Easy Hydroponics

Learn to make your own homemade hydroponics system to grow virtually any plant, vegetable and fruit without soil.

General Hydroponics:

• History of Hydroponics Growing
• Introduction to Hydroponic Farming
• Hydroponic Supplies 101
• Effects of Hydroponics on Vegetables
• Overview of Six Growth Systems
• Common Hydroponic Nutrients
• Types of Hydroponic Growth Media

Hydroponic Systems:

• Basic Concepts of Home Hydroponics
• Advantages of Major Growing Systems
• Finding the Best Hydroponic Systems
• Are Cheap Systems Worth It?
• Hydroponic System Buyer's Guide
• How to Save Money on Systems
• Pros & Cons of Ebb and Flow
• Hydroponics Drip Versus Ebb and Flow
• Advantages of Vertical Systems
• Lunar and Mars Hydroponic Systems

Hydroponics Growing:

• Hydroponic Tomatoes
• Hydroponic Lettuce
• Hydroponic Strawberries
• The Hydroponic Strawberry Revolution
• Pros & Cons of Strawberry Systems
• How to Build a System for Strawberries
• More Tips for Strawberries
• Using Hydroponics Year-Round?
• Florida's Hydroponic Strawberries
• How to Clone Plants with Hydroponics

Homemade Hydroponics:

• Why Homemade Hydroponics?
• Pros and Cons of Home Systems
• Making A Simple Hydroponics System
• 5 Free Hydroponic System Plans
• Building A Bottle Hydroponics System
• Make a 5 Gal Pail Hydroponic System
• A Build Using Hydroponic Planters
• 5 Steps to Building from Scratch
• What is The Cheapest System?
• 3 More Tips To Building Your System
• Building a Raft Hydroponic System
• The Beauty of DIY Hydroponics
• How to Build an Aeroponic System

Hydroponic Lights:

• Introduction to Grow Lights
• Types of Hydroponic Lighting
• Choosing the Right Hydroponic Lights
• Assessing Minimum Amounts of Light
• How to Maximize Light Efficiency
• Metal Halide Hydroponics Lighting
• Fluorescent versus HID Systems
• 5 Types of HID Hydroponic Lights
• Hydroponic LED Lighting
• Hydro Farm Hydroponics Grow Lights
• Importance of Color Temperatures
• Setting Light Timing Schedules
• Hydroponic Grow Lights Safety

PVC Hydroponics:

• PVC Hydroponics FAQ
• Hydroponics and PVC Pipe Tubes
• Advantages of Using PVC
• Using PVC in a Dutch Pot System
• How to Build PVC Pipe Hydroponics
• How to Build a PVC Hydroponic Tree

Advantages of Growing Hydroponic Vegetables Using PVC

PVC is starting to become more and more popular with hydroponics so we’ll have a look at the main advantages of growing hydroponic vegetables using PVC. You may find it's the right material for your hydroponics project.

Over the course of the years, as hydroponic technology was still in its infancy, people have tried applying several types of material to their systems. Plastics, wood, metal, tinfoil, glass and so forth. At some extent, they all proved to be efficient, but each material had its own disadvantages. Nowadays, PVC is starting to become more and more popular with hydroponics, especially in home based systems and do it yourself kits. So let's take a look at the advantages of growing hydroponic vegetables using PVC.

Advantages of Using PVC - Price

Well probably the most common advantage offered by PVC is price. Hydroponic systems using metal or plastic can often get rather steep when it comes to getting the bucks out of your pockets and PVC is a viable alternative, since it's quite easy to get for a low price. If you're creating your own hydroponic vegetables system and you're new to the whole deal, the PVC's cheapness leaves you room for error and tryouts.

Advantages of Using PVC - Efficiency

In comparison to many other materials, PVC is lighter, not toxic, not soluble, resistant and flexible enough that you won't have to worry about any of these factors. At one point, it was a popular belief that PVC runs "bad" after a while, getting dirty and attracting all sorts of pathogens that killed the plants growing in a PVC environment. This has systematically proven to be a wrong theory though, so no need to worry about your plants being hurt by the PVC piping.

Advantages of Using PVC - Indoors/Outdoors Compatibility

Given the right coating and glue combination, hydroponic vegetable gardening systems that use PVC can perform very well outdoors, regardless the weather conditions. This is a quality that a lot of other materials lack, since they either broke down after suffering heavy weather conditions for a while, or they eventually react to rain and contaminate the nutrient solutions. Obviously, if PVC can stand its ground in a harsh environment, it won't be a problem if you take it indoors.

Where to Buy PVC

You can get PVC from your local store on order it online from a recommended and trusted online store for all your hydroponics needs.

Of course, using PVC with your hydroponic vegetable gardening system is not all honey and sugar. There are some disadvantages, such as plant roots growing inside the PVC pipes, or PVC reacting badly to extreme heat. However, these problems can be easily controlled, so you can make sure that you avoid any mishaps when growing hydroponic vegetables using PVC.

For example, in order to control plant roots from getting inside the PVC pipes, you can use a water permeable fabric to coat the inside of the pipes, which will allow the water and nutrient solutions to run through, but stop the roots from reaching the inside of the pipe. Regarding the second problem, there really shouldn't be any reason to exposing your PVC piping to any amount excessive heat and it's a similar case with any other material you might use for your hydroponics gardening system.