Welcome To Low Tech Hydro
Welcome
This site was created to collect the best plans to build Hydroponic systems, followed by the actual results provided by the systems. I am vigilant on cutting costs down in both construction and operation, since the average crops requires over $50 in fertilizer and chemicals on a $300-$2000 system.
As this being the main goal, I hope to achieve the following sub-goals:
- How to mix your own Hydroponic fertilizers.
- How to optimize the fertilizers per plant type.
- How to build LED HID lighting.
- How to optimize HID lighting per plant type.
- Optimize other lighting, including LED and Fluorescent.
- How to build your own grow chamber.
- Integration of Hydroponics into fine furniture for the purpose of useful ascetics indoors.
- Reducing the system size required to provide acceptable results.
- Build systems utilizing parts and resources from local resellers.
- Growing enough types and quantities of crop to self sustain your family, with cost comparison to buying from a local grocery store.
- Experimenting with growing mediums.