hey riddleme, i read your thread 1st before i ask a question that was already asked/answered. I'm new to growing and wanted to ask a few questions. I have a hydroponic (dwc/scrog) 1-gallon tub, air pump, air stone and hose with 2- net pots pc grow box. After i germinated my seeds and they spouted, i put them in dixie cups with soil until they grow roots with 2-23w lights 18/6 cycle. I want to put my babies in the water once they have strong roots. Will doing this mess up my roots? Could i have put the spouts into the water system instead of soil? Can i just but some hydroton rocks in the bottle of the net pots, place my rooted babies into the net then cover them gently with hydroton rocks on top? I'm no sure how to use the system. My system is much smaller than the ones i've seen on this site. Do you leave the air pump /air stone running 24hrs or should it be turned off when the babies go to sleep?
It's not advisable to put soil plants into
hydro bcos the shock to the roots can be too much.. Although some do it without issues.
Yes u could have just sprouted and put them into DWC without the soil... I've done this in aero by inserting the seed with tap root exposed in a neopreen collar and it grows into the system nicley..
Others start in RW then break the cube open and set the seedling into
the system,.. I have no experience in doing it with hydroton, but as long as the taproots aren't being drowned nor dryer out then u shouldn't have a prob..
Alternativley u can grow ur plant out in soil n take clones and place the clones into
a hydro setup
Don't turn ur system off, no.