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Pk also grows in rockwoolHere is @Dirtbag rockwool none commercial grower with fantastic results.
View attachment 1281786The Crystal Palace is back, now with a Spiderfarmer SE5000.
Okay gang, this will be the new diary. It's been a good 6 months since I've done a proper grow in the shed and it's time to get next year's personal stash going. Ill start this off by going over some of the recent upgrades to the growroom, aka the Crystal palace. The shed has been freshly...www.thcfarmer.com
I might have to add that another reason for starting this topic was the circumstance that Im growing tired of carrying coco bags, filling the pots, empty the pots, carry the used coco and dump it....If I could overcome these anoying works by switching to another medium, I would gladly do so. But not if it is a very bitchy media that punishes me for every little imperfection, then I would rather continue to carry bags.
But thanks a lot for the input so far. And not to forget I guess is the fact, that Rockwool is not cheap which could be another reason why many growers stay away from it.
I use it when it warms up for cloning or starting seeds or sensitive strains because you can't overwater and holds air as long as it is raised ,it has a tendency to stay cold so when winter comes I don't like it. When it cools off I find the cuts don't strike well without a heating mat.Another problem is if you combine rockwool with soil or promix ,ex: transplanting,the soil sucks the water out of it and young seedlings or clones can get dehydrated. Rockwool is not sensitive to imperfections ,it's just spun rock so it's neutral,even though people will say to ph it before use I have never had to .It's not very hard to recognize that allmost all of the big indoor companies in North America are using Rockwool as their prefered medium. In many videos where they talk about their facilities they also state the reasons why they chose to do so: sterility, steerability, consistency of medium from the manufacturer, low weight makes it easier to handle etc.....
In contrast to us non commercial growers(or better: "non-multimillion dollar facility owners), where Rockwool is rarely seen anywhere. What is the reason for this? Is Rockwool especially sensitive for any imperfections of any kind in a grow room?
Does anybody know?
I am growing with coco and I am quite satisfied with the results, but I have always had a kind of a secret crush on Rockwool but never touched it since in any growshop they told my that nobody asks for it...
...... ,it has a tendency to stay cold so when winter comes I don't like it......
Welcome to the Farm hydrodreams, I am in coco/perlite and I re-use my coco as it's almost two years old as I write this, so reuse it for less work, I top the 3 gal material bag off between grows,Cheers SS
While I agree, it's kind of strange that people coming into it feel that way when a bale of ProMix is damn near $100.More than likely, its the cost to enter into hydro that stops new growers and has nothing to do with rock-wool. When people decide they want to pursue this hobby, endless hours are spent researching what we want vs what we can afford. At the end of it all, many opt to "get started" in soil and move to hydro later. A lot of those people never do. They stay with soil because its "easy and it's what they know."
Welcome to the farm hydrodreams. Lots of good growers here to learn from. Rock wool and hydroton are my choices for media. I do wash the hydroton and reuse, there's a lifespan for hydroton as it dissolves some every washing but its been a couple years now and still running with the same rocks.Hey, thanks for your answer. I have a friend who reuses coco once.....He did use it more often in the past but got away from it again after realising that salt buildup became an almost unmanageable problem. And since I veg my plants up to 3 weeks in 1 gallon pots, they will often have such a massive root structure at harvest that its just a bit of dust/crumbles that is left for potential reuse. So I would have to buy more bags again.
And then there is something else: More and more I dont enjoy going to Growshops anymore for varous reasons. But that is something I would have to if I need more than two bags of coco. If its more than two bags they will need to send it on a palette which is very unpractical and gets the potential attention of to many people that I dont want....
I didn't know rockwool was losing popularity. I use it. I don't buy it at the grow shop because it is dirt cheap on Amazon. I've never used coco, so i'm on the other side I imagine.It's not very hard to recognize that allmost all of the big indoor companies in North America are using Rockwool as their prefered medium. In many videos where they talk about their facilities they also state the reasons why they chose to do so: sterility, steerability, consistency of medium from the manufacturer, low weight makes it easier to handle etc.....
In contrast to us non commercial growers(or better: "non-multimillion dollar facility owners), where Rockwool is rarely seen anywhere. What is the reason for this? Is Rockwool especially sensitive for any imperfections of any kind in a grow room?
Does anybody know?
I am growing with coco and I am quite satisfied with the results, but I have always had a kind of a secret crush on Rockwool but never touched it since in any growshop they told my that nobody asks for it...
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