pimpttddy

i have three very promising looking soil plants all at two weeks old. what i need to know is will i harm them if i transplant them to hydro.also, if not what is the safest way to achieve this mission.

panamajuice

Easy....

First you need to take the root ball out of the pot, then rinse with water until you get as much dirt as possible. No need to leave them roots completely clean, some dirt will remain, not to much.

Then you need to get some hydroponic medium, I like clay pellets cause they don't have any sharp edges so woun't hurt the roots when transplanting.
Fill half your net pot(or more depending on size of pot and plant) with clay pellets or HYdroton, place the roots on the top layer of pellets and then slowly and carefully finish filling up the net pot.

This will leave you with a nice hydro plant that has no other medium, like Rockwool, that can become overwatered sometimes.

Then just place your net pot in whatever system you are gonna use.

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grass_hopper

Not a bad idea to treat your res with some anti-fungal for the first res change or two. I transplanted some plants from soil to hydro and got a nasty pythium infestation.

It takes some patience, but work out as much of the soil and twigs and stuff as you can, or make sure you have a good pump filter. You don't want any twigs or stones getting sucked up into your pump.

Hope this helps

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pimpttddy

thanks family. i use every bit of advice you all give. i have learned more from these forums then i did the entire 15 years of school.(this is really true). i,ve got her started. now im going to take some advice i got here also, and give her the best nute of all...patience.

pimpttddy

once i get all of the essentials out da way im going to buy a digital cam. and i'll post pics of all my endeavors. then you can see that i really listen to every single word i hear here.