Home hydroponics system recommendations please

We have space in our 'tilly room' for a home hydroponics system, which would sit on our wish dosher. We'd like to grow some micro herbs etc.
Any recommendations or advice, please?

 

As no-one has replied, I thought I'd suggest looking at Johnson's seeds who do a little setup for micro greens. Well they used to - just a quarter seed tray (no holes) with clear cover.
Also I'm sure there will be YouTube videos with setups. Micro herbs don't need proper hydroponics as they're not growing long enough to need feeding.

 

Hi,

We got one of those little micro green seed kits the other year and to be honest do not think they are worth the time and effort.

Tried growing our in the greenhouse in warmer weather, but you need to give them very regular attention which we failed to do.

To grow them indoors this time of year you will need heat, light, humidity/water and airflow to avoid one of the main problems and thats fungus growths which enjoy the same conditions.

if not already done would suggest you look on ytube at the many vids on growing micro greens.

Don't want to put a dampener on your idea but think growing something less problematic will be more rewarding, possibly buying in trays of ready grown micro greens.

This time of year we would go for things like Christmas Catus and Amaryllis to brigthen things up.

 

Can I join this thread? I have just started looking into hydroponics, after remembering seeing something called 'Aero-pod' (or similar). Am I right in thinking one can set this sort of thing up without a kit, e.g. with a lamp, the right heat and a trough? My main problem is lack of a good winter outside growing space: natural light, bad weather and slugs. Not too fussed about what to grow, but needs to be edible, would have to set it up indoors, upstairs.

 

If you search the forum on "grow tents" you will find lots of posts of what kind of methods folk have used for indoor growing.

Also look in the Chillies 2024 thread where some members start their plants off in indoor Grow tents and then hydro pot systems later in the greenhouse.

Cannot find it now but there was a member a couple of years ago who had a wall sized hydro system and actually grew toms etc in the house, it all depends on the time, effort and expense you want to put into it.

 

Thankyou, @ricky101, that is very kind of you.

 

Found that hydro thread we were thinking about.

Shows what can be done indoors, but think its a bit more than you were considering ?

Hydro pollenation





You can even buy or diy a more modest system - see video

MicroGrenn Farm by Gorden-FreeMan

 

Oh brilliant thankyou for finding it , @ricky101 , I will have a look at that. Yes, perhaps a bit more than I could cope with, presently.