phoenix44 Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 So this is what I just figured I'd do, as I had some extra congo fern and this red sword plant thing. Used an extra poly box and filled some water in it. Put some flourish comprehensive in the water and in the rock wool that the plants are in. Plant gets dunked in the water. Gladwrap time Will it work? I don't see the whole point of it, but I was bored and need to do something when I'm bored. maybe ill get a flower or 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 So you are leaving this outside, will it be safe - oh that's right, you have not flattie's cat to sit on it and squash it now, don't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 So you are leaving this outside, will it be safe - oh that's right, you have not flattie's cat to sit on it and squash it now, don't you? Thought the neighbours have a cat too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 I don't think it is as big as the ginger one was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 yeap, fat cat that left hair where ever it went has gone. i sorta miss him cause he just sat there sleeping all day. quite useless really. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 yeap, fat cat that left hair where ever it went has gone. i sorta miss him cause he just sat there sleeping all day. quite useless really. :lol: I know the feeling. No black clothes on the carpet, you'll come out looking like the cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gill Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Ditto, my daughter moved back complete with HUGE dog, He's an Anatolian Sheppard cross. So wooden floors,with said dog equal tumble weed (dog hair)blowing across it .Can't wear soaks either as you end up with furry feet!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Back to topic what a great idea might give it ago myself ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquila Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 I think you need to secure the glad wrap a bit better if you want the humidity to stay in....otherwise neat experiment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 It will work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piggyvir Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 what time of wool is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Rockwool - it is what they pack around the roots of the plants when they put them in the little baskets. A substrate growing system is a hydroponic system where the root zone is physically supported by media. The plants are fed by applying nutrient solution to the media. This system is in contrast to an NFT (nutrient film technique) type hydroponic system where the root system is not supported by a growing media but is bathed directly in the nutrient solution. Almost any material that supports the root system, other than soil, is considered a substrate. Substrates can be organic such as peat, pine bark, sawdust, rice hulls etc.. They can be petroleum based such as polymeric foams or plastic beads or they can be inorganic mineral based as are sand, gravel, perlite and rockwool. Rockwool is a man-made mineral fiber. The vast majority of rockwool used in the world is used for insulation purposes much like fiberglass. However, the properties of rockwool can be substantially changed by adjusting the mineral content. In the early 1960s it was found that following several modifications to the manufacturing process rockwool would support and, under the right handling practices, promote plant growth. This specially produced horticultural rockwool is what is primarily sold as a hydroponic substrate. (From now on the term "rockwool" will specifically refer to the horticultural grade product). Rockwool is manufactured by melting basaltic rock and spinning the melt into fibers. Immediately following spinning, a binder is added to the fibers and they are compressed and cured into large slabs. By adjusting the amount of pressure, the density of the media is adjusted. The large slabs can be cut into smaller slabs and propagation blocks for easy handling. The spun fibers are also formed into a granulated (flocked) product which can be handled in a manner similar to bales of peat. retrieved from:http://www.hydroponics101.com/sw63706.php Forgot the obvious question, Phoenix - you are having summer in Palmy - seems to have skipped us here in the HB today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 It will work. i think it will, my nana has a 2.4mx2.4m glass house that has a concrete floor & 200mm high concrete nib wall & she simply fills up the floor with water & has pots sitting in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 I think you need to secure the glad wrap a bit better if you want the humidity to stay in....otherwise neat experiment! If you were not concerned about damaging the lid, you could cut the top panel out and use the edge to hold the gladwrap down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 I think you need to secure the glad wrap a bit better if you want the humidity to stay in....otherwise neat experiment! The plants need to breathe too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Blow in there before you put the lid on and you will increase the CO2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquila Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 The plants need to breathe too Plenty of air in there with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Plenty of air in there with them. Even under the hot summer sun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketman Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Blow in there before you put the lid on and you will increase the CO2. only by a fraction. You exhale about 79% nitrogen, 15% oxygen and about 5% carbon dioxide. This does not take into account the water vapor or the other gases that make up a minor fraction of the atmosphere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquila Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Even under the hot summer sun? Especially in the hot summer sun. If you don't seal the air and moisture in then they will dry out. If its sealed, than the water, Co2 and O2 gasses don't have anywhere to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 It is called the "bell jar method" of growing aquatic plants emersed and is done to increase the humidity over the technique that I use which is called the "throw it in the glasshouse technique" where the humidity is the same as outside of the glasshouse. With the latter technique the conversion to emersed has to be complete or those leaves will dry up and die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 only by a fraction. You exhale about 79% nitrogen, 15% oxygen and about 5% carbon dioxide. This does not take into account the water vapor or the other gases that make up a minor fraction of the atmosphere. Yes but the concentration of CO2 you exhale is about 100 times greater than the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere so the plants should love it...but of course you would have to keep breathing into the box as the plants use it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 It rained today, plants seem happy as. no dried up leaves. flower stalk on the red sword thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 What is the red sword thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 I think its the same one that goes black in the tank when submersed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 barthii?---I have runners all over but plants a while away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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