Looking at her now she is a little droopy and going back in my GJ she has been for a while. I’m going to cut back for a couple of days and see how she responds. CL
The Everything SWICK Club: 2023 And Beyond
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I remember that wick now. Did you get the capillary action going reliably when you prepped the pot? Was the plant watered in? If you water from the top and it meets the water from the sub-irrigation, that should initiate the capillary action, am I right? So if your wick was working optimally, in theory you'd be set. Maybe add some wicks and hold back on the top watering for a while. What do you think?I measured with a wood probe and it wasn’t wicking enough. I was only getting a little moisture about an inch from the bottom so I top watered it a little. I’m using a piece of braided fabric from a shopping bag handle about 5” long and it is @ the very bottom of the soil. CL
I can’t add more wicks without having to remove the plant. Idk I’m first gonna layoff top watering and see how she responds. CL
Capillary action was tested and performed good but the wick moved too far down when I was adding soil. I should have started over placing it higher up but didn’t know if it would work the way it was n went with it. CL
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I'm hoping that the wick works now when there is no water from the top and the plant is feeding more.Capillary action was tested and performed good but the wick moved too far down when I was adding soil. I should have started over placing it higher up but didn’t know if it would work the way it was n went with it. CL
ReservoirDog
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"My God, he's solved the moisture and fertility challenges with one elegant innovation! Namely, Hansel and Gretle's guillotined heads in a bucket."
Hey @CL , I managed to suppress making that sick joke when you originally posted this pic, but I caved after seeing it again today.... lol (Sorry, not sorry)
If you ever author a dedicated thread or publish a book illustrating your, 'choices'
, you might consider calling it,"Something Wicking This Way Comes"
FYI, the development and publication of novel methods have, traditionally, conferred naming privileges to the author. So, given the whole, ''town-square execution at dawn" aesthetic you've got goin' on, may I suggest,
"The Antionette Method"
or
"French Braid Technique"
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Hey Cap, how's she looking?Capillary action was tested and performed good but the wick moved too far down when I was adding soil. I should have started over placing it higher up but didn’t know if it would work the way it was n went with it. CL
How's she taking the water now?
Thought I'd drop by with a little SWICK experiment I did on a recent clone, just for y'all's edification!
I started with a clone that had rooted in a cup of perlite with only 1" of water at the bottom and the stem just above the water (so kinda like a SWICK right off the plant). This was one with the fewest roots:
At @Azimuth's suggestion, I put about 1.5" of perlite in a cup with a hole 1" up to maintain the air gap:
And then I planted the clone in soil above that:
It was only bottom-watered through the hole in the side:
And it did just as well as the ones that were planted in straight soil, and probably better since the others were three-to-a-cup. Here it is when it was needing water 2x a day:
Here are the roots once I shook off the perlite, which are much thicker than the ones that were in soil:
I decided to convert it to a regular soil plant, so I compacted all those loose roots and replanted it in a regular solo cup:
And 5 days later, they looked like this:
That's crazy root growth! Compare that to the roots from the regular soil clone that got replanted on its own:
Not even close!
So how would I use this experience in my growing? Next time I'm cloning to flower a plant out (as opposed to creating another mother), I would absolutely 100% do this with the clone. I've never seen that kind of root growth on transplant before, and more roots equals more fruits!
Disclaimer: I have no idea what would have happened if I had transplanted this to a bigger SWICK, but vegging and flowering in a SWICK doesn't really work with my grow method.
Hope that helps someone.
I started with a clone that had rooted in a cup of perlite with only 1" of water at the bottom and the stem just above the water (so kinda like a SWICK right off the plant). This was one with the fewest roots:
At @Azimuth's suggestion, I put about 1.5" of perlite in a cup with a hole 1" up to maintain the air gap:
And then I planted the clone in soil above that:
It was only bottom-watered through the hole in the side:
And it did just as well as the ones that were planted in straight soil, and probably better since the others were three-to-a-cup. Here it is when it was needing water 2x a day:
Here are the roots once I shook off the perlite, which are much thicker than the ones that were in soil:
I decided to convert it to a regular soil plant, so I compacted all those loose roots and replanted it in a regular solo cup:
And 5 days later, they looked like this:
That's crazy root growth! Compare that to the roots from the regular soil clone that got replanted on its own:
Not even close!
So how would I use this experience in my growing? Next time I'm cloning to flower a plant out (as opposed to creating another mother), I would absolutely 100% do this with the clone. I've never seen that kind of root growth on transplant before, and more roots equals more fruits!
Disclaimer: I have no idea what would have happened if I had transplanted this to a bigger SWICK, but vegging and flowering in a SWICK doesn't really work with my grow method.
Hope that helps someone.
