The Hydroponic Garden

Using hydroponics, harvesting vegetables all year long can be a reality! The hydroponics            harvest is a bountiful one. The plants are more vigorous, and so produce more.   Plants will begin to bloom much sooner when you use hydroponics, harvest time will also come sooner. Hydroponics is a wonderful way to pass the dreary winter [...]

The ebb & flow system of hydroponics is based on the nutrient fluid being pumped into the hydroponics planting container and being allowed to drain back out. This is a great way to grow smaller plants (under 24 inches tall). It is also known as flood & drain. The ebb &flow system consists of a [...]

The hydroponics pH level is one of the most important factors in growing plants with hydroponics. Most plants need a pH level of 6.0 to 6.5 to grow properly, if the hydroponics pH level gets off, your plants cannot get enough nutrients and will begin to do poorly. You will begin to notice that you [...]

    Vegetable hydroponics is a really handy skill to have in the wintertime when fresh, homegrown produce can’t be had. I started getting interested in vegetable hydroponics when I had my first hydroponically grown tomato in the dead of winter. I don’t mean the grocery store type of tomatoes that have no flavor. I [...]