One thing I do wonder about though is whether or not an end dry-cycle would benefit. Drought cycling is supposed to increase trichome stress I believe, so denying a plant in the end of its life for a day ... two... then hacK? idk, just wonder sometimes.
Yeah a lot of those things sound fairly sensible to me. Some guys stab the plant through the trunk for the same reason. I think if we asume the thc etc is a defence mechanism of sorts then i see no reason why it wouldnt be good to stress them out. Bound to be a propper study on it somewhere actually. It is fairly common practice sort of.
I’m doing this with my auto Bruce, I have no control to measure against so really it’s pointless but I’m giving a go anyway lol.
Out of those 4 i wonder how many if any have actually tried not overfeeding and skipping the flush. I started out flushing with bottled nutes and nobody could convince me to not flush because thats how i was shown. Once i actually gave not flushing a shot i realised how wrong I had been.
I used to think weed was different from anything else I had ever grown in the garden, I was even crazy enough to pay stupid high prices because “this is hydro, man”. What a difference a little knowledge makes. The only thing that I’ve done different with watering in the garden is restricting water during the end of maturity with Cantaloupes so the melon wouldn’t be saturated and I’m still even experimenting with that.
Doubt it..the industry doesn't want people growing good flower. They need them to fail so they go looking to buy more products to try and improve their grow.
Good sized containers, A little extra veg time and good lighting and of course a well constructed organic soil based on high-quality living compost and there’s no reason whatsoever you can’t do the same. A combination of a dialed in organic soil and quality lighting can absolutely and positively keep up with hydroponic gardening. j
Flushing agent is nutrient scam. The nutrient company I use has like 7 or 8 bottles. Not 20 like AN or Bot.
What do you mean by “real soil”? I haven't grown in a bit now but took peat out of the equation once I built up a stockpile of rich leaf mold. The last few years my indoor potting soil was constructed from items exclusively harvested from my property and the results were wonderful. j
Even 7-8 seems like alot? Wouldn't a bottle grower really just need a veg and bloom fertilizer? Just wondering - and good to see you @Sade j
They have to make a micro to protect iron chelate chemical makeup. Apparently phosphate can make iron chelate inert and plant not able to extract.