seattle420
04-22-2006, 07:28 PM
it seems simple, I wish I had a photo of this though!
Garden setup
prep time: 1-3 hours
items: plastic crates, they are free just ask you local grocer for some
exhaust fan, obtained from home depot or local hydro store
1 gallon milk jugs with tops removed
rock wool or other porous rock, obtain
aquarium pump and tubing, available from k-mart
gang valve, to water all plants at once, available at k-mart
1/2 inch vinyl tubing, 2.5 feet , for siphoning
hydro solution, fertilizer
reflectant, such as mylar or you may use tinfoil
heavy black plastic, to prevent light from escaping
ballasts, a Must! has mandatory electric components that are needed to run HID
light source, high-pressure sodium AND metal halide(HID)
timer, avalible at garden store
power strip
Cut off top of milk jug. insert siphon tube and air tube down the handle of the jug until the reach the bottom(fig. 315). fill jug with rock wool. cover walls and door of closet with heavy black plastic. then cover with reflectant. set up exhaust fan at top of garden. attach to existing ventilation i.e. furnace or dryer vent, you want to suck the air and vent it out of the house. stack crates in pyramid fashion( fig. 420). place hydro jugs on crates. plant sprout pellet and inch or so into rock wool fill jug with hydro solution until it just touches the pellet. after roots grow into rock wool keep solution level at around 2/3 full. attach and turn on air pump. with gang valve, you can run up to four plants.
Garden setup
prep time: 1-3 hours
items: plastic crates, they are free just ask you local grocer for some
exhaust fan, obtained from home depot or local hydro store
1 gallon milk jugs with tops removed
rock wool or other porous rock, obtain
aquarium pump and tubing, available from k-mart
gang valve, to water all plants at once, available at k-mart
1/2 inch vinyl tubing, 2.5 feet , for siphoning
hydro solution, fertilizer
reflectant, such as mylar or you may use tinfoil
heavy black plastic, to prevent light from escaping
ballasts, a Must! has mandatory electric components that are needed to run HID
light source, high-pressure sodium AND metal halide(HID)
timer, avalible at garden store
power strip
Cut off top of milk jug. insert siphon tube and air tube down the handle of the jug until the reach the bottom(fig. 315). fill jug with rock wool. cover walls and door of closet with heavy black plastic. then cover with reflectant. set up exhaust fan at top of garden. attach to existing ventilation i.e. furnace or dryer vent, you want to suck the air and vent it out of the house. stack crates in pyramid fashion( fig. 420). place hydro jugs on crates. plant sprout pellet and inch or so into rock wool fill jug with hydro solution until it just touches the pellet. after roots grow into rock wool keep solution level at around 2/3 full. attach and turn on air pump. with gang valve, you can run up to four plants.