Best Hydroponic Systems

There are several different types of hydroponic system you can use, and which one is best will usually come down to how much room you have, what you are trying to grow, and your budget.

A home hydro system can be as simple as you like, or as high tech (completely automated) and as elaborate as your imagination and budget will allow.

Aeroponics

This method is probably at the top of the range when you are looking at a good setup.

There is no growing medium used in the main chamber, plants are usually potted in baskets filled with expanded clay, and the roots are left to hang freely in the air and the nutrients are delivered to the roots by fine droplets in the air.

Once set up, this system will usually produce the fastest results, as plants thrive when there roots systems are sprayed regularly with the nutrients, in an environment that can be temperature controlled.

A basic aeroponics system can house 18-20 plants, to larger system of around 60 plants.

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Deep Water Culture

Probably the simplest of the hydroponic systems would be the deep water culture method.

Your plants sit on a floating platform sitting directly in nutrient rich solution.

The solution is oxygenated by an air pump through an air stone in the bottom of the tank, this gives oxygen to the roots of your plants while they absorb the nutrients from the water.

This method is limited to plants that are water loving, and the size and height of the plant you wish to grow.

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Drip Feed System

This is probably the most commonly used of all the hydroponic setups, as it can be used with just about any plant variety, once set up it is easy to use, and works very well to produce a good crop yield.

With the drip feed system, nutrient rich water is pumped on a regular basis (usually on a timer), to drippers in the plant tray, this water then drips through the tray and what water is not absorbed by the plant roots, runs from the tray and can be collected and re used (recovery), or can be left to drain away (non recovery), and fresh nutrients will be pumped to the drippers, next time around.