THE
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The Aeroponic system is probably the most technologically advanced of all of the hydroponic systems. Up to a certain point, it is similar to the N.F.T., with nutrients supplied through Humid Air, or as a fine mist. In this this syst system, em, the the root roots s rema remain in susp suspen ended ded and and imme immerse rsed d in a ult ulture ure ham hamber ber,, or !rowing hamber, where they are sprayed with a mist of nutrient solution at short intervals, usually every few minutes. As in all hydroponic systems, s ystems, the solution is ta"en from its supply tan" by a pump controlled by an e#trem e#tremely ely precise precise timer timer calibr calibrate ated d for very short irrigat irrigating ing cycles, cycles, rengin renging g from from seconds to minutes. $i"e the N.F.T system, the aeroponic system is highly susceptible to energy and pump failures. If energy or pump interruptions occur, the plants% roots will dry e#tremely &uic"ly resulting in total loss. The spraying of the nutrient solution can be done by medium or high pressure no''les, by high high pres pressu sure re fogg fogger ers, s, by ultr ultra( a(so soni nic c fogg fogger ers s or even even by cent centri rifu fuga gall fogg fogger ers. s. Another ma)or problem in aeroponic systems is the bloc"ing of the orifices in the no''les and high pressure foggers. Its prymary application is in the production of shoots and edible sprouts. http*++www.)asons( indoor(guide(to(organic(and(hydroponics(gardening.com+homemade(aeroponics(system(
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abundant buds that w! aa.e you Coer"!a Aero/o operat!on0 hoto Jorge Cer2antes& /!rst heard o/ aeropon!"s through a /r!end, who tod e o/ !!tary eper!ents !n grow!ng enorous toato pants !ndoors, by eans o/ aeropon!"s and "ooed !ghts0 %hen & earned that the roots ust hang !n the a!r and are !sted by ato!.ed water and nutr!ent part!"es, & thought 5how unnatura05 Then & saw a syste set up: !t was so "ean and e//!"!ent6 & saw that th!s was a 2ery e//e"t!2e nutr!ent and oygen de!2ery syste0 $ne wh!"h, by nature, !s 7u!" to respond to whate2er nutr!ents you !ntrodu"e !nto the syste, a!ng both /eed!ng and "ur!ng ore t!e-e//!"!ent and a""urate0 But !s aeropon!"s reay unnatura erhaps not0 My aeropon!" syste re!nds e o/ y 2!s!t to /oat!ng "ora !sands !n the Bahaas, where the "ora pro2!ded a natura aeropon!"s syste, and e2eryth!ng grew to an enorous s!.e0 The oranges were the s!.e o/ grape/ru!ts, and the hu!ng b!rds were the s!.e o/ #ob!ns0The ayout !s !portant0 $ther than soe bas!" pub!ng supp!es, and ow "ost but re!abe sup pup otherw!se nown as a et pup;, the !ghts, en2!ronent and ee"tr!"a are a the sae as a reguar grow op0 $ne o/ the ad2antages w!th th!s syste !s that there !s !tte to d!spose o/ ater, th!s br!ngs ess po!"e heat and so ess stress /or you0 oygen to the roots, wh!e a so!ess ! w! de!2er up to ?=>, and hydropon!"s w! de!2er around 8=> oygen0 %!th aeropon!"s the sy !s the !!t, you !teray re"e!2e 99> poss!be oygen to the roots0
Aeroponic can get big buds out of small plants. Aeropon!"s aso aows nutr!ents to rea"h the roots d!re"ty, w!th no ed!u !n-between to
