lumberjack posted this some time back. Now I'll have to study this, when I get back from vacation. VV

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OK, so it sounds like you have a pot of dirt, and you are feeding it every day?
And you call that hydro-organic?

I think you would be using the soil as a hydro medium, and the plants would not do very much with the dirt.

And if you use seedlings, you will have problems, that system is designed for spread-out roots, not a tap root.

Good luck with it, and make some adjustments on the fly, we want to hear how it works out.

HTH

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well, skunk recently had a whole thread about creating large plants from small root systems. And her created 1+ ounzes per plant! My containers are only a bit smaller then his AND I will allow the tap root to stretch, albiet trimmed, into a hydroponics chamber. I believe the root mass will be sufficent.

Pot, the soil above is fully organic and houses the mass of 1/3 of the roots. if i utilize the small root system that skunk already proved is enough for a large harvest, the small root ball in soil will support all the nutrients i need. then, the bottom 2/3 roots are allowed grow into a hydrophonics container below with PLAIN WATER ONLY.

this is the definition of the hybrid, hydro-organic system of growing. if the tap roots sat in a nutrient solution below, it would be a hydro system. there are no organic hydrophonic nutrients.

p.s.- the container below can be of any size for any system of roots you desire. I intend to trim them, as required for small containers. any questions?

Here is the online article I read introducing the idea of Hydro-Organics for aan ebb & flow system. Enjoy.

Organic Hydroponics

This a pretty interesting topic/grow method for me,ive been researching this method for a few weeks now,infact it lead me to this site.

I'll be watching your results,please keep this thread updated.

Love the ideas, dude. I've been thinking of a hybrid DWC/Drip method. I'll post some pics when I get it built, but here's the idea:

I've had alot of success in the past using DWC with no water pumps, just an air pump. THen I talked to people who had tons of success using DWC with water pumps to aerate the water. So I'm thinking my typical 30-gal tote, 8 sites for clones, with an air pump leading to the resevoir. Additionally, a small submersible pump would pump the water through one of those 8-port manifolds and into the inner root zone of each plant.

To scale the system up, there will be three totes side-by-side, all connected near the bottom with a thru-hull 1 1/4" hose. THe tote on the farthest end will have a float valve connected to 1/4" water tubing, in order to keep the system topped off at all times (when I'm not around to babysit).

What you all think?

Maybe I should try this. I have (3) 3 gallon rubbermaid DWC tubs and will be adding a fourth soon. Gotta love modular hydro!

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this methd sounds crazy, do we have any idea how it went?

wouldnt the nutrient water being fed in the top run down to the jars bringing dirt with it? you would have to drain the jars after ever nute watering so the ph doesnt go crazy.

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