Materials
(2) 4 cup 32 oz ziploc disposable tupperware containers
(1) 2.5 cup ziploc diposable tupperware container
(2) oil lantern wicks
some perlite
The 2.5 cup ones fit inside the 4 cup ones, both are square and you can get a pack of 4 for a few bucks, the oil lantern wicks are like .89 for three, and most people have a bag of perlite laying around. Four 1” rw cubes for four clones or four seedlings can fit into the setup. Coco starter plugs could be used instead or you could just stick cuttings directly into the perlite if you want.
So it’s pretty basic we take the small tub and cut two slits into the bottom on opposite corners about 1 inch in length. Then we push through the wicks until the piece on top is long enough to go to the other side as you can see in the picture.
Here you can see how the small one fits into the big one. Mark a line on the big one about a ¼ inch below where the little one comes to. Also you can see the second big one and how a whole has been burned in the bottom with a lighter, use this one as a humidity dome for clones, but leave it off for seedlings.
As you can see in this picture the dome just sits on the top of the big unit. It works perfect and provides a nice difuse light for clones
Next a handful of perlite is put into the small container, how much you add depends on whether you use coco plugs, or rw cubes, or just the perlite. Also you can see that there is a bucket with perlite and water in it. The perlite should be poured into a bucket of ph (5.4~5.6) adjusted water to which you can add a little stuff such as a drop per quart at most of flower nutrients, a drop of bleach or some other product to prevent damping off or rot, and anything else you feel, or nothing at all. You want to mix it up good and scoop out only the perlite that floats, this prevents any junk and dust from getting in your mix.
So then I place my four rw starter cubes with four little seedlings just now getting popping their heads up. You want the perlite to form a little tub around the tub around the cubes. I also added a layer of hydroton I had to keep the perlite from growing harmless green algae.
Then we add the same suff you washed the perlite with to the bottom, resevior, container of our wick system up to the line you drew on the side. The wicks should be hanging down into the water. Here’s a side shot showing what I mean.
so that's that
(2) 4 cup 32 oz ziploc disposable tupperware containers
(1) 2.5 cup ziploc diposable tupperware container
(2) oil lantern wicks
some perlite
The 2.5 cup ones fit inside the 4 cup ones, both are square and you can get a pack of 4 for a few bucks, the oil lantern wicks are like .89 for three, and most people have a bag of perlite laying around. Four 1” rw cubes for four clones or four seedlings can fit into the setup. Coco starter plugs could be used instead or you could just stick cuttings directly into the perlite if you want.
So it’s pretty basic we take the small tub and cut two slits into the bottom on opposite corners about 1 inch in length. Then we push through the wicks until the piece on top is long enough to go to the other side as you can see in the picture.
Here you can see how the small one fits into the big one. Mark a line on the big one about a ¼ inch below where the little one comes to. Also you can see the second big one and how a whole has been burned in the bottom with a lighter, use this one as a humidity dome for clones, but leave it off for seedlings.
As you can see in this picture the dome just sits on the top of the big unit. It works perfect and provides a nice difuse light for clones
Next a handful of perlite is put into the small container, how much you add depends on whether you use coco plugs, or rw cubes, or just the perlite. Also you can see that there is a bucket with perlite and water in it. The perlite should be poured into a bucket of ph (5.4~5.6) adjusted water to which you can add a little stuff such as a drop per quart at most of flower nutrients, a drop of bleach or some other product to prevent damping off or rot, and anything else you feel, or nothing at all. You want to mix it up good and scoop out only the perlite that floats, this prevents any junk and dust from getting in your mix.
So then I place my four rw starter cubes with four little seedlings just now getting popping their heads up. You want the perlite to form a little tub around the tub around the cubes. I also added a layer of hydroton I had to keep the perlite from growing harmless green algae.
Then we add the same suff you washed the perlite with to the bottom, resevior, container of our wick system up to the line you drew on the side. The wicks should be hanging down into the water. Here’s a side shot showing what I mean.
so that's that
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