haper nutr!ent uptae or /oster the growth o/ ba"ter!a organ!ss0& ha2e easured aeropon!" pant growth aga!nst so!, so!ess ! and hydropon!" dr!p0 The aeropon!" syste doubes the growth rate o/ pants as "opared to a so! syste, and !s about one-th!rd /aster than a hydropon!" syste0 My eper!en"e !s that !t has been easy to grow /at, bushy, aost hardwood-staed pants0EARTHJust !e a pants, pants !n an aeropon!" syste /ue the!r growth w!th natura eeents /ro the earth, wh!"h are eas!y obta!ned !n !7u!d sout!ons0 These store-bought nutr!ents are !!ted !n "ontent, and & w! suggest other substan"es you "an add to enhan"e the nutr!ent 7ua!ty your pants are gett!ng /ro aeropon!" /eed!ng0The aeropon!" garden pre/ers a ower nutr!ent sout!on o/ between @==-9== parts per !!on, and an a"!d ph o/ ?0? to ?08, wh!"h eans that you w! generay need to add a ( down0 There are natura aternat!2es /or the open !nded that & w! ta about ater0&n the earth "ategory, we aso ha2e the growth ed!us, wh!"h athough !!ted !n an aeropon!" syste, are ne"essary0 ersonay, & use ro"woo "ubes and basets, wh!"h 2ary !n s!.e0The usua baset s!.e used !n hydropon!" systes !s 30? !n"hes, but you "an use !n"h basets /or ature pants !n an aeropon!" syste, be"ause a the basets and woo are do!ng !s support!ng the pants, eep!ng the stabe and stand!ng0 (owe2er, & personay use the 3 !n"h s!.e be"ause & !e to grow 3 /oot bushes that be"oe we!ghted w!th /at, u!"y buds, and they re7u!re a !tte b!t o/ support0'utr!ent uptae 2ar!es depend!ng on the growth stage o/ your pants0 & ha2e /ound that the pants tend to uptae ess nutr!ents when they are "hang!ng /ro 2egetat!2e to /ower!ng, and at the sae t!e, the type o/ nutr!ent that they re7u!re "hanges0 &t !s essent!a to ha2e a 5parts-per-!!on pen5 so that you "an on!tor the aount o/ /ood your bab!es are eat!ng and pre2ent burn!ng o/ the roots by a sout!on that !s too a"!d!" and /u o/
!nera sats0 Healthy roots make happy plants and rapid growth.FIRE The eeent o/ /!re !n aeropon!" garden!ng !n"udes !ght and heat0 +!ght br!ngs photosynthes!s and aso *tra !oet 5C5 rays wh!"h d!s"ourage soe types o/ ba"ter!a0 But e"ess heat "an br!ng /ungus and ba"ter!a, so a good baan"e !s ne"essary0 The ayout o/ your roo w! deter!ne !ght a2a!ab!!ty and the !dea s!tuat!on !s to ha2e a pants re"e!2!ng as u"h !ght as poss!be, w!thout burn!ng0 Th!s w! aso en"ourage the dense bushy-type pant that you want to grow0& use a /ew strateg!"ay pa"ed /our-hundred watt !ghts, w!th the pants !n a stepped, stad!u stru"ture around the !ghts0 The pa"eent o/ pants !n what !s nown as a 5stad!u5 ensures that & get the !ghts r!ght !n there, and g!2e a the potent!a budd!ng s!tes /a!r eposure, wh!e d!s"ourag!ng phototrop!s, the sear"h /or !ght0The ab!ent roo teperature !s no ore than 8= but pre/eraby "oser to @= =C;0 A "oo roo teperature usuay eans a n!"e, "oo water teperature, wh!"h !s aso !portant0 ATER The eeent o/ water !n aeropon!"s !s the great transport syste0 & suggest
you eep !t "oo and "ean0 +et water s!t a day be/ore add!ng !t to the nutr!ent tan, and put !n one teaspoon hydrogen pero!de per gaon o/ water, to ae sure !t !s /ree /ro un/r!endy organ!ss0A that your pants re"e!2e "oes to the through water0 %!thout water there !s no a!r0To get your water to the roots, you w! need a pup, a bun"h o/ h!gh-pressure spray heads and soe hose0eope w! try to se you 2ery epens!2e pups, but you need spend no ore than D== to buy yourse/ a pup that puts out E=ps!, wh!"h !s appropr!ate /or ato!.ed nutr!ents0 Th!s !nd o/ pup !s a2a!abe !n the o"a pub!ng departent o/ a (oe Fe-pot or s!!ar hardware store near you0
