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Overwatered in DWC rock wool? Safe repot ideas?

EvilGrower
EvilGrowerstarted grow question 5 years ago
Is this seedling overwatered? Growing in DWC hydroponics. It's been wilted the past 2 days. Any ideas how to safely adjust the setup so it will be less wet? I'm scared to repot because I may damage the root.
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ijustdontgiveaf
ijustdontgiveafanswered grow question 5 years ago
ok, that's good, but yes, if there's a lot of water splashing onto it, then it won't have a lot of time to dry up.. take the net-cup out and see how high the splashing can go.. then hold your hand there and see how wet you get.. then imagine the rockwool being a sponge to absorb it all.. i was quite surprised with my first DWC grow about that as well, so since then i put it, so only the highest splashes reach it.. in the first days I was worried that I actually had to monitor that the rockwool wouldn't dry up completely, but that never happened so far..
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ijustdontgiveaf
ijustdontgiveafanswered grow question 5 years ago
.. and yes, try to get your humidity much higher up as well. around 70% would be great during this stage. veg-state as well.. during bloom it should be down to 50 if possible..
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EvilGrower
EvilGroweranswered grow question 5 years ago
The rock wool is above the water level and only is watered from the water splashing. Could it be too wet from that? The RH is around 40% if that could be why the leaves are drooping.
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ijustdontgiveaf
ijustdontgiveafanswered grow question 5 years ago
I hope the rockwool or the clay aren't submerged in the water, are they? Rockwool can store quite a lot of water (especially for seedlings), so it shouldn't be necessary to wet it for another few days. What i do with my DWC is i hang the bottom of the net cup just above the water-level, so that the bubbles from the airstone lightly splash on it from below.. that's it.
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