McHazy Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Gotta admit I rarely water to runoff when I just potted up I tend to end up wi overwatered plants that way 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratdog Posted January 18 Author Share Posted January 18 (edited) 5 minutes ago, McHazy said: Gotta admit I rarely water to runoff when I just potted up I tend to end up wi overwatered plants that way this was my worry, i imagine if you have a good root ball it's hard to over water, but if it's just coco then things can become difficult. Edited January 18 by ratdog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McHazy Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 (edited) It also depends on how much of a pot size ye jump up most folks have well rooted out plants and go up incrementally whereas I tend to jump up a few sizes in one go And if ye feed to runoff after doing that then they are sat in cold wet coco that the roots arnae reachin for cause they already soaked which is where the problems start so aye was a bit ay a learnin curve for me findin my grow style Worth remembering too that I am a good way north o most ay yez an therefore a lot fuckin colder (-2 an 2ft ay snow outside right now ) Edited January 18 by McHazy 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilgePump Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 (edited) 2 hours ago, MindSoup said: What boiler do you have? A knackered one, it's a valiant combi but it hasn't heated water for a good 15 years. My shower is an electric mira , dunno if that alters the effectiveness of my water? Edited January 18 by BilgePump ETA im still baffled how you guys can keep plants happy with air temps of minus twelve degrees Celsius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McHazy Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 @BilgePump I never noticed he said -12 I thought he meant just 12 even I'm nae growing wi air temps ay -12 ffs 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindSoup Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 28 minutes ago, BilgePump said: A knackered one, it's a valiant combi but it hasn't heated water for a good 15 years. My shower is an electric mira , dunno if that alters the effectiveness of my water? The minus is a typo, has to be. I'm not sure about electric showers (or combi boilers to be clear). It was just something I was told, there's like a cathode or whatever in the boiler to stop limescale or corrosion or something, apparently it leaches into the water? Like I say I don't know if it's true or not, would love a plumber or someone to chime in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilgePump Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 1 minute ago, MindSoup said: The minus is a typo, has to be. Yeah i assumed that but my inner pendant wouldn't let go 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeydoughnut Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 59 minutes ago, ratdog said: this was my worry, i imagine if you have a good root ball it's hard to over water, but if it's just coco then things can become difficult. When I pot up it does feel like I’ve lost the plot pushing feed through to set the right EC. You kinda expect it to be soppin gunk but leave it to drip off for a few minutes and stick yer finger in. It’s surprising how airy and not sopped it is. Good coco will drain nicely. It’s the fine coco peat that you wash out of the bricks is what can get claggy and prevent the roots getting sufficient oxygen. Once I’ve potted up I wait for the surface of the coco to change colour before going in again. I’ll always check EC when I’ve allowed it to get over dry after a pot up. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highgrower Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Has anyone tried sticking and aquarium heater into the bottom of a hempy bucket? Maybe a nice cheap way to keep roots warm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Shadow Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 46 minutes ago, Bulldogbill91 said: If I let the pot suck it back up a few times just to get a feel for it my self my ec would rise . Doing that is sucking the salts washed out straight back in, not good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latigid aikon Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 55 minutes ago, MindSoup said: there's like a cathode or whatever in the boiler to stop limescale or corrosion or something, apparently it leaches into the water? It's a sacrificial anode like I said before, I could see it raise the EC of the hot water in my old house. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Shadow Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 1 hour ago, ratdog said: this was my worry, i imagine if you have a good root ball it's hard to over water, but if it's just coco then things can become difficult. Like these 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindSoup Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 6 minutes ago, latigid aikon said: It's a sacrificial anode like I said before, I could see it raise the EC of the hot water in my old house. Aha, it was you then was it. So do you end up with a plant full of zinc then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latigid aikon Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 2 minutes ago, MindSoup said: So do you end up with a plant full of zinc then? I don't know what they're made of but I assumed it would just be trace amounts, however it was enough to raise the EC of the water noticeably. A quick google says they are either magnesium or aluminium, if it's the former maybe it's not a bad thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindSoup Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 No fucking way man! That would be brilliant . Might get 2 water tests done, one cold one hot, see how they compare. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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