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Gardening Area => Growing questions and answers => Topic started by: Solipsis on July 27, 2019, 01:55:42 PM

Title: Using old hydroton clay pellets?
Post by: Solipsis on July 27, 2019, 01:55:42 PM

Hi everyone,

I got some very old hydroton clay pellets for hydroponics to play with, but I am not sure what the best strategy would be to prepare it for new use.

If i would clean by boiling, it could kill beneficial bacteria holed up in there too? Is there another way i should inoculate the clay when wet, or do the beneficial bacteria just naturally come when you start using the hydroton, so i can just go right ahead?

Plz, im not getting any straight answers anywhere.. thnx

Title: Re: Using old hydroton clay pellets?
Post by: ONandONandON on July 28, 2019, 03:15:55 AM

idk for sure, but i'd guess the beneficial bacteria would grow naturally, transferred from roots of transplanted plants,
or a compost tea poured over the rocks.. i'd think beneficial bacteria isn't yet on the dry rocks,
so boiling or baking the rocks wouldn't hurt anything, again idk for sure.

- goodluck sound like cool project  ;D

Title: Re: Using old hydroton clay pellets?
Post by: Solipsis on September 09, 2019, 12:43:07 PM

Thanks thats a good point :)

Trying it out now with Salvia.. i didnt realize well tho that you need more of a hydroponic setup i thought there would be more of a "manual" way to just water it.. so i guess i will go with a rather simple mini setup and aerate some water.