Key Facts

• Ideal first time hydroponic unit
• Easy to install and great for herbs
• More details / How to order Available from Amazon

Background

This is the first hydroponic kit I have ever bought.

• Very easy to use & install
• Small enough to fit on a bedroom window sill
• Has everything you will need
• Great for starting with hydroponics.

Step 1 – sow seeds in soil

If you are new to hydroponics (like me) then I’ve found that growing plants from seed

• Is a lot easier if you just sow the seeds in a planting tray with soil
• and then transplanting the plants when they’ve grown 4 leaves.

Could have been me, but I found that growing them (as per the instructions with the unit) in the sponge was a lot slower and for cayenne peppers simply didn’t work.

The pump

The pump is noisy – but as it only needs to be on 8 hours a day, it’s on a timer.

(And is only on during the day when I don’t use the bedroom)

Lights

This is a basic unit without lights. That is ok if (like me) you can place it on a window sill in the sunshine.

But a far easier option is to have a look at also using one of the grow lights in our shop.