Maximum Yield USA 2016 June | Page 154

Advanced: Aeroponics Setting Yourself Up For Success by TreeFrog Considering an aeroponics system? You may have heard warnings from other growers who have tried aeroponics and ended up killing their crops. These growers likely allowed their water temperatures or root chambers to reach excessive levels, or overlooked maintaining a healthy system. The important thing with trying out new methods of gardening is to be aware of the risks. The saying, “with great risk comes great reward” applies here. If you give your plants and their roots the environment they want, aeroponic systems can be wildly successful. 152 Maximum Yield USA  |  June 2016