Hydroponic Garden Homemade PVC

Homemade Hydroponic PVC Garden. Nutrient Flow Technique. Materials about $100. Simple Design easy to make.
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[Mr420ways]

WOW U SHOULD COVER THE REZ OR YOUR ASKING FOR MICROBS TO START GROWING

[BrownsABQ]

@Mr420ways You're right. It's covered normally. Just open so people can see better...

[rsdoctorrx]

im wondering how much the head of lettuce will cost after its grown. 50 dollars? hehe the electric bill has to be a lot??? im asking seriously. i really wanna know how much it cost to do this both hardware and electricity total over a grow period divided by the amount of crops grown.

[BrownsABQ]

@rsdoctorrx The lights cost about $30 per month to run. As far as the other costs, it's not cost effective to grow 15 heads of lettuce for sure. Commercially, I think this is the way to go, for home use, its just a hobby and like most hobby activities it's more about the activity than the money or the cost effectiveness of the process.

[waylan3]

i thought about trying jalopenos this way doesnt the plastic leach toxins into your water

[BrownsABQ]

@waylan3 It's potable grade PVC. I wouldn't think so, but I may be wrong.

[Prancinglion1]

Looks like a good system. Think I might make one and get the wife to work it. I just started juicing and growing my own produce seems like a good idea.

[alanbegley1]

@perfektolisem no you turn them on for 15minutes every hour of lightibg. And fir 15mins half way through darkness.. That will be enough on any aero/hydro system.. You can have them on for the entire lighting yime but then it will cost more.

[perfektolisem]

@BrownsABQ do u leave the water running witout ligths on ? 24-7 ?

[rsdoctorrx]

@bgreenall01 i just realized u have 42 holes in them vc's n i was reading that many times it is more cost effective to double up on the plugs thus build n host two sets of your pcv construction to share the same lighting. build costs increase with the pvc and possibly an additional water pump but u recoup ur investment faster since u growing more in same share light. im wanting to do something like u have but multi tiered or levels if possible. i need pvc pipe though. i really like your setup!

[bgreenall01]

Here's the simple economics of it,

You use a 1000watt bulb to grow 100 heads, consider you want it on for 16 hrs a day, 7 days a week for a month.(because ur smart and used 6500k Florescent lights to start your plugs which cost very little).

Cost

1000 watt bulb @ 16kWh x 30days = 480 kWh per month

Electricity price = 0.10 to 0.15 per kWh

Between $48 - $72 bucks a month

Cost per head of lettuce if you don't screw one up = .48 -.72 per head

[rsdoctorrx]

@bgreenall01 thats why i been scouring the internet for ways to do it cheap. i dont want my mom flippin out when she gets the electric bill n i dont have money to buy equip. i collected cell phone batteries n a few solar panels n have an idea to do it with LED lights if possible but mostly use natural lighting n just extend the light day with some leds from cheap 9 led flashlights they r pretty bright n use 3 AAA batteries. which is 4.5 vdc so i figure to use the batteries from the cell phones.

[rsdoctorrx]

@bgreenall01 i think lettuce is about 2.50 a head so if u can grow and eat 10 grow months (30 heads a month) thus 300 heads of lettuce then u break even at 2.50 a head (1.50 a head for electricity and 300 bux for initial equip investment) i see people growing these under less light with great success though with their electric needs amounting to less than 4 cent per head at 10 cents per kwh thats pretty amazing. dont get me wrong i love hydroponic idea and concept i wanna do it but cheaply XD

[rsdoctorrx]

@bgreenall01 well idk if u looked at ur electric bill lately but if u figure in all the taxes n other bs then do the math here in rhode island we r paying 16 cents per kwh. i figure u r figuring this on 30 heads of lettuce based on your math u shown so if the system cost 250 just for the lights? n u also have pvc piping n water circulation equip etc then u r initial investment of at least 10 bux a head plus 1.50 a head for electricity throughout the grow. how many grows can u do a season?

[rsdoctorrx]

@bgreenall01 but unless u r producing 1 million heads of lettuce u really can not use the pharmaceutical companies profit margins as a realistic scale XD

[rsdoctorrx]

@threadtroll how an i PWNED? Oo r u high? stop growing illegal plants! :P