Hydroponics outdoors??

[smokewitme909]

Ok so i was thinking...why hasnt anyone tried doing hydroponics outdoors?? Being that the sun has a wider variety of color spectrums and hydroponics directly supplies nutrients to the roots, wouldnt that combine the best of both worlds?

Please if im missing something someone tell me lol
and please give me any ideas and thoughts on the matter

[Mal420xl]

well hydro really needs a controlled environment, thats hard to achieve outdoors. i think the real problem might be more having your plants roots exposed to pests, animals and the main stems probably couldnt take the wind(ripped outta their clamps?) etc.
i think it could be done but not very inexpensivley.

[growhand420]

i have seen tamatoe and peppers being grown outdoors and Mal420xl is right on the wind and the roots being exposed
so to fix the wind problem stake the plant or tie it down to the pot and place them in an area that is blocked from wind just in case
to fix the root exposure get a lid and drill some holes on the side at the top (above your medium) to keep air flowing) you will have to cut and customize the lid abit
and it is expensive at first but most of it can be used for future grows and for the pest problem that can be done with little to no cost with homemade solutions

[qwisoking]

Sorry not trying to interupt. Got things covered wonderfully both of you
But I was readin this and all kinds of crazy pictures popped in my head.

For some reason I got this crazy dutch guy (don't know why dutch) but with some above ground pool type thing turned into a huge hydro setup with like 12ft trees comin out. One of ya'll experienced growers should invest the time and enrgy, and money. I bet it would be awesome

[smokewitme909]

Lol genius...all of you, and i like that last idea lol for some reason i like it alot

[growhand420]

its a great idea but it would have to be done indoors because most plants are photoperiod strains it would take a big room and a lot of veg time (like a year) but ("can we build it" "yes we can") words from bob haha too :stoned: for this!!!!

[polishpollack]

Hydro under the sun is really the way to go if you huge plants. The problem is your water temp. Trapped in container like in DWC, the water would get too hot. Your also at the mercy of the sun cycle in seasons to give you 12/12 light. No real need to hydro under the sun but it would be great if you could control the environment better.

[tlranger]

Worked on outdoor hydro, rain barrel reservoir(shaded), rain gutter and pvc root zones(heavy hay mulch), Sun depended so did 4 months end of season.

[Mal420xl]

if you really want to make it work you need to put all the irrigation lines and res underground kinda deep and constantly moving but slowly. or if there was a creek or small stream you could suspend a trough over the water but it better be in a real safe spot.
and these days there arent many safe spots left really.

[Shovelhandle]

it's been done may different ways before. It can work great.

[tlranger]

if you really want to make it work you need to put all the irrigation lines and res underground kinda deep and constantly moving but slowly. or if there was a creek or small stream you could suspend a trough over the water but it better be in a real safe spot.
and these days there arent many safe spots left really.

You put my brain in overdrive with that one. Biggest plant I have grown was on an island created by a couple of fallen and washed together trees in wadeable creek. Hauled soil mix in boat, and left little lady for the season. Was amazing, but it was all mother nature. Two years later the island was gone.
But a floating garden in pool, small lily pond, small pond, props Mal420.

[tlranger]

Come on people, lead me to the light. I can see this helping "save the world"