Anyway, I moved to a new house and have gone exclusively to hempy buckets without any perlite or medium (except for the net pots.) I think these qualify at Kratky buckets but I am constantly changing the nutrient solution to avoid root rot. I had root rot kill a few plants this year because I left my buckets unattended for a month at the beginning of the growing season, which allowed the solution to become stagnant and grow root rotting fungus/mold. Not all plants got root rot but many did. I was able to bring some plants back from death by cutting off the rotting roots and then letting the plants dry out pretty good. Then I tore off and more dried rotted roots and gave them fresh water daily, making sure to rinse off the roots. I did this for my basil, oregano and parsley and they are all doing well now. Here are some pictures.
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| Beefsteak Tomatoes |
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| Green Bell Peppers |
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| Bell Pepper Clone |
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| Mucho Nacho Jalapeno Pepper Clone |
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| Contender Green Beans |
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| Mucho Nacho Jalapeno Pepper |
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| Basil, Oregano, Parsley |
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| Bug on tomato plant |
