outdoor hydro?

[marijuanavillebilly]

is a outdoor hydroponic possible?

[BobBong]

with a soilless mix, sure.. Not with a reservoir..

[marijuanavillebilly]

soilless? as in put it in a tub of rocks?

[legalize_it420_4ever]

it is posible the best weed in the world is grown on hydro tables outdoors around the mountains in BC its been done but its high risk if somebody stumbles across it not only r u guna loose ur crop theyre likely to take all ur equipment u got there too i duno bout the soiless/resevoir thing though

[Orzy]

It can be done with a res. You'd just need a way to keep the water cool. A chiller with plenty of insulation around the res could do it.

Outdoor hydro isn't that common, but it definitely works well.

[melodious fellow]

When the Greeks, the Romans, and the Egyptians all used hydroponics, it was outdoors!

[marijuanavillebilly]

well im moving to a 40 acre farm in TX so if someone is just mozing through my land im gunna put a slug through them.

[foxysox]

It can be done. You will want to consider several fators:
-You will very likely be collecting rain water for this, in which case you MUST add calmag.
-Algae is going to be a factor and a light-proof res is a must if you want to avoid this.
-Heating/cooling the res is only minimally possibe and you will need to plan for this. A res that is partially sunk in the ground and shaded from sunlight will stay cooler than one on the surface.
-It's a bit obvious lol!
-Apart from algae, you are likely to get grit, bits of dry leaves and grass, insects, etc. in your system and if it is an active system, filtration is important. Again, something to plan. Passive systems such as styrofoam float over a trough, or a DWC-type configuration, are less likely to be affected by the presence of foreign objects.
-Pests are more difficult to control; however, the natural predators that prey on pests will follow them to your plants too... so you'll just have to see what the little ecosystem turns into lol! It's hard to predict.

So anyway there are other things to think about but those are big ones. I highly recommend reading the magazine 'Growing Edge', which highlights hydro food production in every issue and has great ideas for indoor AND outdoor systems.

[melodious fellow]

Outdoor hydro is easy:

"Down by the river......... I chopped my baby!

Yeah, she could drag me
over the rainbow,
send me away....."

outdough 'dro what it's all about, baby :rastasmoke:

[marijuanavillebilly]

well do tell, im really wondering how to do this.

someone who is good at making diagrams and/or hydros could you make a thread just for the outdoor hydro?

[stinkyattic]

Seriously check out 'Growing Edge'. It's the BEST FREAKIN GROW MAG OUT THERE!!! Granted it's all vegetables, but stoners gotta EAT, too... :D

[marijuanavillebilly]

if you can grow matoes in a bucket you can grow (almost) anything. except peyote and other cactie, but... i will do that stinky.

oh and stinky can you spread some of you compost skills on my compost thread in organic?

[stinkyattic]

I gotz no compost skillz... :( I buy compost in bags so I don't have to get my fingernails drrty hahahahaha (kidding but I DO buy it pre-made from the farmers supply).
I'll go over and poke around anyway.

[marijuanavillebilly]

oh well i saw you where a "compost" grower, back when i just read alot of stuff but didnt post.

so anybody got anything on that setup?

[cman20118ut]

i know this is an old thread but i have an idea but idk if it will work....anyways on my land we have a creek that has a large section with a ton of small rocks....i always see weeds and other plants growing in the rocks...and they always end up huge...i was thinking this could be sorta an outdoor hydro in a way since the plants sorta get a flow of water but its not enough to drown them...but there could be some way to route the water to get a small stream to go under your roots and i think it would work very well...sorry if this isn't making sense i had my wisdom teeth taken out yesterday so i'm not in the right state of mind haha

[stinkyattic]

There's a difference between groups of plants and how/where they grow:

Aquatic and semi-aquatic plants grow in the water, with most or all of the plant submerged most or all of the time, particularly the root structure. These include water lilies, lotuses, millefoils, and others.

Wetland plants grow in areas that are soggy most or all of the year. Their roots are adapted to uptake nutrients even in the presence of very very low oxygen (anaerobic conditions), and some are even further adapted to live in conditions of low pH (peat bogs), high salinity(estuaries), or soils that are so loose that large plants would not stand up to winds or storm action (cypress or mangrove swamps). Some examples include cattails, rushes, cranberries, Siberian irises, purple loosestrife, high-bush wild blueberries, and hemlock, willow, and sycamore trees, which like very moist soil but are perfectly happy if it gets drier for a few weeks out of the year.

Cannabis is an upland plant that can only grow where the soil conditions are aerobic. The only way to get it to grow hydroponically is to provide SIGNIFICANT levels of dissolved O2 in the nutrient solution. Plus you have to regulate the nutrients- impossible in a river.

[cman20118ut]

Cannabis is an upland plant that can only grow where the soil conditions are aerobic. The only way to get it to grow hydroponically is to provide SIGNIFICANT levels of dissolved O2 in the nutrient solution. Plus you have to regulate the nutrients- impossible in a river.


are coniferous trees wetland because these grow there too...very rapidly might i add...and this is not exactly a river its more like a 3 foot wide creek...but thanks for the clarification stinky

[stinkyattic]

That depends on species. Some conifers like their feet to get wet (hemlock), but some will drown (white pine, spruce).

[psychocat]

The easiest way would be to grow in a greenhouse using a hydro set up.
The advantage of a greenhouse is it is a controlable enviroment.

[cman20118ut]

stinky you are like the wikipedia of cultivation...you know like everything about everything...i hope i get as bright as you some day

[human8]

Look up hempy buckets. I think this is the most basic hydro set up and can be applied indoor or outdoors.

[psychocat]

I hope you realise an outdoor set up would be a long term thing as flowering would only be triggered as the light source (the sun of course) changes.
The beauty of indoor grows is simply the ability to artificialy trigger flowering when you want.

[kushsmokah420]

actually outdoor force flowering is very possible...as long as you cover the plant with a large bucket, or tarp or whatever will provide complete darkness during the day, you can force flower a plant outside.