GroDank101
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how would I start seeds going into hydro?
Seeds in hydro
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Hugo Phurst
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I use peat pellets
Good luck
Good luck
toaster struedel
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Root riot cubes work well for seeds and clones.
Airwalker16
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If you're straight hydroton, you can pop them in wet paper towels until they're 2-3" long and then gently transfer them to an aeroponic cloner setting them inside the collars. Definitely use the humidity dome.
HydroRed
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I germinate in wet paper towels inside a ziplok baggie. Once germinated, I'll tear a rapid rooter down the middle (think butterfly cut of a steak) and place the rooted seedling into the rapid rooter and then put in a tray under a dome. After a few days they are rooted & ready to get transplanted into their pot with the medium and ready to flood on the table.
Mellow old School
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If you have the option, rockwoll cubes can also be used...
Airwalker16
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Definitely avoid rock wool at all costs.
Mellow old School
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Your opinion, I have another...hence I have never had issues with them...
ANC
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Naah, I suppose the trick is to start them off with less often waterings. I think my timer is set for every 5 hours at this stage.
I don't put them on the table that gets watered until I can see roots coming through the wool though. This is normally on day 8 after planting, germination is usually on about day 3
That seems to be enough. Once they get going they really grow fast, and I will adjust the watering to fit the season and size of the plants.
I don't put them on the table that gets watered until I can see roots coming through the wool though. This is normally on day 8 after planting, germination is usually on about day 3
That seems to be enough. Once they get going they really grow fast, and I will adjust the watering to fit the season and size of the plants.
It is true of rockwool. Easy to saturate, but you get a feel for the weight after a short while.
I paper towel germinate.
Transfer to small rockwool cubes with tweezers as soon as the root shows. Putting the "tail" horizontal. Lightly watered.
Put cubes in propogator, heated ( to encourage root growth) with lid off, under low power LED. Check cubes each day to be sure they are not dry.
Transfer to large rockwool only when I see roots show comign out of small rockwool.
Large rockwool cubes sit in small NFT tank (no matting) with timer for 1 minute of water, twice a day. 10am , 10 pm.
That's it.
Going to try aeroponic seedling growth next, and transfer to rockwool. Just for fun, and also a better way of dealing with cuttings.
I paper towel germinate.
Transfer to small rockwool cubes with tweezers as soon as the root shows. Putting the "tail" horizontal. Lightly watered.
Put cubes in propogator, heated ( to encourage root growth) with lid off, under low power LED. Check cubes each day to be sure they are not dry.
Transfer to large rockwool only when I see roots show comign out of small rockwool.
Large rockwool cubes sit in small NFT tank (no matting) with timer for 1 minute of water, twice a day. 10am , 10 pm.
That's it.
Going to try aeroponic seedling growth next, and transfer to rockwool. Just for fun, and also a better way of dealing with cuttings.
Turpman
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I’m flood and drain start in root riots or rock wool 1”x2” seed or cuttings.
Then to hydroton.
Now when you put in hydroton and to flood how much of the starter cube are you flooding?
Do you flood to the bottom of the starter cube or part way up? I always worry about it being too wet.
Then to hydroton.
Now when you put in hydroton and to flood how much of the starter cube are you flooding?
Do you flood to the bottom of the starter cube or part way up? I always worry about it being too wet.
athomegrowing
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Stop, Drop and Roll babe
