Okay I have 5 small plants that have three full size leaves if not more on each plant.
I have them all in one reservoir right now and they seem to be getting crowded!
So tonight I went ahead and changed each plant to its own reservoir or dwc.
I only had 2- 3.5 gallon buckets, 1-5 gallon bucket and 1 Rubbermaid that I am using all five in now.
I have the big net pots which are 6 inchers and I used those three on the three buckets with hydrotron pellets.
I seems to me that this is too big for them now... When I put the plants into the net pots before the hydrotron pellets. its seems like a good half maybe three inches of roots are between the hydrotron pellets inside the net pot which is not getting any water just air...
1. is this going to be a problem?
2. will this create root rot?
3. is this needed so the roots get air and only half of the roots are to be submitted in the water with air pump?
4. should I have just the bottom of the net pot covered in the water?
Before I used to only grow one plant at a time but I had a problem last time where the stem broke from weight and the plant did not make it.
But I am wondering now if three inches of roots between hydrotron clay pellets will be bad as well.
I have them all in one reservoir right now and they seem to be getting crowded!
So tonight I went ahead and changed each plant to its own reservoir or dwc.
I only had 2- 3.5 gallon buckets, 1-5 gallon bucket and 1 Rubbermaid that I am using all five in now.
I have the big net pots which are 6 inchers and I used those three on the three buckets with hydrotron pellets.
I seems to me that this is too big for them now... When I put the plants into the net pots before the hydrotron pellets. its seems like a good half maybe three inches of roots are between the hydrotron pellets inside the net pot which is not getting any water just air...
1. is this going to be a problem?
2. will this create root rot?
3. is this needed so the roots get air and only half of the roots are to be submitted in the water with air pump?
4. should I have just the bottom of the net pot covered in the water?
Before I used to only grow one plant at a time but I had a problem last time where the stem broke from weight and the plant did not make it.
But I am wondering now if three inches of roots between hydrotron clay pellets will be bad as well.