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Wasted $120 on a hydroponic kit that never grew anything
I bought one of those fancy countertop hydroponic systems from a Kickstarter last spring and after 4 months of replacing bulbs and water pumps I got exactly zero basil plants to sprout. Has anyone else fallen for one of these gardening shortcuts or found one that actually works?
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ray64822d ago
So you spent $120 and got nothing, but the guy next to you grew a garden in his trash bin by accident. That's gotta burn. Did you actually figure out what went wrong, or did the whole thing just conk out and you gave up? I'm asking because I see these setups online and they look slick, but I've got a feeling half of them are just plastic junk with a fancy light. Like, was the water pump even strong enough for the kit you got, or was it one of those tiny trickle things that barely moves?
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kelly_henderson8313d ago
Got a cheap LED grow light off Amazon for my succulents last winter and it basically turned my whole windowsill into a sad purple disco for plants that didn't even perk up. The timer on it stopped working after a week, so I had to unplug it manually every night which I totally forgot to do half the time. Ended up tossing the whole thing in the garage where it sat next to an old fish tank filter that somehow started growing moss on its own. Now I just put my plants in the actual window like a caveman and they're doing way better than they ever did with that "professional" setup.
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