Why not Build Your Own Hydroponic Growing System

Does the thought of growing delicious fruits, vegetables or herbs all year round sound like a great idea? Sounds almost too good to be true, doesn’t it? Well the great news is you can, with very little effort. Bold statement, I know! This is where hydroponics comes into the equation. Hydroponics is a form of growing plants in a solution rich in nutrients. This allows the plants to extract nutrients and more efficient manner than it can from soil.

Basics of A Hydroponics System

A hydroponics growing system consists of a reservoir, a light, and air pump to circulate oxygen in the solution, and that’s pretty much it. Except for the seeds you wish to plant. Since your plants are grown in a solution and not soil, the need for pesticides and weed killer is not necessary, thus reducing your gardening efforts. This also means fewer chemicals pumping into the atmosphere, thus reducing your carbon footprint. The nutrient solution in a hydroponic growing system manily consists of a combination of potassium phosphate, magnesium sulphate, calcium nitrate and potasium nitrate. These must be completely dissolved in the solution, traditionally water, before being circulated through the plants’ roots.

How You Can Control The Weather

Another beauty of hydroponic growing systems is the environment in which it grows in. You have total control over the weather as your plants are grow inside. This is why growing whatever you want, whenever you want no matter what season it is, is not an issue.

Environmental Benefits

In addition to the ability to control the growing environment, there are also environmental benefits to using a hydroponic growing systemFirstly, a hydroponic growing system can produce a larger crop in a considerably smaller area than traditional farming, which means natural resources can be preserved. In fact, you can even create a hydroponic growing system in which plants grow vertically instead of horizontally, so you can have many plants growing in a few square inches of space. Building a hydroponics system can easily be done with recycled plastic buckets. Larger systems can even recycle the water it uses, so less water is consumed during the growing process. Indoor Hydroponics is such a great alternative to growing plants outside in soil, it’s clean, simple and extremely easy to start up.

 

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