White Widow and Hindu Kush grow with Amazon system

[Ryder666]

Hey, whats happening?

Long time, no se

[Puffzter]

Well I have been having some serious problems getting clones to root in small enough RW cubes to fit the super small pots in the amazon and because of that I haven't switched 12/12 yet.

The ones that did root well early on are getting quite big already so I will have to switch to bloom very soon even if all 16 slots in the system are not occupied by rooted plants.

Puffzter

[GraSSy12]

just read all your logs and i have to say nice work lookin forward to seeing how they turn out. never have seen aeroponics at work. good luck

[Ryder666]

Okey, well thats no good news.. Hope you fix it!

I was gonna ask you what pH value you have in the water in your hydro system?

I've read that you had 5.8 i your last Coco grow, why so high?
I always read that 5.2 - 5.5 i recommended...?!

[SimonMakus]

Ryder - Nope, 5.5 - 6.1 is the range with 5.8 being perfect for optimum uptake in hydro mediums. I'm guessing he's using the same pH in his new aero system.

Puff - Great job, man! I just took a read through your coco log... Keep up the good work :thumbsup:

[redaaron]

subscribed! looks good!

[Puffzter]

Yes I keep 5.8 or as close to it as I can because it is pretty much in the middle of the optimal range.
If I have a period when I push really hard on nutes for some reason I might even go up a tad.

Now,
I am having problems with a few things with this grow.

The biggest problem is that it is REALLY hard to clone consistantly into small enough cubes to fit the system. If anyone has any ideas about how to solve this I will keep you red eyed around the clock whenever you get to Stockholm.

I have tried a few ways to clone but I can't seem to get consistant results in small enough cubes.

The other problem being keeping the temperature down in the root chambre but that I can solve quite easilly for next grow and I think that problem is gone as soon as I have an even and dense canopy shading the actual top of the Amazon system.

The plants I have well rooted are very healthy but I am reluctant to switch to 12/12 until I have a decent number rooted.

Puffzter

[GraSSy12]

ok you may have done this already but i always use rockwool in your case a 1inch square would do? in a mini greenhouse im sure you can get theme at most garden stores and cloneX G rooting agent 1\4 strenth flowering nutes
as needed you are skilled so you should figure out how much (not being a smart ass at all) btw i probably wont ever be in sweeden but just hope i can help.

[Puffzter]

Yeah I have done like that. I just don't get more than about 60% to root.
I think it's because the clones can only be stuck about an inch into the cubes as they are so small.
Before when I cloned directly into coco or into big cubes I never had any problems.

Guess the best thing to do would be to buy a good cloning machine tbh.
I clone in trays now.

Puffzter

[Ryder666]

Hi Puff!
I don't know how to PM you here, so I sent one on swecan.org
Just so you know...

Cheers