Hydroponic Lettuce Gardening Made Easy

http://www.EasiestGarden.com - This is a overview of the system explained in our how-to plans and DVD available from our website.

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[bigpips3051]

He makes it sound like you pay the initial 100 dollar investment and your done. He fails to mention the nutrients which can add up for ones worth their weight you have to add to the water. The electricity your gonna use if you build this indoors and you will need to maintain that water supply. pH and other levels need to be set when you refill that reservoir.

[HowToDrillAWell]

@bigpips3051 The electricity on this small pump is minimal; one bag of nutrients will last a bed like this for a lonnng time. This is grown in a greenhouse, so no lights are needed. So maintenance costs are minimal.

On the other hand, this bed of lettuce can produce 10-20 pounds of lettuce every other day; you can do the math on how much that's worth.

And if you follow the instructions, you don't need to worry about pH and other levels. This is simplified for backyard growers.

[share512]

100 bucks!?



[HowToDrillAWell]

@share512 For what?

[javabeanrush2]

Your site looks interesting. But I couldn't get an answer as to what is included in the "Grow Your Own Lettuce! Plans and DVD." Obviously the DVD is included, but what is included in a "plan?" I think the site mentioned the pump is included, but what else? Do you get those wooden stands as well? The PVC pipes?

[HowToDrillAWell]

@javabeanrush2 The plans are the instructions; they complement the DVD in showing you how to do it. It is just an informational packet, no hardware (pumps, stands, etc) are included.

[HowToDrillAWell]

@MrCipres0 That's not really true. Plants grown in soil are hydroponic too, people just don't realize it. Plants cannot absorb rocks. They only absorb water-soluble minerals. Anything not water-soluble is inert. Hydroponics simply supplies those water-soluble minerals and no inert materials (I.E., sand). If you provide all the nutrition a plant needs, whether hydroponic or soil-based, you'll have excellent healthy plants. I defy anyone to taste the difference between my lettuce and soil-grown.

[HowToDrillAWell]

@treverbettis pound for pound, this costs far less to grow in than a typical garden. Requires less space. Is vastly cleaner. And keeps better - a sign of nutritive content. Things are as nutritious as they're fertilized, whether in soil or hydroponic, they need fed well to be nutritious.

[funnygmodproduction]

i searched lettuce

[W4V3MAKER]

Looks mighty heavy.

[dj4monie]

@HowToDrillAWell Don't listen to this people. I call most of the pork and beans crowd. They believe they are better of because they have land, the previous key to wealth when agriculture was the most profitable business in America. This lead to SLAVERY I might add... Having huge plots of land is not possible in an urban landscape, this is far more practical. These gnomes live in rural America or somewhere that nobody wants to live so land is cheap...

[HowToDrillAWell]

@Lolar7997 First, I never said different soils didn't taste different. Of course they do. I said "taste the difference between my hydro lettuce and soil-grown". Second, You can make lettuce taste different by playing with the fertilizer formula too. Third, those same "random nutrients" can be provided by things like molasses, fish emulsion, and manure teas in these pipes. While these plans don't go into growing organically, it can be done hydroponically just as well if not better than in soil.