How Do You Build A Hydroponic Garden?
This page will show you all you need to know to build a hydroponic garden of your own. • Decide what you want to grow. • Decide how many of each plant to grow. • Estimate the size of the area you will need. For example, a combination of 66 cabbage & Silverbeet can be grown in 5 pipes of 4 inch round and 3 metres long by 2 metres wide. The whole unit is therefore 6 metres square. • Evenly mark and space 4 inch holes for the 4 inch pots to be placed in them. For the first 3-4 weeks and in hot climates, shade cloth is helpful if used under these conditions. • Make up a hydroponic solution of fertilizers and water (or water gel crystals) to a strength of an average of 20-24 CF with an end Ph of 5.5-6.5. • Plant your self-raised or bought seedlings (see list of needed items) by taking seedlings out of their pots and carefully washing away most of the soil from the roots. (see tips) • Place the clean seedlings in the growing medium, be it perlite rockwool coir clay balls or NFT channelling a
