puntacometa
Well-Known Member
I've got a bit of a dilemma here. I'm an experienced dirt grower who is teaming up with a new operation. They are using Dutch buckets with clay pellets. I've got quite a few plants in soil that were transplanted from clones into 2 gal pots about a month ago. Some of them are well over 12 inches tall.
It seems to me that putting an air stone in a large bucket full of PH'ed water, removing the pot from the root ball and gently bubbling the soil off would be the most gentle way to start. After this, perhaps removing the root ball from this water and quickly dipping it in another bath of PH'ed water with a 100/1 solution of 30% hydrogen peroxide would serve to decontaminate the root ball before setting it in the dutch buckets and layering in the pellets in hopes of supporting the plant until it recovers (hopefully) from the shock.
This is a big system and I'm worried about contaminating the nutrient solution with residues from the dirt (and organic fertilizers I was using). I've got a lot to learn in a short time so any help/advice would be much appreciated.
It seems to me that putting an air stone in a large bucket full of PH'ed water, removing the pot from the root ball and gently bubbling the soil off would be the most gentle way to start. After this, perhaps removing the root ball from this water and quickly dipping it in another bath of PH'ed water with a 100/1 solution of 30% hydrogen peroxide would serve to decontaminate the root ball before setting it in the dutch buckets and layering in the pellets in hopes of supporting the plant until it recovers (hopefully) from the shock.
This is a big system and I'm worried about contaminating the nutrient solution with residues from the dirt (and organic fertilizers I was using). I've got a lot to learn in a short time so any help/advice would be much appreciated.