Another look at Aeroponic Systems

Looking under the 'General Tab' of this website you will find a link to an explanation of aeroponic systems.

And in this link I mentioned that it was 'not the most user friendly system available' and that a 'pre-made system might be best'.

To put it bluntly - I was wrong... Building an aeroponics system is no more complex than any other system and has definite weight advantages also (less usable nutrient solution and no growing medium). In fact I may build such a system and post my plans for it.

What I am thinking of is a plastic, clothes storage container for the nutrient solution and another with top for the growing container, much like that used in an ebb/flow design.

Include a submersible pump, tubing and a simple mister that can be purchased just about anywhere and designed to turn on at preset intervals and spray you down in the hot weather to cool you off. How perfect is this?

Simply add nutrient solution, sink the pump, connect the mister and place the mister in the growing container, snap on the top and drill holes through the top to insert plants. Then plug the whole thing into a timer...

Of course you may have to add some short tube sections inserted into the drilled holes to hold the plants but this is easy enough.

And with a timer, only a simple mister is needed - not one that turns itself on and off automatically. Just keep the nutrient solution well filtered (no chunks) or you may get clogged mister heads.

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