Aeroponics vs. Hydroponics

[DurbanStone]

I was listening to Zandors podcast and he says aeroponics are almost 50% faster at growing the plants than hydroponics, and hydro is faster than dirt, why wouldn't everyone grow aeroponic?

[norkali]

Because it's hard.

[stinkyattic]

Because there is NO margin for error. You lose power, you lose your crop.

It happened to a cashcropper buddy of mine... a profit-oriented fella who wanted those huge yields that the aeroponics manufacturers promise. We had an ice storm and lost power for 3 days. He lost his entire crop. Meanwhile my compost garden just kept on chugging along...

At the end of the race, the tortoise outran the hare.

[the image reaper]

if I had a large investment to protect, it would be a simple matter to have a $300 generator standing by for power outages ... your cash-cropper didn't think too far ahead ... karma - GO TORTOISES !! or, would that be 'torti' ?? ... :jointsmile:

[DurbanStone]

touche reaper. Alright, let's say the power doesn't go out, would it be a good idea then? I like the idea of soiless, and aero seems to be better than hydro.

[OLDJIMMYBONES]

yea if u kno wat your doing