What is hydroponics
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Widow Maker
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Hydroponics just means its grown in water. Usually you have a medium like rockwool or volcanic rocks that have no nutrients to feed the plant. It is just used to stablize the plant in a container. Basically you will have to get a hydroponic fertilizer that has all the nutrients a plant needs to live. There lots of different hydro systems. Some flood your plants a few minutes a day, some drip water on the medium. There are more but those are the most common systems. Airoponics is when you hold the plant ion top of a container by the stem and it has no medium. The roots just dangle in your container. You have a pump that mist the roots all the time. I would say this is advanced hydroponics. Both methods grow faster than soil. For me atleast.
Jeffery_McDougle
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well they probably were clones. but u can bud a clone and smoke them
russruss89
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i am new to growing, i am willing to spend the extra money for a hydroponic system or an aerogrower, is this a good idea considering im a beginner? if so is the aerogrower or a hydroponic system better?
well how many seeds are you getting, and planting. or are u starting out with clones. if you have 12 plants or so (all female if clones) then i would say plant some in soil as your median, just to get the hang of everything, and if your up two it, then plant two or more using areoponics. it works so well, when givin the proper effort!...
and BTW hello everyone, im new here, and i love it, its like family!
and BTW hello everyone, im new here, and i love it, its like family!
Top 44
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Start out with soil bro, it's much more forgiving. Just my $0.02
stilltokin
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Yea I love soil but coco is even better coz its sort of like growing in soil and hydro, i'm so fucking baked
Silky Shagsalot
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yes sir! coco is the way to go. it looks like soil, but is fed like hydro. aero is not something you want to start out with.
ok so im new to growing and i was just wondering if it was ok to switch a plant that was groing in soil to and hydroponic system... would my plant die or wat would happen i did my research on hydro systems and i was able to make my own out of house hold items... all i need is the growrox.. so wat u guys think shuld i go for the switch?? i wanna know since hydroponics grows faster
fatman7574
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Hydroponics is growng with liquid nutrients with plants being placed in inert growing mediums (hydroton, gravel, rock wool etc). Aeroponics is growing with liquid nutrients with the roots hanging in air. High pressure aero or atomizers in chambers is like aero but using a very small water droplet six ze. this means something like 50 to 75 psi spray or air atomized spray. Instead of spray directly at the plant roots the full chamber containing the roots is filled with droplets/vapor. Most low pressure aero systems have the roots sprayed 24/7. high pressure amd atomized systems only spray 1 or 2 seconds per minute or even less often.
Levels of forgiveness. Soil > inert hydro > aero in tubes > high pressure aero or atomizers in chambers.
Then there are the wanna be's in between like bubbleponics and DWC.
Levels of forgiveness. Soil > inert hydro > aero in tubes > high pressure aero or atomizers in chambers.
Then there are the wanna be's in between like bubbleponics and DWC.
jrinlv
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I am going to assume you are asking a question, as in ?
We I would google hydroponic equipment and look for some good deals.
Here is my favorite post here
https://www.rollitup.org/grow-room-design-setup/237610-best-deals-thread-post-best.html
lot of good deals
Most internet places are cool so don't worry too much...Good luck JR
Cernunnos
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I am currently using hydroponic system and is into the second week. So far so good, however the system was pass down to me with only small cups (about the size of a shot glass) and I am worry that it may not be enough for a mature plant... what would be a good size for the cups for the plants?
whatsername
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I have the same question. I just got my "wanna-be-in between" Bubbleponnics system in (lol). I am worried the cup size provided wont be big enough to support my plants in the later stages.
ironbalance
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With hydroponics, you don't need to transfer to bigger pots. A 3 inch net basket and a five gallon bucket is enough to support it from seedling to harvest.
Illegal Smile
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Don't go out and spend a lot of money on some hyped system. Start with simple dwc and build it yourself. That way you learn how and why it works, and you are in a position of knowledge to expand in whatever direction you decide to go. Don't be influenced by ads.