If you’re an avid home gardener like myself (well, mostly my wife!), you love to grow plants in different ways and offer plenty of fertilizer to help them along.  But what happens when you run out of one or the other.  Once, we ended up with extra hydroponic nutrients, and we wanted to help our […]

A lot of people are very money conscious, and for some of us, it’s part of the reason we got into gardening.  Growing your own food is a great way to save money AND have natural, healthy foods.  Hydroponic systems are a great way to take your gardening indoors or save space, but a lot […]

My wife loves getting crafty, so when we first got into hydroponics, I knew it was only a matter of time until we made our own.  One of the easiest ways to get into DIY hydroponics is through mason jar hydroponics.  In this article, we’ll go over everything you need to know about setting up […]

When you think of hydroponics, you often think of smaller plants like lettuce and herbs.  But we do love apples in our home, so my wife and I looked into if apple hydroponics was even possible.  Growing hydroponic apples is possible, but it requires some serious modifications of the normal procedure. They require a lot […]

We love growing plants indoors with our hydroponic systems, and designing your own DIY versions is a blast.  But air pumps are recommended for optimal health and growth, and let’s face it; these are harder to come by.  Is it possible to use hydroponics without an air pump? Using hydroponics without an air pump is […]

As the weather gets colder where we live, my wife and I thank our stars we’ve gotten into hydroponics.  It lets us keep growing plants all year long without worrying about soil in our home.  We’ve enjoyed designing and making our own systems too, but I’m always safety conscious. I know not every plastic is […]

When my wife and I first got into growing plants with hydroponics, we noticed we needed to use a specialized liquid fertilizer.  This seemed extra to us since we already had some normal fertilizer on hand. Why waste money in buying another type? Fortunately, I did more research into this topic and saved myself a […]

Bamboo is cool, and I’ve always wanted to grow some in my home. As our family got more into hydroponics, I started to wonder if it was possible to marry the two. After some research and experimentation, I discovered hydroponic bamboo is a real possibility and easy to grow as long as you take the […]

My wife loves lavender, its smells, and its oils for aromatherapy, so we decided to try our hand at growing it inside.  Since we’ve been big into hydroponics lately, we decided to look into growing hydroponic lavender and found a distinct lack of information.  Still, we’re somewhat experienced gardeners and went for it anyway.  In […]