deezel
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just showing off my hydroponic grow

I am using 2 systems , the aeroflo 30 outdoor with an open greenhouse, and the hydrofarm megagarden system indoor with a 400w switchable ballast. On the megagarden I have cherry tomatoes which have taken off ... they have grown to 2 feet and cover an area of 3x3 in a month and a week from seed. they are already blooming and have the first couple tomatoes on them. I am using general hydroponics flora nova 2 part series on them and they seem to love it at about 700ppm at 6.3 ph. When I had the ph lower they were not doing hot, but still grew like a ****. My tray is full of roots, too about an inch deep and almost snow white. They have not desired any extra supplement of calcium , however I will still add some a couple more weeks into bloom. The second system , my aeroflo, has assorted tomatoes, green peppers, lettuces, brocolli, chives, the delectable alpine strawberry, and last but not least asparagus. Itss been growing for 3 weeks for som and 1 and half for others. My first asparagus has just appeared. I use general hydroponics flora nova 3 part nutes for this system at around 6.0ph and 650 ppm. I also use every 4 days h202 to kill any nasty stuff from forming in the reservours. The upkeep on both are very minimal, although the tomatoes in the megagarden drink about 2 gallons of water 200ppms of food every 3 days... I just add back and bring it back to its mark. I do change reservours every 2 weeks, the h202 keeps it tidy till then.

what do yall think?
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[url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/mosteller2889/6928366936/]IMAG0291[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/people/mosteller2889/]Charles Mosteller[/url], on Flickr
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fintuckyfarms
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VERY cool! :)

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brogz
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Very nice setup! I wish I had that kind of money lol. I'm working on just piecing together my set up and I'm getting there.

One question for you what do you use to flush the plants and when?
Like do you flush before each harvest or the last harvest.

TCHarris32
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From what I have gathered, flushing isn't really necessary unless you plan on smoking your crop. ;). I researched forever on that subject and finally got a solid answer from somebody that has in fact grown edibles and smokeables in hydro setups for a while.

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fintuckyfarms
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If you are worried about it, just flush w/plain ph balanced water for a few days before harvest. I don't flush mine and they tasted great and I haven't seen where commerical places flush either on the youtube videos I have watched.



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