This thread answered a question I posted elsewhere...

'I have heard stories about an INVERTED aeroponics system, where the root-ball is elevated and the plants grow downwards towards the floor. I have heard this lets the plant grow with gravity, not against it. Is there any truth in this? I have seen hanging soil planters like that for tomato vines. It sounds challenging with aero or hydroponic, like it would drip all over the place. Would the light source be pointing upwards? Anyone heard of this method?'

I have a friend who knows someone who claims to have seen it work. But that's a couple degrees seperate from eyewitness...
What happens to plants in zero gravity? does geotropism disappear?

Also marijuana is not exactly a hanging vine, like a tomato plant. But, those Topsy-Turvy planters are only $10 it may be worth an attempt. I figured it was a way to keep animals off your tomatoes.

looks interesting but why stop there. put lights on top as well and just bud out both sides of the screen......would be kind of sick to have an arch made out of weed......

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growth was much slower then the 2 plants of the same strain that were grown in regular pots. i'm thinking maybe veg them then flip them upside-down just as they go into flowering.


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thats becasue you light source was the sun facing the opposite way if you had a light on the ground facing up the plant wouldnt get stressed

that's why the sun shone on them all day long. IMG_8676.jpg

you do know that the leaves and branches move towards the light source? don't you?

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yes but if the light source was down and not up all the energy bending towards the light would have made them shhot towards the light source on the ground and the stems would b longer and thicker as they grow towards the light instead of a 180 then shoting towards the sun wasting energy, also absorbtion rates are supposed to b higher.

the sun is doing all ur work there indoors is much more complicated btw outdoor weed can b good but not nearly as super kron in perfect environments.

in your opinion.


stop stalking me please, thanks.

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lol looks like you got a special friend

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