Mean while inside the classroom.............

While the garden was being constructed outside for the pumpkins I decided to build a hydroponic system inside my classroom to get things growing to put into the garden later in the year. I concentrated on two types of systems, Dutch buckets, and a float system.

Dutch Bucket System:

Recirculating irrigation. The more conservative drainage option is to run your Dutch buckets on a recirculating system. In a recirculating system, thebuckets are irrigated and drain into a return line, a PVC line at a tilt that brings water back to the reservoir for reuse.

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Float System:

Plants are planted into trays (usually styrofoam or plastic) that float on the water. The roots hang down into the water that contains nutrients). I elected to go with the Kra

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