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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?

Scott--

Have your fun but look into phyto-nutrients, which organic plants seem
to be significantly richer in than plants grown with chemical
fertilizers. http://www.ars.usda.gov/Aboutus/docs.htm?docid=4142

I've only seen this discuses in "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael
Pollan, but I'm all over the place in my reading. Right now I'm reading
about the CIA supporting cocaine sales in Los Angles to fund the Contra
War (Dark Alliance, by Webb), grrrrr.

Maybe you can come up with an organic hydroponics set up. But you'll
probably be back, close to dirt.
--

Billy

Bush & Cheney, Behind Bars