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[pacific]

hello, this is my first post, just big old hello.
looks like a great site with so many threads to read. Hopefully i would like to try some deep water culture grows.

am also interested in making some hydro system for the greenhouse and may i grow some melons who knows.

am interested mainly in hydro

 

[ken dog]

Hi... :)

 

[Midwestjay]

Welcome to the farm.

There's allot of hydro guys/gals in here. I'm a dwc guy, but there's coco, rdwc, aero, every type you can think of. And some you can't lol.

 

[pacific]

@Midwestjay
i thought maybe nft for the melons
i'm not sure when i can start, but it on the list of things to do, i know that in a hot climate you can turn a melon around in about 58 days depending on the strain

thanks ken dog

 

[Wee Zard]

I've done DWC, outdoors, in the tropics.
Have also done DWC under LEDs.
Always happy to offer suggestions.
Aloha,
Wee 'zard

 

[pacific]

hi weezard i will have to have a look at you thread. did you put the cambers in the dwc in the ground and you tank below ground level?

some pictures would be a nice start.

these are the melons i wonna grow
Organic Non-GMO Caribbean Gold F1 Melon - HYBRID

Quality, modern cantaloupe with good disease resistance and sweet, aromatic flavor. A standout for yield and quality in our trials! Wonderful sweet and aromatic flavor with a Brix rating of 12-15. Extremely uniform with a short harvest window but long shelf life. Oval fruit is crack-resistant with dense netting, revealing deep orange flesh with a small seed cavity. Limited availability. Western shipper-type · 3-4 lbs (Cucumis melo)

Days to maturity: 80 days
Disease Resistance: Fusarium Wilt (0,1,2), Powdery Mildew

 

[REDiJEDi160]

Welcome to the farm! Dwc is pretty groovy my buddy gave me a couple standalone buckets he made. I would also love to do dwc outdoor I think a big dwc bucket and running like a 5x5 Scrog setup would be fucking dope!

 

[pacific]

hi redi

as you say its for fun, nice little test when i get round to it, i will design it here.

 

[IknowNothing]

Welcom I'm new too very nice site

 

[pacific]

thanks i know nothing

 

[Wee Zard]

hi weezard i will have to have a look at you thread. did you put the cambers in the dwc in the ground and you tank below ground level?

some pictures would be a nice start.

Nope. Hung them off the lanai ind 5 gallon buckets and large rubbermaid containers. Avg temperature is 82F. and I only changed the water once.
Then I started stacking 3 gallon square pots of coco in 5 gallon buckets. Worked a treat!
I liked DWC, and coco, but now I'm in FFOF with no nutes and it's working well.

Biggest problem with the tropics is photoperiod. Then, pests/
I practice prevention. Dryer sheets eliminate fungus gnats and root aphids.
They also thwart thrips
On the Big Island we invite carnivorous ants that gobble up aphids and mites.
And a thin layer of worm castings on the soil surface will repel most kine white fly..
Also, If you use flypaper of sticky traps, encase them in 1/4" hardware cloth to keep from catching geckos.
They are our best friends here.

Aloha, and e komo mai.
Weeze

 

[pacific]

great stuff weezard,
thanks