Well Tac the rocks are totally reusable. IF you clean them properly. I used this rocks like 8 months ago so they weathered outside in a barrel for least 6 months, and they all have been screened and rinsed with a weak bleach. I guess if you have a ready place to throw old hydron, it's not that they are so expensive. It's more a space issue. And really there isn't alot to do with the old stuff as far as other by uses from it. I see people using it as a ground cover or trail borders. But yes you can do it.
SS this is my first go with SLH. I hear its a stretcher. We'll have to see. I have the room if it does, but, I want to try a 4X4 unit under a 600 watter. Maybe SOG it. I guess like all growers we adapt. We grow to the allotted space even tho the 'Old Lady' said enough.
Speaking of which,,, I have a pretty little girl called Power Kush, she might get mad calling her little, she is over 5'. I guess shes a young woman. She's been alittle root bound in a smaller pot with the thoughts of keeping her from touching the top of the greenhouse. Last year I had some problems with a Jack the Ripper plant. It ripped all rite, got to much a problem, last year. She was over 8' and spread more than I could hope to reach wide, but anyone been around me heard about 'Bud Rot' and she was a sacrificial lamb, to keep two other plants in there going. This is Jack in there;
Pop's If I could toppem I sure Wood. That's a clone, they always seem to bush enough on their own. Hey give me a seed and I'll top that sob damn near to death. Myself I'm all for wasting a week old two during veg time to get more tops. Hey Last year you know I grew a W-Woman plant. I was tripping down some old pic's, and seen one from last crop. I did alot of topping on this one, before she was harden off enough, to throw out there in the cold hard world. She did a great job spite the rot's, but compared to the one I have now - the toppings. Well a pic form memory lane here;
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Hey one big offset between them is pot size. That first had like 15 gallons more soil. That's a big plus. Pot size dictates plants size. Does that make sense? Well I hope this years W-Woman does what I think she can. Hey Pop's here's a thing,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 'Vantage' 49 days. One plant 5.5 oz's 90% dry. Good smoke you know I got another one going.
You will love it. I'm also trying 'Vintage', suppose to be that companies seed plant. She's going like a weed for sure and I'll get afew pic's of her after their transplant to larger smart pots. I'm using a 5 gallon pot and that's more than she'll ever need. Those air pruning pot are the shit.................... I have alot of hard plastic's here and I use them alot. I can see a BIG diff between the root systems. All props for the air pots. But hey 49 days,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, takes longer to transplant them, and care for them thru veg cycle than all their lives in flower. It's a nobrainer in doing flips. Strong hardy plant. I can't give enough criedt here. Well I rambled on plenty here. Thanks for jumping out there ya'll. I will take a look in what ya got SS, sometimes takes a me a min, to get around but I need to look in I see. Everyone Keepem Green