Auto-Pot System

[animal]

Sounds like you were trying to grow a pure sativa there bud. If it was still stretching in week 4 of flower I'd say its more likely thats genetics rather than grow conditions. Once you get a nice indoor strain going in there it should be a totally different story.

[Hanky]

I was looking at auto-pots today. Has anyone tried adding an airstone in the pot base? Seems to me that it could only help.

[animal]

Sounds like a good idea to me you'd just need to check the medium was still wicking water.

[Hanky]

I think a short bubble stone each side of the smart valve would keep things moving around and oxygenated. Not too close or the bubbles may effect the valve or float.

 

When I looked at them, the way the nute mix just sits there stagnating was the only thing I didn't like.

[animal]

OK I get what you mean now. You're right it would probably help. But having an airstone or a powerhead in the res. is not essential I've found. Try a grow without an airstone in your res and I'd be surprised if you notice any difference. Whenever you check it just give it a stir with your truncheon

 

I think its one of those things that sounds good in theory so everyone does it, but in practice it doesn't make a lot of difference whether you do it or not.

[cray-zay-one]

heres a pic of the strain i grew indoors thats currently outdoors, planted it like at the start of winter just as a experiment as i had a spare clone, tipped it at its 3rd branch and here it is:

 

this is totally off topic, but its supposed to be a pure sativa hawian.. by the look of it

how much longer do you think it has to go? thx

[cray-zay-one]

check it today, far from big buds.. but the smell was nice subtle but very nice thing is covered with trichs, wish i had a dig cam!

[animal]

by the look of it how much longer do you think it has to go? thx

 

A fair while I'd say.

[cray-zay-one]

i dwarfed this plant to stay small, its been outside for like 6 months.. this is the longest flowering strain ive ever seen (also grown it indoors)

[Gazza2001au]

heres a cheap hydro system only down side is the pump vibrating i used this system a few years back under a 175w MH the plant was NL clone the growth rate was amazing! needed to top up the water every 2 days but if it wasnt so noisy i would use it again