Hooked On Ponics

[Ganoderma]

Welcome to Hooked On Ponics

This thread is to feature a hydroponic technique that I've been doing for years now. I've not come across or seen any pictures of any one else doing this yet, so it's time for a little show and tell.

I'm not sure where I would rate this technique on difficulty level(scale).

How do you plant your seeds? There are many ways and many kinds of starter cubes out there today on the market.

I'm going to show you all another way. There will be several techniques that I will show you all in the duration of this thread. I'll be starting with seeds and we will fallow their development.

This is where it starts, with the sprout.

These pictures are from 1-19-16

Day 3 (3.5) a few more of the seedlings have been added

Day 5

 

[Ganoderma]

 

[Ganoderma]

1-28-16

I had started a 2nd round/group of seeds

 

[BigGreenGhost]

subscribed can't wait to see how this grow turns out!!

 

[Ganoderma]

On 1-27-16 I moved the first round of seeds to another room under a 1k sodium bulb

Day 8

1-28-16

Day 9

Day 11

 

[Ganoderma]

I changed out the Sodium buld and put in a MH bulb some time last week.

These pictures are from the say day, just before and after trimming

Day 19 for the plants that where moved to the large aero unit, and day 10 for the 2nd group of seeds

 

[Ganoderma]

This now brings us to today

 

[Ganoderma]

There is a 3rd group/batch of seeds that where started (started germinating) on the 2nd or 3rd day after the 2nd batch of seeds had been in the aero units.

I lost track of how many days old the are, but they are about 7-10 days behind the 2nd batch.

 

[mojave green]

Looks good

 

[yankeetransplnt]

One thing I love you do, is allowing the seedling to 'throw' the seed and membrane prior to sticking it...I have always did it that way....agree on MANY WAY to start your babies and your nursery is as good as any....one observation is up until about your 10 days, they are not liking that 1k...just a little too young to benefit from that much light...soon as some bigger leaf sets are there, they recover nice and can process the 1k.....But I can almost hear them crying in the pics up to day 9...Have u tried something a little less intense on them that first 10 days? Maybe it would result in a healthier start and momentum for when they are ready for the 1k....a little more complex of a set up than I put into my seedlings but it is indeed an effective approach...YT

 

[cyat]

Cool!

 

[BigGreenGhost]

very well put together grow man that's some impressive growth for 19 days! seems like you know what you're doing!

 

[bearminimum]

Nice detailed pics. Looking good.

 

[Ganoderma]

These next two pictures are from several years ago, from some of my last seed runs. The first one is two weeks after sprouting, and the 2nd one is 11 days after sprouting. I have found that if you don't "top/pinch" the tap root you end up with more of a stem sized mass which makes it harder to transplant later on due to the "stem" not being as flexible as roots.

This is the best example I have of the seeds sprouting and by leaving them longer they shed the seed shell and embryonic sack. These pictures are of the plants from the first two pictures in this post. Reminds me of bean sprouts.

 

[Ganoderma]

one observation is up until about your 10 days, they are not liking that 1k...just a little too young to benefit from that much light...soon as some bigger leaf sets are there, they recover nice and can process the 1k.....But I can almost hear them crying in the pics up to day 9...Have u tried something a little less intense on them that first 10 days? Maybe it would result in a healthier start and momentum for when they are ready for the 1k

They where started under a 400w MH and then moved on like day 8 under the 1k. I've started many more underneath a 1k on many occasions and have not noticed any negative effect on them.

 

[Ganoderma]

Thanks for stopping in

 

[yortbogey]

one hell of a show U got ...

 

[Ganoderma]

one hell of a show U got ...

You know it!

 

[BOOMHAUER]

Just one question. How strong of nutrient do you use if any? If not when do you start?
I have thought to do this but was afraid to do it with seeds I buy. I have some seeds on the way and I might give it a shot. I used to just sprout the seeds for a week in dirt then clean the soil off and then into my cloner. Lost a couple of days to shock but never lost one. What is your success rate?
Thanks for the knowledge.

 

[Ganoderma]

I don't wait to start feeding them. I start the nutrients at half strength. I haven't yet tried upping it yet from there to find the max strength.

From time to time I'll lose one or two out of a group of seeds.

Sprouting the seeds in a container of dirt or other type of potting medium like you mentioned is an other way a person could use to get the seeds all sprouted out too.