Hello,

this is my new system: Aero Farm using sprinklers.
All you need is a pot & saucer, the same pot & saucer you can see in my older topic DIY Water Farm (http://chilifoorumi.fi/index.php?topic=6779.0),
an aquarium water pump (5 to 8 W))
and the following pieces:

buy as replacement part (without can, etc.)	we need only the cap	sprinkler
.	.	.
screw tube (for bulb fitting)	elbow (the hole must be enlarged to 10mm)	all together

And now, everything 2 times; install the sprinklers in the pot using 2 screws for each and connect them with the aquarium
water pump, usind hoses and a "T" fitting.

Hello,

I'd just like to present my DIY water farm.

Some weeks ago I saw in superstore two pots which could fit to my plan of building myself a water farm.
I decided to buy them and try it. The smaller pot fits into the bigger one an has holes at the bottom.
The bigger one has no holes, so the pots work together very well.
Inbetween I have placed a coaster so that the smaller pot don't get too deep into the exterior pot.

All I needed except the pots was fitting and pump.
I didn't want to use an external air pump because it makes a continuous, silly noise.

I took a water pump and placed it inside the bigger pot, immersed in the nutrient solution.
The noise of it is almost unhearable.

costs:
big pot          7,99 Eur
small pot       3,99 Eur
coaster         2,99 Eur
pump           10,99 Eur
fitting            1,50 Eur
Total:     about 28 Eur

...and here it goes:

The pots:


The fitting:



I must say that the fitting is not very elegant but I had it at hand and didn't look for another one.

Now, I cut a square hole for the smaller pot in the coaster:


good!


In fact, everything is simple:


Boring half hole for the electric cable:


OK!


The final product before setting it into production: 
It looks pretty good, no one would say it's DIY
(or he probably would, when he sees the fitting!)


For the drip ring I took an air difuser tube (for aquarium)
This wasn't a good idea, because it didn't permit water to pass through the small holes.
This holes are only good for air.


bad!


...so I made another drip ring:


I conected the pump with the vertical hose, wich passes through tho bottom of the smaller pot.
I forgot to take a picture of this step.
After that I placed the plant and covered the roots with expanded clay granules (8 mm).
The drip ring works great!


And the final image:

The plant is a brasilian starfish. It normally reaches more than 2m.
Its pods are very tasty (fruity taste) and could be classified as hot. They also look very nice.
I love this chile!

Here some pods of this plant from last summer. It was grown in soil.

Now I want to see the results of
growing in water farm.

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05. of January 2009
    complement

Since I've found the pots only by Elho,
here the exact labels:
(everything bought in BAUHAUS (home & gardening superstore in Germany))
Exterior pot:


Interior pot:


Coaster (saucer):


Everything also in grey:

Hello everybody,

I've got a chile-plant whose seeds I got some years ago as a present, from a guy bringing them from Romania.
Grown outdoor (I did it in summer 2006) the plant becomes 1,20 meter tall and is very prolific.
The pods are tasty (fine herb, a taste I love) during few seconds but then the heat becomes so big, that I'm not able to feel any taste any more! 
I have no idea which sort of a chile it is.

Can someone identify it (see pictures)?
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