do u leave plastic on rockwool

i got inch and a 1/2 rockwool cubes for bubbleponics do u leave plastic on or take of cubes
what is everyones preference

Leave it on, you'll get algae otherwise. You might want to cover the top as well with panda plastic or something similar.

thanks man and + rep

dont leave them on in bubbleponics. ebb and flow ...ok.

pinned, where do you come up with these ideas?

I dont know about bubbleponics but hes right you do run a higher risk of mold if you take them off when using a humidome. I learned the hard way.

im doing bubbleponics so which is the best way for that

loolagigi said:

pinned, where do you come up with these ideas?

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In my room - the green stuff on the block was a dead giveaway. I was growing with a drip system though.

I agree w/Lool, take it off. If I have the cubes on my workbench with seeds or cuttings I leave them on, when I move them into the mesh pots of the hempy buckets I remove the plastic at that time.

Yeah, somehow I missed the bubbleponics part of the OP both times I stuck my head in here. Disregard my advice.

I leave them on just because, when I don't, the roots start to grow into the rockwool cube next to it. Then when its time to move them to the bigger pots, some of the roots tear off. Can't be good for the seedlings.

for DWC.bubbleponics i would take the plastic off its going to be covered in hydroton anyway im sure it will be fine

tjm0824 said:

I leave them on just because, when I don't, the roots start to grow into the rockwool cube next to it. Then when its time to move them to the bigger pots, some of the roots tear off. Can't be good for the seedlings.

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hes bubbleponics so they wont be next to each other unless hes growing a few in atub but still they will have good space between them.. i hope

the roots will not grow out the sides as already mentioned, take it off and use a root guard to help prevent algae.

ok thanks guys. im glad we settled this without a fight lol i dont like the plastic anyways it seems to trap to much water

Fuck rockwool. I have officially decided never to use it again. Soiless plugs, or a clone machine, and straight into the cups.