How to build your own homemade hydroponic system guide

Hydroponics is a natural way of gardening that you can use indoors. There are multiple reasons for using hydroponics rather than the traditional gardening techniques. For instance, if your climate is all wrong for what you are wanting to grow, or if you have physical limitations against outdoor gardening. Sometimes hydroponics is used for space saving reasons. Hydroponics gets the stigma of being used for only growing marijuana, but it is a great way to grow. You can grow so many different types of fruits and vegetables using this method of indoor gardening. You can also grow breathtaking flowers and greenery in your own hydroponic grow system.

Did you know you can build your own hydroponic grow system, and enjoy indoor gardening right in your own home or apartment? There are a few items you need, and a few things you must be certain you can accomplish. First of all, you will need a very good source of light. If you have a great source of natural lighting where you plan to have your grow boxes set up, then you are fine with this step. If not, you may want to consider purchasing some fluorescent lights to supplement. Pots and trays are next on the list. You need sterile pots, or you can rinse them in a weak bleach solution, and as for the trays, you can use PVC, which is cheap and sturdy enough for holding the pots. You need a timer for the lights and for the hydroponic pump. You will need the pump to pump the nutrient into the growing boxes, and the timer is set to turn it on and turn it off as needed. Same goes for the lights. Coconut fiber, rock wool and Vermiculite/perlite are wonderful growing medium. They hold enough moisture so the plants can grow, but will let all the excess drain off. This is important to the roots of your plants. No one wants soggy feet, so keep the little guys drained well.

Put the hydroponic growing system together by placing your nutrient solution in a container like an aquarium. Then use the pots, complete with medium and plants, and place them in the tray. Be sure you pump tube is placed in the tray as well. Set this tray on top of the aquarium and don’t forget to make a drain hole on one end.

And there you have it. Your very own hydroponic growing system!