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Not to sound too granola. Have you ever sent off some of your end results to get tested to see what kind of leeching of plastics there are into hydroponic/3d printed produce? I’m interested to see what it would end up being.
There’s no plastic in the dragonfruit system… I mean other than the pots and the watering can or hose that I use to water them…
But that’s present in most gardens in general.
@@Hoocho I just mean in general. Micro plastics are very much in the current spotlight.
@@stevem8611 the short answer to your question is no, hydroponic produce doesn’t not have a higher risk of microplastic contamination than soil produce.
Because the hydroponic method has nothing to do with plastic materials.
It’s a way of delivering nutrients
If the hydroponic system is made of plastic you can ask the question of whether the individual plastic chemistry leeches or breaks down.
So if your system is made of UV stable PP (like the hooch buckets) it is completely safe.
The 3D printed material I use is PETG which is the same material coke bottles are made of.
The question is nuanced and people tend to have a double standard demonising it in a hydroponic system… as they wander out and water their soil plants with a 20 year old PVC Garden hose that has been sitting in the sun and add bags of compost out of plastic bags they bought from a hardware store.
@@Hoocho yeah I expect it’s complex, with abundant easy misleading headlines
@@stevem8611 the question needs to be asked, and I’m working on making all the products and materials I use to be as safe as possible to move away from materials that are more questionable.
Mainly just stay away from recycled material, and non UV stabilised stuff.
The grow bags (the ones that look like felt) are terrible… they’re basically pre formed microplastic. 🤣
woah dragonfruit in Australia??? wild😮
What a journey it’s been to get to this point. It’s been fun to be along for the ride. Keep up the great work bro!
I can’t believe devil fruits exist