I soaked my 6" Rockwool cubes, what now?

adam2706

Active Member
I just transplanted some rooted clones into my 6" rockwool cubes. I soaked the cubes in 5.7 PH solution @450ppm, drained the excess water as best as I could then dropped in the rooted cloned

It's 2 days later, the cubes are still really heavy, clones look good and are growing. My problem is, the cubes are still very heavy and have a lot of water in them. I was planning on waiting for the dryback to continue feeding. Will this cause root rot if the plants don't drink enough to cause a dryback for awhile?

I tilted the cubes at an angle and could get some drips to come out. The runoff is now 6.0 PH @615ppm. What do I do? Do I water with RO water to try and drop the runoff concentration? Or do I need to take a chill pill and wait? Lol

Thanks in advance!
 

J. Rocket

Well-Known Member
Chill pill.
x2
dont be an overworried plant nurse :grin:
as we all have been...:peace:

if you just have to do something...
I'd do a 50-100 ml drizzle around the outer perimeter of the plug hole of the same feed solution.
pour the feed in the fresh medium to encourage the roots to grow beyond the plug.
the top part of the block dries back first so when the roots are still only in the top inch or two you shouldnt let the block get too dry.
 
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