I've seen people use aloe or yucca, or you can buy a comercially available wetting agent. It reduces the surface tension of the water, in escense making water wetter. It can help when your soil gets hydrophobic from getting too dry. You could also try watering slower, bottom watering, or sticking a skewer into the pot a few dozen times to make new pathways for the water. How much water is your 3g pot taking before runoff?
If I’m not mistaken don’t fabric bags/ pots airprune? CL
excellent job with the gorilla clone!Here's a group shot of my other 4 gals.
And this lil' lady is the other "RUNTZ PUNCH" grown in a 3 gal. Fabric Pot. She's starting to look pretty good to me.
Yeah, She's drooping slightly. She was thirsty. All better now.
This here is.... Let's call it "CHERRY ON TOP #1". This is one of the plants that got Neemed right after a Trim. She seems to be recovering pretty well.... compared to the other one.
OK, so here is "CHERRY ON TOP #2" Yeah, she's #2 alright. Looks more like a head of lettuce than weed.... lol.
Oh well, I guess I learned not to put neem on a fresh cut plant.
And let's not forget that "PLATINUM GORRILLA" clone my friend gave me. She's no longer looking yellow & sickly.
And this concludes today's newscast. See ya soon !
I did the up-pot to the 5 gallon bag & no .... it was not rootbound. Soil wasn't very compact either as it was crumbling apart.
I don't really like reusing my grow bags anyway. Now if they are the heavy duty Tan Geo Pots... that's a different story.
Yes. Wasn't rootbound. Soil is just drying way fast.If I’m not mistaken don’t fabric bags/ pots airprune? CL
Yeah, she looks a little better than when I got her. I up-potted her tonight to a 2 gal. plastic pot. Planning to flip to flower in the next 7 - 10 days so might as well have everything in a decent size pot for the size the plant will end up.
5-6 20 oz. Cups.
What you're doing is SWICK... not SIP. Similar, but not the same thing. I've never used a wick, so can't really be of help there.
I usually pour in a 20 oz. cup at a time. Let the soil soak that up & then add another cup & keep repeating till I get run off. Still probably takes under 5 min., but haven't really seen water coming out the sides of the bag. The bags get damp as the soil sucks up the water though.
Yes, I know Emilya's stuff very well. She was my grow tutor 6 years ago on another site. She's the one who brought me to 420Mag. She's very good at what she does (Organic Grows). I still turn to her when all else fails. She always seems to know what the issue is.
Hey Buzz, you should check out @Carmen Ray's The everything Swick club thread, they got most of the swicking questions answered there.
Nice and green, beautifully done.Time to update what's going on with my "RUNTZ PUNCH" in my DIY 12 Gal. SIP grown under the Fabulous @ViparSpectra KS5000 Super Bright LED Grow Light.
Today, I removed the 3 sticks I was using for LST & all my tie downs. Trimmed the lil' lady up some & redid the LST.
The res was completely empty to my surprise. I just filled it Thursday night & it holds at least 2 - 2.5 gallons. It was Bone Dry. You could hear the float hit the bottom loud & clear. I'll be connecting the External Reservoir when I flip to 12/12 because she is probably going to drink one helluva lot !
I'm currently feeding her at 5 gr. per gal. That's just strong enough to cause the very slightest of Tip Burn. Yes, I do this on purpose as it tells me she is taking up the maximum amount of nutes she can handle.
Anyways, I'm pretty comfortable with her size as far as diameter goes. Didn't get the perfect shape I was hoping for, but still not too bad. One bottom branch just didn't want to grow & the side with the fill tube is growing slower than the other 3 sides. Never the less, I still think this girl could end up my biggest yielder to date. She looks to me to have the potential.
Now let's see how long it takes to grow about another 10" - 12" in height. Then I'll flip her to 12/12. I'm trying to plan the flip so she'll be 3.5 - 4' tall when harvested.
Everything has gone quite well this grow with @InTheShed nute calculations. I sure hope things continue this good during Flower. "Fingers Crossed".... lol.
OK, OK, I'll quit rambling & post the damned pics already.
Hi BuzzzD. The size and composition of the wick will indeed impact the moisture levels. It can be a bit fiddly to start with while you figure out the optimal wick size, number and type. That will come from experimenting until you nail the sweet spot. Do come and look at the thread on Swicking. It is in my signature. There is a lot of useful info and people with experience to answer questions.
Hi Buds. Slice the piece of aloe vera laterally, squeeze the gel out and dilute... I can't remember the correct dilution. This is a very good wetting agent so no need for commercial varieties. Use as drench for wetting.
@Azimuth does all kinds of stuff (KNF) with plants. Maybe he knows the dilution rate.
Thank you & the KS5000 is doing a very nice job also.Nice and green, beautifully done.
