I am growing organic in soil for some time, semi-outside in a greenhouse on the balcony under LEDs.
Ever since I am growing in soil I feel that I run into all sorts of issues, like water ph, soil ph, possibly overwatering and then nute deficiencies because of chocked roots etc... along with other problems such as algae/mold and most importantly BUGS. (fungus gnats etc.).
So I am looking at a SIMPLE and affordable hydro system and the Atami Wilma V2 caught my eye. I understand it's basically 8 pots, a tray, a reservoir and a pump. I also understand it can work like a drip-system (w/ soil, coco etc) but also like a hydro system when I use clay pebbles.
MIND YOU I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT HYDRO, this is totally new to me, but I think I want to try this out.
Here some questions:
*) Anyone have experience with those Wilma systems?
*) I am confused how to get/put seedlings into the pots with clay pebbles? Are you germinating them right in those pots? (My thought here is that when I normally transplant into soil the soil sort-of holds the seedling/plants...but I cannot picture how the clay pebbles would 'hold' a tiny plant in the pot?) Or am I just over-thinking this?
*) I am looking at the Atami Wilma 8x with 8x 11L pots. This would fit nicely into my grow space which is 120x60cm (this is the area the light covers right now).
*) Someone said that plants in such a system would "grow huge", now I am not sure whether 8x 11L pots might actually be too much if every plant would really grow "huge". (I could expand my grow area tho to 120x120cm, 4x4')
*) Is it possible to transplant plants that were vegged in hydro (clay pebbles) outdoors for flowering? This would mean I would at some point need to transplant from clay pebbles to soil. Is this possible?
*) Or should I rather go with the Wilma system with 10x 6L pots and then grow smaller plants, like Autos but keep them in the greenhouse under hydro?
*) Is it as easy as getting Nutes for veg/flower, fill the tank with water and the nutes and then run the system for a week? Then I need to make a new nute solution?
*) I assume the nute solution must be ph corrected. My tap water is hard, 8.5ph.
*) I am looking at Hesi Hydro nutes, are they ok? I don't want anything complicated, nothing where I need 8 different nutes/additives.
*) Anything better than those Wilma systems in the same price range? (Saw the Wilma 8x for €110 which seems to be a very good price)
*) Anything else I need to know?
Thanks
Ever since I am growing in soil I feel that I run into all sorts of issues, like water ph, soil ph, possibly overwatering and then nute deficiencies because of chocked roots etc... along with other problems such as algae/mold and most importantly BUGS. (fungus gnats etc.).
So I am looking at a SIMPLE and affordable hydro system and the Atami Wilma V2 caught my eye. I understand it's basically 8 pots, a tray, a reservoir and a pump. I also understand it can work like a drip-system (w/ soil, coco etc) but also like a hydro system when I use clay pebbles.
MIND YOU I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT HYDRO, this is totally new to me, but I think I want to try this out.
Here some questions:
*) Anyone have experience with those Wilma systems?
*) I am confused how to get/put seedlings into the pots with clay pebbles? Are you germinating them right in those pots? (My thought here is that when I normally transplant into soil the soil sort-of holds the seedling/plants...but I cannot picture how the clay pebbles would 'hold' a tiny plant in the pot?) Or am I just over-thinking this?
*) I am looking at the Atami Wilma 8x with 8x 11L pots. This would fit nicely into my grow space which is 120x60cm (this is the area the light covers right now).
*) Someone said that plants in such a system would "grow huge", now I am not sure whether 8x 11L pots might actually be too much if every plant would really grow "huge". (I could expand my grow area tho to 120x120cm, 4x4')
*) Is it possible to transplant plants that were vegged in hydro (clay pebbles) outdoors for flowering? This would mean I would at some point need to transplant from clay pebbles to soil. Is this possible?
*) Or should I rather go with the Wilma system with 10x 6L pots and then grow smaller plants, like Autos but keep them in the greenhouse under hydro?
*) Is it as easy as getting Nutes for veg/flower, fill the tank with water and the nutes and then run the system for a week? Then I need to make a new nute solution?
*) I assume the nute solution must be ph corrected. My tap water is hard, 8.5ph.
*) I am looking at Hesi Hydro nutes, are they ok? I don't want anything complicated, nothing where I need 8 different nutes/additives.
*) Anything better than those Wilma systems in the same price range? (Saw the Wilma 8x for €110 which seems to be a very good price)
*) Anything else I need to know?
Thanks