Perfect for DIY advocates, this book covers the art of organic, homemade, hydroponic growing without any unnecessary fluff. This beginner's guide to growing medicinal-quality marijuana with minimal investment is full of photos and diagrams illustrating everything a grower needs to know -- from seedlings to clones, including nutrient and indoor light requirements, as well as ventilation, pruning, growth cycle, and harvest. It focuses on low cost hydroponic systems but also includes soil-growing information. Hi-Yield Homemade Hydroponics also teaches ways to grow marijuana in the form of bonsai and stealth pruned plants, making the plants easier to grow on a balcony or small window garden undetected. Indoor, vertically stacked micro-gardening is covered, as well as the sea of green method. Best of all, Hi-Yield Homemade Hydroponics teaches growers how to build high-yield, high-quality hydroponic system from household materials -- the ultimate form of recycling! The book includes both bubble and drip systems and has a comprehensive guide to pest control and plant problems, using all organic, homemade remedies.

From water to wire--harnessing the energy of running water.

DIY Hydroponic Gardens and Farmer Tyler show home DIYers how to build over a dozen hydroponics growing systems, some of which cost only a few dollars to make.

For readers who want to shrink their carbon footprint, save money, and eat homegrown food whenever possible, this large, fully-illustrated guide--and companion to the bestseller "Back to Basics"--provides the basics of living a good, clean life.

This technical paper begins by introducing the concept of aquaponics, including a brief history of its development and its place within the larger category of soil-less culture and modern agriculture. It discusses the main theoretical concepts of aquaponics, including the nitrogen cycle and the nitrification process, the role of bacteria, and the concept of balancing an aquaponic unit. It then moves on to cover important considerations of water quality parameters, water testing, and water sourcing for aquaponics, as well as methods and theories of unit design, including the three main methods of aquaponic systems: media beds, nutrient film technique, and deep water culture. The publication discusses in detail the three groups of living organisms (bacteria, plants and fish) that make up the aquaponic ecosystem. It also presents management strategies and troubleshooting practices, as well as related topics, specifically highlighting local and sustainable sources of aquaponic inputs. The publication also includes nine appendixes that present other key topics: ideal conditions for common plants grown in aquaponics; chemical and biological controls of common pests and diseases including a compatible planting guide; common fish diseases and related symptoms, causes and remedies; tools to calculate the ammonia produced and biofiltration media required for a certain fish stocking density and amount of fish feed added; production of homemade fish feed; guidelines and considerations for establishing aquaponic units; a cost-benefit analysis of a small-scale, media bed aquaponic unit; a comprehensive guide to building small-scale versions of each of the three aquaponic methods; and a brief summary of this publication designed as a supplemental handout for outreach, extension and education.