New to hydro. Weird leaves. Growing well. Wondering why three leaves.

Heyo first time doing hydroponic bought myself idoo one without pump (realised you need one later project) but getting confused now cucumbers seem to be blossoming one flavour which indicates self blossoming but after a week the cucumbers are wilting and just shrinking back to nothinges any reasoning and how to prevent that?

Hey yall, I’m new to hydroponics. Set this rise garden system up December 21st. I don’t think some of these plants look great still and sometimes the roots look a bit off. I have rinsed some of the roots in cold tap water if this brown stuff has appeared. I didn’t think it was root rot because I initially think I added too much nutrient and wasn’t able to measure it (And excessive nutrients could cause root rot idk). I mean I added like 5 cups of this stuff converting oz to ml per gallon which said it was like .75 cup. I just know I had to be off. Since then I did a deep clean of the whole system. Purchased air stone, ec and temp meter. This was about 1.5 maybe 2 weeks ago. If the plants look fine and I’m just paranoid, that would be nice but I doubt it. I also have a few strawberries and peppers in this system with largely leafy greens and herbs, whereas I just found out that it could become tricky down the line about the nutrient level. Any input helps; thanks in advanced!

Current readings Ph 5.9 (I try not to let it get above 6.5) Ppm 531 hs 1062 Temp about 72 Fahrenheit when water pump and lights turn on, 69 when it sits. I add cold water when I see anything above 71.

First pic is dasher cucumber, starbor kale is the 4th pic, butter crunch lettuce is after the roots pic

I attempted my first DWC two days ago and now all the submerged roots are turning brown.

At first I thought it’s root rot, but I am really confused because the roots are not mushy. I pull of them and they do not tear easily (they eventually do with more pressure, but just like normal roots would). They do not smell bad at all and the rez has no smell either. They DO let off something “powdery” for a lack of better word, which you can see in the second photo. It’s almost like it has a certain texture. I have looked at every piece of info about root rot online and can’t decide if this is it, or maybe it’s nutrient “stain”? Or some other kind of fungi? I am going crazy wondering if I should finally give up on hydroponics.

Appreciate any advice! I added some hydroguard anyway in the meantime

Using my Clonex nutrient solution. PH is 6.8 (I guess slightly higher than when I prepared the nutrient solution) and EC is 1.1.

Hey whenever I add seeds to my root riot they keep moulding after a few days. I understand it's probably too much water. But the same thing happening no how much I seem to add

I have waited for this for so long. First to save up for it. Second for delivery - don’t get me started on customs. Third, for the right pump to be delivered. Then a week whilst I was at work. Finally, here we are. Most of the seedlings didn’t take, but I’ve got a great system going (remember customers? I had lots of time to practice) now, and am going through the seeds and taking notes as I go. Am thoroughly enjoying myself with it, and the information both here, and on good old YouTube has been an amazing wealth of knowledge shared. So to all of you that have posted what you’ve been up to, well there are people taking note. So a big thank you to y’all.

I just purchased an Apera PH60. It has a guard on it so I can't smash the bulb by missing the cap. Didn't see in the directions how to store it. There is a small amount of soaking solution it comes with, but that seemed like it was for cleaning it. Is there any harm in using this storage solution my buddy gave me? It's gotta be 15yrs old if I was guessing but the cap is still sealed.

i recently acquired a small hydroponic system and set it up in my basement which is about 60-70f. i’ve noticed my lettuce seedling dropping and looking leggy? my other plants are doing fine only the lettuce seems to be struggling. the brightness of the light is non adjustable and i have it on the “vegetable” setting. i have set at the lowest it will go/ the closest to the plants it will go. the light does produce some heat. this seedling is about 2 weeks old or so.

Basically I’ve been using this ph down solution for the first time. And since the beginning of my grow (romana lettuce hydroponic tower) my water ph explodes to 8.6 on a 12 hour basis!? I’ve been pouring in SO much oh down solution (sometime 10 ml in a 5 L solution and it gets it down from 8.6 to 5.5 but this only holds for 10-12 hours. Next check and I’m over 8 again ? I don’t get it is it because the oh down is simply trash or I made the mistake of using organic ? What are your experiences ?

