There are a TON of different types of hydroponic media out there and sometimes it’s tough to know what to use. I’ve used a bunch in my growing and have collected a lot of reader input as well to make this definitive guide to hydroponic media…enjoy and grow on!
In this video, we cover:
– Perlite
– Rockwool
– Coco coir
– Growstones
– Starter plugs
– And many, many more types of growing media.
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For the porous rocks, you can maybe burn it and rinse for reuse. Although I'm a gardening beginner, but rocks and glass stay the same unless the temp is in the thousands (if they were dry when you start burning).
Yeah shipping waste around the world is obviously better for the environment
Can you start seeds in clay balls
Very informative, thank you.
Not the greatest review. Your words at times contradict your blog, even your blog contradicts your blog. You've written and stated that rockwool is not easy to dispose of then under benefits you've written, "easy to dispose of"… This didn't help me to understand what might be the best option for me because you haven't described your system(s) setup. You've presented the results and none of the context.
Technically using Coco Coir to grow in is NOT hydroponics. Coco Coir retains water for days, Hydroponics is the art of growing plants roots in air with the water/nutrients being added at different parts of the daylight growing time frame. Coco Coir retaining water for days even with the addition of Perlite is no different than using mulch. You still must add nutrients but it is simply not right to state it is a hydroponic medium. Sorry.
Where those husk going 1min ? Oh no.
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I use homemade worm casting for starter plugs. They actually hold together well along with the roots and can be transplanted to net cups with clay pebbles. I will not use coco coir because palm oil, made from both coconuts and palm nuts, is one of the main causes of the wholesale destruction of rainforests in many parts of the world, especially in Indonesia.
I was working with some perlite today and was watching the dust and thought mesothelioma from asbestos I believe it is made in the same fashion and basically rocks also..I held my breath
you can crush clay pebbles and use that…I have clay pebbles for sale, just follow this link https://www.ebay.com/itm/143535066828?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
Does chipped up palm frongs good for a medium, mixed in with coconut husk?
Good info. Very basic.
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How about marbles i need to fill a 4 by 8 tray but don't want to spend to much on hydrton. I know the the media needs to be ph balanced, so how about marbles, shouldn't impact pH, and they don't float, and not easy to break like hydrton. Let me know if anyone tried this yet.
Could you mix and use both coco and pebbles?
Im using clay stones
GROW STONE USED AS A BIO MEDIA IN A AQUAPONICS POLISHING FILTER?
Do you use coco peat for your micro greens? What’s your take on the AeroGarden?
What happens to coconut husks in the tropics is that they are not thrown into land fills but are levt to decay and degrade in the environment.
Some people use the coco husk split in half for orchid pots.
These things are not fast food wrappers nor disposable diapers and are 100% biodegradable.
Cuando escucharé el video en Español gracias
I found some bags of Hydroton about a year ago in two separate locations. My local hydroponic store says that Hydroton is still making LECA…
How do I stop my mineral wool and clay pellets from getting small white spots of mould?
Cool video! I'm inexperienced, but maybe a solution to cleaning the growstones would be to hit a pile with a propane torch or throw them on the grill/oven and burn the roots? I happen to have a lot of perlite, some coco coir and a small amount of rockwool. Do you think using a cutting from rockwool (thin standing rectangle in the middle of the netcup) with the seed in it, surrounded with a mix of coco coir and perlite around it would do alright?
Currently got a coco coir and soil mix iv been using for around 2 years, not only to recycle but to upcycle, iv used it on every thing from tomato's to root veg, but as now its coming to the point if being neutral in pH ect I think I might have to start making plugs from it but would coconut husk fresh that it be an advantage
Can I mix clay pebbles with coco husks or coco cubes?
Great video