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Hydroponics is a method of growing plants without soil by delivering nutrients via water. In theory, it offers many advantages over soil: no dirt, no weeding (or herbicides), no pests (or pesticides), no mould, no root rot, year-round growing indoors, less space required, 90% less water usage, and 30-50% faster growth. Downsides include electricity consumption if using grow lights or water pumps and the need to hand-pollinate flowers from the lack of bees.
Hydroponics is a method of growing plants without soil by delivering nutrients via water. In theory, it offers many advantages over soil: no dirt, no weeding or pests<span class="aside"> (therefore no herbicides or pesticides)</span>, no mould, no root rot, year-round growing indoors, less space required, 90% less water usage, and 30-50% faster growth. Downsides include electricity consumption if using grow lights or water pumps and the need to hand-pollinate flowers from the lack of bees.
## Home Experiments
I'll outline my hydroponics experiments here, describing what I tried, what worked, what didn't, and lessons I learned. I have a small storage room in my basement that I use for hydroponics. It's about 5' x 10' large with unpainted drywall and a concrete floor.
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- Don't bother germinating in a dome, just do it straight from the net cups.
- Don't use Foamular to hold the net cups. It requires a higher water level, doesn't index for time-lapse photography, and drops pink foam bits into the water.
<span class="aside">(Top: lettuces, bottom: arugula, cress, arugula)</span>
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Lessons learned:
- You can be fairly rough when washing dirt off of starters' roots.
- You can get pests in hydroponics if you aren't careful.
- Wash starters thoroughly with soap (including leaves) to prevent aphids or grow from seeds.
- Boil all equipment before using it to sanitize.
- Don't let plants grow so much that the leaves block airflow.