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Originally Posted by KelliH
Interesting, all the people I have known that grew pot grew it indoors with all kinds of fancy lights, thermostats and fans. They call it hydroponic, or something like that ;-)
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Growing indoors doesnt mean hydroponics. Hydroponics is using no soil or soil products,suspending a plant in a net pot or something like it over a reservoir that that has plumbing to bring the water/nutrient to the top of the plant and feeds it though a drip line. Hydroponics uses no dirt. Then we have aeroponics, which is the best way to go on certain types of plants.
People growing inside doesnt mean they are growing hydro. Just means indoor growing. Hydroponics is known to increase yield and lowers fruiting time. It will make your plants grow faster if you have it all tuned in. I grew several types of plants in hydro buckets,including a ghost Chili ( Bhut Jolokia ) pepper plant in 1 for close to 3 years and got many hundreds of peppers. The lights used most often is called a high pressure sodium and produces light from the red/orange spectrum. This is what produces your fruit and lets it mature. Yes,you can use a metal halide but it produces more a green/blue and is not best for fruiting. More for producing green leaf material.
My neighbors seen my plants in hydro and now 2 of them have bought buckets to grow in outside during the summer.
Happy growing of whatever you love to grow. try hydroponics outside,you'll love the results. You can make your own for about $25.