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Ron is your last name jeremy??? haha well my q is how dangerous is c02 and can it explode if in a chamber with the light? does it help a hole lot or not much? that is all thank you my tv is calling me. arial.
no. we would all be in trouble because our bodies exhale co2
I'm very interested in growing tomato in solution of nutrients (without any material like soil, just water and minerals), and so to do this the quantity of nutrients needed per day must be known. Well, do you know where i can get such information? I'd be very thankful, if you send a letter to me. (id_est@pochtamt.ru)
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Cliff Thanks for the suggestion of RV equipment for use in the greenhouse. At work we call this thinking out of the box and I now see I was so focused on my heat problem I was not thinking out of the box. I did visit a local RV repair facility, picked up an awning crank and works from an accident damaged motor home and presto I have a very very cheap mechanism to open and close a top vent. I also installed two whirley birds to suck the heat anytime a breeze starts. All this and no power is needed. Temperature dropped 15 degrees in less than an hour and yesterday it maintained a comfortable temperature all day. Thanks again
Brian
yes great page , i am new to this hydro stuff if i wanted to read up on it to get started and sort of understand the whole thing where should i look. i don't exactly grasp the whole process.?
That's what this web site is for. Read and look at all the pretty pictures. We can't do that for you.
Eek a mouse would like to know about how many times daily do have to water tomatoes w/ an ebb and flo system?
Water every 30 minutes. Or sooner if they start to wilt between waterings.
ron- do you really need to know what your tds and ppm are or can you get along just monitoring ph?
I can't imagine growing without either.
Hi, has anyone tried to grow garden grass in hydroponics ?
homebrew fertilizer solution recipe?
I am trying to grow basil in a small (3' x 5') float system. What is an easy inexpensive nutrient mixture to use without needing to add several different chemicals?
do black lights help the plants grow? if so, how well.
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Ron, i have a couple of questions. First of all, I was wondering if it is possible to use an irrigation system for hydroponics. In other words my idea is to hook up a fertilizer mixer/dispenser to the water outlet and let the mixture flood the 9 plant garden setup. I plan on attaching a timer so that everything is controlled. When draining the system is it necessary to recycle the mixture or would discarding it cost too much money?
That is the way most commercial growing systems work. Bags full of perlite with holes in the bottom sit on the ground and drains out the bottom onto the ground. Disney World uses a scale hooked to a computer to weigh how much water the first bag in the row gets then it knows how much to water the rest of the row should get. That way they have very little drain waste.
Calcium chloride
I believe that Calcium Chloride is a type of road salt/de-icer. I'm going to try it on my tomatoes.
The Hydro Gardens verticle bag system is a Flood to waste system. Decreases diease transfer from one plant to the other and assures a uniform fertilizer mix with each watering. Isn`t really that expensive with the right fertilizer but can be messy if you don`t have somewhere for fertilized water to run off too. I beilieve it`s www.Hydro-Gardens.com
I don't think Calcium Chloride is a nice thing to put in your nutrients. Calcium Nitrate maybe.
I am trying to come up with a catchy name for my hydroponic-grown plant essential oils. I like "waterborn", but it has been taken by a perfume company....any ideas?
h2oil
Has anyone ever heard of anyone growing sweet corn using hydroponics?
what is the simplest hydroponic system?
passive hydroponics is the easiest. you fill a bucket with nute juice and set a plant in a smaller container with a growing medium (pebbles or sand...) then set the plant into the juice. the simplest active hydroponics uses bubblers- same design but add a bubbler to the bottom of the nute juice. thants my 2 cents... ~Ryan
email me at mycarbumps@caraudio.com
i found a site where a guy grew broom corn in a 2L bottle system like rons 11 plant deal. i dont think 11 plants is enough to make corn though you gotta have like 3-4 rows in a real garden maybe hand polinating would help??? try it and find out? ~Ryan email me at mycarbumps@caraudio.com
I am impressed with your web-page and knowledge of hydroponics. I am just a beginner and am learning a great deal from hydroponics online. My e-mail address is weirdweviewong@yahoo.com I am wondering whether I can still purchase a pump and other hydroponic hardware thru your website??? Please advise... thanks. I am very interested in aeroponics too... Sincerely, Steve
Yes. Who said you couldn't.
How do you go about putting the plants into the system for growth? How do they stay inside the soda bottle?
What are the overall dimensions of the 11 plant grow system?
