How to make homemade netpots for hydroponics system?
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Question by Kurtis S: How to make homemade netpots for hydroponics system?
The question is tht but more along the lines of what materials do i need? where to put holes? what to use as a growing medium?
i am building a hydroponics system (more specificly a aeroponics system) for a school project and im not to sure on the net pots for my plants its due in a week and the rest is built plz help. 🙂
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I’d like to help you with this question but I am a lot confused.
You speak of items that may not necessarily be part of the same system.
Are the roots of the plants going to be completely exposed and sprayed or fogged with a nutrient solution every 15 minutes (or so)? or Are the plants going to be planted in an inert medium and watered, either by flooding or drip irrigation?
The reason I ask – is the type of pot you would use is different for different types of watering techniques. In a DIY flood and drain system, you could use standard pots with bottom drainage and add holes about an inch up the sides of the pot by melting holes with a soldering iron. The potting medium could be as simple as clean pea gravel or you could buy LECA (lightweight expanded clay aggregate).
If the roots are going to be exposed (and sprayed or fogged), you don’t need ‘pots’ per say but something as simple as a small piece of foam to wrap around the stem where in meets the roots to keep the plants stable in the cover. The roots would be completely exposed in the lightproof container of your choice.
If there is information you could add from reading my answer I might be able to help a bit more.
I have about 30 plants growing in semi-hydroponics – which is also a bit different than the two you mention.
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FeralSpirit
December 23, 2011 at 2:20 am