Description
Book SynopsisDIY Hydroponic Gardens and Farmer Tyler show home DIYers how to build over a dozen hydroponics growing systems, some of which cost only a few dollars to make.
Trade ReviewReaders serious about home hydroponic gardening will find this a useful guide to getting set up. * Booklist *
Table of ContentsOutline
What Is Hydroponics?
History
Key Features
Benefits
- Easier Than Growing In Soil
- Crop Nutrient Density
- Flavor
- Increase Sugar Content
- Increase Vitamin C
- Faster Growth
- High Yielding
- Sustainability
- No Runoff
- Reduced Fertilizer Use
- Water Conservation
- Grow Anywhere
- Clean Produce
- No Dirt
- No Pesticides
- Fun!
Hydroponic Systems
- Soil vs. Soilless Growing
- Drain-To-Waste vs. Recirculating Irrigation
- Technology
- Deep Water Culture & Floating Rafts
- Nutrient Film Technology
- Aeroponics & Vertical Towers
- Dutch Buckets & Top Drip Irrigation
- Flood & Drain
- Systems For Specific Locations
- Kitchen Counter
- Closet
- Basement
- Outdoors
- Greenhouse
- Outer Space!
Fertilizer & Plant Nutrition
- Conventional Fertilizer
- Organic Fertilizer
- Measuring Fertilizer Concentration
Crop Selection
Herbs
- Recommended Varieties
- Recommended Environment
- Recommended Fertilizers
- Recommended Systems
- Lettuce & Leafy Greens
- Recommended Varieties
- Recommended Environment
- Recommended Fertilizers
- Recommended Systems
Peppers
- Recommended Varieties
- Recommended Environment
- Recommended Fertilizers
- Recommended Systems
Tomatoes
- Recommended Varieties
- Recommended Environment
- Recommended Fertilizers
- Recommended Systems
Cucumbers
- Recommended Varieties
- Recommended Environment
- Recommended Fertilizers
- Recommended Systems
Strawberries
- Recommended Varieties
- Recommended Environment
- Recommended Fertilizers
- Recommended Systems
- Starting Seedlings For Hydroponic Systems
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Equipment
- General
- Water Pumps
- Air Pumps
- Trays
- Pots
- Fans
- Trellising
- Grow Tents
- Greenhouses
- Lights
- High Pressure Sodium
- Metal Halide
- Fluorescent
- LEDs
- Meters
- E.C./PPM
- pH
- Lux/PAR
Common Problems
Other DIY Systems
- Hydroponic Rafts
- Flood & Drain
- Top Drip Irrigation
- Aeroponics
- Aquaponics
