An idea worth testing? Of Course - aerating soil water, just read it :)

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klipsh Reviewed by klipsh on 05-27-2013. An idea worth testing? Of Course - aerating soil water, just read it :) Ok, to set this up. As most do, I feed, water, feed, water, etc. And on feed days, once in a while, time would limit me, and I would not always be able to siphon out all of the runoff. The next day, the saucers would be dry as a bone. That evolved into doing it on purpose with a measured amount (half way full). So I decided one day to try a modified version of that. Problem one: standing water. Added a pump and a mist stone or three. I wanted to try a 2ft flexible misting tube, but those Rating: 5

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I started the flower stage at 18" tall. I also grew each plant to have only 3 or 4 main branches and pinched off all new branches until day one of flower, from there i have only taken off two branches that grew in unfavorable locations (center beneath main canopy). I decided to focus all bud growth to only the top of the plant from the beginning. My pruning method may have attributed to the initial stretching. But, the top of the main stems seem to have decent spacing. So maybe the pruning style really did make a difference. But I will keep my mind open to other possibilities. Always learning.



Oh, Another thing could be that I used Fox Farms soil which was very high nitrogen content, even when cut the run off measured in at 1700ppm. I have flushed until the runoff was down to ~400ppm. This may be another contributing factor.



I am also refining my nutrient table and I may be stressing them a little this way too, though the new growth since I have been mixing flower nutrients and after the high nitrogen flush, has been tremendous. Excellent shape and color. Pretty much everything that is new growth since day one of flower has been the best results so far for me.

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Day 12 - Took pics of the simplified version, took out the reservoir.

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some of the stems, same day

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Implementation - now I just need to wait for lights on to insert and drill bottom of the pots.

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Day 21 update, video

Hydro / Soil Hybrid flower update day 21 - unedited - YouTube
Hydro / Soil Hybrid flower update day 21 - unedited - YouTube

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Sorry, I had to re-upload the video, this one should work fine

Hydro / Soil Hybrid flower update day 21 unedited - YouTube