contraptionated
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Here is how I go about not using media throughout veg or flowering ( I only use peat pellets[rapid rooter will do just fine as well] for starting the seedlings after they germinate). Let me rewind a little and give you a very successful process sequence. 1.) create a germination station with a humidome with the black rectangular tray, a large metal sauce pot( not too large because it has to fit inside the dome) a small opaque Tupperware bowl that fits inside the water filled metal sauce pot ( put a 50 watt aquarium heater in the sauce pot , please no larger than 50 watt on that aquarium heater) and put a seedling heat mat under the sauce pot. So far we have a metal sauce pot half full of water with a 50 watt submersible heater and a seedling heat mat ( non submersible of course ) in between the black tray and the bottom of the water filled sauce pot. The small round Tupperware is floating on top of the water and you will use the temperature probe from a 50 dollar Ranco temperature controller to sense the temperature of the wet paper towel(Ranco sensor is placed in the Tupperware on top of the wet paper towel that holds the seeds, do not put the Ranco sensor in the water that is contained in the metal sauce pot) with the seeds that were placed in the opaque Tupperware bowl that is floating in the sauce pot. The Ranco temperature sensor wire (and the cord for the heat mat and submersible 50 watt heater) will pass through one of the adjustable vent dials of the humid ome. After that's done ( remember you need to wire the heat mat and submersible heater to turn on and off from the Ranco temperature controller ( its just a fancy thermostat) cover it all up with some 3/4" Polyshield (white polystyrene foam board with reflective Mylar coating) in such a way to afford easy access. Keep the Ranco temp controller itself out of the humidome (of course). Now you will have the best little germination machine that will work in a cold environment if need be. If you understand how the germination station works , please give confirmation and I will proceed to step 2.) 20 gallon rubbermaid (brute or roughneck) dwc/bubbleponic seedling station. The rapid rooters (but most preferably peat pellets )are used here to root the germinated seedlings.