I recently started a grow using "growstones" which claim to "hold more air & water" than Hydroton.
Well, since they hold mroe air (o2) we should technically be able to keep the watering schedule the same as in Hydroton. Not the case. These growstones were retaining so much water during a 2-3 times a day flood (that hydroton would take) that it was drowning my roots, causing tons of problems - it took me a month to figure out why my plants looked like they had a MG, FE / calcium deficiency with super light green leafs and dark veins, with extremely stunted growth. OVERWATERING.
The solution is to lower the level of the flood. How this helps, I have yet to see. So now the bottom half of my plant is going to be drowning but the top half will be ok because of capilary action?
If anyone has used these in an ebb & grow setup, please tell me:
What is the watering schedule for clones. Where should I put the water level?
How is this more beneficial than watering in Hydroton which obviously allows more O2 to the roots after a flood. I like how clean my rez stays, but this growth is completely inferior to the same system using Hydroton as medium.
Well, since they hold mroe air (o2) we should technically be able to keep the watering schedule the same as in Hydroton. Not the case. These growstones were retaining so much water during a 2-3 times a day flood (that hydroton would take) that it was drowning my roots, causing tons of problems - it took me a month to figure out why my plants looked like they had a MG, FE / calcium deficiency with super light green leafs and dark veins, with extremely stunted growth. OVERWATERING.
The solution is to lower the level of the flood. How this helps, I have yet to see. So now the bottom half of my plant is going to be drowning but the top half will be ok because of capilary action?
If anyone has used these in an ebb & grow setup, please tell me:
What is the watering schedule for clones. Where should I put the water level?
How is this more beneficial than watering in Hydroton which obviously allows more O2 to the roots after a flood. I like how clean my rez stays, but this growth is completely inferior to the same system using Hydroton as medium.