ok another idea ppl say u have to be carefull not to over water and cause no more oxygen to be in the dirt...well what if u put an air pump with a air tube in there either like one of those air curtain or a disk one.... and provide lots of oxygen for the roots???

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not even a word on this ... has it not been done b4 or is it that stupid of an idea

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i have never heard of it being done. Doesnt mean it wont work, but knowing how air works, its just like water and electricity as it will always take the path of least resistance. This in mind, the air being pumped in would probly just build pressure and push out of the drain holes in the bottom of the pot, it the stone were at the bottom of the pot. I'm not sure what would happen if the stone was burries about half way down in the middle of the pot.

Dude, quit posting while high. It's just a stupid idea. It's kind of like saying "what if we coated a wagon wheel with rubber" when we already have modern tires.

If you want to bring oxygen to the roots there are numerous ways that work. You can do a soilless mix, rockwool, DWC, etc. It's just a moot idea.

I have heard of lots of people putting airstones in their soil...

They even claimed benefits...

I'd be more careful before calling someone's question STUPID...

Read enough and you will see just about everything being done...

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you might just end up blowing all the soil out of the pot. or you can give your plants a little h2o2 if your not growing organics

your stupid for just posting something just to talk shit.... and yeah was thinking about a half way down.. i would use one of these stones i found that NEVER clog... it says on the box, and its 25 bucks for a 3 inch stone... and i would get a pretty powerful pump.... and no its not fucking dumb... its all the benefits of soil with a plus of extra oxygen... ive done dwc, ebb&flow, aroroponics and i just wanna try something diff....

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You're right - it's a brilliant idea. I don't know what I was thinking. It's not as if the air is going to simply find a crack in the soil through which to escape. I'm sure it will behave just like Rockwool - go for it man!

I have tried it dude with less than agreeable results. Causes the soil to dry very quickly near the stone, then the rest of the pot soon follows. Roots didnt care for it much. There may be away to make it work. Its just not as simple as covering a stone. I do bubble my water for a couple of hours before watering though, def seen good results from this. I think its a better use for an airstone and pump. Good luck.

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while this is not exactly a 100% soil grow, you might find it an interesting concept. check it out http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=130800

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