Game plan I followed:
- soaked seeds for up to 6 hours in lukewarm (but cooling) balanced distilled water
- soaked Root Riot starter plugs in balanced distilled water for a few hours
- squeezed out plugs until only moist and placed in tray which is sitting atop a layer of perlite in the lower tray
- inserted seeds pointy end *up* (after reading a persuasive argument for doing so!) to a depth of ~1/2”; covered hole loosely with a piece of plug
- placed tray on heatmat set to 75° under T5 - 2' light fixture (running 2 of 4 bulbs) kept inches above plugs. No dome. In Secret Jardin DP90 Propagation Tent kept at ~77° and ~45% RH
- top fed plugs with plain balanced water only when becoming dry and only enough to remoisten
- once seedlings cracked surface and stabilized, added 0.5 ml/L (2.0 ml/gal) of Rapid Start to water to promote lateral rooting
- transplanted into net pots at end of Week 1 but keeping in tent until more root development. Then they move to the grow box (aka "The Producer"!)
Hi! Really interesting diary, looking good :) How is the plan with roots hanging in mid air going to pan out? Are they in some reservoir normally and just out for the picture?
@dancingshrubbery, I took the pics at my weekly Rez Change before installing the new solution. When they’re just starting out, I keep the water level about 1/4” below the net pots to encourage roots to drop. Once that happens, I lower the water level somewhat , but roots are always in water 😎