Hydroponics Outdoors

Bezy

Bezy

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So I have a couple of extra home made hydro setups laying around and I wanted to try them outside on some veggies and maybe strawberry's. I just wanted some insight here, from my experience indoors warm nute solution breeds all sorts of nasties and its pretty hot where I live and there is no way I can keep my res under 75 outside, so will my usual H2O2 or bleach additives keep everything clean enough for a warm hydro setup to thrive outside?
 
FootClan

FootClan

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Bezy said:
So I have a couple of extra home made hydro setups laying around and I wanted to try them outside on some veggies and maybe strawberry's. I just wanted some insight here, from my experience indoors warm nute solution breeds all sorts of nasties and its pretty hot where I live and there is no way I can keep my res under 75 outside, so will my usual H2O2 or bleach additives keep everything clean enough for a warm hydro setup to thrive outside?
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Sounds like Trouble to me........ Is a chiller out of the question?? They use about 2.5 amps though, as much as my 5,000 BTU window ac ...

Maybe it dosent matter as much since its organic outdoor garden right?? are you doing a "drain to waste" ? that would be alot easyer....Just plant veggies in ground and set up a drip system off the reso... When the reso goes empty just refill it with hose water add your additives and walla.
 
jcdws602

jcdws602

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I've always been interested in growing hydroponically outdoors but like you heat is my enemy.......the only solution is a chiller like footclan mentioned or a greenhouse equipped with cooling equipment......either way you look at it there is no inexpensive method to growing hydroponically outdoors if you live in a hot climate.......
 
cannawizard

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*ive done recirculating dwc buckets outdoors, just watch the h20 temps & its all gravy. water chillers is all you needs..

--cheers
 
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doser

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jcdws602 said:
I've always been interested in growing hydroponically outdoors but like you heat is my enemy.......the only solution is a chiller like footclan mentioned or a greenhouse equipped with cooling equipment......either way you look at it there is no inexpensive method to growing hydroponically outdoors if you live in a hot climate.......
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If I may,
we are assuming facts not in evidence here.................ebonicly speaking of course.
just because one lacks the vision to design a better way of acomplishing a task does not mean there is no better way to acomplish said task.

Doser
 
jcdws602

jcdws602

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doser said:
If I may,
we are assuming facts not in evidence here.................ebonicly speaking of course.
just because one lacks the vision to design a better way of acomplishing a task does not mean there is no better way to acomplish said task.

Doser
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I said inexpensive not better....your philosophical point of view is well taken but does no apply to my prior statement........
 
FootClan

FootClan

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What if you dig a Hole and bury the reso in the ground in a shady spot ....... put a pump in and and make an access tube poking up out the ground so you can add hose water and additives..... Then set the pump thats already inside the reso to a cheap timer and run drip lines from reso to plants..... Then just refill the reso every couple days ,.........This would be an easy "drain to waste" set up.....

Course getting to the reso to clean it or fix things would be hassle but it could help keep your water temps down espeically if you drench the ground around and above the reso on hot days......... Just an idea
 
Bezy

Bezy

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Well, I dont want to do drain to wast as well, its wast-full =) I already have a garden with drippers setup and have no more room for in ground plants. I have a greenhouse on the way for my gals but should have room for a small hydro setup or two. I'll probably do an aero setup with net pots in hydroton, where the roots eventually fall into the water. Even with the extraction fan and swamp cooler I am gonna setup for the greenhouse it still will be in the 80's in there on the 100+ days we have.
I think I may just try it out anyways and see what happens, I love trial and error =)
 
FootClan

FootClan

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Bezy said:
Well, I dont want to do drain to wast as well, its wast-full =) I already have a garden with drippers setup and have no more room for in ground plants. I have a greenhouse on the way for my gals but should have room for a small hydro setup or two. I'll probably do an aero setup with net pots in hydroton, where the roots eventually fall into the water. Even with the extraction fan and swamp cooler I am gonna setup for the greenhouse it still will be in the 80's in there on the 100+ days we have.
I think I may just try it out anyways and see what happens, I love trial and error =)
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well doing a Reso that is going to recycle the water out in the hot sun dosent sound very good idea....... good luck though
 
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doser

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if you line you resevoir with a heavy trash bag before you fill it when you change nutes you could change the liner
no washing. just an idea. if you had your res above ground and made a sort of low tech swamp cooler around it, the temp of the res would not exceed 70 deg. F tops. haven't tried either one but I think it worth a try if you feel the need.
 
MrEDuck

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I run DWC buckets outside and they're all doing great and it gets hot here (temps in July and August are normally 90°F+ with high humidity). Each bucket is wrapped with reflective pipe insulation, and none have exceeded 75°F so far. All the plants in them are outperforming the plants in soil. The cost of the insulation works out to be like $2-3.
The hydro shop by me also recommends a product called SOS. I haven't tried it because I've kept my temps down but this shop seems pretty honest. I haven't been disappointed with anything they've recommended to date.
 
Bezy

Bezy

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Yea I imagine I would insulate the tanks, and I realize crops that love water are the kind I would grow in there. Im gonna start some seeds to get myself motivated to get the ball rolling on the out door hydro. I do have a chiller, but it was pricey and is for my indoor gals, not worth running on some veggies. And yea I imagine running a swampy in the greenhouse will help get the res temps reasonable.
 
Bezy

Bezy

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Yea I think aero helps it stay cool with the misting action, its like evap cooling inside ur res =)
 
jcdws602

jcdws602

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Where I live it gets 110 and up in summer so chiller or greenhouse with cooling equipment is about the only options I have.....I've pretty much explored every other option
 
Bezy

Bezy

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I got the greenhouse, now I gotta cool it =) Yea Im gonna run H2O2 or a mild bleach solution, cheaper and it works the same minus the added oxygen. I just realized that 4 of the totes I was gonna use are holding up my veg tray, so i better get that squared away too. I already have some rooted tomato and strawberry clones in the Turbo Kloner so Im gonna try to get something started by next week and keep you guys posted.
 
jcdws602

jcdws602

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Bezy said:
I got the greenhouse, now I gotta cool it =) Yea Im gonna run H2O2 or a mild bleach solution, cheaper and it works the same minus the added oxygen. I just realized that 4 of the totes I was gonna use are holding up my veg tray, so i better get that squared away too. I already have some rooted tomato and strawberry clones in the Turbo Kloner so Im gonna try to get something started by next week and keep you guys posted.
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Awesome will be waiting ; P
 
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