Anyone have any experience with hydroponics?

[George K]

The idea of having lettuce, herbs, etc growing all the time with little hassle is appealing.

https://www.amazon.com/AeroGarden-Bounty-Elite-Stainless-Alexa-Enabled/dp/B07TDVG5L6/?encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=XB3au&pf_rd_p=49ff6d7e-521c-4ccb-9f0a-35346bfc72eb&pf_rd_r=NMBAA80CW0X55NMG036F&pd_rd_r=18a45f53-e5b8-4488-b77e-bb4ddfceef93&pd_rd_wg=83rkk&ref=pd_gw_ci_mcx_mr_hp_d&th=1

[Horace]

Anyone have any experience with hydroponics?

Yes, it's a little bit weird because the "y" is pronounced like "I", but the rest of the letters are pronounced phonetically.

[Axtremus]

@horace said in Anyone have any experience with hydroponics?:

Yes, it's a little bit weird because the "y" is pronounced like "I", but the rest of the letters are pronounced phonetically.

Maybe you can try hydrophonics. There are many variations of this, one is trying to answer your interrogator’s questions while being waterboarded, and many people in their early childhood experienced the version where you talk and drool at the same time, but more commonly for adults it’s just talking with a lot of concurrent spitting.

[mark]

Plants grown hydroponically...

[mark]

Personally, I have zero experience. But I do know people who have done it, not just for weed, but for veggies and herbs as well.

[Copper]

Anyone have any experience with hydroponics?

Disney does, 2.5 million square feet of it.
There is a thrilling ride in Epcot that takes you through some hydroponics.

Actually, it might be most boring ride ever. I just checked and it is apparently still running, I figured it might be gone by now.

Link to video

https://www.farmflavor.com/florida/walt-disney-world-farm-grows-magical-produce-earth/#:~:text=Hydroponics is a method of,this technology throughout their greenhouses.&text=But it's quicker than growing,to stack plants closer together.

[George K]

@mark said in Anyone have any experience with hydroponics?:

Personally, I have zero experience. But I do know people who have done it, not just for weed, but for veggies and herbs as well.

What's their experience been?

[Mik]

My daughter has an Aerogarden. It is quite prolific, but you have to keep buying their pods as far as I know. You need to harvest fairly frequently as they grow pretty fast. I tried growing herbs with an indoor light last spring and summer but it just did not work out well.

[Jolly]

https://www.homesteadingtoday.com/forums/hydroponics-aquaponics.110/

[George K]

@jolly said in Anyone have any experience with hydroponics?:

Thanks for the link!

[Jolly]

https://www.backwoodshome.com/an-introduction-to-small-scale-home-hydroponics/

[Mik]

So George - what did you decide?

[Catseye3]

My single experience with hydroponics was with a couple of heads of butter lettuce I got from Instacart. It was tasty -- as good as dirt lettuce.