Soil-started seeds in a Hyrdoponic tower?

[whyevengarden]

I've recently been given a flat of strawberries started in 1801 inserts, but I'd like to place them in a hydroponic tower. I'm just not really sure of how to do that.

On a few, I've gently washed the soil away and placed pebbles in the hydroponic basket to catch the bare roots. I've also wrapped a couple in tissue paper that allows water to seep through while still retaining the soil (mostly).

I'm not so worried about the pump or cleanliness of the tower and there are no other plants in it at this time. Any suggestions?

 

[oneeye]

I've recently been given a flat of strawberries started in 1801 inserts, but I'd like to place them in a hydroponic tower. I'm just not really sure of how to do that.

On a few, I've gently washed the soil away and placed pebbles in the hydroponic basket to catch the bare roots. I've also wrapped a couple in tissue paper that allows water to seep through while still retaining the soil (mostly).

I'm not so worried about the pump or cleanliness of the tower and there are no other plants in it at this time. Any suggestions?

That should be ok till the roots start to grow. You can remove the tissue paper and let the roots grow. What type of water and fertilizer are you using?

 

[whyevengarden]

Thanks for the reply. For now we're just using tap water and no nutrients added. I've got an older 10-10-30 mix that I was thinking of using, but as I don't have much experience with hydroponics I'm open to any suggestions.