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Oak Grove, Mn

I am really liking your hydro setup. Very intriguing to me. I have to caution you...my results with clones is I can not get as developed root system with them as I can from a seed. If I see this correctly you have the clone in a coco pot that will eventually drop into a DWC solution. I am wondering how big the coco pot is. One of the problems with coco as a hydro substrate is calcium deficiency. Depending on how much of your root mass is in coco, you might want to increase the Ca ratio a bit. 30 gallons is a big area. I root bound in 5 gallons DWC. 13 gallons seems almost adequate. 30 gallons would be a dream.I am still hoping to get the details of Patrick Schenks 8 pound hydro grow..so far nothing..would love to know the nutrient ratios he was giving the plants. Keep it growing...the tech growers have not made their mark yet.

9/14/2018 9:00:14 PM

Lebanon, Oregon

Good feedback Bob. Hayden will make his mark. Innovation distinguishes between a leader and follower (Steve Jobs).

9/15/2018 12:00:34 AM

Western Massachusetts

Thanks Bob & Rick.

Bob, my plan to circumvent the root size issue is to ignore my first truss flowers and wait for a bigger root system. The actual water volume is around 26 gallons & the pot size for the plant is 2 gallons


Also - patrick used a go-grow hydroponic system in a and his pot sizes were 6.6 gallons (25L), with coco used as his soilless media. As for exact nutrients.. I can only guess.

9/15/2018 2:36:01 AM

Western Massachusetts

Ignore "in a"

9/15/2018 2:37:45 AM

Eastern Shore of VA

The future is bright with young growers.
I see big things for Hayden and Austin.
Lots of good topics on here lately.

9/15/2018 7:27:12 AM

Oak Grove, Mn

Hayden, do you have any picture of a go-grow hydroponic system. Doing a google search I keep getting different things to come up. One other problem that I had when trying to use coco over DWC is that the coco would eventually flush into the water tank. I could stop that with a screen, but then the roots could not get thru. I might give coco another chance this winter. Still have time to decide how to approach the winter grow season.

9/15/2018 11:16:27 AM

Western Massachusetts

All I know is that the system he used only ships to the UK. However, it's a fairly simple set up when you get down to it. I dont know how I feel about every plant getting the same nutrient ratios.. I may make my set up more personalized to each plant, some genetics or varieties may prefer more of one nutrient than another. I'm a big fan of reading the leaves and adjusting the nutrients accordingly

9/16/2018 2:10:53 PM