36" by 18" but with plants you need at least 24" by 48"
recently i came up with a solution to leaky 2l bottle caps. every time i tried to get a regular 2l cap to seal to the pvc pipe using pvc glue, epoxy or silicone i always ended up with leaks. if not right away then after the bottles have been removed/tightened a couple of times. the 2l cap is a good fit in the thinwall pvc like ron says, but it's not really that tight of a fit, and the ribbing on the outside of the cap compounds the sealing problem..
i discovered that platypus flexible water bottle caps, have the same thread as a 2l bottle, are slightly larger than standard 2l caps, and are perfectly smooth on the outside. they fit inside the thinwall pvc so well that they don't leak at all with no sealer whatsoever (!)
the only downside is their cost. rei sells the caps for $1 each, for me the extra $11 was well worth the price of a leakproof system.
I built my own hydro station and I went away for like, two days...and when I came back my plant was dead! It was doing so well! There was no signs of water decrease or mineral decrease, I added fertilizer the week before. For some reason it just flopped over and DIED. Answers? elise demonbuttercup420@yahoo.com
the plants are put into 16 oz solo cups with holes burned into the sides with a hot nail. then what i do is fill the cup 1/2 way with pea gravel, set the bare root plant (wash the roots with a hose) then carefully fill to the top with rocks then set it down into the upturned 2L bottle that has been screwed into the system. have fun. ~Ryan
Can anyone recommend a good fertilizer mix for hydroponic vegetables (namely corn)?
Thank you, Robin Harkey
Yes try this kind for all your hydroponic growing needs.
TO: Robin Harkey Hey Robin. I was asking some questions about hydroponic corn a couple of weeks ago. I think we may be the only two wanting to try it. I have been to busy to look for universitys that deal with agraculture and/or hydroponics. I might just do that tonight. If you would like to compare notes drop me a line. cliff@gloryroad.net
What is the proper way to clone a plant?
There are several ways to clone a plant. You can use vermiculite, rock wool starter cubes, or my favorite way now is areoponics. You cut a branch about 3 in. long at a 45 degree angle with a clean razor blade. Dip the clone into Root Tone or some of cloning gel of some sort. Then stick the clone and to the vermiculite, rock wool starter cube, or in the case with areoponics, grow rocks. Seven to 10 days later you should see roots popping from the cubes or other medium. That is the time to transplant into your larger system.
i dont know what you are trying to clone but the way i clone plants uses some dixie cups and some vermiculite. fill the cups with vermiculite and stick in a plant cutting. watter until damp but not WET and keep damp for about a week untill root nodes form then transplant into soil or hydroponic medium. (it helps to keep the vermiculite warm) ~Ryan
Hi,so I read everything By now I should be an expert.Well I am not and have some questions. I live in Iowa and I would like to have my garden outside. Growing some vegeies and Flowers. Any problems with that? I also like to know how many plants it would take to keep a family of three in greens? Beans peas, carrots you name it. Is there a plan what to plant and when? Starting seedlings inside would be possible. I would like to use a flood and drain system but possibly hidden inside an container filling the space between with (what)? lava rocks? Your Help would be very much appreciated Ernst
Ernst I think that would depend on how much of any specific type of vegetables your family likes. Kind of a learning curve. Are you planning on growing all year or just in a traditional growing season? I noticed you live in Iowa. You will definitly need a greenhouse if you plan anything for winter. I built an inexpensive on for about $150-$175. http://www.sherrysgreenhouse.com/TomUhll.html Cliff
I am wondering what some good choices for growing mediums would be for seed germination in an NFT system, something that would work once for the life of the plant?
Can I use well water to feed my hydroponic garden?? Or do i need a water softner. I also notice that I have slow plant growth could this be from me using well water???
that's what I use. My water is almost perfect I'd barely have to add any pH down after I add my nutrient solution.
where in the world could i find a ph meter for hydro solution i live in gainesville florida
I'm sure they are grow stores in Gainesville Florida. Look in the yellow pages under hydroponic grow stores.
I seen earlier that you recommended that if you can only afford one light, go with HPS. I have heard that during vegetative stages, the HPS does not have a great deal of blue spectrum. -and i have seen elsewhere that MH are best to use during vegetative and they do good in flowering. Please let me know so that I know what to begin with myself.<br /> -Burn
Everything you said is true. You just get more lumens with that the H P S then the M H and they last longer. So if you're trying to save money that figures out to be the better deal. You can use a MH then use a HPS conversion bulb when you need it.
The info you give here is excellent and very helpful. I went through all the questions and didn't find any on how often the air should be exhausted in a cabinet. I have three 2' X 2' x 6' cabinets each have two 2" vents on the bottom with PVC 90's to block out the light and 4" vents on the top. I am using a 6" inline duct fan (250 cfm) to pull the air through. Heat is not a problem. The shortest setting timer I can find is for 15 minute intervals. Would 15 minute on, 15 minutes off be enough time to change the air in them and should this be done 24 hours a day or only during the light cycle. Thanks for your help.
