SIP Club - Getting Hydro/Coco Results In A Soil Based Medium
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sjb504
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Beautiful .. I think she is just finishing up. That's what happens to some of mine at the end sucking all that she can before she drops them..
Beautiful bud
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Beautiful bud
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Here is my latest SIP auto from @Herbies Seeds - GG#4 Auto. She got too big for the 32x60x80 perpetual auto tent and got moved over to her own 4x4 and scrogged. She's 43 days old and drinking over 5 liters/day from her res. I love these SIPs and so do these autos!
#vivosun #lovewhatyougrow
#vivosun #lovewhatyougrow
Pondwater
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i know its late but they like air gaps ? feels like throwing them cat balls in my soil now lolHigh All ! Here are the 4 ladies I'm growing in the 5 gal. Gro Buckets. I have 2 "Aurora Indica" plants (pic 1 & 3) & 2 "Cherry on Top" (pics 2 & 4) . The 2 Cherry on Top should be ready for harvest in about 2 weeks. The 2 Aurora's probably have 4-5 weeks left. All 4 of these girls are with just 5 weeks of Veg.
I'm getting ready to start 2 Auto flowers in SIP's this week so I cleaned out 2 of my buckets from the last grow. Thought I'd post a few pics of the root system. First off, I turned my buckets upside down to get the soil out; so the pics are upside down too. In this first pic you can see how the roots really concentrate right at the top of the res. You can see the thick band of roots. But as you can see the roots don't go down into the water res. for the most part.
In this next pic you can see where the roots grew down the side where the Air Gap is. They were about 1/2" thick.
A pic of the res with roots removed from the Air Gap side.
Got everything all washed up & ready to go. Now to get off my lazy ____ & get to planting.... lol.
Pondwater
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cant edit argh, online says use somany strings as a wick, as you dont want to over water it or it will over flow or be too wet ... got me thinking then is a net pot 5inch too big a foot ? should i be using string wicks ? am i overwatering by having a foot that big ?
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If you're running a SIP there's no need for strings, the soil will work fine. Strings are more of a Swick thing and there it is important to match the quantity of wicking material to size and growth rate of the plant.
Maritimer
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Did you call me Old? I could swear you did. Let me just tell you .... LOL
Hey all!It may be getting too cold at lights off all the leaves are shriveling or crispy dry to the touch or is it just a sign of finishing up ?!?i think environmental
Old Jarheads r mean jarheads
TerpsNThyme
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Any of you guys start autos in SIPs? If so how long do you top water before you let the reservoir do the work
TequilaSIPr
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Did i? No offense if i did my kids call me old all the time i tell them its a blessing lol
I start my autos in a 4" pot for the first two weeks, weighing them to see when they need water. Once they can drain that pot in 48 hours, they go into the SIP (usually around day# 15).
When I transplant them to the SIP I'll top water until it runs into the res. After that all feedings are in the res. Here's my latest, a Herbies Seeds GG#4 Auto in a 4x4!
TerpsNThyme
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Thanks for the response. I stunted my auto last time when I transplanted so I didn’t want to do that this time. I figure I’ll top water untilI start my autos in a 4" pot for the first two weeks, weighing them to see when they need water. Once they can drain that pot in 48 hours, they go into the SIP (usually around day# 15).
When I transplant them to the SIP I'll top water until it runs into the res. After that all feedings are in the res. Here's my latest, a Herbies Seeds GG#4 Auto in a 4x4!
It gets a few more nodes
TerpsNThyme
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Strawberry Nuggets Auto
Corn Syrup Photo
Corn Syrup Photo
TerpsNThyme
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Corn Syrup
TerpsNThyme
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Strawberry Nuggets Auto.
smokesbetter
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They look to have a good start
TerpsNThyme
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Yea I’m really impressed so far. The Mini SIP is working like a champ. Roots are filling in nicely
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Almost like cheating, eh?
TerpsNThyme
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It is pretty easy lolAlmost like cheating, eh?
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Easy, sure. But fantastic results from easy. Doesn't get much better than that!