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Build a hydroponics system

Do you love to grow your own food? Sometimes we do not have the space, time, or means to build our own gardens...

Ag in the Classroom has a wonderful idea for you! Hydroponics! We teach a lesson about building your own hydroponics at home with cleaned plastic take out food containers or soda bottles!

Follow the paper instructions or watch the video below to make your own hydroponics system. Don't worry if you do not have the coconut coir or plant nutrients; just use soil instead!

As you make it, think about the following questions:
Where would it be a good place to grow a hydroponics system? Where there is a lot of water? No water? No soil? Lots of soil?
What would be the best thing to plant in a hydroponics system like the one you made? Something that grows really big, or something that stays small?
Hydroponics Instructions
hydroponic_instructions.docx
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  • Home
  • Meet the Teachers
  • Virtual Field Trips
    • Aukema Family Farm
    • Goats Born on the Farm
    • Lofty Meadows Farm
    • Baby Goats at Fargnoli Farm
    • Martin Family Farm
    • Wixom Beef Farm
    • Winsor Acres
    • All about Pigs!
    • Ducks and Chickens, Oh My!
    • Catskill Cattle Company
    • Apple Hills Farm
  • Activities
    • Gardening >
      • Newspaper Garden
      • Build a hydroponics system
      • Garden Scavenger Hunt and Bingo
      • April Showers Bring May Flowers! Gardening Activities
      • How Does it Grow!? >
        • Pumpkins
        • Cranberries
        • Oranges
        • Apples
    • Food and Cooking >
      • Ice Cream
      • Wheat, Playdough and Pancakes
      • Giant Pumpkins and Pumpkin Pie in a Bag
    • Storytime >
      • Right this Very Minute
      • Gregory the Terrible Eater
      • Big Chickens Fly the Coop
    • Art >
      • Draw an Imaginary Garden
      • Thank a Farmer
      • Vegetable Tie Dye
    • Animals >
      • What if you had animal teeth?!
      • Chicken and Eggs
      • Peter Rabbit
    • Science >
      • Plants Follow the Sun Experiment
      • Ever Wonder Why?!
      • Fabric Dying
      • Plant Parts We Eat
  • Winter Activities
  • Teacher Center