The Windowsill Hydroponic Money Saving Garden

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The "new, improved" hydroponic tank designed and built from odds and ends and a few purchased items by Jim DeKorne in January. The author states that this - by far - has been the most successful of his homebuilt windowsill hydroponic systems.
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Learn about the windowsill hydroponic money saving garden. This is the basic $1.00 hydroponic tray made from an alum foil roasting pan that is described in the accompanying article. Please note the fiberglass insulation wrapped around the tray to protect its contents from sudden temperature changes.
Learn about the windowsill hydroponic money saving garden. This is the basic $1.00 hydroponic tray made from an alum foil roasting pan that is described in the accompanying article. Please note the fiberglass insulation wrapped around the tray to protect its contents from sudden temperature changes.
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Here's the $30, fully automatic hydroponic growing unit manufactured by Miracle Gardens, Inc. An electric preset (by you) timer automatically floods the plants in the tray with fertilizing solution any time during the day or night that you desire.
Here's the $30, fully automatic hydroponic growing unit manufactured by Miracle Gardens, Inc. An electric preset (by you) timer automatically floods the plants in the tray with fertilizing solution any time during the day or night that you desire.
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Diagram: Setting up the windowsill hydroponic garden 2.
Diagram: Setting up the windowsill hydroponic garden 2.
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Fourteen and a half ounces of trimmings taken from just two of the DeKornes' windowsill hydroponic tanks on March 9, 1977. Jim DeKorne, author of this article, states that the growth in the containers was so thick that it had to be trimmed!
Fourteen and a half ounces of trimmings taken from just two of the DeKornes' windowsill hydroponic tanks on March 9, 1977. Jim DeKorne, author of this article, states that the growth in the containers was so thick that it had to be trimmed!
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Diagram: Setting up the windowsill hydroponic garden 1.
Diagram: Setting up the windowsill hydroponic garden 1.

The windowsill hydroponic money saving garden helps you save on the grocery bill by growing your favorite fresh produce indoors.

James B. DeKorne — who lives with his family on a small homestead near El Rito, New Mexico — has had several articles published in MOTHER, including: “Hydroponic Greenhouse Gardening” (MOTHER NO. 29, pages 68-71), “Yes, Virginia, There is a Free Lunch . . . It’s Called the Solar Greenhouse” (MOTHER NO. 36, pages 101-104), “Organic Hydroponics” (MOTHER NO. 39, pages 32-35), and “Feedback on Organic Hydroponics” (MOTHER NO. 40, page 30). — The Editors.


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  • Published on Nov 1, 1977
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