Has anyone attempted to use this product starting from seed? Does the design only allow for a started plant?
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Yes, you must start with a small plant, of course you can start it yourself in a starter tray and transplant.
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Marc, I haven't tried starting seeds in the Clone King machine, but don't think it would work too well. The cuttings for cloning are suspended with a neoprene rubber plug. The plugs are set in a small basket. Perhaps if you fill the little baskets with hydroponic beads then place the seed in the beads. Good luck with your plantings.
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I put the plants in...have trief different sizes..for me as an amateur..I prefer the bigger plants..but I think soneone with a green thumb could try seeds
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Yes, I had good luck with this. You have to be aware of the product's limitations. The granules expand to many times their original volume when exposed to water. One method that worked for me was to take a big screwdriver and use it to bore a narrow, cone-shaped hole into the dirt, as far as possible from the plant itself. Then I dropped some of the dry crystals down the hole, stopping an inch or two below the soil's surface. I then covered the rest of the hole and repeated the process two more times per pot I probably used too many crystals, as a few worked their way to the surface. No worries--the plants did well.
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I love these. I use mine to start seeds all the time, and they work great for it. One pointer I can give you is, puncture a small hole to help the root system start.
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I haven't tried seeds yet, I did my starts separately or bought them at the store but I think it will be reusable. I am only three weeks into my hydro garden but so far I like the product.
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maxigro for when it's in veg state, then when it start's to bloom then switch to maxibloom for the duration, never grew peper's before, but give it a try and go from there, I hope this help's, have a good day...
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You can start from seed, I would recommend using a rockwool cube or similar substrate however, as leaving a seed in the pebbles will probably result in overwatering/rotting/or lack of germination.
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Once you have each section filled with your potting soil, and your flowers planted or seeds started it looks identical to the picture shown. If you want to hang this with the chain that comes with it, put the chain through each section before filling with the soil. I love mine and have the first one filled with herbs which I will split up to plant in the second one I purchased. Good product would purchase more.
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Yes it does. If you use this, you'll want to buy a grow light as well. I started without the grow light and the plants get long and spindly. You put the grow light just an inch or two from the seeds when starting them. I found a set similar to this at Kmart on sale and it had the seed starter pellets in it to and it was actually a better value. I believe it was burpee brand.
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I did! It's still small and it took me two tries to get it right but now that it's warm day and night and I've got it in a bigger pot outside it's going great! (I started the seeds in those little Jiffy peat pods, inside, in a tray, with a lid on them, on top of my stove with the light on day and night and kept them very wet. They sprouted in just a day or two.)
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no! use distilled water or rain water only, 2ndly dont buy it online buy it from a local nursery, dew plants are very hard to keep alive the first year.
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I am using my own tomato seeds. Actually, I saved the little plastic inserts that held the sponges--they clean up fine. For seed starting I replaced the little sponge with half a rockwool mini cube. It works great. I was thinking of buying the master gardeing kit but I haven't yet. I'm still on the fence about that, cause I have my own nutrients that I can add to the garden instead and I don't have to spend $40.
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It would be difficult to put a started plant in this, as there is no soil, so you would need to clean it first and put it in the cone. If the plant was very small you probably could.
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I've lived in Charleston, SC and now live in WV. I've been more successful starting seeds using gentle bottom heat in a controlled environment. You don't want too much heat and too much moisture. Suggest you try using a basic plant starter tray either placing it in a safe shady spot outside or warm spot inside. Keep it away from direct sunshine as the heat will dry the planting medium. Gentle moisture and gentle heat are the key.
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yes you can by just dropping a seed into the grow medium but i chose to use jiffy plugs to start seeds in and transfer to hydroponic system after sprout.
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Absolutely! You just need to make sure the water level is high enough to keep your seed starting plug (rockwool plug is recommended) moist from the bottom. It is faster to germinate seeds in a seed starting system with a heat mat, but we also start seeds directly in our systems all the time. Good luck :)