does the plant just sit in the medium and water below with just the air stones? how does the system work?
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In a deep water culture system, the plant is placed in the growing medium, and the roots are allowed to grow below the container and are submersed in the nutrient rich, oxygenated (by the air pump and air stones) water below. The root system pulls the nutrients and oxygen it needs by being submersed in the reservoir of water. This is a basic explanation, but hopefully it helps :)
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It's a hydroponics bucket, rinse it out very well, stick the air hose through the hole in the top of the bucket and connect the airstone, connect the tube with the two lines to the fitting on the bottom of the bucket this piece is used to check the water level, fill the basket with rocks and your seedlings, add water and nutrients plug in the air pump, change water and nutrients every 2 weeks or as needed.
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Um....the directions stated to put in rain water when I received my air plant. But I don't see the harm in it since it only needs to be watered once a month. As long as the person receiving it waters it ASAP.
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It is light and you will have to drill a hole in it for water to drain. Plus you can only put a small plant in it.
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It doesn't on its own... Deep water culture relies on the roots reaching into the water. I personally added a small submersible pump to circulate the solution
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Yes. Using a utility knife, carve out a hole big enough for the base of the air plant. Don't use dirt, the plant doesn't need it. Once a week you need to take it out of the cork and submerge it in water for about 20 to 30 minutes. I hope this helped!
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The water pipe system is not crap. This is simply a mass produced example of a sub-irrigated planter and this particular system works incredibly well when planted correctly. If you try to cut corners by using the wrong substrate or fertilizer you will not have good results. Follow the instructions and the result is invariably good.
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It's actually in the manual , you need to keep the container full of water to prevent build up of minerals being left behind after the water evaporates
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I water like you would any other plant and once in a while put some plant food in the water. I also have it in a planter where you can put water in the bottom part and the plant will use it as needed but must say it drinks up a lot of water. The plant has grown to almost double the size in a couple months.
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I've seen people put these into a small wading pool (kiddie pool) and just fill it with water so that the plants self water through the membrane. That could be an option (or just put something like that under it so the water doesn't drain down).
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When I give the plant a good soaking (it's in a hanging basket) I just use the hose to fill up the glass globe and make sure there is water in the terra cotta wedge that goes into the plant dirt. Then I just turn the glass portion into the terra cotta piece quickly. It's the same concept of tilting a giant jug of water into a water cooler, just much easier. Hope this helps.
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The glass part comes out and you fill it under the sink, then flip it back over. With any of these, make sure the plant is well watered first. It's pretty, but small. the ceramic ones that accommodate a large wine bottle are my favorite.
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The bottom of the basket should sit just above the water line so that the aeration of the nutrient solution wets the grow media just enough to draw the roots into the reservoir. The goal is to have the root ball under the basket, in the reservoir. If the basket sits in the nutrient solution, the roots will get bound up within the grow medium and plant growth will be stunted.
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They totally do! Actually, this is recommended. Coco is just an empty base for the roots to sit in. Plants only get food from the water you feed into it. Treat and feed just like a hydroponic setup.
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No, it has a false bottom with holes that is approximately 1 inch from the bottom. The excess water drains away from the plant to the actual bottom.
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i sit mine in one of those shallow, translucent storage containers (top off of course), so if there is any overflow it catches it. once you get familiar w/ the plant, rate of growth, size, etc. you get good at giving it just about the right amount of water, so that it doesn't overflow anyway. it shouldn't be that soggy to begin with. when the plants i'm growing (two to a smart pot) get to a decent size i give them about a quart every day, but it depends on the plant. it is better to give the water several times over the course of the day too, than all at once.
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The water is sprayed up and around the root zone from the reservoir. It works great, I couldn't get the roots to grow at first because my water temp was above 80 degrees due to the system being under a 400watt mh light. I moved it away from the light and the water temp came down to about 70degrees and roots started to grow rapidly. Remember to clean the reservoir after every use. I'm still using this cloner machine.