Hydroponics: A Complete Beginner’s Guide to Designing and Building Your Own Inexpensive Hydroponics System for Growing Plants in Water

By Dennis Wilson

Take the guesswork out of building a sustainable hydroponic garden from scratch and learn how to grow your very own organic fruits, herbs and veggies without soil!

 

If you've ever seriously considered developing your own hydroponic garden but had no idea how to go about it because you were overwhelmed on the amount of information out there regarding this gardening practice, then this guide is for you.

 

Hydroponics is the practice of growing plants without soil by the use of minerals dissolved in water. In this guide, you'll discover all the tools, techniques and strategies to build a viable, soil-free hydroponic garden filled with vibrant and healthy plants.

 

Here's a snippet of what you're going to learn in this comprehensive guide:

• Everything you need to know about hydroponics, how it really works and why it's important for sustainable agriculture
• 6 important reasons to set up your own hydroponic garden as soon as possible
• The 6 methods of hydroponic gardening you can get started with and how to choose one best suitable for your needs and gardening skill level
• A crash guide to choosing the right plants to grow in your hydroponic garden without fuss
• A complete list of all the materials and equipment you're going to need to set up your own hydroponic garden
• Step-by-step instructions to set up and assemble your very first or next hydroponic garden
• All you need to know about lighting and nourishment to help you raise healthy, robust plants
• Frequently asked questions about hydroponics answered
• ...and more!

Whether you've never done an hour of gardening in your life before and would like to get started or have experience with traditional gardening and would like to try your hand at hydroponics, this guide has everything you need to become a hydroponics aficionado as quickly as possible.

 

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Dennis Wilson
• Release date: Dec 24, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393794639

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Hydroponics

A Complete Beginner’s Guide to Designing and Building Your Own Inexpensive Hydroponics System for Growing Plants in Water

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By

Dennis Wilson

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: What is Hydroponics?

Sustainable Agriculture

Hydroponics as Sustainable Agriculture

Chapter 2: Is Hydroponics Right for You?

It Saves Water

It Saves Space

It Prevents Weeds

It Prevents Pests and Diseases

It Allows for Control

It Has Great Yields

Chapter 3: Hydroponic Methods

Wick

Water Culture

Ebb and Flow

Drip

Nutrient Film Technique

Aeroponic

Chapter 4: Choosing Plants to Grow in Your Hydroponic Garden

Lettuce in Your Hydroponic Garden

Spinach in Your Hydroponic Garden

Strawberries in Your Hydroponic Garden

Bell Pepper in Your Hydroponic Garden

Herbs in Your Hydroponic Garden

Chapter 5: Getting Started: What Do You Need?

The Reservoir

The Grow Tray

The Lighting

The Air Pump

The Water Pump

The Timer

The Growth Medium

The Monitoring Equipment

Chapter 6: Setting Up

Assembling a Deep Water Culture System

Assembling a Kratky System

Assembling a Wick System

Chapter 7: Running Your Hydroponic System

Nourishment for Your Plant

Lighting for Your Plant

Chapter 8: Maintaining Your Hydroponic System

Monitoring Temperature

Checking Lighting

Checking the Plants

Checking the Water

Filling the Reservoir

Water Changes

Flushing the System

Frequently Asked Questions About Hydroponics

Conclusion

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Introduction

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Congratulations on purchasing Hydroponics, and thank you for doing so.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to grow your own garden? Maybe you have a reputation of being particularly bad with plants, or perhaps you tend to kill everything you touch. Maybe you have found that ultimately, you do not actually live in a climate that will allow for proper development of the plants you would like to grow, or you find you are facing other problems or challenges instead.

Perhaps water is too expensive to waste pouring on the ground to water your crops. Maybe the water is just difficult to get your hands on at all. Perhaps you know the crops would not be safe due to either the people you live around or due to wildlife naturally deciding to eat them. No matter the reason you have any hesitation about gardening at all, there is a solution for you.

That solution is called hydroponics. With hydroponics, space does not matter. Climate does not matter. The land does not matter. You do not need to plant your crops in the ground for them to grow at all—you can actually choose to grow them without the soil present, period. You can grow your crops hydroponically—this means ultimately, you can grow them in water rather than in the soil. This works through being able to provide the nourishment to the plants through the water—you mix certain vitamins and minerals together, and that then gets dumped into the water. This is done to the plant’s specification, allowing you to ensure that ultimately, you are able to manage the plant better. You will be able to get this done through understanding what the crop you have chosen truly needs to grow and thrive.

This eBook is going to introduce you to this topic—when you read through this eBook,