Yes you can switch her to soil but as I stated before you need to change the whole system new bucket new air stone new lines and if you can dump the clay pellets or whatever you are using for a medium and replace that as well and the hard part is you need to change the water every 2-3 days it’s is a pain I. The behind to get rid of that slime but I have as it and WHATS the temp in water that will cause the bad bacteria to grow really fast keep it on the cooler side to Help plant get past this spot like 66-69 nothing above 69 you can go as low at 62 but not to long at 62
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Soil! Soil! Soil!
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Well you know my vote stick with it this is only your Sec try first try you had problems on top now you are learning the problems that can arise in root zone lol. After this one you will have a really good grasp on what you can and can’t do in hydro
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Thanks for the poll @CoyoteCody.
I’ve kept the temps low @BigDaddyCain it hasn’t gone above 72 and that’s when I first discovered problems. I’ve been below 70 since. for the most part sits about 66-68. I quit using my aquarium heater because I fear that or my floor drain is where the bacterial slime came from. I avoid both now. I did run peroxide through the medium but didn’t change the medium. Guess I should have 
I still have my aerogarden with it’s beautiful white roots 
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I do know DWC quickly grows beautiful lush girls…when not screwed up by me 
and if peachfuzz votes, I imagine he’ll vote DWC. But I have to say. Throwing her in dirt sounds like less work
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Just to finish the run while ya clean up, sanitize and yard sale new lines, stones and materials for next hydro go in 2 months…a little break down of system and thorough go thru in the meantime is how I see it…
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That’s a great way to put it loco, thanks. Makes me feel better…I’m not a quitter damn it and that makes it sound like I’m not a quitter, just a take a breaker 
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Still need more votes @Mote @Budbrother @Bulldognuts @PurpNGold74 @elheffe702 @Gremmall @Big123 @Haildamaged and everybody else
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To quit would be to toss the plant.
I guess I don’t get why everyone wants to push themselves to prove they can grow this way or that. What matters is your plants’ health, not your ego. It’s not quitting to say: this isn’t working for me, right now, so let me do something that does; I’ll improve my skills in that other area another time, but right now it’s not working.
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Voted…
I have enough trouble w what I’m already doing that thinking about a change would not be my “style” lol.
On top of that I am very lazy so I just stick w what works for me and my needs. I’m comfortable in my quasi soil & coco medium, it would take a lot for me to change. = soil!
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Kabongster in the lab had a good point on root damage caused by the planting in dirt. I could be super gentle and water in the dirt if ya know what I mean I am so tired of these damn buckets and bleach. I’m gonna poison myself with all the bleach scrubbing I’ve been doing 
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See, I am too @Mote my end goal was to find the easier method with great results. Right now, soil is winning. If no slime was present and you asked me after a good flushing of a soil girl in a 7gallin pot, I’d answer differently for sure 
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With that, I’ll cast my vote 
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I guess Cutting seems worse to me than “possible” root damage from putting them in soil.
I am nobody, though, so my reasoning is probably off.
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Right now I’m going to put her back in hydrogen peroxide until the vote ends in 2 days. I’ll let you all decide for me…I did cast my vote too
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Treat them like strawberry roots.
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Haven’t heard you be wrong often…or maybe not even at all, but that statement is wrong. You are somebody full of great knowledge and I have used your knowledge a bunch. Your brain is always good for picking.
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Oh strawberries are highly prone to fungus and bacterial root for, crown rot. I’m very careful with my strawberries. They just got some fox farm nutes Tuesday
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And to plant them, don’t you have to carefully spread the roots out? Do that with weed.
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Yes you do @blackthumbbetty , on a mound. Which is how my daddy taught me to plant all plants, and build a mote out at the root line to keep water off the base.
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Or keep her bubbling.
I don’t know whether to be pushy or be supportive, here.
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