{"id":10109,"date":"2024-05-13T19:33:31","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T16:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imaginegreen.at\/?p=10109"},"modified":"2024-10-02T20:40:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T17:40:03","slug":"diy-hydroponics-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thethinkgreen.at\/?p=10109","title":{"rendered":"DIY Hydroponics System"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Materials:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Clear plastic tub or container<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Net pots (small containers with holes)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nutrient solution (hydroponic fertilizer)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>pH test kit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Water pump<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Air stone and air pump (for oxygenation)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plant seedlings or seeds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Begin by discussing hydroponics as a soil-less growing method popular in vertical farming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fill the plastic tub with water and add the nutrient solution. Check and adjust the pH to around 5.5 to 6.5 using the pH test kit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Place the air stone inside the tub and connect it to the air pump. This will oxygenate the water.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make holes in the lid of the plastic tub, large enough to snugly fit the net pots.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Place plant seedlings or seeds in the net pots and position them in the holes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure the water level is such that the bottom part of the net pot is submerged. This allows the plant roots to absorb nutrients while also getting oxygen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Place the tub in a location with adequate light, either natural or artificial.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monitor plant growth and regularly check the water level, pH, and nutrient concentration.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Materials:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10132,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,109],"tags":[108,110,111,112,90],"class_list":["post-10109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agriculture-gardening","category-green-production-manufacturing","tag-diy-hydroponics","tag-nutrient-solution","tag-plant-oxygenation","tag-soil-less-growing","tag-vertical-farming","vs-blog blog-single"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thethinkgreen.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thethinkgreen.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thethinkgreen.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thethinkgreen.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thethinkgreen.at\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10109"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thethinkgreen.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10386,"href":"https:\/\/thethinkgreen.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10109\/revisions\/10386"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thethinkgreen.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thethinkgreen.at\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thethinkgreen.at\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thethinkgreen.at\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}