DIY Hydroponics

I like to design and build a hydroponics system because it gives you control over how much you want to spend and also what kind of gardening you want to do

However, I suggest you first build a hydroponics system that is simple to run and maintain, and then build a hydroponics system with a more advanced design as you learn what you want or don't want in your hydroponics system. Don't worry there are plenty of experiments you can do with a simple hydroponic system.

Bernie Kratky is growing huge plants with his simple system. It's a Easy to Build Hydroponic System . It's called a Non-Circulating Hydroponic System & some of the great things about this system are it's inexpensive, it doesn't require electricity, pumps, or wicks but works by capillary action instead, it's also very water and nutrient efficient.

I am going to build two of these systems as I have a couple of ideas for a natural co2 emitter that I want to try out, as soon as I build these hydroponic systems, I should be able to compare the effectiveness of the Co2 emitter verses the system without one at a very low cost.

Below are some items you can use to light your hydroponic garden. They are simple to use, since they can be easily moved and you can add as many as you need depending on the size of your garden.

One of the most important things to remember when lighting your garden with Compact Fluorescent lights is to use cool white or daylight spectrum bulbs for green plants in the vegetative non flowering or fruiting stage, this is the spectrum they respond to the best. You can use other kinds of Compact Fluorescent lights with varied results.

When Growing Plants with a Hydroponic System it is very important to grow your plants in a Nutrient Solution that is at the optimum Ph level, unless you've always dreamed of being a plant doctor because your plants will have a number of deficiency problems that are hard or confusing to diagnose.