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yeskaa
08-04-2005, 04:50 AM
is it possible to grow a plant in soil then cut it out and root it for a hydro grow
im not thinking a old plant with a big thick hard stem but freash young and soft baby stem

fhydro
08-04-2005, 11:03 AM
No it won't work, i think because to root a cutting you have to cut the leaves, just let a few chunks of leaves. If you remove almost all the leaves of a plant, it won't recover. BUT, what you can do is digging out the roots ball in the soil, then rince it with water to remove all the dirt and put it in an hydro set up. But why don't you seed directly in an hydro system ?
Fhydro

yeskaa
08-05-2005, 04:25 AM
im talking about cutting and rooting a plant with ALL its leaves im saying the plant is still young and in vegitation

im not useing a typical hydro system.im useing a MediumLess DWC bucket
and iv done it before but it was a hassel to get the seeds supported till there of size to support them selfs

yeskaa
08-06-2005, 03:30 AM
Bump



and iv done it before but it was a hassel to get the seeds supported till there of size to support them selfs

what im talking bout here is growing from seed to plant with medium less DWC

latewood
08-06-2005, 04:57 AM
i grow dwc and soil...I think you can wash the soil out of the roots and put it in 5" netpot w/hydroton...which is a medium...it will work, but i don't know if the stress will be too much for plant...yield could suffer...hope this helps, later

fhydro
08-06-2005, 11:47 AM
If you wash gently the roots to remove the soil, the plants will recover. Try not to break one root. Before putting it in hydroton, you could put it in a clone bubbler system hanged with a clotheclip over the bubbling solution, in order to refresh the roots during a few days with light nutes concentration. I've done it yet and it works.
Fhydro

yeskaa
08-07-2005, 12:33 AM
im not asking about washing soil off roots NOT interested in that

im Asking something tottaly different here


is it possible to grow a plant in soil then cut it out and root it for a hydro grow
im not thinking a old plant with a big thick hard stem but freash young and soft baby stem


Is This possible ^^^^im more or less curious