01-01-2019, 04:51 PM
(01-01-2019, 02:32 PM)tvguy Wrote:(12-31-2018, 06:15 PM)Cuzz Wrote:(12-31-2018, 04:02 PM)tvguy Wrote:(12-31-2018, 02:11 PM)Cuzz Wrote: I've done it before but it's been quite awhile ago.
Here, this is better. Thanks for the link.
Pretty neat. Is that just a kit or what? Do you plant seeds " I guess that's a dumb question because where would you get starts LOL
No, it's not a kit. I bought the net pots and rock wool. I already had everything else laying around. I had the lights for starting seeds in the spring so I thought I'd make some more use out of them. The seeds were leftovers from last summer. If this works, and it seems to be, I might branch out and try cherry tomatoes too.
More info...
I bought these net pots to fit into wide mouth Mason jars.
And then planted seeds in rock wool blocks like these...
The jars are wrapped with paper to block out light in an attempt to suppress algae growth and filled with a fertilizer solution. The roots are hanging 4-5 inches into the solution now (at about one month). Oddly, the runt in the lower right is the one I thinned to just one plant. The other three are 3-5 seeds sprouted in each block. Competition seems to be causing them to grow faster. I wouldn't have guessed that.
Pretty cool , I can't wait to see them in a a month or so. Is that florescent light? Do you hang it right down close to the plant like when it's marijuana?
I have LED lights that are shifted toward the blue spectrum hanging about 12" above the plants.