Hi,
I'm a new grower, I'm doing a simple 5 bucket DWC (and a few in soil) under 400watt LED, and later I'll add a suplimental 240 watt LED. I started 7 seeds a week ago in 1" rockwool cubes, 5 are fine, but the 2 Durban Poison seedlings are dark green and small and curling down and under. Not a big deal cause I can replace them, but I wonder why they are not well and the others are good? Overwatered cubes or too much light? The LED is on the blue setting about 22" away. I hear Flourescent are better for seedlings, but other sources say LED are good too on a blue light setting.
Today I transfered the good ones to the buckets with hydroton around it (Bubble Brothers 5 gallon). How high should I fill the bucket? I'm having a hard time finding good info on how to do the transition. The cups are unusual I guess, they have a 2" indent from the bottom middle, I guess for air to the roots. Any tips on how to get the plant fed till the roots grow down into the hydroton (without overwatering the cubes)? Any videos or books with good details you'd suggest? Thank you!
I'm a new grower, I'm doing a simple 5 bucket DWC (and a few in soil) under 400watt LED, and later I'll add a suplimental 240 watt LED. I started 7 seeds a week ago in 1" rockwool cubes, 5 are fine, but the 2 Durban Poison seedlings are dark green and small and curling down and under. Not a big deal cause I can replace them, but I wonder why they are not well and the others are good? Overwatered cubes or too much light? The LED is on the blue setting about 22" away. I hear Flourescent are better for seedlings, but other sources say LED are good too on a blue light setting.
Today I transfered the good ones to the buckets with hydroton around it (Bubble Brothers 5 gallon). How high should I fill the bucket? I'm having a hard time finding good info on how to do the transition. The cups are unusual I guess, they have a 2" indent from the bottom middle, I guess for air to the roots. Any tips on how to get the plant fed till the roots grow down into the hydroton (without overwatering the cubes)? Any videos or books with good details you'd suggest? Thank you!
