tryagain

hi, a few questions
1... can one grow large plants as in 4ft high using areoponics rather than hydro?
2... if so what happens to the root system.. i imagine that sooner or later it would reach the solution? or do you have to raise the plants so the roots never touch the nutrient solution?.
3.....I would imagine growing larger plants one would use a tub for each plant rather than putting several plants in each tub?

thanx in advance

hydrogrow

You can definately grow large plants with aeroponics. I think it's a reasonable idea to use individual buckets for plants over 4ft., but you can reinforce a tub if you're afraid of the top collapsing under the weight (this is prolly better).
As for the roots, they almost always grow down to the solution, and this doesn't seem to hurt them (they actually seem to like it), as they still get o2 from the upper parts of the roots.
If you don't like the idea of your roots soaking, you can modify your setup to put your nutes and pump in a different container and hook it up to you spray/plant tub as per before, and then put a drain tube from the bottom of the spray/plant tub to the nute/pump tub. Then all you have to to is put the nute tub 3-6 inches below the plant/spray tub and push those roots away from the drain tube every now and then. Too much trouble? (prolly)

hydrogrow

Whoops! You can grow 4-6 large plants in a rubbermaid setup, they won't mind too much, you just have to prune them so that the don't waste energy on leaves that aren't getting light, and so that no one plant dominates the others.

P.s. that two tub setup will also make changing nutes easier.

tryagain

thanx for the info.It seems we grow different here in australia.Most of us will grow 3 plants nad get 2 lb off them in bout 3 months so hence the reason i asked about growing larger plants

tryagain

mmmm thanx for the info..but just a cpl of more little questions.If i use pots for the bubbler/resivour that are about 2' diameter and 2' deep what size pot would you people recommend to grow the plant in? Or doesnt the size of the pot/cup matter as the roots are in the larger pot anyway?

aeroskunk

how many gallons is that bucket? 10? doesnt pertain to your post, but im just curious..

i'd reccomend using 7" netpots filled with growrocks..
in k9's diary, he started out using 3" netpots.. and i think i remember reading him stating he is afraid the 'bigger' plants may tip over in the smaller netpots due to lack of support vs. weight of big bushy plant..
right now i'm using 4" netpots in my 8 plant aerospring.. 3ft x 2ft .. obviously by those dimensions, i'm not growing huge plants.. max they get is 4-5 feet in the future. preferably untopped.

player

can you tell me what yeild will i get from 30 plant at about 2'

AussieGardener

hows it goin??.........2 grows ago..i grew 5 X 5ft girls in a 38litre aeroponic setup...i got 1lb per plant........this time im using a better set up..and hopefully going to harvest 2-3 lb per plant...(i just picked 4 girls that weighed in at over 1lb each last week using a inferiour setup)
Bong on
Aussie

Maximus

what kind of lights are you using

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Alaric

Hey to all you dude mates from down under,

Aero is just a method of adequate nute and oxygen delivery. Actually very simple to implement.

The limiting factor for me and me mates is this artificial light thing. With the present state of lighting technology, 1 gram per watt is very good (about 2 pounds per 1K of flowering).

Anyone that claims 3 pounds plus of dried bud weight per 1K of flowering is stupid------for one of two reasons:

1)Not writing a book explaining exactly how to accomplish this.
2)Believe no one in cyberspace sees them for bullsh*t!!!!!!!

Alaric