I have never had a problem getting a seed to sprout in soil. Now that im trying hydro i cant get the damn thing to sprout. A few concerns to me are the fact that the rockwool becomes dry so frequently and also that the rockwool does not form a cover over the seed, meaning that the hole that i put the seed in does not completely shut and you can see the seed if you look in it. how frequently do you have to water the rockwool and also is it a problem that the seed is not completely covered like it would be if it was in soil. also completely off topic but i purchased a hydro setup off ebay and the ring that the water drips from doesnt even look like the water would come in contact with the rockwool once i set it in there in the clay pebbles. meaning it drips on the outer part as opposed to dripping in the center where the plant would be. is this a problem or will the clay pebbles some how make the nutes and the water run to the rockwool in the center....please help

first of all, are you pre-soaking your rockwool cubes in 5.5 Ph water for a few hours before putting your seed in? you also might want to try germinating using the paper towel method and dropping the seed in after it gets its taproot. as far as your question about the drip system, the expanded clay wicks water to the rockwool, keeping it from being soaked. you can also have your rockwool be too wet as well as too dry, so you have to find a happy "medium" somewhere. (get it?)

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Hi, You could try and pinch a bit of rockwool off the bottom and poking it in the gap at the top.