I am not a patient person, it’s something I’m working on. I don’t always like to wait on germinating seeds and growing seedlings to start my hydroponic garden. To cut down the time I have to wait, I often purchase plans from the garden store then transplant them into my hydroponic system. It’s an easy process that cuts down time and ensures your starting with a strong healthy plant. Here’s how to transplant a dirt plant into a hydroponic system.
What You Need To Transplant A Dirt Plant To Hydroponics
A plant, I will be using a tomato
Container to discard dirt
Water to rinse root system
Hydroponic system or net pots with grow medium
Steps To Transplanting Plant Into A Hydroponic System
Before starting, have your hydroponic system or net pots ready with the grow medium that you’re using. Gather your supplies into 1 area. Transplanting can be messy so I recommend doing this project outside or put something down on the surface you’re using.
Plants that have not been watered recently work best. Dry dirt is easier to remove from the root system. Remove the plant from the pot or container that it’s in. Placing the plant over a container, gently start breaking up the dirt with your hand. Careful not to damage the root system too much. Continue until most of the dirt is removed from the root system.
After removing most of the dirt, dip the plant’s root system into some water to rinse away the rest of the dirt. The cleaner the better, you want the least amount of dirt as possible making it into your hydroponic system. If you’re using drip systems or small hoses, small particles will clog them. It’s sometimes next to impossible to get off all the dirt off the roots and a small amount won’t affect the hydroponic bucket this plant is going in.
Place the plant’s roots in the hydroponic system or net pot and cover with your grow medium. Now I just hook up the airstone, plug it in and it’s ready to grow. For more of a visual check out the video below.
January 24, 2021 at 2:13 pm
WHEN YOU TRANSPLANT FROM SOIL TO HYDROPONIC, HOW MUCH OF THE ROOT SYSTEM SHOULD BE IN WATER/NUTRIENTS?
February 5, 2021 at 12:24 pm
Hi Britt! It really depends on the type of system your transplanting in. You at least want the bottom part of the root system submerged in the nutrient solution.
March 25, 2021 at 8:55 pm
your demonstration is very informative. I’m interested In growing different types of organic mint for infused flavored water recipes.
there is a nursery nearby that will have a variety of small mint plants later spring. Would it be possible to transplant these into a small type of indoor hydroponics set up? ( I’m not able to set it up outside.)
Any suggestions or recommendations would be so appreciated. Thank you.