DIY Hydroponic Garden

What is a Fabrication Laboratory (FabLab)?

What types of machines exist within a FabLab?

Here are the 4 zones in the Studio5 FabLab

What is DIY?

Examples of DIY

What is Hydroponics?

Watch an informative video about Hydroponics for beginners

These are some basic ingredients one would need for Hydroponic farming

There are a couple of ways one can do Hydroponic farming, demonstrated here are a few examples 

Let us go into the difference between Hydroponics and Aeroponics

Watch a video that explains how Aeroponic systems work

Wait a minute, there is something called Aquaponics too!?

Let us watch a video that explains Aquaponics

Now that you are all experts on Hydroponics, Aeroponics and Aquaponics, let us get in to making one for ourselves!

Firstly, we need some Net Cups. We were unable to find some locally, so we 3D printed our Net Cups! Isn’t it amazing what all you can create with 3D printers!

We will be using our Laser cutter to cut Plywood to create our Hydroponic system. But before that, here are a few techniques you can use to create boxes using your Laser Cutter.

Our Hydroponic box is created using Finger joints

Now let’s Laser cut our Hydroponic garden! (Refer to the Illustrator design file)

Once you have your laser cut plywood pieces, spray it with a clear-coat or varnish both the sides to make your box waterproof. Once you’re done coating it, let it dry completely before moving on to the next step