Upside down growing

cues

cues

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I've done 2 grows in a topsy-turvy now. Last year a tomato, this year a sweet pepper. Both very poor. The plant starts off by trying to turn around and grow upwards. Then, when the fruit comes, the branches snap from the weight. Also, every time I try and water, it pisses out of the bottom over the leaves. Waste of time IMO.
 
FilthyFletch

FilthyFletch

Mr I Can Do That For Half
Yeah the omega gardens came out like 10 years ago. There are like 7 different companies who make these type grow systems now. Was big discussion here on the site about the different ones and those using them like maybe 5 6 years ago.
 
pabuds

pabuds

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710 Pen said:
how do you keep your lights from getting wet when they drip down....should you have your hangers on a tilt?
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i grew 2 plants upside down years ago i put a bucket under the buckets i grew in to catch water the buds were no diff so i never grew like that agan
 
Xrangex

Xrangex

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I think some flowers/herbs would look cool upside down but with the way weed grows, and what you're growing it for, I think you should leave it right side up, leave the upside down shit to the useless plants ;). Cool thought though
 
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beenthere

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Anyone that grows upside down should also try fertilizing while standing on one foot, you get the same results and it's much easier!
 
Supa smoka

Supa smoka

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Just take a photo and rotate it and u will have an upside down plant... Useless and has no bnefits of doing it upside down .....Someones smoking to much erb i thinks
 
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VgAce

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I just bought a Volksgarden about 1.5 months ago and I can say that many of the points that you are all stating are in fact not true. First of all the volksgarden rotates the plants constantly. This moves auxins to the stem faster than simply growing a plant in a pot and it makes it so that the plants reach toward the light in the center. Now the plants do not move opposite gravity. This is what they would normally do in any situation. They even warn you on the site that if you turn off the little rorating motor the plants will start moving up opposite gravity. And you only want to run the water pump about once every few days. This is because the rockwool soaks up so much water if you water them too much then the roots don't get enough air. It is a pretty sweet set up and I am patiently waiting for my first harvest even tho I screwed a lot of things up the first time. But I knew it was going to be a learning process. But the benefits are incredible if I can get it to work. You can theoretically have up to 80 plants in this thing. And the plants are incredibly short yet can yield so much. I can honestly say tho that it is quite expensive. Mine was 2400 including shipping to me. So if you want to get in to this you gotta be aware of that initial cost. Other than that, this thing is pretty sweet.
 
1itsme

1itsme

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VgAce said:
I just bought a Volksgarden about 1.5 months ago and I can say that many of the points that you are all stating are in fact not true. First of all the volksgarden rotates the plants constantly. This moves auxins to the stem faster than simply growing a plant in a pot and it makes it so that the plants reach toward the light in the center. Now the plants do not move opposite gravity. This is what they would normally do in any situation. They even warn you on the site that if you turn off the little rorating motor the plants will start moving up opposite gravity. And you only want to run the water pump about once every few days. This is because the rockwool soaks up so much water if you water them too much then the roots don't get enough air. It is a pretty sweet set up and I am patiently waiting for my first harvest even tho I screwed a lot of things up the first time. But I knew it was going to be a learning process. But the benefits are incredible if I can get it to work. You can theoretically have up to 80 plants in this thing. And the plants are incredibly short yet can yield so much. I can honestly say tho that it is quite expensive. Mine was 2400 including shipping to me. So if you want to get in to this you gotta be aware of that initial cost. Other than that, this thing is pretty sweet.
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its a pretty cool idea aside from requiring rediculously high plant counts, but, couldnt you do pretty much the same thing with a vert sog? just set up some 2x4's standing up in a circle with big nails sticking out and hang rockwool slabs from them. then put a drip line in the top and a drain line on the bottom? i mean i guess it doesnt spin but the rockwool would be the most expensive part aside from the light. still, 90-180 plants is asking for trouble imo.
 
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VgAce

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No it only holds 80 plants and that is if you use every single one and pack the machine to the limit. I only have about 25 plants in there right now.
 
Gamberro

Gamberro

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OGEvilgenius said:
[video=youtube;yVC-ftX5Xf4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVC-ftX5Xf4[/video]
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I ran Omega carousels for a commercial MMJ op, and as one person theorized, yes, they are an absolute bitch to maintain. We eventually scrapped them, constant mechanical issues. It's not really upside down growing, it's really just a colloseum grow thrown onto its side, with the rotation creating the effect of a giant light mover.
 
K J

K J

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Sounds like a pain in the ass why would anybody do this? Think everything's going to go straight to the buds giving you massive buds like the tomatoes on those upside down grower commercials?
 
Canon

Canon

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bazookajoe said:
someone suggested to me before that i grow with a drip system in a topsy turvy.. i thought it sounded cool at first, but all thought beyond the initial "hhrrmmm" proved otherwise.. it would be a waste of time and energy and every dollar spent tryin to make it work...DEAD END folks
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Works well for me too.
 

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