Lestie's Adventures with Water Works

[Celeste]

aw, gee whiz guys

*blushes*

pix tonite!

[hayze21]

Yes she is.................

[Al B. Fuct]

Can't wait for the next pix, Lestie. Looks fantabulous!

One question about your watering system- you're using airstones in your (very cleverly recycled dogfood box) reservoir, but how full is the rez? I guess I'm asking is your grow is classifiable as aero or DWC. If the water level is really low, it sounds like aero.

I'm looking to get rid of the rockwool floc I use in my grow- and aero looks like the way forward. I just need to work out how best to do it for a grow the size of mine... aero for 92 plants in flower will be a bit of a mechanical challenge!

[Celeste]

hi al! thanx so much

this is a dwc, i try not to let the res drop too low. however, it does act as an aero as well. ie, these clones were rooted in this system. i kept the res low, and the bubbles splashed the netpots, creating a realy nice environment for roots.

i have, use, and love a little homemade aerocloner, but i think it's way too high maintenance for a full grow. this dwc is working great for me though, and i think i'll stick to it, as it's just so straightforward! water and bubbles, nothing else. no timers, lines, etc, just water in a bucket

hope you stick around, the next 7-8 weeks should be filled with excitement in this thread!

love, lestie

ps, i loathe rockwool, hate it hate it hate it!!!!!! i root my clones directly in medium. i'm going to try germing beans in gravel.... so keep an eye out for that thread in the future.

[hydrocannabis]

holy fucken AAAAAAAAAAA. your plants look fn great as hell. I hope they R female. cuz you would get a LOT of budssss.

[hydrocannabis]

oo yah I also wanted to say you R funny.

you said: yeah, it's gonna take over, eat the small dogs, prolly the neighbors cat too... yep, don't let your kid go to lestie's house, they might not come back. yessir....

lol lol lol lol.

[Al B. Fuct]

hi al! thanx so much

this is a dwc, i try not to let the res drop too low. however, it does act as an aero as well. ie, these clones were rooted in this system. i kept the res low, and the bubbles splashed the netpots, creating a realy nice environment for roots.

It would, too. I've seen aero based on water pumps that force water through sprayers. I think the way you're doing it is far superior, especially from a reliability standpoint. Water sprayers can clog from little tiny bits of gack and grit or dried nutes on the spray nozzle, where your air system makes a finer, highly oxygenated nute mist without the possibility of sprayer clogs. If I do aero, it'll be similar to your system.

i have, use, and love a little homemade aerocloner, but i think it's way too high maintenance for a full grow. this dwc is working great for me though, and i think i'll stick to it, as it's just so straightforward! water and bubbles, nothing else. no timers, lines, etc, just water in a bucket

Yep, easy peasy! You can add little extras to your system (particularly useful if you build more buckets) like some lawn irrigation valves and whatnot to make tank changes easier, but the basic concept is rock solid.

I like rockwool cubes for cloning because they make easy keeping the root tip environment consistently correct and thus yield quick rooting clones. The rockwool is pretty irrelevant after you get a good spray of roots.

hope you stick around, the next 7-8 weeks should be filled with excitement in this thread!

Hey, you bet. Wouldn't miss a minute. Your results are gonna be impressive, but it's not down to luck. You've worked hard to understand the science and it's paying off. Way to go.

ps, i loathe rockwool, hate it hate it hate it!!!!!! i root my clones directly in medium. i'm going to try germing beans in gravel.... so keep an eye out for that thread in the future.

I could do without buying and disposing of the stuff, but I like the ability to move potted plants around in the op. DWC & aero systems tend to fix the plant in place as there's no medium to support the roots if you want to move them around.

If you use gravel, do you avoid limestone? Seems like that would drive the pH up. Sandstone river gravel or marble chips sounds like the thing, but you clearly have worked it out so far!

Great work so far!

[LOC NAR on probation]

Man what a bush. I will certainly keep an eye on this grow.

Peace and good luck. Can't wait to see the turn out.

[Celeste]

ok guys, here's more pix!!!

[Celeste]

hi hc! lol, yes, they are female, all three are clones from a dg mother plant of my friend.

hi loc nar!!! where've you been hiding? haven't seen you in forever!! please do keep an eye on me, i may need it

love, lestie