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Aeroponics

Aeroponics. Crystal and Cat. What is an aeroponics system?. Aeroponics is a hydroponic system in which plant roots are suspended in air and misted with a nutrient water. Maximize oxygen available at the root zone, thus helping to maximize plant growth. Advantages.

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Aeroponics

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  1. Aeroponics Crystal and Cat

  2. What is an aeroponics system? • Aeroponics is a hydroponic system in which plant roots are suspended in air and misted with a nutrient water. • Maximize oxygen available at the root zone, thus helping to maximize plant growth.

  3. Advantages • Germinating, rooting cuttings, and growing times are cut in half • Grow your plants from seeds or cuttings • Grow your plants to full term or transplant in soil • Plants are stronger, larger, and of the highest quality and flavor • Re-circulates the nutrients until the plants use it up • Research has proven that Aeroponics is better than Hydroponics

  4. Advantages • Initial investment is a little high but the savings to operate go on forever: • no more growing medium to buy and discard in the land fills • less and less nutrients to buy • less energy cost because our system does not run continuously • cleaning and water changes are done in fifteen minutes or less by putting • a bucket below the chamber and opening the and rinse • with about a half gallon of fresh water, let this drain, close drain valve and • refill with fresh water and nutrients

  5. Disadvantages • The system is vulnerable to a power outage. Exposed roots will rapidly dry out and kill the plant. • Mister spray heads may also have a tendency to clog and not produce mist when needed. • Once a plant grows it will require some complex support mechanism because there is no growth medium to counterbalance and anchor the plant.

  6. Materials Needed • Estimated Costs for a 3'x3'x8‘ Aeroponics Structure • Item Quantity Estimated Cost • Blueboard 3 - $25.00 • PVC material – $75.00 • Mist nozzles 8 - $10.00 • Pump 1- $100.00 • 50-gallon tank 1- $50.00 • Prog. timer 1- $100.00 • Misc. – $40.00

  7. Cost • Aeroponics systems range from $200 to $14000.

  8. Works cited • http://www.futuregrowing.com/Commercial_link_aeroponics.htm • http://www.haywood.edu/UserFiles/file/pdf/wAeroponics%20bro.pdf • http://aeroponic.org/Tek-Light%205%20angle.jpg • http://www.futuregrowing.com/Pictures/Cad%20pics/aframe3.gif • http://www.dbcourt.co.uk/hydroponics/Images/Aeroponics.jpg • http://www.hydroponics-at-home.com/aeroponics.html

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