https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/hawaii/downloads/A_Suspended_Pot_Non-circulating_Hydroponic_method.pdf
I wont be following his methods exactly...
In short he grew cucumbers in 30 gallons.....as a set it and forget it...
I plan to use some of his principles.....but modified for cannabis...
I grew some tomato plants indoors for some experience....I got a few cherry toms and just took the plants down....
The key for a happy plant is to expose some of the roots to the air....while most are in fertigation......
The way I started the clone was in vermiculite..... which will rinse quite well from the roots..... the clone has roots but is probably 2 weeks from its forever home in 5 gallons....
The plant will spend most of its life in double 5 gallon buckets... the inner bucket holding the plant will have holes in the bottom....so when its removed the water drains to the lower reservoir bucket....
I plan to change the reservoir several times over the life of the plant.... as well as maintain the level to some degree
The other reason for the double bucket.....it allows for those roots that are exposed to the air..... while the bottom reservoir can be kept full
I plan to put up some pics in a couple weeks if there is some interest....
One thing I found with my practice tomato plants.....the roots looked bright white and were pretty amazing...
And you can see the different roots.....the air roots....and the water roots.....air roots very branchy...while the water roots were spaghetti water roots......
No pumps.... no air...... passive hydro It will be grown against and compared to a clone of the same age grown in promix
Let me know if you have interest in the experiment....
Any comments ...tips.....questions...... hit me up...
I wont be following his methods exactly...
In short he grew cucumbers in 30 gallons.....as a set it and forget it...
I plan to use some of his principles.....but modified for cannabis...
I grew some tomato plants indoors for some experience....I got a few cherry toms and just took the plants down....
The key for a happy plant is to expose some of the roots to the air....while most are in fertigation......
The way I started the clone was in vermiculite..... which will rinse quite well from the roots..... the clone has roots but is probably 2 weeks from its forever home in 5 gallons....
The plant will spend most of its life in double 5 gallon buckets... the inner bucket holding the plant will have holes in the bottom....so when its removed the water drains to the lower reservoir bucket....
I plan to change the reservoir several times over the life of the plant.... as well as maintain the level to some degree
The other reason for the double bucket.....it allows for those roots that are exposed to the air..... while the bottom reservoir can be kept full
I plan to put up some pics in a couple weeks if there is some interest....
One thing I found with my practice tomato plants.....the roots looked bright white and were pretty amazing...
And you can see the different roots.....the air roots....and the water roots.....air roots very branchy...while the water roots were spaghetti water roots......
No pumps.... no air...... passive hydro It will be grown against and compared to a clone of the same age grown in promix
Let me know if you have interest in the experiment....
Any comments ...tips.....questions...... hit me up...