This article is a follow on from my recent purchase of the Moistenland hydroponics growing system… This hydroponics unit is an indoor gardening hydropoincs unit, with an automatic timer for the lights, water pump and fan…. It is quite a large unit with the base being 330mm by 240mm (13 inches by 9.5 inches), but … Read more
Some of us have planted mint directly in the garden only to regret it at the end of the year… It really spreads in a good year and can start to take over an area of your garden… Then we may transplant it into pots to constrain it, that works… But make sure you feed … Read more
The Aerogardens consist of a grow bowl, lighting and timers to assist in the easy growth of your plants. This gives them all they need without having to resort to adding soil. Placing seed pods– either pre-seeded or grow your own – into the holes will give you the crop you are after. The … Read more
How to grow basil in the Aerogarden Growing basil (Ocimum basilicum) in the Aerogarden indoors is one of the first things you should do when you get one of these hydroponic units… The plant germinates very quickly…. Grows extremely fast… And gives back so much…especially if you like basil From the herb kits that … Read more
The aerogarden series of units come prepacked with seed pod kits and their own brand of plant food. Once this has gone you have several alternatives, in this article i discuss what your options are and what alternatives are out there… What’s in Aerogarden liquid plant food:Â Aerogarden’s Liquid plant food is a proprietary mix … Read more
Growing plants indoors can help you unwind from a stressful day at work, it can give you fresh herbs to cook with, so what else can it do… What are the benefits of an indoor herb garden: The benefits of an indoor herb garden include: Reducing stress Fresh herbs to cook with Easy to maintain Grown … Read more
Although the Aerogarden is a small hydroponics unit, it has a massive power, able to grow 4 times more than its equivalent in soil. The number of seeds you plant per seed pod in an Aerogarden does depend on the size of the seed and plant. For plants like chives you can plant up to … Read more
Can you enjoy Salad leaves all year round with hydroponics – find out whether it is possible to grow lettuce in your aerogarden. Can you grow lettuce in your aerogarden? Yes you can. In all types of aerogarden there is enough space and light to grow salad greens including lettuce. It can be grown within 3 … Read more
Growing herbs in the winter can be challenging, but if you go indoors you will have a much better chance of them surviving. How do you grow herbs in the winter: To grow herbs in the winter you need to abide by what the plants need to grow – light, air, heat, food, and support. Out … Read more
About a year ago – black Friday 2018 I bought an Aerogarden Harvest at a good price – couldn’t resist another one. I grew the Herb kit that came with the unit – very successful it was. It sat there empty for a bit – till I tried growing cilantro in a pop bottle … Read more
why do I want to do it We do a lot of asian cooking and enjoy the taste of cilantro (or corainder in the uk) After having bought dried cilantro for a while and thinking it tasted a bit flat, i thought about growing it in my aerogarden harvest. First experiments With a few … Read more
Basil ( ocimum basilicum) is a plant some of us cannot do without.
Growing Hydroponic Basil means that you get a faster growing, more flavoursome, healthier plant.
Herbs grown hydroponically, cut and added to your cooking will enhance your dishes in a way not experienced before.
So growing basil in a hydroponics system.
Let’s look at these in turn
Growing Cilantro Hydroponically : How Easy is it?
Thinking of growing cilantro hydroponically, then you have found the right article to show you how to grow cilantro along with a tip to make sure it is tasty.
Cilantro ( Coriandrum Sativum) is a leafy herb which will grow flowers and produce seed in times of stress.
All parts of the plant are edible, even the root, which some areas of Vietnam use in recipes.
The whole plant is also known in the UK as coriander, but this maybe incorrect as the leaf is cilantro and the seed is coriander.
You can grow Cilantro in your garden in warmer weather, wait till the soil has had the last frost, or you can grow it indoors.
When space is at a premium then it is worth growing it hydroponically to increase the yield
Are you bored as a gardener in the winter?
Want to get out into the garden but can’t?
Dream of the long summer of days to come?
Why not try gardening in the winter indoors?
It will challenge you to grow something – you never know you may like it
how do you fancy growing crops without soil? Impossible? Nope there is a technique.
Are you interested in growing tomatoes? Getting year after year consistent results?
I am and I would like to share with you my method of Deep water Culture (DWC) for tomatoes.
This system may not be the best but it does give repeatable and reliable results.
It is easy to grow with Hydroponics. The plants have an easy time of it, you supply them with the right conditions for them to grow.
You add nutrient at the right strength, light them with the right lighting, support them if they need it, so what else do they have to do, but grow?