How-To Hydroponics system plans and hydroponic gardening guide details the assembly and operation of do-it-yourself hydro and aeroponic systems and teaches everything you need to know about high-tech gardening indoors and out.
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Here’s the quick math: The Nursery Station has room for 16 trays (of either 200 or 288 cells). To keep the Cultivation Area full, if you’re only growing lettuce you’ll need to plant 990 plants (in 4–5 trays) in the Nursery Station each week, where they’ll stay for 3 weeks...
Plant cabbage with herbs, potatoes, and beans (but not strawberries or tomatoes). Plant lettuce with radishes or carrots (but not broccoli). Some flowers are great for companion planting too. For example, marigolds are as good as gold when grown with just about any garden plant, repelling ne...
Herbs and leafy greens like arugula, basil, thyme, and even lettuce work best for hydroponic gardening because they are smaller and mature quickly. For fruits andvegetables, try to stick with ones that don’t grow to enormous sizes. Squash, zucchini, pumpkins, andcucumbersmight all be off the...
Almost any kind ofherborlettucedoes extremely well in Aerogardens. Berries can be done too, they just need a bit more work. Herbsare essentially like weeds and they take off in the small hydroponic units. I love having fresh herbs to cook with, so if you’re just starting with an Aerog...
Psst:Take a peek at ourguide to hydroponic systemsto learn how to grow lettuce and other fruits and vegetables indoors. Nourish Your Family With Homegrown Lettuce Lettuce is a fun and easy vegetable to plant in your garden. It’s perfect for beginners or those who’d like a break from mor...
In this hydroponic system, the nutrient-water solution is aerated and is pumped continuously to course through and nourish plant roots that remain suspended in the flow tray. This works best with water-hungry, fast-growing, and shallow-rooted plants like spinach, lettuce, herbs, and radishes. ...
Rex:50 days. A popular lettuce for hydroponic growing. Slow-bolting, tolerant to tipburn. Yugoslavian Red:60 days. Incredibly wildly colored leaves, buttery and mild flavor. Big Boston:70 days. 1890 variety. Large and tender dark green leaves, great in salads. ...
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