The Simplest Successes
Since I’ve started on the homesteading path, I’ve always been a student of the soil. Building soil, understanding its components, learning what it needs to support healthy plants – all of this has been at the forefront of my approach when it comes to maximizing my growing capabilities. So I never paid much attention to hydroponics. It seemed too complex with too many inputs and too frequent monitoring needed to maintain a system. I figured it required a large up front investment and considerable space. Well, I was wrong and I’m happy to report that simple hydroponics, also known as the Kratky system, has become a staple of my growing style. In its simplest form, this method relies on just a few things: lights, a growing medium like peat pellets or clay balls, a container with a lid, a nutrient mix, net pots or something similar to hold your growing…