Homemade Fogponic System for $30

very nice, i have two stink buddies already. this looks like an easy way to garden year-round. has anyone tried to grow asparagas in one? it seems like the fogger might be great on asp. i put some in my garden and it never matured. is it perhaps a second year crop? nice mater patch man!

 

Asparagus takes lots of time to get established, but once it does, look out! We used to dig out chunks of wild asparagus roots to throw in the garden, but once you get a decent patch going, it spreads out and the roots become extremely dense. According to the U of M, asparagus transplants may take a year to establish themselves before becoming harvestable. I think you're still in the clear man It would be sick to see some hydro asparagus though! Build one of those little fogponics units, try growing some asparagus in it, and let us know how it all turns out!

 

I use foggers and they work, but there are caveats also.

The biggest is the OEM transformer is a POS.

Here is a link to my rig:

http://forum.grasscity.com/do-yourself/733863-dwc-foggers-updated-rig.html#post9466609

 

The biggest reason not to use fog is that there is little room for mechanical failure. If your foggers stop for any reason while your lights are on, your plants will be dead in a matter of hours...

-Loki

 

I didn't recommend you not use them.

I said there are caveats.

1. The OEM transformers are junk.

2. Foggers transfer almost 15 watts of heat into the soup (chiller may be needed).

They work great (I said I use them) as long as you are aware of what can go wrong and you take steps to make sure it doesn't or if it does, the impact is minimum.

 

so why do you do need this for

 

did you even read any of the thread or listen to ANY of the video.

 

do need for this? wtf does that even mean?

-Loki

 

That looks pretty sweet, but I wonder how much the fog really adds to his setup because he has drip lines too. You'd think that 4" post would just be packed with roots too, with a plant every foot or so... hmmm...

-Loki

 

The whole point of fogging is to get rid of drip lines IMO.

The less GD maintenance (during the grow) the better.

However, nothing is "set and forget" in hydro.

You still end up monitoring the crap out of it.