FEATURESTORY
by Mike McGroarty
How to Create a DIY Hydroponic Garden
H
ydroponics is simply growing plants in water without soil. In commercial settings liquid nutrients
are utilized for this style of growing plants. This is a step by step guide for creating a very simple
and extremely effective hydroponic garden system. You can use this system to create a miniature in-
door hydroponic garden or to propagate indoor and outdoor plants.
Materials Needed to Start a Hydroponic
Garden
◆ ◆ Watertight plastic container that is wide and
shallow
◆ ◆ Pair of wire cutters or clippers
◆ ◆ Flexible wire mesh
◆ ◆ Cuttings
◆ ◆ Water
Step 1: Cutting Wire Mesh to Fit
Cut a small pattern of wire mesh that fits
over the container and leaves enough extra to
fold over the sides. Once you place the wire
mesh over the container hold it in place with
one hand and fold over the sides with the other,
slowly working your way around the entire cir-
cumference.
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