Aeroponics vs. soil?

Aeroponics is the same as hydroponics in my book. So I ask which is better, soil or areoponics? I'm writing an article of this subject and would love to have feed back on the subject?

I use an areoponice/DWC system. So I'm basis on this method. I want to hear what other growers have to say. Why did you choose your method? Everyone has a different outlook, so why the method you choose.

Any feed back would be nice.

hey charon101, from what i have gatherd from books, forums, and talking to other growers, aeroponics is definitely the better method for optimal growth(aslong as your system is dialed in and your environment is optimal). although soil requires much less attention and is easily maintained. aeroponics can go downhill very fast if there is a equipt. problem i.e. pumn failure, power outage. you may only have a few hours to find the problem and or your plants may not come back. i recently talked to a grower who switched from dwc/aero setup to soil and said his yeild was much larger but then again his aero set up may have not been at its optimum level.

i may be wrong but if someone has had an issue with a pump or power outage with aeroponics, how long before the plants died and or were revived?

it would also be nice to get some soil and aero. harvest figures such as height of plants, weight of yield as well as method of growing.

i started a thread in indoor growing called hydro vs soil i was hoping to get people to sign up for comparison tests but it seemed no one was interested.

you said aero and hydro are the same in your book and your correct, hydro just means that your using water to provide your nutients instead of soil. Aeroponics is hanging the root system in a moist environment not like DWC where the reservoir is an aerated soup so to say its more of a mist

well thats all i got for now i hope this thread develops more than mine did

well in my book lol hydro is simply growing without soil
aeroponics is finely misting the roots of a plant which are suspended in air
therfore, aeroponcis is hydroponcis but not really the other way around because hydro is a pretty broad term

aeroponics is technically the best way of doing hydro from what i have heard, however if your pumps stop for even an hour or two, your plants will die because there won't be anything ther for them to live off of
aeroponics will grow your plants VERY fast and the nutrients will get to it MUCH faster because its already liquified, however it is the most risky and requires that you have one or more backup pumps ready to run if the power ever goes out

aeroponics will also cost more because of the ini9tial setup, though its certainly possible to spend as much on soil, the cheapest method will obviously be throwinga seed in the dirt and watering when needed

soil isn't as risky per say and it is EASIER to go organic with soil, providing better flavor in your smoke and being a little cheaper if you are not BUYING the compost, but making it yourself, especially if you are making it out of food scraps, because then you're taking trash and making it into valuable nutrients
soil will be slower but requires much less financial input and the only thing that must be done to feed the plants is mixing in some balanced compost prior to the grow, after that there really isn't anything that needs to be done

furthermore, unless you are doing an aquaponcis system, then you must continuously tamper with the pH, nutes etc etc, from how i understand it anyway

Ok...Aeroponics uses no medium for it's roots...A neoprene puck which can not hold water is used to hold up the plant...The roots hang down into a tube or chamber in the air, with the roots not touching anything..Spryers then mist them on a timer around the 1 min on and 4-5 min off..... You can find what ever solution you like to use, balance it our and the PH/EC/PPM thing is not a every day sorta thing... Once you know the food you want to use, and your system likes it, just add water for 2-3 days, then some more solution to top it off, and in another 2-3 days repeat...After the 7-10 day mark, change your res and start again.... Any type of system that has a medium, will simply not flush as well either...Aero, you can get the cleanest of any method.....Nothing to flush around the roots but air and water....Plants will use up what is in them in a matter of days, and not weeks like when using peat, rockwool or what ever used during hydro... Get more then enough C02 onto your roots via aero as well...Have to fight for the roots in other ways in order for them to breath right...

It is nice to have a back up of most things, but having a back up pump just because the power is out makes zero sense...The power is out...Will not work...Now a back up hand pump(have 4) makes a little sense...And your plants will not die if the power is out for an hour or 2 or 3 or 8..... To do a "force flush" in a aero system you unplug your pump and let the plants sit there for 12-18 hours...No nothing.... They will then be dropping in the morning time, and forced to feed themselfs what ever they can(the rest of there food) to live....Put in some fresh what for a day or 2, watch the PH and EC leveles and your done...

Aero and hydro are NOT the same.... One NEEDS a medium, and one does not... Thats not the same as far as i can tell...Roots hang in the air with one...Roots are lying down on a tray and stuffed into rockwool in the other....A bit different there..To say the least..

Wanted to add the word water and not what....Hard to do that on a old busted up computer...Pain in the ass.....lol

From personal experience. Aero is definitely the way to go. I have a 6 sure setup abd I love the results so far. I did have one accident but that was operator error (im a noob) I saved all but 2 but luckily they were only about a week old. I grew a few in dirt a few months back and I will definitely say that aero is wirth it if you have tge time, money, abd dedication. The pics are the 4 that I saved. Pics 1 & 3 are 3 wks old. The other 2 are only 2 wks.

Aeroponics is the same as hydroponics in my book. So I ask which is better, soil or areoponics? I'm writing an article of this subject and would love to have feed back on the subject?

I use an areoponice/DWC system. So I'm basis on this method. I want to hear what other growers have to say. Why did you choose your method? Everyone has a different outlook, so why the method you choose.

Any feed back would be nice.

I'm a soiler, that is I grow in soil, have been a long time, same with the plants they've been in soil for about 2 million years, havn't heard of many problems with it, and if their are, its usually the quality of the soil or just plain old 'over fertilizing'.
Guys don't get me wrong, recently I followed Rumpleforskins advice and built an EZ cloner, and got 100% strike rate, but those clones went straight to soil once they got an inch of roots.
Down the road from me are a couple of Uni students who are quite successful on the DWC scene, if you want a lot of weed and very quick DWC is the way to grow, we often compare, I simply prefer mine soil grown is a more earthy taste, compared in my opinion to a chemical almost metallic after taste, even if they rinse a week before harvest.
What with all that plumbing, hoses and the fear of a blockage constant monitoring. .. etc etc
End of the day, I have enough work monitoring the light and ventilation without having to WORRY about the plumbing.
HORSES FOR COURSES I say??

A further note to the above, my SOIL is bought from the local K-Mart, which comes from the local Sewage Farm, dried and mixed with local community leaf matter, then bagged.
Yes, I don't mind SH!T, enough about these days, it's the chemicals in it that worry me, chemicals as in people taking HEAVY drugs, then taking a dump and ultimately poisoning my plants then me..????


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Aero, all the way, you can even check my thread (Soil vs Aero)

This is my first time doing Aero n right now I can't wait for the next since I already know how to use my AeroBox to perfection.

All I can say from my own experience in my current grow; Aero is showing me ..

• Bigger Yeild
• More Crystals
• More Greener (Even tho she's been thru hell with my mistakes)
• Faster Growth

I will always keep my soil for backup, but from now on Aero will be the 1st priority.

its not true that your plants will die if the pumps are left off for an hour or two. there will be still be moisture left on the roots, once that dries up they will die, more like a day or two.

its not true that your plants will die if the pumps are left off for an hour or two. there will be still be moisture left on the roots, once that dries up they will die, more like a day or two.

They plants can take up to two hours, with no water with just moisture, however if you have at least the tips of the roots, dancing over solution, you have a safety net for a couple of hours, do not dream with days, the roots must be submerged at least half.

I play safe.

its not true that your plants will die if the pumps are left off for an hour or two. there will be still be moisture left on the roots, once that dries up they will die, more like a day or two.

You dont need the plants to die to mess them up with stress, which can lead to a host of problems. My clones can wilt quick in a daisy cloner