An Hydroponic Garden in Five Easy Steps

Setting a hydroponic garden is not that hard, as some beginner gardeners might consider. First of all, let's clarify what a hydroponic gardening is about. The main idea behind it is to grow plants without using soil. This lowers maintenance and especially for commercial growers its a way to have complete control over the food supply for the crop.

So it all comes down to growing plants without soil, but Hydrophnic Garden

still providing plants powerful nutrients. In a hydroponic garden, the plant's roots are immersed into a mixture of water and certain nutrient aggregates while being supported by sand/gravel.

The fun part about this type of growing is that it's so easy to use! All you have to do is make sure the plant has enough nutrients in the pot.

There are two different type of hydroponic systems. An active and a passive variety. As you can actually guess in an active systems nutrients are mechanically circulated through the system. A passive one that has no pumps or mechanics.

Now this is how it works. Here are the Five steps to a passive hydroponic garden

Prepare your materials

Put the wick into the pot and make sure it lines the wall of the pot and goes down to the bottom, through the drainage wholes.
Add the medium
Put the wick and the pot into the whole in the table, than place the reservoir under the planting pot.
Insert the wick into the bucket and check if it's completely under water.
Usually, it takes about one hour for the medium to become damp. Then it's the perfect time to add the plant into the pot.
As you can see, a hydroponic garden is easy to set up and your plant will benefit from the best nutrient solutions by using a simple, yet very effective system.

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