Posted By Marijuna-Cultivation on October 02, 2007 at 20:19:23:
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Growing ganja indoors is easy and legal, If you have a medical marijuana card. In some states in the USA you can actually grow up to 12 cannabis plants or more, legally. With that being said, it can be a bit of a pain to actually start growing your own.
But there is technology that can make growing ganja indoors easy and fun. Indoor hydroponics systems can now be used to bring your herb garden indoors, and create danky, sticky marijuana and cannabis buds all year long; Ripe for the plucking and ready to smoke! Homegrown marijuna is higher quality, and much safer than pot that has been purchased commercially off the street. Those looking for medical benefits, will find growing their own marijuana to be the answer to creating your own medicine for pain releif and to treat symptoms.
The growing of plants, especially vegetables, in water containing essential mineral nutrients rather than in soil.
How do you grow cannabis and marijuana indoors? Look for a stealth hydroponic grow box with powerful lights and odor control. Some hi-tech grow boxes are powered by state of the art LED light grow bars engineered for growing plants in hydroponics systems!
Tell me what you think? http://www.homegrown-hydroponics.com - grow cannabis using hydroponics
Pretty nice huh? Indoor gardening for the 21'st centurty made easy with state of the art hydroponic grow systems. I know these are made for growing culinary herbs according to the web site, but they can be used to grow any plant! These grow boxes are great for the beginner or advanced gardener. I haven't used one, but my buddy says they work great for legal cannabis cultivation. My girlfriend wants one to grow her orchids and fresh tomatoes! But you can grow anything. Just remember to check your local and state laws before growing your own marijuana. Don't do anything illegal!! Be safe....
The two main types of hydroponics are solution culture and medium culture. Solution culture does not use a solid medium for the roots, just the nutrient solution. The three main types of solution culture are static solution culture, continuous flow solution culture and aeroponics. The medium culture method has a solid medium for the roots and is named for the type of medium, e.g. sand culture, gravel culture or rockwool culture. There are two main variations for each medium, subirrigation and top irrigation. For all techniques, most hydroponic reservoirs are now built of plastic but other materials have been used including concrete, glass, metal, vegetable solids and wood. The containers should exclude light to prevent algae growth in the nutrient solut
ion. Static solution culture: In static solution culture, plants are grown in containers of nutrient solution, such as glass Mason jars (typically in-home applications), plastic buckets, tubs or tanks. The solution is usually gently aerated but may be unaerated. If unaerated, the solution level is kept low enough that enough roots are above the solution so they get adequate oxygen. A hole is cut in the lid of the reservoir for each plant. There can be one to many plants per reservoir. Reservoir size can be increased as plant size increases. A homemade fugifilm system can be constructed from plastic food containers or glass canning jars with aeration provided by an aquarium pump, aquarium airline tubing and aquarium valves. Clear containers are covered with aluminum foil, butcher paper, black plastic or other material to exclude light. The nutrient solution is either changed on a schedule, such as once per week, or when the concentration drops below a certain level as determined with an electrical conductivity
meter. Whenever the solution is depleted below a certain level, either water or fresh nutrient solution is added. A Mariotte's bottle can be used to automatically maintain the solution level. In raft solution culture, plants are placed in a sheet of buoyant plastic that is floated on the surface of the nutrient solution. That way, the solution level never drops below the roots. Continuous flow solution culture: In continuous flow solution culture the nutrient solution constantly flows past the roots. It is much harder to automate than the static solution culture because sampling and adjustments to degree and nutrient concentrations can be made in a large storage tank that serves potentially thousands of plants. A popular variation is the nutrient film technique or NFT. In NFT, the plants grow through light-proof plastic films placed over shallow, gently sloping channels. A steady flow of nutrient solution is maintained along the channel, and the roots grow into dense mats, with a thin film of nutrient passing
over them (hence the name of the technique). A downside of NFT is that it has very little buffering against interruptions in the flow e.g. power outages, but overall, it is probably one of the more productive techniques.