So i was thinking about the aeroponics and something came to me...what if i somehow created a fog or mist that constanly wiffed about in the root chamber? Let me worry about how to pull this off i just want to know if there are any glaring problems. Few things i need a quick look over on are Humidity will to much of it gimp/kill my root system? Lack of hydration if humidity wont be a problem i could get it really damp in there i think but just how moist do the roots need to be exactly? could i get them enough moisture? Can anyone think of more problems i'd need to work past to get this running? is this even plausible? I know it's wierd. i don't think it's ever been done before and i know there are some serious design things to work out but from a basics of life prospective if i can rig something up would nothing but mist/fog sustain roots? I don't want to hear "bah can't do it" without some basics of plant life reason or "no ones done that before/it's to hard blah blah". Just constructive comments please *edit* things like air circulation, locking most of the moisture in and other things will be worked on if this passes the "might actually sustain life" phase. thanks guys In case anyone stumbles on this and now has the same question i'll post related quotes from web pages i'm reading over in the info search "Roots will generally grow in any direction where the correct environment of air, mineral nutrients and water exists to meet the plant's needs" "Aeroponics is a growing method where the plant roots are suspended in the air with a fine mist of nutrient solution applied either continually or intermittently over the root surface." Heh nm i just thought up an exact coppy lol! That means though that all the systems with little sprays of watter comming out are just advanced hydro systems. hrm... this should keep me busy for a week or two "Spray droplets less than 30 microns tend to remain in the air as a ’fog’ and are not readily absorbed by the roots. The ideal droplet size range for most plant species is 20 - 100 microns. Within this range the smaller droplets saturate the air, maintaining humidity levels within the growth chamber, the larger droplets 30 - 100 microns make the most contact with the roots, while any droplets over 100 microns tend to fall out of the air before containing any roots." "While the incidence of root diseases is much less common in aeroponics, since oxygen starvation and root damage don’t tend to stress the plants, these can still occur. One of the most important aspects to remember is to check the temperature of the nutrient solution in a regular basis. Plant roots can become stressed if root temperatures are too high/low, resulting in root death and the opportunity for pathogens to attack. Keeping a close check on the appearance of the root system is important. Roots which are thin, brown and lack the fine ’root hairs’ indicate a problem and often indicative of a nutrient solution which is too warm. Nutrient solution temperature should not exceed 72F for most crop plants or 68F for cooler season crops such as lettuce." Dizzamn! http://www.betterthannature.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/15/products_id/30
So you mean an ultrasonic nebulizer? Nutramist is a pretty good although expensive one of those and I think other people are trying this with fog machines. This has actually been around for a while and has been proven to show incredible growth rates, the roots all look supercharged in the pictures. If this isn't what you were talking about then I'm not sure.
yes lol. I was talking about aeroponics i just didn't know what it was Leave it to me to think up something nifty about 10 years to late lol
yeah, aeroponics is the most advance hydroponics system to date. it is recommended for very experienced growers. I'm working my way up to an experiment with it, maybe in a couple of years, but good luck to you. to my understanding it can produce the biggest, best plants fastest, but mistakes are more costly. gl