How to Create Deep Water Culture in a Garden
Get all of the necessary equipment for your Deep Water Culture setup to be a success., Attach the air-stone to the airline running from the air pump and insert air-stone into the bottom of the bucket., Fill the bucket with water to a level where the...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Get all of the necessary equipment for your Deep Water Culture setup to be a success.
You will need a light proof 3–5 gallon (11.4–18.9 L) bucket, a plastic net pot that fits the bucket, a fish tank air pump, some airline tubing, an air-stone, a PH test kit, hydroponic fertilizer and a thriving easy to grow plant like a sunflower. -
Step 2: Attach the air-stone to the airline running from the air pump and insert air-stone into the bottom of the bucket.
Set the empty net pot on top of the bucket., <Very important.
Otherwise the growing medium of the chosen plant will get soaked causing problems such as over-watering, fungus, etc. , Until roots protrude through the bottom of the net pot the plant must be watered by hand but certainly not over-watered.
The nutrient solution must be in the desired range for the type of plant being grown.
Typically a PH of
5.5 to
6.1 is best and of utmost importance.
Other factors that are vitally important for the chosen plant to thrive are environmental ones such as Light, temperature, humidity, CO2 levels, air circulation and growing medium moisture. -
Step 3: Fill the bucket with water to a level where the bubbles created by the air pump burst and keep a thin film of water on the bottom of the net pot.
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Step 4: Mix a nutrient solution of 1/4 to 1/2 strength and fill the bucket to desired level.
Detailed Guide
You will need a light proof 3–5 gallon (11.4–18.9 L) bucket, a plastic net pot that fits the bucket, a fish tank air pump, some airline tubing, an air-stone, a PH test kit, hydroponic fertilizer and a thriving easy to grow plant like a sunflower.
Set the empty net pot on top of the bucket., <Very important.
Otherwise the growing medium of the chosen plant will get soaked causing problems such as over-watering, fungus, etc. , Until roots protrude through the bottom of the net pot the plant must be watered by hand but certainly not over-watered.
The nutrient solution must be in the desired range for the type of plant being grown.
Typically a PH of
5.5 to
6.1 is best and of utmost importance.
Other factors that are vitally important for the chosen plant to thrive are environmental ones such as Light, temperature, humidity, CO2 levels, air circulation and growing medium moisture.
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