Start seedling directly in hydroton?
- Thread starter MiStUrX
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toaster struedel
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I just used 8oz foam cups filled with seedstarter mix. After about a week vegd in there, I would wash the dirt off the roots and transplant into my hydroton. Gives you a little room for grower error. I never lost a seedling yet.
chasingwaterfalls
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I randomly have done this, not for any good reason
I ran into one issue and it was only because I was handwatering to start: I had to be careful with the pebbles shifting when I was handwatering as well as when i finally got around to slipping in feedtubes. No big issue, but at one point, I had to gingerly reset the seedling
MiStUrX
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I start off with 200 ppm, as soon as the seed cracks.
SINQ
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I'm using distilled water and general hydroponics Began Go box Are U familiar with it
MiStUrX
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Nope, Ive been mixing my own nutes for years.
BlueBlazer00
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the Go Box by General Hydroponics is designed to be used on soil applications only , the product will turn out bad if used in hydro . i know from past experience
BlueBlazer00
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Just be patient it only takes about a week or less for roots to show out the rockwool . Once they start to show , it"s safe to put in your hydro setup no problems .
FennarioMike
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I went to a method to grow out the roots a bit before transplanting into the netpot. I got sick of the amount of time it took from seedling for the roots to come through. This way I can feed the roots right down through the netpot and backfill the hydroton.
I made a "nursery" bucket to grow out the roots. I keep the nutes low (I'm using clones that have already started rooting), ca/mg, silica, rhizotonic for root stimulation and cannazyme.
I made a "nursery" bucket to grow out the roots. I keep the nutes low (I'm using clones that have already started rooting), ca/mg, silica, rhizotonic for root stimulation and cannazyme.
MiStUrX
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What is that your holding called? could you start a seed in that?
SINQ
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I will have more questions later on in my first grow Help if U can Thanks again
rshackleferd
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I always had some type of problem starting in rockwool, it was too wet or too dry or transplant shock or mold problems. Went from seed to hydroton and never had a problem....ever. I keep the rez level right below the seed when i first start and it never dries out.
chasingwaterfalls
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I started using grow stones - hydroton is great, but they were a pain to step on