Hydroponics Garden

[ELEL95]

This my revised garden after I received a lot of info from everyone here. I have Purple Urkel in the sure to grow cube. I have the pump turning on 15min. every two hours. I have two hoses on the cube and have the water level at about a third full and two long air stones at the bottom which are on 24/7. No nutrients in the tub yet. I am using 4ft T5 bulbs on it. I am growing in my closet, and the water is at around 6.0.

Any info. or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

[tinytoon]

Setup doesnt look bad at all but I'll let someone else chime in here as I normally sprout the seeds before putting into basket.

[LOC NAR on probation]

I don't know how well they will germ like that maybe the paper towel method first.

Setup looks good. The only thing to me is the drip lines. They will serve you well untill the plants start following the water. A few will go down and a few will follow the source. Roots will grow into the water lines and block them. This is not a problem if you only use the drip to start and then go DWC and cut off the drip. Stealth hydro uses little rockwool cubes that are wrapped with plastic on the sides. Top and bottom are open so when the water is running it doesn't over water the rockwool and only lets the roots go out the bottom.

It is easier to try than to prove it can't be done.

Fine tuning any system is what succes is all about. You have a heads up on the drip lines so you are now ahead of me in the game. LOL

[ELEL95]

Thanks guys, a lot of help. I am going to remove the pump as soon as the roots reach the water. Thanks for the heads up on the root growth I will keep and eye on that. I plan to hopefully go DWC when the roots reach the water. I will keep updates on my grow, as this is my first try at hydroponics. Any advice will help if I do something wrong please correct me.


Thanks

[tinytoon]

As long as plant grows and provides fruit doesnt matter how it is done as long as you get resultd when finished. :jointsmile:

[ELEL95]

You are right as long as I get results everything will ok. I have f'ed up about 7 good seeds already so I am trying to get this down by doing one seed at a time. I germinated the seed till it cracked and had the tiny tip of the root poking out.

Should I of waited till I had about a 1/4 inch of a root?

[jtsik330]

It could've sped the process up a tiny bit if you would've waited but either way she'll reach for the light:thumbsup:Keep the water level about two inches from the bottom of the rock cube and they should come bursting outta their soon in about a week. Setup looks good just keep posting and someone will keep helping.:jointsmile:

[tinytoon]

as long as it cracked and started to come out you should be ok. I tried to wait one time and started with just the tip as you said, I went to work and came home and the sob was out about a half inch or so.

[ELEL95]

Well she was been in the garden for two day with no change what so ever. Nothing has even peeked out. When she was in the incubator she popped peaked out and that was it, I kept her in their for four more days with no more growth. I put her in the garden hoping that she would reach out but like I said two days later and nothing is growing.

The fact that she did not root any more at all in the four days she was in the incubator, could that of been a sign that she died or was not going to grow any more?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

[martyrprojekt]

my advice is to at least use some rapid rooter plugs before putting anything into a hydro setup...Once they have gone through the bottom with roots...it is ready to be put into your bucket...Just my thoughts.

[ELEL95]

I was reviewing my notes and found that I had way to much water on the paper towels I used to germinate the seed. When I removed the paper towels from the bag there was a puddle of water at the bottom of the bag. Maybe I downed the seed in its early stages, with too much water.

[ELEL95]

How long should I wait till I discard a seed for not rooting in the paper towel plastic baggy method.

[tinytoon]

I have seen them take as little as 18 hours to crack and I believe the longest I had one take was 2 1/2 weeks.

[ELEL95]

Can anyone give me any advice, when my seed popped with the tip of the root poking out I put it in the garden and nothing four days later nothing it even starting to grow it looks the same as it did when I put it in.

I was reviewing my notes and found that I had way to much water on the paper towels I used to germinate the seed. When I removed the paper towels from the bag there was a puddle of water at the bottom of the bag. Maybe I downed the seed in its early stages, with too much water. It cracked and the tip of the root was poking out and then four days later it still looked the same, still I put it in the garden.

[tinytoon]

Has it come out of the hydrotron?? give us a pic so we can see what you mean by it was growing then stopped

[ELEL95]

It has not came out of the hydroton yet I checked this morning and nothing. I will try to take some pics, the seed barely cracked and a tip about the size of a needle point stuck out. Then four days later there was no change in the size of the root while still in the napkins. I put it in the garden hoping it would grow out and now four days later it has not stuck out of the hydroton.

[tinytoon]

all I can say is sometimes things take a lil longer than normal. I personally germ the seed, put in rapid rooter when tap pops, put under floro till roots are exploding out of RR and then put in garden but I have read that people do it the same as you did also. :wtf:

[LOC NAR on probation]

Sorry to hear. I would get some bag seed to practice. Sounds like drowning or pythium. Some times what is suppose to be simple can throw us for a big loop. The last couple times I started from seed they germ fine but then I forget in a few days and give them nutes with everything else. Not pretty to watch them yellow in a few days. My bro-in-law just wasted 30 plus cutting he was going to root. Not one rooted for him and he was trying dif methods. the same cuttings I rooted 46 out of 49.

Almost sounds like the seed was cooked. A little too warm and it's all over too.

Lately I have been starting in rapid rooter or root riots. Just like rockwool you have to watch and not leave them too wet.

[tinytoon]

yes sir the rapid rooters do hold there water very well so dont be afraid to test it with your finger for dampness. Atleast you dont have to stack them on top of each other to get them to drain, just give them a lil squeeze :computerlove1:

[ELEL95]

Thank you guys, this is the one forum where a person can actually get some help and answers.

[tinytoon]

Np everyone here I bet had to have help atleast once while they started out and I sure dont mind helping out kind growers who are not demanding things. Just remember 1 thing ........ you will never have a perfect grow. There will always be something that will need attention but dont get discouraged because if things didnt go wrong we would never learn :thumbsup:

[ELEL95]

Thanks for the pep talk I have a few seeds getting started. Good to know that I can get some help. Again thanks.