Hydroponic's
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BlueDragonfly
Senior
- Location
- Florida
Awesome setup! I always wanted to try this method.
Tommy
Senior Member
- Location
- New Hampshire
Beautiful plants! What part of the country is this in?
terry123
Well-known Member
- Location
- Houston, Tx.
I always wanted to try it also.
Thank you SeaBreeze. And once its set up is is very easy to grow food and faster than soil based.
We planted 3 containers and 3 hydros from seed. The 3 hydros were 3 times bigger and produced faster than the soil based in containers.
We used water solible Master Blend after trying the organic fertilizers without much success. But I'm sure some would work.
We had so many tomatoes we canned some in quart jars. And the taste was incredible of all the crops we grew.
Also soil based container crops are good. Cabbage is sweet and great taste unilke any in stores. Same for all crops.
You won't be disappointed. We made our own reservours and used blue buckets once we realized the white ones made the water green. We went back to the darker buckets.
Bell peppers,
Thank you Tommy. We live in N.Florida. A pic of us making the reservours. The liner was expensive but well worth the money in the long run. It doesn't leach out and last a long time.
At first we used polyurethain and it worked ok but wanted something better so soon as we could afford to buy this we did.
What material is that liner?
HipG, I'll have to look on the roll, I do know it is food grade and not suppose to leach out chemicals and it is expensive. I find out tomorrow and let you know.
C'est Moi
Dishin' it out.
- Location
- Houston Y'all
Wow, this is so cool. I used to have an "Aerogarden" thing that sat on my kitchen counter. I could grow small herbs and stuff but it took up a lot of space and I got bored with it.
Not sure if this is where we bought it but this is one of the sites that sell the liner.
Another site that sells hydroponic supplies.
http://www.farmtek.com/wcsstore/EngineeringServices/FarmTek/design/images/logo.gif
http://www.farmtek.com/wcsstore/EngineeringServices/FarmTek/design/images/logo.gif
This is where we got our net pots, air stones, air pump and lines to hook it up.
https://alliedaqua.com/
Air pump
Air port valve
Air stone
There are different types of these.They keep the water circulating and clear.
https://alliedaqua.com/
Air pump
Air port valve
Air stone
There are different types of these.They keep the water circulating and clear.
Happyflowerlady
Vagabond Flowerchild
- Location
- Northern Alabama
We have several of the Aerogardens, and I use those to start plants and then set them outside in planters in the spring, once it warms up enough for that.
We have really hard clay soil here, and it seems like it is either mud or bricks, no in-between; so I use planting pots and potting soil mixed with regular dirt, and that seems to work better.
I don’t have any plants growing in the aerogardens right now, but since we are starting a new year, it is time to start thinking about growing things again.
Right now, all I have inside that is edible is the Malabar spinach, which I like in salads. It is not actually a true spinach, and is a hot weather plant; so it thrives all during the hot summer months when regular spinach has bolted and gone to seed.
We have really hard clay soil here, and it seems like it is either mud or bricks, no in-between; so I use planting pots and potting soil mixed with regular dirt, and that seems to work better.
I don’t have any plants growing in the aerogardens right now, but since we are starting a new year, it is time to start thinking about growing things again.
Right now, all I have inside that is edible is the Malabar spinach, which I like in salads. It is not actually a true spinach, and is a hot weather plant; so it thrives all during the hot summer months when regular spinach has bolted and gone to seed.
@HappyFlowerLady
Did you start your Aerogarden yet?
We can't find our air pump,liens and air stones so we are now using containers will new ones we ordered arrives.
I did start a small reservoir but don't like it without air. So I'm draining it tomorrow and waiting till new products arrive in mid March.
Here is the one I'm taking down. Got Spring Fever before we were ready.
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Ruth n Jersey
Well-known Member
- Location
- Northern New Jersey
Thanks for sharing. I find this so interesting. I saw this type of gardening in Disney World many years ago when my kids were small. I never got to take the tour because they wouldn't have gotten anything out of it and time was short. The one thing I would have liked to have had was a green house and a set up like this. Can't have everything but I'm enjoying looking at your photos and reading the posts.
Glad you enjoy them Ruth. We enjoy passing on the things we have learned from others .
How very interesting. This is something I’ve never tried but find fascinating. Your plants looks amazing.
See! You are an interesting person.
I love gardening and while I don’t grow hydroponics I do have a greenhouse and enjoy growing
The greenhouse I built
How did you get into hydroponics?
What advantage do think hydroponics have over regular gardening with soil or soiless mixes?
What types of things do you grow?
How do you store the things you grow?
Do you can some and freeze some?
See! You are an interesting person.
I love gardening and while I don’t grow hydroponics I do have a greenhouse and enjoy growing
The greenhouse I built
How did you get into hydroponics?
What advantage do think hydroponics have over regular gardening with soil or soiless mixes?
What types of things do you grow?
How do you store the things you grow?
Do you can some and freeze some?