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Nice for sure Chuckeye , I have had the Cail. Snow auto before It was good and tasty too ![Blunt :blunt: :blunt:](/community/styles/420style/smilies/acigar.gif)
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Maybe something to secure a SIP 20 feet up in a tree.Not sure .
im sure something will come up
Already sorted that oneMaybe something to secure a SIP 20 feet up in a tree.
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I used purple cow indicanja LOS this go around with a cal mag supplement for most of this grow by itselfWhat soil/nutes are you guys running in your SIPs. Im currently using Sohum living soil but I want to look into making my own living soil so I can always have it on hand.
Is that one of the water only type soils?I used purple cow indicanja LOS this go around with a cal mag supplement for most of this grow by itself
Yes. I didnt even ph it but the earthbox came with some lime which acts like a ph bufferIs that one of the water only type soils?
I’ve been researching the coots recipe. The sohum I’m using isn’t always in stock. I’ll look into the purple cowYes. I didnt even ph it but the earthbox came with some lime which acts like a ph buffer
its really about whether you've already wetted the soil. If you put relatively dry soil in I recommend at least half filling and monitoring. These first fills will disappear quickly not because the plant uses it but because the soil is absorbing the water and trying to reach its moisture equilibrium. I like to presoak my SIPs with a full rez, when unplanted, and I'll often add more microbe tea at this point and add mulch or cover with plastic.I hope I didn’t put too much. It didn’t overflow lol
Thanks for the response. I have a mini sip going for my photo plant. I didn’t want to transplant my auto because last time I stunted it so I started it in the earth boxits really about whether you've already wetted the soil. If you put relatively dry soil in I recommend at least half filling and monitoring. These first fills will disappear quickly not because the plant uses it but because the soil is absorbing the water and trying to reach its moisture equilibrium. I like to presoak my SIPs with a full rez, when unplanted, and I'll often add more microbe tea at this point and add mulch or cover with plastic.
In your scenario I see you're top watering while a baby, which is fine. Nick's point about helping that tap root by bottom-watering only is good advice and you certainly could take it from here going forward.
Either way and (mostly) unrelated, you will likely experience a growth stall soon as the wetter-than-usual-SIP requires the plant to grow certain types of roots that it doesn't grow when under the traditional deluge and drought traditional container growing regime.
Don't worry, after approx two weeks your plant will suddenly start to grow so fast that it will catch up and blow past any trad. container grow started at the same time under otherwise identical conditions. It's pretty fun to watch.
We have developed methods for evading this, "stall" and I recommend looking into miniSIPs before your next round. Your SIP looks great, congratulations and, again, welcome to the family!
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I run LOS soil from True Living Organics, The Rev.What soil/nutes are you guys running in your SIPs. Im currently using Sohum living soil but I want to look into making my own living soil so I can always have it on hand.
Don't worry, after approx two weeks your plant will suddenly start to grow so fast that it will catch up and blow past any trad. container grow started at the same time under otherwise identical conditions. It's pretty fun to watch.
I disagree, to a point. I won't say one method is 'better' than another. I will say one method gives better growth. In my experience:That's a pretty bold statement! Sure it's not down to watering frequency and technique? SIP is a last resort measure in my book and I would never say it's better than any other growing method? It's how they're implemented that decide the results and one way is not better than the other if both are done and operated correctly?
I’ll check the book outI run LOS soil from True Living Organics, The Rev.
That hydro has greater yield is pretty self explanatory, but that's mostly down to higher mineral bio-availability and higher cation exchange rate growing with mineral salts.I disagree, to a point. I won't say one method is 'better' than another. I will say one method gives better growth. In my experience:
Hydro > Coco > SIP > Hand-watered soil
The first three of these give the plant nutrients+air all the time. Normal soil does not, and needs a wet-dry cycle to properly build roots. All other things being equal, the SIP will have better/stronger growth than a traditional hand-watered soil container.
I have little experience in coco so I'll agree its hydro. But SIP is not far from those hydro/soilless mediums, especially compared to the wet-dry cycle in most soil grows.That hydro has greater yield is pretty self explanatory, but that's mostly down to higher mineral bio-availability and higher cation exchange rate growing with mineral salts.
The main problem I see is you put coir in an own category when it should be hydro in practice and operation? I'm happy to compete against anyone growing in DWC with any soilless medium. For me the results are the same growing in soilless(ie peat, coir, perlite), the main differences for me are automation and ease of operation.
Cheers!