I've taken a special interest in your case, Jimmy. Yes, the water quality is the only variable you need to eliminate. Repeat everything you did before only this time use ph'd distilled water for the entire operation. Let us know what happens.
Don't give up man! I have had some serious issues and I always take what I learned and move forward. I am having way better results just getting out of rockwool and going to coco. I enjoyed DWC and aero but this is the best I've seen yet. Don't get discouraged. There are lots of nice people here that can help. Just get away from the rockwool altogether if you can. I used to start seeds right in hydroton in DWC and they always came up. Just put them about 1/2 inch fro the water level in the bucket where the hydroton was damp. Not the right way to do shit but it worked when I was getting going! Always keep your otions open. I have gone from DWC/aero to rockwool top drip to coco top drip and next an organic coco grow hand watered.
I will definitely let you guys know what happens and im not quite ready to give up yet and am trying really hard to stay positive even after these mishaps, i mean i didnt expect i would be a botanist or something instantly but with the amount of research ive done for years and even a few small tests i did back in high school, was NOT expecting this. I mean i would really like to use the other ideas but im kinda stuck because rockwool is all i have to work with and i cant afford to dish out anymore money on equipment or anything, and yes i do have a humidity dome and what have you as i knew it would be essential and was very cheap. but unfortunately i just have to hope that this rockwool starts to work out somehow and that all of ur helpful suggestions can fix these problems. it really could be the water and would be a miracle if that was the only issue!! fingers crossed
that is a great point and i didnt look at it that way. i guess i was just hoping that paying premium dollar would lead to plants that were just higher quality in all aspects. thats a relative point though being i had no idea what the other strains were. I thought autos were super easy going though with minimal problems, prime for beginners if you will. so i guess we shall see lol
yep coco is that shit heres a pic of 1 of my 3 two days after top in coco
Rockwool is fine. Just take a deep breath and try again. I can't tell you how many times I got all hot-and-bothered because of this failure or that... But nothing feels better than finally getting it right. You'll get there.
this is what i put in them
just place the seeds sideways ontop of the 1 inch wet rockwool cubes
See now thats what i cant wait for, looking really healthy and solid. what strain is that outta curiosity? yea this probably is just a speed bump just a pretty frustrating one, but you are definitely right, i CANNOT wait for the finished result and being able to say, huh whats this shit im puffing on? oh yea i grew this shit and then LOL.
I totally agree, i think im just having trouble deciding when there isnt enough water or when theres too much, also the quality of the water has to be changed to rule that out. I have all the right tools, its kinda like painting, just because you have the brushes and the paint doesnt mean you can make a masterpiece you have to build and learn and i guess thats the stage im going through. i really wanna lock down this rockwool growing though, i hate things i dont understand and always like a challenge. and to the comment above this one if it was just as simple as dropping it in.... i wouldnt be having this problem.. theres obviously other factors at play here, not just that simple of a solution or i wouldnt post, i would just read it in a different thread.
Very interesting I actually didnt know that, you learn something new every day. See most of my seeds actually didnt have a curl to the initial root, not sure if thats uncommon but 3/4 didnt, 1 did however, but i just put it in the hole with the root down and the curl coming upwards. Hopefully that was correct, i did however read a forum though that was discussing how to put it in and the basic point of the forum is that its experienced based and that people even put them in sideways and seem to think that works just as well. Also, so do you recommend that i soak the ph at 5.0 when im soaking the rw? like just keep soaking it for a few days to rinse out whatever may be in or on it? also at what point do i start putting nutes in the water with auto's? like 2 weeks i was thinking... correct me if im wrong im not sure if u can mix the nutes in a gallon of ph'ed water and pour that lightly on them? i plan to switch to the emilys garden when they are about 3 inches tall and use the wicks i just picked up (you just stick those into the reservoir with the two loose ends and fix it into the lava rock/potting rock so that it is sitting 3 inches above the water and have the rockwool resting on top right lol im really sorry for all the stupid questions but since i am an absolute beginner i just need very detail oriented guidance, almost as though you are speaking to a 4th grader about growing, i mean yes ive researched but research and doing are two COMPLETELY different things and some things are very vague in detail . and last question for the moment and sort've a statement in the mix, my seedlings turn blackish after they somewhat die, could that be from something specific or is that just typical death? thanks guys toke back and dream sweet tonight!!
Use coco core shits cheap and flawless dont waist anymore beans
