Quote Originally Posted by Zandor
Itâ??s will not work anyway. If you float Styrofoam on top of the water how are the roots going to get air? Roots need air as well and if you keep them in water they will die. Itâ??s not a very good way to grow roots need air.

And that's not Hydroponics, that's just a bucket of water big difference.

then, how come my plants, which have their roots submersed in water, in a bucket, are not dead?
plants can be grown the way this person has described. he said an air pump was to supply oxygen to the water. i have seen little plastic kiddie pools used for this same type of growing, and believe me it works. net cups set in styrofoam, floating in a pool of oxygenated water(air stones, even just a water pump circulating the water)will work'
i do believe using a soiless mixture and water does make it hydroponic.
but that`s just my opinion.
notanovice Reviewed by notanovice on . New To Hydroponics hey i was just reading thru a debating whether to grow my plants in hydroponics or not, question i have is how long can you keep it in one of those systems where u float it ontop of water wiv styro and put a airpump in it? can u grow it until u harvest or wot? pictures wud b more helpful 2 as i dont particually kno anything. thanks. Rating: 5