Anybody do Hydroponics??

[Amigatec]

I do hydroponics in the wintertime, anybody else do this?

 

[Chickie'sMoma]

i was just looking over my Growers Supply catalog and noticed they carried the supplies to do it. do you have any pics of your set up?

 

[Amigatec]

Yes I have pictures of my Ebb and Flow system I build here.

http://s14.photobucket.com/albums/a... Drain/?action=view&current=HydroTray_4_2.jpg

I have green beans in it right now.

 

[Chickie'sMoma]

my question has always been-how do you start the seeds without drowning them in the water? i've tried to start some in that water crystal solution but some just don't continue to thrive. do you sprout them first and then plant them into some sort of pot or growing medium?

 

[Amigatec]

I use peat pellets, sometimes I just sew them directly in the Hydroton.

 

[Amigatec]

Here is the growlight I use.

http://s14.photobucket.com/albums/a318/amigatec/GrowLight/?action=view&current=GrowLIght_1_2.jpg

 

[flgardengirl]

I grow plants in my pond and the fish fertilize them does that count? LOL I start cuttings in water sometimes but that is about it. Would love to try hydroponics sometime, sounds really fun.

 

[Amigatec]

I will edit the pictures later but here is this year indoor grow.

http://s14.photobucket.com/albums/a318/amigatec/Hydro/?action=view&current=Meter_1.jpg&newest=1

 

[flgardengirl]

Hey nice pics. I use those Biodomes from Park Seed as well. They work great to start my brugmansia seeds that I hybridize in them. Only bad thing is the replacement sponges are a little pricey I wish I could figure out something else to use that would hold up as well as the sponges....

 

[Amigatec]

Those will work, but the peat pellets are easier to get. I use both, the sponges had my green beans in them.