Zucchini Grown in a Gro Momma Bucket

We've been doing a lot of growing in the shops lately.  One of my favorite vegetables is zucchini, and it happens to grow very well in hydroponics.  We've always grown it in ebb and flow systems, but we decided to give some Striata d'Italia a try in the Gro Momma deep water culture buckets, under a 4 foot, 4 bulb T5 fluorescent fixture, using Canna's Aqua line of nutrients.  We knew that the DWC system would work great because of all the oxygen it delivers directly to the roots, but even we're impressed w/ the root system, speed of growth and overall production!  Here are our results so far:

2 Days Old (w/ some heirloom black tomatoes we germinated at the same time)

6 Days Old (healthy white roots thanks to some Azos!)

2.5 Weeks

5 Weeks

Roots at 6 Weeks (there's an air stone in there somewhere...)

At 6 Weeks - Multiple Flowers & 5 Zucchini

Products We Love: Rootbastic from Atami

The new Rootbastic is Atami's answer to faster root growth. It's designed to be used once your cuttings show their first signs of roots. Unlike other products of its kind (RapidStart, Roots Excelurator, etc.) it is VERY concentrated and has a high NPK rating (3-14-3) so you don't have to use much of the product at all. The dosage is 0.3mL per gallon of water and using any more than that would be detrimental to your plants.We recommend visiting their website and reading their "Important Notes" section before using Rootbastic to insure proper understanding of this unique product and to avoid any problems. Since it has been on the market for such a short amount of time we haven't received much feedback on it yet, so come in for your free sample and let us know what you think!

UPDATE: We're starting to get feedback from people who have tried samples and their results have been awesome. We've heard from multiple people who had previously tried the competitors' products that Rootbastic is by far the best of all the early-stage root developers. Our own results were the same, so we're recommending it! We would still recommend use of your beneficial bacteria/fungi products (Great White, Piranha, Tarantula, etc.) to colonize in your soil if you are a soil gardener, in conjunction with the use of Rootbastic in the early stages of root development. Also, if you're already using Rhizotonic continue using that as well because it has many other added benefits besides root development (disease fighting, increased cell division/more branching and flowering sites, etc.)