin' that I can see plenty of visible roots before putting clones in their new homes, whether it's hydroton or soil.
You already know how much I love bark plugs so I won't belabor the issue.. :D

This looks great so far reap.

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Originally Posted by the image reaper

:wtf: an update ... I pulled the clone out of the hydroton yesterday, as one of my new seedlings was looking better ... out of curiosity, I tore open the rapidrooter plug ... the clone had no roots at all ... zero, zilch, it never even tried to root ... I can understand that OK, but the damned thing 'looked' fine ... it looked just like the day I put it in there (which is why I replaced it) some sort of suspended animation, I guess :D ... regardless, I found out I can't always be lucky , and luck has always been my 'ace in the hole' ... :jointsmile:

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lol i hear that."lucky"

little update: ... I vegged my 'Daddys Girl' for exactly 8 weeks, and switched to my 12/12 flowering cycle 7 days ago ... I'm getting the pH settled, getting more predictable for me, now, and the GH nutes seem to be doing fine ... my temps are great, but my humidity is high ... that will be fixed when I install my new vent (courtesy of xcrispi, thank you :thumbsup: ) ... I FIM'd her after the 5th internodes, and she responded with 3 growing tips, my 3-headed monster :wtf: ... in short, I am surprised at the rapid growth, it is even better than I would have suspected ... if this plant hadn't been light-bleached as a seedling, and almost died, I might be afraid to open the cabinet door ;) ... the CFL in the photo is one of those odor-neutralizing bulbs, red-spectrum, and they work well ... thanks for everyone's help, I'd be lost without it ... :jointsmile:

Looks great so far man ,
Can't wait to see budz . We went 12/12 the day after you did . :thumbsup:
The vent = comes around goes around bro. - no need for thanx .

A cpl. of Daddys Girl's are leaving monday for a tour of Alaska of all places . See how she grows in = to fukn' "Sibera" like conditions . LOL .
Holler Later
Crispi :jointsmile:

I always wanted to visit Alaska, makes me happy to at least know a couple of my 'children' will get to experience it :D