Scott Hildenbrand wrote:
Hettie® wrote:



Scott Hildenbrand wrote:

Ok, so I'd always wanted to play around with small scale hydroponics
and see if it's any fun..

So I was looking around and found this system.

http://www.hydroponicsonline.com/11plan01.htm

It's not like the misting systems that I'd seen and is a submersion
system instead.. Anyway, my question is... Is there really any
advantage in growing plants like this vs. in the ground.

Here are some other simplicity plans for a hydro system.

http://edurink10.tripod.com/hydroide...t/systems.html

Inquiring minds want to know.. Thoughts?


Thanks, I bookmarked that as it looks like a fairly simple diy project
if you can find all those components.

I haven't gotten bitten by that bug yet. I would like to try this but
don't want to spend the money on it right now. I could rig up
something myself but you need special cups where roots won't tear when
you take them out. I had seen a better link for a more expensive one
but can't find it now.

Something like this only one that holds more cuttings, also more
expensive.

http://www.hhydro.com/cgi-bin/hhydro/HH00557.html


Scott--



I'll stick with something a little more DIY..

Oh well.. Just planning out loud I guess.. Maybe next year, or the year
after... Hmmm.. I've got all this spare PVC though.

I just have a few pieces, but amazing how I am going to use them . .
..not enough for that. No way am I trying that now after building the
frame for my lights. The hardware store cut some of it for me for free.
They have these neato cutters . . .to have a nice system, the cuts
don't have to be that neat, but the measurements have to be precise, and
some pipe goes deeper into t connectors than in elbows, etc. Always
expect the unexpected.

I think you should get the outside going first. You have a lot of work
ahead on that. That would give you more time to think about what you
would do with your system. The one you linked to you might find isn't
versatile enough, etc. But it's fun to think ahead.