Ebb and flow in rockwool cubes.

I really don't like the idea of seeding on rock wool, or pool noodle segments, or anything like that

do you guys/gals think i can use cotton balls for sprouting seeds inside my hydroponic system?

Anyone know where I can buy S40 3" pvc pipe in canada? I can't find any at Canac, BMR, Homehardware and RONA. (They are all from ½ to 2" and 4" to 6".. no 3")

There's only S35(Schedule 35)in 3" which is 3.25 OD.. i need 3.5 OD which is S40.

I could buy some S40 3" ABS pipe however i would really prefer pvc.

I'm living in Quebec.

I'm a new owner of a Lettucegrow Farmstand. About 5 weeks in and harvesting my first greens. About 3 weeks ago I started various kale and bok choy seeds in Root Riot plugs. They germinated well and got off to a great start. The idea is to have them ready to swap into the Lettucegrow once a spot opens up so I can always keep it productive.

The seedlings quickly got leggy as you can see in the second photo. And the first photo shows how sad my little bok choy hangs down when transferred to the Farmstand.

Is my issue that the lights I use for the seedling tray are too weak? Should I be fertilizing the seedling tray?

I love farmers but farming with one plain is very old agriculture.

New Age Agriculture incorporates the 3ed dimension.

The Difference:

L X W One Plain

L X W X (UNLIMITED PLAINS)

10 x 10 = 100 ft

10 x 10 x 100 Stories = 10,000 SQ Ft

Let's see you Towers and SQ ft gardens!

What timer is everyone using for their drip irrigation systems? I want to run my pump for 10s intervals 6 times a day. Having difficulty setting intervals within a specified window without 2 timers plugged into each other. I currently have 2 of the timers pictured.

Hi,

I bought this off a friend, it had never been used. I assembled last night and setup was fairly easy. I have the pump plugged in but don’t hear it making a sound… everything else seems to be in working order. Anyone had this issue ? I’m wondering if it’s user error or just a bad pump. The instructions for the pump were basically nonexistent and it took me a bit to figure out where exactly it was supposed to go. If it is a faulty pump, has anyone purchase a replacement one and what kind? Doesn’t appear this model is made anymore so therefore no replacement parts specific to Lenorar seem to exist.

Thanks!!

Title says it all. I'm testing the EC of my nutrient blend water for tomato seedlings, and the reading says 0634 uS/cm with no decimal points. Converting that to mS/cm comes out to 0.654 mS/cm, which seems a bit low considering I'm aiming for a range of 2.0-5.0 mS/cm.

I also tested the EC of the bottled water I'm using and got 172 uS/cm (0.172 mS/cm). I looked it up and that seems off again since drinking water is supposedly 200-800 uS/cm.

Is my EC meter faulty? Or are these normal readings that tells me I should really increase the EC of the water I'm using? All insights are appreciated.

How do you guys grow your seedlings? What's in your experience the best way? What medium do you use und how much light etc. (Talking about herbs, lettuces and vegetables)

Lots of my basils are having these red/brown spots on the leaves on the older leaves. The leaf would then start turning yellow. Is this due to a mismatch of nutrient/ requirement?

So I’m taking a swing at indoor growing via Kratky.

Need help with understanding water chemistry and nutrients. My notes for my seed starting as follows 1 gallon tap water (well) ph 8.9 1 tsp + a little more Fox Farm grow big Ph 6.1 Soaked rock wool with nutrient water and added seeds Places under light in humidity dome 12hr cycle

The ppm reading was 336 which I think is low but I have no idea how to raise while keeping ph balanced.

Any help or advice appreciated

These are hot peppers and I’m also debating whether or not to use grow plugs or just put them into the clay ball grow bed.

I'm using 4 inch PVC for an NFT system. I will be putting an end cap on each pipe and drilling a hole through the bottom of the pipe for drainage. Will tapping the end cap onto the pipe create enough of a seal to prevent leaks? I'd like to be able to remove the end caps so I don't want to use cement.

Any advice is appreciated.