I haven't measured it, but it's around 2.5 feet... Somewhere I listed the link, and it had all the measurements and internal volume.
Why would this thread be closed? Or just that all aero threads like this seem to get messed up?
i do recall following the link to the deck box, but i cant recall if the 30" listed was external dimensions..... and i dont want to sift through the pages to find that post, or search the home depot website. ask my wife.... im a lazy mo-fo. (brings me to the next point)
also i have read a few other aero threads (none as useful as this one), and once they get so old, with so many posts, they (mods) say "ok 1000 posts, and/or a year later should be enough info for ya".... i dont want to sound like i am only interested in taking, and giving nothing, because that is not the case. however, i dont want the labor pains, i just want the baby..... a crappy way of dealing with a challenge i know. but that is why i use forums; to gain practical knowledge without needing to experience it myself.... yet a good portion of this thread is misc. chatter, like the price of milk (LOL), or an idea that didnt quite pan out, or a bunch of kudos, and other experienced users chiming in with their results so far (which is great, dont get me wrong).... things someone doesnt necessarily have to read to fully understand... i dont want to read 1000 posts, when it can be illustrated in 30..... the longer this thread gets, the more difficult it is to extract every last drop of knowledge. which negates the purpose of forums.
perhaps i've been spoiled, i dunno.... im accustomed to asking a question, and receiving an answer from "the mouth" of an engineer, irrefutable facts. like the fact that HPA method will feed microbes living on the roots, that the plant will actually consume these microbes.... i definitely would like to know more about that, however when i first look into it, i get lost in technical jargon (it gets pretty deep).... the worst part is i cant even figure out how/where i came across that info! the good info is so spread out over the web, i get lost easily.
ANYWAY, just as you stated in the first few paragraphs of your 1st post; need to sift out the old/erroneous and implement the "latest science" and knowledge. at this juncture this topic could benefit from a good consolidation of "new facts", pertaining to the most successful methods.