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Originally Posted by FilthyFletch
Looking good there. The eaten leaves in the other pics look like what I had some earwigs do to some plants I had before..Did that netting help stop the tip overs I know thats 1 thing I have yet to get right yet they get so heavy they wanna lean. Im thinking building a pvc grid and putting it up right away and let them grow right into it. I also found out as I wanted to see the difference in growth with and without co2 that without co2 slows growth down by almost 2 weeks compared to with.So inside this setup is a line with little holes like a soaker line that when turned on sprayes and then the butes run off like a NTF system where the nutes are a river inside?? When you get done can you take a picture of the inside lines if you get a chance Im curious. I found new 5 x 5 posts I think that will work even better for my units they cost twice as much per post but will be worth it and I can use 4 inch pots for more stability.
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Def take those pics when all is said and done.
Yup, inside is a laser-drilled jet spray line that shoot at 45 degrees. The splash from the jet spray is the aeroponic side. The continuous cycle just pushes a very very very low river through the tubes (of course in the beginning the water level regulator tubes are high and it is a serious river of nutes).
Oh yeah, trellis netting. My system is weak. I overestimated the strength of my stems and have done 2 layers of trellis over a 2 week period. Probably could use more. Using a roll of flexi-ties too to get those 1 on 1 bud tipping problems. My friend said he had built a bamboo grid like you might be talking about, and could raise it with plant growth, though I don't see how you could raise WITH growth w/out damaging the plants. Either way, earlier is better I just found out......
I would like to see the designs for the setup with the 5x5 posts. I would like to run longer AND larger posts with the same setup and just retrofit mine when I have more time!
Thanks for some good insight.