Root Riots

[Aberdeenplotter]

I feel a bit guilty posting on this particular part of the Forum as I see it's intended for novices but I think I'm a novice with these growing aids so here I am, .

I bought a pack of 100 of these yesterday having intended to initially buy 2 trays of 24 but my local organic growshop was sold out of the trays and just had the bags of 100.

I was given a couple of trays (which originally had rockwool blocks in them) as a freebie. I'm sure I read somewhere the Root Riots dry out uniformly whereas the rockwool tends to be a bit less uniform.

Some of my NVS pals recommend the root riots highly even though not growing hydroponically as I will be doing (i.e. I won't be growing hydroponically either) and get their plants off to a really good start. I think the idea is to get cuttings and seedlings growing vigorously and to keep them growing vigorously all the way to harvest which is the best way to achieve top quality on the showbench.

Although I value the input from my NVS pals, I don't necessarily think that their advice is any better than is available on the vine and so I'm just asking if anyone has used Root Riots either for seed or for cuttings and if so how the crops grown in them performed.

[burnie]

Never used them, sorry

[veggiechicken]

Never heard of them - and I'm probably not the only one!

https://www.growell.co.uk/propagatio...ter-cubes.html

[Mitzi]

Quite popular in the chilli-growing world but I've never felt the need for them myself and I know some people who've tried them and not got on with them. Not very helpful; sorry.

[Aberdeenplotter]

Don't apologise folks. Negative comments are as useful as positiive

[Mitzi]

I should try to be more specific; I think the main problem is with judging how wet / dry they are and keeping them at the right moisture level.

[rary]

I have never tried them but if they can stand by them selves, i.e. not require to be placed in a tray, if the problem is drying out, could they be placed on damp capillary matting to avoid this

[Aberdeenplotter]

I think celled trays seem to be essential to support the things and at the same time the sides of the cells help maintain moisture.

[rary]

Thanks AP, might try and get some and see if they fit inside a cell tray if so I could always remove the bottom and leave them sitting on matting, trying something is half the Finn in gardening

[rary]

Again unable to edit, it is half the fun
As I can't speak either Finnish or Swedish there is no point in having half a Finn in the garden

[veggiechicken]

If you had half a Finn you'd be swimming round in circles.

[rary]

^^^^^ Why are you always about when I make a mistake, but never there when I need you

[Aberdeenplotter]

Thanks AP, might try and get some and see if they fit inside a cell tray if so I could always remove the bottom and leave them sitting on matting, trying something is half the Finn in gardening

I had a looksee in our local Garden Centre earlier. The only cell packs that looked as though they would fit were part of a long windowsill propagator. Instead I bought the smallest ones they had but were still too big but I'll just pack them out with compost

[Aberdeenplotter]

I had a looksee in our local Garden Centre earlier. The only cell packs that looked as though they would fit were part of a long windowsill propagator. Instead I bought the smallest ones they had but were still too big but I'll just pack them out with compost

Just a wee update. B&Q's Verve plantpack 40's are a really snug fit for the Root Riots from the refill packs. The smaller size cells could be an issue for some things but are spot on in this instance.

[rary]

Have tried several GCs for root riots, but no luck, have now decided to go for soil blockers, so will now be trailing different soil mixes to A/ see what mix holds together the best and B/ what mix is the cheapest, but still holds together