mine come pre-moistened in the tray. my hydro shop sells refills that are pre-moistened as well. i don't think they are ever supposed to completely dry out.

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argh.. Now I dont know which to get.. The Rapid Rooters or the Peat Plugs.

i'm actually using rockwool right now. hydro shop was out of rapid rooters last time i went in so i just grabbed rockwool. it's just a medium used for rooting. they all work.

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** NOOB QUESTION ALERT **

Does that RR tray come with a domed lid? Also how would these that have like 50 or so in them ( RR's and PP's )work if you only use a cpl at a time ( only germ a few seeds or start a few clones at a time ) ? Would it be a prob to only use a few at a time in the tray's ?

thx

the dome is purchased separately. it even has a light that snaps into it. i can't find my pics and my room is locked. sorry.





i've used the full tray all at once and i've used just one or two at a time. it all works the same.

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Thx fdd .I appreciate it..

the same but different... much like everyone on RIU.... fdd you mentioned something about a dome that holds a light... you don't happen to know the brand? so i can tell my shop to get some

I found this kit.. looks pretty cool >

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...%3D4%26ps%3D33

comes w/ 72 starters/tray/dome and a heating pad.

they are pellets of compressed, dried peat moss, it grows in swams where the grownd is nearly flush with the water, one of the best fertalizers there is. when you add water they expand to about 4 times theyre size, and they have a net all around the peat, so it is its own nice little pot untill your seedlings outgrow it, then you just transplant the whole thing, net and all, no transplant shock.

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rapid rooters are better because they dont get waterlogged, what you do with rooters is keep a little water in the bottom of the tray theyre in, they are spongy enough to let as much air to the root area as is needed, while still keeping the cube fully saturated.

see the thing with rockwool is that they cant be wet at all. they have to be barely moist, or just damp. the thing to do is right befor you take cuttings, prepare the rockwool, just soak it with water, wait till its fully saturated, which shouldnt take long, and then what i did was take it into the bathroom and swing it toward my bath tub, to fling the excess water out of it, once there is no more water coming out when you swing it, its good to go, avoid watering the clones, just mist the plants and the dome theyre in, this will keep the rockwool moist but not wet, when its wet the cutting just drinks because water is right there, it doesnt need to send roots out to look for water. when its just damp, it knows there isnt enough water, so it will stop taking water up to make new growth, and revert the old growths energy to making new roots, to survive. so yea, thats just an important thing.

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