Can I use hydroton without airation?

Discussion in 'Growing Marijuana Indoors' started by THCsourdough, Oct 22, 2011.

  1. Hey GC thanks for taking your time to view this thread.
    Is it possible to grow my clones in hydroton alone? I would sit the rock wool the clones are started in a one liter container filled with hydroton, and water just like soil? I plan on experimenting with it anyways reguardless because I don;t feel like going out and buying perlite/vermaculite. Do you you think cutting a V shape about two inches from the bottom would help my chances by creating a little pool of water/nutes for them to drink from?
    sorry for the scattered thoughts, haha wake an bake.
    thanks in advance.

    By aeration I mean a air pump. sorry for any confusion.
     
  2. If you just water like soil, you're going to have to water 4-6 times daily, soaking the roots for a few minutes each time.

    You'd be better off getting a pump and a timer to do a drip feed system.
     
  3. yeah, I didn't even think about doing a drip system, that would be great honestly take a lot of work out of the equation.
     
  4. I agree with ohspyro...put it on a timer with a drip or flood a few times a day. I think if you used coco you could treat it as you described...just water it like soil with hydro nutes..that's how it works.
     

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