Hydroponic Step by Step

StonedGiants Germination in Petri dish with 0.5% hydrogen peroxide. Heating mat Vivosun set to 25°C. All seeds germinated 12/12. Day 1: Germination • Heating mat 25°C Day 2: Radicle visible • Seedlings covered Day 3: Sowing in mineral wool • Radicle 3-5mm long • 25°C at 95% rH • Dome moistened with 0.5% hydrogen peroxide • Sprouts visible: already green, some yellow Day 4: • 1ml Formulex per cube hand-watered • Dome moistened with 0.5% hydrogen peroxide • Ventilation opening for circulation • All sprouts green - 12/12 • 23°C at rH 85% Day 5: • Sprout height: 0.3cm to 0.5cm - one at 1.0cm • 24°C at rH 85% • LED lighting prepared • no signs of pathogens • 2 seedlings lagging behind: Brown, dry leaf tips Day 6: • 24°C at rH 80% • 1-2ml Formulex [0.5ml/l] Feed • H²O² prophylaxis • ready for 100 Watt LED lighting Day 7: • 24°C at rH 80% • H²O² prophylaxis • 40cm distance to the 100W grow lamp • 1 seedling unfortunately dried out on foam • 1.0cm sprout height • first true leaves forming • healthy green color • also standing upright • no damping off / accident disease [Intermediate conclusion foam cubes] 2/3 dried out, almost lost one yesterday, became wilted and a bit dry, but has perked up again. Already suitable as a medium but rather in a water tray; otherwise, it dries out faster compared to expansion tabs, coconut, and mineral wool. Seedling phase: Day 8: • 25°C heating mat, • 100 Watt grow LED lamp at 40cm distance • Sprout height between 1.0cm to 2.8cm • some leaves drooping and stagnating a bit • currently no feed • no O² boost • Fan set up • slowly reducing humidity to 70-65% • ⚠️: surface dry, keep center moist Day 8 Seedling phase - Seedling phase evening: The seedlings were transferred to the cloner. Carefully extracted and placed in cloning collars. The cloner sprays the NL (Formulex) every 20 minutes for 20 seconds. 25°C at rH 75% - Dome is in place to maintain humidity. Visible root tips and roots can be seen. Day 9-10: The seedlings have acclimated in the cloner. Roots are forming piece by piece. 25°C at rH 75% - Dome is in place to maintain humidity. One is lagging a bit because it was taken out of the wool too early. (No root tips visible) Day 10-14: Roots have significantly developed - ready to be transferred to the RDWC. 25°C at rH 65% - Dome is no longer relevant. In the morning, preemptively misted with H²O². 25°C at rH 75% - Dome is in place to maintain humidity.