Start of new grow:
BC Bud Depot - Girl Scout Cookies (Read some varying responses to these genetics, so will see what happens). (fem)
Dark Horse Genetics - Original Bruce Banner #3 (regulars)
Blimburn - Granddaddy Purple (fem)
Royal Queen Seeds - Royal Gorilla (fem)
Brothers Grimm - Cinderella 99 (regulars)
C99 breaking soil after 1 day:
Ladies have gotten new pots. 38l fabric
Really a new experience watering them but getting there. Will be putting in drainage in the flower area as I'm not moving those bastards for feeding again.
Snapped a top on the remo, pretty annoyed but taped up and seems to be recovering, at least it still has a few days pre flower flip
Charlotte's angel outdoor transplanted to an auto pot system outside. Not hooked up to res as yet.
I'm a huge fan of the Autopot system. As long as your reservoir is sorted wrt nutrients, then it's pretty much hassle free. Right now I'm running a dual XL autopot system outdoors & a 15l autopot in the shed. I would advise getting an air pump for your reservoir. It'll keep the water oxygenated and clean, if loadshedding hits, a few hours won't affect it much. Sent from my SM-N950F using Tapatalk
Another week down.
Did the usual weekly maintenance of cleaning the container and changing out water. Also defoliated a bit.
The active air intake has really helped keep the average temps lower than they were before. Now averaging a high if about 31 and low of 23.
Load shedding not doing me any favors, RH jumping to 90's during power cuts and I was away for the weekend so my light cycle also out of sync. I hope the end result isn't affected too much.
Also noticed some damage to some fan leaves, small holes or torn edges. On closer inspection it looks like it may be my makeshift trellis net.
Overall I think I'm happy with how it's going. Pics not much to go on but any input or constructive criticism is welcome.
Im afraid the roots dont have the equipment to absorb CO2 to any positive effect. CO2 is absorbed through leaf stomata, close to the chlorophyl and light. Water is absorbed by the roots and photosynthesis combines 6 H2O with 6 CO2 to get to the dextrose.
Further Cannabis is a C3 plant and can only really start using CO2 with measurable results from 800ppm atmospheric CO2. Along with that is the need for intense lighting and higher temperatures to power this turbocharged photosynthesis.
In short your entire grow needs to be entirely sealed to achieve this.
Plus dissolving CO2 into water means that there is less room for dissolved O2. Roots just love O2.
Keeping your grows real simple will benefit you in the long run.