For some of us the idea of building a hydroponic system from scratch is a great way to spend leisure time. Others balk at the idea and think back to all the botched DIY projects they started around the house. For the latter half, rest easy knowing that homemade hydroponics plans are very easy to follow.

Free plans are all over the internet and there are a variety of systems that you can attempt to build at home. However remember that when it comes to homemade hydroponics plans it is best to keep it simple and stick to basics. The more complicated systems take some trial and error before you have a satisfactory system in place.

Choose Carefully

The type of system you choose will determine the materials you need, even the hydroponic nutrients that will be used. While most guides and homemade hydroponics plans boast that they are low cost and easy to assemble there is a downside to these homemade kits. One is that you might not have put together your homemade hydroponics plans properly, this can result in poor growth and you might not get the results you hoped for.

The different systems out there all have different difficulty levels when it comes to building; they also have different efficiency and cost levels. If you go with the water culture or reservoir system then you are in for low cost and easy to build system. However it has a low efficiency rate, which can be a bid disappointment.

Ebb and flow system is another popular system in homemade hydroponics plans. This type of system is not too difficult to build and has a reasonable efficiency level. A good place to start if you have never tried hydroponics before. It also has the benefit of being a low cost system to build at home

The multi flow system is another type of hydroponics that you can try your hand at. However this system is quite hard to build on your own. It is also more expensive than the water culture and the ebb and flow method as homemade hydroponics plans go. However the advantage is that this type of system is very efficient compared to other homemade hydroponics plans.

You might want to attempt this system after you have had some experience with an ebb and flow system. Don’t worry if your crop yields are not as big as you hoped. Part of the fun is the experimentation that you will inevitably go through.