First time hydro'er needs some pointers +REP TO ALL WHO HELP

okay i usualy grow in soil and this is my first time attemping hydro. i am going to use a 6" rockwool cube in an ebb and flow system. My clones have roots and i need to know the next step.



When should i start feeding them nutes? And how strong should i start them out?(i us Cutting Edge Solutions but i also have Advanced Nutrients )

heres a pic of the roots do you think there ready to go into the rockwool? If not then when?

really no one.......wow anyways i put in half strength ces..... fingers crossed i guess ill wait to put it in the rockwool till i get an answer

I would start of with 1/4 strength to be safe.

too late but thanks
rep

I've never seen anyone transplant into rockwool after getting roots that big.
Typically they clone into the smaller rockwool cubes then plug those cubes
into the larger cubes. Typically cloning like you did means transplanting into
hydroton or similar pebble type medium or just running the 2" plugs in the system.

I'd just be real hesitant to put into rockwool as the roots will snap fairly easy.

Typical rules of thumb that have never let me down is start at 1/8th strength,
and slowly creep my way to 500/600 during veg (process over a month).
Rarely pass 1300 in peak of flower and typically never see burn.

Your plants will let you know how much they're drinking though. If your ppms
go up, that means your plant is drinking more water than nutes and you need
to lower your ppms. If your ppms go down you need to raise your ppms as
they're drinking more nutes than water. Tuning your ppms can really help you
ensure you'll never burn your plants as well as waste too many nutes.