RocketBoy's drip bucket system for Mothers

I'm finding it better then soil/less mix, coco, DWC, ect.. No mess, no root rot; no problem, for now.

P.S I forgot to buy a 2.5 gallon bucket for the top so I had to improvise.

Build an aeroplane system igneous want the simplest way for moms to stick around

Airwalker16 said:

Build an aeroplane system igneous want the simplest way for moms to stick around

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What?

RocketBoy said:

What?

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lol i was trying to figure out the same. go build a fucking air plane you damn igneous???

Airwalker16 said:

Build an aeroplane system igneous want the simplest way for moms to stick around

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i think he was saying,...."build an aeroponic system for the easiest way to keep moms around." i've actually never seen a mother grown in aeroponics.

Hydrowannabe said:

i think he was saying,...."build an aeroponic system for the easiest way to keep moms around." i've actually never seen a mother grown in aeroponics.

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Because Aeroponics was not made for mothers. When a pump fails or sprayer get clogged and you're not there to catch it, you know that plant is as good as dead with in an hour or two.

damn that is some explosive growth for sure! nice growth as well. probably could sit there and watch it grow if you got bored

RocketBoy said:

Because Aeroponics was not made for mothers. When a pump fails or sprayer get clogged and you're not there to catch it, you know that plant is as good as dead with in an hour or two.

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Coco is a great hydro medium with a built in fail-safe lol. If the pumps go out, the root stays moist and the plant stays alive.

2 weeks since I started on this system with a 4 inch Rockwool cube.

How often are you running the pump? Drip times?

ToFarGone said:

How often are you running the pump? Drip times?

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I have her on 24Hr Veg, so I water twice a day (once every 12 hours) for 15 min (The 15 minutes are not necessary, I just have it that way because I'm using a standard timer.). I don't use airstones nor a circulation pump and my PPM's and PH stay stable.

Interested to see how long a mother will stay healthy in a setup like this

ToFarGone said:

Interested to see how long a mother will stay healthy in a setup like this

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This one is just a quick test until I find me a Hashplant keeper. When I do I will put the new mother in a 6" Hugo block for more root space.

This drip bucket system has already proven to be an easier and better system for mothers and single plant scrog grows.
(The plant had been cut back twice, so it could have been bigger.)

RocketBoy said:

Because Aeroponics was not made for mothers. When a pump fails or sprayer get clogged and you're not there to catch it, you know that plant is as good as dead with in an hour or two.

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Although I also think that Aeroponics is not the best way for mothers, it is of course not true that the pant is as good as dean within an hour or two.
Roots can survive even when they are dry for a longer time. Also they will survive in still standing water (as Kratky showed us)
Of course it is not ideal, but it is not as dramatic as 'dead in 2 hours'.

RocketBoy said:

I'm finding it better then soil/less mix, coco, DWC, ect.. No mess, no root rot; no problem, for now.

P.S I forgot to buy a 2.5 gallon bucket for the top so I had to improvise.
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I love your setup. I am very familiar with the typical black 1/4" tubing and T connectors but I have never seen white or the kind of T connectors you are using. What are they from?

MrFlatbush said:

I love your setup. I am very familiar with the typical black 1/4" tubing and T connectors but I have never seen white or the kind of T connectors you are using. What are they from?

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The hose and T connectors are Reverse Osmosis parts that I had laying around.