02-14-2023, 01:50 AM
(02-13-2023, 10:46 PM)wiperhunter2 Wrote: That's interesting, I would have thought the roots would need to be in the water all the time or they would dry out, guess that's not how it works.
The medium we used for our seeds was called Root Riot plugs, checking on them they are staying moist all thru the day. Each week you do a little maintenance to keep the roots trimmed and adding nutrients and checking the water ph. At peak growing they often cut them back pretty far leaving only about 3 inches it left. Right now, we have not yet been able to get our ph down to peak zone target of 5.5-6. Yesterday we got it down to 6.5-7. When we checked it today it was back up 8.5-9 so we treated it once again. We've seen online where some people really have to use a LOT of ph down to keep theirs balanced. We may end up doing the same. We'll see. It's all learning curve but hopefully we just keep getting better and better at making this successful endeavor.