Mason Jar Hydroponics: First Try

I have two mason jars set up with tap water, pebbles, and coco coir.

In the first jar I planted a few seeds that I recovered from an old bell pepper rotting away in the fridge.
In the second jar, I planted a few of the same seeds after letting them soak in tap water overnight.
I spritzed both jars with 8 oz. filtered tap water mixed with 1/2 capful of hydrogen peroxide.

I am keeping them in a warm dark place in my room, covered with a clear plastic "cloche" until I see the seed leaves sprout. These are pepper seeds so they take a while to germinate, maybe a 2 weeks or so?





Here are links to my two favorite mason jar hydroponics getting started youtube videos:

Plan A:

Cheap Homestead Mason Jar Hydroponics 


I like this guy! Great cheap way to get started with < $5 investment! . Ideas I took away from him.
1. Use yogurt cups instead of net pots and jiffy pots instead of pebbles and coir growing media.
2. I first learned about "Kratky" method hydroponics from him. Kratky is hydroponics without pumps to move and aerate the water. So is it cheap, no-hassle and no-need for electricity. This gave me the idea that I might be able to do this.

Plan B:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMZz2BXMtSE

But, I wanted my hydroponic plants to be sitting out on the kitchen table and look nice so that it would contribute to a calm setting for my weary spirit. So, I took a for More Ideas for Cheap Class Jar Hydroponics from this guy whose plants start out like this:

I like the idea from this guy about starting the seed germinating right in the net cup by putting coco coir on top of the clay pebbles. I like that look and like not having to transplant. This is the method I am starting off with right now. I bought net cups ($9), clay pebbles ($9), some coco coir ($9) and an $20 grow light to get started. Not $zero but something I'm willing to invest in to have both a fun time trying out this hobby and a potentially asthetically pleasing result.
Net Cups
Clay Pebbles
Coco Coir

I also learned about using weak hydrogen peroxide water solution when starting the seeds germinating. I'm going to try this out too. He used one capful of hyd.peroxide to 16 oz. water.

And he explained why it is good to let tap water sit out over night before using it on plants - to let the chlorine evaporate. And he described using the masterblend nutrients. (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06ZZNQTTF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)

 I spent a lot of time reviewing other videos that compared masterblend to other hydroponic solutions. It looks like it is especially good for tomatoes and peppers, which is what I eventually want to try to grow. So, even though it is a little expensive ($20), it will last forever since I will use so little of it. In the long run, it will probably be cheaper because if I used something else and got poor results I wouldn't know if it was the nutrients or something else. So, I'm going to start off with the best nutrients and if I don't get good results I'll have one less thing to have to consider as the culprit!