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Since I transplant into Top Drip RDWC I am starting to be concerned with the lingering Sponge-like presence of the Root Riot or Rapid Rooter plug around the Crown and stem in the system.
I feel as though the crown would rather completely breath. I used to clone in Coco and then Coco with perlite and I love Root Riots. Seems as long as there is enough air in my ProMix mix HP I should be able to get comparible results. I admit that when the roots grow between the Plugs and the plastic that is where they really take off (lots of air). But I don't like the base of the stem and crown being continually wet, which is what it is once these plugs are put into a RDWC system.
I think it is important to tamp it around the stem for good contact esepcially since my nature it loosens up everytime it gets watered. I am not sure a loosely placed cutting as good enough stem contact during the rooting process? Although I eventually rincsf the soil mix unlike the plugs which can be placed directly in to the L.E.C.A media, at least the crown is complely airated without a sponge around it for the duration of the long grow cycle?
I feel as though the crown would rather completely breath. I used to clone in Coco and then Coco with perlite and I love Root Riots. Seems as long as there is enough air in my ProMix mix HP I should be able to get comparible results. I admit that when the roots grow between the Plugs and the plastic that is where they really take off (lots of air). But I don't like the base of the stem and crown being continually wet, which is what it is once these plugs are put into a RDWC system.
I think it is important to tamp it around the stem for good contact esepcially since my nature it loosens up everytime it gets watered. I am not sure a loosely placed cutting as good enough stem contact during the rooting process? Although I eventually rincsf the soil mix unlike the plugs which can be placed directly in to the L.E.C.A media, at least the crown is complely airated without a sponge around it for the duration of the long grow cycle?
