Growing Together: Open Forum

Following up on last week's Hydroponics Community Chat... I was out of town and could not participate live but just watched the recording and all I can say is WOW!!! Huge thank you to the topic specialists and all participants for the wealth of resources, support, and encouragement shared during this Chat!

The recording is attached (and the Zoom chat text transcript since there were a lot of tips shared there).

Below are the time stamps and links to resources shared during the Chat.

Any other hydroponic questions???

Hydroponics Curricula:

• Discovering Through Hydroponics (For grades K-2 from KidsGardening and National Farm to School Network)

• Exploring Hydroponics (For grades 3-5 from KidsGardening and National Farm to School Network)

Options for Hydroponic Units/Systems (Note: Some companies/organizations offer just the equipment while others offer more elaborate packages and programs that include support, curricula, training, etc. in addition to the equipment)

• Selecting a Hydroponic Unit (KidsGardening guide with tips)

• Fork Farms

• Green Our Planet

• Next Generation Harvest Foundation

• AeroGarden

• iDoo

• Example of a Kratky hydroponic system (this is a DIY passive hydroponic method that can be a low cost way to introduce kids to hydroponics)

Other Resources:

• Key resources from Green Our Planet

• Best Crops for Hydroponics

• Starting Seeds for Hyrdoponics

Time Stamps

8:35 - Dealing with and preventing fungus gnats 

14:30 - Hydroponic essentials for those starting out and tips to choose a system

26:50 - Hydroponics with early childhood and cost of units

38:35 - Considerations for nutrients

41:25 - Tips for maintaining hydroponic gardens over breaks

45:00 - Tips for growing different types of plants

51:15 - Ideas for engaging parents in a hydroponics program

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Amelia Dupuis
Kids Garden Community Manager
KidsGardening
she/her
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Following up on last week's Hydroponics Community Chat... I was out of town and could not participate live but just watched the recording and all I can say is WOW!!! Huge thank you to the topic specialists and all participants for the wealth of resources, support, and encouragement shared during this Chat!

The recording is attached (and the Zoom chat text transcript since there were a lot of tips shared there).

Below are the time stamps and links to resources shared during the Chat.

Any other hydroponic questions???

Hydroponics Curricula:

• Discovering Through Hydroponics (For grades K-2 from KidsGardening and National Farm to School Network)

• Exploring Hydroponics (For grades 3-5 from KidsGardening and National Farm to School Network)

Options for Hydroponic Units/Systems (Note: Some companies/organizations offer just the equipment while others offer more elaborate packages and programs that include support, curricula, training, etc. in addition to the equipment)

• Selecting a Hydroponic Unit (KidsGardening guide with tips)

• Fork Farms

• Green Our Planet

• Next Generation Harvest Foundation

• AeroGarden

• iDoo

• Example of a Kratky hydroponic system (this is a DIY passive hydroponic method that can be a low cost way to introduce kids to hydroponics)

Other Resources:

• Key resources from Green Our Planet

• Best Crops for Hydroponics

• Starting Seeds for Hyrdoponics

Time Stamps

8:35 - Dealing with and preventing fungus gnats 

14:30 - Hydroponic essentials for those starting out and tips to choose a system

26:50 - Hydroponics with early childhood and cost of units

38:35 - Considerations for nutrients

41:25 - Tips for maintaining hydroponic gardens over breaks

45:00 - Tips for growing different types of plants

51:15 - Ideas for engaging parents in a hydroponics program

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Amelia Dupuis
Kids Garden Community Manager
KidsGardening
she/her
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