I’m trying to start from seed. Is it ok to start my seeds in a home growing system like a LetPot then transfer to rdwc system?
PLEASE HELP
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@student7411 Welcome to the GN forums! Are you asking if you can transplant an established plant in soil to a hydroponic system?
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Hello there how you doing & welcome
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Welcome to the forum! You should be able to use the LetPot to establish the roots, then transfer to a RDWC setup. Which LetPot setup do you have?
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LetPot max pro
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You can try. It’s best to start in rockwool cubes at 5.5 ph soaked for 24 hr before imho. I germinate in a glass of water with h2o2 and a small amount of b vitamins, amino acid and humic acid. Once the tap root shows, transfer to the rockwool cube in 100% humidity dome for 3 days. On day three it will either be a strong start or weak. Start a group of seeds every day so you have a constant flow coming through. I do this through the week of a new moon for highest chance of success.
Once the starts are good, and show 4 leaves, put the cube in the dwc net pot, with hydroton and a cover over the top to prevent algae growth from the light. Then drip until the root ball developed and roots are showing out the base. Transfer to dwc system and get her going.
You must keep everything medically clean, literally over the top in cleaning. Just clean everything, every surface. Keep the water chilled and sterile. The main problem with dwc is the diseases caused by fusarium, pythium and various pathogens
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Ah! I see someone else grows by the moon phases. I swear by it, seeds definetely germinate better, faster and grow stronger if planted in the two weeks prior to the full moon.
Rock wool, coco plugs, root riot plugs can all be used to start then into the balls in the net pot. Not familiar with the LetPot system you have.
Marty
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@Wreith85 You know…it might be worth trying this:
If you can get something relatively healthy out of that device with a couple of leaves and without damaging the roots I could absolutely put it in a DWC set up and give it a shot. I like Rapid Rooters and they are perfect for a rooted seedling because you can split them open with trimming shears and they are gentle against the roots. I loosely tie a string around it just enough to keep it together and then lower it into a netpot and secure it with hydroton. The trick is getting the environment right before you try it.
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Howzit…
Cool thanks for the tip on that i make sure to look into it & to check it out as well…
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Looking good!
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