Hydroponics feeds plants through water rather than soil, and Tyler Baras uses that principle to build more than a dozen working systems from ordinary parts.
Each project comes with assembly instructions, a parts list and guidance on planting and upkeep, with several designs kept deliberately cheap. Baras, who works under the name Farmer Tyler, also covers why the method suits small spaces, poor ground and places where water use has to be kept low, since nutrients go straight to the roots and little is lost.
Where its value lies:
• More than a dozen buildable systems, from simple to more involved
• Step-by-step construction backed by photographs of the process
• Planting, nutrient and maintenance guidance for each design
• Options costed for growers working to a small budget
Aimed at balcony and indoor growers, gardeners with difficult soil, and anyone experimenting with water-efficient food production. Available from Boipoka.