RootMaker Pot Study
SPOILER ALERT
Lots of Data
You may want to skip the Start and just
take note of the RED and BLUE ARROWS,
along with the Dry Cycle Times.
Starting to see PATTERNS as the liquid weight
is being USED up. Looks to be very easy to Judge
how long I can let roots search before next dunk.
Using RED and BLUE arrows as trending FLAGS.
Down RED arrows
indicate the plant
roots are on the search.
Base Line Weights
Round = 1 gal RootMaker Pot weighs 4.6 oz
Square =1 gal RootMaker Pot weighs 5.6 oz
Round 1g filled with pro-mix,
Filled Dry 23.7 oz
Square 1g filled with pro-mix,
Filled Dry 23.7 oz
(Square pot is shorter and thicker, so the Round pot
holds an the extra oz of soil, I assume)
Dry weight = 23.7 oz
Cup of water = 8.0 oz
TARGET WEIGHT @ Start 31.5 to 35.5 oz
(1 to 1.5 cups liquid weight in pot)
Below are the daily Liquid Weight Loss numbers.
Note how it is very clear when the plants roots have used up the available water in there area,
This is indicated by the RED DOWN arrows, during this time the roots are searching.
This chart also gives me a daily picture of the plants progress. I want to see continued increase in uptake.
I suspect once daily watering has begun the plants will stall. Hoping this will be a good indicator of EXACTLY
when this happening, and should be able to prepare/plan in advance the GE / TP / H20 Cycle I want to adjust to
ROUND (GDP)
/\ = Pot is Loosing MORE Liquid Weight
\/ = Pot is Loosing LESS Liquid weight (roots cant find it, searching)
July 12/13 Germination Dunk clear H2O
25th = 47.9
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26th = 46.6
- 1.3 /\
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27th = 43.3
- 3.3 /\
............44.3 After
1.0 oz Dribble
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28th = 44.6
+ 0.3 \/ ???????
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29th = 43.6
- 1.0 \/
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30th = 42.7
- 0.9 \/
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31st = 41.8
- 0.9 =
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AUGUST
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1st = 40.8
- 1.0 /\=
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2nd = 39.8
- 1.0 =
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.............21 Days since Germination dunk
3rd = 38.9
- 0.9 \/
...........78.6 after TP DUNK @ 21 Days from last
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Removed 2nd outside pot that was being used
to protect inner pot from cool mist humidifier.
APPARENTLY that slows drying considerably
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4th = 74.2
- 4.4 /\
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5th = 70.4
- 3.8 \/
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6th = 66.3
- 4.1 /\
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7th = 62.1
- 4.2 /\
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8th = 57.6
- 4.5 /\
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9th = 53.7
- 3.9 \/
............55.2 After 1.5 oz Dribble
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10th = 50.7
- 4.5 /\
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11th = 46.5
- 4.2 \/
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12th = 42.0
- 4.5 /\
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13th = 38.0
- 4.0 \/
............80.1 after H2O DUNK @
10 Days from Last
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14th = 74.5
- 5.6 /\
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15th = 68.4
- 6.1 /\
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16th = 60.7
- 7.7 /\
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17th = 51.7
- 9.0 /\
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18th = 43.5
- 8.2 \/
............45.5 After 2.0 oz Dribble
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19th = 37.9
- 7.6 \/
............80.2 after GE DUNK @
6 Days from Last
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20th = 71.4
- 8.8 /\
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21st = 61.3
- 10.1 /\
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22nd = 50.9
- 10.4 /\
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23rd = 37.9
- 13.0 /\
.............78.1 after H20 DUNK @
4 Days from Last
38 days from pop
23 days Veg
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NEXT DUNK tonight @ 3 DAYS from last
May try and delay an extra day for roots to search more