Deep Water Culture Tutorial for Newbies

Welcome to My Budget DIY DWC Bubble bucket grow I have had a few questions from other growers regarding DWC and the costs involved etc so I thought I would do a Grow diary showing how you can make up a DWC Bubble bucket at a fairly low cost. I will also list the Tools needed with aprox costings (prices will be different where I live to where you live) Hydroponic TDS and PH Measurement meters How to use and keep in top condition So first of all you need a Bucket that has a fairly tight fitting lid , I have chosen two 10 litre buckets for this tutorial which were $8 each so we have spent $16 so far. Next up is the net cups I have chosen the smallish ones & cost is 0.99 x 2 = $2.00 Two Aquarium air pumps one for each bucket with 3metres air tubing and airstones @ $14 each = $28 Two rockwool cubes 0.49 cents each =$1 *** Now to make your bucket you will need the use of a cordless drill * a drill bit the same diameter as the air tubing and a hole cutting drill attachment that is a fraction smaller than the diameter of your net cup. *Simply cut a hole in the middle of the buckets lid and insert the netcup so it fits snugly and cannot fall thru into the bucket. *Drill a hole with the drillbit thru the lid at the edge to push the air tubing thru. *Clean bucket of any shavings created from making the holes * The air stone goes on one end of the air tubing and is best suspended halfway into the bucket, the other end goes thru the small hole in the lid and then to the aquarium pump. ## So now you have the details on how to make a couple of bubble buckets for under $50 the next part is to decide what to grow. I have decided to Try Blue Cheese Automatic From Barneys Farm simply because it sounds Amazing. So i got myself a shot glass filled with room temp H2O and popped to seeds in and they sank straight to the bottom which is usually a good sign of healthy seeds. That concludes week 1's tutorial next week I will go over some basic water chemistry and the need to have certain testing equipment. 👌👌👍