Sunday, February 6, 2011

Week 6.5

The ladies started showing pistils at day 12 which is about right after they were started on a 12 hour light cycle.  At this point I started foliage spraying with Canna Bio Boost to give the flowers an extra jolt of potassium and phosphorous.  I spray every other week until 2 weeks before harvest. 
My aeroponic transplants have recovered and rooting beyond their pots inside the reservoir - as expected.  While the plants in the coco medium require 5-10 gallons of water/nutrients every 4 days the aeroponic plants will excel without out added water for 2 weeks.  Two weeks is my schedule for change out but it could go longer.  Currently the aeroponic reservoir contains 7 gallons of water.  At $31 for nutrients every 3 weeks I can realize a significant cost savings with aeroponics with my next crop.  In addition, aeroponics are purported to have a crop that is superior to hydroponics with a medium. 



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