Posts Tagged ‘Hydroponics’

How to Make a Window Farm – Gardening Rhythms

How to Make a Window Farm - Gardening Rhythms

Easy Window Farming.  Instructions for growing plants in a small space like an apartment or baloney.  How to make a window farm for your own window using only 2 liter soda bottles and a hand full of parts from your garage.  If you have a sunny or semi-sunny window, you can grow herbs and plants [...]


Adding Soil to CELSS – Adding a Water table – Starting another Anaerobic Cycle

Adding Soil to CELSS - Adding a Water table - Starting another Anaerobic Cycle

Adding- Soil to the enclosed life support system.     This stage of development is adding two more anaerobic cycles to the system by adding soil.  This is part two of an on going eco-system establishment with-in a closed life support system.   In a traditional CELSS system for space travel, hydroponics is the choice for growing food.  Food is [...]


Planting Method 1 – Flooding Plants in Ceramic Balls

Planting Method 1 - Flooding Plants in Ceramic Balls

  There are several ways to plant plants in hydroponics and in Aquaponics.  I found the easiest and most successful way is to plant in ceramic balls with no coconut husks or any soil.  The method is simple and it works with the laws of nature.  Plants cannot be grown directly in water.  They need air by their roots as well as [...]


South bay Hydroponics & Organics

South bay Hydroponics & Organics

South bay Hydroponics & Organics has a lot of equipment that can be used in the garden.  I have found them to be the best priced.  Here are two locations that I go to.  This is more details on their website. Here is their website.  You can find a location near you….. They also have [...]


Hydroponics/Aquaponics

Hydroponics/Aquaponics

Hydroponics and Aquaponics almost use the same equipment, but the two methods of growing food or plants are different in the chemistry and root media. Hydroponics and Aquaponics use some sort of medium to hold the plant roots without soil. For hydroponics, chemical nutrients (generally petroleum based) are dissolved in water and then are pumped [...]