The wick moved too far down so I 86d it and top feed now. CLHey Cap, how's she looking?
swicking up 20-50% strength @Prescription Blend and not a bad leaf. No topping, just a little LST to the main cola.
Soaked it from the top today with a light microbes/kelp tea to do a pre droughting 7th week feed/flush. I thought it might be a good idea do a feed to runoff since I've been feeding synthetics via wicking. We shall see.
Barneys Banana Punch 7 weeks
and this is my Widow from seeds I made from a 41st gen clone. I only got a dozen seeds, but it seems to resemble the original more than any of the previous soso attempts at making seeds of her. I didn't veg her very long because the plant is normally very stretchy. No topping here either. Fed PB the same way.
Soaked it from the top today with a light microbes/kelp tea to do a pre droughting 7th week feed/flush. I thought it might be a good idea do a feed to runoff since I've been feeding synthetics via wicking. We shall see.
Barneys Banana Punch 7 weeks
and this is my Widow from seeds I made from a 41st gen clone. I only got a dozen seeds, but it seems to resemble the original more than any of the previous soso attempts at making seeds of her. I didn't veg her very long because the plant is normally very stretchy. No topping here either. Fed PB the same way.
Good thing all your pics are fictional because no way that frost is real!swicking up 20-50% strength @Prescription Blend and not a bad leaf. No topping, just a little LST to the main cola.
Soaked it from the top today with a light microbes/kelp tea to do a pre droughting 7th week feed/flush. I thought it might be a good idea do a feed to runoff since I've been feeding synthetics via wicking. We shall see.
Barneys Banana Punch 7 weeks
ReservoirDog
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Wow HH, that banana punch is both frosty and chonky!!!
Me likes- Is that auto or photoperiod?
Me likes- Is that auto or photoperiod?
Thanks 013, photoperiod
Apologies for the greatly delayed reply, weather has changed so it’s busy season!
Thanks HH, I still have very limited success with autos but photoperiods are my jam! Yup I’m going to order some Banana Punch beans
Thanks HH, I still have very limited success with autos but photoperiods are my jam! Yup I’m going to order some Banana Punch beans
I harvested two swicks last week and was surprised to find so few roots in the 7g bags with such healthy plants. 
The root ball was bigger in the 2g plastic pot.
The root ball was bigger in the 2g plastic pot.
I've found with the bottom watering systems the plant will grow what it needs for roots and no more since they don't have to go looking for water.
But, since we are growing for flowers and not roots, as long as what's above ground is doing its thing, the lack of what we usually see for roots in a wet/dry cycle plant doesn't really apply.
But, since we are growing for flowers and not roots, as long as what's above ground is doing its thing, the lack of what we usually see for roots in a wet/dry cycle plant doesn't really apply.
ReservoirDog
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True dat.
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That Rx Blend is amazing stuff. Amazing. Warning, don't read the ingredients unless you're already good to pull the trigger! I am living in total envy still and I read it, like, three-four months ago. Just can't get over the amazing sources they pull from, and there are at least two sources each for NPK and Cal, and Mag, if memory serves. I've long held that this multi-source approach is some seriously Renaissance Sh()t... but someone coming along and putting it in a bottle kind of totally blows my mind. That sort of creativity deserves financial success, I hope they've found it.
PS, So I've met two people locally, as in, in-person, who are really struggling with the AC Infinity wicking trays. I was asked for a rec and advised to turf them and go buy some City Pickers, or make a DIY SIP, but can anyone recommend a different, commercial, SWICK product? Otherwise, I figured perlite beds with softpots on top if they are deadset on SWICKING?
PS, So I've met two people locally, as in, in-person, who are really struggling with the AC Infinity wicking trays. I was asked for a rec and advised to turf them and go buy some City Pickers, or make a DIY SIP, but can anyone recommend a different, commercial, SWICK product? Otherwise, I figured perlite beds with softpots on top if they are deadset on SWICKING?
Haven't posted here in a while but my perlite SWICK is kicking ass and taking names! The 5 Killer Cookies went into a solo SWICK on May 3 and was only top watered once.
Day 1 (click here to see how it was built):
1 gallon upcan day 24 (click here to see how it was built):
Today on day 33:
It's drinking 24oz a day and is ready for transplant. I was going to move it into a 5 gallon SIP bucket but now I'm thinking of building a 5 gallon SWICK!
Carmen for putting this thread together and spreading the word.
Day 1 (click here to see how it was built):
1 gallon upcan day 24 (click here to see how it was built):
Today on day 33:
It's drinking 24oz a day and is ready for transplant. I was going to move it into a 5 gallon SIP bucket but now I'm thinking of building a 5 gallon SWICK!
Carmen for putting this thread together and spreading the word.