Wet Rock: a journey to the Darkside

[Weedhound]

I hate that shit. Something like vermeculite or perlite (i'd probably go with the first one) should work well on quick notice. DONT get rockwool......trust me.
Higromite will work as well but has to rinsed of the dust. ....

Well she can just hang in her other spot then until you are ready.

[Rock.Steady]

ok, bad news folks.
looks like i drowned it.

i picked up the contraption today to look for roots and when i tilted it, its head bent n flopped over.
it was soaked.

i had the bubbler goin with the lights.
obviously thats too much.

im learning, i guess.:wtf:

on the upside, when i was at the dro shop i got some grodan macro plugs.
so i can put sprouts in them directly or cuttings.

ill modify an ice cube tray and use that with them.

any opinons on the grodan plugs?

so now the question is - to sprout another, or just take a russian clone?

or, maybe sprout one of these lil surprises i got last night

i have a very cool friend who gave me a couple packs of white widow femd, and arjans strawberry haze femd.
plus i still have the SNLxNH femd. not to mention some more russians

what should i do?:wtf:

[Weedhound]

Your call but I personally like that SNL x NH.....I think you are MUCH better off starting in some sort of starter plug but I'm not familiar with that particular brand. Either way, clone or seed.....the plug will make things much easier.

Treat it like a soil thing and water like you would normally....that's what I do with my rapid rooters.

I definitely DONT recommend taking something out of soil and putting it in hydro if that's what you are thinking. Just be problems waiting to happen imo.

PS.....Sounds exactly like what happened to my clones. I soaked them.

Also....be ready with your setup running and going when she sprouts so you can move her right away.

[Rock.Steady]

actually, i was thinking of cloning the russians in the bunker.
they are pretty big, i even moved one in with Galina.

I can sprout another SNL, i'll do it the way i know how, and then move to the plugs when they sprout.
this will give me more time to set up properly.
i been kinda short on time lately.

[Weedhound]

In thinking a clone might be easier in the system than a seedling....but nothing that's been growing in the dirt. My hydro guy STRONGLY frowns on moving things from soil to hydro and feels its a freebie breeding ground for any germs etc in your soil.

[Rock.Steady]

no, u already warned about no soil -> hydro. i wont.
i was thinkin the bunker team.

i can move them upstairs to flower and the second they show fem, i can take a cut reveg it and bang.

no?

[Rock.Steady]

ok, time for a project update worthy of noting.
the hydroton is still climbing every day.
i called another dro shop looking for a diff medium and got to talkin to this dude.
he asked why, and all.
then we started talking about my water.

when i rinsed the red dust outta the hydroton, it was with water straight outta the tap, and lots of it.
he suspects i have a chlorine residue on the media.

i got a big ss pot i use for corn on the cob,
im gonna go boil me some water and cook out the chrloine.
back in a bit.

[Weedhound]

That won't fix it......I swear i'm going to pop you. Now if you listen to ME instead of someone else who doesn't even know you we can get you going or we can fool around with all this silliness and wasted time.

What are you using to drop the ph? Ph down? Pour a BUNCH of it in there......ph it to about 4 for a day or two. You have to check and adjust it twice a day. Stir the stuff and keep it mixed. Or go buy some vermeculite or higromite.

PLEASE PLEASE STOP GETTING INFO FROM A BUNCH OF OTHER PEOPLE at least without asking if it might be a good idea or not or I'm pretty sure we are just going to have one problem after another here and another long long grow.

I think you'd have been better off putting the seedling in your set up (as suggested hint hint) than leaving it in the bubbler as was not suggested hint hint. Despite the fact that your hydroton isn't ready it would have been better to work around that issue imo.

PS.....there's no chlorine in RO water and still hydroton issues so that doesn't sound like an answer to me.

:wtf:

[Rock.Steady]

ok, well i didnt do it anyways, the stupid faucet needed parts and i been at the store. now its late, my sink is broke,

but if i put a bunch of it in there itll be ruby red for days?

ive already made it red for like 10 hrs at a clip


fine i just threw in about 1/8 the bottle.

[Weedhound]

Rock when you first get your seedling in the system I would like you to use a cup like this with the bottom cut off.....the splashing from the dripping will make the tiny leaves wet and they'll burn. You can take it off after the seedling gets some height.