Comments on: A Hydroponic Garden

By: Betsy Bargain

Betsy Bargain — Sat, 16 May 2009 19:58:22 +0000

Wow! I’ve never heard of anyone growing a hydroponic garden in a crawlspace. What a clever use of space! I would love to see pics too!

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:59:55 +0000

I have a hydroponic garden the produces tomatoes, green beans, all sorts of lettuce, peppers, cucumbers, and more. I only use fluorescent lighting and have had great luck but I would like to find a supply of nutrients similar to the ones used by the Aerogarden, they are suppose to be mineral salts that you can eat the items without flushing them. Any ideas? Thanks,
Scott

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Your Frugal House: Five Ways to Save Money in the Kitchen — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:21:03 +0000

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By: K.C.

K.C. — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:44:09 +0000

Great information and I wish you luck. I too am starting a grow closet on my lanai here on the 27th floor of a high-rise in Honolulu, HI.

Tomatoes, lettuce, and corriander. Seeds are popping up in under 3 days using CFS lights.

Make sure you show the results on your blog. I hope to have new pictures up on mine and happy to exchange information.

Good luck and nice seeing others that are getting into this great hobby.

By: FrugalBabe

FrugalBabe — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:30:54 +0000

@MrsMoney – Thanks! We think it’s awesome too We’re thrilled with how well the plants are doing, and we’re eating stuff from the garden every day. We have a BotaniCare ebb and flow system, and we’re using BotaniCare organic nutrients (plus the molasses/seaweed mixture we added last week). We have three 2′ x 4′ trays, each with its own water reservoir. Two are for fruiting plants (peppers and tomatoes) and the other is for vegetative plants (all of the greens). We have different nutrient solutions for the different types of plants, which is why they have to be in separate trays. Everything is on timers (lights and the water system). We have a 400 Watt metal halide light over the fruiting plants, and a 200 watt fluorescent light over the greens. We’re paying about $14/month to run the lights 12 hours a day. I hope this helps, and have fun setting up a system!

By: MrsMoney

MrsMoney — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:28:55 +0000

I think this is awesome. Which system did you go with? My husband and I have been talking about growing veggies in our basement, but he thinks that the cost of running lights would outweigh the savings. I would love if you would share more information with me. Thank you!!

By: Chloe

Chloe — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:45:56 +0000

Just an FYI-I heard somewhere that avocado trees only fruit if they are pollinated, so if you decide to get another one, make sure you have another one to pollinate it!
I love reading your blog, and am always inspired to try something new to save $$!!!

By: Miss Thrifty

Miss Thrifty — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:51:15 +0000

Tee hee – this is probably the first time I’ve heard of someone using hydroponics for non-marijuana related purposes! I’m seriously impressed, and look forward to the pics…

By: Frugalchick

Frugalchick — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:20:18 +0000

I think this is an awesome idea. In addition to the savings, you also won’t need to worry about tainted produce. Please post a picture of your set up when you’re done.

By: Kristen's Raw

Kristen's Raw — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:08:37 +0000

I say ditto to what “M” said… you, genius, you!
I’m so glad we found each others blog

Your directions for sprouting are great! If “M” wants to read more on sprouts, I have two blog posts about it:

http://kristensraw.blogspot.com/2008/04/sprouts-are-super-bad-ass.html

http://kristensraw.blogspot.com/2008/04/this-is-how-i-sprout-easy-directions.html

Cheers