outside dwc hydro grow

DWC needs a lot of regular daily attention and it may just be easier to plant in the ground if its an option, if your legally growing in your backyard the effort required could be worth it as you could tend them daily. Theres plenty of threads on how to go on with a DWC setup indoors so you could start there then decide if you can be bothered with the daily effort.

The major problem I can see with DWC outdoors is reservoir/nute temp which is critical in DWC, that sun in Socal will certainly warm things up and cause you major problems, maybe bury the tanks to keep em cool

Planting in soil would be a much easier more forgiving grow for a new grower, keeping it simple until you get a little more experience is what worked for me this year outside.

Good luck either way.

 

Growing them outside would probably require more than a five gallon bucket per plant as well, when they get big they take in a rediculous amount of water, and im sure you have seen how big the sun can get them. Unless of course you started late in the season. Nute temps would be a problem, but you could always dig out a spot in the ground to get them below ground level, which present its own problems. Definately a big undertaking. I'd love to see it as DWC is my prefered method and i have always thought how cool it would be to use the sun instead of a bulb.

 

if you have the time and space and are willing to put in the effort outdoor hydro rocks, its the best off both sides of the growing world great outdoor sun which cant be beat and the ability to manipulate your plants in hydro to cater to there every need! i've done it, do it , and will continue. if done correct you will probably get your best buds to date!!!!

 

if your trying to grow a nice big ol' 10 foot tall planet in Socal wouldn't you need a enormous DWC bucket to hold those roots? Would 5 gallons do you mercy?

 

if you do it you will shit yourself, 5 gallons is more than enough especially if you plan on taking care of it proper, i would recommend going to wal mart spending 10 bucks and get a big ass rubber made tub that would do the job.

what kind or nutrients do you plan on using?

 

good luck. bid i do recomend some additives during flowering like green fuse, or big bud or kool bloom, and some type of carbohydrate like carboload, bud candy, flora nector.

 

from what i have read res. temps play a big deal when it comes to root care in a dwc so it may be a good idea to recess the res into the ground so the earth can kinda cool it, idk just a thought

 

lol well sry im high and have been thinking about this for a while, its cool to see someone else with a similar thought process.

 

Don't listen to people when they say its to difficult to grow hydro outside, is not it's easy. I just started my first grow , indoor under CFL they are in coco soil, good for warmer climates keeps the root temperature down. But had trouble with people turning off the power. So i put them outside under the natual sun light which is a much better light than any bulb could every put out because it provide all the specrums of light where as a bulb does not, the air flow is much better more available CO2, you don't have to miss with timers. I think a dwc hydro grow outside would good in the right climate, warm climates with a 38 degree day could be difficult.

 

yeah you could by an 18gal rubbermaid tote and then bury it almost all the way in the ground. Should insulate it pretty good