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Shallow beds instead of NFT vs Aeroponics
Hello,
I have been testing a small NFT setup for a couple of months now and I want to start a greenhouse (8m x 30m) and I would like to know if it is possible to use shallow beds with foam boards instead of channels/pipes I am thinking of putting 4 beds with 1.2m width in the greenhouse and the depth would be 5cm to 10 cm with shallow water running down the bed and back to the reservoir I am planning on planting lettuce and sage. I was originally going for the aeroponics but I will have a lot of mist sprinklers along the beds which should require a lot of maintenance. I think Deep Water Culture will be the most expensive because the amount of water that will be used (It will require a lot of nutrients and will be harder to control). What do you think? |
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Hello Fine Stuff
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You can get the same wide channel effect by placing multiple NFT channels next to each other in the same direction and space. Just have a separate water line to each row. The individual channels will keep the water flowing across each plants roots eliminating pockets in a wide channel. Last edited by GpsFrontier; 12-27-2015 at 07:53 AM. |
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