If you are using hydroponics in a greenhouse, this will multiply the benefits of growing crops in a greenhouse. Hydroponic doubles or even triples the harvest you can make from the same area using the usual gardening system.
Starting a small hydroponic greenhouse does not need huge cost outlay because you can use recycled materials or affordable construction materials for it. But if you don’t have the necessary skills to construct a greenhouse with hydroponic system for the first time, then buying a kit is an option.
Hydroponic greenhouse kits
They vary in size and complexity of installation so that choose the kit well before buying to get the most out of your money. Whatever your choice may be, a hydroponic greenhouse kit should have a water tank, water pump, plant cradle, liquid nutrients, and sometimes choice seeds. The greenhouse should be sold separately, but they are very common and easy to install if you want to build it yourself. Now if this is your first time to try hydroponic greenhousing, then you should consider a starter kit size to learn the systems first before buying larger kits.
If you’re just starting in hydroponic greenhouse gardening also, it’s best to plant lettuce and spinach first because they are very easy to manage and they don’t grow too big. Don’t go for plants that demand another type of construction like chilies and tomatoes for example who needs trellis to support their height. The starter kit is meant to teach you about the basics in hydroponic gardening like the liquid nutrient and water management for optimal growth of the plant. Your small hydroponic greenhouse is enough to satisfy your curiosity and let you know if you like to carry the idea to the next level or gardening is not for you.
If you’re ready to graduate to bigger hydroponic hothouse gardening, be ready to confront temperature control, ventilation and heating, longer and more complex pipes and pumps, etc. Open your mind to the possibility of doing business with your larger hydroponic greenhouse also because time will come that your harvest will exceed your families need for fresh vegetable – the prospect of producing to sell is there. Larger hydroponic space and enhanced gardening skills will allow you to plant other more complex plants like strawberry, tomato, pepper, radish, broccoli, etc. All this is possible because you started from a small hydroponic greenhouse kit.
