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Re:Hydroponics: Growing an appreciation for plants by x55j33 on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @04:22AM (#32409179)
Whenever I've tried this, the plants rot in the water. What am I missing? Should I be using a filter? boiling the water first?
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Re:Hydroponics: Growing an appreciation for plants by fredrikholm on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @05:00AM (#32409406)
The water needs to agitated and aerated. An air pump works great.

That, or pumping the water to create circulation.

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Re:Hydroponics: Growing an appreciation for plants by nl on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @05:57AM (#32409693)
This, and keeping the roots in the dark (which decreases algae growth in the water)
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Re:Hydroponics: Growing an appreciation for plants by frankzander on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @06:49AM (#32409997)
Normal compost soil ;)
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