LOL that tradition has probably died a bit, because people in general are just hurting from the bad economy.
feeling ur optimistic view bro
I have made my 1st dripper hydro system out of a bit of tube, a crap air pump and a mop bucket, yes you heard me right lol. Before you all laugh it bloody works lol
I made it last week as a trial for proof of concept and it seems to have done the trick, check the roots after 5 days
1st I made some extra holes at the bottom for extra drainage. I was a little concerned about the size of the side holes but hardly any clay balls fall through after its up to the top with balls.
Air pump, tube, clean fish tank stone and airline.
The stone keeps the clear tube at the bottom, the airline goes in until the clear tube starts bending up. there is a sweet spot that gives you maximum lift of water.
The hole cut for the clear tube to poke through to deliver the water.
Testing the system with a rooted sunflower i had on my windowsill. Sat evening, moved to veg room Sun morning.
Thursday night!!!!!!!! It bloody well works i tell ya. It had a head start with the jiffy but for the roots to grow that much I think it works? Have put the timer on so it turns of 15 mins every couple of hours or so to give them a little dry period.
Which one has been in the hydro????
Rooted Lemon Haze in the test bed. Have set the ph at 5.7 and ec at 1.6. my soil ec was 1.4 so thinkin it should be ok, only one way to find out lol. just using formulex at them mo with my canna additives. The little yellow patch started to appear a few days ago, gonna keep an eye on it.
Just my second rooted clone, mixed up but cheese or blue cheese
Veg room
Round 4. Thank you please. All cracked and just under the surface
Gotta give my 1st usb mic pic another bump
Still a little bit of thinking to do with the hydro dripper, changing the water might be a bit of a problem with the scrog, unless i just do a fairly small one
i could get another mop bucket so when its ready to do the change i just lift from one to the other
could work? what do you guys think, input appreciated
oh by the way its a ventura dripper system, check the link for more detail on how it works. Got the idea from a hydro book my mate gave me 2 read
http://www.1-hydroponics.co.uk/top-tips/drip-irrigation-large.htm
edit - forgot pic side by side hydro/non hydro sunflower