Growing with hydroponics in the grow box
Mar 14, 2009 cheap, hydroponics, indoor grow box, tomato
There has been some major changes since I started the plants above in my cheap DIY hydroponic setup about a month ago. Since then I have added a couple of pepper plants I saved from thinning. I must say the plants are doing better than I expected. I am still using the same homemade nutrient solution, 2 pumps of liquid plant fertilizer and half a teaspoon of Epsom Salts.
The sickly plant on the bottom left is a cloning experiment which is not going great but the plant is growing roots and apparently surviving.
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March 15th, 2009 at 4:13 AM
The plants looks great. The leaves have a great green color and the roots are bright white. The only suggestion I would have is to increase the light intensity, as the nodes are a little stretched.Your design is great. Keep us updated!
March 15th, 2009 at 2:48 PM
I should have elevated them a little more when I started. I probably need to add an extra CFL in my box if I want to make the peppers produce in there.
April 4th, 2009 at 12:08 PM
Nice looking unit you’ve got there, very compact and efficient.The only thing I’d add would be to cover the clear parts with something light-proof. The best way to fix algae is not to grow any in the first place.
May 9th, 2009 at 4:34 AM
A suggestion for algae – something that I learned and saw here in Cleveland at the local Farm Park – they have a large hydroponic system, and at the water collection tank (where all the run off goes, (as they use a pump system), they have fish. The fish eat the algae, poop into the water, and the fish-poop enriched water is then recirculated into the root systems. it works great – the fish were healthy and the plants (tomatoes) were already a couple feet tall in March – they were planted in Jan i believe, in their hydroponic green house.