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Old 06-16-2009, 01:17 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Default Re: Grow lights - how long to run

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Originally Posted by ewitte View Post
My hydroponic banana is now bigger than the mom it came from last summer. I'm guessing it will have to go back outside into dirt at sometime. Trying to hold off until about March as its hot as h outside right now.
i have been trying to grow a hydroponic dwarf cavendish, but he really took a hit when i first put him into hydroponics from soil - major root rot. he is recovering right now and if he makes it and develops water roots then he will be good to go for hydro.

as far as transferring from hydro back to soil, is it a good idea? i read that soil roots and water/hydroponic roots are not the same and the plant will take time in transitioning from one to the other.

do u have any new hydro pics? any banana hydro pointers? thanks
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