Hydroponics in our home

We have been busy in the last year trying to find ways to stop purchasing our food. We are very lucky to have great organic fruits and vegetables at our disposal, but where do they come from? What fields are next to them, are they contaminating our organics? The only way to be sure you are getting 100% organic food is to grow it yourself. When we did some seed research and I saw the slogan “If you’ve eaten a salad, you’ve eaten Seminis”.I almost threw up. Seminis IS Monsanto! For how many years did I allow Monsanto and their GMO infected foods into my body? Once is too many times! So comes the reason we put a Hydroponic vegetable garden in our laundry room. I can’t say it’s perfect, but we do have the basics perfected.



After working this system for approx 6 months we have come to the conclusion it’s best use is for salad greens. Spinach, all kinds of lettuce, cilantro, basil and cat nip. (our cats LOVE catnip ). The best part about it? No bugs, no dirt, when you want it, you get it. Don’t have to change shoes, put on a coat, or get gloves! Everyone needs one of these! The water is changed bi-weekly with nitrogen rich fertilizer and the air pump turns off at night. It is attached to our bedroom wall, I am a light sleeper. For the first couple of weeks it ran continuously….. I didn’t sleep. If you want the rough plans let me know, I will send them for free, otherwise I hope the photos show enough. We will give free advice if you need any. The whole purpose is to get everyone from relying on the grocery store for our food.

Go Hydro! Grow your own veggies for a minimum cost!!!! Year round!

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Posted by Toni at 6/22/2009 7:37 PM
Categories: Our Environment,Raw Diet Info
Tags: no bugs spinach reservoir catnip minimal cost hydroponics lettuce grow indoors fresh vegetables home system
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