How To Build A Windowsill Hydroponic Herb Garden (Part 1 of 2)

Part 2 link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTp6DLDV3UQ

In this video I show step by step how to build a small windowsill deep water culture herb garden for 8 plants. I also show what nutrients I use and the amount of nutreint to add.

Here is the link to the templates I used in this video for free download:
http://www.tomorrowsgarden.net/templates.html

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[kenny2498]

whats a good cfl light for tomatoes

[SleestaksRule]

@kenny2498 85 watt (actual watts) or higher and 5000K - 6700K. That's for shorter plants. Tall plants 105 watt minimum and higher to penetrate the leaves to the bottom when the plant gets tall. Or add supplemental lights near the bottom.

[DEBMARCOUPON]

I put 3 seeds in each rockwool, now that they have all sprouted am I supposed to thin them out?

[SleestaksRule]

@DEBMARCOUPON Yes. For lemon basil sometimes I let 2 go in one cube. Sweet basil grows fast and huge so thin that out to one.

All depends what you are growing I guess.

[DEBMARCOUPON]

What size rockwool? When the seeds are sprouting do you put solution in the bottom of the cookie box??

[SleestaksRule]

@DEBMARCOUPON The rockwool I used are 1 inch cubes. What I have found is that you can just soak the rockwool in plain water, let the seeds sprout, when the 2nd set of leaves appear you can either put it in the unit or use a very weak nutrient solution to keep the rockwool moist. I like to wait till the roots pop out of the rockwool before putting it in the unit.

[kbgrowkid420]

Right on man.. simple, cheap, and easy

[SleestaksRule]

@spasticgeek Algae on the rockwool doesn't seem to hurt it. I use aluminum foil squares with a slit cut for the plant and put it around the base of the plant to block the light. There shouldn't be algae in the nutrient container unless light is somehow getting in.

[xxxtony02xxx]

watz Hydrotin and were can you by it dueed i neeed helpp

[SleestaksRule]

@darcybinmo You can get them on Amazon, Ebay or a hydroponics store.

[darcybinmo]

question... where do you get rockwool? and the nutrients? and how much do they cost?

[arakenne1]

are those seeds gmo free?

On another note... Does USDA Organic = GMO Free?