| How to preparing hydroponic Nutrient Solution | | | | which can be any hydroponic growing medium or just |
| Nutrient solution is made of water with dissolved | | | | soil. |
| fertilizer. It is preferable to have good quality water | | | | Notes in taking cutting for clones |
| to be mixed with the fertilizer, the amount of which | | | | Cutting, as a method of plants propagation, works |
| is always indicated by the manufacturer. It is very | | | | well only if every step of the procedure is done |
| important to check and adjust if necessary pH level | | | | correctly. Otherwise, experiments may result in |
| of nutrient solution with liquid pH adjusters. Usually, pH | | | | devastating consequences. Though, when done |
| level of the nutrient solution depends on the plant; | | | | properly, up to 95-100% of all cuttings grow |
| however, most often it is between 6.0 and 6.5 for | | | | successfully, it is still may be a good idea to take |
| the majority of the starter cubes, with the exception | | | | twice as many cuttings as needed, if you are making |
| being Rockwool, which needs pH level of 5.5 to 5.8. | | | | first steps in growing cuttings. |
| Fertilizing young plants, a gardener should use a | | | | |
| nutrient solution as weak as ¼ to ½ of the full | | | | One of the hints to increase chances in successful |
| strength suggested by the manufacturer. Only plants | | | | outcome is to use distilled water, while growing |
| older than two weeks can be fertilized by the full | | | | cuttings. Generally speaking, this is one of the most |
| strength nutrient solutions. It is recommended to | | | | reliable and proven methods of plants propagation, |
| keep the growing medium moist, but not too wet or | | | | suitable for most of the plants. Other examples of |
| soaked with the hydroponics nutrient | | | | propagation techniques are dividing, air layering, and |
| solution. | | | | tissue culture. It is even possible to root cuttings |
| How to Transplant Seedlings | | | | without the use of any growing media in specific |
| The seedlings should be transplanted when the roots | | | | hydroponic systems. After forming the first roots, |
| have grown out of the starter cubes. It is just | | | | such cuttings are usually transplanted into any type |
| necessary to place the seedling along with the starter | | | | of preferred growing media. |
| cube on top or into the permanent growing medium, | | | | |