and your syste /ro /ood!ng0 Stadium set up with central array of sodium and metal halide bulbs. Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) or "Oxygen ater" Hydrogen peroxide created by humans is inferior to that created by nature, but it costs less. Human-made peroxide comes in a variety of percentages, and you want to get the 35% variety, as this will ensure that there have been no "stabiliers" added, as is generally done to the 3% variety that you can buy in a pharmacy.Hydrogen peroxide will most definitely reduce any possibility of bacterial and fungal contamination. !armers in the # use peroxide for everything from disinfection of the dairy barn and hog pens to increasing crop yields by $ to 3%. &t is also commonly added to the drin'ing water of animals to reduce the need for antibiotics.&n the aeroponic system, H$($ replicates nature)s own antibacterial mechanism and prevents water from growing putrefactive bacteria which can cause the dreaded bacterial wilt, root rot and countless other diseases.35% hydrogen peroxide can and should be used in hydroponic drip and soil systems at the rate of one teaspoon per gallon. *ou would usually add peroxide to your system and let that run through for +$ hour before adding nutrients. his will give the peroxide time to 'ill off bacteria with its extra oxygen molecules and become stabilied before you add the dissolved mineral salts stoc' fertilier/. H$($ will also forcibly cause the out-gassing of chlorine and fluoride from municipal water.& have used 35% hydrogen peroxide diluted to a +% solution on a plant in soil that had an infestation of fungus gnats, root rot and un'nown other problems. he plants thrived while gnats and other organisms did not. 0ut beware, H$($ is powerful and experiments can be dangerous to your whole crop.0e sure not to get any in your eyes. he burning and whitening sensation felt when it touches the s'in can be irritating but is not damaging. 1ear latex. *ou should dilute + part peroxide to ++ parts distilled water to create a 3% solution for less worrisome handling.
!ittle clones in aeroponic t#e system$Applying H2O2 to %or system$*ou can 'ill bacteria that might be living in your nutrient tan' by wiping out the empty container with a 3% peroxide solution. *ou can safely create a +% peroxide solution to feed your plants for a few cycles, but fill less than a 2uarter of your nutrient tan' with this solution, as you will want to dilute it to about .$5% for longer use. &f there are parasitic invaders then you will 'now because there will be a profuse bubbling and frothing, which is the hydrogen peroxide oxidiing putrefactive organisms that are not oxygen compatible.o ma'e a +% solution, add 35 parts water to + part 35% hydrogen peroxide. o achieve an .$5% solution add + parts of water to + part 35% peroxide, or add 3 parts water to one part +% peroxide.!R"A#I$ AER!%!#I$ $rgan!" aeropon!" !s at east part!ay poss!be w!th !tte or no hasse0 'o !ndoor garden!ng "an be "opetey organ!"0 Aeropon!"ay, youre best to !ntrodu"e part!a organ!"s wh!"h pro2!de !"ronutr!ents not a2a!abe !n standard !norgan!", !nera-sat based, hydropon!" !es0
