How's this for thinking outside the box? Organic Hydroponic hybrid system, with an ebb & flow lower zone, and an organic upper zone.
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I was tinkering with the system the other day last week, and added a party cup tray to it, which is going to get use this upcoming round. Booyeah! I hope to improve from my 3rd place finish last round.
Foul Foul Foul.This Party Cup Setup Is Indeed Thinking Way Outside Da Box And Illeagle In Our Comp.Your Roots
MUST Stay Inside Your 16 Oz Party Cup.Hey Grand Poo Blah How about A Ruling.Below Is A Defenition Of The Ebb And Flow
Ebb and flowhydroponics is a method of growing plants hydroponically that is known for its reliability, simplicity of operation and low cost of investment. Pots or a flood tray are filled with a grow media such as gravel, clay pellets, lava rock etc. These do not function like soil or add nutrition to the plants but will anchor the roots and will function as a temporary reserve of water and nutrients. The hydroponic solution floods the system four to six times a day and is allowed to drain away in between flood cycles.
With this system a water tight flood tray or pot, containing either clean gravel, clay pellets or lava rock is used as the rooting medium. The system is then periodically flooded for short periods of time (5 to 15 minutes) with a nutrient solution pumped from a reservoir. By placing the reservoir below the flood tray, with a over flow drain, the nutrient solution can drain back by gravity through the pump with the same line that supplied the water and nutrients during the flood cycle. Our favorite media is lava rock with this type of system. Lava rock drains quickly and traps air and will not leave a clay residue if using clay pellets, which can clog the water pump after time. Lava rock also contains slight trace minerals that are beneficial to the plants. You can read an article on the advantages of using lava rock for growing plants on our website, modularhydro.com.