Hydroponic Seed Starter

[RootLoops]

here is something i made last night to put seeds or seedlings in to give them a good boost before setting out. it's pretty basic, i used plastic bathroom cups with the bottom cut out and a jiffy pellet inside.

i cut so that there would be a lip left in the bottom of the cup that will hold the jiffy pellet in



and then put the seedlings or blank jiffy pellets into the cups which are suspended over the nutrient solution. i'll need to get more air stones and a second pump but for now it's a start



a side view of the workings, the tub will be blacked out to keep algae from growing in the reservoir but i left it uncovered so i could get these pics, today sometime i will cover the outside of the tub with aluminum tape(because i already have some)



the lighting is a t8 shop light i got for 20 bucks, the whole thing sits on a coffee table under our microwave/coffee pot area




i moved all the squash seedlings into it and most of the other seedlings i had that i could fit in a jiffy pellet, they all went in there last night, soon i will add some nutrients to it to give them a little taste of it at .5 ml/L

once the seedlings are ready to go out i'll cut the little white cups off and plant out the jiffy pellet as i normally would

that's it so far i will update this as it goes along!