Hydroton - Noob Question - Need Rockwool/Rapid Rooter??

[sccerfrk26]

If I am using net pots with hydroton balls, can my plants just grow roots in that? Or do I have to use rockwool/rapid rooter plugs surrounded by the hydroton?

 

[BoomerBloomer57]

Yes, roots do grow when using hydrotron.

No Rockwool/rooterplug here.

 

[sccerfrk26]

Holy root ball!

 

[BoomerBloomer57]

Thats Holy Root Ball BB57!

Wanna see what they produced???????????

ask nicely

 

[Dicky]

sorry to hijack but boomer u have a beautiful thing going on there man. i have but one word. CLEAN

 

[nixusr]

Yes, roots do grow when using hydrotron.

No Rockwool/rooterplug here.

GEE WHIZ! What do you use to keep the plants stable when starting them off?

 

[BoomerBloomer57]

Huh?

Stable how?

These are teens and clones in custom dwc chilltubs. Tap water and ph down. Nutes at 250ppm

 

[nixusr]

Huh?

Stable how?

These are teens and clones in custom dwc chilltubs. Tap water and ph down. Nutes at 250ppm

Wait, sorry man, I mean... since you said "No Rockwool/rooterplug".. what is used to keep the plants up. You just stick them down in the hydroton? I was meaning stable as in how the plant is standing up in the hydroton balls with nothing else when they start.

 

[Flo Grow]

If I am using net pots with hydroton balls, can my plants just grow roots in that? Or do I have to use rockwool/rapid rooter plugs surrounded by the hydroton?

Yes, you can if you wish.
I'd HIGHLY suggest rooters over shitwool too !!
Nothing to PH or worry about with rooters.

 

[BoomerBloomer57]

Heres how.

From seed or clone. See the tray in the back? I let em get a bit tall. Then when I place them in net pots I make sure the roots are at the bottom of the net pot. Full carefully with hydrotron and bingo!

NO ROCKWOOL.
NO PLUGS.

 

[BeaverHuntr]

Heres how.

From seed or clone. See the tray in the back? I let em get a bit tall. Then when I place them in net pots I make sure the roots are at the bottom of the net pot. Full carefully with hydrotron and bingo!

NO ROCKWOOL.
NO PLUGS.

I do the same thing Bloomer in the dome tray I let them veg for a couple weeks until roots drink water ..

 

[BoomerBloomer57]

I go from Vermiculite to Hydrotron, not dirt.

I have Momma in dirt and when I clone they go to Vermiculite. When they are tall enough, bam, straight to Hydrotron.

 

[Shafto]

I've tried both, and both methods work fine.

One thing I did notice though, leaving the clones in the peat pellets, was that my stalks got ridiculously thick. I dunno if that's because as the peat pellet disintegrated the plant was able to absorb the silica naturally in it? None have been as thick since I haven't been leaving them in. I'm going to try a couple more leaving them in again to see what happens.

That plant was wasn't even 12 inches tall yet.

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[sccerfrk26]

Thanks for all the new info, everyone.

Boomer- Are your mothers in dirt for less maintenance? I had thought about doing this but couldn't come up with a good reason besides the fact that I want to have them on the top shelf in my closet and didn't really want to mess with buckets/tubs/coolers of water that high.

 

[BeaverHuntr]

Thanks for all the new info, everyone.

Boomer- Are your mothers in dirt for less maintenance? I had thought about doing this but couldn't come up with a good reason besides the fact that I want to have them on the top shelf in my closet and didn't really want to mess with buckets/tubs/coolers of water that high.

Less maintence I say .. I had a mother in DWC and it was annoying having to go back and do a res change on her after you just finished your other plants..

 

[BoomerBloomer57]

Like BH^^ says. Less maintenance. Plus I let Momma get real big. She's a monster ripe for plucking them lil' baby clones
anytime I need more.

 

[dancinmanson69]

do you have to top feed or how high is the water in your reservoir?