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6e3bf4 No.6

Hopefully there are some anons interested in plants here. In this thread I will be introducingg you hydroculture. Hydroculture is the process of growing plants without soil. All the nutrients a plant needs will be transferred through water.
What are the advantages to growing a plant without soil
>Less maintenance
>Faster and greater growth
>Reduced risk of pests and diseases
>Greater oxygenation at the root zone
>No growth of molds or other known allergens
Uses
>If you are planning to start growing large portions of plants, it is better with hydroculture before moving them to soil,hydroculture is usefull.
Do you guys have anything to add to this, or any questions or coments? also general hydroponics discussion

61c3e1 No.7

How do I do it?

6e3bf4 No.8

>>7
It depends on what your purpose is, but I'm guessing that you are thinking about growing small amounts at home.
If you want to grow your own seeds
>materials:
*seeds
*A-Ok Rockwool starter plugs
*A gallon of (preferably distilled water)
*bowl that can hold a gallon of water
*seeding tray (you can use an egg carton)
*optional tweezers and garden gloves
*eye dropper
>procedures
1.take the water, pour it in the bowl
2.pour rockwool cubes in that bowl of water
3.Plants prefer acidic solutions to grow well, the ideal range is between a pH level of 5.5 and 6.5, so by squeezing in a half lemon you will be able to make the solution a bit more acidic. If you want to be very accurate, buy a PH tester, and some PH adjustment solutions, they sell those.
4.mix the squeezed lemon juice with the distilled water and cubes.
5.take the cubes out of that water
6.place them in the seeding tray
7.put one seed of whatever you are planting in the cube's hole
8.w8
9.if you are gonna keep the plants on the squares for long, moisten them with a drop of water every now and then (preferably that lemon water from earlier)
If you don't want to seed, or have finished seeding
if you used the last step in the guide to seed, than you need to rip the cube away from the plant, this is the hardest step, as it could disturb the root system.
>materials
*plant with it's roots exposed
*clay pellets
*water level measurer
*pot
>proceedures
1.make sure to wash the roots free of soil
2.look at the diagrams on the OP

426458 No.10

>>6
Interesting. I'll keep an eye on this.

ddbca5 No.17


60065a No.22

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This guy grew a pepper cutting in a milk jug.
Thought you might find it cool.
http://thehotpepper.com/topic/51899-milk-jug-pepper-trials-week-3ish-windowsill/

60065a No.23

>>22
Another cool one I saw once was someone was growing a short weed cultivar in what looked like coir in polystyrene floating on a pond.

dc331c No.31


943e50 No.33

I have a dead bamboo plant in a marble base. I still like the look of it though. Is there any hygienic reason I shouldn't keep it around.




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