Planted directly in "QPLUGS", about half the price of the " Root Riot" cubes that I used last grow. Look like the same basic thing so I figured why not. Watered them with 500ml of distilled water with an 1/8 tsp of "Great White" Mycorhizae and 2.5 ml of "Clonex" solution pH- 6.4 @ 67ยฐ F. Small 18" led light on for 24 hrs a day in the dome.