Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup
05-07-2012, 01:19 AM
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Forum: Hydroponics
05-02-2012, 10:12 AM
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05-02-2012, 09:53 AM
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Forum: Hydroponics
05-01-2012, 03:19 PM
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Forum: Hydroponics
05-01-2012, 09:53 AM
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Got Roots?
Nice root pic GPS. I've attached a pic of the roots I got on one cycle in my recirculating deep water culture prototype system. By the way, when I type "FAD," I'm using short hand for "flood and...
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Forum: Hydroponics
04-30-2012, 10:20 PM
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Tube Tomatoes and Root Pruning
I mentioned on an earlier thread that I had to cull my lettuce plants much earlier than normal this year due to the extreme heat. So now I've got some free space in my 4" tubes. I've been...
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Forum: Hydroponics
04-29-2012, 12:53 PM
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Peer Review Problems
AH - I agree with you that peer review is a good method for scholarly progress, but it has its problems. The main problem - politics. Years ago as a doctoral candidate, I published a number of...
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Forum: Hydroponics
04-29-2012, 11:30 AM
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Small Displays
GPS -
For my DWC, I just bought a five gallon tote from one of the big hardware stores and added an aerator. I drilled eight sites for 2" net pots/plants and use it to display plants for sale.
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Forum: Hydroponics
04-29-2012, 10:54 AM
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GPS, I feel your pain when it comes to the...
GPS, I feel your pain when it comes to the pot-hydroponics misconception held by much of the public. Now I don't care what people do in their own private time and what plants they grow, but I don't...
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Forum: Hydroponic Nutrients and Mediums
04-29-2012, 10:32 AM
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Forum: Hydroponics
04-28-2012, 05:51 PM
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Competitive Gardening - Go Big or Go Home!
Last year I read a book called Backyard Giants by Susan Warren, in which she chronicles the efforts of competitive pumpkin growers over the course of a season. This book I found interesting because...
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Forum: Your Hydroponics Setup
04-28-2012, 03:44 PM
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Aero Manifold Update?
Hey txice,
It's been awhile since this thread was active, but I was wondering if you are still using this aeroponic manifold?
I noticed the way you capped the legs that rested on the base of...
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Forum: Hydroponics
04-28-2012, 02:54 PM
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Farmer's Market/Stand Displays
When selling at farmer's markets, I like to bring along a couple hydro systems to provide customers with the opportunity to see how the food is/can be grown - generally I do this with one or two...
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Forum: Hydroponic Nutrients and Mediums
04-27-2012, 07:09 PM
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Well if nothing else is wrong with the plant,...
Well if nothing else is wrong with the plant, that pretty much rules out tomato leaf curl virus. Is this plant the same cultivar as the other two?
The problem with tomato leaf curl is that once...
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Forum: Hydroponic Nutrients and Mediums
04-27-2012, 07:57 AM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Hydroponic Nutrients and Mediums
04-26-2012, 11:28 PM
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Forum: Hydroponics
04-25-2012, 08:53 PM
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Nutrient Management Poll
I'm just curious to know what the dominant nutrient management styles are of our forum members. Do you recirculate over the course of a plants lifecycle, recirculate with partial changeouts,...
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Forum: Hydroponics
04-25-2012, 08:21 PM
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Replies: 5
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Changing Mission of Theoretical Hydroponics Group
I was reminded today the degree to which my time is being stretched thin between the business, my soon-to-be-newborn baby, and other obligations to family and whatnot. Thus, while I am excited about...
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Forum: Hydroponic Nutrients and Mediums
04-25-2012, 07:38 PM
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Growstone Trial Update 1
Hello all again,
I have received a shipment from the company and I've begun setting up the different systems for the experimental trials. Today I kept plugging away at building a flood and drain...
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Forum: Hydroponics
04-25-2012, 10:04 AM
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Glad to Work Together
No offense taken regarding the questioning of my motives - a healthy skepticism is a great, some would say necessary, quality for good research.
I assure you that my motives are purely...
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Forum: Hydroponics
04-24-2012, 02:16 PM
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Replies: 5
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Muddling Through Hydroponic Contingencies
Years ago I began doing hydroponics on a limited scale, making many of the mistakes typical to hobbyists with minimal experience in such a complex undertaking. Questions soon outpaced answers and...
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Forum: Hydroponic Nutrients and Mediums
04-24-2012, 09:51 AM
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Replies: 3
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Veg or Bloom? How about Both
Many nutrient companies specifically tailor their nutrient formulas to a specific stage of plant development (veg, bloom, etc); this tailoring is done by manipulating the relative concentration of...
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Forum: Hydroponics
04-18-2012, 08:23 AM
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Forum: Hydroponics
04-16-2012, 10:14 AM
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pH fluctuations
It is important to remember that pH naturally fluctuates as the plants consume both water and nutrients at various rates over their lifecycles; consumption of water typically lowers the pH as...
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Forum: Hydroponics
04-16-2012, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 9,848
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