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genEric
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Howdy all!
All set up and ready to grow:
I've built (2) 30 gallon bubblers with (5) 5" net pots per tote. Two more clones will be grown in a soiless mix to be used as mothers for future cuttings. No worries there- it's these newfangled fancy-schmancy bubblers that have this old grower sctratching his head!
My question(s) are as follows:
1: I'll be transplanting bare-root clones into Hydroton-filled net pots. It was suggested to me that I insert my clones into the pots/Hydroton under water to minimize damage to the roots when filling the net pots. I can handle this no problem. Is this overkill? Would I be better off handling the clones as little as possible and simply putting a layer of pellets in the bottom of the net pots, prune the clones roots if needed, hold my clones in position, and gently add the Hydroton, and drop them into the bubbler? By the way I WILL have rinsed the hydroton ahead of time to remove dust, etc...
2: Fill the net pots with Hydroton right to the top? Set the clones low, down to the first set of leaves, like one would plant a tomato plant? (I was always taught to plant 'em deep)
3: How high will I want to set my water level at first? Keep the bottom of the pots in the water and then drop my level later, when roots poke through, and then run with a 1"-2" air gap?
4: I've got a 4' 6-bulb T-5 fixture that is switchable from 2, 4, or 6 bulbs. Max light or run it a little dim for, say, the first week or so, so that the clones will put their energy into root growth rather than veg growth? Never used T-5s before- how high to hang above plants?
I'll be using Fox Farms Grow Big at 1/4 strength (500-600 ppm) until well-rooted. Will I want to use an enzyme right away or wait until I have some root mass first?
My well water is at 375ppm from the tap. I've always wondered (but never found a definitive answer) as to whether my nutrient ppm is inclusive of this number or in addition to the base ppm of ones water?
Yes I've used the search engine. I've read and read and read til my eyeballs turned red ;-) and while I'm sure these questions have been answered I can't seem to pin down the definitive answers I need. Thank you for reading and your input will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
genEric
All set up and ready to grow:
I've built (2) 30 gallon bubblers with (5) 5" net pots per tote. Two more clones will be grown in a soiless mix to be used as mothers for future cuttings. No worries there- it's these newfangled fancy-schmancy bubblers that have this old grower sctratching his head!
My question(s) are as follows:
1: I'll be transplanting bare-root clones into Hydroton-filled net pots. It was suggested to me that I insert my clones into the pots/Hydroton under water to minimize damage to the roots when filling the net pots. I can handle this no problem. Is this overkill? Would I be better off handling the clones as little as possible and simply putting a layer of pellets in the bottom of the net pots, prune the clones roots if needed, hold my clones in position, and gently add the Hydroton, and drop them into the bubbler? By the way I WILL have rinsed the hydroton ahead of time to remove dust, etc...
2: Fill the net pots with Hydroton right to the top? Set the clones low, down to the first set of leaves, like one would plant a tomato plant? (I was always taught to plant 'em deep)
3: How high will I want to set my water level at first? Keep the bottom of the pots in the water and then drop my level later, when roots poke through, and then run with a 1"-2" air gap?
4: I've got a 4' 6-bulb T-5 fixture that is switchable from 2, 4, or 6 bulbs. Max light or run it a little dim for, say, the first week or so, so that the clones will put their energy into root growth rather than veg growth? Never used T-5s before- how high to hang above plants?
I'll be using Fox Farms Grow Big at 1/4 strength (500-600 ppm) until well-rooted. Will I want to use an enzyme right away or wait until I have some root mass first?
My well water is at 375ppm from the tap. I've always wondered (but never found a definitive answer) as to whether my nutrient ppm is inclusive of this number or in addition to the base ppm of ones water?
Yes I've used the search engine. I've read and read and read til my eyeballs turned red ;-) and while I'm sure these questions have been answered I can't seem to pin down the definitive answers I need. Thank you for reading and your input will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
genEric
