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Subject: Getting started with Hydroponics
From: dunc@mpinet.net (Duncan Sickler)
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Date: Sun, 25 Jul 99 16:36:49
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----- Original Message -----
From: Harry W. zone 6a
Newsgroups: rec.gardens
Sent: Sunday, July 25, 1999 6:17 AM
Subject: Getting started with Hydroponics

Duncan

Here is a very simple method that I use to grow lettuce and stuff. A
standard 11 inch x 22 inch plastic tray about two inches deep. Plant
lettuce plants in 2 1/4 inch pots containing Pro-mix or the likes.
The tray
holds about a doxen plants easily. Pour hydroponic fertiliser into
the tray
and about an inch deep. When the plants have "drank" the fertiliser
just
top up the tray to the same depth...continue procedure until picking
time.

Using a larger tray and a ten inch bottomless pot the same applies to
a
tomato plant....in the greenhouse I was picking tomatoes in late May
from a
plant that I trained to three stems and allowed about thirty trusses
of
tomatoes....yup, all in a pot no bigger than ten inches. As the
tomato
plants got bigger I was pouring in about a gallon of liquid "stuff"
per day.
Some of the tomatoes were in the 1 to 2 pound category.....Big Zac
being the
name of the tomato.

Harry W. zone 6a.

----- Original Message -----
From: Duncan Sickler
Newsgroups: rec.gardens
Sent: Sunday, July 25, 1999 6:17 AM
Subject: Getting started with Hydroponics

>
> Hi Everyone
>
> The links here are the result of months of research (on the net) for
> info on growing vegetables using hydroponics.This year I tried it and
> it works! (check out my page!) It is easy and not expensive (if you
> build it yourself) and the rewards are.....tasty and very satisfying.
> There is a lot of FREE information on how to do this type of
> gardening.
>
> I have a friend, from work, who also tried this method of growing this
> year. He lives in an apt and he has a tomato plant growing in a 3 1/2
> gallon plastic bucket that stretches over ten feet in each of two
> directions across his porch with the best tasting beef-steak tomatoes
> you ever have eaten! I'm talking Jersey quality here! (OK, insert your
> favorite state for Jersey) I don't want to start a war ... I just
> want to make a point. He's got more that he can eat so he gives some
> of them away at work.
>
> You don't need high tech ...indeed you can do the pool garden style in
> the last link below (that's the way I'm gonna do it if the poop hit
> the fan come Y2K) (see ECHO) This is a well written paper on survival
> gardening technique that natives in the Amazon (among others)have been
> using. An interesting read. Print it out and save it!
>
> Try the simple bucket style described in the first link, Simply Hydro.
> Its free!
>
> As I said before, I'm not selling anything, I am not affiliated with
> any of the links here. I post this here to share the results of my
> research with you. If this interests you...learn more and share back
> it with us or e-mail me direct.
>
> I am going to increase the capacity of my hydro system and build a
> larger greenhouse. I plan to do a step by step how to page that will
> be free to anyone interested. Initial plans are to build a system out
> of 20 ft of 6 inch PVC drain pipe at a total cost of mtrls of no more
> than $150.00. including the pump. The footprint should be about 10 ft
> x 3 ft and will have about 30 grow sites.
>
> I welcome any questions or comments. I am not an expert in hydroponics
> and I guess that's my point.....you don't have to be. I did it the
> first time around, had great results, and I have a brown thumb
> (be nice) : )
>
> I have been struggling with conventional gardens for years and I was
> about to give up...I wish I had learned of this technique
> sooner.........oh well! : 0
>
>
>
> best regards to all
>
> Duncan
>
> ****************************************
> If anyone can..................Duncan
> dunc@mpinet.net
> My Home Page:
> http://www.home.mpinet.net/dunc/
> ****************************************
>
>
> This post is a sincere attempt to share information. I am not
> affilliated with any of the links below. These links are the result of
> the hard work of others and although some of the links here are
> commercial in nature, I post them here because of the free information
> they provide. I welcome your comments! Other sites you have found
> etc.
>
>
> Links:
> a great site to learn all about Hydroponic gardening
> go to Hydro-U and do the tutorial. (it's free) He has some very basic
> plans for homemade hydroponics and making cuttings etc.
> Simply Hydro: http://www.simplyhydro.com/
>
> a superb site with free plans for building your own home hydroponics
> flood and drain style system from 1" PVC pipe. This fellow Floridian
> has a website that is over the top with information and photos of his
> system! He also has photos of hydroponic gardens created by others. He
> has parts to build your own or he'll build one for you.
> Hydroponics Online: http://www.hydroponicsonline.com/home.htm
>
> really nice free plans to make a hydroponic system at home with common
> materials cheapest place to buy ready made too!
> Gro-Tech: http://www.ns.net/~bennu/
>
> great prices on do it yourself stuff and hydroponic nutrients.
> Greenfire: http://greenfire.net/hot/ALLH.html
>
> I especially like this site! Has great prices on systems and kits or
> will sell parts only.
> KCinter: http://www.kcinter.net/~greenc/hydro.html
>
> this site has a downloadable book (cost $17.00) with everything you
> need to build three different kinds of hydroponic gardens and an
> online store with hard to find parts to help you construct yours. I
> bought this file and am in the process of putting a larger system
> together.
> futuregarden.com/ How To Hydroponics Site: http://futuregarden.com/
>
> nice site.
> Sherry's Greenhouse: http://www.sherrysgreenhouse.com/GHtomnotes.html
>
> here is a site that has information on doing hydroponics without any
> power! Third world, bad soil, compact gardening, or back to basics, it
> can be done with no power, pumps or tech so TRY IT!
> ECHO: http://www.xc.org/echo/azillus/azch17ov.htm
>
>
>

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