Hi! As said in the title I’m complete noob in growing food, but I’m excited to learn about hydroponics. I’ve 3d printed this small tower and trying to grow Basil, Lettuce and parsley.
This is my second attempt at hydroponics and even tho I thought I researched everything I failed the last time. Any tips and recommendations would be appreciated!
If anyone could help me figure it out, I have these questions:
- At what stage of growth should I put seedling in the system?
This is their current stage and I put them in system today
2 What should be the pump cycle? Currently I have it running for 10 minutes every 3 hours
3 What would be the ideal temperature for water and room temperature?
4 Should I invest and install grow lights immediately or am I fine for letting them be next to window for a week at least?
Any help would be greatly appreciated! :)
Thank you for your suggestions, I was definitely not patient enough to wait for the true leaves to appear. Ty for suggesting rook wool, I tried starting seeds in plain LECA, but I guess that was the wrong decision. Ty, I'll invest in some rockwool :)
If possible, could you help me figure out how often should I change the solution? I've heard many versions, but generally it's every two weeks, tho I still have question, should I change the whole solution or just add new one on top? If it is possible to add a new solution to the existing one, is there any rule I should follow to mix it?