Smart people do, anyway. You can always tell the noob in the crowd- forever trying questionable and experimental things in a grow and later complaining that they've got no buds to smoke... shock, horror, surprise!
AL,Ultrasonic foggers are kinda cool- I've played with a few in an aerocloner and an aeroponic watering system for flowering plants a few years back. Unfortunately, they don't live long in nute solutions. The vibration of the piezoelectric diaphragm seems to cause nutrients to come out of solution and crystallise on the diaphragm after a few weeks use. This increases the mass of the diaphragm and eventually causes it to stop vibrating, halting mist production.
Smart people do, anyway. You can always tell the noob in the crowd- forever trying questionable and experimental things in a grow and later complaining that they've got no buds to smoke... shock, horror, surprise!
This much I'll tell ya- when the 'next big thing' in dope growing comes around, it won't be noobs discovering it. It'll be the well experienced growers who can sort the wheat from the chaff.
There's a very good reason why you see the big producing growers on here using the methods they do- it's because they work!
Yes- use Duracells in the maglites... and get your order for buds placed with the local dope dealer WELL in advance to beat the rush from the jokers flowering with glow-in-the-dark watch dials.
Unfortunately, the nutrients themselves are the problem with piezoelectric ultrasonic foggers. Won't matter if you use distilled/RO water or make your own water out of H & O you happen to have lying around.
I disagree with you. The smart, perhaps, in regards to financial gain, stick to the tried and true methods. However, the intellectual pioneers of today's latest and greatest techniques and technology are those who deviate from mainstream knowledge. Sure, they may dismally fail, thusly loosing out on their crop and income (if they are even in it for the income) countless times, but others may succeed and develop a new technique that puts conventional knowledge to shame.Smart people do, anyway. You can always tell the noob in the crowd- forever trying questionable and experimental things in a grow and later complaining that they've got no buds to smoke... shock, horror, surprise!
How about in regards to actually getting some dope out of a grow? Isn't that what this is about?
That's all well and good if the experimenter is NOT a new grower. Most noobs haven't so much as grown lawn grass before and thus don't know the basic params plants need. Then they haul off in their blissful ignorance and try things that just wouldn't work in a million years, assuring failure.
Hydroponic growing wasn't really a great leap- there's nothing about growing in poor (or fully biologically inert) soil with fertiliser added to the plants' water that is terribly revolutionary nor counterintuitive.
I didn't label 'those edge dwelling idealists' as 'noobs.' The people I label as noobs are inexperienced growers, who really don't know how to grow plants with conventional methods, let alone unconventional ones.
Yes- use Duracells in the maglites... and get your order for buds placed with the local dope dealer WELL in advance to beat the rush from the jokers flowering with glow-in-the-dark watch dials.
Unfortunately, the nutrients themselves are the problem with piezoelectric ultrasonic foggers. Won't matter if you use distilled/RO water or make your own water out of H & O you happen to have lying around.
If you want to do aero, make your mist with an air stone or bubble curtain in a tank of nutes where the water level is well below the roots. The air bubbles breaking the water's surface makes a very fine mist and the nutes don't clog up a bubble curtain nearly as quickly as they do foggers, but they still need a scrub with a stiff bristle brush every couple of weeks.
It really depends on that person. Some grow for personals and/or income, where as others may grow for a hobby or hoping to discover something new.
I apologize, but your post came off to me as anyone who dares to explore is a newb.
You're wrong in stating that hydroponics wasn't a great leap, however, you were dead-on in stating that it doesn't alter the potency. Instead, it facilitates the plant's growth in a manner that helps the plant reach its full potential easier than soil. Directly, the method of nutrient delivery, ability to maintain specific nutrient levels, and availability of oxygen to the roots accelerate the plant's growth. Indirectly, factors such as reduced pests, etc, help the plant. You could even build on these facts. For example, less pests == less pesticides == more healthy to smoke.
Ah, OK... but I don't see the point. You're just adding more water.
Gee, I thought the point of growing dope was to get some dope. I may have to rethink this.
The main difference between a good soil grow and hydroponics is that hydro tends to be about a week quicker. This can be attributed to the greater root oxygenation possibilities with most hydro systems, but that's off the topic.
Really? What do you do for taste management in your hydro op?
My thinking was that the fog carries more oxygen than a mist or light sprayer, so by giving the plant a oxygen rich water source, although it doesnt have nutes, would still be beneficial and increase plant growth.