who !ngest y buds a2o!d "ontra"t!ng Mad ant F!sease6 &eautiful aeroponic bud. (ow any peope are us!ng an!a-based /ert!!.ers whose or!g!n they now noth!ng about There !s ess restr!"t!on on the sour"e o/ these 5bone and bood eas5 than there !s !n the pet /ood or agr!"utura !ndustry, ean!ng that the !ndestru"t!be 5pr!on5 part!"es respons!be /or 5trans!ss!be spong!/or en"ephaophathy5 ad "ow d!sease; are !ey aso present !n bone and
bood-ea pant /ert!!.ers, and "an /!nd the!r way !nto pants /ert!!.ed w!th these produ"ts0+!7u!d organ!" ut!2!ta!ns /or pants are use/u and & woud suggest us!ng the !n "ob!nat!on and !n ow "on"entrat!ons0 Be "are/u to a2o!d "reat!ng a g!ant to!" soup by add!ng nutr!ents a at on"e0 Add one and then wa!t be/ore you add the other0
Another plump aeroponic bud. The probe w!th !ntrodu"!ng organ!"s !nto an aeropon!" syste !s that there !s aways soe other organ!s that wants to "ash !n on the good !/e0 To a2o!d su"h a probe, & run y organ!" /ert!!.ers through the syste /!rst0 Then about a day ater, when & a ow on nutr!ents and water, & dra!n the syste and put y hydrogen pero!de sout!on !n and et !t run /or 1H hour, soet!es 3 or ore hours, depend!ng on how u"h & ha2e added0 Then & add y sto" nutr!ents, the ones you buy at the store0 & et the run through /or ha/ a day, then & add y organ!"s aga!n0 & et those run through /or a day, the /ood and water get eaten, and then !t !s t!e to "ear the syste and add the hydrogen pero!de aga!n0 (ydrogen pero!de !s unwanted /reeoaders0%h &alanceAeropon!"ay grown pants pre/er a rather a"!d!" sout!on o/ between ?0? and ?08ph0 %!th a 9== parts per !!on nutr!ent sout!on you w! st! need to add soe ph down0 A h!gher "on"entrat!on o/ !nera sats generay aes the water ore a"!d!" and br!ngs ph down and parts per !!on up0%hat are !n those ph up and ph down bottes anyways %ho "ares6 'atures best sout!on !s s!pe, "heap and has !nherenty ess pa"ag!ng0 +ower!ng the ph "an be done w!th appe "!der 2!negar but & !e to use Iobu"ha /ungus, as !t "reates a wonder/u see"t!on o/ !2!ng !ntera"ted nutr!ents that are aa.!ng and a//ordabe0 Bas!"ay, you grow a part!"uar ba"ter!u !n a ed!u o/ ba", green or herba tea, and then add the atered ed!u to your sout!on0 Iobu"ha !s an oygen produ"!ng ba"ter!a that !s "opat!be w!th both the huan and 2egetat!2e word be"ause !t etabo!.es nutr!ents !n the tea !tse/, pro2!d!ng the pant w!th easy to ass!!ate nutr!ents0 Iobu"ha aso has bene/!"!a heath e//e"ts /or the huan organ!s0
'ong( lush healthy roots. (a2!ng an a"!d!", ow-ph en2!ronent w! redu"e /unguses !e root rot0 &t !s !portant to note that oygen "reates a h!gh ph or neutra en2!ronent0 )o us!ng hydrogen pero!de w! br!ng your ph up, wh!"h !s probeat!" be"ause 5Ia! weed5 !es ow ph !n the aeropon!" en2!ronent0 By add!ng Iobu"ha, a !2!ng nutr!ent, you "an ower ph wh!e st! pro2!d!ng oygen and br!ng!ng !"ronutr!ents to your pants that they woud not reguary get0Another way to ra!se ph !s by add!ng a sa 7uant!ty o/ ba!ng soda, and & ean sa6 $learing )our %lants Be/ore har2est, you w! want to ee"h the unused !nera sats out o/ your pants0 +ee"h!ng !s eas!y done w!th aeropon!"s by "hang!ng the water da!y /or three to se2en days0 'ote that you do ha2e to "hange the water e2ery day, as ust runn!ng the sae water through wont wor6Be"ause !nera sats "on"entrate !n the pants at a h!gh ph, !