Recommended Supplies Needed
- Incubator Kit (Includes Incubator Bottom Tray, Incubator inner cell tray, Incubator Dome)40/40 Plugs
- Bloom Nutrients ( B1 & B2 ) The extra phosphorous in Bloom Fertilizers helps to encourage early root development
- pH up or pH down
- Toothpick (or something similar)
- Clone LED or T5 Light
- Powder free Nitrile Gloves
- 1-2 Gallon Bucket
- Seed Packet
- 500ml Measuring Cup
- pH Meter
- EC Meter
- 1L or 1.5L Florasprayer
- Plant Tags
Prep
Make 1 Gallon of Nutrient Solution
- Pour 1 gallon of water into a bucket
- Add 1g each B1 & B2 into the bucket of water
- Add 1mL of Root Drip in the bucket of water.
- ph to 5.5 - 5.8
Pour 100-200ml of nutrient solution into the Incubator Bottom tray.
- Tip: Keep the water level in the bottom of the tray under the grooves. This helps to encourage roots to stretch down towards the water and maintain optimal humidity.
Place 50 Cell Inner Tray into the Incubator Bottom Tray
Process
Start with a clean & sterile environment.
Place the FloraFoam Incubator Plugs 40|40 in the Incubator 50 Cell Inner Tray.
Place the 50 Cell Inner Tray into the Incubator Bottom Tray
Pre-Soak the FloraFoam Incubator Plugs 40|40 by pouring your B1:B2:Root Drip Nutrient solution across the the tops of the FloraFoam Incubator Plugs allowing excess water to fill up the Incubator bottom tray. Allow them to soak for a 10 minutes.
Tip: Do not water the cubes again for the first 4-6 days. Allowing the plugs to dryback promotes root growth by encouraging the plant to search for water the bottom of the tray.
Drain the water from the Incubator tray, leaving just enough water to reach the top of the bottom grooves in the Incubator Bottom Tray.
Start seeds by placing them into the center hole of the 40/40 cube, push half way down. (Can use a toothpick or similar object to push the seedling down).
Tip: Enusre that seedlings are labeled in the propogation tray using plant tags.
Place the Incubator Dome on the Incubator tray. Ensure that all vents are fully closed to allow moisture to build up inside the dome.
Place the Incubator Kit under your light. Do Not turn the light on for the first 12-36 hours.
Within 2-7 days you should begin to see all of your seedlings begin to sprout out of the 40/40 cubes.
Once the seeds sprout open the top vents of the Incubator, then slide it to the side to allow air flow through our patented convection design.
Remove the domes completely once the seedlings started growing and have established a nice root system and have at least 2-3 sets of fan leaves and/or are the size of a clone. Typically 10-14 Days after seedlings were planted.
Environment
Light Cycle - 18-24 Hours
Light Intensity - 80-160 umol
Inside Dome Temp - 75-80 Degrees
Inside Dome Humidity Germination - 75-80%
Inside Dome Humidity Sprouted - 65-70%
Tips:
- Turning the lights on before the seedling have germinated encourages them to grow in the upwards direction towards the light.
- Lights should typically be hung 8-16" above the clone dome
- You can measure the temps and humidity inside the with a Hygrometer. One with an extendable probe is ideal.
- If temps are low raise the temps in the room. If that is not an option, add a heating mat under the Incubator Tray.
- If the temps are high try raising your lights or lowering the temperate in your room.
- Once seedlings have sprouted ensure that the humidity levels in the dome are lowered to prevent them from dampering off. If humidity is not lowering in the dome with the vents opened and dome slid to the side increase air movement in the room and/or take the dome off daily to wipe down condensation inside the dome and place it back on.
- Too much light early on can cause the seedlings to droop and stress.
Watering
Replace the nutrient rich water at the bottom of the tray every 2-3 days.
Tips:
- Do not top feed the 40/40 plugs until you squeeze them and do not moisture rise out the top. Wet growing medium leads reduces oxygen levels in the medium and lead to rotting stems.
- If the cubes are not drying out remove water from the bottom of the tray and take the dome off daily for 30-60 minutes.
Transplant
See step 3 (Early Veg) of the How to Grow series for the next step in growing your seedling.
Tip:
- Transplant into a 1 Gallon Pot/Cube or smaller.
Cleaning Incubator Kit
Add 38ml of Bleach to 1 gallon of water. Be sure to wear gloves and prevent this from solution from touching your skin during the cleaning process.
Pour 500ml of the solution into your FloraSprayer.
Spray the Incubator Dome with the solution and wipe it down with a clean paper towel or rag.
Pour the rest of the solution into your Incubator Bottom Tray with the 50 Cell Insert Tray inside the bottom Tray. Let the solution soak in the tray for 20-30 Minutes.
Empty the solution out of the tray. Then rinse the tray's out and wipe them down with a clean paper towel or rag.
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