How to Get Hyped Up for Hydroponics, Tomatoes, and Melons

It’s no secret that hydroponics is the best way to grow fruits, vegetables, and herbs in odd spaces, but how to do it successfully? Now that’s something to get hyped up about!

Hydroponics has become exceedingly popular among local farmers’ markets. To support your local farmer’s market – or just to keep your kitchen stocked – you don’t need to have the biggest yard, the fanciest greenhouse, or the best garden. All you need is a hydroponics system set up in your designated area. 1000Bulbs has detailed different products and gardening tips you can utilize to optimize the space for your indoor garden.

Because we are currently in the season for tomatoes and watermelon, let’s focus on the best hydroponics systems for these delicious fruits.

Systems for Tomatoes

1000Bulbs offers various hydroponics solutions that are great for fruit growth. For tomatoes, however, the irrigation drip system, which is simple to set up and is known for water conservation, works best. Because tomatoes are vine plants, they can grow in a soilless planting mix with a trellis. The drip system allows just enough nutrients from your solution to keep your tomatoes healthy.

All you need is a few supplies, including a pump with a water basin, tubing, connectors, drippers, and a control system. With the pump and basin, you will mix your nutrient solution, and with a dripper or emitter, you will regulate the amount of solution to the tomatoes. Most of the drip system is comprised of the tubing and connectors. An added plus to the system is controllers, which can be anything from timers to pressure regulators and flow valves.

Systems for Watermelons

You don’t have to feel like losing your rind when it comes to growing watermelons. While they can be trickier than tomatoes because they require more water, 1000Bulbs makes it easy.

An ebb-and-flow system works great when you’re growing watermelons, or any melon for that matter. Although it is not as simple as the drip system, the ebb-and-flow system certainly isn’t the most advanced hydroponics solution out there either.

You will need soilless grow medium, tubing, a bedding tray, a reservoir, a fill/drain overflow kit, a water pump, and a timer. These supplies create a flood and drain structure to keep the growing medium moist. You will insert the solution into the bedding tray and let it drain through the pump into the reservoir a couple times per day. The timer makes this process easier.

In Conclusion

You don’t have to be out standing in a field when you can be outstanding in hydroponics! If you would like to know more about other hydroponic systems or how to grow another type of plant, contact one of our friendly experts at 1-800-624-4488 today. We’ll be glad to help you find the right system for your needs. We’d also love to hear about what you all are growing or planning on growing in your gardens this year. You can also engage with us through Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or Pinterest!