/ you run a ow ph through wh!e ee"h!ng, your pants w! reease the!r !nera sats at a u"h /aster rate0 Iobu"ha w!th !ts ow ph, !s thus the !dea th!ng to add to your water dur!ng ee"h!ng0 &t /a"!!tates the reease o/ !nera sats, wh!e aso pro2!d!ng the pants w!th a "ont!nued, "ean sour"e o/ !"ronutr!ents0%hyto Estrogens )oe peope use b!rth "ontro p!s to ra!se the estrogen e2e !n the!r pants0 Th!s !s a persona "ho!"e, but !t !s not !ne0 These p!s are synthet!" and "ause a ot o/ troube /or woen and generay & ha2e a "erta!n d!sda!n /or the0 Menstrua bood, howe2er, !s a good sour"e o/ estrogen and !s as organ!" as the donor0 Fe"reas!ng other /ert!!.er e2es be/ore !ntrodu"!ng bood w! redu"e the poss!b!!ty o/ the bood /eed!ng unwanted organ!ss !n your syste0 *t!atey, & "an say that there !s a part o/ e !n e2ery pant & ha2e e2er grown0&t !s annoy!ng that soe, usuay young, s7uare en th!n th!s !s d!sgust!ng0 Get rea0 They pre/er us!ng bone and bood ea wh!"h they now noth!ng about, other than that !t "ae /ro a dead an!a who had a !serabe !/e and ate ess organ!"ay than ost o/ the woen you now0)u"h ba"wards att!tudes as!de, enstrua bood !s not pant based and !s arguaby a se"ondary sour"e to phyto-estrogen0 Bue Cohosh !s a herb wh!"h "onta!ns pant estrogens, and & aso use th!s !n y /ower!ng /oruas0 &t "an eas!y be !ntrodu"ed !n the /or o/ tea, or you "an e2en grow your
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tubes with +, plants each-#4&4 6&4 -- A small& inexpensi'e pmp in the corner$$$*EA*E* +O,,O- TO AE.OPO-+ *%*TE,* here are lots of other problems gardeners face, but these ones are particular to aeroponics./ngs Gnats 7uring your aeroponic garden of diseases is very easy. !ungus gnats cannot get very far and are generally not a problem. hey can only go a few inches into the roc'wool before they meet the nutrient solution, which is no good for them. he standard powders, including diatomaceous earth, also wor', so 'eep your eyes peeled for the evil, little, hopping flies and dust them with death at the first sign.&f you notice that you have more than five in your room, & would definitely run a +$% solution of peroxide and no nutrients through for one day to help the plants and 'ill any gnat larvae that may have made it into the medium. he larvae will also be filtered out by the fine particle spray filter before long. .oot .ot 8oot rot is particularly dangerous in aeroponic systems. &t is a fungus that shows up as rust, a blac' spot andor a powdery mildew. &t might also come as a simple yellowing of the leaves and 'ill your babies in a short period of time, depending on your response. 4 sure sign is a browning of the roots, not to be confused with the staining caused by certain nutrient solutions. 4nother sure sign is blac' spots on the roots, which accompanies the brown discolouration. 7hec' your roots regularly.here is always a margin of time before your plants will die, which can be increased depending on your 'nowledge. here are products which can be introduced through either the leaves or roots, both of which are effective.(ne way to avoid root rot is to inoculate your plants) medium with a predator fungus. hese are readily available at well-
