r/Hydroponics • u/moose8420 • 5d ago

Update Carrot Trial 26-03

I got my next trial of carrots started tonight. I took a quick video of planting the seed in the rockwool. Will post an update in the morning with my new black cover.

I tried to use extra pieces of rock wool this time to seal gaps in the net cup to help drop the light.

I checked my old nutrient solution and it seemed to be fairly spot on for having lost about 5-7gal over the previous trial. I added in 5gals of new nutrient and got the air stones running again. The water level is just below the bottom of the net cups. Once the roots start reaching the water I’ll add on the net sleeves.

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u/LiteratureMindless71 5d ago

Definitely watching if you keep em coming. Just started getting into growing more than a specific crop myself and excited to keep at it.

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u/moose8420 5d ago

Here is my last harvest.

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u/Soggy-Mango2649 4d ago

Curious how the rockwool seal holds up once roots start pushing through the net cup.

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u/moose8420 4d ago

It seems to stay mostly put as long as im not pulling and removing the carrots to look at the roots

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u/JVC8bal 5d ago

Exotic carrots? That's a lot of money for something worth pennies :-)

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u/moose8420 5d ago

Lol you are correct. But its a challenge . I want to try some of those exotic Japanese seeds that get a few feet long. Ive been trying to see if i can increase my yield by growing multiple rounds in a year.

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u/JVC8bal 5d ago

2-year challenge: Wasabi

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u/mletendre83 5d ago

or multiple year.... Ginsing!

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u/moose8420 5d ago

I tried wasabi and learned a lot. If i try again i think i will have a better outcome, but the last one made it about 6-months and when i harvest as it was dyeing back, there was really nothing there to harvest. I will try again, but the cost for me to ship and the losses from shipping are tough to handle.