RE: [CH] Re: Scotch Bonnets via Hydroponics
Dale Freeman (dale.freeman@sorell.tas.gov.au)
Wed, 6 Dec 2000 09:08:02 +1100
Dave
Depends on the type of system.
With a flood/drain system you turn off the auto timer and watch until some
wilting occurs before restarting the pump cycle again.
With something like a "smart valve" system this occurs naturally (there is
no nutrient topup until some drying out has occured).
Nutrient film technique (NFT) - once again you turn off the circulation pump
for a while to stop nutrient solution and cause some drying out.
With all the above you need to watch pretty carefully as the media used in
most systems has very little buffering capacity and the line between
stressed and stuffed can be ten minutes.
So overall, letting them "dry out" means withholding nutrient solution until
you get to the point you want!.
Cheers from the Hemisphere where growth is underway.
Dale
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Anderson [mailto:Chilehead@tough-love.com]
Sent: Tuesday, 5 December 2000 5:16
To: Dale Freeman; Chile-heads@globalgarden.com
Subject: RE: [CH] Re: Scotch Bonnets via Hydroponics
Help me with this. The way I stress my garden grown plants is to
withhold water. How do you do this in hydroponic medium? Do you
let the hydroponic medium evaporate?
Dave
TCCC
> Suzanne
>
> I've grown them hydroponically, and yes they can but you need to induce a
> little stress occasionally, eg let the plants dry out a bit (to slight
> wilting - not permanent wilting point).
>
> Cheers
>
> Dale
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Suzanne [mailto:suz2@mindspring.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, 5 December 2000 1:11
> To: Dave Anderson; Michael Kunetka
> Cc: Chile-heads@globalgarden.com
> Subject: Re: [CH] Re: Scotch Bonnets via Hydroponics
>
>
> I just read this email again and it left me wondering...since stress seems
> to be a contributing factor to heat level in chiles, could hydroponically
> grown chiles have high heat levels?
>