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the man
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hydro plant selection
#2962982 - 08/04/04 02:20 AM (19 years, 8 months ago) |
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anyone have any hints. i kinda wanna grow soem tomatoes aswell as a few other enthos or veggies or somthin. i have 14 spots. and its only like a 25 gallon tub. just curious as soem plants need different conditions. but hydro is new to me so links ,personal thoughts or expereinces would be wicked. peace and thanks Oh and will be using probably a 400 MH if that changes things.
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Edited by the man (08/04/04 02:24 AM)
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Re: hydro plant selection [Re: the man]
#2963739 - 08/04/04 10:23 AM (19 years, 8 months ago) |
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Based on the subject line, I thought you were talking about hydro electric damns....
But for tomatoes, If you are starting out with hydro I would recommend starting with bubbler systems or an ebb and flow system. Aeroponics work great but you have to be on top of the system. Think of aeroponics like shooting up nutrients into the plants. Too much nutes will kill the plants, too little will also kill them. Then you have to make sure your pumps will run on time, keep an eye on your reservoir because evaporation will change your nutes... etc.
You can build your own bubbler systems out of either 5 gallon and 3 gallon buckets for individual plants, or use Rubbermaid tubs and put 4 plants each in there. an ebb and flow setup will cost you alot more money, but it gives great results. You have to keep on top of an ebb and flow as well, but it is more forgiving than aeroponics.
You could also grow strait in rock wool. Basically grow your plant in individual pots filled with rock wool instead of dirt. This is hydroponics at its simplest and works great. The nice thing about this method is you can adjust each plants nutes individually instead of having a large reservoir that all plants feed off of. When you feed your plants this way, measure the ppm of your food before you feed, then saturate the rock wool until it starts poring out the bottom of the pots. Collect the water from the bottom, check the PPM again an subtract from the first value. Then you know how much each plant is eating and can adjust for optimum growth.
I hope this info is what you were looking for.
Peace
PS I would only grow 4 plants to finish with a 400w Mh. I would also try to get a HPS to go along side. Even a 150w or something like that. the wider spectrum will give way better results
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Re: hydro plant selection [Re: the man]
#2963826 - 08/04/04 10:59 AM (19 years, 8 months ago) |
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the man
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Re: hydro plant selection [Re: FlusH]
#2964196 - 08/04/04 12:34 PM (19 years, 8 months ago) |
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well this is what it is. http://www.sunlightsheds.com/hydroponics.htm i dunno what you wold call it.
im tryign to think of multiple different plants i could grow that wont over power each other as far as light goes. if tht possible.
thanks
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Re: hydro plant selection [Re: the man]
#2964295 - 08/04/04 12:53 PM (19 years, 8 months ago) |
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I posted alot of wrong information. I did get carried away and forgot you were growing tomatoes. Sorry...
Edited by FlusH (08/06/04 10:50 AM)
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Re: hydro plant selection [Re: FlusH]
#2965045 - 08/04/04 03:43 PM (19 years, 8 months ago) |
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i don't think he wants to grow reefer. tomatoes, strawberries,watermelon perhaps TheMAN?
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Re: hydro plant selection [Re: funkymonk]
#2970154 - 08/05/04 09:59 PM (19 years, 8 months ago) |
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Seedless dro melons lol. I've wanted to grow those for a while now. I also think a venus fly trap would be fun to do up hydroponic style.
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Re: hydro plant selection [Re: the man]
#2970325 - 08/05/04 10:56 PM (19 years, 8 months ago) |
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tomatoes and spider plants are excellent learning plants. cheap and hardy, and grow good in most any type of hydro. ive seen a few people do salvia, but i would think it would benefit a ton if you had some experience with hydro before trying them. was pretty cool though.
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Re: hydro plant selection [Re: FlusH]
#2974829 - 08/07/04 07:09 AM (19 years, 8 months ago) |
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i have to disagree with you flush without flaming you man i think aeroponics is the way to go its trouble free all the hype about ph and nutes isnt hard in aeroponics i don't even use a fan(I did at first while they were really little to strengthen them) and as long as you have an air stone in the rez ,thats where the roots get the fresh air from(my air pump sits on a window sill) i use straight tap water without sitting it over night(it is chlorinated) the only problem i have had is with condensation on the cieling of my room,not the grow unit itself,the bedroom cieling,(i'll bet thats how fires start)damprid has fixed that i was abit inawed at first because of the abundance of infomation but after doing it ,it is the best and easiest way to grow inside imho
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Re: hydro plant selection [Re: ]
#2977011 - 08/07/04 11:07 PM (19 years, 8 months ago) |
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i have to disagree with you flush without flaming you man i think aeroponics is the way to go
Hey, no prob man
That is awsome you got it to work! I have had problems when I gave aeroponics a shot. My pump went, I had evaporation problems causing too high a ppm in the reservoir, and the plants ended up dying from the lack of water. After I had gotten it working I still liked the results from soil better. But I like that earthy taste.
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