$$$can #e sed to feed 0 t#es e2uipped grow stores. 1ith 2 plants each3acterial ilt his is a weird one. (nce you have it, pray and change everything. hat sounds radical but so is the problem.0acterial wilt causes yellowing of leaves and flowers, and a portion of the stem directly below the yellowing will be entirely lifeless, brown and mushy, with a clear viscous goo ooing out of the plant)s pores. 1ilt is not common, and even in gardening boo's it is rarely mentioned, yet if environmental conditions are right it can affect your plants.9ot enough , and air which is too cool, may lead to bacterial wilt. ltra-iolet light is a natural part of the spectrum and 'ills bacteria. 1ater-cooled lights have a tendency to cut out a lot of . hese cooled lights can be placed really close to plants, delivering lots of light, increasing both growth and resin production while countering the effects of photo and geotropism the effects
which lead to increased internodal spaces/. *et such lights negate the healing effects of both light heat and rays.Hopefully wilt never happens to you. &f it does, add a light or two. hey are
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!rganicBy FJ )hort - %ednesday, Fe"eber 9 1999 Tags: CC Maga.!ne eature Art!"es CC3 Grow Cass!"s G#$%&'G (ydropon!" &ndoor $rgan!"CA''AB&) C*+T*# - &/ you want the ost /ragrant, de!"!ous pot on the panet, use organ!" nutr!ents and /ush your buds0
&/ you want to grow soe o/ the /!nest herb on the panet, then the True ragrant 2ar!et!es o/ "annab!s, su"h as Bueberry, Bue e2et and o, are an e"eent pa"e to start0 & spea /ro eper!en"e, as & a the goddess-/ather o/ these /!ne produ"ts, wh!"h ha2e a "oe to e /ro 2ar!ous sour"es and o"at!ons throughout the years0 & ha2e had an e"eent and produ"t!2e reat!onsh!p w!th the herb s!n"e y eary teens !n the 2ery eary 19@=s0 & ha2e had the /ortunate opportun!ty to not erey sape any o/ the great "annab!s stra!ns, but to ha2e sa2ed and grown the!r seeds0 The ast t!e & used any seed sto" outs!de o/ y own was !n 1980& th!n that y breed!ng su""esses are pr!ar!y due to a 2ery d!s"ern!ng paate and sense o/ se0 A strong and peas!ng odor !s the do!nant /eature epressed !n the True ragrant 2ar!et!es0 But you ust reeber that subte and sube"t!2e "hara"ter!st!"s su"h as 5/ragran"e5 and 5bou7uet5 are dependent upon the!r en2!ronent as u"h as the!r genet!"s0 & "annot ephas!.e enough the /a"t that !t taes the purest o/ en2!ronents to grow the purest o/ herbs0&io s HydroThe purpose o/ th!s art!"e !s to hep gu!de you !n understand!ng the bas!" needs o/ these and other /ragrant 2ar!et!es, and how to best a!nta!n the!r un!7ueness, or!g!na!ty and 7ua!ty0 The ey word to th!s understand!ng !s 5organ!",5 or what the uropeans !e to "a 5b!o5 ethods o/ produ"t!on, as opposed to "he!"a and ost hydropon!" ethods;0 )!py put, there !s no rea subst!tute /or the "ope reat!onsh!p o/ pants and organ!" so!0There are those !n the hydropon!" !ndustry who w! argue that "erta!n hydropon!" ethods are neary organ!" and 2ery produ"t!2e0 & dont d!sagree0 (owe2er, the a!n /o"us o/ the hydropon!" !ndustry !s that o/ produ"t!on, or 7uant!ty, whereas y /o"us !s on 7ua!ty0 Granted, there are s!tuat!ons where a hydropon!" syste ay be super!or to an organ!" one, espe"!ay when the grower wants ony one "rop and the absoutey h!ghest y!ed0 )ady, the /a"t !s aso that any peope s!py "annot te the d!//eren"e between hydro and organ!" produ"ts, or they s!py dont "are0 The 7ua!ty o/ the hydropon!" produ"t ay be !n"reased greaty by epoy!ng the s!pe 5two wee /ush5 ethod pr!or to har2est0 Th!s eans that ony pure water, w!th no add!t!2es or nutr!ents, be g!2en to the pant /or two wees pr!or to har2est0 Th!s w! ony s!ghty de"rease produ"t!on, wh!e
