Disciple, alot of what you wrote assumes I was over-ferting my plants in dixie cups, but that isn't the case. My soil-less mix had moderate levels of nutes, and they received no additional nutes while in the dixie cups. So whatever was causing the loss of turgor in the leaves has nothing to do with too high of salt concentrations in the nute zone. There was also no signs of leaf scorching that too high of EC would cause.
When I did transplant into one gallon bags, the EC levels were actually higher, as the clones should have depleted the available nutes quite readily in their cups. I also water after transplanting, so the new medium contained more moisture than before.
I think part of the problem had to do with insufficient moisture levels in the dixie cups which lead to loss of turgor. The plants really needed to be watered every day in the cups, but more often than not got watered every two days, and sometimes 3 days.
The other part was likely the overlapping roots at the bottom and sides of the cups. I imagine its hard for the roots to get enough oxygen when they are suffocating one another.
Im curious as to why you think plants actually perform better and yield greater in smaller containers. Are you saying wet/dry cycles are good for the plants? If so, Id have to disagree, but Ill await your response to that question before going further on that matter.
I dont see how performance and yield can increase in smaller containers. That just constricts the roots. Why would people use 200 & 300 gallon containers outdoors if smaller pots were the answer to greater yields?
When I did transplant into one gallon bags, the EC levels were actually higher, as the clones should have depleted the available nutes quite readily in their cups. I also water after transplanting, so the new medium contained more moisture than before.
I think part of the problem had to do with insufficient moisture levels in the dixie cups which lead to loss of turgor. The plants really needed to be watered every day in the cups, but more often than not got watered every two days, and sometimes 3 days.
The other part was likely the overlapping roots at the bottom and sides of the cups. I imagine its hard for the roots to get enough oxygen when they are suffocating one another.
Im curious as to why you think plants actually perform better and yield greater in smaller containers. Are you saying wet/dry cycles are good for the plants? If so, Id have to disagree, but Ill await your response to that question before going further on that matter.
I dont see how performance and yield can increase in smaller containers. That just constricts the roots. Why would people use 200 & 300 gallon containers outdoors if smaller pots were the answer to greater yields?
