Hydroponic Growing System – Build Your Own Today

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.

Almost sounds too good to be true, I know! This is where hydroponics comes into the equation. Instead of growing plants in soil, hydroponics uses a solution, traditionally water, packed with nutrients. As a result, the plants can absorb the nutrients it needs in a much more efficient manner than extracting the same amount 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 of course, the seeds you intend on planting. As your plants aren’t grown in soil, pesticides and weed killer are not required, therefore reducing your time spent gardening. Therefore reducing your carbon footprint buy pumping less harmful chemicals into the atmosphere. 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 complete control over this natural phenomenon via your indoor climate control.  This is how you can grow whatever you want during any part of the year, no matter what season it is.

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. Another great feature of a hydroponic growing system is that you can actually grow the plants in a vertical fashion, rather than horizontally, allowing you to grow many more plants in a much smaller area. 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. Hydroponics is an easy, clean and simple form of gardening that literally anyone can do with a few space minutes of spare time each week.