Using polyurethane foam as growing media
jamesvlad
12 years ago
I' ve used polyurethane foam cubes as growing media for tomatoes in a passive system. The cubes were soaked in nutrient solution before transplanting.
Size of the container:
2 liter, inside in 1 gallon container
Nutrient concentracion (Third cluster)
N: 140
P: 48
K: 232
Ca: 160
Watering:
Manual, 3 times / day.
Growing media
Growing media, close up:
Roots
Tomato plant
Fruit
Same fruits, two weeks later
Upper clusters
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