Hydroponic DIY
I have never considered myself a hydroponic diy kind of person. I usually just go out and buy what I need. Setting up store-bought systems was as close to hydroponic diy as I got.
Then times got tough. The extra money just dried up. Suddenly hydroponic diy seemed very do-able. After all, how hard could it be?
Luckily as it turned out, hydroponic diy was a very easy thing to do! I am not a “handy” type of person. Most of my projects are a disaster. With hydroponic diy though I am very adept it seems.
Once you understand the concept of hydroponic diy I am sure that you can do it too!
Hydroponics diy is simply put just a “do it yourself” way of figuring how to grow plants using hydroponics.
My hydroponic diy system is very easy. I used a black plastic battery box for the reservoir to hold the hydropoinc solution, some plastic tubes to carry air to the bubble stone that sat in the bottom of the reservoir, an old fish tank air pump, a piece of plywood with a hole cut in it to hold the plant, and a small plastic pot with small slots cut in the sides so the roots could grow through.
I started the plant, a standard sized tomato in a hydroponic grow plug, once it got about an inch high I put it in the small pot with small washed gravel to help hold it in place. Then I just poured the solution over the plant twice a day until roots started growing out the bottom. Then I set up the system and turned it on.
The battery box turned out to be too big, it held several gallons of solution and had to be changed out. Not an easy task once the tomato started growing, so I put several sealed up jars of water in the bottom of the battery box to take up the extra room, that helped the situation.
So, That is my version of a simple diy hydroponic set up. If I can do it what’s stopping you?
