Want to try hydroponics but don’t know where to start? Here’s the tutorial for you! Growing plants in water is a truly simple, economical, and intuitive practice—much more so than regular growing. Let’s take a step-by-step look at how to start growing plants in water.
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The transition from soil to water is a delicate one, but if done correctly, it will bring great satisfaction.
Next, take a marker and then expanded clay or perlite. Before starting, thoroughly wash the pot and clay. Then, with the marker, mark the base level, that is, the point where the roots will rest on the expanded clay.
When choosing plants, we prefer either young plants or cuttings rooted in water. We remove the plant from the pot and gently begin to remove all the soil around the roots. We must ensure that they are not rotten or diseased, as the plant that we are going to immerse in water must be healthy.
Then wash them under running water and place them in the pot. At this point, we begin to insert the expanded clay between the roots without pressing, but rather by gently shaking the pot downwards to properly position the clay in all the spaces. Once finished, we tap the side and bottom of the pot to unite and further arrange it.
Can you water it?
The level marked above will be useful to avoid drowning the plant by giving it too much water. In fact, the roots in hydroponics feed on the water they receive thanks to the capillarity of the device created.
When the level drops below the base level, we wait a few days before leveling again by adding new water. We can use a special dispenser or a narrow-mouth watering can.
The benefits we will obtain will not only be recycling, but also savings, and we will always be able to keep the condition of the roots under control.
Then, in the following days, when you notice that the water is decreasing, you can add it little by little, always remembering not to overdo it otherwise you risk rotting the roots.