Quote Originally Posted by jimmy5150guitars
hey man i am having some problems thought i would ask you a few questions


here goes ok on my nft system why r my plants roots seem to be drying out even if they have roots in the water ? also i have received several pkgs. of seeds from seed direct and from highgrade, and to be honest the seeds dont seem to be hearty, i can plant a bag seed and get 10 times the growth rate,why? all the seeds i have ordered seem the same they just dont want to grow which is a bummer, cause i have alot of money in those seeds, they all start out with the smallest leaves i have ever seen, they just dont have any vigour to them, is this common? about the nft system novice i dont have any probs using a bubbler but i wanted to try and better my growing techniques, man it just dosent seem to be better the results are very contrary to what i have read, i can have roots in the flow of nutes and some of them seem to dry rot an inch the part in the water whats up, i would appreciate any info you can give to help me out

thanks nov


jimmyguitars

sorry to hear about your problems. personally i havent had the root problem.
is your pump running 24/7?
i ran my pump 24/7 with 2 stones in the res. plus a power head for aquariums to keep nutes mixed and add extra oxygen to the nute solution.
the only problem i had with my nft was the roots slightly clogging the drain holes.
if you got any pics of your system, i would love to take a look at it and maybe i`ll be able to give you a better solution to your problem.
as far as the seeds go, i personally think it might just be older seeds.
how are you germing them?
have you tried placing seeds in the fridge for a couple weeks to put them in dormancy?
let me know when your gonna be on here and we can talk in pm in chat, i think i`ll be able to answer your questions better if i personally chat with ya.
let me know the time and i`ll be there.