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Basic concepts of B.A. Kratky Bucket vs Raft Compared to AutoPot Aqua Plates Non-Circulating Hydroponics. The bucket setup is typical fill and forget non-circulating hydroponics. The raft is commonly used with short rooted lettuce, and allows plants to always have access to the same distance to the nutrients. Other ornamental plants like African violets which have short roots would benefit from this too. The Aqua Plate from the AutoPot company borrows from one of B.A. Kratky's ideas where he used a livestock float valve to maintain a constant non-circulating nutrient level. The Aqua Plate modifies the typical Easy2Grow system to neatly grow five small plants or clones/transplants for moving to their self-watering containers. However, it can be used to grow a continual supply of lettuce too. Learn about gas exchange value in the 23% loss situation, and also demystify grow media choices. These beginner concepts, along with product introduction and a few advanced grow comments will fuel your curiosity when it comes to zero power, off-grid, methods of running success hydroponic setups.

Kratky Method Hydroponics used requires no airstones, water pumps, controllers, or electricity. This method can be mastered by growers wanting to try hydroponics with low cost materials and the easiest setup possible. It is perfect for not only gardeners, but allows setting up gardens at senior centers, urban community gardens, and schools that will not require anything other than harvesting food off this self-sustaining container garden planter.