sccerfrk26
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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? 
Hydroton - Noob Question - Need Rockwool/Rapid Rooter??
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BoomerBloomer57
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Yes, roots do grow when using hydrotron.
No Rockwool/rooterplug here.
No Rockwool/rooterplug here.
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sccerfrk26
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Holy root ball!
BoomerBloomer57
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Thats Holy Root Ball BB57!
Wanna see what they produced???????????
ask nicely
Wanna see what they produced???????????
ask nicely
nixusr
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GEE WHIZ! What do you use to keep the plants stable when starting them off?
BoomerBloomer57
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Huh?
Stable how?
These are teens and clones in custom dwc chilltubs. Tap water and ph down. Nutes at 250ppm
Stable how?
These are teens and clones in custom dwc chilltubs. Tap water and ph down. Nutes at 250ppm
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nixusr
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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
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Yes, you can if you wish.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?
I'd HIGHLY suggest rooters over shitwool too !!
Nothing to PH or worry about with rooters.
BoomerBloomer57
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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.
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.
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BeaverHuntr
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I do the same thing Bloomer in the dome tray I let them veg for a couple weeks until roots drink water ..
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BoomerBloomer57
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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.
I have Momma in dirt and when I clone they go to Vermiculite. When they are tall enough, bam, straight to Hydrotron.
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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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
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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.
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
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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
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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.
anytime I need more.
dancinmanson69
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do you have to top feed or how high is the water in your reservoir?