greaty !n"reas!ng the 7ua!ty o/ the /!n!shed produ"t0 %otency ratios & ha2e /ound that generay the poten"y o/ a g!2en 2ar!ety o/ "annab!s has to do w!th the rat!o o/ ganduar se"reted res!ns, "opared to the o2era /!bre produ"t!on o/ the pant0 A h!gher rat!o o/ res!n to /!bre generay !nd!"ates the super!or 7ua!ty and "he!"a "opos!t!on o/ the res!n, and the greater poten"y o/ the produ"t0 There/ore, !n order to a!nta!n poten"y wh!e !n"reas!ng produ"t!on, th!s rat!o ust be a!nta!ned0 &t has been y eper!en"e that the ore one !n"reases the /!bre produ"t!on and o2era s!.e o/ a g!2en pant, the ore one de"reases th!s rat!o and, there/ore, de"reases poten"y0Th!s 7ua!tyH7uant!ty rat!o !s u"h ess o/ a "on"ern to the grower who !s produ"!ng !n the great outdoors0 & "an honesty say /ro eper!en"e that a o/ the 5True ragrant5 2ar!et!es are aor produ"ers when grown !n the!r part!"uar 5sweet spot05 Bueberry and o ha2e both rea"hed ?== gras per pant, ut!-har2ested between $"tober 1 and 'o2eber @, grown near the 4?th parae !n the a"!/!" 'orthwest0 These pants ost !tte o/ the!r o2era appea desp!te the !n"rease !n p rodu"t!on0 (owe2er, the produ"t o/ the saer pants st! tended to be ore des!rabe than the arger ones !n the outdoor en2!ronent0)oeday, when we are aowed to propery produ"e herb !n the great outdoors, we w! on"e aga!n see and eper!en"e soe o/ the truy /!nest eapes the panet has to o//er0 These 5/!ne herbs5 "oe /ro 2ery spe"!/!" geograph!" o"at!ons wh!"h & re/er to as 5sweet spots05 Certa!n eapes woud be: The 'orthern Ca!/orn!an-)outhern $regon "oasta reg!ons the h!ghand M!"hoa"an, Guerrero, $aa"a and Ch!apas reg!ons o/ Me!"o h!ghand and 2aey Coob!a Tha!and the !sands o/ (awa!! 'epa parts o/ A/ghan!stan and the (!ndu Iush, to nae but a /ew0 &t !s !n these 5sweet spots5 that the ost /a2orabe and spe"!/!"ay des!rabe "hara"ter!st!"s are a""!ated phenotyp!"a0 )ee"t!2e !nbreed!ng hardens the des!rabe "hara"ter!st!"s and g!2es us spe"!/!", 2ar!ed stra!ns0 & a 2ery "ur!ous to see and eper!en"e ea"ty what our years and ut!generat!ons o/ !ndoor breed!ng are go!ng to produ"e when returned to these great outdoor 5sweet
spots05 Indoor organics &ndoor en2!ronents are etreey !!ted !n "opar!son to the great outdoors0 The outdoors !s a "opete and "ope syste, baan"ed by any 2ar!ous "!r"ustan"es0 &t !s soet!es d!//!"ut enough to hep pro2!de and a!nta!n the proper baan"es organ!"ay !n an outdoor garden0
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%!th that sa!d, ets pro"eed to the a"tua tutor!a0 Th!s !s the /!rst o/ two systes that w! be a2a!abe at (ydropon!")ear"h0"o0 &ts a s!pe syste that use the spray heads o/ an a2erage spray botte to spray a /!ne !st o/ nutr!ent sout!on on the roots o/ your pants0 up /a!ure and "ogg!ng o/ the spray heads are potent!a probes to "ons!der and wat"h out /or0Things you will need A arge past!" "onta!ner w!th a !d )torage b!n, garbage b!n, et0; A reser2o!r or another "onta!ner $ne or ore )pray head /ro a spray botte A subers!be pup A 1H45 hose 'et pots Grow ed!a A "oupe str!ps o/ w!res !e those /ound !n the pa"age o/ garbage bags or strong str!ngs0 0. The container The "onta!ner you use shoud be /a!ry arge !e a #ubbera!d 4 gaon storage b!n w!th !d0 The "onta!ner shoud ha2e dra!nage hoes at the botto0
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