So I am currently in my second week of my first grow since soil-break. I had been growing in soil that I have high success with in my outdoor garden (I know not all plants need the same soil mix but I had germinated some seeds and plans didn't follow through well so in the desperate times I needed something quick before my Germi seeds rotted away.) and one week in all seemed fairly well. My plant started drooping a bit and I'm still not entirely sure why but I figured if my plant wasn't doing to well then I might as well give Hydro a try. If it's going to die in the soil it's in now before I can get to buy some better soil, then I've not much more to lose by switching. So now I have my 1 week old seedling transplanted to Hydro (Wasn't too difficult, managed not to break any roots that I know of since she didn't have many anyhow). I am temporarily unemployed (Temporary business closure, business re-opens in 6 days.) so until I go back to work I can't afford Nutes for her. Will she be okay providing her roots fill out some more in a Hydro bucket with just water? She's in Hydroton in a 6" net pot with 3 Gallons of water in a 5-gallon bubble bucket. I have a few more seeds waiting to break soil so if she dies it'll only be a slight emotional loss and I'll just wait to get a cutting before a second attempt at Hydro.
I've also heard that I could add a media like perlite or vermiculite to Hydroton instead of adding Nutes as a way of Growing Hydroponically "Organic." Is this true? It would be financially easier for me to buy a big ass bag of decent soil for Veg and share it amongst all my babies then it would to buy soil AND Nutes. Although, I'm willing to buy both if My Hydro seedling can last at least 1 week without any.
S0bi3t Reviewed by S0bi3t on . Hydro Concerns, My First Grow. So I am currently in my second week of my first grow since soil-break. I had been growing in soil that I have high success with in my outdoor garden (I know not all plants need the same soil mix but I had germinated some seeds and plans didn't follow through well so in the desperate times I needed something quick before my Germi seeds rotted away.) and one week in all seemed fairly well. My plant started drooping a bit and I'm still not entirely sure why but I figured if my plant wasn't doing Rating: 5