How to Make a Hydroponic System - The Secret to Making an Excellent and Simple System

How to Make a Hydroponic System - The Secret to Making an Excellent and Simple System By Floyd Reynard

Learning how to make a hydroponic system is great. You are building a very powerful system that is able to grow plants better and faster than any other method we know of.

This article will show you how to build a wick hydroponic system. This is a simple system but can very effective. It works by using a fabric wick to soak up water and nutrients from a reservoir below. It is so good that you can leave it unattended for a few days at a time with no issues.

Below are the steps to show you how to make a hydroponic system;

For this system, use two containers, One larger (the water reservoir) and one smaller one (the container which holds the plant). The idea is to have the smaller container wedged into the larger container without touching the bottom of the larger container.

What sort of larger container should you use?

Use a bucket which has straight sides. Paint it black on the inside, to prevent algae from growing.

What sort of smaller container should you use?

Use a normal plastic plant pot, that is tapered (i.e. make sure that it is wider at the top than the bottom). Most plant pots fit this description. Ensure that the top of this container is wider than the top of the larger container.

Also make sure, that the bottom of the smaller container, is narrower than the top of the larger container. This container should slide inside the larger container, but not all the way. It should also not touch the bottom of the large container.

What do you do next?

Drill a hole in the bottom of the smaller container. Through this, thread a large cotton wick. You can use some thick cord from the hardware. Use a cord which is about half an inch thick.

Make sure it is long enough, to go from the water reservoir at the bottom, to halfway into the smaller container. The smaller container is where the plant and growing medium will be. The wick will constantly carry water and nutrients to the plant.

Also drill a hole in the side of the larger container just below where the small container sits. This will allow for any excess liquid, to drain out of the side of the larger container, and not flood the smaller container.

Fill the smaller container with a combination of Perlite and Vermiculite, ensuring that the wick goes well into the mixture. Your hydroponic system is now set up and ready for planting. Carefully wash any soil from the roots of the plant which you are going to use. Carefully plant it into its new home.

Now all you need to do is water your new plant with an appropriate nutrient solution. Make sure you water it enough, so that the water reservoir at the bottom fills up. All you need to do now is to check that the reservoir at the bottom does not run completely dry.

Whenever it is nearly empty, water it again to fill it up. In hot weather, this may be every few days, and in cool weather it may be every couple of weeks. That's all there is to setting up a hydroponic wick system.

Do you want to learn even more about hydroponics?

Hydroponics is constantly evolving. The more knowledge you have the more successful you will be. To really get great advice, on how to make a hydroponic system, read and watch hydroponic secrets. This is a key guide which will make you very successful, very quickly.

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