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Hot weather hydroponics
Hello y'all
I am a newb here! I read through the FAQ and found there, that hydroponics would not work this far South. I live on the Ga./Fla. line. Did I miss read that?,should I just forget hydroponics as hobbiest? Sorry if this is a really stupid question Tom So.Ga. Last edited by TomMegow; 01-30-2010 at 04:06 PM. |
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It will work but you may have to use a chiller on the water.
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no way there are huge green houses in FL area. its really not that hot. Americas largest hydroponic green house is in AZ. It gets much hotter there then in FL. I will be doing a large for a person and not a business my self and it gets over 110 here a lot. What the plants do need is for the hydroponic water to be cool to the roots and not hot to "cook" the roots. I think they aim for 72? 76? some where around there. there are many good chillers that we can buy to cool the water down before it goes into the root system.
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Isn't the reason why its bad letting the water get to warm is because it restricts the amount of oxygen that can dissolve in water, if so doesn't this only really apply to deep water culture? As NFT, aero.ponics and to some extent flood and drain part of the roots are never in the water anyway or roots are just getting splashed.
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I have access to a Ditchwitch maybe I could
make shallow (3-4 ft deep) loop system to cool the water or at least pre-cool it |
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Hydroponics will work anywhere if designed for it. Even in the extreme temperatures of space, like they do on the space station. The key is to build it for your environment. The root zone should be kept between 68 and 72 degrees. If not lower is better but try not to get it higher than that. Different micro organisms are triggered by different temperatures, and keeping the nutrient temperatures consistently in the right range will keep the bad ones at bay.
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thanks GOD its not in my area
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Don't use extension cord for Pacific Coast Chiller in Hydro Settup
I bought a chiller to run an outdoor sunlight hydro tomato ebb and flow system. Brand was pacific coast. Apparently I shorted out the board by using an extension cord even though I went through the expense of building a pump house shed to keep it out of the elements. They don't "recommend" using extension cords. Just putting that out there for anyone thinking of doing the same thing in the future.
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I found the chiller on craigslist for $150 but after buying a new board I'm in $250. Probably money pissed down the toilet once I blow it again.
The tech guy said if I could run it on it's on outlet with a heavy duty extension cord under 50 feet it might be ok, but no promises. I had people recommend Geo-thermal systems at the get go. Can you tell me about your 300 dollar setup? Thanks |
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