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Hydroponics is incredibly productive and requires little space. For example, [[Factor e Farm]]'s experiments found that they could grow $1 of lettuce per square foot per week. And the [http://carbon.org/ Institute of Simplified Hydroponics] has found that they can grow 2kg of vegetables a day on 20m<sup>2</sup> of space [http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:ezRcpPE6EGwJ:www.carbon.org/senegal/india1.doc&cd=4&hl=en]. Indoor growing in a greenhouse greatly reduces losses to pests. | Hydroponics is incredibly productive and requires little space. For example, [[Factor e Farm]]'s experiments found that they could grow $1 of lettuce per square foot per week. And the [http://carbon.org/ Institute of Simplified Hydroponics] has found that they can grow 2kg of vegetables a day on 20m<sup>2</sup> of space [http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:ezRcpPE6EGwJ:www.carbon.org/senegal/india1.doc&cd=4&hl=en]. Indoor growing in a greenhouse greatly reduces losses to pests. | ||
See [http://www.hydroponicsonline.com/blog/easy-to-build-hydroponic-system here] for free instructions on building several different hydroponic systems. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroponics Wikipedia on hydroponics] for more information. | See [http://www.hydroponicsonline.com/blog/easy-to-build-hydroponic-system here] for free instructions on building several different hydroponic systems. N55 have a design for a vertical hydroponic system [http://www.n55.dk/MANUALS/HOME_HYDRO/HOME_HYDRO.html here]. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroponics Wikipedia on hydroponics] for more information. | ||
[http://hmeter.sourceforge.net/ Open source software for automating hydroponic systems]. | [http://hmeter.sourceforge.net/ Open source software for automating hydroponic systems]. | ||
[[Aquaponics]] is a kind of hydroponics that uses the water from fish tanks. This eliminates the need for an input of nutrients. | [[Aquaponics]] is a kind of hydroponics that uses the water from fish tanks. This eliminates the need for an input of nutrients. | ||
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Main > Food and Agriculture > Growing plants
Hydroponics is the practice of growing plants in nutrient-enriched water rather than soil.
Hydroponics is incredibly productive and requires little space. For example, Factor e Farm's experiments found that they could grow $1 of lettuce per square foot per week. And the Institute of Simplified Hydroponics has found that they can grow 2kg of vegetables a day on 20m2 of space [1]. Indoor growing in a greenhouse greatly reduces losses to pests.
See here for free instructions on building several different hydroponic systems. N55 have a design for a vertical hydroponic system here. See Wikipedia on hydroponics for more information.
Open source software for automating hydroponic systems.
Aquaponics is a kind of hydroponics that uses the water from fish tanks. This eliminates the need for an input of nutrients.