Hey guys.. I put my food hyperfixation on growing some hydroponic plants in my livingroom for a couple of weeks and most of the experminents are thriving, which is absolutely amazing. One of the experiments is growing salad in old eine bottles. I printed some fitting cups for the bottles, raised some seedlings and out them in rockwoolinto the netcups. It kinda works but waterlevel is dropping faster than the roots are developing and I need to fill uo some water/nutrients every couple of days.

Is there anything I am doing wrong or that I can optimize to help them develop the roots faster? How big should the roots already been to put them in the bottle? Maxbe it eas just to early?

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[–] 3 points 1 month ago (1 child)

Others already touched on it, but yeah. Wine bottle is not really the ideal shape for this, very cute though! Wide and shallow means water level won't change so much with volume, a 10x12x2" paper organizer tote with very similar cups to yours set in the lid is what I usually recommend for a little beginner window garden. You aren't doing anything wrong so much as tricky/ambitious. It'll naturally get easier as roots come in, and next time you could try waiting until roots reach past the neck of the bottle. Still won't be ideal conditions, but should work fine with tough stuff like lettuce :)

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