If you have 3 cabinets 2x2x6 then that gives you 72 cubic feet of space (24cf for each cabinet). With a 250 cfm fan you would change the air in all 3 cabinets in 3 minutes and 30 seconds. The air probably changes itself by convection if the system is open. To find out, hold a candle at the inlet at the bottom intake and softly blow it out. If the smoke goes into the intake and into the cabinet then you can bet its vented. If it doesn't having it(the fan) come on 4 times a day for 15 min should be fine. Maybe more if your getting condensation inside the cabinet. .....As usual..This is just one guys opinion. Good luck! Cliff
what do i do after the stem is about 3" high,I have in a 1" cube.
Waite to you see roots pop out of the cube the put into a bigger cube or other medium.
disadvantages of using hydroponics to generate food in Singapore
Texas Heat. high 90's today and the greenhouse, an 8'x15' gothic arch fiberglass. Is way hotter, probably around 115. Just started one system inside over the week end but how to bring the heat under control. Short of installing a large swap cooler....fans won't cut it. Also, it is green and cuts down 36% of UV but no affext on the heat......IDEALS??????
I use 70 percent shade cloth here in Florida to grow everything. But in July and August it is almost impossible to grow anything even with shade cloth. So that's when everybody shuts down and cleans their greenhouse and gets ready for the fall planting.
Hello. This is my first time writing here. My husband and myself are strongly considering building a hydroponics greenhouse in early 2003. I am attempting to get a source for ordering all of the materials and equipment needed to start up. Can you recommend a vendor that would be able to give us a price quote and start up information? Thanks. Susan
I am growing a variety of peppers in my ebb&flo, I have noticed that some of them will curl...is this a result of over feeding? does anyone have a good site where i can find the ph ppm and tds of different plants? thanks ...shawn
LOOKING FOR A HOME HYDRO SYSTEM PLANS (RAYTHEBUTCHER@EARTHLINK.NET)
http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/ghwebRL.html Hey folks! try out this site. It has quite a few interesting links, Universitys and stuff. You should be able to get some more detailed info on specific crops. .....Just another 2cents
Cliff
can i buy a hydroponic multimeter that reads ph and the nuitrient (cf).
will the 11 bottle system handle cannibas plants?
Only in a few states.
why are my hydrangia,s not getting any flowers?
Do you think it would be ok to grow tomato plants in a full 2 liter instead of using a gallon. I was just going to put a screen in the bottom of the two liter and fill it all with grorox. Would 1" piping support 4-6 plants spaced 18"?
Thanks- Arhtrology_Major
Patio type tomato plants you can.
Where's the best place to find 2 liter bottles, I don't drink that much soda. I suppose I can raid the neighborhood the day before recycling comes
Recycling center and you can buy them by weight.
Dear Ron,
I'd like to know how many gallons of nutrient solution should I prepare for the 11 plant garden. Thank you for the time & more power to you.
About 10 gallons even though it only takes about 3 gallons to fill the 11 plant.
Ron--------did you fall off the face of the earth??????????????? We need your wisdom!!!! Come back and answer more questions!!!!!!!!
Sorry. I found someone to build gardens for me so I won't have to spend all my time doing it. Now all I need is to find someone to work the market on the weekends and then I would have more time to answer questions.
I need a good timer w/ a 220v rating. Can anybody send an information on this. Kindly include price & address of the supplier. Thank you.
I am planning a hydroponic garden, 4 meters x 8 meters, and am planning to cover it with shade cloth. I am living in Thailand, where it is very sunny, and can be very hot in the afternoon. I am not sure what color shade cloth I should use. We can buy both Black and green. second question is that I am planning to plant a variety of veggies and herbs, namely Tomatoes, Peppers, Spinach, lettuce, Chinese cabbage , and some beans. I do not want to have two separate nutrient systems, and would like to know the best nutrient for all plants mentioned.
Dear Ron, I recently built the 11 plant garden & had it operational a week ago. Yesterday there was a heavy downpour diluting my nutrient solution w/ the rain water passing through each of the 2L bottles back to the storage tank. The question is: is there a planter designed to overcome this problem & how will I determine how to adjust the proper concentration of my solution after being diluted by the rain? Thank you if you have something to share on this. Joe Holden
Without a TDS meter all you can do is dump your solution and start refilling gallon at a time.
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