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Thinking to ask my family to buy me one for Christmas. However, Amazon has lots of options and not sure what I could get for £100-200. Want the following characteristics to make it easy to maintain:
  • Adjustable height lights
  • Timer to switch on and off the lights
  • Water aeration to prevent stale water
  • Easy water discharge
  • Easy cleaning
  • Suitable for cheap consumable materials
  • Not too large, about 6 pots
Maybe I need additional requirements to have it simple? And any recommendations what I should ask for the purchase?

Thanks
 
Omega said:
Thinking to ask my family to buy me one for Christmas. However, Amazon has lots of options and not sure what I could get for £100-200. Want the following characteristics to make it easy to maintain:
  • Adjustable height lights
  • Timer to switch on and off the lights
  • Water aeration to prevent stale water
  • Easy water discharge
  • Easy cleaning
  • Suitable for cheap consumable materials
  • Not too large, about 6 pots
Maybe I need additional requirements to have it simple? And any recommendations what I should ask for the purchase?

Thanks
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Start small and build up. I started with a gravity fed system and 6 pots before getting a reservoir diaphragm pump damper and a home made Venturi system for administering the nutrients and increased the pots to 102 pots.
Beans in down pipe.
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Cucumbers, at the top, lettuce and water cress just starting to show and shallots.
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28 tomato plants I put in yesterday
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This is outside growing and they don't half go.
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foxy said:
Start small and build up. I started with a gravity fed system and 6 pots before getting a reservoir diaphragm pump damper and a home made Venturi system for administering the nutrients and increased the pots to 102 pots.
Beans in down pipe.
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Cucumbers, at the top, lettuce and water cress just starting to show and shallots.View attachment 105696
28 tomato plants I put in yesterday
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This is outside growing and they don't half go.
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No, I definitely don't want to do this kind - only one box with 6, maximum 9 different plants
 
MashBag said:
What are you planning to grow and why hydroponics?
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This is an extensive list, I will be happy with half as I suspect some won't grow well next to each other for some reason
1. dill,
2. coriander,
3. parsley,
4. chive,
5. tarragon,
6. rosemary,
7. thyme,
8. rocket,
9. watercress,
10. spinach,
11. marjoram,
12. hot pepper,
I need them regularly, but in small amounts, half of a small supermarket bag usually go wasted or I forget to buy them. So, having at home will solve the problem. Read that aeroponics is even better, but I want something small
 
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.. Or indoors with soil free compost in a propagator.

Or outside and dry might be easier?

We pickle, dry, freeze, boil, bake and bugger about with all manner of things to ensure a 12month supply?
 
Any 6 will do though the more the better. I did a bit of reading
1. dill (cannot survive winter outside)
2. coriander (cilantro) (needs frost protection)
3. parsley (ok)
4. chive (ok)
5. tarragon (tarragon) - French cannot, Russian can
6. rosemary - ok
7. thyme (thyme) - depends, needs hardy one
8. arugula (rockets) - but needs protection from bugs
9. watercress (greenhouse)
10. spinach (spinach) - frost protection
11. marjoram (marjoram) - depends on variety
Well, I guess I need to choose what I should grow outside. Guess parsley, chive, rosemary can go outside, the rest needs to be inside
 

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