Anyone tried to grow in one of these Amazon hydroponic herb gardens?

inlovewthecoco

inlovewthecoco

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My girlfriend’s mom got me one of these. Grew all the basil I can eat so I decided to experiment a little and I threw in a mephisto autoflower in there. It outgrew the light real quick so I took the light off and put it in my tent.

anyone tried this successfully? Is this a waste of time or will this work we a reservoir?

I usually grow organic or in coco so this would be my first time going full hydro. Appreciate any advice or tips
 

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Fangthane

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Looks like it's working pretty well so far. I only have one hydro run under my belt, but I'd imagine a reservoir is a reservoir.
 
rkymtnman

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i have something similar in a 3 site. it's the best way to start seeds i've ever tried. a rapid rooter fits perfectly in the holes.
 
Fangthane

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rkymtnman said:
it's the best way to start seeds i've ever tried.
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Kinda ashamed to admit it, but I still struggle sometimes with properly watering seedlings to get them to really take off. Don't know why it never occurred to me to give one of those things a look. Now I know one of the things I'm getting myself for Xmas.
 
rkymtnman

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Fangthane said:
Kinda ashamed to admit it, but I still struggle sometimes with properly watering seedlings to get them to really take off. Don't know why it never occurred to me to give one of those things a look. Now I know one of the things I'm getting myself for Xmas.
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yep, no soaking, no paper towels, etc. seed in rapid rooter. my litte aero unit sprays constantly on the RR's. by the time they get their first set or 2 of leaves, there are plenty of roots. right into coco.
 
Fangthane

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The ones I'm seeing on Amazon look like there's a tiny plastic net-pot type deal around the sponges, which seem like they could fuck roots up when removing the sponge or Rapid Rooter. Have you found that to be an issue at all?
 
rkymtnman

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Fangthane said:
The ones I'm seeing on Amazon look like there's a tiny plastic net-pot type deal around the sponges, which seem like they could fuck roots up when removing the sponge or Rapid Rooter. Have you found that to be an issue at all?
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there is a youtube video too but can't seem to find it right now @Fangthane
 
inlovewthecoco

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Oh yeah they’re incredible for starting seeds. I’ve had 100% germination with all types of seeds and they sprout and open up within just a couple days
 
inlovewthecoco

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think I’m dealing with some root rot. Did some research and see I need to decide between benes and a sterile environment. The bedroom this plant is in regularly at 75 to 80 degrees so I’m thinking I need to keep it sterile. Advice for doing so at this point?
 
rkymtnman

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yep, that's the stuff.

i would give her a big first dose: 5ppm

or 0.5 grams per 10 gallons water.
 
inlovewthecoco

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inlovewthecoco said:
already have a .01 gram scale.

I’ll look into pool shock now
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rkymtnman said:
yep, that's the stuff.

i would give her a big first dose: 5ppm

or 0.5 grams per 10 gallons water.
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is that the recipe for the solution that I then drop into the reservoir or the full reservoir. I’ve got a 1g reservoir. Do I just mix in .05grams into it or do I need to make a solution first?
 
rkymtnman

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inlovewthecoco said:
is that the recipe for the solution that I then drop into the reservoir or the full reservoir. I’ve got a 1g reservoir. Do I just mix in .05grams into it or do I need to make a solution first?
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do you mix up any nutes in a bigger feed reservoir?

you are correct: you can just put 0.05 in 1 gallon. as long as your scale is accurate. and what i mean is there is a big difference b/t 0.05 and 0.08 (as in 5ppm is safe but 8 ppm could harm the plant)
 
inlovewthecoco

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rkymtnman said:
do you mix up any nutes in a bigger feed reservoir?

you are correct: you can just put 0.05 in 1 gallon. as long as your scale is accurate. and what i mean is there is a big difference b/t 0.05 and 0.08 (as in 5ppm is safe but 8 ppm could harm the plant)
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No. Twice a week I mix up my nutes in a 1 gallon jug, check ph/ec, and then pour them directly into the reservoir. The reservoir is actually only 3 liters, so a a day or two later I’ll top it off with what’s left in the jug.
 
amneziaHaze

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inlovewthecoco said:
My girlfriend’s mom got me one of these. Grew all the basil I can eat so I decided to experiment a little and I threw in a mephisto autoflower in there. It outgrew the light real quick so I took the light off and put it in my tent.

anyone tried this successfully? Is this a waste of time or will this work we a reservoir?

I usually grow organic or in coco so this would be my first time going full hydro. Appreciate any advice or tips
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Isnt that just an expensive dwc? Plastic pot with an airpump
 
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