--- title: "Hydroponics & Semi-hydroponics" description: "Hydroponics and semi-hydro hangout" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/Bj97ko_SSEaaIq6YAweltQ" language: "en" modified: "2023-07-31T11:38:07.326Z" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v2/cloudinary/global_data/communities/lgmqkipx5b7o9dzx6wzd.jpg" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) # Hydroponics \& Semi-hydroponics This is the place to share your experiences with growing plants hydroponically or semi-hydroponically. House plants. 5584 members, 215 posts ## Posts - [This seemed like the most appropriate group to share my first tank build (since it was for my plants anyways)🤭🫣…](https://getplanta.com/community/Bj97ko_SSEaaIq6YAweltQ/KU2AmdXOtidceOsvpvWxO5.md) (by Dory, 2025-06-13, 2 comments) - [Grew strawberries! Tedious with a paint brush to pollinate but results were the best flavor I’ve ever had!](https://getplanta.com/community/Bj97ko_SSEaaIq6YAweltQ/VDnMtEngVF5eOjNMrGlchc.md) (by Ian, 2025-05-31, 2 comments) - [Kale and a tomato in a hydroponic setup! Took 90 days for the tomato, got to large for the system but felt great to see…](https://getplanta.com/community/Bj97ko_SSEaaIq6YAweltQ/3K64VD3V47YbMmN0gYf4Wm.md) (by Ian, 2025-05-31, 0 comments) - [New to Leca and semi hydroponics! I placed my Monstera Deliciosa and Monstera Adansonii, Hoya pubicalyx and Hoya…](https://getplanta.com/community/Bj97ko_SSEaaIq6YAweltQ/N8TmwFMFAIQBkvlNq8X62e.md) (by Sarah, 2025-05-26, 1 comment) - [Anyone have advice for dealing with thrips on props in water/perlite?](https://getplanta.com/community/Bj97ko_SSEaaIq6YAweltQ/Jiz7D1O2mWAhOfYgBCR6TI.md) (by Abbi, 2025-05-24, 0 comments) - [Ok so I’m definitely new to leca… I’ve been dipping into water culture with my orchids and they are thriving. I had…](https://getplanta.com/community/Bj97ko_SSEaaIq6YAweltQ/a1Y9XHIW1Jl1ysS3Mhhzeo.md) (by Dory, 2025-05-24, 10 comments) - [i neglected my first aglaonema almost to death...I'm trying him in leca now, as my other leca babies have done…](https://getplanta.com/community/Bj97ko_SSEaaIq6YAweltQ/yhTK6DvNCgvIStkdY0iWE5.md) (by PhiloFox, 2025-05-23, 1 comment) - [Hey yall! I’m new to leca substrate and looking for advise on if moving my pothos water propagations to leca is a good…](https://getplanta.com/community/Bj97ko_SSEaaIq6YAweltQ/MINOfKx3ua7420Avuc5jcX.md) (by Ashlynn, 2025-05-20, 7 comments) - [Hey everyone!! I have just converted my VERY sad peace lily into leca from soil after her very root rotting past over…](https://getplanta.com/community/Bj97ko_SSEaaIq6YAweltQ/IxjQYxnHO7Dl3prMqzfjOP.md) (by Hexed\_Horticulture, 2025-05-19, 7 comments) - [I also posted this in th pothos group. I put cuttings in my aquaponic growbed to take up extra nitrates, and they are…](https://getplanta.com/community/Bj97ko_SSEaaIq6YAweltQ/4aGFEFhHnpLlZzbaKDRJOu.md) (by Mateja, 2025-05-02, 2 comments) - [I’m new to hydroponic plants, this being one of my first. I’m shocked by the fantastic growth she’s had, since she was…](https://getplanta.com/community/Bj97ko_SSEaaIq6YAweltQ/s7QzB3S0C1RY4DgpzJxH7B.md) (by Lynda, 2025-04-28, 12 comments) - [This is the root strength jar. I usually run all my water props through one like it before putting them in soil.…](https://getplanta.com/community/Bj97ko_SSEaaIq6YAweltQ/edf3xdaLr0hak7tGBZBRNb.md) (by JW, 2025-04-14, 0 comments) - [I have six plants in PON now …🥳 🎈🎉, and I’m very happy about it! However, I have them in a clone solution while…](https://getplanta.com/community/Bj97ko_SSEaaIq6YAweltQ/PPQCVGBgTRccIYrz7PjWpp.md) (by Lynda, 2025-04-11, 4 comments) - [Hey guys! I have a plant that is determined to kill itself unless it’s in water…. What do y’all add to your water to…](https://getplanta.com/community/Bj97ko_SSEaaIq6YAweltQ/jVsV4Iuy0piXbI4rm5w4oc.md) (by Lyn, 2025-04-03, 4 comments) - [I’m new to using PON, and have just transferred one of my plants to this new substrate! I’ve watched lots of videos,…](https://getplanta.com/community/Bj97ko_SSEaaIq6YAweltQ/rOsIkLuzjOuTTtwmWR6Z77.md) (by Lynda, 2025-03-30, 6 comments) - [I have some plants with Easy Pots (self watering) what do i enter when it asks about my watering habits?](https://getplanta.com/community/Bj97ko_SSEaaIq6YAweltQ/XI2W9RiBcU40NjoG5AVUUi.md) (by Erick, 2025-03-28, 0 comments) - [For those of you who soak your LECA in boiling water so it can be reused, how long do you soak it for?](https://getplanta.com/community/Bj97ko_SSEaaIq6YAweltQ/qambKh4QzEREPvdDmB1i8h.md) (by AbbyJ, 2025-03-18, 7 comments) - [Wondering if anyone has grown Plumeria in Leca? Picked up this variegated one today. Wasn’t cheap and can’t find…](https://getplanta.com/community/Bj97ko_SSEaaIq6YAweltQ/mbB6AwVFlBatbaX7oQxyFG.md) (by Mr Variegated, 2025-03-16, 11 comments) - [So I've had this plant in my fish tank for a while now and it's been doing really well! Fish tanks and plants are in my…](https://getplanta.com/community/Bj97ko_SSEaaIq6YAweltQ/5oEPLk3y85rNi9gi680kyP.md) (by JW, 2025-03-08, 3 comments) - [When you root a plant in moss, do they grow soil roots or water roots? In particular for an Alocasia. I want to…](https://getplanta.com/community/Bj97ko_SSEaaIq6YAweltQ/Om6w463CfOXIiBuHaUmZS4.md) (by Plant Dad, 2025-03-06, 3 comments) [Older posts](https://getplanta.com/community/Bj97ko_SSEaaIq6YAweltQ.md?cursor=GO8DxaJAKhhQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGxJbkNvbW11bml0eQAcBQa3jg3gGA) --- _Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_